Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces a $33 Million Investment by Emera

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Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("APUC") (TSX:AQN), today announced that in connection with the previously announced acquisition of Park Water Company ("Park Water"), Emera Inc. ("Emera") has agreed to subscribe to a private placement of subscription receipts convertible into 3,316,583 APUC common shares, subject to regulatory approval, for total proceeds of approximately $33 million. Proceeds of the subscription receipts will be used to partially fund the acquisition of Park Water.

Park Water owns and operates three regulated water utilities engaged in the production, treatment, storage, distribution, and sale of water in Southern California and Western Montana. The three utilities collectively serve approximately 74,000 customer connections and have more than 1,000 miles of distribution mains. Total consideration for the utility purchase is expected to be approximately U.S. $327 million, which includes the assumption of approximately U.S. $77 million of existing long-term utility debt. The acquisition of Park Water was previously announced on September 19, 2014.

"We are pleased that we are able to continue the expansion of our utility distribution business with the acquisition of Park Water," commented Ian Robertson, Chief Executive Officer of APUC. "The $33 million subscription receipts issued to Emera allows us to efficiently issue additional equity which together with our public equity offering of $100 million will crystalize the accretive value from this acquisition."

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About Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a $3.6 billion North American diversified generation, transmission and distribution utility. The distribution business group operates in the United States and provides rate regulated water, electricity and natural gas utility services to over 488,000 customers. The non-regulated generation business group owns or has interests in a portfolio of North American based contracted wind, solar, hydroelectric and natural gas powered generating facilities representing more than 1,150 MW of installed capacity. The transmission business group invests in rate regulated electric transmission and natural gas pipeline systems in the United States and Canada. Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. delivers continuing growth through an expanding pipeline of $2.8 billion of renewable energy development projects, organic growth within its regulated distribution and transmission businesses, and the pursuit of accretive acquisitions. Common shares and preferred shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols AQN, AQN.PR.A and AQN.PR.D. Visit Algonquin Power & Utilities at www.AlgonquinPowerandUtilities.com and follow us on Twitter @AQN_Utilities.

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