Mr. Barry Perry reports

FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 4 TO DISCUSS THIRD QUARTER 2016 RESULTS

Fortis Inc. will release its third quarter 2016 results on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. A teleconference and webcast will be held the same day at 8 a.m. (Eastern Time). Barry Perry, president and chief executive officer of Fortis, and Karl Smith, executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Fortis, will discuss the corporation's third 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 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 Dec. 4, 2016. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642, and enter passcode 96004380.

About Fortis

Fortis is a leader in the North American-regulated electric and gas utility industry with assets of more than $45-billion. The corporation's 8,000 employees serve customers at utility operations in five Canadian provinces, nine U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.