Mr. Barry Perry reports

FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON MAY 2 TO DISCUSS FIRST QUARTER 2017 RESULTS AND HOLD ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING ON MAY 4

Fortis Inc. will release its first quarter 2017 financial results on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. A teleconference and webcast will be held 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 first quarter 2017 financial 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 June 2, 2017. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642 and enter passcode 94192862.

Fortis will hold its annual and special meeting of shareholders on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at 9 a.m. ET, 10:30 a.m. (Newfoundland), at the Holiday Inn St. John's, 180 Portugal Cove Rd., St. John's, Nfld. A live webcast of the meeting will be available on the corporation's website.