CENTRAL VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE CORP

election_required = True...h below: • First, we will purchase all shares tendered by all holders of “odd lots” who: • tender all shares owned beneficially or of record at a price at or below the purchase price selected by us (partial tenders will not qualify for this preference); and • complete the section entitled “Odd Lots” in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, in the notice of guaranteed delivery. • Second, subject to the conditional tender provisions described in Section 6, we will purchase all other shares tendered at prices at or below the purchase price selected by us on a pro rata basis with appropriate adjustments to avoid purchases of fractional shares, as described...

expiry = 2006-03-15...s of its Common Stock At a Purchase Price Not Greater Than $22.50 Nor Less Than $20.50 Per Share by Central Vermont Public Service Corporation THE TENDER OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2006, UNLESS THE COMPANY EXTENDS THE TENDER OFFER. Central Vermont Public Service Corporation, a Vermont corporation (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” the “Company” or “CVPS”), is offering to purchase for cash up to 2,250,000 shares of its com...

listed = True...ION IN THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, INCLUDING OUR REASONS FOR MAKING THE TENDER OFFER. OUR DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS HAVE ADVISED US THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO TENDER ANY SHARES IN THE TENDER OFFER. The shares are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange the “NYSE” under the trading symbol “cv.” We publicly announced the tender offer on February 7, 2006, before the opening of trading on the NYSE on that date. On February 6, 2006, the reported closing price of the shares on the NYSE was $18.62 per share. Consequently, the tender offer represents a premium of between 10% and 21% over the closing pri...

must_tender_all = True...any of the holder’s shares are purchased in the tender offer (for which the condition was not initially satisfied) by random lot, to the extent feasible. To be eligible for purchase by random lot, stockholders whose shares are conditionally tendered must have tendered all of their shares. We may not purchase all of the shares tendered pursuant to the tender offer even if the shares are tendered at or below the purchase price. See Section 1, Section 5 and Section 6, respectively, for additional information concerning priority, proration and conditional tender procedures. Section 14 of this offer to purchase describes vari...

threshold = 100...by owners of less than 100 shares), which we will purchase on a priority basis as described in the immediately following paragraph and except for shares that were conditionally tendered and for which the condition was not satisfied. See Sections 5 and 6. If I own fewer than 100 shares and I tender all of my shares, will I be subject to proration? If you own beneficially or of record fewer than 100 shares in the aggregate, you properly tender all of these shares at or below the purchase price before the tender offer expires and you complete the 2 section entitled “Odd Lots” in the letter of transmittal, we will purchas...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFER...)(L) Central Vermont Public Service NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 6, 2006 Press Release of Preliminary Results Rutland, VT, April 6, 2006 - Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (NYSE-CV) today announced that based on the preliminary results of its offer to purchase up to 2,250,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price not greater than $22.50 and not less than $20.50 per share, it expects to purchase 2,250,000 shares at $22.50 per share. Based on the preliminary count by the depositary for the tender offer, 2,383,499 shares of common stock, including shares that were tendered through not...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFER...ibit (a)(5)(M) Central Vermont Public Service NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 12, 2006 Press Release of Final Results Rutland, VT, April 12, 2006 - Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (NYSE-CV) today announced that based on the final results of its offer to purchase up to 2,250,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price not greater than $22.50 and not less than $20.50 per share, which expired on April 5, 2006, it is purchasing 2,250,000 shares at $22.50 per share. Based on the final count by the depositary for the tender offer, 2,348,658 shares of common stock were properly tendered and n...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFER...WS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2006 Press Release of Final Results Rutland, VT, April 19, 2006 - Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (NYSE-CV) today announced that as a result of a clerical error by its depositary agent, the final results of its offer to purchase up to 2,250,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price not greater than $22.50 and not less than $20.50 per share, which expired on April 5, 2006, has been revised. Central Vermont is purchasing 2,249,975 shares at $22.50 per share, or just 25 shares short of its stated goal. Based on the revised final count by the depositary...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.A.1.A 2 dex99a1a.htm OFFER TO PURCHASE, DATED FEBRUARY 13, 2006 Offer to Purchase, dated February 13, 2006 Exhibit (a)(1)(A) Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 2,250,000 Shares of its Common Stock At a Purchase Price Not Greater Than $22.50 Nor Less Than $20.50 Per Share by Central Vermont Public Service Corporation THE TENDER OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL...