Mr. David Hutchens reports

FORTIS INC. SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS, APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS AND SAY ON PAY

Fortis Inc. has released the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held today. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business before the meeting, including electing the nominated directors, appointing Deloitte LLP as the corporation's auditor and voting on an advisory basis to accept the corporation's approach to executive compensation.

Election of directors

Fortis shareholders elected 12 individuals to the board to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed.

                   VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Nominee                 Number of   % votes        Number of   % votes withheld
                        votes for       for   votes withheld 

Tracey C. Ball        266,517,266     99.29        1,898,867               0.71      
Pierre J. Blouin      262,927,972     97.96        5,488,161               2.04      
Lawrence T. Borgard   267,730,971     99.74          685,163               0.26      
Maura J. Clark        266,341,865     99.23        2,074,268               0.77      
Lisa Crutchfield      265,546,126     98.93        2,870,007               1.07      
Margarita K. Dilley   267,662,377     99.72          753,756               0.28      
Julie A. Dobson       256,372,941     95.51       12,043,192               4.49      
Lisa L. Durocher      266,226,342     99.18        2,189,791               0.82      
David G. Hutchens     267,859,833     99.79          556,300               0.21      
Gianna M. Manes       267,460,134     99.64          955,999               0.36      
Don R. Marchand       267,959,342     99.83          456,791               0.17      
Jo Mark Zurel         263,784,980     98.27        4,631,153               1.73      

Appointment of auditor

Shareholders of the corporation approved the appointment of Deloitte LLP as the corporation's auditor to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders.

               VOTING RESULTS FOR AUDITOR

Number of   % votes for        Number of   % votes withheld
votes for                 votes withheld  

274,484,908       99.53        1,284,966               0.47            

Say on pay

Shareholders approved the non-binding advisory vote regarding the corporation's approach to executive compensation.

            VOTING RESULTS FOR SAY ON PAY

Number of     % votes for         Number of     % votes 
votes for                     votes against     against

248,406,339         92.55        20,009,786        7.45            

About Fortis Inc.

Fortis is a well-diversified leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry, with 2022 revenue of $11-billion and total assets of $65-billion as at March 31, 2023. The corporation's 9,200 employees serve utility customers in five Canadian provinces, 10 U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.

Fortis shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange, and trade under the symbol FTS.