Veresen Announces Annual Meeting Webcast and 2012 First Quarter Conference Call and Webcast Information

CALGARY, April 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Veresen Inc. ("Veresen") (TSX: VSN) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 2:00 pm MT in the Livingston Club Conference Centre, Livingston Place (South Tower), Plus 15, 222 - 3^rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta. The meeting will be broadcast live via webcast commencing at approximately 2:10 pm. The webcast link is available on Veresen's website at www.vereseninc.com under Investor Information, Presentations and Webcasts. Shortly after the meeting, an audio archive of the webcast will be available on Veresen's website.

Veresen also announced today that it expects to release its first quarter results on May 1, 2012. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held on May 2, 2012 at 2 pm MT (4 pm ET).

Dial-in: 1 [phone] or 1 [phone]
Conference ID 68333494

The link to the conference call webcast is available on Veresen's website under Investor Information, Presentations and Webcasts.

A replay of the call will be available from 5 pm MT (7 pm ET) on May 2, 2012 by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and 1-416-849-0833. The passcode is 68333494, followed by the pound sign. The replay will expire at midnight (ET) on May 9, 2012. The webcast will be archived for one year.

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 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.

Dorreen Miller
Director, Investor Relations
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Email: [email protected]