Mr. Barry Perry reports

FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON MAY 3 TO DISCUSS FIRST QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

Fortis Inc. will release its first quarter 2016 results on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. A teleconference and webcast will be held the same day at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. Barry Perry, president and chief executive officer, Fortis, and Karl Smith, executive vice-president, chief financial officer, Fortis, will discuss the corporation's first quarter 2016 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 pass code 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 June 3, 2016. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642 and enter pass code 88662322.