03:50 PM EST - Canadian Utilities Limited : announced today it has closed its previously announced public offering of Cumulative Redeemable Second Preferred Shares Series DD, by a syndicate of underwriters co-led by RBC Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, and including TD Securities Inc., Scotiabank, CIBC, Canaccord Genuity Corp., and GMP Securities L.P. Canadian Utilities Limited issued 9,000,000 Series DD Preferred Shares for gross proceeds of $225 million. The Series DD Preferred Shares will begin trading on the TSX today under the symbol CU.PR.G. The proceeds will be used for capital expenditures, to repay indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes. Canadian Utilities Limited
shares T.CU are trading down $0.34 at $79.03.