Veresen Announces Common Share Dividend for February 2013 and Preferred Share Dividend for the Quarter Ended March 2013

Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Conference Call and Webcast to be held on March 6, 2013

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CALGARY, Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Veresen Inc. ("Veresen") (TSX: VSN) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for February 2013 of $0.0833 per common share. The dividend will be paid on March 22, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2013. This dividend is designated an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes.

The dividend is eligible to be reinvested by shareholders, at a 5% discount, in common shares of Veresen under the dividend reinvestment component of the Premium Dividend™ and Dividend Reinvestment Plan of Veresen Inc. ("Plan") to be held for their account under the Plan. No portion of this dividend will be eligible for a premium cash payment under the Premium Dividend™ component of the Plan.

Registered shareholders of Veresen who have not previously enrolled in the Plan and wish to enroll in the Plan with respect to the February 2013 cash dividend and future cash dividends declared by Veresen, must deliver to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Plan Agent, a completed enrollment form which is available at www.computershare.com/investorcentrecanada, at or before 5:00 pm (ET) on Thursday, February 21, 2013. A copy of the enrollment form may also be obtained by calling Computershare Trust Company of Canada at 1-800-564-6253, or from Veresen's website at www.vereseninc.com.

Beneficial shareholders of Veresen who have not previously enrolled in the Plan and wish to participate in the Plan with respect to the February 2013 cash dividend and future cash dividends declared by Veresen, should contact their broker, investment dealer, financial institution or other nominee to provide appropriate enrollment instructions and to ensure any deadlines or other requirements that such nominee may impose or be subject to are met.

Preferred Share Dividend

Veresen's Board of Directors also declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.275 per share for the period ended March 31, 2013 on its Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series A. The dividend will be paid on March 31, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2013. This dividend is designated an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes.

Fourth Quarter and Year End 2012 Conference Call and Webcast

Veresen will release its fourth quarter and year end 2012 results on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held at 2:30 pm MT (4:30 pm ET).

Dial-in: 1 [phone] or 1 [phone]
Conference ID 11976091

The link to the conference call webcast is available on Veresen's website on the homepage or by selecting "Invest" and then "Events & Presentations".

A replay of the call will be available at approximately 4:30 pm MT (6:30 pm ET) on March 6, 2013 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and 1-416-849-0833. The access code is 11976091, followed by the pound sign. The replay will expire at midnight (ET) on March 13, 2013.

About Veresen Inc.

Veresen is a publicly-traded dividend paying corporation based in Calgary, Alberta, that owns and operates energy infrastructure assets across North America. Veresen is engaged in three principal businesses: a pipeline transportation business comprised of interests in two pipeline systems, the Alliance Pipeline and the Alberta Ethane Gathering System; a midstream business which includes ownership interests in a world-class natural gas liquids extraction facility near Chicago, the Hythe/Steeprock gas gathering and processing complex, and other natural gas and NGL processing energy infrastructure; and a power business with renewable and gas-fired facilities and development projects in Canada and the United States, and district energy systems in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Veresen and each of its pipeline, midstream and power businesses are also actively developing a number of greenfield projects.  In the normal course of its business, Veresen and each of its businesses regularly evaluate and pursue acquisition and development opportunities.

Veresen's common shares, Series A preferred shares, and 5.75% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, Series C due July 31, 2017 are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols "VSN", "VSN.PR.A" and VSN.DB.C", respectively. For further information, please visit www.vereseninc.com.

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SOURCE: Veresen Inc.

Dorreen Miller, Director Investor Relations
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