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Emera Announces Offering of $300 Million of Preferred Shares


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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Emera Incorporated ("Emera") (TSX:EMA) announced today that it will issue 12,000,000 Cumulative Minimum Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series H (the "Series H Preferred Shares") at a price of $25.00 per share and at an initial annual dividend rate of 4.90 per cent, for aggregate gross proceeds of $300 million on a bought deal basis to a syndicate of underwriters in Canada led by Scotiabank, CIBC Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc. Emera has granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable at any time up to 48 hours prior to the closing of the offering, to purchase up to an additional 2,000,000 Series H Preferred Shares at a price of $25.00 per share (the "Underwriters Option").  If the Underwriters Option is exercised in full, the aggregate gross proceeds to Emera will be $350 million.

The holders of the Series H Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.225 per share, payable quarterly, as and when declared by the board of directors of Emera, yielding 4.90 per cent per annum, for the initial period ending on August 15, 2023. The first of such dividends, if declared, shall be payable on August 15, 2018, and shall be $0.25507 per Series H Preferred Share, based on the anticipated closing of the offering on May 31, 2018. The dividend rate will be reset on August 15, 2023 and every five years thereafter at a rate equal to the sum of the then five-year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.54 per cent, provided that, in any event, such rate shall not be less than 4.90 per cent per annum. The Series H Preferred Shares are redeemable by Emera, at its option, on August 15, 2023 and on August 15 of every fifth year thereafter.

The holders of Series H Preferred Shares will have the right to convert their shares into Cumulative Floating Rate First Preferred Shares, Series I (the "Series I Preferred Shares"), subject to certain conditions, on August 15, 2023 and on August 15 of every fifth year thereafter. The holders of the Series I Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the board of directors of Emera, at a rate equal to the sum of the then 90-day Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.54 per cent.

The offering is subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals. The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

The Series H Preferred Shares will be offered to the public in Canada by way of prospectus supplement to Emera's short form base shelf prospectus dated May 16, 2018. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

This media release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any province, state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Forward Looking Information

This news release contains forward?looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. By its nature, forward?looking information requires Emera to make assumptions and is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements reflect Emera management's current beliefs and are based on information currently available to Emera management. There is a risk that predictions, forecasts, conclusions and projections that constitute forward?looking information will not prove to be accurate, that Emera's assumptions may not be correct and that actual results may differ materially from such forward?looking information. Additional detailed information about these assumptions, risks and uncertainties is included in Emera's securities regulatory filings, including under the heading "Enterprise Risk and Risk Management" in Emera's annual Management's Discussion and Analysis, and under the heading "Principal Financial Risks and Uncertainties" in the notes to Emera's annual financial statements, which can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.  

About Emera

Emera Inc. is a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with approximately $29 billion in assets and 2017 revenues of more than $6 billion. The company invests in electricity generation, transmission and distribution, gas transmission and distribution, and utility energy services with a strategic focus on transformation from high carbon to low carbon energy sources. Emera has investments throughout North America, and in four Caribbean countries. Emera continues to target achieving a minimum of 75% of its adjusted net income from rate?regulated businesses. Emera's common and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade respectively under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.B, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E, and EMA.PR.F. Depositary receipts representing common shares of Emera are listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange under the symbol EMABDR and on The Bahamas International Securities Exchange under the symbol EMAB. Additional Information can be accessed at www.emera.com or at www.sedar.com

For more information, please contact:

Emera Inc.
Investor Relations:
Ken McOnie, 902?428?6945
[email protected]
Or
Media:
Kathy Purcell, 902?221?1148
[email protected]


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