Aquila Shareholders Reelect Directors and Ratify Selection of Auditor


KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Shareholders of Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA) today reelected three directors to its board and ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accountant. The company's annual meeting was held in Blue Springs, MO, a community in Aquila's service territory.



 Directors reelected were:

  * Herman Cain, CEO of T.H.E. New Voice, Inc., who was first elected
    to Aquila's board in 1992.

 * Patrick J. Lynch, retired senior vice president and CFO of Texaco,
   Inc., who was first elected to Aquila's board in 2004.

 * Nicholas J. Singer, Co-Managing Member of Standard General
   Management LLC, who was first elected to Aquila's board in 2005.

Based in Kansas City, Missouri, Aquila operates electricity and natural gas distribution utilities serving customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. More information is available at www.aquila.com.

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