Énergir announces closing of an equity offering of $50 million by way of private placement

Montréal, September 30, 2013 – Énergir inc. (“GMi”), as General Partner of Énergir Limited Partnership (“Gaz Métro”), is pleased to announce that Gaz Métro completed an equity offering by issuing by way of a private placement 3,125,000 new units from its treasury at a price of $16.00 per unit to GMi and Valener Inc. (“Valener”), pro rata based on their respective share of units outstanding, for aggregate gross proceeds of $50 million. The proceeds of the offering will be used for the re-establishment of its capital structure and for its general corporate purposes.

GMi financed its subscription of new units by way of issuance of common shares to Noverco Inc. for gross proceeds of approximately $35.5 million.

Overview of Valener

Valener owns an economic interest of approximately 29% in Énergir. Valener therefore has a stake in the energy industry and benefits from Énergir's diversified profile, both in terms of geography and business segment. Valener also owns a 24.5% indirect interest in the wind power projects jointly developed with Énergir and Boralex Inc. on the private lands of Séminaire de Québec. Valener's common shares and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the “VNR” trading symbol for common shares and under the “VNR.PR.A” symbol for Series A preferred shares. www.valener.com

Overview of Gaz Métro and GMi

GMi mainly holds an economic interest of approximately 71% in Énergir, for which it acts as the General Partner and a financing vehicle.

With more than $5 billion in assets, Énergir is a leading energy provider. It is the largest natural gas distribution company in Quebec, where its 10,000 km underground network of pipelines serves 300 municipalities and more than 185,000 customers. Énergir is also present in Vermont, producing electricity and distributing electricity and natural gas to cater to the needs to some 300,000 customers. Énergir is actively involved in the development of innovative, sustainability-oriented energy projects such as the production of wind power, the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel and the development of biomethane as a renewable energy source. Énergir is committed to ensuring the satisfaction of its customers, providing support to businesses, local organizations, families and communities, and meeting the needs of its partners (GMi and Valener) and employees.

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