UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 8, 2007
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Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter, |
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Energy East Corporation (Incorporated in New York) 52 Farm View Drive New Gloucester, Maine 04260-5116 (207) 688-6300 www.energyeast.com |
14-1798693 |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 8, 2007, the Board of Directors of Energy East Corporation (the Company) promoted the following officers to the positions indicated: Richard R. Benson - Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; Robert D. Kump - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and F. Michael McClain - Senior Vice President and Chief Development and Integration Officer.
Previously, Mr. Benson had been Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; Mr. Kump had been Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer; and Mr. McClain had been Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Integration Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Kump continues to serve as the Company's principal accounting officer.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee, also increased the base salaries of these officers. The increases are the first for these officers since March 2005 and are based on a review of their performance and the results of a recent peer compensation competitive analysis. The new salaries, effective February 18, 2007, are as follows: Mr. Benson - $375,000; Mr. Kump - $350,000; and Mr. McClain - $355,000.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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