Cleco announces schedule for its 2013 fourth-quarter and year-end earnings release and webcast

PINEVILLE, La., Feb. 19, 2014 - Cleco Corporation (CNL) announced today that it will release its 2013 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, after the market closes. Executive officers of the company will conduct a webcast and conference call with analysts to discuss the company`s financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).

Investors and other interested parties can access the live Internet audio webcast and a copy of the fourth-quarter presentation at www.cleco.com/investors or by dialing (800) 749-9925 if in the United States or (630) 691-2752 if outside the United States. The conference ID is 36518736.

For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available on Cleco`s website for 12 months. A telephone replay will be available through March 22, 2014. The dial-in number for the telephone replay is (888) 843-7419 or (630) 652-3042 and the conference ID is 36518736.

Cleco Corporation is a regional energy company headquartered in Pineville, La. Cleco owns a regulated electric utility company, Cleco Power LLC, which owns nine generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 2,565 megawatts and serves approximately 283,000 customers in Louisiana through its retail business and supplies wholesale power in Louisiana and Mississippi. Cleco Power has received federal and state regulatory approval to acquire two gas-fired generating units with a total nameplate capacity of 775 megawatts from its unregulated affiliate, Cleco Midstream Resources LLC. For more information about Cleco, visit www.cleco.com


Analyst & Investor Contact:
Tom Miller
(318) 484-7642

Media Contact:
Robbyn Cooper
(318) 484-7136

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Source: Cleco Corp. via GlobeNewswire

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