Ms. Kealey Martin reports

FORTIS INC. TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 3 TO DISCUSS THIRD QUARTER 2017 RESULTS

Fortis Inc. will release its third quarter 2017 financial results on Friday, Nov. 3, 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, chief financial officer, will discuss Fortis's third 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 Dec. 3, 2017. Please call 1-800-585-8367 or 416-621-4642 and enter passcode 92431300.

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 June 30, 2017. The corporation's 8,000 employees serve utility customers in five Canadian provinces, nine U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.