Fortis Inc 6-K, filed Feb 14, 2025
Fortis Inc. (FTS)
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Fortis Inc filed this 6-K on February 14, 2025.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February, 2025
Commission File Number: 001-37915
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Fortis Inc.
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Fortis Place, Suite 1100
5 Springdale Street
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada, A1E 0E4
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F ☐ Form 40-F ☒
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit | Description |
| 99.1 | Fortis Inc. Press Release, dated February 13, 2025. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Fortis Inc. (Registrant) |
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| Date: February 13, 2025 | /s/ James R. Reid | ||||
| By: | James R. Reid | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Chief Legal Officer | ||||
Exhibit 99.1
St. John's, NL – February 13, 2025
FORTIS INC. ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER DIVIDENDS – 2025
This news release constitutes a "Designated News Release" incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement dated December 9, 2024 to Fortis' short form base shelf prospectus dated December 9, 2024.
The Board of Directors of Fortis Inc. ("Fortis" or the "Corporation") (TSX/NYSE: FTS) has declared the following dividends payable on June 1, 2025 to the Shareholders of Record of the following Shares of the Corporation at the close of business on May 16, 2025:
| · | $0.3063 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "F"; |
| · | $0.3826875 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "G"; |
| · | $0.11469 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "H"; |
| · | $0.278016 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "I"; |
| · | $0.2969 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "J"; |
| · | $0.3418125 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "K"; |
| · | $0.3433125 per share on the First Preference Shares, Series "M"; and, |
| · | $0.615 per share on the Common Shares. |
The Corporation has designated the common share dividend and preference share dividends as eligible dividends for federal and provincial dividend tax credit purposes. All amounts are given in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.
About Fortis
Fortis is a well-diversified leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry with 2023 revenue of $12 billion and total assets of $70 billion as at September 30, 2024. The Corporation's 9,600 employees serve utility customers in five Canadian provinces, ten U.S. states and three Caribbean countries.
Fortis shares are listed on the TSX and NYSE and trade under the symbol FTS. Additional information can be accessed at www.fortisinc.com, www.sedarplus.ca, or www.sec.gov.
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