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Hydro One Ltd
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Shares Issued 599,076,653
Close 2023-06-02 C$ 38.84
Market Cap C$ 23,268,137,203
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Hydro One holders approve all business items at AGM

2023-06-02 17:09 ET - News Release

Mr. David Lebeter reports

HYDRO ONE LIMITED ANNOUNCES VOTING RESULTS FROM ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

In accordance with Toronto Stock Exchange requirements, Hydro One Ltd. has released the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders (AGM) held virtually and in person in Thunder Bay, Ont., on June 2, 2023.

A total of 497,546,183 shares representing 83.05 per cent of Hydro One's issued and outstanding common shares were voted in connection with the meeting. Shareholders voted in favour of all items of business put forth at the meeting.

Election of directors

Each of the 11 director nominees listed in the information circular for the 2023 AGM was elected as a director of Hydro One to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected or appointed. This includes new directors Mitch Panciuk, Helga Reidel and Brian Vaasjo, who replace William Sheffield, Blair Cowper-Smith and Russel Robertson, who did not stand for re-election.

                    VOTING RESULTS FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Director                      Votes for (per cent)       Votes withheld (per cent)

Cherie Brant                                98.63%                           1.37%
David Hay                                   99.06%                           0.94%
Timothy Hodgson                             98.92%                           1.08%
David Lebeter                               99.83%                           0.17%
Stacey Mowbray                              99.27%                           0.73%
Mitch Panciuk                               99.83%                           0.17%
Mark Podlasly                               99.68%                           0.32%
Helga Reidel                                99.81%                           0.19%
Melissa Sonberg                             98.62%                           1.38%
Brian Vaasjo                                99.95%                           0.05%
Susan Wolburgh Jenah                        98.18%                           1.82%

"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Mr. Cowper-Smith, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Sheffield for their valuable service to the company since 2018," said Tim Hodgson, chair, board of directors, Hydro One. "We are excited to welcome Mr. Panciuk, Ms. Reidel and Mr. Vaasjo, who bring exceptional knowledge in their respective fields and will help guide Hydro One as the demand for electricity infrastructure to enable economic growth and a clean energy future continues to increase."

About Mr. Panciuk

Mr. Panciuk is the managing partner of Boston Pizza in Belleville, Ont., and previously served as the mayor of the City of Belleville from 2018 to 2022. Since 2001, Mr. Panciuk has owned and operated Boston Pizza Belleville, was also a multiunit operating partner, and had multiple elected terms as an Ontario member of the Boston Pizza international franchisee advisory council. Prior to his election as mayor of the City of Belleville, he served as Belleville Ward city councillor. Under his leadership, the City of Belleville transformed into a destination city leading Eastern Ontario in population growth and, in 2021, was the fourth best community in Canada to live as ranked by Maclean's magazine.

Mr. Panciuk served on the board of Elexicon Corp. from 2018 to 2022, where he chaired the audit, finance and risk management committee. Mr. Panciuk holds his chartered director (CDir) designation from the Director's College, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, and a bachelor of arts from the University of Alberta.

About Ms. Reidel

Ms. Reidel is a corporate director. Ms. Reidel most recently served as president and chief executive officer of Enwin Utilities Ltd. from 2016 to 2022. Prior to that, she served as chief administrative officer for the corporation of the City of Windsor from 2009 to 2016, and brings more than 34 years of senior executive and board director experience in the public and private sectors. Ms. Reidel currently sits on the board of Corby Spirit and Wine Ltd. and the Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority, is chair of the board of governors of the University of Windsor and trustee of Wise Trust. She is also a founding member of the Detroit/Windsor/Toledo arm of the Private Directors Association, where she previously also held the position of treasurer. Ms. Reidel previously held a number of volunteer appointments, including the United Way Centraide-Windsor Essex, the Windsor Public Library board and the Windsor Essex Children's Aid Society.

Ms. Reidel is a graduate of the University of Windsor with degrees in commerce and education. She is a chartered professional accountant (FCPA and FCA), holds her OCT from the Ontario College of Teachers and holds her ICD.D.

About Mr. Vaasjo

Mr. Vaasjo recently retired from his position as president and chief executive officer of Capital Power, a power generation company, a position he held since Capital Power's initial public offering in 2009. Under his leadership, Capital Power became Alberta's leading developer of new power generation, and acquired and developed power generation projects in British Columbia, Ontario and the United States. Prior to that, Mr. Vaasjo held various positions at Epcor Utilities, including serving as president of Epcor's energy division and as executive vice-president and chief financial officer, commencing in 1998. For 19 years before that, he held various positions with the predecessor companies to Enbridge.

Mr. Vaasjo served on Capital Power's board from 2009 to 2023 and the Capital Power Income LP board from 2005 to 2011, the latter of which he chaired from 2009 to 2011. His other directorships have included the Alberta Health Services board, Shock Trauma Air Rescue board (STARS), where he served as chairman, and the United Way of the Alberta region, for which he also served as chairman. He currently serves as a member of the advisory council to the dean of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta.

Mr. Vaasjo holds a bachelor of education degree and an MBA from the University of Alberta. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA).

Appointment of external auditor

KPMG LLP was appointed as Hydro One's external auditor for the ensuing year, and the directors were authorized to fix its remuneration.

          VOTING RESULTS FOR AUDITOR

Votes for (per cent)   Votes withheld (per cent)

99.83%                                     0.17%         

Advisory resolution on approach to executive compensation

The advisory resolution on Hydro One's approach to executive compensation was approved.

   VOTING RESULTS FOR APPROACH TO SAY ON PAY

Votes for (per cent)   Votes withheld (per cent)

94.89%                                     5.11%         

About Hydro One Ltd.

Hydro One, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with approximately 1.5 million valued customers, approximately $31.5-billion in assets as at Dec. 31, 2022, and annual revenues in 2022 of approximately $7.8-billion.

Its team of approximately 9,300 skilled and dedicated employees proudly build and maintain a safe and reliable electricity system, which is essential to supporting strong and successful communities. In 2022, Hydro One invested approximately $2.1-billion in its transmission and distribution networks, and supported the economy through buying approximately $1.9-billion of goods and services.

It is committed to the communities where it lives and works through community investment, sustainability and diversity initiatives. It is designated as a sustainable electricity leader by Electricity Canada.

Hydro One's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and certain of Hydro One's medium-term notes are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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