EX-99.5 6 a13-3087_1ex99d5.htm EX-99.5

Exhibit 99.5

 

 

ENBRIDGE INC.

 

ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February 14, 2013

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

As of the date hereof, portions of the management’s discussion and analysis for Enbridge dated February 14, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2012 (the “MD&A”) and the audited consolidated financial statements of Enbridge as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, as detailed below are specifically incorporated by reference into and form an integral part of this Annual Information Form.  These documents are available through the internet on SEDAR which can be accessed at www.sedar.com.

 

 

 

 

Page Reference From

 

 

 

Annual
Information Form

 

Annual Financial
Statements

 

MD&A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

Glossary

 

4

 

-

 

-

 

Presentation of Information

 

5

 

-

 

6, 81

 

Forward-Looking Information

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

Corporate Structure

 

6

 

-

 

-

 

Description of the Business

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

General Development of the Business

 

11

 

-

 

7-10, 13-28, 28-30

 

Liquids Pipelines

 

16

 

-

 

10-11, 15-20, 28-30, 31-39

 

Gas Distribution

 

17

 

-

 

11-12, 20, 39-42

 

Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services

 

19

 

-

 

10-13, 20-23, 30, 43-50

 

Sponsored Investments

 

20

 

-

 

10-13, 23-27, 51-59

 

Corporate

 

21

 

-

 

28, 60-62

 

Employees

 

21

 

-

 

-

 

Corporate Social Responsibility

 

21

 

-

 

9-10

 

Risk Factors

 

22

 

-

 

37-39, 41-42, 44, 45, 46-47, 49-50, 55-57, 58-59, 70-76

 

Description of Capital Structure

 

22

 

-

 

-

 

Dividends

 

30

 

-

 

-

 

Market for Securities

 

32

 

-

 

-

 

Credit Facilities

 

34

 

-

 

-

 

Directors and Officers

 

34

 

-

 

-

 

Audit, Finance & Risk Committee

 

38

 

-

 

-

 

Legal Proceedings

 

41

 

58-60

 

-

 

Interest of Management and Others in Material Transactions

 

41

 

-

 

-

 

Registrar and Transfer Agent

 

42

 

-

 

-

 

Material Contracts

 

42

 

-

 

-

 

 



 

 

 

Page Reference From

 

 

 

Annual
Information Form

 

Annual Financial
Statements

 

MD&A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interests of Experts

 

42

 

-

 

-

 

Additional Information

 

43

 

-

 

-

 

Schedule A

 

A-1

 

-

 

-

 

 



 

GLOSSARY

 

The following terms, when used in this Annual Information Form, have the meanings set forth below, unless otherwise indicated.

 

adjusted earnings/(loss)

 

Earnings or loss attributable to common shareholders adjusted for unusual, non-recurring or non-operating factors

AIF or Annual Information Form

 

Annual Information Form for the Company dated February 14, 2013

bpd

 

Barrels per day

bcf

 

Billion cubic feet

Board of Directors or Board

 

Board of Directors of the Company

Common Shares

 

Common shares in the capital of the Company

EEP

 

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., a NYSE listed Delaware limited partnership in which the Company has a 21.8% indirect ownership interest

EGD

 

Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of Ontario and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company

EIFH

 

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc., a TSX listed corporation incorporated under the laws of Alberta in which the Company has a 19.9% ownership interest

Enbridge or Company

 

Enbridge Inc.

EPI

 

Enbridge Pipelines Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of Canada and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company

Fund

 

Enbridge Income Fund, an unincorporated open-ended trust established under the laws of Alberta in which the Company has a 32.3% combined direct and indirect ownership interest and an overall 67.7% economic interest

MD&A

 

Management’s discussion and analysis for the Company dated February 14, 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2012

mmcf

 

Million cubic feet

MTNs

 

Medium-term notes

MW

 

Megawatt

NGL

 

Natural gas liquids

NYSE

 

New York Stock Exchange

Preference Shares

 

Preference shares in the capital of the Company, which are issuable in series

SEDAR

 

The System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval

TSX

 

Toronto Stock Exchange

US or United States

 

United States of America

US GAAP

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States

Year End

 

December 31, 2012

 



 

PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

 

Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in this Annual Information Form is given at or for the year ended December 31, 2012.  Amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.  Financial information is presented in accordance with US GAAP.

 

METRIC CONVERSION TABLE

 

The conversion factors set out below are approximate factors.  To convert from Metric to Imperial multiply by the factor indicated.  To convert from Imperial to Metric divide by the factor indicated.

 

Metric

 

Imperial

 

Factor

Cubic metre of liquid hydrocarbons

 

Barrel of liquid hydrocarbons

 

6.290

Cubic metre kilometre

 

Barrel mile

 

3.910

Cubic metre of natural gas

 

Cubic feet of natural gas

 

35.494

Kilometre

 

Mile

 

0.621

 

The annual capacities noted throughout this AIF take into account estimated crude receipt and delivery patterns and ongoing pipeline maintenance and reflect achievable pipeline capacity over long periods of time.

 

NON-GAAP MEASURES

 

This AIF contains references to adjusted earnings/(loss), which represent earnings or loss attributable to common shareholders adjusted for unusual, non-recurring or non-operating factors on both a consolidated and segmented basis.  Adjusted earnings/(loss) and adjusted earnings/(loss) for each of the segments are not measures that have a standardized meaning prescribed by US GAAP and are not considered generally accepted accounting principles measures; therefore, these measures may not be comparable with similar measures presented by other issuers.

 

For additional information with respect to non-GAAP measures, please refer to the discussion under the subheading “Performance Overview - Non-GAAP Measures” and the heading “Non-GAAP Reconciliations” at pages 6 and 81, respectively, of the MD&A.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

Forward-looking information, or forward-looking statements, have been included in this AIF to provide the Company’s shareholders and potential investors with information about the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including management’s assessment of Enbridge’s and its subsidiaries’ future plans and operations. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as ‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘estimate’’, ‘‘forecast’’, ‘‘plan’’, ‘‘intend’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘believe’’ and similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information or statements included or incorporated by reference in this document include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to: expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/(loss); expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/(loss) per share; expected future cash flows; expected costs related to projects under construction; expected in-service dates for projects under construction; expected capital expenditures; estimated future dividends; and expected costs related to leak remediation and potential insurance recoveries.

 


 


 

Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available on the date such statements are made and processes used to prepare the information, such statements are not guarantees of future performance 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 results, levels of activity and achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Material assumptions include assumptions about: the expected supply and demand for crude oil, natural gas, NGL and green energy; prices of crude oil, natural gas, NGL and green energy; expected exchange rates; inflation; interest rates; the availability and price of labour and pipeline construction materials; operational reliability; customer and regulatory approvals; maintenance of support and regulatory approvals for the Company’s projects; anticipated in-service dates; and weather. Assumptions regarding the expected supply and demand of crude oil, natural gas, NGL and green energy, and the prices of these commodities, are material to and underlie all forward-looking statements. These factors are relevant to all forward-looking statements as they may impact current and future levels of demand for the Company’s services. Similarly, exchange rates, inflation and interest rates impact the economies and business environments in which the Company operates, may impact levels of demand for the Company’s services and cost of inputs, and are therefore inherent in all forward-looking statements. Due to the interdependencies and correlation of these macroeconomic factors, the impact of any one assumption on a forward-looking statement cannot be determined with certainty, particularly with respect to expected earnings/(loss) or adjusted earnings/(loss) and associated per share amounts, or estimated future dividends. The most relevant assumptions associated with forward-looking statements on projects under construction, including estimated in-service date and expected capital expenditures include: the availability and price of labour and construction materials; the effects of inflation and foreign exchange rates on labour and material costs; the effects of interest rates on borrowing costs; and the impact of weather and customer and regulatory approvals on construction schedules.

 

Enbridge’s forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties pertaining to operating performance, regulatory parameters, project approval and support, weather, economic and competitive conditions, exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices and supply and demand for commodities, including but not limited to those risks and uncertainties discussed in this AIF 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 law, Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this AIF 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 the Company’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

 

CORPORATE STRUCTURE

 

INCORPORATION

 

Enbridge was incorporated on April 13, 1970 under the Companies Ordinance of the Northwest Territories (the “NWT Ordinance”) and was continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”) on December 15, 1987.  The head and registered offices of Enbridge are located at 3000, 425 - 1st Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3L8.  Enbridge is a public company trading on both the TSX and NYSE under the symbol “ENB”.  Significant dates and events are set forth below:

 

 

 

Date

Event

April 13, 1970

Incorporated under the NWT Ordinance as “Gallery Holdings Ltd.”.

December 15, 1987

Continued under the CBCA under the name “159569 Canada Ltd.”.

April 30, 1992

Amended Articles to (i) change the Company’s name from “159569 Canada Ltd. to “Interprovincial Pipe Line System Inc.”, and (ii) change the Company’s authorized shares to an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of Preference Shares.

August 6, 1992

Amended Articles to change the minimum number of directors to one and the maximum number of directors to 15.

 



 

 

 

Date

Event

December 18, 1992

Amended Articles in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement effected on December 18, 1992 between the Company and EPI (formerly Interprovincial Pipe Line Inc.). Pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement, the Company, previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of EPI, became the parent of EPI.

May 5, 1994

Amended Articles to (i) change the Company’s name from “Interprovincial Pipe Line System Inc.” to “IPL Energy Inc.”, and (ii) change the place of the registered office of the Company to Calgary, Alberta.

October 7, 1998

Amended Articles to change the Company’s name from “IPL Energy Inc.” to “Enbridge Inc.”.

November 24, 1998

Amended Articles to designate the 5.50% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series A in the capital of the Company (the “Series A Preference Shares”).

April 29, 1999

Amended Articles to (i) divide each then issued and outstanding Common Share on a two-for-one basis, effective May 10, 1999; and (ii) provide the Board of Directors with a process to add directors between meetings of the shareholders.

May 5, 2005

Amended Articles to divide each then issued and outstanding Common Share on a two-for-one basis, effective May 21, 2005.

May 11, 20111

Amended Articles to divide each then issued and outstanding Common Share on a two-for-one basis, effective May 26, 2011.

September 28, 2011

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series B in the capital of the Company (the “Series B Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series C in the capital of the Company (the “Series C Preference Shares”).

November 21, 2011

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series D in the capital of the Company (the “Series D Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series E in the capital of the Company (the “Series E Preference Shares”).

January 16, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series F in the capital of the Company (the “Series F Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series G in the capital of the Company (the “Series G Preference Shares”).

March 27, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series H in the capital of the Company (the “Series H Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series I in the capital of the Company (the “Series I Preference Shares”).

April 16, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series J in the capital of the Company (the “Series J Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series K in the capital of the Company (the “Series K Preference Shares”).

May 17, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series L in the capital of the Company (the “Series L Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series M in the capital of the Company (the “Series M Preference Shares”).

July 12, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series N in the capital of the Company (the “Series N Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series O in the capital of the Company (the “Series O Preference Shares”).

September 11, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series P in the capital of the Company (the “Series P Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series Q in the capital of the Company (the “Series Q Preference Shares”).

 



 

 

 

Date

Event

December 3, 2012

Amended Articles to designate the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series R in the capital of the Company (the “Series R Preference Shares”) and the Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series S in the capital of the Company (the “Series S Preference Shares”).

 

Note:

 

1.

The stock split completed by the Company in 2011 was effective as of the close of business on May 25, 2011. Accordingly, the division of the Company’s then issued and outstanding Common Shares on a two-for-one basis pursuant to the Articles of Amendment filed on May 11, 2011 took effect on the next business day.

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

The following organization chart presents the name and the jurisdiction of incorporation of Enbridge’s material subsidiaries as at Year End.  The chart does not include all of the subsidiaries of Enbridge.  The assets and revenues of excluded subsidiaries in the aggregate did not exceed 20% of the total consolidated assets or total consolidated revenues of Enbridge as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012.  Unless otherwise indicated, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the voting securities of all of the subsidiaries listed below:

 

 

Note:

 

1.

The Company holds a 32.3% ownership interest and a 67.7% economic interest in the Fund, held both directly and indirectly through its ownership interest in EIFH.

2.

The Company holds a 21.8% ownership interest in EEP, held indirectly through its ownership interest in Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

Enbridge is a North American leader in delivering energy. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the United States, the world’s longest crude oil and liquids transportation system. The Company also has significant and growing involvement in natural gas gathering, transmission and midstream businesses and an increasing involvement in power transmission. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and provides distribution services in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. As a generator of energy, Enbridge has interests in close to 1,300 MW of renewable and alternative energy generating capacity and is expanding its interests in wind, solar and geothermal. Enbridge has approximately 10,000 employees and contractors, primarily in Canada and the United States.

 



 

The Company’s activities are carried out through five business segments: Liquids Pipelines, Gas Distribution, Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services, Sponsored Investments and Corporate.  The following table identifies each business segment’s contribution to revenues and earnings:

 

 

2012

20111

20101

 

Revenues

Earnings

Revenues

Earnings

Revenues

Earnings

Liquids Pipelines

10%

119%

7%

62%

8%

56%

Gas Distribution

10%

34%

10%

(11%)

11%

16%

Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services

54%

(78%)

50%

37%

45%

13%

Sponsored Investments

26%

46%

33%

33%

36%

11%

Corporate

-

(21%)

-

(21%)

-

4%

 

Note:

 

1.

Comparative figures presented above have been restated to correspond to the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

 



 

The following map depicts the locations of the Company’s principal operations:

 

 


 


 

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS

 

Enbridge’s vision is to be the leading energy delivery company in North America. The Company transports, distributes and generates energy and its primary purpose is to deliver the energy North Americans need in the safest, most reliable and most efficient way possible.

 

Among its peers, Enbridge strives to be the leader, which means not only leadership in value creation for shareholders but also leadership with respect to safety, operational reliability, environmental stewardship, customer service, employee satisfaction and community investment. Value for shareholders is evident in the Company’s proven investment value proposition which combines visible growth, a reliable business model and a growing income stream.

 

The Company’s initiatives center around the following six areas of strategic emphasis:

 

·                  commitment to operational safety and reliability, and environmental protection;

·                  focus on project execution;

·                  attracting, retaining and developing highly capable people;

·                  preserving financial strength and flexibility;

·                  strengthening core businesses; and

·                  developing new platforms for growth and diversification.

 

These strategies are reviewed at least annually with direction from the Board of Directors and provide direction for the Company’s operations and future growth.  While each area plays an important role in the execution of Enbridge’s broader long range plan, the most significant developments in the business over the past three years have been in the areas of operations management and the pursuit of growth projects, both in the Company’s core businesses as well as new ventures.

 

Operations safety and system integrity continues to be Enbridge’s number one priority.  Core to this priority is the Operational Risk Management Plan (the “ORM Plan”), launched in 2011, which broadly aims to position Enbridge as the industry leader for system integrity, environmental and safety programs, and charts the course for best-in-class practices.  Through the ORM Plan, the Company has enhanced its integrity management, leak detection and control systems.  The ORM Plan has also bolstered incident response capabilities, employee and public safety, and enhanced communication with landowners and first responders.

 

In early 2013, the Company created the position of Senior Vice President, Enterprise Safety & Operational Reliability, a new senior corporate leadership role reporting directly to the President & Chief Executive Officer, to provide strategic oversight for operational reliability and safety across all of Enbridge’s businesses and to lead Enbridge’s overall approach to achieving its goals of industry leadership in safety, the reliability and integrity of its pipelines and facilities and the protection of the environment.  Cynthia L. Hansen was appointed as the Company’s first Senior Vice President, Enterprise Safety & Operational Reliability effective February 3, 2013.

 

With respect to strengthening the Company’s core businesses and developing new platforms for growth, Enbridge secured a record number of new infrastructure growth projects in 2012.  In aggregate, the Company added approximately $14 billion of projects across several business units, bringing the total inventory of commercially secured projects to approximately $27 billion.  All of these projects are expected to come into service between 2012 and 2016.  The Company also continues to advance a number of other growth initiatives that have not yet met Enbridge’s criteria to be classified as commercially secured, the most significant of which is the Northern Gateway Project.

 

The bulk of the Company’s new commercially secured projects in 2012 were within the Liquids Pipelines and Sponsored Investments business segments, highlighted by three major new market access initiatives.  The $5.8 billion Gulf Coast Access Program, which includes the Seaway Pipeline, the Flanagan South Pipeline Project and elements of the Canadian Mainline and Lakehead System Mainline expansions, will provide capacity for as much as 850,000 bpd of crude oil to reach the large refinery markets in the Gulf Coast.  The $2.7 billion Eastern Access Program will allow for greater access for crude oil into Chicago, further east into Toledo and ultimately into Ontario and Quebec.  The Eastern Access Program includes the Company’s Toledo pipeline expansion, Line 9 reversal, Spearhead North pipeline expansion, Line 6B replacement and Line 5 expansion.  Finally, the $6.2 billion Light Oil Market Access Program brings together a group of projects that will support the increasing supply of light oil from Canada and the Bakken and also supplement the Eastern Access Program through the upsize of the Line 9B and Line 6B capacity expansion.  The Light Oil Market Access Program also includes the Southern Access Extension, Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity and the twinning of the Spearhead North Pipeline (Line 62) and Line 61 expansion included within the Lakehead System Mainline Expansion.  These market access initiatives include several mainline system expansion projects which will ensure that there is sufficient capacity to feed these new extensions.

 



 

The table below summarizes acquisitions and commercially secured projects, within each of the Company’s business segments, which were either completed in the last three years or are currently under active development or construction.

 

Project

 

Description

 

Actual/Estimated
Capital Cost
1

 

Actual/Expected
In-Service Date

LIQUIDS PIPELINES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta Clipper - Canadian portion

 

New pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to the Canada/United States border

 

$2.2 billion

 

2010

Southern Lights Pipeline

 

New and reversed pipeline to transport diluent from Chicago, Illinois to Edmonton, Alberta

 

$0.5 billion + US$1.6 billion

 

Light Sour Line - 2009; Diluent Line - 2010

Christina Lake Lateral Project

 

New terminal and pipeline to deliver increased production volumes directly into the Athabasca Pipeline

 

$0.2 billion

 

2011

Edmonton Terminal Expansion2

 

Expansion of tankage at the mainline terminal at Edmonton, Alberta

 

$0.2 billion

 

2012

Wood Buffalo Pipeline2

 

New pipeline connecting the Athabasca Terminal to the Cheecham Terminal

 

$0.4 billion

 

2012

Woodland Pipeline2

 

New pipeline from the Kearl oil sands mine to crude oil hubs in the Edmonton, Alberta area

 

$0.3 billion

 

2012

Waupisoo Pipeline Capacity Expansion2

 

Expansion of the pipeline for additional capacity

 

$0.3 billion

 

2012-2013
(in phases)

Seaway Crude Pipeline System2
-Acquisition/Reversal/Expansion
-Twinning/Extension

 

Reversal of pipeline from Freeport, Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma, as well as expansion and extension to the Port Arthur/Beaumont, Texas refining center

 


US$1.3 billion
US$1.1 billion

 


2012-2013
2014

Suncor Bitumen Blend2

 

New 350,000 barrel tank, new blend and diluent lines and pumping capacity outside the Athabasca Tank Farm

 

$0.2 billion

 

2013

Norealis Pipeline2

 

New terminal and pipeline for the Sunrise Oil Sands Project and additional tankage at the Cheecham terminal

 

$0.5 billion

 

2013

Eddystone Rail Project2

 

Project to develop a unit-train unloading facility and related local pipeline infrastructure near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

US$0.1 billion

 

2013

Athabasca Pipeline Capacity Expansion2

 

Expansion of the Athabasca pipeline to its full capacity

 

$0.4 billion

 

2013-2014
(in phases)

Eastern Access2
-Toledo Expansion
-Line 9 Reversal

 

Includes expansion of Toledo pipeline, reversal of Line 9 as well as capacity expansion of Line 9B

 


US$0.2 billion
$0.4 billion

 


2013
2013-2014

Flanagan South Pipeline Project2

 

New pipeline from Flanagan, Illinois to Cushing, Oklahoma

 

US$2.8 billion

 

2014

Canadian Mainline Expansion2

 

Project to expand Alberta Clipper pipeline from Hardisty, Alberta to Canada/United States border

 

$0.6 billion

 

2014-2016
(in phases)

Athabasca Pipeline Twinning2

 

Project to twin the southern section of the Athabasca Pipeline from Kirby Lake, Alberta to the Hardisty, Alberta crude oil hub

 

$1.2 billion

 

2015

Edmonton to Hardisty Expansion2

 

New pipeline between Edmonton, Alberta and Hardisty, Alberta to expand capacity of the Canadian Mainline system and build five 500,000 barrel tanks at the Hardisty terminal

 

$1.8 billion

 

2015

 



 

Project

 

Description

 

Actual/Estimated
Capital Cost
1

 

Actual/Expected
In-Service Date

Southern Access Extension2

 

New pipeline between Flanagan, Illinois and Patoka, Illinois along with two new pump stations

 

US$0.8 billion

 

2015

Canadian Mainline System Terminal Flexibility and Connectivity2

 

Expansion program to accommodate additional light oil volumes as well as enhance operational flexibility of the Canadian Mainline terminals

 

$0.6 billion

 

2013-2015
(in phases)

GAS DISTRIBUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Toronto Area Project2

 

Expansion of natural gas distribution system in the Greater Toronto Area

 

$0.6 billion

 

2015

GAS PIPELINES, PROCESSING AND ENERGY SERVICES

 

 

 

 

Cedar Point Wind Energy
Project
3

 

250-MW wind project located near Denver, Colorado; power produced is sold to the Public Service Company of Colorado

 

US$0.5 billion

 

 

2011

Prairie Rose Pipeline and Palermo Conditioning Plant

 

Aux Sable acquisition of condensate removal plant and pipeline that connects plant to the Alliance Pipeline

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2011

Silver State North Solar Project2,3

 

50-MW photovoltaic, solar energy facility located near Las Vegas, Nevada; power produced is sold to NV Energy Inc.

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2012

Massif du Sud Wind Project2

 

50% interest in 150-MW wind energy project located east of Quebec City; power produced is sold to Hydro-Quebec

 

$0.2 billion

 

 

2012-2013

Lac Alfred Wind Project2

 

50% interest in 300-MW wind energy project located in Quebec’s Bas-Saint-Laurent region; power produced is sold to Hydro-Quebec

 

$0.3 billion

 

 

2013
(in phases)

Cabin Gas Plant2

 

71% interest in gas processing plant development in Horn River Basin northeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia

 

$0.8 billion

 

 

To be determined
(deferred)

Peace River Arch Gas Development2

 

Acquisition of sour gas gathering and compression facilities located in the Peace River Arch region of northwest Alberta

 

$0.3 billion

 

 

2012-2014
(in phases)

Tioga Lateral Pipeline2

 

Alliance Pipeline US project for new gas pipeline and associated facilities from Bakken region to the Alliance mainline near Sherwood, North Dakota

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2013

Venice Condensate Stabilization Facility2

 

Expansion of the condensate processing capacity to accommodate additional natural gas production

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2013

Walker Ridge Gas Gathering System2

 

New pipeline to provide natural gas gathering services to the proposed Jack, St. Malo and Big Foot ultra-deepwater developments

 

US$0.4 billion

 

 

2014

 



 

Project

 

Description

 

Actual/Estimated
Capital Cost
1

 

Actual/Expected
In-Service Date

Big Foot Oil Pipeline2

 

New crude oil pipeline from the proposed Big Foot ultra-deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2014

Heidelberg Lateral Pipeline2

 

New pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico to connect the proposed Heidelberg development, operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, to an existing third-party system

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2016

SPONSORED INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund - Sarnia Solar Project

 

80-MW photovoltaic, solar energy facility located in Sarnia, Ontario; power produced is sold to the Ontario Power Authority

 

$0.4 billion

 

 

2010

Fund - Talbot Wind Energy Project

 

99-MW wind project located near Chatham, Ontario; power produced is sold to the Ontario Power Authority

 

$0.3 billion

 

 

2010

EEP - North Dakota System Expansion

 

Upgrades to existing pump stations, additional tankage as well as infrastructure to facilitate extensive use of drag reducing agents

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2010

EEP/Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership - Alberta Clipper - United States portion

 

New pipeline from the Canada/United States border to Superior, Wisconsin

 

US$1.2 billion

 

 

2010

Fund - Saskatchewan System Capacity Expansion

 

Three separate projects to reduce capacity constraints at a variety of locations

 

$0.1 billion

 

 

2010

Fund - Amherstburg Solar/Tilbury Solar Projects

 

20-MW solar energy facilities located in Ontario; power produced is sold to the Ontario Power Authority

 

$0.1 billion

 

 

2010-2011

Fund - Greenwich Wind Energy Project

 

99-MW wind energy project located near Lake Superior, Ontario; power produced is sold to the Ontario Power Authority

 

$0.3 billion

 

 

2011

EEP - Allison Cryogenic Processing Plant

 

Project to increase processing capacity on EEP’s Anadarko System

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2011

EEP - Bakken Expansion Program2

 

Joint project with the Fund to expand crude oil pipeline capacity from the Bakken and Three Forks formations

 

US$0.3 billion

 

 

2013

Fund - Bakken Expansion Program2

 

Joint project with EEP to expand crude oil pipeline capacity from the Bakken and Three Forks formations

 

$0.2 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Berthold Rail Project2

 

Expansion of Berthold Terminal, as well as construction of a train loading facility, crude oil tankage and other terminal facilities

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Ajax Cryogenic Processing Plant2

 

New project to increase processing capacity on EEP’s Anadarko System

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Cushing Terminal Storage Expansion Project2

 

Project to construct 13 new storage tanks at EEP’s Cushing Terminal

 

US$0.2 billion

 

 

2012-2013
(in phases)

EEP - South Haynesville Shale Expansion2

 

New lateral pipelines, as well as the construction of gathering and related treating facilities

 

US$0.3 billion

 

 

2012+
(in phases)

EEP - Bakken Access Program2

 

Series of projects to complement EEP’s Bakken Expansion Program, including increasing pipeline capacities, construction of storage tanks and addition of truck access facilities

 

US$0.1 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Texas Express Pipeline2

 

New project to construct a new NGL pipeline, as well as two new NGL gathering systems

 

US$0.4 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Line 6B 75-Mile Replacement Program2

 

Project to replace 120 kilometres (75 miles) of non-contiguous sections of Line 6B of EEP’s Lakehead System

 

US$0.3 billion

 

 

2013

EEP - Eastern Access2

 

Multiple projects including the expansion of EEP’s Line 5 light crude oil line between Superior, Wisconsin and Sarnia, Ontario, expansion of Line 62 between Flanagan, Illinois and Griffith, Indiana and replace additional sections of Line 6B to increase capacity

 

US$2.6 billion

 

 

2013-2016
(in phases)

 



 

Project

 

Description

 

Actual/Estimated
Capital Cost
1

 

Actual/Expected
In-Service Date

EEP - Lakehead System Mainline Expansion2

 

Three projects including expansion of Alberta Clipper pipeline from Canada/United States border to Flanagan, Illinois; expansion of Southern Access between Superior, Wisconsin and Flanagan; and twin of existing Spearhead North Pipeline

 

US$2.4 billion

 

 

2014-2016
(in phases)

EEP - Sandpiper Project2

 

Several individual projects to expand and extend EEP’s North Dakota feeder system

 

US$2.5 billion

 

 

2016

CORPORATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noverco

 

Acquisition of an additional 6.8% interest in Noverco Inc. (“Noverco”)

 

$0.1 billion

 

 

2011

Montana-Alberta Tie-Line

 

Transmission line from Great Falls, Montana to Lethbridge, Alberta

 

US$0.4 billion

 

 

2012-2013
(in stages)

 

Notes:

 

1.

These amounts are actual costs or current estimates that are subject to upward or downward adjustment based on various factors. As appropriate, the amounts reflect Enbridge’s share of joint venture projects.

2.

The MD&A includes further details on each of these projects.

3.

Expenditures to date reflect total expenditures before receipt of US$0.1 billion payment from the United States Treasury.

4.

Expenditures to date reflect total expenditures before receipt of US$55 million payment from the United States Treasury.

 

Over the course of the last three years, there have also been a number of significant commercial, regulatory and financing developments.

 

In early 2012, a final rates and tariff regulation was enacted by the Government of New Brunswick which amended the rate setting methodology applicable to Enbridge Gas New Brunswick (“EGNB”), a gas distribution utility.  The amended regulation resulted in Enbridge recording a write-down of certain EGNB regulatory assets totaling $262 million (net of tax) and commencing legal action against the Province of New Brunswick.

 

Also in 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $105 million (net of tax) related to certain of its Enbridge Offshore Pipelines assets, predominantly located within the Stingray and Garden Banks corridors in the Gulf of Mexico.  The Company had been pursuing alternative uses for these assets; however, due to changing competitive conditions in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company concluded that such alternatives were no longer likely to proceed.  In addition, unique to these assets is their significant reliance on natural gas production from shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico which has been challenged by macro-economic factors including hurricane disruptions, additional regulation and low commodity prices.

 

Over the last several years, the Company has been actively pursuing a foothold in the Canadian midstream business and, in 2011, the Company secured a 71% interest in the development of the Cabin Gas Plant (“Cabin”) located northeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia in the Horn River Basin.  However, due to persistent low natural gas prices and changing needs of producers in this area, the Company announced in October 2012 that it would defer both the commissioning of Phase 1 and the construction of Phase 2 of Cabin.  At the same time, the Company announced that it completed the acquisition of certain gas gathering and compression facilities in the Peace River Arch (“PRA”) area of Alberta and that it is working exclusively with a major PRA producer for the development of additional midstream facilities in the liquids-rich PRA region.

 

Within Liquids Pipelines, 2012 was the first full year of operations under the 10-year Competitive Toll Settlement (“CTS”) which was negotiated with shippers and took effect July 1, 2011.  Tolls under CTS are designed to provide mainline shippers with a stable and competitive long-term toll while preserving and enhancing throughput on both the Canadian Mainline and EEP’s Lakehead System.

 


 


 

Finally, the Company maintains a funding plan, which considers growth capital needs and identifies potential sources of debt and equity funding alternatives, with the objective of maintaining access to low cost capital.  In accordance with this plan, the Company has been active in the capital markets over the last several years, most notably issuing $2,710 million and $950 million in Preference Shares in 2012 and 2011, respectively, as well as $400 million in Common Shares in 2012.  In addition to other normal course debt and equity issuances by Enbridge or its subsidiaries, the Company received a $317 million one-time dividend from its investment in Noverco in 2012 which resulted from Noverco’s disposal of Common Shares via a secondary offering, as well as partially monetized certain crude oil storage and renewable energy assets through sale to the Fund.

 

In 2011, the Company was successful in re-stocking its growth project inventory by securing close to $8 billion in new infrastructure growth projects across many of its businesses, including Liquids Pipelines, Canadian gas midstream, Texas gathering and processing, offshore Gulf of Mexico gas processing, renewable power generation and power transmission.  In addition to securing its 71% interest in the development of the Cabin Gas Plant, in late 2011, Enbridge entered the power transmission business with the acquisition of Tonbridge Power Inc., the developer of the Montana-Alberta Tie-Line, a 345-kilometre (215-mile) transmission line from Great Falls, Montana to Lethbridge, Alberta, designed to take advantage of the growing supply of electric power in Montana and the buoyant power demand in Alberta. Also in 2011, a number of the Company’s renewable energy assets, including the Cedar Point Wind Energy Project, the Greenwich Wind Energy Project and the Amherstburg Solar Project entered service.  The Company transferred the Greenwich Wind Energy and the Amherstburg Solar projects, along with the Tilbury Solar Project and certain liquids storage assets, to the Fund in December 2012.

 

In 2010, Enbridge was successful in placing almost $7 billion of new growth projects into service, including the $3.5 billion Alberta Clipper project, the largest liquids pipeline project in the Company’s history, as well as the $2.3 billion Southern Lights Pipeline.

 

For additional information with respect to the Company’s business and growth projects, please refer to the descriptions below and those discussed under the headings “Corporate Vision, Strategy and Values”, “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects” and “Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development” at pages 7-10, 13-28 and 28-30, respectively, of the MD&A.

 

LIQUIDS PIPELINES

 

Liquids Pipelines comprises the ownership and operation of crude oil and liquids hydrocarbons pipelines and terminals in Canada and the United States.  The principal assets in this business segment include: the Canadian Mainline, a common carrier system through which the Company, in partnership with EEP, transports various grades of crude and diluted bitumen from western Canada to the Midwest region of the United States and eastern Canada; Regional Oil Sands, a series of contract pipelines that transport crude oil and diluted bitumen from production sites in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (the “WCSB”) to connection points in central Alberta to the Canadian Mainline and other long-haul systems; Southern Lights, which transports hydrocarbon diluent from markets in the US Midwest to producers in the WCSB; Spearhead Pipeline, a contract pipeline, which transports various grades of crude from the US Midwest to hub terminals in Cushing, Oklahoma; and an interest in the Seaway pipeline, which, under committed and uncommitted tolling agreements, transports various grades of crude from Cushing, Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast.

 

Liquids Pipelines has a combined transportation capacity of 2.5 million bpd.  The following table sets forth information related to deliveries by type and location for the financial years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

(thousands of bpd)

2012

2011

2010

Prairie Provinces

 

 

 

 

Light crude oil

366

322

227

 

Medium and heavy crude oil

348

280

230

 

Refined products

75

74

74

 

 

789

676

531

 

United States

 

 

 

 

Light crude oil

408

356

364

 

Medium and heavy crude oil

879

849

840

 

NGL

5

4

3

 

 

1,292

1,209

1,207

 

Ontario1

 

 

 

 

Light crude oil

258

259

300

 

Medium and heavy crude oil

85

84

57

 

NGL

72

70

73

 

 

415

413

430

 

Total Deliveries

2,496

2,298

2,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrel Miles (billions)

428

400

399

 

Average Haul (miles)

468

477

500

 

 



 

Note:

 

1.

Canadian Mainline average deliveries include Line 9 (from Montreal to Ontario) volumes: 2012 – 31,000 bpd; 2011 – 39,000 bpd; 2010 – 77,000 bpd.

 

For further information on the Liquid Pipelines business segment, please refer to the discussion under the subheadings “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Liquids”, “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Liquids Pipelines” and “Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development – Liquids Pipelines” and the heading “Liquids Pipelines” at pages 10-11, 15-20, 28-30 and 31-39, respectively, of the MD&A.

 

GAS DISTRIBUTION

 

Gas Distribution consists of the Company’s natural gas utility operations, the core of which is EGD, which serves residential, commercial and industrial customers, primarily in central and eastern Ontario as well as northern New York State.  This business segment also includes natural gas distribution activities in Quebec and New Brunswick.

 

ENBRIDGE GAS DISTRIBUTION

 

EGD is Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company and has been in operation for more than 160 years.  It serves over 2 million customers in central and eastern Ontario and parts of northern New York State.  EGD’s utility operations are regulated by the Ontario Energy Board and by the New York State Public Service Commission.

 

EGD is subject to seasonal demand as a significant portion of gas distribution customers use natural gas for space heating.  As a result, volumes delivered and resulting revenues and earnings typically increase during the winter months of the first and fourth quarters of any given year.  Revenues generated by EGD also vary from quarter-to-quarter with fluctuations in the price of natural gas, although the impact on earnings is neutral due to the pass through nature of these costs.  Further, as a result of continued changes in customer billing to increase the fixed charge portion and decrease the per unit volumetric charge, revenues and earnings will shift from the colder winter quarters progressively to the warmer summer quarters, with no material impact on full year revenue and earnings.  This change will also have an impact upon the comparability of a given quarter from year to year.

 

There are four principal interrelated aspects of the natural gas distribution business in which EGD is directly involved: Distribution Service, Gas Supply, Transportation and Storage.

 

Distribution Service

 

EGD’s principal source of revenue arises from distribution of natural gas to customers.  The services provided to residential, small commercial and industrial heating customers are primarily on a general service basis (without a specific fixed term or fixed price contract).  The services provided to larger commercial and industrial customers are usually on an annual contract basis under firm or interruptible service contracts.

 

Gas Supply

 

To acquire the necessary volume of gas to serve its customers, EGD maintains a diversified gas supply portfolio.  During the year ended December 31, 2012, EGD acquired approximately 222 bcf (2011 – 222 bcf; 2010 – 208 bcf) of natural gas, of which 53% (2011 – 44%; 2010 – 37%) was acquired from Western Canadian producers, 29% (2011 – 28%; 2010 – 42%) was acquired from suppliers in Chicago and 18% (2011 – 28%; 2010 – 22%) was acquired on a delivered basis in Ontario.  EGD also transported 177 bcf (2011 – 205 bcf; 2010 – 215bcf) of natural gas on behalf of direct purchase customers operating under a transportation service arrangement.

 



 

EGD’s system supply natural gas contracts have pricing structures responsive to supply and demand conditions in the North American natural gas market.  The prices in these contracts may be indexed to Alberta, Chicago or New York based prices.

 

Transportation

 

TransCanada Pipelines Ltd. (“TransCanada”) transports approximately 60% or 237 bcf of the annual natural gas supply requirements of the Company’s customers.  EGD has firm transportation service contracts with TransCanada for a portion of this requirement.

 

EGD relies on its long-term contracts with Union Gas Limited (“Union”) for transportation of natural gas from Dawn, Ontario to EGD’s major market in the Greater Toronto Area.  These contracts effectively provide EGD with access to United States sourced natural gas delivered to Dawn.  These contracts also provide transportation for natural gas received at Dawn via the Vector Pipeline as well as natural gas stored at EGD’s and Union’s storage pools in the Sarnia, Ontario area to the market area.

 

Storage

 

The business of EGD is highly seasonal as daily market demand for gas fluctuates with changes in weather, with peak consumption occurring in the winter months.  Utilization of storage facilities permits EGD to take delivery of gas on favourable terms during off-peak summer periods for subsequent use during the winter heating season.  This practice permits EGD to minimize the annual cost of transportation of natural gas from its supply basins, assists in reducing its overall cost of natural gas supply and adds a measure of security in the event of any short-term interruption of transportation of natural gas to EGD’s franchise area.

 

EGD’s principal storage facilities are located in southwestern Ontario, near Dawn, and have a total working capacity of approximately 112 bcf.  Approximately 91 bcf of the total working capacity is available to EGD for utility operations.  EGD also has storage contracts with third parties for 21 bcf of storage capacity.

 

Historical Operating Statistics

 

The following tables present certain statistics relating to the past three years of operations of EGD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

2011

2010

Gas supply and send out (mmcf)

 

 

 

Natural gas purchased

223,138

223,385

206,511

Gas into storage

(60,577)

(84,899)

(101,279)

Gas out of storage

58,176

83,628

90,512

Total gas sendout

220,737

222,114

195,744

Transportation of gas

175,940

203,051

214,736

 

396,677

425,165

410,480

Gas sales to customers (mmcf)

217,842

220,878

195,921

Transportation of gas

161,396

189,566

197,121

Total sales

379,238

410,444

393,042

Used by EGD

141

141

212

Other volumetric variations

17,298

14,579

17,226

 

396,677

425,164

410,480

Average daily sendout (mmcf)

1,094

1,165

1,130

 

 

 

 

Average use per residential customer (thousand cubic feet)

82

91

89

Heating degree days1

 

 

 

Actual

3,194

3,597

3,466

Forecast based on normal weather

3,532

3,602

3,546

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

2012

2011

2010

Number of active customers at year end2

 

 

 

Residential

1,603,688

1,508,381

1,329,439

Commercial

125,073

120,397

110,846

Industrial

4,803

4,676

4,292

Wholesale

1

1

1

Transportation

298,307

364,027

518,689

 

2,031,872

1,997,482

1,963,267

New customer additions3

36,149

35,862

37,023

 

Notes:

 

1.

Heating degree days is a measure of coldness that is indicative of volumetric requirements for natural gas utilized for heating purposes in EGD’s distribution franchise area. It is calculated by accumulating, for the fiscal year, the total number of degrees each day by which the daily mean temperature falls below 18 degrees Celsius. The figures given are those accumulated in the Greater Toronto Area.

2.

Number of active customers is the number of natural gas consuming customers at the end of the year and includes gas sales and transportation service customers. As the commodity cost of gas is flowed through to natural gas sales customers with no mark up, the composition of customers between natural gas sales and transportation service has no material impact on EGD’s earnings.

3.

New customer additions is the number of new service lines installed during the year.

 

For further information on the Gas Distribution business segment, please refer to the discussion under the subheadings “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Natural Gas”, “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Gas Distribution” and the heading “Gas Distribution” at pages 11-12, 20 and 39-42, respectively, of the MD&A.

 

GAS PIPELINES, PROCESSING AND ENERGY SERVICES

 

Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services consists of investments in natural gas pipelines and processing and gathering facilities and the Company’s energy services businesses, along with renewable energy projects.

 

Investments in natural gas pipelines include the Company’s interests in the United States portion of the Alliance System, the Vector Pipeline and transmission and gathering pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.  Investments in natural gas processing include the Company’s interest in Aux Sable, a natural gas extraction and fractionation business located near Chicago, at the terminus of the Alliance Pipeline.  The Aux Sable business includes gas gathering and processing facilities upstream of the Alliance Pipeline.  The energy services businesses provide energy supply and marketing services to North American refiners, producers and other customers.  The crude oil and NGL marketing business transacts at many North American market hubs and provides customer services which include transportation, storage, supply management, flexible pricing, hedging programs and product exchanges.  The natural gas marketing business markets natural gas to optimize Enbridge’s commitments on the Alliance and Vector pipelines and also provides supply, transportation, balancing and storage to third parties.  The renewable energy projects include interests in approximately 800 MW of wind, solar and geothermal generating capacity, located in Quebec, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon.

 

For further information on the Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services business segment, please refer to the discussion under the subheadings “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Liquids”, “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Natural Gas”, “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services” and “Growth Projects – Other Projects Under Development – Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services” and the heading “Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services” at pages 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 20-23, 30 and 43-50, respectively, of the MD&A.

 



 

SPONSORED INVESTMENTS

 

Sponsored Investments includes the Company’s 21.8% ownership interest in EEP, Enbridge’s 66.7% investment in the United States segment of the Alberta Clipper Project through EEP and Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership and an overall 67.7% economic interest in the Fund, held both directly and indirectly through EIFH.  Enbridge manages the day-to-day operations of, and develops and assesses opportunities for each of these investments, including both organic growth and acquisition opportunities.

 

EEP transports crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons through common carrier and feeder pipelines and transports, gathers, processes and markets natural gas and NGL.

 

The Fund is involved in the generation, transportation and storage of energy in Canada.  The Fund’s power generation business has interests in 579 MW (524 MW net) of renewable and alternative power generation capacity from a portfolio that consists of 100% interests in the 190 MW Ontario Wind Project, 99 MW Talbot Wind Project, 99 MW Greenwich Wind Project, 80 MW Sarnia Solar Project, 15 MW Amherstburg Solar Project and 5 MW Tilbury Solar Project, 50% interests in each of NRGreen (which owns waste heat generating facilities with a capacity of 20 MW) and the 11 MW SunBridge Wind Project, and 33% interests in each of the 30 MW Magrath Wind Project and 30 MW Chin Chute Wind Project.  The Fund’s crude oil transportation and storage business includes pipeline systems which connect producing fields in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota (through the Canadian portion of the Bakken Expansion) with Enbridge’s mainline as well as crude oil storage businesses with capacity of approximately 11 million barrels.  The Fund also holds a 50% interest in the Canadian portion of the Alliance System, which transports natural gas from supply areas in Alberta and British Columbia to delivery points near Chicago, Illinois.

 

For further information on the Sponsored Investments business segment, please refer to the discussion under the subheadings “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Liquids”, “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Natural Gas”, “Industry Fundamentals – Supply and Demand for Green Energy” and “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Sponsored Investments” and the heading “Sponsored Investments” at pages 10-11, 11-12, 12-13, 23-27 and 51-59, respectively, of the MD&A.

 

CORPORATE

 

The Corporate segment consists of a number of functions which support Enbridge as a whole, including Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Public and Government Affairs and other back-office functions.  The majority of the costs for these functions are fully allocated to Enbridge’s operating business segments, although some of these costs, particularly certain financing costs are retained within the Corporate segment.  Further to these costs, Corporate includes Enbridge’s 38.9% equity interest in Noverco Inc. and 100% ownership of the Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL) electrical transmission project.  In addition, business development activities not specific to a business unit are conducted within the Corporate segment.

 

For further information on the Corporate business segment, please refer to the discussion under the subheading “Growth Projects – Commercially Secured Projects – Corporate” and the heading “Corporate at pages 28 and 60-62, respectively, of the MD&A.

 


 


 

EMPLOYEES

 

At Year End, Enbridge employed 7,828 employees as set forth in the following table:

 

Liquids Pipelines

2,443

Gas Distribution1

2,327

Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services

842

Sponsored Investments2

1,773

Corporate

443

 

7,828

 

Notes:

 

1.

Approximately 10% of the Enbridge’s workforce is represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, Local 975 (“CEPU”) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”), Local 97. A collective agreement with CEPU, which expires on December 31, 2013, was ratified by union members in April 2011. A four-year collective agreement with the IBEW is in effect, expiring in February 2015.

2.

Neither EEP nor the Fund have employees. Both use the services of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries for managing and operating their businesses.

 

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

Enbridge is committed to integrating Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) into every aspect of its business. The Company defines CSR as conducting business in an ethical and responsible manner, protecting the environment and the safety of people, providing economic and other benefits to the communities in which the Company operates, supporting universal human rights and employing a variety of policies, programs and practices to manage corporate governance and ensure fair, full and timely disclosure. The Company provides its stakeholders with open, transparent disclosure of its CSR performance.

 

Each year Enbridge prepares a CSR Report using the Global Reporting Initiative sustainability reporting guidelines, which serve as a generally accepted framework for reporting on an organization’s economic, environmental and social performance.  A copy of this report is available on the Company’s website at www.enbridge.com.  None of the information contained on, or connected to, the Company’s website nor any of the contents of the CSR Report are incorporated by reference herein.

 

For further information on the Company’s corporate social responsibility, please refer to the discussion under the subheading “Corporate Vision, Strategy and Values – Maintaining the Company’s Social License” at pages 9-10 of the MD&A.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

A discussion of the Company’s risk factors can be found in the MD&A under the subheading “Business Risks” for each of the Liquids Pipelines, Gas Distribution, Gas Pipelines, Processing and Energy Services and Sponsored Investments operating segments at pages 37-39, 41-42, 44, 45, 46-47, 49-50, 55-57 and 58-59, as well as under the heading “Risk Management and Financial Instruments” at pages 70-76.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

SHARE CAPITAL

 

Enbridge’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of Preference Shares, issuable in series.  At Year End, the Company had 805,088,607 Common Shares, 5,000,000 Series A Preference Shares, 20,000,000 Series B Preference Shares, 18,000,000 Series D Preference Shares, 20,000,000 Series F Preference Shares, 14,000,000 Series H Preference Shares, 8,000,000 Series J Preference Shares, 16,000,000 Series L Preference Shares, 18,000,000 Series N Preference Shares, 16,000,000 Series P Preference Shares and 16,000,000 Series R Preference Shares issued and outstanding.

 



 

Common Shares

 

Holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors. Holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive notice of and to attend all meetings of the holders of Common Shares and are entitled to one vote per Common Share held at all such meetings.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or other distribution of assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, holders of Common Shares will be entitled to participate ratably in any distribution of assets of the Company.

 

The Company has a Shareholder Rights Plan that is designed to encourage the fair treatment of shareholders in connection with any takeover offer for the Company. Rights issued under the plan become exercisable when a person, including any related parties, acquires or announces the intention to acquire 20% or more of the outstanding Common Shares without complying with certain provisions set out in the plan, or without approval of the Board of Directors.  Should such an acquisition occur, each rights holder, other than the acquiring person and its related parties, will have the right to purchase Common Shares at a 50% discount to the market price at that time.  The plan was reconfirmed at the 2005, 2008 and 2011 annual meetings of shareholders and must be reconfirmed at every third annual meeting thereafter.

 

Enbridge’s Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan enables registered shareholders of the Company to purchase additional Common Shares by reinvesting all of the cash dividends paid on the Common Shares and also by making optional cash payments of up to $5,000 per quarter, in both cases without incurring brokerage or other transaction expenses.  Effective with dividends payable on March 1, 2008, participants in the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan receive a 2% discount on the purchase of Common Shares with reinvested dividends.

 

Enbridge also has stock-based compensation plans that allow employees to purchase Common Shares. Option exercise prices are determined based on the weighted average market prices of the Common Shares for the five days preceding the date of issuance.  Options granted under the incentive stock option plan vest at 25% per year over four years, starting on the first anniversary of the grant date, and expire ten years after the grant date.  Options granted under the performance stock option plan vest at 20% per year over five years and expire eight years after the grant date.

 

Preference Shares

 

The Preference Shares may be issued in one or more series.  The Board of Directors may determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to each series of Preference Shares before the issue of such series.  Holders of the Preference Shares are not entitled to receive notice of or to attend or vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company, except as required by law.  At any meeting of the holders of Preference Shares as a class or at any joint meeting of the holders of two or more series of Preference Shares, each holder of Preference Shares entitled to vote at the meeting will have, on a poll, one one-hundredth of a vote in respect of each dollar of the issue price of each Preference Share held.  The Preference Shares of each series rank on parity with the Preference Shares of every other series with respect to priority in the payment of dividends and priority on the return of capital or any other distribution of assets of the Company in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “Liquidation Distribution”).  The Preference Shares of each series are entitled to priority over the Common Shares and any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preference Shares with respect to the payment of dividends and on a Liquidation Distribution.

 



 

As at the date of this AIF, the Company has designated nineteen series of Preference Shares: the Series A Preference Shares, the Series B Preference Shares, the Series C Preference Shares, the Series D Preference Shares, the Series E Preference Shares, the Series F Preference Shares, the Series G Preference Shares, the Series H Preference Shares, the Series I Preference Shares, the Series J Preference Shares, the Series K Preference Shares, the Series L Preference Shares, the Series M Preference Shares, the Series N Preference Shares, the Series O Preference Shares, the Series P Preference Shares, the Series Q Preference Shares, the Series R Preference Shares and the Series S Preference Shares.

 

Series A Preference Shares

 

On December 1, 1998, the Company issued 5,000,000 Series A Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $125,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends, if declared, will be paid at an annual rate of $1.375 per share.  The Series A Preference Shares are redeemable by the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series A Preference Shares will be entitled to receive the amount paid up on the Series A Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series B Preference Shares and Series C Preference Shares

 

On September 30, 2011, the Company issued 20,000,000 Series B Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $500,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including September 30, 2011 to but excluding June 1, 2017.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.40%.  Holders of the Series B Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series B Preference Shares into Series C Preference Shares on June 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series B Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on June 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series B Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series B Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series B Preference Shares into Series C Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series B Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series B Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series C Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series B Preference Shares. Holders of the Series C Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series C Preference Shares back into Series B Preference Shares on June 1, 2022 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series C Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.40%.  The Series C Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after June 1, 2022 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after June 1, 2017 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series C Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series C Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series D Preference Shares and Series E Preference Shares

 

On November 23, 2011, the Company issued 18,000,000 Series D Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $450,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including November 23, 2011 to but excluding March 1, 2018.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.37%.  Holders of the Series D Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series D Preference Shares into Series E Preference Shares on March 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series D Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on March 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series D Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series D Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series D Preference Shares into Series E Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series D Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series D Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 



 

The Series E Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series D Preference Shares. Holders of the Series E Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series E Preference Shares back into Series D Preference Shares on March 1, 2023 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series E Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.37%.  The Series E Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after March 1, 2023 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after March 1, 2018 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series E Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series E Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series F Preference Shares and Series G Preference Shares

 

On January 18, 2012, the Company issued 20,000,000 Series F Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $500,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including January 18, 2012 to but excluding June 1, 2018.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.51%.  Holders of the Series F Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series F Preference Shares into Series G Preference Shares on June 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series F Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on June 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series F Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series F Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series F Preference Shares into Series G Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series F Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series F Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series G Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series F Preference Shares.  Holders of the Series G Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series G Preference Shares back into Series F Preference Shares on June 1, 2023 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series G Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.51%.  The Series G Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after June 1, 2023 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after June 1, 2018 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series G Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series G Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 



 

Series H Preference Shares and Series I Preference Shares

 

On March 29, 2012, the Company issued 14,000,000 Series H Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $350,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including March 29, 2012 to but excluding September 1, 2018.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.12%.  Holders of the Series H Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series H Preference Shares into Series I Preference Shares on September 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series H Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on September 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series H Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series H Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series H Preference Shares into Series I Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series H Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series H Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series I Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series H Preference Shares.  Holders of the Series I Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series I Preference Shares back into Series H Preference Shares on September 1, 2023 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series I Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.12%.  The Series I Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after September 1, 2023 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after September 1, 2018 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series I Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series I Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series J Preference Shares and Series K Preference Shares

 

On April 19, 2012, the Company issued 8,000,000 Series J Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of US$200,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of US$1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including April 19, 2012 to but excluding June 1, 2017.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year United States Government bond yield plus 3.05%.  Holders of the Series J Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series J Preference Shares into Series K Preference Shares on June 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series J Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on June 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of US$25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series J Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series J Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series J Preference Shares into Series K Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series J Preference Shares will be entitled to receive US$25.00 per Series J Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series K Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series J Preference Shares. Holders of the Series K Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series K Preference Shares back into Series J Preference Shares on June 1, 2022 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series K Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to US$25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month United States Government treasury bill rate plus 3.05%.  The Series K Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of US$25.00 per share if redeemed on or after June 1, 2022 on an applicable conversion option date or US$25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after June 1, 2017 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series K Preference Shares will be entitled to receive US$25.00 per Series K Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 


 


 

Series L Preference Shares and Series M Preference Shares

 

On May 23, 2012, the Company issued 16,000,000 Series L Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of US$400,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of US$1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including May 23, 2012 to but excluding September 1, 2017.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year United States Government bond yield plus 3.15%.  Holders of the Series L Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series L Preference Shares into Series M Preference Shares on September 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series L Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on September 1, 2017 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of US$25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series L Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series L Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series L Preference Shares into Series M Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series L Preference Shares will be entitled to receive US$25.00 per Series L Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series M Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series L Preference Shares.  Holders of the Series M Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series M Preference Shares back into Series L Preference Shares on September 1, 2022 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series M Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to US$25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month United States Government treasury bill rate plus 3.15%.  The Series M Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of US$25.00 per share if redeemed on or after September 1, 2022 on an applicable conversion option date or US$25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after September 1, 2017 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series M Preference Shares will be entitled to receive US$25.00 per Series M Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series N Preference Shares and Series O Preference Shares

 

On July 17, 2012, the Company issued 18,000,000 Series N Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $450,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including July 17, 2012 to but excluding December 1, 2018.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.65%.  Holders of the Series N Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series N Preference Shares into Series O Preference Shares on December 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series N Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on December 1, 2018 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series N Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series N Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series N Preference Shares into Series O Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series N Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series N Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 



 

The Series O Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series N Preference Shares.  Holders of the Series O Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series O Preference Shares back into Series N Preference Shares on December 1, 2023 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series O Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.65%.  The Series O Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after December 1, 2023 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after December 1, 2018 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series O Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series O Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series P Preference Shares and Series Q Preference Shares

 

On September 13, 2012, the Company issued 16,000,000 Series P Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $400,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including September 13, 2012 to but excluding March 1, 2019.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.50%.  Holders of the Series P Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series P Preference Shares into Series Q Preference Shares on March 1, 2019 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series P Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on March 1, 2019 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series P Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series P Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series P Preference Shares into Series Q Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series P Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series P Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

The Series Q Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series P Preference Shares.  Holders of the Series Q Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series Q Preference Shares back into Series P Preference Shares on March 1, 2024 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series Q Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.50%.  The Series Q Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after March 1, 2024 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after March 1, 2019 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series Q Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series Q Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

Series R Preference Shares and Series S Preference Shares

 

On December 5, 2012, the Company issued 16,000,000 Series R Preference Shares for gross cash consideration of $400,000,000.  Quarterly cumulative preferential cash dividends at an annual rate of $1.00 per share, if declared, will be paid for the initial period from and including December 5, 2012 to but excluding June 1, 2019.  Thereafter, the dividend rate will be reset every five years to equal the then five year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.50%.  Holders of the Series R Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series R Preference Shares into Series S Preference Shares on June 1, 2019 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  The Series R Preference Shares will be redeemable at the option of the Company on June 1, 2019 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter at a redemption price of $25.00 per share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  If the Company gives notice to the holders of the Series R Preference Shares of the redemption of all the Series R Preference Shares, the right to convert the Series R Preference Shares into Series S Preference Shares will terminate.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series R Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series R Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 



 

The Series S Preference Shares are issuable only upon conversion of the Series R Preference Shares. Holders of the Series S Preference Shares will have the right, subject to certain conditions being met, to convert their Series S Preference Shares back into Series R Preference Shares on June 1, 2024 and on every fifth anniversary thereafter.  Holders of the Series S Preference Shares will also be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends per share at a rate equal to $25.00 multiplied by the number of days in the quarter divided by 365 or 366, as applicable, and multiplying that product by the sum of the then three month Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.50%.  The Series S Preference Shares will also be redeemable at the option of the Company at a redemption price of $25.00 per share if redeemed on or after June 1, 2024 on an applicable conversion option date or $25.50 per share if redeemed on any date after June 1, 2019 that is not a conversion option date, in each case plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.  In the event of a Liquidation Distribution, the holders of the Series S Preference Shares will be entitled to receive $25.00 per Series S Preference Share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

 

RATINGS

 

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to maintain flexibility among: enabling its businesses to operate at the highest efficiency while maintaining safety and reliability; providing liquidity for growth opportunities; and providing acceptable returns to shareholders.  These objectives are primarily met through maintenance of an investment grade credit rating, which provides access to lower cost capital.  A ratings downgrade could potentially increase the Company’s financing costs and reduce its access to capital markets.  The following table sets forth the ratings assigned to the Company’s Preference Shares, MTNs and Unsecured Debt and Commercial Paper by DBRS Limited (“DBRS”), Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”).

 

 

 

 

DBRS

 

 

Moody’s

 

 

S&P

 

Preference Shares1

 

 

Pfd-2 (low)

 

 

Baa3

 

 

P-2

 

MTNs and Unsecured Debt

 

 

A(low)

 

 

Baa1

 

 

A-

 

Commercial Paper

 

 

R-1 (low)

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

A-1 (low)

 

Rating Outlook

 

 

Stable

 

 

Stable

 

 

Stable

 

 

Note:

 

1.               The Preference Shares have all had the same ratings assigned to them.

 

Credit ratings are intended to provide investors with an independent assessment of the credit quality of an issue or issuer of securities and do not speak to the suitability of particular securities for any particular investor.  The credit ratings assigned by these ratings agencies to the securities may not reflect the potential impact of all risks on the value of the respective securities.  The credit ratings accorded by these rating agencies are not recommendations to purchase, hold or sell the respective securities inasmuch as such ratings do not comment as to market price or suitability for a particular investor.  There is no assurance that any rating will remain in effect for any given period of time or that any rating will not be revised or withdrawn entirely by a rating agency in the future if, in its judgment, circumstances so warrant.  A description from the rating agency for each credit rating listed in the table above is set out below.

 

DBRS has different rating scales for short and long-term debt and preferred shares.  The DBRS long-term rating scale provides an opinion on the risk of default.  That is, the risk that an issuer will fail to satisfy its financial obligations in accordance with the terms under which an obligations has been issued.  Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer, and the relative ranking of claims.  All rating categories other than AAA and D also contain subcategories “(high)” and “(low)”.  The absence of either a “(high)” or “(low)” designation indicates the rating is in the middle of the category.  Long-term obligations rated A are of good-credit quality.  The capacity for the payment of financial obligations is substantial, but of lesser credit quality than AA, and may be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

 



 

The DBRS preferred share rating scale is used in the Canadian securities market and is meant to give an indication of the risk that a borrower will not fulfill its full obligations in a timely manner, with respect to both dividend and principal commitments.  Every DBRS rating is based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the borrowing entity. Each rating category is denoted by the subcategories “high” and “low”.  The absence of either a “high” or “low” designation indicates the rating is in the middle of the category.  This scale may also apply to certain hybrid securities, in which case references to dividend throughout will reflect interest commitments of the hybrid security.  Preferred shares rated Pfd-2 are of satisfactory credit quality.  Protection of dividends and principal is still substantial, but earnings, the balance sheet, and coverage ratios are not as strong as Pfd-1 rated companies.  Generally, Pfd-2 ratings correspond with companies whose senior bonds are rated in the “A” category.

 

The DBRS short-term debt rating scale provides an opinion on the risk that an issuer will not meet its short-term financial obligations in a timely manner.  Ratings are based on quantitative and qualitative considerations relevant to the issuer and the relative ranking of claims.  The R-1 and R-2 rating categories are further denoted by the subcategories “(high)”, “(middle)”, and “(low)”.  The R-1 (low) rating assigned to Enbridge’s commercial paper is the third highest of ten rating categories and indicates good credit quality.  The capacity for the payment of short-term financial obligations as they fall due is substantial. Overall strength is not as favourable as higher rating categories and may be vulnerable to future events, but qualifying negative factors are considered manageable.

 

Moody’s long-term ratings are assigned to issuers or obligations with an original maturity of one year or more and reflect both on the likelihood of a default on contractually promised payments and the expected financial loss suffered in the event of default.  Obligations rated Baa are subject to the moderate credit risk.  Obligations rated Baa are judged to be medium grade and, as such, may possess certain speculative characteristics.  Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each generic rating classification from Aa through Caa.  The modifier 1 indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its generic rating category; the modifier 2 indicates a mid-range ranking; and the modifier 3 indicates a ranking in the lower end of that generic rating category.

 

Moody’s assigns provisional ratings to MTN programs and definitive ratings to the individual debt securities issued from them (referred to as drawdowns or notes).  MTN program ratings are intended to reflect the ratings likely to be assigned to drawdowns issued from the program with the specified priority of claim (e.g. senior or subordinated).  To capture the contingent nature of a program rating, Moody’s assigns provisional ratings to MTN programs.  A provisional rating is denoted by a (P) in front of the rating.

 

S&P has different rating scales for short and long-term obligations. Ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or a minus (-) sign to show the relative standing within a particular rating category.  The S&P Canadian preferred share rating scale serves issuers, investors, and intermediaries in the Canadian financial markets by expressing preferred share ratings (determined in accordance with global rating criteria) in terms of rating symbols that have been actively used in the Canadian market over a number of years.  A S&P preferred share rating on the Canadian scale is a forward-looking opinion about the creditworthiness of an obligor with respect to a specific preferred share obligation issued in the Canadian market, relative to preferred shares issued by other issuers in the Canadian market.  There is a direct correspondence between the specific ratings assigned on the Canadian preferred share scale and the various rating levels on the global debt rating scale of S&P.  P-2 corresponds to BBB.  An obligor rated BBB has adequate capacity to meet its financial commitments; however, adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity of the obligor to meet its financial commitments.

 

The A- rating assigned to Enbridge’s MTNs and unsecured debentures is the third highest of 11 rating categories.  An A rating indicates the obligor has strong capacity to meet its financial commitments but is somewhat more susceptible to the adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than obligors in higher-rated categories.  An obligor rated A-1 has strong capacity to meet its financial commitments.

 



 

DIVIDENDS

 

The declaration of dividends is at the discretion of the Board of Directors and is approved quarterly.  The Company continues to target a payout of approximately 60% to 70% of adjusted earnings as dividends to holders of the Common Shares.  Dividends on the Series A Preference Shares are fixed and are paid quarterly.  Dividends on the Preference Shares, excluding the Series A Preference Shares, are fixed for the initial term (the period from and including the date of issue of such shares to but excluding the applicable initial period end date) and are paid quarterly.  At the end of the applicable initial term, the fixed dividend rate for the respective series of Preference Shares will be reset for a subsequent five-year term, or the holders may elect to convert to a floating rate dividend which will be reset quarterly thereafter.  See “Description of Capital Structure – Share Capital – Preference Shares” above.

 

There are no restrictions that currently prevent the Company from paying dividends.  However, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Preference Shares have priority in the payment of dividends over the holders of the Common Shares.  Additionally, so long as any series of Preference Shares is outstanding, the Company is not permitted to declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividends (other than stock dividends in shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preference Shares) on the Common Shares or any other shares of the Company ranking junior to the Preference Shares with respect to the payment of dividends unless all dividends up to and including the dividends payable on the last preceding dividend payment dates on all Preference Shares then outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment at the date of any such action.  Restrictions in credit or financing agreements entered into by the Company or provisions of applicable law may also preclude the payment of dividends in certain circumstances.

 

The following table shows dividends paid on the Common Shares and the respective series of Preference Shares in 2012, 2011 and 2010:

 

(Canadian dollars per share, unless otherwise noted)

 

 

2012

 

 

2011

 

 

2010

 

Common Shares1, 2

 

 

1.1300

 

 

0.9800

 

 

0.8500

 

Series A Preference Shares3

 

 

1.3750

 

 

1.3750

 

 

1.3750

 

Series B Preference Shares4

 

 

1.1692

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series D Preference Shares5

 

 

1.0205

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series F Preference Shares6

 

 

0.8699

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series H Preference Shares7

 

 

0.6747

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series J Preference Shares8, 12

 

 

0.6199

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series L Preference Shares9, 12

 

 

0.5267

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series N Preference Shares10

 

 

0.3753

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series P Preference Shares11

 

 

0.2164

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Series R Preference Shares12

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

Notes:

 

1.

Comparative amounts were restated to reflect the Company’s two-for-one stock split which was effective May 25, 2011.

2.

Dividends paid on the Common Shares include: (i) a dividend of $0.2825 per share declared in 2011 but paid in the first quarter of 2012; and (ii) a dividend of $0.2450 per share declared in 2010 but paid in the first quarter of 2011. On December 6, 2012, the Company also declared a dividend of $0.3150 per share on the Common Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

3.

On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34375 per share on the Series A Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

4.

On December 7, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4192 per share on the Series B Preference Shares which was paid on March 1, 2012. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series B Preference Shares took effect in the second quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series B Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

 



 

5.

On December 7, 2011, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2705 per share on the Series D Preference Share, which was paid on March 1, 2012. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series D Preference Shares took effect in the second quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series D Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

6.

On June 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of $0.3699 per share on the Series F Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series F Preference Shares took effect in the third quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series F Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

7.

On September 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of $0.4247 per share on the Series H Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series H Preference Shares took effect in the fourth quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series H Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

8.

On September 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of US$0.3699 per share on the Series J Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of US$0.25 per share payable on the Series J Preference Shares took effect in the fourth quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.25 per share on the Series J Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

9.

On September 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of US$0.2767 per share on the Series L Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of US$0.25 per share payable on the Series L Preference Shares took effect in the fourth quarter of 2012. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.25 per share on the Series L Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

10.

On December 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of $0.3753 per share on the Series N Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series N Preference Shares will take effect in the first quarter of 2013. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series N Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

11.

On December 1, 2012, the Company paid a first dividend of $0.2164 per share on the Series P Preference Shares. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series P Preference Shares will take effect in the first quarter of 2013. On December 6, 2012, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the Series P Preference Shares which is payable in the first quarter of 2013.

12.

On December 6, 2012, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2356 per share on the Series R Preference Shares. This will be the first dividend payable on the Series R Preference Shares and is payable on March 1, 2013. The regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share payable on the Series R Preference Shares will take effect in the second quarter of 2013.

13.

US dollars per share.

 

MARKET FOR SECURITIES

 

COMMON SHARES

 

The Common Shares are traded on the TSX in Canada, the principal market for such shares, and on the NYSE in the United States under the symbol “ENB”.  The following table sets forth the monthly price ranges and volumes traded for the Common Shares on the TSX and NYSE:

 

 

TSX

NYSE

 

High
($)

Low
($)

Volume
Traded

High
(US$)

Low
(US$)

Volume
Traded

January 2012

38.46

35.39

30,003,231

38.06

34.42

12,368,535

February 2012

39.25

37.53

40,027,892

39.50

37.61

12,248,341

March 2012

39.10

36.47

39,352,645

39.28

36.82

13,845,800

April 2012

41.40

38.34

21,947,546

41.91

38.24

10,171,988

May 2012

41.50

39.22

28,103,223

42.06

38.91

13,437,518

June 2012

40.88

38.64

34,811,498

40.14

37.43

13,406,436

July 2012

42.23

39.92

22,403,993

42.05

38.59

11,622,566

August 2012

41.19

38.46

29,005,751

41.13

38.50

13,193,415

September 2012

39.11

37.87

32,817,330

40.10

38.13

10,053,629

October 2012

40.50

38.50

24,435,519

41.48

38.87

11,971,507

November 2012

40.22

37.74

24,879,110

40.75

37.67

11,596,760

December 2012

43.05

39.50

36,731,073

43.34

39.79

13,582,192

 



 

PREFERENCE SHARES

 

The Company`s Preference Shares are traded on the TSX under the following symbols:

 

 

 

 

Preference Shares

Ticker Symbol

Series A Preference Shares

ENB.PR.A

Series B Preference Shares

ENB.PR.B

Series D Preference Shares

ENB.PR.D

Series F Preference Shares

ENB.PR.F

Series H Preference Shares

ENB.PR.H

Series J Preference Shares

ENB.PR.U

Series L Preference Shares

ENB.PF.U

Series N Preference Shares

ENB.PR.N

Series P Preference Shares

ENB.PR.P

Series R Preference Shares

ENB.PR.T

 

The following table sets forth the monthly price range and volume traded for the Preference Shares on the TSX:

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series
A

Series
B

Series
D

Series
F
1

Series
H
2

Series
J
3, 4

Series
L
4, 5

Series
N
6

Series
P
7

Series
R
8

January 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.59

26.38

25.67

25.43

-

-

-

-

-

-

Low ($)

26.24

25.35

25.00

25.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

41.2

644.6

1,691.7

2,557.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

February 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.65

26.30

25.80

25.54

-

-

-

-

-

-

Low ($)

25.77

25.20

25.18

25.30

-

-

-

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

56.2

282.8

365.0

970.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

March 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.35

25.84

25.74

25.64

25.04

-

-

-

-

-

Low ($)

25.65

25.07

25.00

25.30

24.80

-

-

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

45.9

408.7

654.5

933.0

1,149.1

-

-

-

-

-

April 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.27

25.99

26.05

25.95

25.53

25.79

-

-

-

-

Low ($)

25.84

25.30

25.30

25.40

25.00

25.33

-

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

24.6

262.3

392.4

490.0

1,483.5

1,852.8

-

-

-

-

May 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.01

25.97

25.93

25.97

25.60

25.78

24.95

-

-

-

Low ($)

25.27

25.00

25.11

25.01

25.04

24.98

24.70

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

96.8

339.9

453.5

495.7

668.1

1,072.3

1,866.4

-

-

-

June 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

25.91

25.72

25.68

25.58

25.50

25.25

24.95

-

-

-

Low ($)

25.43

25.13

25.15

25.02

25.06

24.80

24.58

-

-

-

Volume (`000)

35.3

216.1

266.1

358.9

314.3

265.2

1,120.9

-

-

-

July 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

25.89

25.80

25.90

25.90

25.62

25.45

25.05

25.23

-

-

Low ($)

25.60

25.20

25.20

25.11

25.00

25.10

24.85

25.00

-

-

Volume (`000)

37.1

224.2

450.5

1,040.9

363.0

207.6

602.3

2,626.0

-

-

August 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.09

25.75

25.69

25.72

25.55

25.40

25.08

25.49

-

-

Low ($)

25.50

25.33

25.22

25.26

25.00

24.90

24.80

25.15

-

-

Volume (`000)

51.3

168.1

137.8

163.4

283.4

271.0

922.4

864.3

-

-

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series
A

Series
B

Series
D

Series
F
1

Series
H
2

Series
J
3, 4

Series
L
4, 5

Series
N
6

Series
P
7

Series
R
8

September 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

25.83

25.57

25.54

25.51

25.50

25.69

25.42

25.45

25.09

-

Low ($)

25.61

25.05

25.00

25.10

24.90

25.18

24.88

25.10

24.84

-

Volume (`000)

37.8

347.7

209.4

348.7

303.1

247.3

849.9

577.0

2,375.7

-

October 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.25

25.68

25.61

25.76

25.28

25.97

25.56

25.65

25.65

-

Low ($)

25.74

25.29

25.25

25.32

25.01

25.54

25.00

25.30

25.05

-

Volume (`000)

52.7

183.4

195.5

159.0

224.8

228.9

406.4

1,279.2

1,551.8

-

November 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.30

25.62

25.75

25.84

25.46

25.85

25.52

25.73

25.67

-

Low ($)

25.51

25.03

25.15

25.15

24.95

25.15

25.06

25.10

25.00

-

Volume (`000)

30.2

513.2

283.1

382.6

347.9

140.4

323.9

568.1

514.4

-

December 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High ($)

26.32

25.61

25.63

25.75

25.30

25.78

25.34

25.80

25.35

25.35

Low ($)

25.82

24.97

25.13

25.22

24.97

25.15

25.08

25.17

25.07

24.96

Volume (`000)

29.8

526.2

148.9

245.2

121.5

100.5

315.2

269.5

325.4

2,380.4

 

Notes:

 

1.               The Series F Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on January 18, 2012.

2.               The Series H Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on March 29, 2012.

3.               The Series J Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on April 19, 2012.

4.               Prices quoted in US dollars.

5.               The Series L Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on May 23, 2012.

6.               The Series N Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on July 17, 2012.

7.               The Series P Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on September 13, 2012.

8.               The Series R Preference Shares commenced trading on the TSX on December 5, 2012.

 

OTHER SECURITIES

 

The table below outlines the securities issued by the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries that are reporting issuers during 2012 that are not listed or quoted on an exchange.  These are in the form of unsecured MTNs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

Principal
Amount
($ millions)

Coupon

Issue Date

Maturity Date

Issue
Price
($)

Enbridge

350

3.19%

December 4, 2012

December 5, 2022

99.932

EPI

150

2.93%

November 30, 2012

November 30, 2022

99.983

Enbridge

400

4.24%

August 27, 2012

August 27, 2042

99.932

EPI

100

4.10%

July 18, 2012

July 18, 2112

100.000

 

There are no provisions associated with this debt that entitle debt holders to voting rights.  From time to time, the Company also issues commercial paper for various terms.

 

CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Credit facilities carry a weighted average standby fee of 0.2% per annum on the unused portion and draws bear interest at market rates.  Certain credit facilities serve as a back-stop to the commercial paper programs and the Company has the option to extend the facilities, which are currently set to mature from 2014 to 2017.

 



 

The following table provides details of the Company’s credit facilities as at Year End:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(millions of Canadian dollars)

Maturity
Dates
1

Total
Facilities

Draws2

Available

Liquids Pipelines

2014

300

25

275

Gas Distribution

2014

712

590

122

Sponsored Investments

2014-2017

3,162

1,645

1,517

Corporate

2014-2017

9,108

1,520

7,588

 

 

13,282

3,780

9,502

Southern Lights project financing3

2014

1,484

1,429

55

Total credit facilities

 

14,766

5,209

9,557

 

Notes:

 

1.               Total facilities include $35 million in demand facilities with no maturity date.

2.               Includes credit facility draws, letters of credit and commercial paper issuances that are back-stopped by the credit facility.

3.               Total facilities inclusive of $60 million for debt service reserve letters of credit.

 

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

As at Year End, the directors and all officers of Enbridge (including the executive officers listed below) as a group beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, 2,026,585 Common Shares, representing less than 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on that date.  The information as to shares beneficially owned or over which control or direction is exercised, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective directors and officers individually.  The directors and officers do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 1% of the voting securities of any subsidiary of the Company.

 

DIRECTORS

 

The table below sets forth the names of the directors of the Company as at the date of this AIF, their municipalities of residence, their respective principal occupations within the five preceding years, and the year in which they first became a director of the Company.  Each director who is elected holds office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is duly elected or appointed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and
Place of Residence

 

 

Principal Occupation During the Five Preceding Years

 

 

Director
Since
1

David A. Arledge
Naples, Florida
USA

 

 

 

Corporate Director.  Chair of the Board of Directors since 2005.

 

 

2002

James J. Blanchard2, 4 
Beverly Hills, Michigan
USA

 

 

 

Chairman, Government Affairs, DLA Piper U.S., LLP (law firm) since June, 2006.  United States Ambassador to Canada from 1993 to 1996.

 

 

1999

J. Lorne Braithwaite
Thornhill, Ontario
Canada

 

 

 

Corporate Director.  President and Chief Executive Officer of Build Toronto Inc. (real estate and development company) since April 2009.

 

 

1989

J. Herb England
Naples, Florida
USA

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stahlman-England Irrigation Inc. (contracting company) since January 2000.

 

 

2007

Charles W. Fischer
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

 

Corporate Director. President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexen Inc. (public oil and gas company) from 2001 to 2008.

 

 

2009

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name and
Place of Residence

 

 

Principal Occupation During the Five Preceding Years

 

 

Director
Since
1

V. Maureen Kempston Darkes
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea,
Florida
USA

 

 

 

Corporate Director.  Group Vice President and President, Latin America, Africa and Middle East of General Motors Corporation (manufacturing company) Group from 2002 to 2009.

 

 

2010

David A. Leslie3 
Toronto, Ontario
Canada

 

 

 

Corporate Director.

 

 

2005

Al Monaco
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer of Enbridge since October 2012 and President of Enbridge since February 2012.  President, Gas Pipelines, Green Energy & International of Enbridge from October 2010 to February 2012.  Executive Vice President, Major Projects & Green Energy of Enbridge from March 2010 to October 2010.  Executive Vice President, Major Projects of Enbridge from January 2008 to March 2010.

 

 

 

2012

George K. Petty
San Luis Obispo,
California 
USA

 

 

 

Corporate Director.

 

 

2001

Charles E. Shultz
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dauntless Energy Inc. (private oil and gas company) since 1995.

 

 

2004

Dan C. Tutcher 
Houston, Texas 
USA

 

 

 

Corporate Director.  Principal in Center Coast Capital Advisors, L.P. (investment advisory firm) since 2007.

 

 

2006

Catherine L. Williams
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

 

Corporate Director.  Chief Financial Officer of Shell Canada Limited (oil and gas company) from 2003 to 2007.

 

 

2007

 

Notes:

 

1.               “Director Since” refers to the year the person named was first elected or appointed as a director of the Company or of its predecessor parent, Interprovincial Pipe Line Inc.

2.               On April 10, 2006, the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) issued a temporary cease trade order against Bennett Environmental Inc. (“Bennett”), and subsequently a cease trade order on April 24, 2006, after Bennett failed to file its annual financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2005.  Under such orders, certain directors, officers and insiders of Bennett, including Governor Blanchard, were prohibited from trading Bennett securities until the OSC was in receipt of the necessary filings. Bennett made the requisite filings on or about May 30, 2006 and the cease trade order lapsed on June 19, 2006.  Governor Blanchard resigned from Bennett on August 7, 2006.

3.               Mr. Leslie served as a member of the board of directors of Canwest Global Communications Corp. from March 26, 2007 to January 14, 2009.  On October 6, 2009, Canwest Global Communications Corp. voluntarily entered into, and successfully obtained, an Order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial Division) relating to proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada).

4.               On May 31, 2004 and again on April 10, 2006, certain directors, senior officers and certain current and former employees of Nortel Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks Limited were prohibited from trading in the securities of Nortel Networks Corporation and Nortel Networks Limited pursuant to management cease trade orders issued by the OSC and certain other provincial securities regulators in connection with delays in the filing of certain financial statements.  Following the filing of the required financial statements, the OSC and subsequently the other provincial securities regulators lifted such cease trade orders effective June 21, 2005 and June 8, 2006 respectively.  Mr. Blanchard was a director of Nortel Networks Corporation until June 29, 2005.  At no time did the above noted cease trade orders apply to Mr. Blanchard.

 

Enbridge has four committees of the Board of Directors, as follows:

 

1.             Audit, Finance & Risk Committee (the “AFR Committee”);

2.             Governance Committee;

3.             Human Resources & Compensation Committee (the “HRC Committee”); and

4.             Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (the “CSR Committee”).

 



 

The members of each of these committees, as of Year End, are identified below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director

AFR
Committee

Governance
Committee

HRC
Committee

CSR
Committee

David A. Arledge

 

 

 

 

James J. Blanchard

 

ü

 

Chair

J. Lorne Braithwaite

 

ü

ü

 

J. Herb England

ü

 

ü

 

Charles W. Fischer

ü

 

ü

 

V. Maureen Kempston Darkes

 

 

ü

ü

David A. Leslie

Chair

ü

 

 

Al Monaco

 

 

 

 

George K. Petty

ü

 

 

ü

Charles E. Shultz

ü

 

ü

 

Dan C. Tutcher

 

Chair

 

ü

Catherine L. Williams

ü

 

Chair

 

 

OFFICERS

 

The following table sets forth the names of the executive officers, their current office with the Company as at the date of this AIF, their municipalities of residence and their principal occupations for the five preceding years:

 

Name and
Place of Residence

 

 

Present Position Held

 

 

Principal Occupation During the Five
Preceding Years

Al Monaco
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer since October 2012 and President since February 2012.  President, Gas Pipelines, Green Energy & International from October 2010 to February 2012.  Executive Vice President, Major Projects & Green Energy from March 2010 to October 2010.  Executive Vice President, Major Projects from January 2008 to March 2010.

 

D. Guy Jarvis
Aurora, Ontario
Canada

 

 

President, Gas Distribution

 

 

President, Gas Distribution and President of EGD since September 2011.  Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Enterprise Risk from October 2010 to September 2011.  Senior Vice President, Business Development of EPI from March 2008 to October 2010.  Vice President, Upstream Development of EPI from December 2004 to March 2008.

 

Stephen J. Wuori
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

President, Liquids Pipelines & Major Projects

 

 

President, Liquids Pipelines & Major Projects since February 2013.  President, Liquids Pipelines from October 2010 to February 2013.  Executive Vice President, Liquids Pipelines from January 2008 to October 2010.

 



 

Name and
Place of Residence

 

 

Present Position Held

 

 

Principal Occupation During the Five
Preceding Years

Leon A. Zupan
Houston, Texas
United States

 

 

President, Gas Pipelines

 

 

President, Gas Pipelines, Executive Vice President, Gas Pipelines of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. and Executive Vice President, Gas Pipelines of Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. since February 2012.  Senior Vice President, Operations of EPI from October 2010 to February 2012.  Vice President, Operations of EPI from July 2004 to October 2010.

 

J. Richard Bird 
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Development

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Development since January 2008.

Janet A. Holder
Prince George, British
Columbia  
Canada

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Western Access

 

 

Executive Vice President, Western Access since September 2011.  President, Gas Distribution from October 2010 to September 2011 and President of EGD from January 2008 to September 2011.

Karen L. Radford
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

Executive Vice President, People & Partners

 

 

Executive Vice President, People & Partners since September 2011.  Various Executive Vice President and President positions with TELUS Corporation (a telecommunications company) from July 2004 to January 2011.

 

David T. Robottom, Q.C.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

 

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer

 

 

Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer since October 2010. Executive Vice President, Law from January 2010 to October 2010.  Group Vice President, Corporate Law from June 2006 to January 2010.

 

Cynthia L. Hansen
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

 

 

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Safety & Operational Reliability

 

 

Senior Vice President, Enterprise Safety & Operational Reliability since February 2013. Vice President, System Performance & Solutions of EPI from July 2012 to February 2013.  Vice President, Canadian Operations of EPI from November 2010 to July 2012. Vice President, Finance of EPI from March 2007 to November 2010.

 

Byron C. Neiles 
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

Senior Vice President, Major Projects

 

 

Senior Vice President, Major Projects since November, 2011.  Vice President, Major Projects from October 2010 to November 2011.  Vice President, Engineering, Procurement & Construction & Project Services of EPI from January 2010 to October 2010. Vice President, Project Services of EPI from April 2008 to December 2009.  Vice President, Customer, Regulatory & Public Affairs of EGD from June 2003 to April 2008.

 

John K. Whelen 
Calgary, Alberta 
Canada

 

 

Senior Vice President & Controller

 

 

Senior Vice President & Controller since April 2011.  Senior Vice President, Corporate Development from September 2006 to April 2011.

 

 



 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

Directors and officers of Enbridge and its subsidiaries are required to disclose the existence of potential conflicts in accordance with Enbridge policies governing directors and officers and in accordance with the CBCA.  Although some of the directors sit on boards or may be otherwise associated with companies that ship crude oil and/or natural gas on Enbridge’s pipeline systems, Enbridge as a common carrier in Canada cannot, under its tariff, deny transportation service to a credit-worthy shipper.  Further, due to the specialized nature of the industry, Enbridge believes it is important for its Board to be composed of qualified and knowledgeable directors, so it is likely that some of them will come from oil and gas producers and shippers.  The Governance Committee closely monitors relationships among directors to ensure that business associations do not affect the Board’s performance.  In a circumstance where a director declares an interest in any material contract or material transaction being considered at a meeting, the director generally absents himself or herself from the meeting during the consideration of the matter, and does not vote on the matter.

 

AUDIT, FINANCE & RISK COMMITTEE

 

The AFR Committee’s Terms of Reference are attached to this AIF as Appendix A and can also be found on the Company’s website at www.enbridge.com.

 

RELEVANT EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF MEMBERS

 

The members of the AFR Committee at Year End were David A. Leslie (Chair), J. Herb England, Charles W. Fischer, George K. Petty, Charles E. Shultz and Catherine L. Williams.  The Board believes the composition of the AFR Committee reflects a high level of financial literacy and expertise.  Each member of the AFR Committee has been determined by the Board to be “independent” and “financially literate” as those terms are defined under Canadian and United States securities laws and TSX and NYSE requirements.

 

In addition, the Board has determined that Messrs. England and Leslie and Ms. Williams are each an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” as that term is defined under United States securities laws.  The Board has made these determinations based on the education and breadth and depth of experience of each member of the AFR Committee.  The following is a description of the education and experience, apart from their respective roles as directors of Enbridge, of each member of the AFR Committee that is relevant to the performance of his or her responsibilities as a member of the AFR Committee.

 

David A. Leslie, F.C.A.

 

Mr. Leslie is a chartered accountant and in his career of over 30 years, he was, among other things, personally involved in and then an active supervisor of persons engaged in auditing, analyzing and evaluating financial statements.  He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young LLP.  He is also a director and member of the audit committees of EGD, Crombie REIT, Empire Company Limited, Sobeys Inc. (a subsidiary of Empire Company Limited) and Imris Inc.  The NYSE Corporate Governance Standards requires that listed companies disclose if any member of the audit committee serves on more than three public companies’ audit committees.  While Mr. Leslie does serve on more than three audit committees, he is no longer employed on a full-time basis and the Board has determined that his service on these audit committees enhances his experience and does not impair his ability to serve on the Enbridge audit committee.

 

J. Herb England

 

Mr. England acquired extensive financial experience and exposure to accounting and financial issues during a lengthy career with the John Labatt Limited group of companies, including as Chief Financial Officer of John Labatt Limited.  He is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stahlman-England Irrigation Inc., a contracting company in Florida.

 



 

Charles W. Fischer

 

Mr. Fischer acquired significant financial experience and exposure to accounting and financial issues during a lengthy business career, which included serving as President and CEO of Nexen Inc. from 2001 to 2008, and holding various executive positions with Nexen Inc. from 1994 to 2001.  He currently also serves as director and a member of the audit committee of Pure Technologies Ltd.

 

George K. Petty

 

Mr. Petty acquired significant financial experience and exposure to accounting and financial issues during his lengthy business career, which included serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Telus Corporation from 1994 to 1999.  He has acted as a member of other United States and Canadian audit committees.

 

Charles E. Shultz

 

Mr. Shultz acquired significant financial experience as a business executive, board member and audit committee member of several large Canadian and US public companies.  He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited from 1990 to 1995 and has served as a director of Newfield Exploration and of Canadian Oil Sands Limited since its inception and was Chairman until 2009.  He is currently Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Dauntless Energy Inc., a private oil and gas company.

 

Catherine L. Williams

 

Ms. Williams held senior finance positions during a 30-year career in business which included international experience.  She worked for 20 years in the Shell group of companies, including as Chief Financial Officer of Shell Canada Limited from 2003 to 2007 and as Controller of Shell Europe Oil Products from 2001 to 2003.

 

PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

The AFR Committee has adopted a policy that requires pre-approval by the AFR Committee of any services to be provided by the external auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whether audit or non-audit services.  The policy prohibits the Company from engaging the auditors to provide the following non-audit services:

 

·                  bookkeeping or other services related to accounting records and financial statements;

·                  financial information systems design and implementation;

·                  appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports;

·                  actuarial services;

·                  internal audit outsourcing services;

·                  management functions or human resources;

·                  broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services;

·                  legal services; and

·                  expert services unrelated to the audit.

 

The AFR Committee believes that the policy will protect the Company from the potential loss of independence of the external auditors.  The AFR Committee has also adopted a policy which prohibits the Company from hiring (as a full-time employee, contractor or otherwise) into a financial reporting oversight role any current or former employee or partner of its external auditor who provided audit, review or attest service in respect of the Company’s financial statements (including such financial statements of its reporting issuer subsidiaries and significant investees) during the 12 month period preceding the date of the initiation of the current annual audit.  The policy further prohibits the hiring of a former partner of the Company’s external auditor who receives pension benefits from the firm, unless such pension benefits are of a fixed amount, not dependent upon firm earnings and fully funded.  In all cases, the hiring of any partner or employee or former partner or employee of the independent auditor is subject to joint approval by the lead engagement partner and the Company’s Senior Vice President and Controller.

 



 

A copy of the policies and procedures applicable to the pre-approval of non-audit services by the Company’s external auditors may be obtained from the Corporate Secretary of the Company by sending a written request to 3000, 425 - 1st Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3L8, by faxing a written request to 403-231-5929, by calling 403-231-3900 or by sending an e-mail request to CorporateSecretary@enbridge.com.

 

EXTERNAL AUDITOR SERVICES – FEES

 

The following table sets forth all services rendered by the Company’s auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, by category, together with the corresponding fees billed by the auditors for each category of service for the financial years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

20111

 

 

Description of Fee Category

Audit Fees

 

 

$10,919,000

 

 

$10,916,624

 

 

Represents the aggregate fees for audit services.

Audit-Related Fees

 

 

$927,480

 

 

$336,496

 

 

Represents the aggregate fees for assurance and related services by the Company’s auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not included under “Audit Fees”. During fiscal 2012 and 2011, the services provided in this category included due diligence related to prospectus offerings and other items.

Tax Fees

 

 

$1,128,846

 

 

$1,276,159

 

 

Represents the aggregate fees for professional services rendered by the Company’s auditors for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

All Other Fees

 

 

$912,555

 

 

$670,304

 

 

Represents the aggregate fees for products and services provided by the Company’s auditors other than those services reported under “Audit Fees, “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”. These fees include those related to US GAAP, Canadian Public Accountability Board fees, French translation work and process reviews.

Total Fees

 

 

$13,887,881

 

 

$13,199,583

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

1.               Comparative figures presented above have been restated to include fees for EEP, which is now consolidated within the Company’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Fees billed to EEP are for services provided by the US affiliate of the Company’s auditors.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Information related to Enbridge’s legal proceedings can be found in Note 28, “Commitments and Contingencies”, to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 



 

INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

 

No director, executive officer or principal shareholder of Enbridge, or associate or affiliate of these persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction within the last three years that has materially affected or will materially affect Enbridge.

 

REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT

 

The registrar and transfer agent for the Common Shares is CIBC Mellon Trust Company1 in Canada and Computershare in the United States:

 

In Canada:
Canadian Stock Transfer Company
P.O. Box 700, Station B
Montreal, Quebec H3B 3K3
Telephone: 1-800-387-0825 or
416-682-3860 outside of North America
Website: www.canstockta.com

 

In the United States:
Computershare
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, New Jersey
United States of America 07310

 

Note:

 

1.               Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc. acts as the Administrative Agent for CIBC Mellon Trust Company.

 

The registrar and transfer agent for all the Preference Shares is CIBC Mellon Trust Company1:

 

In Canada:
Canadian Stock Transfer Company
P.O. Box 700, Station B
Montreal, Quebec  H3B 3K3
Telephone: 1-800-387-0825 or
416-682-3860 outside of North America
Website: www.canstockta.com

 

Note:

 

1.               Canadian Stock Transfer Company Inc. acts as the Administrative Agent for CIBC Mellon Trust Company.

 

MATERIAL CONTRACTS

 

Enbridge did not enter into any material contracts outside the ordinary course of business during the year ended December 31, 2012, nor has it entered into any material contracts outside the ordinary course of business prior to the year ended December 31, 2012 which are still in effect as at the date of this AIF.

 

INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

 

The Company’s independent auditors are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants, who have issued an independent auditor’s report dated February 14, 2013 in respect of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2012 and the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2012.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has advised that they are independent with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and the Rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

 



 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

Additional information about Enbridge is available on our website at www.enbridge.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in Canada, and on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov.  The aforementioned information is made available in accordance with legal requirements and is not incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 

Additional information, including directors’ and officers’ remuneration and indebtedness, principal holders of our securities and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, where applicable, is contained in the Management Information Circular for Enbridge’s most recent annual meeting of shareholders at which directors were elected.

 

Additional financial information is provided in Enbridge’s audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012 and MD&A.

 

Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.

Additional information about EGD can be found in its Annual Information Form, financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis which have been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and are publicly available at www.sedar.com.  These documents are not incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 

ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

Additional information about EEP can be found in its Annual Report on Form 10-K that has been filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.  This document contains detailed disclosure with respect to EEP and is publicly available at www.sec.gov. No part of the Form 10-K filed by EEP is incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 

Enbridge Income Fund

Additional information about the Fund can be found in its Annual Information Form, financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis which have been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces of Canada.  These documents contain detailed disclosure with respect to the Fund and are publicly available at www.sedar.com.  These documents are not incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 

Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc.

Additional information about EIFH can be found in its Annual Information Form, financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis which have been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces of Canada.  These documents contain detailed disclosure with respect to EIFH and are publicly available at www.sedar.com.  These documents are not incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 

Enbridge Pipelines Inc.

Additional information about EPI can be found in its Annual Information Form, financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis which have been filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and are publicly available at www.sedar.com.  These documents are not incorporated by reference into this AIF.

 



 

SCHEDULE A

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE
AUDIT, FINANCE & RISK COMMITTEE

 

I.                                        CONSTITUTION

 

There shall be a committee, to be known as the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee (the “Committee”), of the Board of Directors of Enbridge Inc.

 

II.                                    MEMBERSHIP

 

Following each annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, the Board shall elect from its members, not less than three (3) Directors to serve on the Committee (the “Members”).  The Members and the Chair of the Committee are elected by the Board following the nomination of Directors by the Governance Committee.  No Member of the Committee shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s affiliates.  All members of the Committee shall, in the judgment of the Board, be unrelated and independent and shall satisfy applicable stock exchange and legal requirements.  Determinations on whether a Director meets the requirements for membership on the Committee shall be made by the Board.  At least one member of the Committee shall be a “financial expert” as determined by the Board and as defined by American legal or regulatory requirements.  No Director may serve as a member of the Committee if such Director also serves on the audit committees of more than two other public entities unless the Board determines that such simultaneous service would not impair the ability of such Director to effectively serve on the Committee.

 

Any Member may be removed or replaced at any time by the Board and shall cease to be a Member upon ceasing to be a Director of the Corporation.  Each Member shall hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation or until the Member ceases to be a Director, resigns or is replaced, whichever first occurs.  Vacancies may be filled by the Board with nominees approved by the Governance Committee.

 

III.                                MEETINGS

 

The Committee shall convene at such times and places designated by its Chair or whenever a meeting is requested by a Member, the Board, an officer, the internal auditor or the external auditors of the Corporation.  A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours notice of each meeting shall be given to each Member and to the internal and external auditors.

 

A majority of the committee shall be duly convened if all Members are present, or at least a majority of the Members are present.  A quorum at a meeting shall consist of at least a majority of Members.  Where the Members consent, and proper notice has been given or waived, Members of the Committee may participate in a meeting of the Committee by means of such telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each other, and a Member participating in such a meeting by any such means is deemed to be present at that meeting.

 

In the absence of the Chair of the Committee, the Members may choose one (1) of the Members to be the Chair of the meeting.

 

At the invitation of a Member, other Board members, officers or employees of the Corporation, the external auditors, external counsel and other experts or consultants may attend any meeting of the Committee.

 

Members of the Committee may meet separately with any member of management, the external auditors, the internal auditor, internal or external counsel or any other expert or consultant.

 

Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the Committee.

 



 

IV.                               FUNDING

 

The Corporation shall provide appropriate funding, as determined by the Committee, for the payment of compensation to the external auditors and any independent counsel, experts or advisors employed by the Committee and administrative expenses of the Committee.

 

V.                                   REVIEW OF CHARTER

 

The Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of its Terms of Reference at least annually and propose recommended changes to the Board.

 

VI.                               DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHAIR

 

The Chair is responsible for:

 

A.

convening Committee meetings and designating the times and places of those meetings;

 

 

B.

ensuring Committee meetings are duly convened and that quorum is present when required;

 

 

C.

working with Management on the development of agendas and related materials for the Committee meetings;

 

 

D.

ensuring Committee meetings are conducted in an efficient, effective and focused manner;

 

 

E.

ensuring the Committee has sufficient information to permit it to properly make decisions when decisions are required;

 

 

F.

advising the Committee of any finance, accounting or misappropriation matters brought to the Chair’s attention through the Corporation’s Ethics and Conduct hotline procedures;

 

 

G.

reviewing the CEO’s expense reports;

 

 

H.

providing leadership to the Committee and to assist the Committee in reviewing and monitoring its responsibilities; and

 

 

I.

reporting to the Board on the recommendations and decisions of the Committee.

 

VII.                           DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

The Committee provides assistance to the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility to the shareholders, the investment community and others, relating to the integrity of the Corporation’s financial statements and the financial reporting process, the management information systems and financial controls, the internal audit function, the external auditors’ qualifications, independence, performance and reports, the Corporation’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the risk identification, assessment and management program.  In so doing, it is the Committee’s responsibility to maintain an open avenue of communication between the Committee, the external auditors, the internal auditors and management of the Corporation.

 

Management is responsible for preparing the interim and annual financial statements and financial disclosure of the Corporation and for maintaining a system of internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded and that transactions are authorized, executed, recorded and reported properly.  The Committee’s role is to provide meaningful and effective oversight and counsel to management without assuming responsibility for management’s day-to-day duties.

 

In performance of its duties and responsibilities, the Committee shall have the right as it determines necessary to carry out its duties to engage independent counsel, experts and other advisors, to inspect any and all of the books and records of the Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and to discuss with the officers of the Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates, the internal auditor and the external auditors, such accounts, records and other matters as any Member considers appropriate.

 

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The Committee shall have the following specific duties and responsibilities:

 

A.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS.

 

 

 

 

The Committee shall:

 

 

 

 

(i)

(a)

be responsible for the appointment, compensation, oversight, retention and termination of the external auditors who shall report directly to the Committee, provided that the appointment of the auditor shall be subject to shareholder approval; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

be responsible for the appointment, compensation, oversight, retention and termination of any other registered public accounting firm for audit, review or attestation services;

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

review and approve the terms of the external auditors’ annual engagement letter, including the proposed audit fees;

 

 

 

 

(iii)

review and approve all engagements for audit services and non-audit services to be provided by the external auditors and, as necessary, consider the potential impact of such services on the independence of the external auditors;

 

 

 

 

(iv)

review and discuss with the external auditors all relationships that the external auditors and their affiliates have with the Corporation and its affiliates in order to determine the external auditors’ independence;

 

 

 

 

(v)

at least annually, obtain and review a report by the external auditors describing the firm’s internal quality-control procedures, any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review or peer review of the firm or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the external auditors and any steps taken to deal with any such issues and all relationships between the external auditors and the Corporation;

 

 

 

 

(vi)

resolve disagreements, if any, between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting;

 

 

 

 

(vii)

inform the external auditors and management that the external auditors shall have access directly to the Committee at all times, as well as the Committee to the external auditors and that the external auditors are ultimately accountable to the Committee as representatives of the shareholders of the Corporation;

 

 

 

 

(viii)

discuss with management and the external auditors any correspondence from or with regulators or governmental agencies, any employee complaints or any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Corporation’s financial statements or accounting policies; and

 

 

 

 

(ix)

establish hiring policies for employees or former employees of the external auditors.

 

 

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B.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO AUDITS AND FINANCIAL REPORTING.

 

 

 

The Committee shall:

 

 

 

 

(i)

review the engagement terms and the audit plan with the external auditors and with the Corporation’s management;

 

 

 

 

(ii)

review with management and the Corporation’s external auditors the Corporation’s financial reporting in connection with the annual audit and the preparation of the financial statements, including, without limitation, the judgment of the external auditors as to the quality, not just the acceptability of, and the appropriateness of the Corporation’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting and the degree of aggressiveness or conservatism of the Corporation’s accounting principles and underlying estimates;

 

 

 

 

(iii)

review with management any anticipated changes in reporting standards, the preparedness of management and potential outcomes and impacts;

 

 

 

 

(iv)

review with management and the external auditors and make recommendations to the Board on all financial statements and financial disclosure which require approval by the Board including:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

the Corporation’s annual financial statements including the notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

any report or opinion to be rendered in connection therewith;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

any change or initial adoption in accounting policies and their applicability to the business;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

all significant adjustments proposed by the external auditors; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

satisfying itself that there are no unresolved issues between management and the external auditors that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the financial statements.

 

 

 

 

(v)

review the Corporation’s interim financial results, including the notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” with management and the external auditors and approve the release thereof by management or recommend approval thereof to the Board for release by the Board;

 

 

 

 

(vi)

review annually the approach taken by management in the preparation of earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies;

 

 

 

 

(vii)

discuss with the external auditors their perception of the Corporation’s internal audit and accounting personnel, and any recommendations which the external auditors may have;

 

 

 

 

(viii)

review with management, the external auditors and, as necessary, internal and external legal counsel, any litigation, claim or contingency, including tax assessments, that could have a material effect upon the financial position of the Corporation, and the manner in which these matters may be, or have been, disclosed in the financial statements;

 

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(ix)

review with management and monitor the funding exposure of the Corporation under the Corporation’s pension plans, annually review the Annual Pension Report and review and approve the financial statements applicable to each of the pension plans;

 

 

 

 

(x)

annually or more frequently as deemed necessary, meet separately with management and the external auditors, and at least annually with the internal auditors, to review issues and matters of concern respecting audits and financial reporting processes;

 

 

 

 

(xi)

review with the Corporation’s management and, as deemed necessary, review with the external auditors, any proposed changes in or initial adoption of accounting policies, the presentation and impact of significant risks and uncertainties, and key estimates and judgments of the Corporation’s management that may be material to financial reporting;

 

 

 

 

(xii)

review with the Corporation’s management and, as deemed necessary, with the external auditors, significant financial reporting issues arising during the fiscal period, including the methods of resolution;

 

 

 

 

(xiii)

review any problems experienced by the external auditors in performing an audit, including any restrictions imposed by the Corporation’s management or significant accounting issues on which there was a disagreement with the Corporation’s management;

 

 

 

 

(xiv)

review the post-audit or management letter containing the recommendations of the external auditors and the response of the Corporation’s management, if any, including an evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal financial controls of the Corporation (in respect of the scope of review of internal controls by the external auditors, the review is carried out to enable the external auditors to express an opinion on the Corporation’s financial statements);

 

 

 

 

(xv)

review before release relevant public disclosure documents containing audited or unaudited financial information, including annual and interim earnings press releases, prospectuses, the Annual Information Form, and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis disclosure;

 

 

 

 

(xvi)

review, in conjunction with the Human Resources & Compensation Committee, the appointment of the chief financial officer;

 

 

 

 

(xvii)

inquire into and determine the appropriate resolution of conflicts of interest in respect of audit, finance or risk matters between or among an officer, Director, shareholder, the internal auditors, or the external auditors, which are properly directed to the Committee by the Chair of the Board, the Board, a shareholder, the internal auditors, the external auditors, or the Corporation’s management; and

 

 

 

 

(xviii)

as deemed necessary by the Committee, inquire into and examine matters relating to the financial affairs of the Corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of them, including the review of subsidiary or affiliate Audit Committee reports.

 

 

 

C.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESSES AND INTERNAL CONTROLS

 

 

 

 

The Committee shall:

 

 

 

 

(i)

review the adequacy and effectiveness of the accounting and internal control policies of the Corporation and procedures through inquiry and discussions with the external auditors, management, and the internal auditor;

 

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(ii)

review with management the Corporation’s administrative, operational and accounting internal controls, including controls and security of the computerized information systems, and evaluate whether the Corporation is operating in accordance with prescribed policies, procedures and the Statement on Business Conduct;

 

 

 

 

(iii)

annually or more frequently if deemed necessary, meet separately with the external auditor, the head of the internal audit group and management, to review issues and matters of concern respecting financial reporting processes and internal controls;

 

 

 

 

(iv)

review with management and the external auditors any reportable conditions, material weaknesses and significant deficiencies affecting internal control;

 

 

 

 

(v)

establish and maintain free and open means of communication between and among the Committee, the external auditors, the internal auditor and management;

 

 

 

 

(vi)

review at least annually with the internal auditor the Corporation’s internal control procedures, and the scope and plans for the work of the internal audit group; and

 

 

 

 

(vii)

review the adequacy of resources of the internal auditor and ensure that the internal auditor has unrestricted access to all functions, records, property and personnel of the Corporation and inform the internal auditors and management that the internal auditors shall have unfettered access directly to the Committee at all times, as well as the Committee to the internal auditors.

 

 

 

D.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO FINANCE.

 

 

 

 

The Committee shall:

 

 

 

 

(i)

review and as required, approve or recommend for approval to the Board, prospectuses and documents, where practicable, which may be incorporated by reference into a prospectus;

 

 

 

 

(ii)

review the issuance of equity or debt securities by the Corporation, and if deemed appropriate, authorize the filing with securities regulatory authorities of any prospectus, prospectus supplement or other documentation relating thereto; and

 

 

 

 

(iii)

review and recommend for approval to the Board the annual management information circular with respect to matters related to the auditor, affecting the capital of the Corporation or principal risks to be managed by the Corporation.

 

 

 

E.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO RISK MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

The Committee shall:

 

 

 

 

(i)

review at least annually with senior management, internal counsel and, as necessary, external counsel and the Corporation’s internal and external auditors:

 

 

 

 

 

(i)

the Corporation’s method of reviewing major risks inherent in the Corporation’s businesses, facilities, and strategic directions, including the Corporation’s risk management and evaluation process (in respect of risk management evaluations and guidelines relating to environment, health and safety matters, the Committee shall consult with and, as deemed necessary, review the recommendations of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee);

 

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(ii)

the strategies, policies and practices applicable to the Corporation’s assessment, management, prevention and mitigation of risks (including the foreign currency and interest rate risk strategies, counterparty credit exposure, cash management, credit and financing, the use of derivative instruments, insurance and adequacy of tax provisions);

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iii)

the Corporate Risk Assessment and updates thereto and report to the Board thereon;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iv)

the major financial risk exposures and steps management has taken to monitor and manage such exposures;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(v)

the Corporation’s annual insurance report including the risk retention philosophy and resulting uninsured exposure, if any; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(vi)

the loss prevention policies, risk management programs, disaster response and recovery programs, corporate liability protection programs for Directors and officers, and standards and accountabilities of the Corporation in the context of competitive and operational considerations; and

 

 

 

 

(ii)

consider other risk management matters from time to time as the Committee may consider appropriate or the Board may specifically direct.

 

 

 

F.

OTHER DUTIES OF AUDIT, FINANCE & RISK COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

The Committee shall, as required, or as deemed necessary by the Committee:

 

 

 

 

(i)

meet separately with senior management, the internal auditors, the external auditors and, as is appropriate, internal and external legal counsel and independent advisors in respect of issues not elsewhere listed concerning any other audit, finance and risk matters;

 

 

 

 

(ii)

review incidents or alleged incidents as reported by senior management, internal audit, the external auditor, the Chief Compliance Officer, the law department, or otherwise of fraud, illegal acts or conflicts of interest;

 

 

 

 

(iii)

establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters;

 

 

 

 

(iv)

report to the Board after each Committee meeting, as required during the year, with respect to the Committee’s activities and recommendations;

 

 

 

 

(v)

address any other matter properly referred to the Committee by the Chair of the Board, the Board, a Director, the internal auditors, the external auditors, the CEO, or the management of the Corporation or any other matter as may be required under stock exchange rules or by law;

 

 

 

 

(vi)

in conjunction with the Governance Committee, conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Committee; and

 

 

 

 

(vii)

the Committee shall, in conjunction with Management, coordinate the performance of its duties concerning:

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

the external auditor;

 

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(b)

audits and financial reporting;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

financial reporting processes and internal controls;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

finance;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

risk management; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

with any audit committee of a subsidiary corporation, respecting the independence of such subsidiary directors and managing to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of approach with such subsidiary.

 

VIII.                      COMMITTEE TIMETABLE

 

The major annual activities of the Committee shall be outlined in an annual schedule.

 

IX.                               DELEGATION TO SUBCOMMITTEE

 

The Committee may, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Committee.  The Committee may, in its discretion, delegate to one or more of its members the authority to pre-approve any audit or non-audit services to be performed by the external auditors, provided that any such approvals are presented to the Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

 

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