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Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. Announces Rights Offering

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is listed for trading in United States dollars on the Toronto
Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “CUP.U”.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, September 26, 2024 – Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
(TSX: CUP.U) (“CUC” or the “Company”) announces that it will be making a rights offering (the
“Offering”) under which holders (the “Shareholders”) of Class A Ordinary shares (the “Class A
Ordinary Shares”) of the Company as at the close of business on the record date of September 27,
2024 (the “Record Date”) will be issued rights (the “Rights”) to subscribe for Class A Ordinary
Shares on the basis of one Right for each Class A Ordinary Share held. The Offering will be made
in the Cayman Islands and in all of the provinces of Canada (the “Eligible Jurisdictions”).

Pursuant to the Offering, Shareholders will receive one Right for each Class A Ordinary Share
held. Each Right entitles the holder thereto to subscribe for 0.10 of a Class A Ordinary Share and
every 10 Rights entitle the holder thereto to subscribe for one Class A Ordinary Share upon
payment of the subscription price of US$13.41 (the “Subscription Price”) per Class A Ordinary
Share (the “Basic Subscription Privilege”) on or before 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on October 31,
2024 (the “Expiry Time”), after which time unexercised Rights will be void and of no value. No
fractional Class A Ordinary Shares will be issued under the Offering.

Shareholders who fully exercise their Rights in accordance with their Basic Subscription Privilege
will also be entitled to subscribe for additional Class A Ordinary Shares in the Offering, if available
as a result of unexercised Rights prior to the Expiry Time (as defined below), subject to certain
limitations set out in the rights offering circular of the Company (the “Circular”).

The Rights are expected to trade on the TSX under the trading symbol “CUP.RT.U” commencing
on September 27, 2024 until 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on October 31, 2024. The TSX has
conditionally approved the listing of the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Rights, subject to the Company fulfilling all of the listing requirements of the TSX.

There are currently 38,222,985 Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. Assuming all of
the Rights issued under the Offering are validly exercised, the Company expects to raise gross
proceeds of approximately US$51.3 million from the Offering. The Company intends to use the
net proceeds of the Offering to finance alternative energy projects, ongoing additions and upgrades
to CUC’s generation, transmission, and distribution systems, and for general corporate purposes.

The rights offering notice (the “Notice”), a Rights direct registration statement and a Rights
subscription form (“Subscription Form”) will be mailed to each registered Shareholder as at the
Record Date that is resident in the Eligible Jurisdictions. Registered Shareholders who wish to
exercise their Rights must deliver or mail the completed Subscription Form, together with
applicable funds, to the rights agent, TSX Trust Company or Scotiabank & Trust (Cayman) Ltd.,
as applicable, on or before the Expiry Time. Shareholders resident in the Eligible Jurisdictions
who own their Class A Ordinary Shares through an intermediary, such as a bank, trust company,
securities dealer or broker, will receive materials and instructions from their intermediary. Subject
to the detailed provisions of the Circular, Rights will not be delivered to, nor will they be
exercisable by, persons resident outside of the Eligible Jurisdictions unless such holders can
establish that the transaction is exempt under applicable legislation. Rather, such Rights may be
sold on their behalf. If you are a Shareholder and reside outside of the Cayman Islands or the
provinces of Canada, please review the Notice, Circular and notice to U.S. Shareholders or
ineligible Shareholders, as applicable, to determine your eligibility and the process and timing
requirements to receive and exercise your Rights.

The Stand-By Commitment

In connection with the Offering, the Company has entered into a stand-by purchase agreement
dated the date hereof (the “Stand-By Agreement”) with Fortis Energy Caribbean Inc. (“FECI”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc. (the “Stand-By Purchaser”), the Company’s controlling
Shareholder. The Stand-By Purchaser has agreed, subject to certain terms and conditions, to
purchase from the Company, at the Subscription Price, all of the Class A Ordinary Shares that are
not otherwise subscribed for and purchased under the Offering by holders of Rights so that the
maximum number of Class A Ordinary Shares that may be issued in connection with the Offering
will have been issued (the “Stand-By Commitment”).

As of the date hereof, FECI owns 58% of the issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares on
a non-diluted basis. Following completion of the Offering, assuming the Offering is fully
subscribed, FECI will own 58% of the issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares on a non-
diluted basis.

There is no fee payable by the Company to FECI in respect of the Stand-By Commitment. The
Company has agreed to pay the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of FECI in connection
with the negotiation and execution of the Stand-By Agreement.

FECI is a “related party” of the of the Company under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection
of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) as FECI owns more than 10%
of the issued and outstanding Class A Ordinary Shares. The Offering is not subject to the related
party provisions of MI 61-101 based on a prescribed exception for rights offerings. Entry into the
Stand-By Agreement on behalf of the Company was considered and approved by the non-
conflicted members of the board of directors of the Company.

Additional Information

The Rights and the Class A Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights have not been,
and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
accordingly, the Rights and the Class A Ordinary Shares are not being publicly offered for sale in
the “United States” or to “U.S. persons” (as such terms are defined in Regulation S under the
United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended). This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction. There shall be no sale
of the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy or a
sale would be unlawful.

This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities
of the Company. There shall be no offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

About CUC
The principal activity of the Company is to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in its licence
area of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, pursuant to a 20-year Transmission & Distribution
(“T&D”) Licence and a 25-year non-exclusive Generation Licence (the “Generation License” and
together with the T&D Licence, the “Licences”) granted by the Cayman Islands Government (the
“Government”, “CIG”). The T&D Licence, which expires in April 2028, contains provisions for
an automatic 20-year renewal and the Company has reasonable expectation of renewal until April 2048. The Generation Licence expires in November 2039. Further information is available at
www.cuc-cayman.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements


Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (“CUC” or “the Company”), on occasion, includes forward-
looking statements in its media releases, Canadian securities regulatory authorities filings,
shareholder reports and other communications. Forward-looking statements include statements
that are predictive in nature, depend upon future events or conditions, or include words such as
“expects”, “anticipates”, “plan”, “believes”, “estimates”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”,
“forecasts”, “schedule”, or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or
conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”. The forward-looking
statements contained in this news release include, but are not limited to, the Company’s intention
to undertake the Offering; the terms of the Offering, the terms of the Stand-By Agreement; the
intended use of proceeds; the listing of the Rights on the TSX; and the listing of the Class A
Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Rights on the TSX. Forward-looking statements are
based on underlying assumptions and management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions, and are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally that may cause
actual results to vary from plans, targets and estimates. Such risks and uncertainties include but
are not limited to operational, general economic, market and business conditions, regulatory
developments and weather conditions. CUC cautions readers that actual results may vary
significantly from those expected should certain risks or uncertainties materialize or should
underlying assumptions prove incorrect. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose
of providing information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future.

Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. TheCompany disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law.

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