DBRS Morningstar Assigns a Rating of Pfd-2 (high) With a Stable Trend to Canadian Utilities Limited’s New Issue of Preferred Shares

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned a rating of Pfd-2 (high) with a Stable trend to Canadian Utilities Limited’s CAD 175 million Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Shares Series HH.

The rating assigned to this newly issued preferred shares instrument is based on the rating of an already-outstanding preferred shares series of the above-mentioned instrument.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

Notes:
The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Regulated Electric, Natural Gas, and Water Utilities Industry (September 24, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/384922) and DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Preferred Share and Hybrid Security Criteria for Corporate Issuers (October 21, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/386355), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. Other applicable methodologies include the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (February 3, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262).

Generally, the conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are resolved within a 12-month period. DBRS Morningstar trends and ratings are under regular surveillance.

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