Mr. Barry Perry reports

FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON FEBRUARY 16 TO DISCUSS 2016 ANNUAL RESULTS

Fortis Inc. will release its 2016 annual results on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. A teleconference and webcast will be held on the same day at 8:30 a.m. ET. Barry Perry, president and chief executive officer, and Karl Smith, executive vice-president and chief financial officer, will discuss Fortis's 2016 annual results.

Analysts, members of the media and other interested parties in North America are invited to participate by calling 1-877-223-4471. International participants may participate by calling 647-788-4922. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No passcode is required.

A live and archived audio webcast of the teleconference will be available on the corporation's website.

A replay of the conference will be available two hours after the conclusion of the call until March 16, 2017. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642 and enter passcode 50056693.