Emera Announces Election of Directors

HALIFAX– Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E and EMA.PR.F) announced that all of the nominees listed in the management information circular dated March 4, 2015 were elected as directors of Emera Inc. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2015 in Saint John, New Brunswick, are set out below.

Election of Directors

On a vote by ballot, each of the following 12 nominees proposed by management was elected as a director of Emera.

Nominee		Number of Votes For		Percentage of Votes For		Number of Votes Withheld		Percentage of Votes Withheld
Sylvia D. Chrominska		57,687,891		99.58		240,737		0.42
Henry E. Demone		55,844,094		96.40		2,084,317		3.60
Allan L. Edgeworth		57,278,883		98.88		649,745		1.12
James D. Eisenhauer		57,381,921		99.06		546,657		0.94
Christopher G. Huskilson		57,322,219		98.95		606,142		1.05
J. Wayne Leonard		57,689,946		99.59		238,682		0.41
B. Lynn Loewen		57,749,239		99.69		179,389		0.31
John T. McLennan		57,313,309		98.94		615,102		1.06
Donald A. Pether		56,444,590		97.44		1,484,038		2.56
Andrea S. Rosen		57,363,833		99.03		564,745		0.97
Richard P. Sergel		57,613,919		99.46		314,492		0.54
M. Jacqueline Sheppard		56,979,545		98.36		949,083		1.64

Final voting results on all matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2015 will be filed on www.sedar.com.

About Emera Inc.

Emera Inc. is a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with $10.19 billion in assets and 2014 revenues of $2.97 billion. The company invests in electricity generation, transmission and distribution, as well as gas transmission and utility energy services. Emera’s strategy is focused on the transformation of the electricity industry to cleaner generation and the delivery of that clean energy to market. Emera has investments throughout northeastern North America, and in four Caribbean countries. Emera continues to target having 75-85% of its adjusted earnings come from rate-regulated businesses. Emera common and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade under the symbols EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E, and EMA.PR.F. Additional Information can be accessed at www.emera.com or at www.sedar.com.

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Emera Inc.
Scott LaFleur, 902-428-6375
Acting Manager, Investor Relations

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