CU Inc. Announces Preferred Share Issue

CU Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of
underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets, and including
TD Securities Inc. The underwriters have agreed to buy 3,000,000 3.80%
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Series 4 at a price of $25.00 per share
for aggregate gross proceeds of $75,000,000. The Corporation intends to use the
proceeds to purchase preferred shares to be issued by its wholly owned operating
subsidiaries, ATCO Electric Ltd. and ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. It is expected
that these subsidiaries will use the proceeds to fund a portion of their 2010
capital expenditure programs, to repay existing indebtedness, and for other
general corporate purposes.


The Series 4 Preferred Shares will be issued to the public at a price of $25.00
per share and holders will be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential
cash dividends, payable quarterly for an initial period of five years, as and
when declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, at an annual rate of
$0.95 per share, to yield 3.80% annually. Thereafter, the dividend rate will
reset every five years to the then current 5-Year Government of Canada bond
yield plus 1.36%. On June 1, 2016, and on June 1 of every fifth year thereafter,
the Corporation may redeem the Series 4 Preferred Shares in whole or in part at
par.


Holders may elect to convert any or all of their Series 4 Preferred Shares into
an equal number of Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares Series 5 on June 1,
2016, and on June 1 of every fifth year thereafter. Holders of the Series 5
Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative
preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the board of directors,
equal to the then current 3-month Government of Canada Treasury Bill yield plus
1.36%. On June 1, 2021, and on June 1 of every fifth year thereafter, the
Corporation may redeem the Series 5 Preferred Shares in whole or in part at par.
The Corporation may redeem the Series 5 Preferred Shares in whole or in part by
the payment of $25.50 for each share to be redeemed in the case of redemption on
any other date.


The offering is being made only in the provinces of Canada by means of a
prospectus and the closing date of the issue is expected to be on or about
December 2, 2010. 


This news release does not constitute an offer to sell securities, nor is it a
solicitation of an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction. All sales will
be made through registered securities dealers in jurisdictions where the
offering has been qualified for distribution. 


CU Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Utilities Limited, part of the
ATCO Group of Companies. An Alberta-based corporation with assets of
approximately $7 billion and more than 4,100 employees, CU Inc. is comprised of
rate regulated utility operations in pipelines, natural gas and electricity
transmission and distribution. More information about CU Inc. can be found on
the Canadian Utilities Limited website at www.canadian-utilities.com.


Forward-Looking Information:

Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking
information. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as "anticipate", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "may",
"will", "intend", "should", and similar expressions. Forward-looking information
involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking information. The Corporation believes that the expectations
reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, but no assurance
can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such
forward-looking information should not be unduly relied upon. Any
forward-looking information contained in this news release represents the
Corporation's expectations as of the date hereof, and is subject to change after
such date. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable securities
legislation.
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