As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2016

Registration No. 333-       

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 


 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM F-10

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

TRANSCANADA CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Canada

 

4922; 4923; 4924; 5172

 

Not Applicable

(Province or other jurisdiction of

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

incorporation or organization)

 

Classification Code Number)

 

 

 

TransCanada Tower, 450 First Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5H1, (403) 920-2000

(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

TransCanada PipeLine USA Ltd., 700 Louisiana St., Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, (832) 320-5201

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service in the United States)

 


 

Copies to:

 

Donald R. Marchand

 

Michael L. Hermsen, Esq.

 

Ross A. Bentley

TransCanada Corporation

 

Mayer Brown LLP

 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

TransCanada Tower

 

71 S. Wacker Drive

 

855 - 2nd Street S.W.

450 First Street S.W.

 

Chicago, Illinois

 

Suite 3500, Bankers Hall East Tower

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

U.S.A., 60606

 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

T2P 5H1

 

(312) 782-0600

 

AB T2P 4J8

(403) 920-2000

 

 

 

(403) 260-9600

 


 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.

 


 

Province of Alberta, Canada

(Principal jurisdiction regulating this offering)

 


 

It is proposed that this filing shall become effective (check appropriate box):

 

A.   o      upon filing with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 467(a) (if in connection with an offering being made contemporaneously in the United States and Canada).

 

B.   x     at some future date (check appropriate box below):

 

1. ¨           pursuant to Rule 467(b) on                          at                       (designate a time not sooner than seven calendar days after filing).

2. ¨           pursuant to Rule 467(b) on                          at                       (designate a time seven calendar days or sooner after filing) because the securities regulatory authority in the review jurisdiction has issued a receipt or notification of clearance on.                          .

3. ¨           pursuant to Rule 467(b) as soon as practicable after notification of the Commission by the Registrant or the Canadian securities regulatory authority of the review jurisdiction that a receipt or notification of clearance has been issued with respect hereto.

4. x         after the filing of the next amendment to this Form (if preliminary material is being filed).

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to the home jurisdiction’s shelf prospectus offering procedures, check the following box: x

 


 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of
securities to be registered

 

Amount to
be registered (1) (2) (3)

 

Proposed maximum
offering price
per Security

 

Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)

 

Amount of
registration fee

Common Shares (4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscription Receipts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

U.S.$1,503,985,562

 

100%

 

U.S.$1,503,985,562

 

U.S.$174,312

 


(1)          In U.S. dollars or the equivalent thereof in foreign denominated currencies or currency units.

(2)          Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the filing fee.

(3)          Based upon a proposed maximum offering price of CDN $2,000,000,000 at an exchange rate of CDN $1.3298 per US $1.00, the noon buying rate in New York City on December 2, 2016 for cable transfers in Canadian Dollars as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

(4)          Includes associated common share purchase rights. The value, if any, attributable to the rights is reflected in the market price of the common shares

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registration Statement shall become effective as provided in Rule 467 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Act, may determine.

 

 

 



 

PART I

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE

DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS

 

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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

 

TRANSCANADA CORPORATION

 

$2,000,000,000

 

Common Shares

First Preferred Shares

Second Preferred Shares

Subscription Receipts

 

TransCanada Corporation (“TCC” or the “Corporation”) may from time to time offer common shares (“Common Shares”), first preferred shares (“First Preferred Shares”), second preferred shares (“Second Preferred Shares” and, together with the First Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares”) and subscription receipts (“Subscription Receipts”) (collectively, Common Shares, Preferred Shares and Subscription Receipts are referred to herein as the “Securities”) having an aggregate offering price of up to $2,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in U.S. dollars or other currencies) during the 25 month period that this short form base shelf prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains valid.

 

The specific terms of any offering of Securities will be set forth in one or more shelf prospectus supplements (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”) including, where applicable: (i) in the case of Common Shares, the number of shares offered and the offering price (or the manner of determination thereof if offered on a non-fixed price basis); (ii) in the case of Preferred Shares, the designation of the particular series, the number of shares offered, the offering price (or the manner of determination thereof if offered on a non-fixed price basis), any voting rights, any rights to receive dividends, any terms of redemption, any conversion or exchange rights and any other specific terms; and (iii) in the case of Subscription Receipts, the offering price (or the manner of determination thereof if offered on a non-fixed price basis), the procedures for the exchange of the Subscription Receipts for Common Shares or Preferred Shares, as the case may be, and any other specific terms. A Prospectus Supplement may include other terms pertaining to the Securities that are not prohibited by the parameters set forth in this prospectus.

 

All shelf information permitted under applicable laws to be omitted from this prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together with this prospectus. Each Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.

 



 

The issued and outstanding Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “TRP”. The issued and outstanding First Preferred Shares, series 1 (“Series 1 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 2 (“Series 2 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 3 (“Series 3 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 4 (“Series 4 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 5 (“Series 5 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 6 (“Series 6 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, Series 7 (“Series 7 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, Series 9 (“Series 9 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, series 11 (“Series 11 Shares”), the First Preferred Shares, Series 13 (“Series 13 Shares”), and the First Preferred Shares, Series 15 (“Series 15 Shares”) of TCC are listed for trading on the TSX under the symbols “TRP.PR.A”, “TRP.PR.F”, “TRP.PR.B”, “TRP.PR.H”, “TRP.PR.C”, “TRP.PR.I”, “TRP.PR.D”, “TRP.PR.E”, “TRP.PR.G”, “TRP.PR.J” and “TRP.PR.K” respectively. There is no market through which the Preferred Shares or Subscription Receipts which may be offered under this prospectus may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell any Preferred Shares or Subscription Receipts purchased under this prospectus. This may affect the pricing of the securities in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the securities, and the extent of issuer regulation. See “Risk Factors” as well as the “Risk Factors” section of the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

 

The Corporation may sell the Securities to or through underwriters purchasing as principals and may also sell the Securities to one or more purchasers directly or through agents. See “Plan of Distribution”. The Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities will identify each underwriter or agent, as the case may be, engaged by TCC in connection with the offering and sale of Securities, and will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the method of distribution of such Securities, the public offering price, the proceeds to TCC, any fees, discounts or other compensation payable to underwriters or agents, and any other material terms of the plan of distribution. Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or fixed prices, or at non-fixed prices. If offered on a non-fixed price basis, Securities may be offered at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices to be negotiated with purchasers at the time of sale, which prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of distribution. If Securities are offered on a non-fixed price basis, the underwriters’ compensation will be increased or decreased by the amount by which the aggregate price paid for Securities by the purchasers exceeds or is less than the gross proceeds paid by the underwriters to TCC. See “Plan of Distribution”.

 

In connection with any offering of Securities, the underwriters or agents may over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities at a level above that which otherwise might prevail on the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time. See “Plan of Distribution”.

 

TCC’s head office and registered office is located at 450 - 1st Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5H1.

 

We are permitted, as a Canadian issuer, under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States (“U.S.”), to prepare this prospectus in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements. You should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the U.S.

 

You should be aware that the acquisition of the Securities described herein may have tax consequences both in the U.S. and in Canada. Such tax consequences for investors who are residents in, or citizens of, the U.S. may not be described fully herein or in any applicable Prospectus Supplement. You should read the tax discussion in any applicable Prospectus Supplement, however, this prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement may not fully describe these tax consequences.

 

Your ability to enforce civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that we are incorporated under the laws of Canada, that some or all of our officers and directors may be residents of Canada, that some or all of the experts named in the registration statement may be residents of Canada and that all or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of said persons are located outside the of U.S.

 

John E. Lowe, Paula R. Reynolds, John Richels and Mary Pat Salomone are directors of the Corporation who reside outside of Canada and each of these directors has appointed the Corporation as agent for service of process at 450 - 1st Street, S.W., Calgary, AB T2P 5H1. Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person who resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process.

 

These Securities have not been approved or disapproved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any state securities commission nor has the SEC or any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence.

 

The earnings coverage ratios of the Corporation for the 12-month periods ended December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2016 are less than one-to-one. If adjusted to exclude the Corporation’s non-cash impairment charges for Ravenswood goodwill and Keystone XL and related projects, as applicable, such earnings coverage ratios would be greater than one-to-one. See ‘‘Earnings Coverage Ratios’’.

 

The date of this prospectus is           , 2016.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

4

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

6

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

7

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION

8

THE CORPORATION

8

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

8

CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION

8

USE OF PROCEEDS

9

EARNINGS COVERAGE

9

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES BEING DISTRIBUTED

11

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

13

PRIOR SALES

14

TRADING PRICE AND VOLUME

15

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

16

CERTAIN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

17

RISK FACTORS

17

LEGAL MATTERS

17

EXPERTS

17

INTEREST OF EXPERTS

18

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

18

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus include “forward-looking information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively, “forward-looking information”) within the meaning of securities laws, including the “safe harbour” provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario), the Securities Act (Alberta), the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The words “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “estimate”, “project”, “outlook”, “forecast”, “intend”, “target”, “plan” or similar words are used to identify such forward-looking information. Forward-looking information in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein is intended to provide you with information regarding us, including management’s assessment of our future plans and financial outlook. Forward-looking information in this prospectus includes statements under the headings “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution”. Forward-looking information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may include, but is not limited to, statements regarding:

 

·                  planned changes in our business including the divesture of certain assets;

 

·                  our financial and operational performance, including the performance of our subsidiaries;

 

·                  expectations or projections about strategies and goals for growth and expansion;

 

·                  expected cash flows and future financing options available to us;

 

·                  expected costs for planned projects, including projects under construction and in development;

 

·                  expected schedules for planned projects (including anticipated construction and completion dates);

 

·                  expected regulatory processes and outcomes;

 

·                  expected impact of regulatory outcomes;

 

·                  expected outcomes with respect to legal proceedings, including arbitration and insurance claims;

 

·                  expected capital expenditures and contractual obligations;

 

·                  expected operating and financial results;

 

·                  the expected impact of future accounting changes, commitments and contingent liabilities;

 

·                  expected industry, market and economic conditions; and

 

·                  future dividend growth.

 

This forward-looking information reflects our beliefs and assumptions based on information available at the time the information was stated and, as such, is not a guarantee of future performance. By its nature, forward-looking information is subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results and achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed or implied in such information.

 

Key assumptions on which our forward-looking information is based include, but are not limited to, assumptions about:

 

·                  planned monetization of our U.S. Northeast power assets;

 

·                  inflation rates, commodity prices and capacity prices;

 

·                  timing of financings and hedging;

 

·                  regulatory decisions and outcomes;

 

·                  foreign exchange rates;

 

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·                  interest rates;

 

·                  tax rates;

 

·                  planned and unplanned outages and the use of our pipeline and energy assets;

 

·                  integrity and reliability of our assets;

 

·                  access to capital markets;

 

·                  anticipated construction costs, schedules and completion dates; and

 

·                  acquisitions and divestitures.

 

The risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:

 

·                  our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. (“Columbia” and when referring to the acquisition, the “Acquisition”);

 

·                  timing and execution of our planned asset sales;

 

·                  our ability to successfully implement our strategic initiatives;

 

·                  whether our strategic initiatives will yield the expected benefits;

 

·                  the operating performance of our pipeline and energy assets;

 

·                  amount of capacity sold and rates achieved in our pipeline businesses;

 

·                  the availability and price of energy commodities;

 

·                  the amount of capacity payments and revenues we receive from our energy business;

 

·                  regulatory decisions and outcomes;

 

·                  outcomes of legal proceedings, including arbitration and insurance claims;

 

·                  performance and credit risk of our counterparties;

 

·                  changes in market commodity prices;

 

·                  changes in the political environment;

 

·                  changes in environmental and other laws and regulations;

 

·                  competitive factors in the pipeline and energy sectors;

 

·                  construction and completion of capital projects;

 

·                  costs for labour, equipment and materials;

 

·                  access to capital markets;

 

·                  interest, tax and foreign exchange rates;

 

·                  weather;

 

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·                  cyber security;

 

·                  technological developments; and

 

·                  economic conditions in North America as well as globally.

 

Additional information on these and other factors is discussed in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein including in the 2015 MD&A (as defined herein) under the headings “Natural Gas Pipelines — Business Risks”, “Liquids Pipelines — Business Risks”, “Energy — Business Risks”, “Other Information — Risks and Risk Management” and “Financial Risks” and in Schedule A to the BAR (as defined herein), as may be modified or superseded by other subsequently filed documents that are also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking information, which is given as of the date it is expressed in this prospectus or otherwise, and not to use future-oriented information or financial outlooks for anything other than their intended purpose. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information in this prospectus or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Information has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus from documents filed with the securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada and with the SEC in the U.S.

 

The following documents which were filed by us with the securities commissions or similar authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and the SEC are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:

 

(a)         management information circular dated March 2, 2015 for the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on May 1, 2015;

 

(b)         audited comparative consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, the notes thereto, and the auditors’ report thereon;

 

(c)          management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as at and for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the “2015 MD&A”);

 

(d)         annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2015 dated February 10, 2016 (the “Annual Information Form”);

 

(e)          management information circular dated February 23, 2016 for the annual and special meeting of shareholders held on April 29, 2016;

 

(f)           the material change report dated March 18, 2016;

 

(g)          unaudited interim comparative consolidated financial statements as at September 30, 2016 and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and the notes thereto;

 

(h)         management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 (the “Interim MD&A” and together with 2015 MD&A, the “MD&A”) and

 

(i)             the business acquisition report dated July 22, 2016 relating to the acquisition of Columbia (the “BAR”).

 

Any documents of the type referred to above, including all annual information forms, all information circulars, all annual and interim financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis relating thereto, all material change reports (excluding confidential material change reports), press releases containing financial information for financial periods more recent than the most recent annual or interim financial statements, and any business acquisition reports, as well as all Prospectus Supplements disclosing additional or updated information subsequently filed by us with securities regulatory authorities in Canada after the date of this prospectus and prior to the date on which this prospectus ceases to be effective shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus. These documents will be available through the internet on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”), which can be accessed at www.sedar.com. In addition, any similar documents filed by us with the SEC in our periodic reports on Form 6-K or annual reports on Form 40-F, and any other documents filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case after the date of this prospectus, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, if and to the extent expressly provided in such reports.

 

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Our periodic reports on Form 6-K and our annual reports on Form 40-F are available on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system web site at www.sec.gov.

 

Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purpose that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not constitute a part of this prospectus, except as so modified or superseded.

 

Upon a new annual information form and related annual audited comparative consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis being filed by us with the applicable securities regulatory authorities during the term of this prospectus, the previous annual information form, the previous annual audited comparative consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis, all interim comparative consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis, all material change reports and all business acquisition reports filed by us prior to the commencement of the financial year of the Corporation in which the new annual information form and the related annual audited comparative consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis are filed shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder. Upon interim comparative consolidated financial statements and the accompanying management’s discussion and analysis being filed by us with the applicable securities regulatory authorities during the term of this prospectus, all interim comparative consolidated financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis filed prior to the filing of the new interim comparative consolidated financial statements shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities hereunder.

 

Any “template version” of any “marketing materials” (as such terms are defined under applicable Canadian securities laws) pertaining to a distribution of Securities will be filed on SEDAR. In the event that such “marketing materials” are filed subsequent to the date of the filing of the applicable Prospectus Supplement(s) pertaining to the distribution of the Securities that such “marketing materials” relate to and prior to the termination of such distribution, such filed versions of the “marketing materials” will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the applicable Prospectus Supplement(s) for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement(s) pertain.

 

We will provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, including any beneficial owner, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference (other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents). Requests should be directed to TransCanada Corporation, 450 - 1st Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5H1, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone number (403) 920-2000.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement and on the other information included in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. We are not making an offer of these Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted by law. You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable Prospectus Supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

In this prospectus and in any Prospectus Supplement, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. References to “dollars” or “$” are to lawful currency of Canada, and references to “U.S. dollars” or “U.S.$” are to lawful currency of the U.S.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information included and incorporated by reference in this prospectus has been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

One or more Prospectus Supplements containing the specific variable terms of an offering of Securities will be delivered to purchasers of such Securities together with this prospectus and will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus as of the date of such Prospectus Supplement solely for the purposes of the offering of the Securities offered thereunder.

 

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Except on the cover page and under “Description of the Securities Being Distributed”, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement to “we”, “us”, “our”, “TCC” or the “Corporation” mean TransCanada Corporation and its subsidiaries, partnership interests and joint venture investments.

 

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC, under the Securities Act, a registration statement on Form F-10 relating to the Securities. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement, certain items of which are contained in the exhibits to the registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus about the contents of any contract, agreement or other documents referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, you should refer to the exhibits for a complete description of the matter involved. Each time we sell Securities under the registration statement, we will provide a Prospectus Supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The Prospectus Supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.

 

We file annual and quarterly financial information and material change reports, business acquisition reports and other material with the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each of the provinces and territories of Canada and with the SEC. Under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the U.S., documents and other information that we file with the SEC may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of Canada, which are different from those of the U.S. You may read and download any public document that TCC has filed with the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each of the provinces and territories of Canada on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. You may read and copy any document TCC has filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington D.C. and may also obtain copies of those documents from the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 by paying a fee. Additionally, you may read and download some of the documents that we have filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Reports and other information about us may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

 

THE CORPORATION

 

TCC was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act on February 25, 2003 in connection with a plan of arrangement which established TCC as the parent company of TransCanada PipeLines Limited (“TCPL”). All of the outstanding common shares of TCPL are owned by TCC.

 

We operate our business in three segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Liquids Pipelines and Energy. Natural Gas Pipelines and Liquids Pipelines are principally comprised of our respective natural gas and oil pipelines in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico as well as our regulated natural gas storage operations in the U.S.  Energy includes our power operations and the non-regulated natural gas storage business in Canada.

 

Our principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 are indicated in the diagram under the heading “TransCanada Corporation — Intercorporate Relationships” in the Annual Information Form.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Common Share Issuance

 

On November 1, 2016 TransCanada entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, under which the underwriters agreed to purchase from us and sell to the public 54,750,000 Common Shares at a price of $58.50 per Common Share for total gross proceeds of approximately $3.2 billion (the “Common Share Offering”). TransCanada also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 5,475,000 Common Shares at a price of $58.50 per Common Share at any time up to 30 days after closing of the Common Share Offering, which option was fully exercised on November 9, 2016. The Common Share Offering closed on November 16, 2016.

 

For purposes of financing the Acquisition, TCPL and TransCanada PipeLine USA Ltd. entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders providing for senior unsecured asset sale bridge term loan credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$6.9 billion (the “Acquisition Credit Facilities”). The net proceeds from the Common Share Offering were used to repay a portion of the indebtedness under the Acquisition Credit Facilities.

 

CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION

 

Other than the issuance of 40,000,000 Series 15 Shares on November 21, 2016 for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.0 billion, the issuance of 60,225,000 Common Shares pursuant to the Common Share Offering for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3.5 billion and the repayment of a portion of the Acquisition Credit Facilities using the net proceeds therefrom, there have been no material changes in the share and loan capital of the Corporation, on a consolidated basis, since September 30, 2016.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of Securities to reduce or repay indebtedness and/or to, directly or indirectly, finance our long-term investment program. Specific information about the use of net proceeds will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. We may invest funds which we do not immediately require in short-term marketable investment grade securities. We may, from time to time, issue securities (including debt securities) other than pursuant to this prospectus.

 

EARNINGS COVERAGE

 

The earnings coverage ratios set out below do not purport to be indicative of earnings coverage ratios for any future periods. These coverage ratios do not give effect to the issuance of Securities that may be issued pursuant to this prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement, since the amounts and the terms of such securities are not presently known.

 

Period Ended December 31, 2015

 

The following financial ratios have been calculated on a consolidated basis for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015 and are based on audited and unaudited financial information. The following financial ratios give pro forma effect to the issuance of and related use of proceeds of the following: U.S.$400 million principal amount of 3.125% senior notes due 2019 (the “January 2016 3.125% Senior Notes”), U.S.$850 million principal amount of 4.875% senior notes due 2026, on January 27, 2016 (the “January 2016 4.875% Senior Notes” and, collectively with the January 2016 3.125% Senior Notes, the “January 2016 Notes”), $500 million aggregate principal amount of Series 13 Shares issued on April 20, 2016, $300 million principal amount of 3.69% medium term notes due 2023 (the “June 2016 3.69% Notes”), $700 million principal amount of 4.35% medium term notes due 2046, on June 6, 2016 (the “June 2016 4.35% Notes” and, collectively with the June 2016 3.69% Notes, the “June 2016 Notes”), the drawdown of an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$6.9 billion by TCPL and TransCanada Pipeline USA Ltd. under the Acquisition Credit Facilities and subsequent repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion thereunder (primarily using proceeds from the Common Share Offering), U.S.$1.2 billion principal amount of 6.125% (reset quarterly starting August 11, 2026) subordinated notes due 2076 (the “2016 Sub Notes”) on August 15, 2016 and the $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of Series 15 Shares issued on November 21, 2016 (such adjustments, collectively the “Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments”).  Adjustments for other normal course issuances and repayments of long-term debt subsequent to December 31, 2015, would not materially affect the ratios and, as a result, have not been made. A second set of financial ratios have been included that also give pro forma effect to the Acquisition on the same basis as in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2015 included as Schedule D to the BAR.

 

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

Giving Pro Forma effect to
the Acquisition
December 31, 2015

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt and current liabilities

 

0.1 times(1)

 

0.4 times(2)

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt, current liabilities and First Preferred Shares

 

0.1 times(3)(4)

 

0.4 times(4)(5)

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt, current liabilities and First Preferred Shares excluding non-cash impairment charges for Keystone XL and related projects

 

1.7 times(4)(6)(7)

 

1.9 times(4)(6)(8)

 

 


(1)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.060 billion. The Corporation’s interest requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments amounted to approximately $2.060 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015 were approximately $0.247 billion, which is 0.1 times such pro forma interest requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(2)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.213 billion. The Corporation’s interest requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments and the Acquisition amounted to approximately $2.213 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition were approximately $0.895 billion, which is 0.4 times such pro forma interest requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(3)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.308 billion. The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments amounted to approximately $2.308 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015 were approximately $0.247 billion, which is 0.1 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(4)                                 Gives effect to the dividends declared on the Corporation’s outstanding Series 1 Shares, Series 2 Shares, Series 3 Shares, Series 4 Shares, Series 5 Shares, Series 6 Shares, Series 7 Shares, Series 9 Shares and Series 11 Shares and pro forma effect to the dividends that would have been payable on the Series 13 Shares and the Series 15 Shares as if such Series 13 Shares and the Series 15 Shares had been outstanding during this period, in each case adjusted to a before tax equivalent using an effective income tax rate of 32.13%, the whole of which dividends amounted to approximately $245.856 million for the 12-months ended December 31, 2015.

 

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(5)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.461 billion. The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments and the Acquisition amounted to approximately $2.461 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition were approximately $0.895 billion, which is 0.4 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(6)                                 Excludes the non-cash impairment charges for Keystone XL and related projects of $3.686 billion (pre tax).

 

(7)                                 The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments amounted to approximately $2.308 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, excluding the non-cash impairment charges for Keystone XL and related projects, were approximately $3.933 billion, which is 1.7 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(8)                                 The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended December 31, 2015 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-December 31, 2015 Adjustments and the Acquisition amounted to approximately $2.461 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2015, after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition and excluding the non-cash impairment charges for Keystone XL and related projects, were approximately $4.581 billion, which is 1.9 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

Period ended March 31, 2016

 

The following financial ratios have been calculated on a consolidated basis for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016 and are based on unaudited financial information. The following financial ratios give pro forma effect to the issuance and related use of proceeds of the Series 13 Shares, the June 2016 Notes, the drawdown of an aggregate principal amount of U.S.$6.9 billion by TCPL and TransCanada Pipeline USA Ltd. under the Acquisition Credit Facilities and subsequent repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion thereunder (primarily using proceeds from the Common Share Offering), the 2016 Sub Notes and the Series 15 Shares (such adjustments, collectively the “Post-March 31, 2016 Adjustments”).  Adjustments for other normal course issuances and repayments of long-term debt subsequent to March 31, 2016, would not materially affect the ratios and, as a result, have not been made. A second set of financial ratios have been included that also give pro forma effect to the Acquisition on the same basis as in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income of the Corporation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 included as Schedule D to the BAR.

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

Giving Pro Forma effect to

the Acquisition
March 31, 2016

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt and current liabilities

 

1.5 times(1)

 

1.8 times(2)

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt, current liabilities and First Preferred Shares

 

1.4 times(3)(4)

 

1.6 times(4)(5)

 

 


(1)                                 The Corporation’s interest requirements for the 3 months ended March 31, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-March 31, 2016 Adjustments amounted to approximately $0.492 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016 were approximately $0.757 billion, which is 1.5 times such pro forma interest requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(2)                                 The Corporation’s interest requirements for the 3 months ended March 31, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-March 31, 2016 Adjustments and the Acquisition amounted to approximately $0.528 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016, after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition, were approximately $0.948 billion, which is 1.8 times such pro forma interest requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(3)                                 The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 3 months ended March 31, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-March 31, 2016 Adjustments amounted to approximately $0.542 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016 were approximately $0.757 billion, which is 1.4 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(4)                                 Gives effect to the dividends declared on the Corporation’s outstanding Series 1 Shares, Series 2 Shares, Series 3 Shares, Series 4 Shares, Series 5 Shares, Series 6 Shares, Series 7 Shares, Series 9 Shares and Series 11 Shares and pro forma effect to the dividends that would have been payable on the Series 13 Shares and the Series 15 Shares, as if such Series 13 Shares and the Series 15 Shares had been outstanding during this period, in each case adjusted to a before tax equivalent using an effective income tax rate of 20.35%, the whole of which dividends amounted to approximately $50.001 million for the 3-months ended March 31, 2016.

 

(5)                                 The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 3 months ended March 31, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the Post-March 31, 2016 Adjustments and the Acquisition amounted to approximately $0.578 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2016, after giving pro forma effect to the Acquisition, were approximately $0.948 billion, which is 1.6 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

Period ended September 30, 2016

 

The following financial ratios have been calculated on a consolidated basis for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2016 and are based on unaudited financial information. The following financial ratios give pro forma effect to the issuance of the Series 15 Shares and the repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion of the Acquisition Credit Facilities (primarily using proceeds from the Common Share Offering). Adjustments for other normal course issuances and repayments of long-term debt subsequent to September 30, 2016, would not materially affect the ratios and, as a result, have not been made.

 

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September 30, 2016

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt and current liabilities

 

(0.3) times(1)

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt, current liabilities and First Preferred Shares

 

(0.3) times(2)(3)

 

Earnings coverage on long-term debt, current liabilities and First Preferred Shares excluding non-cash impairment charges for Ravenswood goodwill, Keystone XL and related projects

 

1.7 times(3)(4)(5)

 

 


(1)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.130 billion. The Corporation’s interest requirements for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion of the Acquisition Credit Facilities amounted to approximately amounted to approximately $2.130 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2016 were approximately $(0.734) billion, which is (0.3) times the Corporation’s aggregate interest requirements for the period.

 

(2)                                 The dollar amount of the numerator for this earnings coverage ratio that would be required to achieve a ratio of one-to-one is $2.350 billion. The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the issuance of the Series 15 Shares and the repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion of the Acquisition Credit Facilities amounted to approximately $2.350 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended March 31, 2016 were approximately $(0.734) billion, which is (0.3) times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

(3)                                 Gives effect to the dividends declared on the Corporation’s outstanding Series 1 Shares, Series 2 Shares, Series 3 Shares, Series 4 Shares, Series 5 Shares, Series 6 Shares, Series 7 Shares, Series 9 Shares, Series 11 Shares and Series 13 Shares and pro forma effect to the dividends that would have been payable on the Series 15 Shares as if such Series 15 Shares had been outstanding during this period, in each case adjusted to a before tax equivalent using an effective income tax rate of 27.61%, the whole of which dividends amounted to approximately $220.078 million for the 12-months ended September 30, 2016

 

(4)                                 Excludes the non-cash impairment charges for Ravenswood goodwill, Keystone XL and related projects of $4.771 billion (pre tax).

 

(5)                                 The Corporation’s interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements for the 12 months ended September 30, 2016 after giving pro forma effect to the issuance of the Series 15 Shares and the repayment of U.S.$3.2 billion of the Acquisition Credit Facilities amounted to approximately $2.350 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income tax for the 12-month period ended September 30, 2016, excluding the non-cash impairment charges for Ravenswood goodwill, Keystone XL and related projects, were approximately $4.037 billion, which is 1.7 times such pro forma interest and First Preferred Share dividend requirements of the Corporation for the period.

 

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES BEING DISTRIBUTED

 

We are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares, of which approximately 864 million were issued and outstanding as of December 7, 2016; an unlimited number of First Preferred Shares, issuable in series, of which 9,498,423 Series 1 Shares, 12,501,577 Series 2 Shares, 8,533,405 Series 3 Shares, 5,466,595 Series 4 Shares, 12,714,261 Series 5 Shares, 1,285,739 Series 6 Shares, 24 million Series 7 Shares, 18 million Series 9 Shares, 10 million Series 11 Shares. 20 million Series 13 Shares and 40 million Series 15 Shares were outstanding as of December 7, 2016; and an unlimited number of Second Preferred Shares, issuable in series, of which none were outstanding as of December 7, 2016. No Subscription Receipts were issued and outstanding as of December 7, 2016.

 

The following description of each of the Common Shares, First Preferred Shares, Second Preferred Shares and Subscription Receipts is a summary of certain of their material attributes and characteristics which does not purport to be complete. The terms and conditions set forth in this section will apply, as applicable, to each Common Share, First Preferred Share, Second Preferred Share and Subscription Receipt unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.

 

Common Shares

 

The Common Shares entitle the holders thereof to one vote per share at all meetings of shareholders, except meetings at which only holders of another specified class of shares are entitled to vote, and, subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares, whether as a class or a series, and to any other class or series of shares of TCC which rank prior to the Common Shares, entitle the holders thereof to receive: (i) dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors of TCC out of the assets of TCC properly applicable to the payment of the dividends in such amount and payable at such times and at such place or places as the board of directors of TCC may from time to time determine; and (ii) the remaining property of TCC upon a dissolution.

 

The Corporation has a shareholders’ rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) that is designed to encourage the fair treatment of shareholders in connection with any takeover bid for the Corporation. Rights issued under the Rights Plan become exercisable when a person (subject to certain exceptions), and any related parties, acquires or announces the intention to acquire 20% or more of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Shares without complying with certain provisions set out in the Rights Plan or without approval of the board of directors of the Corporation. Should such an acquisition occur, each rights holder, other than the acquiring person and related parties, will have the right to purchase Common Shares essentially at a 50% discount to the market price at that time. For further particulars, reference should be made to the Rights Plan, a copy of which may be obtained on request without charge from the Corporate Secretary of TCC, 450 - 1st Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 5H1 (telephone (403) 920-2000).

 

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First Preferred Shares

 

Subject to certain limitations, the board of directors of TCC may, at any time, and from time to time, issue First Preferred Shares in one or more series and determine for any such series, its designation, number of shares and respective rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions. The First Preferred Shares, as a class, have, among others, provisions to the effect set forth below.

 

The First Preferred Shares of each series shall rank on a parity with the First Preferred Shares of every other series, and shall be entitled to preference over the Common Shares, the Second Preferred Shares and any other shares ranking junior to the First Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends, the repayment of capital and the distribution of the assets of TCC in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of TCC or any other distribution of the assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purpose of winding-up its affairs, and may also be given such other preferences not inconsistent with the provisions of the Articles of TCC.

 

Except as provided by the Canada Business Corporations Act or as referred to below, the holders of the First Preferred Shares will not have any voting rights nor will they be entitled to receive notice of or to attend shareholders’ meetings. The holders of any particular series of First Preferred Shares will, if the directors of TCC so determine prior to the issuance of such series, be entitled to such voting rights as may be determined by the directors if TCC fails to pay dividends on that series of First Preferred Shares for any period as may be so determined by the directors.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations Act and any provisions relating to any particular series, TCC, upon giving proper notice, may redeem out of capital or otherwise at any time, or from time to time, the whole or any part of the then outstanding First Preferred Shares of any one or more series on payment for each such First Preferred Share of such price or prices as may be applicable to such series. Subject to the foregoing, in case a part only of the then outstanding First Preferred Shares of any particular series is at any time redeemed, the shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot in such manner as the directors or the transfer agent for the First Preferred Shares, if any, decide, or if the directors so determine, may be redeemed pro rata disregarding fractions.

 

The provisions attaching to the First Preferred Shares as a class may be modified, amended or varied only with the approval of the holders of the First Preferred Shares as a class. Any such approval to be given by the holders of the First Preferred Shares may be given by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 662/3 per cent of the First Preferred Shares represented and voted at a meeting or adjourned meeting of such holders.

 

Second Preferred Shares

 

The rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Second Preferred Shares are substantially identical to those attaching to the First Preferred Shares, except that the Second Preferred Shares are junior to the First Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends, repayment of capital and the distribution of the assets of TCC in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of TCC.

 

Subscription Receipts

 

The Subscription Receipts may be offered separately or together with the Common Shares, First Preferred Shares or Second Preferred Shares, as the case may be. The Subscription Receipts will be issued under a subscription receipt agreement that will be entered into by the Corporation at the time of issuance of the Subscription Receipts.

 

The applicable Prospectus Supplement will include details of the subscription receipt agreement covering the Subscription Receipts being offered. The specific terms of the Subscription Receipts, and the extent to which the general terms described in this section apply to those Subscription Receipts, will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. A copy of the subscription receipt agreement will be filed by the Corporation with securities regulatory authorities in Canada after it has been entered into by the Corporation.

 

The particular terms of each issue of Subscription Receipts that will be described in the related Prospectus Supplement will include, where applicable:

 

·                  the number of Subscription Receipts;

 

·                  the price at which the Subscription Receipts will be offered;

 

·                  the procedures for the exchange of the Subscription Receipts into Common Shares, First Preferred Shares or Second Preferred Shares, as the case may be;

 

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·                  the number of Common Shares, First Preferred Shares or Second Preferred Shares, as the case may be, that may be exchanged upon exercise of each Subscription Receipt;

 

·                  the designation and terms of any other Securities with which the Subscription Receipts will be offered, if any, and the number of Subscription Receipts that will be offered with each Security;

 

·                  terms relating to the holding and release or return of the gross proceeds from the sale of the Subscription Receipts plus any interest earned thereon;

 

·                  material income tax consequences of owning the Subscription Receipts; and

 

·                  any other material terms and conditions of the Subscription Receipts.

 

Pursuant to the Subscription Receipt agreement, original purchasers of Subscription Receipts will have a contractual right of rescission against the Corporation, following the issuance of the underlying Common Shares or other securities to such purchasers, upon the surrender or deemed surrender of the Subscription Receipts, to receive the amount paid for the Subscription Receipts in the event that the applicable Prospectus Supplement and any amendment thereto contains a misrepresentation or is not delivered to such purchaser, provided such remedy for rescission is exercised within 180 days from the closing date of the offering of Subscription Receipts.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may offer and sell the Securities: (i) through underwriters purchasing as principals; (ii) directly to one or more purchasers in accordance with applicable securities laws; or (iii) through agents. Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or fixed prices, or at non-fixed prices. If offered on a non-fixed price basis, Securities may be offered at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices to be negotiated with purchasers at the time of sale, which prices may vary as between purchasers and during the period of distribution. If Securities are offered on a non-fixed price basis, the underwriters’ compensation will be increased or decreased by the amount by which the aggregate price paid for Securities by the purchasers exceeds or is less than the gross proceeds paid by the underwriters or agents to us.

 

The Prospectus Supplement relating to each offering of Securities will identify each underwriter or agent, as the case may be, and will also set forth the terms of that offering, including the type of Security being offered, the purchase price of such Security, the proceeds to the Corporation, any underwriters’ or agents’ fees, commissions or other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation, the public offering price, and any concessions or discounts allowed or re-allowed or paid by any underwriters to others. Only underwriters or agents so named in the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be underwriters or agents, as the case may be, in connection with the Securities offered thereby.

 

If underwriters purchase Securities as principal, the Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase those Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Securities offered by the Prospectus Supplement if any of such Securities are purchased. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid may be changed from time to time.

 

The Securities may also be sold directly by us in accordance with applicable securities laws at prices and upon terms agreed to by the purchaser and us or through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offering and sale of the Securities pursuant to a particular Prospectus Supplement will be named, and any commissions payable by us to that agent will be set forth, in such Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the Prospectus Supplement, any agent would be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

 

In connection with the sale of the Securities, underwriters may receive compensation from us in the form of commissions, concessions or discounts. Any such commissions may be paid out of our general funds or the proceeds of the sale of the Securities. Under agreements which may be entered into by us, underwriters and agents who participate in the distribution of Securities may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Those underwriters and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

 

Any offering of Preferred Shares or Subscription Receipts will be a new issue of Securities with no established trading market. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Preferred Shares or Subscription Receipts will not be listed on any stock exchange. Certain dealers may make a market in such Securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may

 

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discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given that any dealer will make a market in such Securities or as to the liquidity of the trading market, if any, for such Securities.

 

The applicable Prospectus Supplement will set forth the intention of any underwriters or agents who participate in the distribution of the Securities to over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the Security’s price at a higher level than that which might exist in the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time without notice.

 

PRIOR SALES

 

The Corporation has not sold or issued any Common Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Shares, during the 12-month period prior to the date hereof other than: (i) 96,600,000 subscription receipts on April 1, 2016 (the “Subscription Receipts”) at a price of $45.75 per Subscription Receipt for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,419,450,000; (ii) 96,600,000 Common Shares pursuant to the automatic exchange of the Subscription Receipts for no additional consideration, in accordance with the terms thereof, on July 4, 2016; (iii) an aggregate of 2,011,453 Common Shares at a weighted average exercise price of $37.77 on the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Corporation’s stock option plans, for aggregate consideration of approximately $75,976,747.54; (iv) an aggregate of 1,950 Common Shares issued under our dividend reinvestment plan on September 30, 2016 at an effective purchase price of $62.51 per Common Share, being a 2% discount to the daily average of the weighted average price of all Common Shares of the Corporation traded on the TSX during each of the five trading days preceding September 30, 2016, in lieu of making cash dividend payments to certain holders of our Series 1, 2, 3 and 4 Preferred Shares; (v) an aggregate of 2,934,134 Common Shares issued under our dividend reinvestment plan on October 31, 2016 at an effective purchase price of $60.15 per Common Share, being a 2% discount to the daily average of the weighted average price of all Common Shares traded on the TSX during each of the five trading days preceding October 31, 2016, in lieu of making cash dividend payments to certain holders of our Common Shares and of our Series 5, 6, 7 and 9 Preferred Shares; (vi) an aggregate of 6,337 Common Shares issued pursuant to the optional cash payment feature of our dividend reinvestment plan on October 31, 2016, at a non-discounted price of $61.38 per Common Share; (vii) 60,225,000 Common Shares on November 16, 2016 at a price of $58.50 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,523,162,500; and (viii) an aggregate of 1,309 Common Shares issued under our dividend reinvestment plan on November 30, 2016 at an effective purchase price of $59.60 per Common Share, being a 2% discount to the daily average of the weighted average price of all Common Shares of the Corporation traded on the TSX during each of the five trading days preceding November 30, 2016, in lieu of making cash dividend payments to certain holders of our Series 11and 13 Preferred Shares.

 

The Corporation has not sold or issued any Preferred Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into Preferred Shares, during the 12-month period prior to the date hereof other than: (i) 1,285,739 Series 6 Shares on February 1, 2016 upon the conversion of 1,285,739 Series 5 Shares for no additional consideration, in accordance with the terms thereof; (ii) 20,000,000 Series 13 Shares on April 20, 2013 at a price of $25.00 per Series 13 Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $500,000,000;and (iii) 40,000,000 Series 15 Shares on November 21, 2016 at a price of $25.00 per Series 15 Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,000,000,000.

 

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TRADING PRICE AND VOLUME

 

The Common Shares are listed for trading on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol “TRP” and the Series 1 Shares, the Series 2 Shares, the Series 3 Shares, the Series 4 Shares, the Series 5 Shares, the Series 6 Shares, the Series 7 Shares, the Series 9 Shares, the Series 11 Shares, the Series 13 Shares and the Series 15 Shares are listed for trading on the TSX under the symbols TRP.PR.A”, “TRP.PR.F”, “TRP.PR.B”, “TRP.PR.H”, “TRP.PR.C”, “TRP.PR.I”, “TRP.PR.D”, “TRP.PR.E”, “TRP.PR.G”, “TRP.PR.J” and “TRP.PR.K” respectively. The following table sets forth the reported monthly high, low and closing trading prices and monthly trading volumes of the Common Shares, Series 1 Shares, Series 2 Shares, Series 3 Shares, Series 4 Shares, Series 5 Shares, Series 6 Shares, Series 7 Shares, Series 9 Shares, Series 11 Shares, Series 13 Shares and Series 15 Shares on the TSX for the period from November 1, 2015 to December 7, 2016.

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

Share Price Trading Range

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

45.54

 

40.68

 

42.14

 

32,389,719

 

December

 

48.44

 

40358

 

45.19

 

57,859,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

48.83

 

41.51

 

48.65

 

38,245,477

 

February

 

51.25

 

46.63

 

49.65

 

32,492,217

 

March

 

51.55

 

46.81

 

51.06

 

52,762,816

 

April

 

52.45

 

48.46

 

52.10

 

44,246,230

 

May

 

54.80

 

50.82

 

54.34

 

26,448,076

 

June

 

58.83

 

54.11

 

58.46

 

36,501,700

 

July

 

61.44

 

58.15

 

60.54

 

43,506,816

 

August

 

62.44

 

58.76

 

59.47

 

30,263,105

 

September

 

63.41

 

58.98

 

62.31

 

30,764,941

 

October

 

63.00

 

60.11

 

60.72

 

21,743,805

 

November

 

61.73

 

57.36

 

60.33

 

58,022,527

 

December 1-7

 

61.00

 

58.12

 

60.00

 

8,077,391

 

 

 

 

Series 1 Shares

 

Series 2 Shares

 

Series 3 Shares

 

Series 4 Shares

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

17.59

 

15.42

 

15.76

 

400,301

 

15.50

 

13.68

 

13.90

 

301,818

 

13.98

 

11.64

 

11.96

 

91,906

 

12.20

 

10.30

 

10.82

 

116,248

 

December

 

17.29

 

14.02

 

16.64

 

412,602

 

14.00

 

12.50

 

13.65

 

367,180

 

12.59

 

10.51

 

12.49

 

304,024

 

11.01

 

9.65

 

10.50

 

167,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

16.50

 

11.83

 

14.55

 

370,530

 

13.70

 

10.37

 

11.94

 

304,071

 

12.22

 

9.37

 

10.35

 

244,751

 

10.40

 

8.85

 

9.15

 

236,813

 

February

 

14.87

 

12.28

 

12.97

 

84,384

 

12.19

 

10.19

 

10.45

 

99,909

 

10.69

 

9.42

 

10.10

 

94,198

 

9.50

 

8.45

 

8.47

 

51,032

 

March

 

15.50

 

12.78

 

14.98

 

120,246

 

12.91

 

10.30

 

12.63

 

133,058

 

11.43

 

9.82

 

11.07

 

235,736

 

9.73

 

8.52

 

9.70

 

79,500

 

April

 

15.70

 

14.45

 

14.82

 

87,907

 

13.25

 

12.10

 

12.70

 

137,657

 

12.35

 

10.41

 

11.45

 

96,957

 

10.50

 

9.45

 

10.20

 

67,354

 

May

 

15.07

 

14.05

 

14.70

 

197,026

 

13.90

 

12.54

 

13.90

 

123,304

 

12.24

 

11.27

 

12.03

 

78,741

 

10.60

 

10.12

 

10.30

 

46,565

 

June

 

15.71

 

13.70

 

14.23

 

265,533

 

14.75

 

12.53

 

13.08

 

124,274

 

12.01

 

10.65

 

11.30

 

106,871

 

10.77

 

9.84

 

10.18

 

55,737

 

July

 

15.41

 

13.64

 

15.10

 

222,195

 

13.80

 

12.67

 

13.75

 

112,725

 

12.29

 

10.86

 

12.00

 

183,268

 

10.74

 

9.63

 

10.45

 

64,255

 

August

 

15.59

 

14.82

 

15.38

 

134,779

 

14.30

 

13.49

 

13.80

 

172,200

 

12.49

 

11.74

 

12.09

 

191,065

 

10.85

 

10.38

 

10.55

 

68,496

 

September

 

15.49

 

14.85

 

15.39

 

197,211

 

14.25

 

13.32

 

13.94

 

195,416

 

12.24

 

11.72

 

12.00

 

74,008

 

10.84

 

10.34

 

10.70

 

87,305

 

October

 

16.09

 

15.35

 

15.50

 

212,127

 

14.84

 

13.82

 

14.68

 

305,357

 

12.49

 

11.97

 

12.18

 

272,961

 

11.08

 

10.42

 

10.80

 

227,124

 

November

 

16.26

 

14.93

 

15.76

 

358,669

 

16.06

 

14.02

 

14.96

 

272,090

 

12.66

 

11.85

 

12.30

 

249,686

 

11.50

 

10.60

 

11.15

 

389,358

 

December 1-7

 

15.89

 

15.40

 

15.60

 

65,881

 

15.32

 

14.94

 

15.10

 

43,830

 

12.67

 

12.15

 

12.25

 

49,895

 

11.58

 

11.20

 

11.40

 

93,771

 

 

15



 

 

 

Series 5 Shares

 

Series 6 Shares(1)

 

Series 7 Shares

 

Series 9 Shares

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading
Range

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

14.99

 

12.53

 

12.69

 

371,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.84

 

18.04

 

18.58

 

603,568

 

21.68

 

18.80

 

19.35

 

467,963

 

December

 

12.75

 

11.10

 

12.75

 

493,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.23

 

16.76

 

19.17

 

1,080,469

 

20.10

 

17.60

 

19.76

 

554,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

12.55

 

9.50

 

11.29

 

496,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.78

 

14.05

 

16.70

 

289,007

 

19.66

 

14.65

 

17.31

 

180,053

 

February

 

11.93

 

10.09

 

10.25

 

266,717

 

12.00

 

9.00

 

10.10

 

11,680

 

16.92

 

15.06

 

15.50

 

262,614

 

17.78

 

16.00

 

16.45

 

245,104

 

March

 

12.32

 

10.25

 

11.63

 

727,669

 

12.00

 

9.55

 

11.02

 

22,308

 

18.09

 

15.29

 

17.20

 

351,244

 

18.93

 

16.22

 

17.93

 

292,464

 

April

 

12.94

 

11.36

 

12.00

 

294,677

 

11.76

 

10.20

 

11.00

 

12,119

 

19.12

 

16.36

 

17.48

 

332,789

 

19.80

 

17.05

 

18.40

 

255,803

 

May

 

12.68

 

11.80

 

12.68

 

322,712

 

12.96

 

10.75

 

11.47

 

21,909

 

17.79

 

17.05

 

17.76

 

570,601

 

18.65

 

17.81

 

18.36

 

188,858

 

June

 

12.83

 

11.05

 

11.89

 

209,863

 

12.16

 

11.30

 

11.75

 

14,664

 

18.44

 

16.69

 

17.30

 

793,301

 

18.92

 

17.10

 

17.60

 

178,922

 

July

 

13.06

 

11.51

 

12.65

 

172,074

 

12.00

 

11.40

 

11.68

 

27,125

 

18.22

 

16.84

 

17.95

 

589,105

 

19.00

 

17.10

 

18.75

 

351,427

 

August

 

13.51

 

12.51

 

13.44

 

159,674

 

12.50

 

11.05

 

11.80

 

14,500

 

18.65

 

17.68

 

18.27

 

483,364

 

19.64

 

18.51

 

19.06

 

261,901

 

September

 

13.60

 

12.98

 

13.50

 

116,045

 

12.83

 

11.54

 

11.65

 

15,910

 

18.35

 

17.65

 

17.97

 

262,053

 

19.12

 

18.34

 

18.55

 

227,501

 

October

 

13.94

 

13.45

 

13.58

 

245,586

 

12.39

 

11.51

 

12.24

 

28,700

 

18.75

 

17.49

 

18.47

 

753,435

 

19.25

 

17.99

 

18.80

 

182,357

 

November

 

13.97

 

12.81

 

13.37

 

269,182

 

12.61

 

11.55

 

12.40

 

70,081

 

18.75

 

17.52

 

18.04

 

1,394,860

 

19.23

 

18.10

 

18.50

 

602,166

 

December 1-7

 

13.50

 

13.14

 

13.10

 

81,908

 

12.79

 

12.30

 

12.69

 

15,758

 

18.36

 

17.95

 

18.10

 

185,358

 

18.73

 

18.40

 

18.70

 

116,042

 

 

 

 

Series 11 Shares

 

Series 13 Shares(2)

 

Series 15 Shares(3)

 

 

 

Share Price Trading Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading Range

 

 

 

Share Price Trading Range

 

 

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

High

 

Low

 

Close

 

Volume

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

($ per share)

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

22.48

 

20.00

 

20.38

 

230,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December

 

20.93

 

18.10

 

20.91

 

368,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January

 

20.55

 

15.60

 

18.64

 

163,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

18.83

 

16.41

 

16.75

 

152,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

19.98

 

16.85

 

18.48

 

218,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

20.94

 

18.03

 

19.17

 

202,866

 

25.72

 

25.49

 

25.63

 

2,624,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May

 

20.00

 

18.95

 

19.43

 

79,607

 

25.94

 

25.63

 

25.73

 

1,907,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

20.19

 

17.99

 

18.36

 

208,206

 

26.05

 

25.60

 

26.04

 

1,624,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

20.49

 

17.81

 

20.38

 

266,702

 

26.74

 

26.04

 

26.64

 

1,284,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

21.64

 

20.14

 

20.54

 

184,520

 

26.89

 

26.15

 

26.35

 

666,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

20.85

 

20.04

 

20.58

 

151,268

 

26.83

 

26.17

 

26.67

 

758,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October

 

21.52

 

20.17

 

21.12

 

324,487

 

26.84

 

26.32

 

26.75

 

627,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

21.88

 

19.75

 

20.39

 

514,149

 

26.98

 

25.81

 

26.05

 

813,487

 

24.99

 

24.74

 

24.91

 

4,524,844

 

December 1-7

 

20.65

 

20.22

 

20.65

 

49,539

 

26.11

 

25.91

 

26.09

 

204,238

 

24.94

 

24.88

 

24.88

 

1,235,811

 

 


(1)                   The Series 6 Shares began trading on February 1, 2016.

(2)                   The Series 13 Shares began trading on April 20, 2016.

(3)                   The Series 15 Shares began trading on November 21, 2016.

 

ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are a corporation incorporated under and governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act. Some of our directors and officers, and some of the experts named in this prospectus, are residents of Canada or otherwise reside outside the U.S., and all or a substantial portion of their assets, and a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets which are held through subsidiaries, are located outside the U.S. We have appointed an agent for service of process in the U.S., but it may be difficult for holders of Securities who reside in the U.S. to effect service within the U.S. upon those directors, officers and experts who are not residents of the U.S. It may also be difficult for holders of Securities who reside in the U.S. to realize in the U.S. upon judgments of courts of the U.S. predicated upon the Corporation’s civil liability and the civil liability of the directors and officers of the Corporation and experts under U.S. federal securities laws.

 

We have been advised by our Canadian counsel, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, that a judgment of a U.S. court predicated solely upon civil liability under U.S. federal securities laws would probably be enforceable in Canada if the U.S. court in which the judgment was obtained has a basis for jurisdiction in the matter that would be recognized by a Canadian court for the same purposes. We have also been advised by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, however, that there is real doubt whether an action could be brought in Canada in the first instance on the basis of liability predicated solely upon U.S. federal securities laws.

 

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We have filed with the SEC, concurrently with our registration statement on Form F-10, an appointment of agent for service of process on Form F-X. Under the Form F-X, we appointed TransCanada Pipeline USA Ltd. as our agent for service of process in the U.S. in connection with any investigation or administrative proceeding conducted by the SEC, and any civil suit or action brought against or involving us in a U.S. court arising out of or related to or concerning the offering of Securities under this prospectus.

 

CERTAIN INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

 

The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe certain material Canadian federal income tax consequences to an investor who is a resident of Canada or who is a non-resident of Canada of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of any Securities offered thereunder, including whether the payment of dividends will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding tax.

 

The applicable Prospectus Supplement will also describe certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of any Securities offered thereunder by an initial investor who is a U.S. person (within the meaning of the United States Internal Revenue Code).

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investment in the Securities is subject to various risks including those discussed below and those risks inherent in the pipeline, energy and gas storage industries. You should consider carefully the risk factors contained in and incorporated by reference in this prospectus (including subsequently filed documents incorporated by reference) and those described in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a specific offering of Securities.

 

Discussions of certain risks affecting us in connection with our business are provided in our annual and interim disclosure documents filed with the various securities regulatory authorities which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

There is no market through which the Securities (other than the Common Shares) may be sold.

 

There is currently no market through which any of the Securities, other than the Common Shares, may be sold and the purchasers of such Securities may not be able to resell such securities purchased under this prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement. There can be no assurance that a secondary market will develop for any of the Preferred Shares or Subscription Receipts that may be issued under this prospectus or that any secondary market which does develop will continue. This may affect the pricing of such Securities in the secondary market, if any, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the securities and the extent of regulation of such Securities.

 

The public offering prices of the Securities may be determined by negotiation between the Corporation and underwriters based on several factors and may bear no relationship to the prices at which Securities will trade in the public market subsequent to such offering. See “Plan of Distribution”.

 

Credit Ratings May Not Reflect All Risks of an Investment in the Securities and May Change

 

Credit ratings may not reflect all risks associated with an investment in the Preferred Shares. Any credit ratings applied to the Preferred Shares are an assessment of the Corporation’s ability to pay its obligations. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in the credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Preferred Shares. The credit ratings, however, may not reflect the potential impact of risks related to structure, market or other factors discussed herein on the value of the Preferred Shares. There is no assurance that any credit rating assigned to the Preferred Shares will remain in effect for any given period of time or that any rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the relevant rating agency.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain matters relating to the issue and sale of the Securities will be passed upon on behalf of the Corporation by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as to matters of Canadian law, and Mayer Brown LLP, as to matters of U.S. law. As to matters of Canadian law, Mayer Brown LLP will rely upon the opinion of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Corporation as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The consolidated and combined financial statements of Columbia as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015, included in Schedule B to the Business Acquisition Report dated July 22, 2016 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is

 

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incorporated by reference herein (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to Columbia’s initial public offering of limited partner interests of Columbia Pipeline Partners LP which was completed on February 11, 2015 and Columbia’s spin-off from NiSource Inc. on July 1, 2015). Such consolidated and combined financial statements have been so incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing

 

INTEREST OF EXPERTS

 

As at the date of this prospectus, the partners and associates of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as a group, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of any class of securities of the Corporation. In connection with the audit of the Corporation’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, KPMG LLP confirmed that they are independent with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the relevant rules and related interpretations prescribed by the relevant professional bodies in Canada and any applicable legislation or regulations and also that they are independent accountants with respect to the Corporation under all relevant U.S. professional and regulatory standards.

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, is independent with respect to Columbia within the meaning of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).

 

DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

The following documents have been or will be filed with the SEC as part of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part: the documents referred to under “Documents Incorporated by Reference”; consents of KPMG LLP; consent of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP; consent of Mayer Brown LLP; and powers of attorney from directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE

DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS

 

Indemnification of Certain Persons

 

Section 124 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (“CBCA”) and Section 6 of By-Law No. 1 of TransCanada Corporation (“TransCanada” or the “Registrant”) provide for the indemnification of directors and officers of TransCanada.  Under these provisions, TransCanada shall indemnify a director or officer of TransCanada, a former director or officer, and may indemnify an individual who acts or acted at TransCanada’s request as a director or officer or in a similar capacity of another entity (collectively, an “Indemnified Person”) against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the Indemnified Person in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding (other than in respect to an action by or on behalf of TransCanada to procure a judgment in its favor) in which the individual is involved because of that association with TransCanada or other entity, if the Indemnified Person fulfills the following two conditions: (a) he or she acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of TransCanada or in the best interests of such other entity as applicable and (b) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, he or she had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful.  In respect of an action by or on behalf of TransCanada or such other entity to procure a judgment in its favor, TransCanada, with the approval of a court, may indemnify an Indemnified Person against all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action if he or she fulfills the conditions set out in clauses (a) and (b) of the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification from TransCanada in respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her association with TransCanada or such other entity if he or she fulfills the conditions in clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph and was not judged by the court or other competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described above, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

TransCanada maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with policy limits of U.S. $200,000,000 in the aggregate, subject to a deductible in respect of corporate reimbursement of U.S.$5,000,000 for each loss and a separate policy with a limit of U.S.$50,000,000 for non-indemnifiable losses only. Generally, under this insurance TransCanada is reimbursed for payments in excess of the deductible made under corporate indemnity provisions on behalf of its directors and officers, and individual directors and officers (or their heirs and legal representatives) are covered for losses arising during the performance of their duties for which they are not indemnified by TransCanada. Noteworthy exclusions from coverage are: claims arising from illegal acts, those acts which result in illegal personal profit, violation of any fiduciary duty under the United States of America Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, pollution damage (except for resultant shareholder actions), bodily injury, property damage or engineering professional services and claims brought by a director or officer against another director or officer or by TransCanada against a director or officer except for shareholder derivative actions not assisted in by a director or officer of TransCanada.

 

The foregoing is a description of the provisions of Section 124 of the CBCA and TransCanada’s By-Law No. 1 regarding indemnification of directors and officers of TransCanada and TransCanada’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect as of December 8, 2016.

 

Additionally, directors and officers of TransCanada are party to indemnity agreements with TransCanada pursuant to which TransCanada has agreed to indemnify such directors and officers from liability arising in

 

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connection with the performance of their duties. Such indemnity agreements conform with the provisions of the CBCA.

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

4.1

 

Audited comparative consolidated financial statements of TransCanada as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, the notes thereto, and the auditors’ report thereon (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of TransCanada as at and for the year ended December 31, 2015 (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Annual Information Form of TransCanada for the year ended December 31, 2015, dated February 10, 2016 (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.4

 

Management Information Circular dated March 2, 2015 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 23, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Management Information Circular dated February 23, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 14, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.6

 

Consolidated comparative interim unaudited financial statements of TransCanada as at September 30, 2016 and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the notes thereto (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on November 1, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.7

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of TransCanada as at and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on November 1, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.8

 

Material Change report dated March 18, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 21, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.9

 

Business Acquisition report dated July 22, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on July 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

*5.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

 

 

 

*5.2

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

**5.3

 

Consent of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

 

 

 

**5.4

 

Consent of Mayer Brown LLP.

 

 

 

*6.1

 

Power of attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).

 


*                 Filed herewith.

**          To be filed by amendment.

 

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PART III

 

UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

 

Item 1.                                 Undertaking

 

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities registered pursuant to Form F-10 or to transactions in said securities.

 

Item 2.                                 Consent to Service of Process

 

(a)                                 Concurrently with the filing of this Registration Statement, the Registrant is filing with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney on Form F-X.

 

(b)                                 Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of the Registrant shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of the relevant registration statement.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-10 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, Country of Canada, on the 8th day of December, 2016.

 

 

TRANSCANADA CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell K. Girling

 

 

Name:

Russell K. Girling

 

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Russell K. Girling, Donald R. Marchand and Christine R. Johnston his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing appropriate or necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director, President and Chief Executive

 

 

/s/ Russell K. Girling

 

Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

December 8, 2016

Russell K. Girling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

/s/ Donald R. Marchand

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

December 8, 2016

Donald R. Marchand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ G. Glenn Menuz

 

Vice-President and Controller

 

December 8, 2016

G. Glenn Menuz

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ S. Barry Jackson

 

Director, Chair

 

December 8, 2016

S. Barry Jackson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kevin E. Benson

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Kevin E. Benson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Derek H. Burney

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Derek H. Burney

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John E. Lowe

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

John E. Lowe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Paula Rosput Reynolds

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Paula Rosput Reynolds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John Richels

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

John Richels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mary Pat Salomone

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Mary Pat Salomone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Indira V. Samarasekera

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Indira V. Samarasekera

 

 

 

 

 

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Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ D. Michael G. Stewart

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

D. Michael G. Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Siim A. Vanaselja

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Siim A. Vanaselja

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard E. Waugh

 

Director

 

December 8, 2016

Richard E. Waugh

 

 

 

 

 

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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of TransCanada Corporation in the United States, on December 8, 2016 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

 

 

 

 

TRANSCANADA PIPELINE USA LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christine R. Johnston

 

 

Name:

Christine R. Johnston

 

 

Title:

Vice-President and Assistant Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Audited comparative consolidated financial statements of TransCanada as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2015, the notes thereto, and the auditors’ report thereon (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of TransCanada as at and for the year ended December 31, 2015 (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Annual Information Form of TransCanada for the year ended December 31, 2015, dated February 10, 2016 (included as part of the Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.4

 

Management Information Circular dated March 2, 2015 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 23, 2015 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Management Information Circular dated February 23, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 14, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.6

 

Consolidated comparative interim unaudited financial statements of TransCanada as at September 30, 2016 and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the notes thereto (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on November 1, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.7

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of TransCanada as at and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on November 1, 2016 and incorporated by reference herein).

 

 

 

4.8

 

Material Change report dated March 18, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on March 21, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

4.9

 

Business Acquisition report dated July 22, 2016 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of a Form 6-K report on July 25, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

 

 

*5.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

 

 

 

*5.2

 

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

 

**5.3

 

Consent of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP.

 

 

 

**5.4

 

Consent of Mayer Brown LLP.

 

 

 

*6.1

 

Power of attorney (included in the signature page to this Registration Statement).

 


*                 Filed herewith.

**          To be filed by amendment.