Hydro One announces ad hoc nominating committee established
TORONTO, July 17, 2018 /CNW/ - Hydro One Limited ("Hydro One"), Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution company, announced that an ad hoc nominating committee has been established to satisfy an obligation outlined in the July 11, 2018 agreement with the Province of Ontario for the orderly replacement of the company's Board of Directors. The ad hoc nominating committee is comprised of four of the five largest Hydro One shareholders, excluding the Province, who will identify, nominate and recommend for appointment six replacement directors no later than August 15, 2018.
About Hydro One:
We are Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with more than 1.3 million valued customers, over C$25 billion in assets and 2017 annual revenues of nearly C$6 billion. Our team of over 7,400 skilled and dedicated regular and non-regular employees proudly and safely serves suburban, rural and remote communities across Ontario through our 30,000 circuit km of high-voltage transmission and 123,000 circuit km of primary distribution networks. Hydro One is committed to the communities we serve, and has been rated as the top utility in Canada for its corporate citizenship, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. We are one of only five utility companies in Canada to achieve the Sustainable Electricity Company designation from the Canadian Electricity Association. We also provide advanced broadband telecommunications services on a wholesale basis utilizing our extensive fibre optic network through Hydro One Telecom Inc. Hydro One Limited's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: H). For more information about everything Hydro One, please visit www.HydroOne.com.
Forward-Looking Statements and Information:
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SOURCE Hydro One Inc.
For further information: Investors: Omar Javed, Vice President, Investor Relations, [email protected], 416-345-5943; Media: Jay Armitage, Director, Corporate Communications, [email protected], 416-345-6868
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