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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-26-062605
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260223
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EMERA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001127248
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				868143132
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-42631
		FILM NUMBER:		26662272

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1223 LOWER WATER ST., B-6TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 910
		CITY:			HALIFAX
		STATE:			A5
		ZIP:			B3J 3S8
		BUSINESS PHONE:		902-428-6494

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1223 LOWER WATER ST., B-6TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		P.O. BOX 910
		CITY:			HALIFAX
		STATE:			A5
		ZIP:			B3J 3S8
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of February 2026 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-42631</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Emera Incorporated </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5151 Terminal Road </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Halifax NS B3J 1A1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of
principal executive office) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8194;&#9744;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form</FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&#8194;&#9746;</FONT> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d845358dex991.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109F1</FONT> Certification of Annual Filings by the Chief Executive Officer </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d845358dex992.htm">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109F1</FONT> Certification of Annual Filings by the Chief Financial Officer </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d845358dex993.htm">Emera Incorporated Earnings Coverage Ratio for the Twelve Months Ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d845358dex994.htm">Emera Incorporated Media Release dated February&nbsp;23, 2026 </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>EMERA INCORPORATED</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;23, 2026</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Brian C. Curry</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Brian C. Curry</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109F1</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FULL CERTIFICATE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, Scott Balfour,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Emera Inc., certify the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Review:</I></B><B> </B>I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&amp;A,
including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the &#8220;annual filings&#8221;) of Emera Inc., (the &#8220;issuer&#8221;) for the financial year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>No misrepresentations: </I></B>Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual
filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period
covered by the annual filings. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Fair presentation:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual
financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the
periods presented in the annual filings. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Responsibility: </I></B>The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&amp;P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109</FONT> <I>Certification of
Disclosure in Issuers&#8217; Annual and Interim Filings</I>, for the issuer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Design:</I></B> Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the
issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed DC&amp;P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
which the annual filings are being prepared; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports
filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer&#8217;s GAAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Control framework:</I></B> The control framework the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I
used to design the issuer&#8217;s ICFR is the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control &#8211; Integrated Framework. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Limitation on scope of design:</I></B> The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the fact that the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have limited the scope of our design of
DC&amp;P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a proportionately consolidated entity in which the issuer has an interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a special purpose entity in which the issuer has an interest; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">iii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a business that the issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the issuer&#8217;s financial year end; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">summary financial information about the proportionately consolidated entity, special purpose entity or business
that the issuer acquired that has been proportionately consolidated or consolidated in the issuer&#8217;s financial statements </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Evaluation:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s DC&amp;P at
the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&amp;P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s ICFR at the
financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">N/A </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Reporting changes in ICFR:</I></B> The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A any change in the
issuer&#8217;s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October&nbsp;1, 2025 and ended on December&nbsp;31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">8.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Reporting to the issuer&#8217;s auditors and board of directors or audit committee:</I></B> The
issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of ICFR, to the issuer&#8217;s auditors, and the board of directors or the audit committee of the board of directors any fraud that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: February&nbsp;23, 2026 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>&#8220;Scott Balfour&#8221; </I></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scott Balfour </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President and Chief Executive Officer </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109F1</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL FILINGS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FULL CERTIFICATE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">I, Jared Green, Chief
Financial Officer of Emera Inc., certify the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Review:</I></B><B> </B>I have reviewed the AIF, if any, annual financial statements and annual MD&amp;A,
including, for greater certainty, all documents and information that are incorporated by reference in the AIF (together, the &#8220;annual filings&#8221;) of Emera Inc., (the &#8220;issuer&#8221;) for the financial year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>No misrepresentations: </I></B>Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual
filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period
covered by the annual filings. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Fair presentation:</I></B> Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the annual
financial statements together with the other financial information included in the annual filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the
periods presented in the annual filings. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Responsibility: </I></B>The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&amp;P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">52-109</FONT> <I>Certification of
Disclosure in Issuers&#8217; Annual and Interim Filings</I>, for the issuer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Design:</I></B> Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the
issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the financial year end </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed DC&amp;P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
which the annual filings are being prepared; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports
filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer&#8217;s GAAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.1</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Control framework:</I></B> The control framework the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I
used to design the issuer&#8217;s ICFR is the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control &#8211; Integrated Framework. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.2</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">N/A </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.3</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Limitation on scope of design:</I></B> The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the fact that the issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have limited the scope of our design of
DC&amp;P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a proportionately consolidated entity in which the issuer has an interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a special purpose entity in which the issuer has an interest; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="18%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">iii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a business that the issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the issuer&#8217;s financial year end; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">summary financial information about the proportionately consolidated entity, special purpose entity or business
that the issuer acquired that has been proportionately consolidated or consolidated in the issuer&#8217;s financial statements </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Evaluation:</I></B> The issuer&#8217;s other certifying officer(s) and I have </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s DC&amp;P at
the financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A our conclusions about the effectiveness of DC&amp;P at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">evaluated, or caused to be evaluated under our supervision, the effectiveness of the issuer&#8217;s ICFR at the
financial year end and the issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">our conclusions about the effectiveness of ICFR at the financial year end based on that evaluation; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Reporting changes in ICFR:</I></B> The issuer has disclosed in its annual MD&amp;A any change in the
issuer&#8217;s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on October&nbsp;1, 2025 and ended on December&nbsp;31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B><I>Reporting to the issuer&#8217;s auditors and board of directors or audit committee:</I></B> The
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management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer&#8217;s ICFR. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: February&nbsp;23, 2026 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;8.4 of National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">44-102,</FONT> this updated calculation of the earnings coverage ratio is
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Earnings coverage is equal to consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders plus: income taxes,
interest on debt, amortization of debt financing costs, allowance for funds used during construction and preferred share dividends declared during the period together with undeclared preferred share dividends, if any, divided by the sum of interest
on debt, amortization of debt financing costs, allowance for funds used during construction, capitalized interest and preferred dividends grossed up to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">before-tax</FONT> equivalent using an effective tax rate of
29.0&nbsp;per cent. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emera&#8217;s dividend requirements on all of its preferred shares, grossed up to a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">before-tax</FONT> equivalent using an effective income tax rate of 29.0&nbsp;per cent, amounted to $106&nbsp;million<B> </B>for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025. Emera&#8217;s interest requirements for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 amounted to $1,062&nbsp;million. Emera&#8217;s consolidated income before interest and income tax for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 was $2,203&nbsp;million, which is 1.89 times Emera&#8217;s aggregate preferred
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HALIFAX, Nova Scotia &#8211; Today, February&nbsp;23, 2026, Emera Inc. (&#8220;Emera&#8221;) (TSX/NYSE: EMA) reported 2025 fourth quarter and annual financial
results<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Highlights </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Delivered record annual adjusted earnings per share<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>
(&#8220;EPS&#8221;) of $3.49 for 2025, a 19% year-over-year increase, and annual reported EPS of $3.39. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For the first time, reported more than $1&nbsp;billion in annual adjusted net income<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>, with 2025 adjusted net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> of $1.045&nbsp;billion and reported net income of $1.014&nbsp;billion. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Executed largest ever annual capital plan of $3.6&nbsp;billion, driving 8% rate base growth year-over-year.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Extended average adjusted EPS<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> growth target of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-7%</FONT><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> through 2030. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8220;Without question,
2025 was a strong year for Emera,&#8221; said Scott Balfour, President and CEO of Emera Inc. &#8220;For the first time, we exceeded $1&nbsp;billion in annual adjusted net income and saw a 19% increase in average adjusted EPS<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> over 2024. We are making disciplined, strategic investments in the business at historic levels, strengthening the essential infrastructure our customers rely on. Every dollar invested is paced with
care&#8212;balancing customer affordability with the long-term reliability, resilience and value our stakeholders expect.&#8221; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Extension of Average
Adjusted EPS<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> Growth Target </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emera is extending its average adjusted EPS<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> growth target of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-7%</FONT><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> through 2030. This decision highlights the company&#8217;s commitment to driving
long-term shareholder value, including through focused investments in the robust and high growth jurisdictions in which it operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2025 Financial
Results </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2025 adjusted net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;was $1.045&nbsp;billion, or $3.49 per common share,
compared with $849&nbsp;million, or $2.94 per common share in 2024. The increase in 2025 adjusted net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> was primarily due to increased earnings at Tampa Electric (&#8220;TEC&#8221;), Emera
Energy Services (&#8220;EES&#8221;) and New Mexico Gas Company (&#8220;NMGC&#8221;). These were partially offset by the impact of the sale of Emera&#8217;s interest in the Labrador Island Link (&#8220;LIL&#8221;) which contributing earnings in early
2024 before its sale, lower earnings at Nova Scotia Power (&#8220;NSPI&#8221;) and higher Corporate costs. </P>
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income of $494&nbsp;million, or $1.71 per common share in 2024. The increase in 2025 reported net income included a $41&nbsp;million <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> (&#8220;MTM&#8221;)
gain, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> compared to a $291&nbsp;million MTM loss, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> in 2024, and $72&nbsp;million in charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, <FONT
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financing structure and its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">wind-up,</FONT> $225&nbsp;million in charges to goodwill related to the pending sale of NMGC, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> and $26&nbsp;million in charges related to
wind-down costs and certain asset impairments <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025, the impact of
a weaker CAD on US denominated earnings increased adjusted net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> by $13&nbsp;million and increased reported net income by $49&nbsp;million, compared to the same period in 2024. Impacts of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Q4 2025 Financial Results </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Q4 2025 adjusted net income<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;was $167&nbsp;million, or $0.55 per common share, compared to $246&nbsp;million, or $0.84 per common share, in Q4 2024. The decrease was primarily due to decreased earnings at NSPI and NMGC,
reduced tax recoveries, and unfavourable weather at Tampa Electric, partially offset by increased earnings at EES. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Q4 2025 reported net income was
$68&nbsp;million, or $0.23 per common share, compared to net income of $154&nbsp;million, or $0.52 per common share, in Q4 2024, primarily due to lower adjusted net income as described above, partially offset by a $47&nbsp;million decrease in MTM
losses, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax.</FONT> Q4 2024 reported net income also included a $58&nbsp;million tax benefit related to a specific financing structure and its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">wind-up</FONT> and a
$22&nbsp;million tax benefit related to the incremental gain on sale of LIL, partially offset by $26&nbsp;million in charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In Q4 2025 the translation impact of a stronger CAD on USD denominated earnings decreased adjusted net
income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> by $3&nbsp;million and decreased reported net income by $3&nbsp;million, compared to the same period in 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Three&nbsp;months&nbsp;ended</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;31</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">December&nbsp;31</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; ">millions of Canadian dollars (except per share amounts)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>2025</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">2024</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>2025</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">2024</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Adjusted net income</B><B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP></B><SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1,2</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Florida Electric Utility</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>119</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">120</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>845</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">644</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Canadian Electric Utilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>31</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>182</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">232</TD>
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<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gas Utilities and Infrastructure</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>76</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">87</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>276</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">267</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other Electric Utilities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>15</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>43</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">48</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>(74</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(59</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>(301</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(342</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Adjusted net income<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1,2</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>167</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">246</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,045</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">849</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>(99</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(146</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>41</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(291</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charges related to the pending sale of NMGC, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> <SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">5,6</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>(72</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(225</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gain on sale of LIL, after tax <SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">7</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>&#8212;&#8194;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">129</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Financing structure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">wind-up</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>&#8212;&#8194;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>&#8212;&#8194;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
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<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charges related to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> <SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">8</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>&#8212;&#8194;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(26</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>&#8212;&#8194;</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Net income attributable to common shareholders</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>68</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">154</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,014</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">494</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EPS (basic)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>0.23</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.52</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>3.39</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.71</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Adjusted EPS (basic) <SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1,2</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>0.55</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.84</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>3.49</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2.94</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&nbsp;</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>See <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;Non-GAAP</FONT> Financial Measures and Ratios&#8221; noted
below. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Excludes the effect of MTM adjustments, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> charges related
to the pending sale of NMGC, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> gain on sale of LIL, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> financing structure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">wind-up,</FONT> and certain charges related
to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax.</FONT> </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP>&nbsp;</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Lower earnings, quarter-over-quarter, primarily due to lower income tax recovery, partially offset by higher
contributions from EES. Higher earnings year-over-year due to higher contributions from EES, partially offset by lower income tax recovery and higher interest expense. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Net of income tax recovery of $39&nbsp;million for the three months ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 (2024
&#8211; $57&nbsp;million recovery) and $17&nbsp;million expense for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 (2024 &#8211; $117&nbsp;million recovery). </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">5</SUP></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Represents (i) $71&nbsp;million <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> impairment charge, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> and $1&nbsp;million in transaction costs, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2025&nbsp;and (ii) $206&nbsp;million in
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> goodwill and other impairment charges, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> and $19&nbsp;million in transaction costs, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2024. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">6</SUP></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Net of income tax recovery of $5&nbsp;million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2025 (2024 &#8211; $21
million). </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">7</SUP>&nbsp;</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Includes an income tax recovery of $22&nbsp;million for the three months ended December&nbsp;31, 2024, and
net of income tax expense of $53&nbsp;million for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">8</SUP></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Net of income tax recovery of $6&nbsp;million for the three months and year ended December&nbsp;31, 2024.
</I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table highlights significant quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year changes in adjusted net income from 2024 to 2025: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Three&nbsp;months&nbsp;ended<BR>December&nbsp;31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Adjusted net income &#8211; 2024
</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1,2</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">246</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">849</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:11pt"><B>Operating Unit Performance</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Increased earnings at TEC year-over-year due to higher revenue from new base rates, customer
growth, favourable weather, and the impact of a weaker CAD. These were partially offset by higher operating, maintenance and general expenses (&#8220;OM&amp;G&#8221;), depreciation, interest expense, and income tax expense</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">201</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Increased earnings at EES due to favourable weather conditions that led to higher natural gas
prices and increased volatility that created profitable opportunities</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Decreased earnings at NMGC quarter-over-quarter due to higher OM&amp;G. Increased earnings
year-over-year due to higher revenue from new base rates, partially offset by higher OM&amp;G and depreciation expense</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(12</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Decreased income from equity investments due to the sale of LIL in Q2 2024</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(28</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Decreased earnings at NSPI quarter-over-quarter primarily due to lower income tax recovery due to
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by higher revenue due to favourable weather</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(49</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Increased interest expense due to the increased higher Corporate debt and the impact of a weaker
CAD on USD interest expense, partially offset by lower interest rates</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Decreased income tax recovery due to decreased deferred income tax asset valuation allowance
adjustment</P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(27</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(9</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Other Variances</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Adjusted net income &#8211; 2025
</B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1,2</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>167</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><I><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP></I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>See <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8220;Non-GAAP</FONT> Financial Measures and Ratios&#8221; noted below
and &#8220;Segment Results and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-GAAP</FONT> Reconciliation&#8221; for reconciliation to nearest GAAP measure. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Excludes the effect of MTM adjustments, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> charges related
to the pending sale of NMGC, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> gain on sale of LIL, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax,</FONT> financing structure <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">wind-up,</FONT> and certain charges related
to wind-down costs and certain asset impairments, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax.</FONT> </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Financial Measures and Ratios </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emera uses financial measures that do not have standardized meaning under USGAAP and may not be comparable to similar
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<U>www.sedarplus.ca</U> and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP measure is included in &#8220;Segment Results and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-GAAP</FONT> Reconciliation&#8221; above. </P>
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regarding future growth, including plans to target an average adjusted EPS<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&nbsp;growth rate of 5 to 7&nbsp;per cent through 2030; the Company&#8217;s plans for future strategic investments to
strengthen essential infrastructure and balance customer affordability with long-term reliability, resilience and stakeholder value; and the Company&#8217;s commitment to increasing shareholder value through focused investments in its high-growth
operating jurisdictions. By its nature, forward-looking information requires Emera to make assumptions and is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements reflect Emera management&#8217;s current beliefs and are based on information
currently available to Emera management. There is a risk that predictions, forecasts, conclusions and projections that constitute forward-looking information will not prove to be accurate, that Emera&#8217;s assumptions may not be correct and that
actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Additional detailed information about these assumptions, risks and uncertainties is included in Emera&#8217;s securities regulatory filings,
including under the heading &#8220;Enterprise Risk and Risk Management&#8221; in Emera&#8217;s annual Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis, and under the heading &#8220;Principal Financial Risks and Uncertainties&#8221; in the notes to
Emera&#8217;s annual and interim financial statements, which can be found on SEDAR+ at <U>www.sedarplus.ca</U> and on EDGAR at <U>www.sec.gov</U>. The forward-looking information in this news release is made only as of the date of thereof, and Emera
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The company will be hosting a teleconference today, Monday, February&nbsp;23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Atlantic (8:30 a.m. Eastern) to discuss the Q4 2025 financial
results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Analysts and other interested parties in North America are invited to participate by dialing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-717-1738.</FONT></FONT></FONT> International parties are invited to participate by dialing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-289-514-5100.</FONT></FONT></FONT> Participants should dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No pass code is required. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A live and archived audio webcast of the teleconference will be available on the Company&#8217;s website, <U>www.emera.com</U>. A replay of the teleconference
will be available on the Company&#8217;s website two hours after the conclusion of the call. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Emera </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emera (TSX/NYSEMA) is a leading North American provider of energy services headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with investments in regulated electric and
natural gas utilities, and related businesses and assets. The Emera family of companies delivers safe, reliable energy to approximately 2.7&nbsp;million customers in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. Our team of 7,800 employees is
committed to our purpose of energizing modern life and delivering a cleaner energy future for all. Emera&#8217;s common and preferred shares are listed and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and its common shares are listed and trade on the New
York Stock Exchange. Additional information can be accessed at www.emera.com, on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Emera Inc.
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