UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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ENERGY EAST CORPORATION
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EnergyEast

Energy East Corporation Robert D. Kump
Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary

June 1, 2004

Dear Shareholder:


We have previously sent to you proxy material for the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Energy East Corporation to be held on June 18, 2004. Your Board of Directors has unanimously recommended that shareholders vote FOR all of the proposals under consideration.

In regards to Proposal 4, approval of an existing employee stock purchase plan, I would
like to provide you with the following additional information. Under a post-effective amendment to a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 1999, the company registered 747,800 shares of common stock for the employee stock purchase plan. As of March 31, 2004, there were 459,648 shares of common stock available under the registration statement.

Please help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation by signing, dating
and returning the enclosed proxy card today.

      Thank you for your continued support of our Company.

Sincerely,

/s/Robert D. Kump