CALGARY,
AB, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Enbridge Inc.
(TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) announced today
that it does not intend to exercise its right to redeem its
currently outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares,
Series 9 (Series 9 Shares) (TSX: ENB.PF.A) on December 1, 2024. As a result, subject to certain
conditions, the holders of the Series 9 Shares have the right to
convert all or part of their Series 9 Shares on a one-for-one basis
into Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 10 of Enbridge
(Series 10 Shares) on December 1,
2024. Holders who do not exercise their right to convert
their Series 9 Shares into Series 10 Shares will retain their
Series 9 Shares.
The foregoing conversion right is subject to the conditions
that: (i) if Enbridge determines that there would be less than
1,000,000 Series 9 Shares outstanding after December 1, 2024, then all remaining Series 9
Shares will automatically be converted into Series 10 Shares on a
one-for-one basis on December 1,
2024; and (ii) alternatively, if Enbridge determines that
there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 10 Shares outstanding
after December 1, 2024, no Series 9
Shares will be converted into Series 10 Shares. There are currently
11,000,000 Series 9 Shares outstanding.
With respect to any Series 9 Shares that remain outstanding
after December 1, 2024, holders
thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative
preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors of Enbridge. The new annual dividend rate applicable to
the Series 9 Shares for the five-year period commencing on
December 1, 2024 to, but excluding,
December 1, 2029 will be 5.672
percent, being equal to the five-year Government of Canada bond yield of 3.012 percent determined
as of today plus 2.66 percent in accordance with the terms of the
Series 9 Shares.
With respect to any Series 10 Shares that may be issued on
December 1, 2024, holders thereof
will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative
preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors of Enbridge. The dividend rate applicable to the Series
10 Shares for the three-month floating rate period commencing on
December 1, 2024 to, but excluding,
March 1, 2025 will be 1.55342
percent, based on the annual rate on three month Government of
Canada treasury bills for the most
recent treasury bills auction of 3.64 percent plus 2.66 percent in
accordance with the terms of the Series 10 Shares (the Floating
Quarterly Dividend Rate). The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will
be reset every quarter.
Beneficial holders of Series 9 Shares who wish to exercise their
right of conversion during the conversion period, which runs from
November 1, 2024 until 5:00 p.m. (EST) on November 18, 2024, should communicate as soon as
possible with their broker or other intermediary for more
information. It is recommended that this be done well in advance of
the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary
time to complete the necessary steps. Any notices received after
this deadline will not be valid.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking information, or forward-looking statements,
have been included in this news release to provide information
about Enbridge, including statements with respect to the conversion
of all or part of the Series 9 Shares into Series 10 Shares on
December 1, 2024, the annual dividend
rate that will apply to any outstanding Series 9 Shares on
December 1, 2024, the quarterly
dividend rate that will apply to any outstanding Series 10 Shares
on December 1, 2024, and the
declaration of dividends by the Board of Directors of Enbridge.
This information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are
reasonable based on the information available on the date such
statements are made and on processes used to prepare the
information, such statements are not guarantees of future events
and readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. By their nature, these statements
involve a variety of assumptions, known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
statements. Material assumptions include assumptions about whether
holders of Series 9 Shares will exercise their right to convert
their Series 9 Shares into Series 10 Shares.
Enbridge's forward-looking statements are subject to risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to those risks and
uncertainties discussed in this news release and in the Company's
other filings with Canadian and United
States securities regulators. The impact of any one risk,
uncertainty or factor on a particular forward-looking statement is
not determinable with certainty as these are interdependent and
Enbridge's future course of action depends on management's
assessment of all information available at the relevant time.
Except to the extent required by applicable law, Enbridge assumes
no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements made in this news release or otherwise, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. All
subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral,
attributable to Enbridge or persons acting on its behalf, are
expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary
statements.
About Enbridge Inc.
At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy
they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North
American natural gas, oil and renewable power networks and our
growing European offshore wind portfolio. We're investing in modern
energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure,
affordable energy and building on more than a century of operating
conventional energy infrastructure and two decades of experience in
renewable power. We're advancing new technologies including
hydrogen, renewable natural gas, carbon capture and storage.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Enbridge's common shares trade under
the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New
York (NYSE) stock exchanges. To learn more, visit us at
enbridge.com.
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