CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Oct. 5, 2016) - AltaGas Ltd. ("AltaGas") (TSX:ALA) announces, with great sadness, that Mr. Hugh Fergusson, a member of AltaGas' Board of Directors, has passed away. Mr. Fergusson has been a director of AltaGas and its predecessor since May 7, 2008, and had been a director of Taylor NGL Limited Partnership, which AltaGas acquired in January 2008. Mr. Fergusson's counsel to the Board of Directors and management, and his contributions, insights and knowledge across AltaGas' business lines, were greatly valued by the Board of Directors. His presence at the Board table will be missed. The Board of Directors extends its deepest condolences to Mr. Fergusson's family.

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