Altagas Ltd. Announces Monthly Dividend

Altagas Ltd. Announces Monthly Dividend
  
 

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb 10, 2014) - AltaGas Ltd. ("AltaGas") (TSX:ALA)(TSX:ALA.PR.A)(TSX:ALA.PR.U)(TSX:ALA.PR.E) today announced that the February dividend will be paid on March 17, 2014, to common shareholders of record on February 25, 2014. The ex-dividend date is February 21, 2014. The amount of the dividend will be $0.1275 for each common share. This dividend is an eligible dividend for Canadian income tax purposes.

AltaGas has a Dividend Reinvestment and Optional Share Purchase Plan ("DRIP") for eligible Shareholders of AltaGas. Eligible Shareholders may reinvest the cash dividends paid by AltaGas on their common shares toward the purchase of new common shares at a five percent discount to the average market price as defined in the DRIP.

AltaGas is an energy infrastructure business with a focus on natural gas, power and regulated utilities. AltaGas creates value by acquiring, growing and optimizing its energy infrastructure, including a focus on clean energy sources. For more information visit: www.altagas.ca.

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