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December 10, 2018
Fortis Inc.
5 Springdale Street, Suite 1100
P.O. Box 8837
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3T2
Fortis Inc. — Registration Statement on Form F-10 and Prospectus Supplement
We refer to Fortis Inc.’s (i) Registration Statement on Form F-10 (File No. 333-228593), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 29, 2018, and (ii) Prospectus Supplement to the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated December 6, 2018, filed with the Commission on December 7, 2018 (the “Prospectus Supplement”).
We hereby consent to the use of our firm name under the headings “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations”, “Legal Matters” and “Documents Filed as Part of the Registration Statement” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
