Ms. Janet Craig reports

FORTIS INC. ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER DIVIDENDS - 2017

The board of directors of Fortis Inc. has declared dividends.

1. 30.63 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series F, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
2. 24.27 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series G, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
3. 15.625 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series H, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
4. 12.3625 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series I, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
5. 29.69 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series J, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
6. 25.00 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series K, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
7. 25.625 cents per share on the first preference shares, Series M, of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017;
8. 40 cents per share on the issued and outstanding fully paid common shares of the corporation, payable on Sept. 1, 2017, to the common shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 21, 2017.

The corporation has designated the common share dividend and preference share dividends as eligible dividends for federal and provincial dividend tax credit purposes.

About Fortis Inc.

Fortis is a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry with total assets of approximately $48-billion as of March 31, 2017. The corporation's 8,000 employees serve utility customers in five Canadian provinces, nine U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.