First Wind Announces Filing of Registration Statement

NEWTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
First Wind Holdings Inc., a leading independent North American
wind energy company, today announced that it has filed a registration
statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") relating to the proposed initial public offering of its
Class A common stock. An application will be made to list the Class A
common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "WNDY."
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and JPMorgan
will serve as joint lead book-running managers of this offering.

The registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with the SEC, but has not yet become effective. These securities
may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time
the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall
not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy,
nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. A copy of
the preliminary prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained,
when available, from Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, One Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Prospectus Department
(tel: 212-325-2580), Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus
Department, 100 Burma Road, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305 (tel:
212-902-1171) or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 4 Chase Metrotech
Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, New York 11245, Attention: Prospectus
Department (tel: 718-242-8002).

First Wind
John Lamontagne, 617-964-3340
Director, Communications

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