SHORT FORM PROSPECTUS

• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: 6; 310; 000 Subscription Receipts; each representing; Canada; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.196.3836; http://www.fortisinc.com/InvestorCentre/FinancialReports/Prospectuses/PDF/SubReceipt_prospectus.pdf

No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. This short form prospectus constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such securities. Information has been incorporated by reference in this short form prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation at Suite 1201, 139 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3T2 (telephone [phone]) or by accessing the Corporation’s disclosure documents available through the Internet on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval which can be accessed at www.sedar.com. For the purpose of the province of Québec, this simplified prospectus contains information to be completed by consulting the permanent information record. A copy of the permanent information record may be obtained from the Secretary of the Corporation at Suite 1201, 139 Water Street, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3T2 (telephone [phone]). The securities being offered under this short form prospectus have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and, except in limited circumstances, will not be offered or sold within the United States to or for the account or benefit of United States persons. See ‘‘Plan of Distribution’’.