Husky Energy Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Option in Preferred Share Offering

CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - March 04, 2015) -

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Husky Energy (TSX: HSE) announces that the underwriters of its Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, Series 5 (the "Series 5 Shares") offering have exercised their option to increase the size to 8,000,000 shares, due to positive investor response.

The aggregate gross proceeds from the upsized offering will be $200 million. Closing of the offering is expected on or about March 12, subject to customary closing conditions and receipt of required regulatory approvals.

Holders of the Series 5 Shares will be entitled to receive a cumulative quarterly fixed dividend yielding 4.50 percent annually for the initial period ending March 31, 2020. Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years at a rate equal to the five-year Government of Canada bond yield plus 3.57 percent.

Holders of Series 5 Shares will have the right, at their option, to convert their shares into Cumulative Redeemable Rate Preferred Shares, Series 6 (the "Series 6 Shares"), subject to certain conditions, on March 31, 2020 and on March 31 every five years thereafter. Holders of the Series 6 Shares will be entitled to receive cumulative quarterly floating dividends at a rate equal to the 90-day Government of Canada Treasury Bill rate plus 3.57 percent.

The prospectus supplement will be filed with securities regulatory authorities in all provinces of Canada.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used for the partial repayment of short term debt incurred in connection with the Company's U.S. refining operations.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the U.S. The Series 5 Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The Series 5 Shares are being offered and sold only outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons (as those terms are defined under Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) and may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in the United States or to U.S. Persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the U.S. Securities Act.