Mr. Barry Perry reports

MEDIA ADVISORY: FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON JULY 29 TO DISCUSS SECOND QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

Fortis Inc. will release its 2016 second quarter results on Friday, July 29, 2016. A teleconference and webcast will be held the same day at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Barry Perry, president and chief executive officer, Fortis, and Karl Smith, executive vice-president and chief financial officer, Fortis, will discuss the corporation's 2016 second quarter 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 Aug. 29, 2016. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642 and enter passcode 27371747.