Fortis Inc. ("Fortis" or the "Corporation") (TSX/NYSE: FTS) will release its 2019 annual financial results on Thursday, February 13, 2020. A teleconference and webcast will be held the same day at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern). Barry Perry, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Jocelyn Perry, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Corporation's 2019 annual financial results.

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Fortis Inc. ("Fortis" or the "Corporation") (TSX/NYSE:FTS) announced today that it has issued a total of 1,726,500 common shares of Fortis (the "Common Shares") as a result of the exercise of the over-allotment option (the "Over-Allotment Option") granted by the Corporation to a syndicate of underwriters led by Scotia Capital Inc., CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets under its previously announced bought deal public offering (the "Bought Deal"). The exercise of the Over-Allotment Option resulted in gross proceeds to Fortis of C$90 million and, together with the Bought Deal, aggregate gross proceeds of C$690 million.