Innergex amends its normal course issuer bid and implements an automatic purchase plan

LONGUEUIL, QC, Sept. 1, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE) ("Innergex" or the "Corporation") announces that it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to amend its normal course issuer bid effective September 4, 2015 in order increase the maximum number of common shares that may be repurchased and to implement an automatic purchase plan.

The bid commenced on March 24, 2015 and will terminate on March 23, 2016. The maximum number of common shares that the Corporation may purchase for cancellation will increase from 1,000,000, or approximately 1%, to 2,000,000, or approximately 2% of its issued and outstanding common shares as at March 18, 2015. No other terms of the bid have been amended.

During the period from March 24 to August 31, 2015, the Corporation purchased and cancelled 218,212 common shares, representing 0.2% of its 100,929,613 common shares outstanding at March 18, 2015, at a weighted average price of $10.3921 per share.

In addition, the Corporation has entered into an automatic purchase plan agreement with a designated broker to allow for purchases of its common shares during times when it would ordinarily not be permitted to do so due to self-imposed black-out periods or regulatory restrictions.

About Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE) is a leading Canadian independent renewable power producer. Active since 1990, the Company develops, owns and operates run-of-river hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and solar photovoltaic farms and carries out its operations in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia and in Idaho, USA. Its portfolio of assets currently consists of: (i) interests in 33 operating facilities with an aggregate net installed capacity of 687 MW (gross 1,194 MW), including 26 hydroelectric operating facilities, six wind farms, and one solar photovoltaic farm; (ii) interests in five projects under development or under construction with an aggregate net installed capacity of 208 MW (gross 319 MW), for which power purchase agreements have been secured; and (iii) prospective projects with an aggregate net capacity totaling 3,190 MW (gross 3,330 MW). Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. is rated BBB- by S&P.

The Corporation's strategy for building shareholder value is to develop or acquire high-quality facilities that generate sustainable cash flows and provide an attractive risk-adjusted return on invested capital, and to distribute a stable dividend.

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Forward-Looking Information is based on certain key assumptions made by the Corporation, including expectations and assumptions concerning anticipated cash flows, financial leverage and restrictive covenants. Forward-Looking Information involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed, implied or presented by the Forward-Looking Information. These are referred to in the "Risk Factors" section of the Corporation's Annual Information Form and include, without limitation: the ability of the Corporation to execute its strategy for building shareholder value; its ability to raise additional capital and the state of capital markets; liquidity risks related to derivative financial instruments; variability in hydrology, wind regimes and solar irradiation; delays and cost overruns in the design and construction of projects; uncertainty surrounding the development of new facilities; variability of installation performance and related penalties; and the ability to secure new power purchase agreements or to renew existing ones.

Although the Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions on which Forward-Looking Information is based are reasonable under the current circumstances, readers are cautioned not to rely unduly on this Forward-Looking Information, since no assurance can be given that it will prove to be correct. Forward-Looking Information contained herein is made as at the date of this Press Release and the Corporation does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any Forward-Looking Information, whether as a result of events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof, unless so required by legislation.

SOURCE Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.