News Release

May 31, 2012
For Release:    Immediately
Contact:          Denise D. VanBuren, (845) 471-8323

CH Energy Group Declares Common Stock Dividend

(POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) The Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc., (NYSE: CHG) at its regularly scheduled meeting today, declared a quarterly dividend of 55.5 cents per share of its Common Stock, payable August 2, 2012, to holders of record as of July 10, 2012.
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