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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Dated March 29, 2007
Commission file number 0-21080
ENBRIDGE INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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3000, 425 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8
(Address of principal executive offices and postal code)
(403) 231-3900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F o Form 40-F þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Yes
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No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this
Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No þ
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
THE DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED WITH THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-10 (FILE NO. 333-141478) OF
ENBRIDGE INC.
The following documents are being submitted herewith:
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Underwriting Agreement dated March 27, 2007 between Enbridge Inc. and the underwriters listed
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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ENBRIDGE INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: March 29, 2007 |
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/s/Alison T. Love
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Alison T. Love |
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Vice President & Corporate Secretary |
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Enbridge Inc.
5.60% Senior Notes due 2017
Debt Securities
Underwriting Agreement
Calgary, Alberta
March 27, 2007
Banc of America Securities LLC
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
As Representatives of the several
Underwriters named in Schedule II hereto
c/o Banc of America Securities LLC
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the Company), proposes to
sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto (the Underwriters), for whom you
(the Representatives) are acting as representatives, the principal amount of its securities
identified in Schedule I hereto (the Securities), to be issued under an indenture dated as of
February 25, 2005, between Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the Trustee) and the
Company (the Indenture). The form and terms of the Securities have been established in an
Officers Certificate (as defined in the Indenture), pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture. To
the extent there are no additional Underwriters listed in Schedule II other than you, the term
Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and
Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference
herein to the Registration Statement, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to
and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 4 of Form F-10 which
were filed under the Exchange Act or Canadian Securities Laws on or before the Effective Date of
the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Prospectus Supplement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, as the case may
be; and any reference herein to the terms amend, amendment or supplement with respect to the
Registration Statement, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the
Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
filing of any document under the Exchange Act or Canadian Securities Laws after the Effective Date
of the Registration Statement
or the issue date of the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the
Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be
incorporated therein by reference prior to the termination of the distribution of the Securities by
the Underwriters. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 19 hereof.
1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1 that:
(a) Shelf Procedure Eligibility. The Company meets the eligibility requirements to
use the Shelf Procedures and to file a short form prospectus with the Canadian Qualifying
Authorities; the Company has prepared and filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus and
a final short form base shelf prospectus (each in the English and French languages) with the
Canadian Qualifying Authorities and the Reviewing Authority has issued an MRRS decision document
under National Policy 43-201: Mutual Reliance Review System for Prospectuses and AIFs (an MRRS
Decision Document) on behalf of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities for each of such preliminary
short form base shelf prospectus and final short form base shelf prospectus; no order suspending
the distribution of the Securities has been issued by any Canadian Qualifying Authority and no
proceeding for that purpose has, to the Companys knowledge, been initiated or threatened by any
Canadian Qualifying Authority;
(b)
Registration Requirement Compliance. The Company meets the general eligibility
requirements for use of Form F-10 under the Act, has filed a Registration Statement on Form F-10
(File No. 333-141478) in respect of the Securities and an appointment of agent for service of
process on Form F-X (the
Form F-X) in conjunction with the initial filing of such registration
statement with the Commission and has caused the Trustee to prepare and file with the Commission a
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 (the
Form T-1); such registration
statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, in each case including the Canadian Basic
Prospectus (with such deletions therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by
Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission), each in the form heretofore
delivered or to be delivered to the Representatives and, including exhibits to such registration
statement and any documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein, for
delivery by them to each of the other Underwriters, became effective under the Act in such form; no
other document with respect to such registration statement or documents incorporated by reference
therein has heretofore been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission and no other
document incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein has heretofore been filed
with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities, except for any documents filed with the Commission or the
Canadian Qualifying Authorities subsequent to the date of such effectiveness in the form heretofore
delivered to the Representatives for delivery by them to each of the other Underwriters; no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement has been issued and, to the
Companys knowledge, no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the
Commission; the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto and
the documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement
at the time such part of the registration statement became effective but excluding the Form T-1,
each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective and including
any post effective amendment thereto,
are hereinafter collectively called the
Registration Statement; the prospectus relating to
the Securities, in the form in which it has most recently been filed, or transmitted for filing,
with the
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Commission on or prior to the Execution Time, being hereinafter called the U.S. Basic
Prospectus; with respect to the Securities, U.S. Final Prospectus means the U.S. Basic
Prospectus as supplemented by the first prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the
Securities containing pricing information that is filed with the Commission pursuant to General
Instruction II.L.; and Canadian Final Prospectus means the Canadian Basic Prospectus as
supplemented by the first prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Securities
containing pricing information that is filed with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities; any
reference herein to any U.S. Basic Prospectus, Canadian Basic Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement, Canadian Final Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such U.S. Basic
Prospectus, Canadian Basic Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Canadian Final Prospectus
or U.S. Final Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment or supplement to any
U.S. Basic Prospectus, Canadian Basic Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Canadian Final
Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed as
of the date of such amendment or supplement under Canadian Securities Laws, or the Exchange Act, as
the case may be, and incorporated by reference in such amendment or supplement;
(b.2) Disclosure Package. The term Disclosure Package shall mean (i) the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 27, 2007, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses,
if any, attached as part of Annex G hereto, and (iii) any other free writing prospectus that the
parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure
Package. As of 2:55 pm (Eastern time) on the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement
(the Applicable Time), the Disclosure Package did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does
not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for use therein.
(b.3) Company Not Ineligible Issuer. (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the
Registration Statement relating to the Securities that the Company or another offering participant
made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Act) and (ii) as of the date
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement (with such date being used as the determination
date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act), without taking account of any determination by the
Commission pursuant to Rule 405 of the Act that it is not necessary that the Company be considered
an Ineligible Issuer.
(b.4)
Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of
its issue date, did not include any information that conflicted with the information contained in
the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not
been superseded or modified. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the
Registration Statement, the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify the
Representatives and has promptly amended or supplemented or will promptly amend or
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supplement, at
its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict. The
foregoing two sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any
Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein.
(b.5) Distribution of Offering Material By the Company. The Company has not
distributed and will not distribute, prior to the completion of the Underwriters distribution of
the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities
other than the Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus,
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representatives or the
Registration Statement.
(c) Incorporated Documents. The Canadian Documents, when they were filed with the
Canadian Qualifying Authorities and incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package and the
Canadian Final Prospectus, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of Canadian
Securities Laws; the documents included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Disclosure Package and the U.S. Final Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission,
conformed in all material respects to any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder; and any further documents so filed and incorporated
by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents are filed
with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities or the Commission, will conform in all material respects
to the requirements of Canadian Securities Laws, or the Exchange Act, as applicable;
(d) Disclosure Conformity. On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, on
the date it was first filed, each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement did, and on the date it was
first filed and on the Closing Date, the U.S. Final Prospectus did and will conform in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and
regulations of the Commission under both the Act and the Trust Indenture Act; on the date each was
first filed, the Canadian Basic Prospectus and each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement did and the
Canadian Final Prospectus will, and on the Closing Date the Canadian Basic Prospectus and the
Canadian Final Prospectus will, conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of Canadian Securities Laws and the rules and regulations of the Canadian Qualifying Authorities
under Canadian Securities Laws; the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date and at the
Applicable Time did not did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and the U.S. Basic Prospectus as of its filing date, and at the Applicable Time,
did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Canadian Final Prospectus and the
U.S. Final Prospectus will not, as of their respective dates and as of the Closing Date, contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this
representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any
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Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement,
the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus, or to the Form T-1 of the Trustee;
(e) Company Good Standing. The Company has been duly incorporated and is a valid and
subsisting corporation under the laws of Canada with full corporate power and authority to own or
lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in
the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, and is duly
qualified or registered to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification,
except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified, registered or be in good standing would
not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f) Subsidiary Good Standing. Each of the Companys Significant Subsidiaries has been
duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to
conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the
U.S. Final Prospectus (or as presently conducted, if not so described therein) and is duly
qualified or registered to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification or
registration, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified, registered or be in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Other than the Significant Subsidiaries, each of the other subsidiaries of the
Company did not have (i) as of the last day of the Companys most recent fiscal year, total assets
in excess of 10% of the consolidated assets of the Company and its subsidiaries as at that date and
(ii) for the fiscal year then ended, total revenues in excess of 10% of the consolidated revenues
of the Company and its subsidiaries for such period. In making this determination, any subsidiary
acquired after the last day of the Companys most recent fiscal year shall be deemed to have been
acquired as of such date;
(g) Existing Instruments. There is no contract, agreement or other document of a
character required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or
the U.S. Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit thereto, which is not described therein or
filed as required; and the statements in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus or
the U.S. Final Prospectus under the headings Material Income Tax Considerations, Description of
Debt Securities and Description of the Notes insofar as such statements summarize legal matters,
agreements, documents or proceedings discussed therein, are accurate and fair summaries of such
legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings;
(h)
Agreement, Securities and Indenture Authorization. The Company has full corporate
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and this
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; the Securities have been
duly authorized and, when the Securities are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such
Securities will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and, upon payment for
the Securities by the Representatives
to the Company, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled
to the benefits of the Indenture; the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
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the Company and constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument, and enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyances or transfer, moratorium or similar
laws affecting creditors rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless
of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and to the provisions
of the Currency Act (Canada) or to the usury provisions of the Criminal Code (Canada); the
Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; no registration, filing or
recording of the Indenture under the laws of Canada or any province thereof is necessary in order
to preserve or protect the validity or enforceability of the Indenture or the Securities issued
thereunder; and the Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform in all material respects to
the descriptions thereof contained in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the
U.S. Final Prospectus with respect to the Securities;
(i) Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds as described in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus under the heading
Use of Proceeds, will not be an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
(j) [Reserved.]
(k) Governmental Authorization and Absence of Further Requirements. No Governmental
Authorization is required in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, except such as
have been obtained under the Act, Canadian Securities Laws, and the Trust Indenture Act and such as
may be required under the blue sky laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters in the manner contemplated herein and in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus; except as set
forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and
other authorizations issued by the appropriate foreign, federal, provincial, state, municipal or
local regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses except where the
failure to possess such license, certificate, permit or other authorization would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the
Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, individually or in
the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(l) Material Changes. Since the representative dates as of which information is given
in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus, except as may otherwise be stated therein or contemplated thereby, there has been
no material adverse change, actual or to the knowledge of the Company, pending, in the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the
Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course
of business;
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(m) No Default and Conflict Absence. Neither the issue and sale of the Securities nor
the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated will conflict with or result
in a breach or violation of or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or
assets of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to, (i) the articles or
by-laws of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, (ii) the terms of any indenture,
contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement,
obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or (iii) any
statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or any of its
Significant Subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Significant
Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, except, in the case of (ii) or (iii), such
breaches, violations, liens, charges or encumbrances as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any
Significant Subsidiary is in violation or default of (i) any provision of its articles or bylaws,
(ii) the terms of any indenture, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan
agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which it is a party
or bound or to which its property is subject, or (iii) any statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order or decree of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority having jurisdiction over the Company or such Significant Subsidiary
or any of its properties, as applicable, except, in the case of (ii) or (iii) such violation or
default as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(n) Financial Statements. The consolidated historical financial statements of the
Company incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for
the periods indicated, comply as to form with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and
Canadian Securities Laws and have been prepared in conformity with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles and have been reconciled to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in
accordance with Item 17 of Form 20-F under the Exchange Act, in each case applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods involved (except as otherwise noted therein). Any selected financial
data set forth in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus
and the Registration Statement fairly present, on the basis stated under such caption in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Registration
Statement, the information included therein;
(o) Proceedings Absence. Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding
by or before any court or Governmental Authority involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or (ii) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(p) Ownership of Property. Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries owns or
leases all such properties as are necessary to the conduct of its operations as presently
conducted, except such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material
Adverse Effect;
(q) Independent Accountants. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who have certified certain
financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report
with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, are independent
chartered accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of Canadian Securities Laws
and independent public accountants within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules
and regulations thereunder;
(r) Market Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result
in, under Canadian Securities Laws, or the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation
of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; and
(s) Environmental Law Compliance. Except as set forth in or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Company and
its subsidiaries (i) are in substantial compliance with Environmental Laws, (ii) have received and
are in substantial compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under
applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) have not received
notice from a governmental agency or any written notice from a third party under the color of
Environmental Law of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any
disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, or
regarding any actual or potential violation of Environmental Laws, except where such non-compliance
with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or
liability would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the
representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter,
and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the
purchase price set forth in Schedule I hereto the principal amount of the Securities set forth
opposite such Underwriters name in Schedule II hereto.
3.
Delivery and Payment. (a) Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made
on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I hereto or at such time on such later date not
more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives and the Company shall
mutually
agree, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and the
Company or as provided in Section 9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the
Securities being herein called the
Closing Date). Delivery of the Securities shall be made to
the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment by the
several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order
of the Company by wire transfer payable in same-
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day funds to an account specified by the Company.
Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company
unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
(b) As compensation for the services rendered by the Underwriters to the Company in respect of
the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Company on the Closing Date will pay to the
Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters the commission specified in
Schedule I hereto.
4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose
to offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the U.S. Final Prospectus.
5. Agreements. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that:
(a) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, or the Canadian Basic Prospectus or U.S.
Basic Prospectus (including the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) unless the Company has furnished a copy to the Representatives
for their review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to
which the Representatives reasonably object. Subject to the foregoing sentence, the Company will
prepare the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus setting forth the principal
amount of Securities covered thereby, the terms not otherwise specified in the Canadian Basic
Prospectus and U.S. Basic Prospectus pursuant to which the Securities are being issued, the names
of the Underwriters participating in the offering and the principal amount of Securities which each
severally has agreed to purchase, the names of the Underwriters acting as co-managers in connection
with the offering, the price at which the Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from
the Company, the initial public offering price, the selling concession and reallowance, if any, in
a form approved by the Representatives and shall file (i) such Canadian Final Prospectus with the
Canadian Qualifying Authorities in accordance with the Shelf Procedures and (ii) such U.S. Final
Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L of Form F-10 not later than the
Commissions close of business on the Business Day following the date of the filing thereof with
the Canadian Qualifying Authorities. The Company will promptly file all reports required to be
filed by it with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities pursuant to Canadian Securities Laws, and the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act for so long as the
delivery of a prospectus is required (including in circumstances where such requirement may be
satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Act) in connection with the offering or sale of the
Securities, and during such same period will advise the Representatives, promptly after it
receives notice thereof, (1) of the time when any amendment to the Canadian Final Prospectus
has been filed or receipted, (2) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or
becomes effective or any supplement to the Canadian Basic Prospectus or U.S. Basic Prospectus or
any amended Canadian Final Prospectus or U.S. Final Prospectus has been filed with the Canadian
Qualifying Authorities or the Commission, (3) of the issuance by any Canadian Qualifying Authority
or the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any
prospectus relating to the Securities, (4) of the suspension of the qualification of such
Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, (5) of the initiation or threatening, to the
knowledge of the Company, of any proceeding for any such purpose, or (6) of
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any request by any
Canadian Qualifying Authority or the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus or for
additional information relating to the Securities; and the Company will use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or any such order preventing
or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or the suspension of any such
qualification and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order
preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities or suspending any
such qualification, to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of
such order as soon as possible;
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) above, if, at any time when a prospectus
relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Act), any event occurs of
which the Company becomes aware and as a result of which the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S.
Final Prospectus, each as then supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the
Registration Statement or supplement the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus to
comply with Canadian Securities Laws, the Act or the Exchange Act, or the respective rules
thereunder, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives of such event, (ii) promptly
prepare and file with the Canadian Qualifying Authorities and the Commission, an amendment or
supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance and (iii)
expeditiously supply any supplemented Canadian Final Prospectus and U.S. Final Prospectus to the
Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request;
(c) As soon as practicable but not later than 18 months after the date of the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and
to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 under the Act;
(d) The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without
charge, copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other
Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as
delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 under the Act), as many
copies of each Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, U.S. Final Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may
reasonably request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all
documents relating to the offering;
(e) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale
under the states of the United States and such other jurisdictions as the Representatives, after
consultation with and approval from the Company, may designate, will maintain such qualifications
in effect so long as required for the distribution of the Securities and will pay any fee of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in connection with its
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review of the offering;
provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business or become
subject to taxation in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or so subject or to take
any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of
the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject;
(f) The Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer,
sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of or hedge, directly or indirectly, including the
filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect
of, any U.S. dollar debt securities which are substantially similar to the Securities issued or
guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect
any such transaction until the Business Day set forth in Schedule I hereto;
(g) The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of any Securities in
the manner specified in the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final
Prospectus under the caption Use of Proceeds;
(g.1) The Company will prepare a final term sheet containing a description of the Securities
in the form set forth in Annex G hereto and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under
the Act within the time required by such rule (the Final Term Sheet).
(h) In connection with each offering of Securities, the Company will take such steps as it
deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether (i) the Canadian Final Prospectus prepared in
connection with such offering was received for filing by the Reviewing Authority and the other
Canadian Qualifying Authorities and (ii) whether the U.S. Final Prospectus prepared in connection
with such offering and transmitted for filing pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10
was received for filing by the Commission, and, in the event that any such prospectuses were not
received for filing, it will promptly file any such prospectus not then received for filing; and
(i) During the period in which the Underwriters are distributing the Securities, the Company
will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that
might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities
Laws, or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(j) The Company represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior
written consent of the Representatives, it will not make, any offer relating to the
Securities that constitutes or would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that
otherwise constitutes or would constitute a free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the
Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the
Representatives shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses
identified in Annex G hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives
is hereinafter referred to as a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus. The Company agrees that (i)
it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply,
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as the case may be, with the
requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus,
including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. The
Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information
describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering, (ii) information permitted by
Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (iii) information that describes the final terms of the
Securities or their offering and that is included in the Final Term Sheet.
6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties on the part of the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing
Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the
provisions of this Section, to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to
the following additional conditions:
(a) (i) The Canadian Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Canadian Qualifying
Authorities under the Shelf Procedures and (ii) the U.S. Final Prospectus shall have been filed
with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 under the Act, in each case,
within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing and in accordance with Section 5(a)
hereof; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part
thereof shall have been issued and no order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus
relating to the Securities shall have been issued and no proceeding for any such purpose shall have
been initiated or threatened by the Commission or any Canadian Qualifying Authority;
(b) The Company shall have requested and caused Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, U.S. counsel for the
Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion and letter, dated the Closing Date
and addressed to the Representatives, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex B;
(c) The Company shall have requested and caused McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Canadian counsel for
the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the laws of the Province of Alberta and the
federal laws of Canada applicable therein, substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex C.
(d) The Representatives shall have received from Shearman & Sterling LLP, U.S. counsel for the
Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the
Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the
Registration Statement, the U.S. Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and other
related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished
to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such
matters;
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(e) The Representatives shall have received from the Vice President & Corporate Secretary of
the Company a certificate, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex D.
(f) The Representatives shall have received from Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, U.S. regulatory
counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, an opinion substantially in the form attached
hereto as Annex E.
(g) The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company,
signed by (i) both its chief financial officer and treasurer or (ii) either one of such officers
and another of its senior officers, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have reviewed the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, any supplements to the Canadian Final Prospectus and the
U.S. Final Prospectus, and this Agreement, and to the best knowledge of such signers, after due
investigation:
(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and
correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date
and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or stop
order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating to the Securities has been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Companys
knowledge, threatened by any Canadian Qualifying Authority or the Commission; and
(iii) since the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated
by reference in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect
on the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions
in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure
Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) and the U.S.
Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto);
(h) The Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter or
letters dated at the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced
copies of such letter or letters for each of the other Underwriters containing statements and
information of the type ordinarily included in accountants comfort letters to underwriters with
respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus;
(i) Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is
given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereto) and the Disclosure Package
and the Canadian Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) and
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the U.S. Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there shall not have been (i) any change or
decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (h) of this Section 6 or (ii)
any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition
(financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries,
taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business,
except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus
(exclusive of any supplement thereto) and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement
thereto), the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole
judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable
to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration
Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereto), the Disclosure Package and the Canadian Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
supplement thereto);
(j) Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of
any of the Companys debt securities by Standard & Poors Rating Services, Moodys Investor Services
or Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited and no such rating service shall have publicly announced or
otherwise informed the Company that is has under surveillance or review, with possible negative
implications, its rating or outlook of the Company or any of the Companys debt securities or
preferred stock;
(k) Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such
further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request and
as is customary in offerings of securities similar to the Securities.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as
provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere
in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives
and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder
may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives upon notice of
cancellation to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of
McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Attention: John S. Osler, Suite 3300, 421-7th Avenue S.W.,
Calgary, Alberta, T2P 4K9 on the Closing Date or such other place as the Representatives shall so
instruct.
7.
Reimbursement of Underwriters Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition
to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied or because of
any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or
comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters (but
excluding any termination pursuant to Section 10 hereof), the Company will reimburse the
Underwriters severally through the Representatives on demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by
them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
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8. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors,
officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the
Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in the Registration Statement as originally filed, the Canadian Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or in all cases any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon
any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on
behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or the
Canadian Basic Prospectus, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to each
Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished
to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for
inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will
be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges
that the statements set forth in the last paragraph of the cover page regarding delivery of the
Securities and, under the heading Underwriting, (i) the names listed in the table included in the
second paragraph of the text, (ii) the fourth paragraph of text concerning concessions, (iii) the
fifth paragraph regarding foreign
selling conditions, (iv) the seventh, eighth and ninth paragraphs of text concerning price
stabilization, short positions and penalty bids, (v) the third sentence in the tenth paragraph of
text concerning market making by the Underwriters, (vi) the second sentence of the twelfth
paragraph of text regarding sales into the Canadian market, (vii) the fifteenth paragraph of text
relating to an agreement among Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and Raymond James & Associates
Inc. and (viii) the sixteenth paragraph of text concerning electronic prospectuses, in any
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus
constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters
for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Canadian
Final Prospectus.
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(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be
made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing
of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not
otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party
of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party
from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in
paragraph (a) or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the
indemnifying partys choice at the indemnifying partys expense to represent the indemnified party
in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not
thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the
indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that
such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying
partys election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and
the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel
if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or
targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it
and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
the institution of such action, or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified
party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party
will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit
or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether
or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such
settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from
all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is
unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason,
the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending same) (collectively
Losses) to which the Company and
one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and by the Underwriters on the other from
the offering of the Securities;
provided,
however, that in no case shall any
Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering
of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or
commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the
Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
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such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the
Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company
shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses)
received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the U.S.
Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the
Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Company
and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined
by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d),
no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter within
the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of
an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who
controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the
Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall
have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms
and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9.
Default by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase
and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters
hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or
their obligations under this Agreement, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall not exceed 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, the non-defaulting
Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions
which the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears
to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the
non-defaulting Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed
but failed to purchase. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of
the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or
Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the
performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, and the aggregate principal amount of
Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall
exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, and
arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such
Securities by one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters or other party or parties approved by
the Representatives and the Company are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement
will terminate without liability to any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In the event of
a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed
for such period, not exceeding seven Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order
that the required changes in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
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Package, the Canadian Final
Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if
any, to the Company and any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default
hereunder.
10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment
for the Securities, if at any time prior to such time, (i) trading of the Companys common stock
shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock
Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock
Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on any
of such Exchanges, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by authorities in the
United States, Canada or New York state, (iii) a change or development involving a prospective
change in Canadian taxation affecting the Securities or the transfer thereof or the imposition of
exchange controls by the United States or Canada, or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving Canada or the United States, declaration by the United States
or Canada of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis, the effect of which on
financial markets in the United States or Canada is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the
Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the
Securities as contemplated by the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S.
Final Prospectus.
10.1 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. The Company acknowledges and agrees
that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the
determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and
commissions, is an arms-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and
the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and
understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities as
contemplated hereby and the process leading to such offer and sale, each Underwriter is and has
been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the
Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no
Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of
the Company with respect to the offer and sale of the Securities as contemplated hereby or the
process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently
advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with
respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this
Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad
range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the
several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose to the Company any of such interests by virtue
of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any
legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and
the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it
deemed appropriate.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral)
between the Company and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the
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subject
matter hereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any
claims that the Company may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or
alleged breach of fiduciary duty.
10.2 Agreement of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter represents that it has not made,
and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company, it will not make, any
offer relating to the Securities that constitutes or would constitute a free writing prospectus
(as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) required to be filed with the Commission or retained
under Rule 433 of the Securities Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Company shall
be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses identified in Annex G
hereto and in respect of the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (a) is not an
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information
describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering, (ii) information permitted by
Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (iii) information that describes the final terms of the
Securities or their offering and that is included in the Final Term Sheet. Any such free writing
prospectus consented to by the Company is hereinafter referred to as an Underwriter Permitted Free
Writing Prospectus. The Underwriters agree that they have complied and will comply, as the case
may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Act applicable to any Underwriter
Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission,
legending and record keeping.
11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements,
representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and of
the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or
any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 7
and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on
receipt, and, if
sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Banc of America
Securities LLC, High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management (fax no.: (212) 901-7881)
and confirmed to Christopher Cummings Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP (fax no.: (416) 360-2958); or,
if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to Enbridge Inc. attention:
Corporate Secretary & Associate General Counsel (fax no: (403) 231-5959) and confirmed to it at 425
1st Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3L8.
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligation hereunder.
14.
Submission to Jurisdiction; Agent for Service; Waiver of Immunities. The Company
irrevocably (i) agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding against the Company brought by any
Underwriter or by any person who controls any Underwriter arising out of or based upon this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby may be instituted in any federal or state court
in the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan (each such court, a
New
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York Court), (ii) waives,
to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to
the laying of venue of any such proceeding and (iii) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The Company has appointed CT Corporation
System, 111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10011 as its authorized agent
(the Authorized Agent) upon whom process may be served in any such action arising out of or based
on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby which may be instituted in any New York
Court by any Underwriter or by any person who controls any Underwriter, expressly consents to the
jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action, and waives any other requirements of
or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such appointment shall be irrevocable
and in full force and effect so long as any Securities are outstanding. The Company represents and
warrants that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such agent for service of process and
agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments,
that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service
of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Company shall be
deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company.
To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of
any court or from any legal process (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to
judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its
property, it hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under the
above-referenced documents, to the extent permitted by law.
The provisions of this Section 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in whole or
in part.
15. Judgment Currency. The obligation of the Company in respect of any sum due to any
Underwriter shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged
until the first Business Day following receipt by such Underwriter of any sum adjudged to be so due
in such other currency, on which (and only to the extent that) such Underwriter may in accordance
with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency; if the
United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter
hereunder, the Company agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to
indemnify such Underwriter against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are
greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter hereunder, such Underwriter agrees to pay
to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally
due to such Underwriter hereunder.
16. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the
State of New York.
17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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18. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction hereof.
19. Definitions. The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.
Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Alberta Securities Laws shall mean the securities laws, rules, regulations and
published policy statements applicable within the Province of Alberta.
Applicable Time shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(b.2)
hereof.
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized or obligated by law or regulation to close in New York
City, Toronto or Calgary.
Canadian Basic Prospectus shall mean the Canadian final short form shelf prospectus
as most recently amended, if applicable, to which the Reviewing Authority
has issued an MRRS Decision Document, in accordance with Canadian Securities Laws and
the Shelf Procedures, as applicable.
Canadian Documents shall mean any documents incorporated by reference in the Canadian
Final Prospectus when they were filed with the Reviewing Authority.
Canadian Final Prospectus shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section
1(b) hereof.
Canadian Qualifying Authorities shall mean the securities regulatory authorities in
each of the provinces of Canada, including, without limitation, the Reviewing Authority.
Canadian Securities Laws shall mean the securities laws, rules, regulations and
published policy statements applicable in each of the provinces of Canada.
Closing Date shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3 hereof.
Commission shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Disclosure Package shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(b.2)
hereof.
Effective Date shall mean each date and time that any part of the Registration
Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective.
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Environmental Laws shall mean any Canadian, United States and other applicable
foreign, federal, provincial, state, local or municipal laws and regulations or common law
relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment, natural resources or
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Execution Time shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and
delivered by the parties hereto.
Financial Information shall mean (1) the consolidated comparative financial
statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the notes thereto and
the auditors report thereon, (2) the Companys Management Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
(3) any other financial statements incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in
the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus and (4)
any financial data secured from the foregoing.
Governmental Authority shall mean any court or governmental agency or body or any
arbitrator of any kind having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
any of their properties.
Governmental Authorization shall mean any consent, approval, authorization, order,
permit, license, filing, registration, clearance or qualification of, or with any statute,
order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority.
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus as
defined in Rule 433 under the Act.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on the condition
(financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business.
MRRS Decision Document shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(a)
hereof.
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to
the U.S. Basic Prospectus or the Canadian Basic Prospectus which describes the Securities
and the offering thereof and is used by the Underwriters prior to filing of the U.S. Final
Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, together with the U.S. Basic Prospectus or the
Canadian Basic Prospectus, as applicable.
Reviewing Authority shall mean the Alberta Securities Commission.
Shelf Procedures shall mean the rules and procedures established under National
Instrument 44-101 Short Form Prospectus Distributions and Companion Policy
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44-101CP and
National Instrument No. 44-102 Shelf Distributions and Companion Policy 44-102CP for the
distribution of securities on a continuous or delayed basis.
Significant Subsidiary shall mean the significant subsidiaries (as such term is
defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Act) of the Company all of which are listed
in Annex A hereto.
subsidiary shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X
under the Act.
Trust Indenture Act shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
U.S. Basic Prospectus shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(b)
hereof.
U.S. Final Prospectus shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1(b)
hereof.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return
to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a
binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
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The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
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For themselves and the other several Underwriters
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SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated March 27, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-141478
Representatives: Banc of America Securities LLC / Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Title, Purchase Price, Underwriting Commission and Description of Securities:
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5.60% Senior Notes due 2017 |
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Closing Date, Time and Location:
March 30, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. (Calgary Time) at
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 3300, 421-7th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 4K9
Type of Offering: Non-delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(f) after which the Company may offer or sell debt securities issued
or guaranteed by the Company without the consent of the Representatives shall be the Closing Date.
Modification of items to be covered by the letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP delivered
pursuant to Section 6(i) at the Execution Time:
None
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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90,000,000 |
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36,000,000 |
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36,000,000 |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
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36,000,000 |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
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36,000,000 |
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36,000,000 |
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20,000,000 |
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20,000,000 |
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ANNEX A
Significant Subsidiaries
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ANNEX B
Form of Opinion Paragraphs of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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All regulatory consents, authorizations, approvals and filings required to be
obtained or made by the Company under the Federal laws of the United States and the laws
of the State of New York for the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities by the
Company to the Underwriters have been obtained or made; provided, however,
that for purposes of this paragraph, no opinion is expressed with respect to regulatory
regimes that govern electric or gas utilities, their holding companies and affiliates or
the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power or the distribution of gas; |
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The issuance of the Securities in accordance with the Indenture and the sale of the
Securities by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement do
not, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Indenture, the
Securities and the Underwriting Agreement will not violate any Federal law of the United
States or law of the State of New York applicable to the Company; provided,
however, that for the purpose of this paragraph, no opinion is expressed with
respect to regulatory regimes that govern electric or gas utilities, their holding
companies and affiliates or the generation, transmission or distribution of electric power
or the distribution of gas, Federal or state securities laws, other antifraud laws or
fraudulent transfer laws or as to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights. |
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Assuming the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company insofar as the laws of Canada and the applicable laws of Alberta are concerned,
the Indenture has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes a valid
and legally binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to
general equity principles, and the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. |
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Assuming the Securities have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered by the Company insofar as the laws of Canada and applicable laws of Alberta
are concerned, they have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered by the
Company and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in
accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles. |
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delivered by the Company insofar as the laws of Canada and the applicable laws of Alberta are
concerned, it has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
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The Company is not, and after giving effect to the issuance and sale of the
Securities will not be, an investment company as defined in the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended. |
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Assuming the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement have each been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company insofar as the laws of Canada and the applicable
laws of Alberta are concerned, and assuming the validity of such action under the laws of
Canada and the applicable laws of Alberta, under the laws of the State of New York
relating to submission of personal jurisdiction, the Company has validly and effectively
submitted to the personal jurisdiction of any state or Federal court in The City of New
York, State of New York under the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement and has validly
appointed CT Corporation System as its authorized agent for the purposes described in
Section 112 of the Indenture and Section 14 of the Underwriting Agreement. |
In rendering such opinions, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New York or the Federal laws of the United States of America
as specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel satisfactory to counsel for the
Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company
and public officials and other sources believed by such counsel to be responsible.
Such counsel shall state in a separate letter that, although they do not assume any responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of any of the statements made in the Registration
Statement, the U.S. Basic Prospectus or any prospectus supplement thereto, the Disclosure Package
or the U.S. Final Prospectus, except as set forth under the captions Description of Debt
Securities and Description of the Notes, insofar as they related to the provisions of the
Indenture and the Securities therein described, Material Income Tax ConsiderationsMaterial U.S.
Federal Income Tax Considerations, insofar as they relate to provisions of U.S. Federal income tax
law therein described, and Underwriting insofar as they relate to provisions of agreements
therein described and they do not express any opinion or belief as to the financial statements or
other financial data derived from accounting records contained in the Registration Statement, the
U.S. Basic Prospectus or any prospectus supplement thereto, the Disclosure Package or the U.S.
Final Prospectus, or as to the statement of the eligibility and qualification of the Trustee under
the Indenture, assuming the compliance of the Canadian Final Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, with the requirements of the securities laws, rules and
regulations of the Qualifying Authorities as interpreted and applied by the Alberta Securities
Commission, each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, and the U.S.
Final Prospectus, as of the date of the U.S. Final Prospectus, appeared on their face to be
appropriately responsive, in all material
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respects relevant to the offering of the Securities, to the requirements of the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Further, nothing that came to such
counsels attention in the course of its review has caused such counsel to believe that (i) any
part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or that (ii) the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of the
date of the U.S. Final Prospectus, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or that (iii) the Disclosure Package, as
of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Also, nothing that has come to such counsels
attention has caused such counsel to believe that the U.S. Final Prospectus, as of the Closing
Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
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ANNEX C
Form of Opinion Paragraphs of McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the
Canada Business Corporations Act with full corporate power and capacity to own or lease, as
the case may be, and to operate its property and conduct its business as described in the
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Each of IPL System Inc., Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Enbridge Pipelines (NW) Inc., Enbridge
Energy Distribution Inc. and Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. (collectively the Canadian
Subsidiaries) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the
jurisdiction of its incorporation, with full corporate power and capacity to own or lease, as
the case may be, and to operate its property and to conduct its business as described in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus; |
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Each of the Agreement and the Indenture has been duly authorized and, to the extent execution
and delivery are governed by the laws of the Province of Alberta or the federal laws of
Canada, executed and delivered by the Company; and no registration, filing or recording of the
Indenture under the laws of the Province of Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein is necessary in order to preserve or protect the validity or enforceability of the
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The Securities have been duly authorized and, assuming that the Securities have been duly
authenticated by the Trustee in the manner described in the Indenture and under New York law,
to the extent issuance, execution and delivery are governed by the laws of the Province of
Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, issued, executed and delivered by
the Company; |
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adopted by the Company and complies with the provisions of the Canada Business Corporations
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Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indenture, the issue and sale of
the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of the transactions herein contemplated nor
the fulfilment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of or
constitute a default under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company pursuant to: |
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mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation,
condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company is a party or is bound or to
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laws of Canada applicable therein, excluding any such statute, law, rule or regulation
applicable to the Companys regulated activities (as to which we express no opinion);
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federal Canadian court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body,
arbitrator or other authority in Canada having jurisdiction over the Company or its
Canadian Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; |
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except for those conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, liens, charges or encumbrances
related to the opinions set forth in sub paragraphs 6(b) and 6(d) hereof which would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
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Subject to the limitations and qualifications set out therein, the statements in the
Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus under the
captions Material Income Tax ConsiderationsMaterial Canadian Income Tax Considerations,
Description of Debt Securities and Description of the Notes insofar as such statements
summarize Canadian legal matters, agreements, documents or proceedings referred to therein,
are accurate and fair summaries of such legal matters, agreements, document or proceedings;
and the information in Part II of the Registration Statement under the heading
Indemnification, but excluding the second last and last paragraph thereof, is an accurate
summary in all material respects of the matters referred to therein; |
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The documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package or the Canadian Final
Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial or statistical information
contained or incorporated therein or omitted therefrom, as to which we express no opinion),
when such documents were filed with the Reviewing Authority appear on their face to be
appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of Alberta Securities
Laws, as interpreted by the Reviewing Authority; |
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The company is a reporting issuer under Alberta Securities Laws and is not on a list of
defaulting issuers maintained by the Reviewing Authority. |
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The Company is eligible to file a base shelf prospectus (as defined in the Shelf Procedures)
with the Reviewing Authority and to use the Shelf Procedures in respect of the Securities; |
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The filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission and the filing of the Canadian
Final Prospectus with the Reviewing Authority, have, in each case, been duly authorized by and
on behalf of the Company and each of the Canadian Final Prospectus and the Registration
Statement has been duly executed pursuant to such authorization by and on behalf of the
Company; |
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An MRRS Decision Document has been obtained in respect of the Canadian Basic Prospectus from
the Reviewing Authority; the Canadian Final Prospectus has been filed with the Reviewing Authority
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Shelf Procedures and all necessary documents have been filed, all necessary proceedings have been
taken and all necessary authorizations, approvals, permits, consents and orders have been obtained
under the requirements of Alberta Securities Laws, and no other authorization, approval, permit,
consent, licence or order of any government, government instrumentality or court under the
requirements of Alberta Securities Laws, for the valid authorization, issuance, sale and delivery
of the Securities through the Underwriters in connection with a public offering thereof in the
United States of America except those filings that will be made on or after the date of such
opinion in compliance with Alberta Securities Laws;
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The Canadian Basic Prospectus, at the time an MRRS Decision Document was issued therefor, and
the Canadian Final Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial or
statistical information contained or incorporated therein, as to which we express no opinion)
as of the date of its filing with the Reviewing Authority, appears on its face to be
appropriately responsive in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Alberta
Securities Laws, including the Shelf Procedures, as interpreted by the Reviewing Authority; |
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No order having the effect of ceasing or suspending the distribution of the Securities has
been issued by the Reviewing Authority and, to the best of such counsels knowledge, no
proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or are pending or contemplated; |
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No withholding tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or the laws of the Province of
Alberta will be payable in respect of the payment or crediting of the commissions contemplated
by the Agreement by the Company to an Underwriter that is not a resident of Canada for the
purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or on any interest or deemed interest on the resale
of Securities by an Underwriter to a U.S. resident purchaser, provided that the Underwriter
and such U.S. resident purchaser deal at arms length with the Company (as such term is
understood for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) and that such commissions are payable
in respect of services rendered by the Underwriter wholly outside of Canada that are performed
in the ordinary course of business carried on by the Underwriter that includes the performance
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No goods and services tax imposed under the federal laws of Canada or provincial taxes under
the laws of the Province of Alberta will be payable by the Company or collectable by an
Underwriter in respect of the payment of commissions as contemplated by the Agreement to an
Underwriter that is not a resident of Canada, provided that such commissions are in respect of
services performed by the Underwriter wholly outside of Canada or the resale of Securities by
an Underwriter to U.S. residents; |
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The Company has the power to submit to, and, assuming such submission is valid, binding and
enforceable under the laws of the State of New York, has legally, validly, effectively and
irrevocably submitted to, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the New York Courts in respect of any
legal action, suit or proceeding arising out of the Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities.
Such submission will be enforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Alberta
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Court may, in its discretion, refuse to give effect to such submission if the jurisdiction to which
the submission applies is not a clearly more appropriate forum;
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An Alberta Court would recognize the appointment by the Company of the Authorized Agent as
its agent for service of process in the United States of America under the Agreement, the
Indenture and the Securities; |
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In any proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Alberta for the
enforcement of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, such court would
apply the laws of the State of New York, in accordance with the parties choice of the laws of
the State of New York to all issues that under the laws of the Province of Alberta are to be
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the parties choice of the laws of the State of New York is bona fide and legal
and there is no reason for avoiding the choice on the grounds of public policy, as such
criteria would be applied by an Alberta Court; and |
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in any such proceeding, and notwithstanding the parties choice of law, such
court: |
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will not take judicial notice of the provisions of the laws of
the State of New York but will only apply such provisions if they are pleaded
and proven by expert testimony; |
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will apply the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of
Canada applicable therein that, under such laws, would be characterized as
procedural and will not apply any law of the State of New York that, under the
laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein,
would be characterized as procedural; |
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will apply provisions of the laws of the Province of Alberta
and the laws of Canada applicable therein that have overriding effect; |
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will not apply any law of the State of New York if its
application would be contrary to public policy, as such term is interpreted
under the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable
therein; |
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will not apply any law of the State of New York if such
application would be characterized under the laws of the Province of Alberta
and the laws of Canada applicable therein as the direct or indirect enforcement
of a foreign revenue, expropriatory, penal or other public law; and |
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will not enforce the performance of any obligation that is
illegal under the laws of any jurisdiction in which the obligation is to be
performed.; |
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There are no reasons under public policy as such term is understood under the laws of the
Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein for an Alberta |
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Court to decline to enforce the Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, other than the
indemnity and contribution provisions of the Agreement; |
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A court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Alberta would give a judgment based upon
a final and conclusive in personam judgment of a court exercising jurisdiction in the State of
New York for a sum certain, obtained against the Company with respect to a claim arising out
of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities (a Foreign Judgment),
without reconsideration of the merits:
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the court in New York granting the Foreign Judgment had
jurisdiction over the Corporation because the Corporation was served in the
State of New York with originating process, the Corporation had attorned to the
jurisdiction of the court granting the Foreign Judgment or there was a real and
substantial connection between the claim and the court granting the Foreign
Judgment; |
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an action to enforce the Foreign Judgment must be commenced in
the Alberta Court within any applicable limitation period; |
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an Alberta Court has discretion to stay or decline to hear an
action on the Foreign Judgment if the Foreign Judgment is under appeal or there
is another subsisting judgment in any jurisdiction relating to the same cause
of action as the Foreign Judgment; |
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an Alberta Court will render judgment only in Canadian dollars;
and |
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an action in an Alberta Court on the Foreign Judgment may be
affected by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application
limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally; and |
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subject to the following defences: |
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the Foreign Judgment was obtained by fraud or in a manner
contrary to the principles of natural justice provided that the Foreign
Judgment would not be contrary to natural justice by reason only that service
of process was effected on the agent for service of process appointed by the
Company; |
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the Foreign Judgment is for a claim that under the laws of the
Province of Alberta or the laws of Canada applicable therein would be
characterized as based on a foreign revenue, expropriatory, penal or other
public law; |
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for Foreign Judgment is contrary to public policy, as such term is interpreted
under the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein,
or to an order made by the Attorney General of Canada under the Foreign
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the Competition Tribunal under the Competition Act (Canada) in respect of certain
judgments referred to in these statutes; and
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the Foreign Judgment has been satisfied or is void or voidable
under the laws of the State of New York; |
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There are no reasons under public policy as such term is understood under the laws of the
Province of Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein for an Alberta Court to
refuse the enforcement of a Foreign Judgment, other than a judgment respecting the indemnity
and contribution provisions of the Agreement; |
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No stamp duty, registration or documentary taxes, duties or similar charges are payable under
the laws of the Province of Alberta or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein in
connection with the creation, issuance and delivery to the Underwriters of the Securities or
the resale of the Securities by an Underwriter to U.S. residents, or the authorization,
execution and delivery of the Agreement; and |
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opinions set forth in sections 19 - 22 are subject to the following qualifications:
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an Alberta Court would retain some residual equitable jurisdiction, which might
limit the enforcement of remedies (for example, specific performance) that may have
been granted by the courts of another jurisdiction; |
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the right of the Trustee under the Indenture to exercise the unilateral and
unfettered discretion set forth in the Indenture will not prevent an Alberta Court from
requiring such discretion to be exercised reasonably; and |
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the costs of and incidental to all proceedings taken in an Alberta Court are in
the discretion of the Alberta Court and the Alberta Court has full power to determine
by whom and to what extent the costs shall be paid. |
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ANNEX D
ENBRIDGE INC.
Officers Certificate
I, [], [] of Enbridge Inc. (the Company), pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Underwriting
Agreement, dated March 27, 2007 (the Underwriting Agreement), between the Company and the
Underwriters identified on Schedule II thereto in connection with the issuance and sale by the
Company to the Underwriters of the Companys 5.60% Senior Notes due 2017, hereby certify that, to
my knowledge, after due investigation:
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The Company has obtained any and all required consents, approvals,
authorizations, orders, and made any and all required registrations, qualifications,
recordings and filings with each of the National Energy Board, the FERC and each other
federal, provincial, state or local governmental body or agency in Canada or the United
States responsible for the regulation of the generation, transportation or delivery of
natural gas, oil, electricity or other specially regulated commodities or services,
including pipelines, transmission and distribution lines, storage facilities and
related facilities and equipment, or the import or export of such commodities or
services (excluding any federal, provincial, state or local governmental body or agency
in Canada or the United States having jurisdiction over offers and sales of the
Securities under the securities laws of the applicable provinces and territories of
Canada or the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states of the United States)
for the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement,
the Indenture and the Securities; and |
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The statements contained or incorporated by reference into the Disclosure
Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus describing
documents, proceedings, applications or approvals relating to the regulation in Canada
or the United States of the generation, transportation, distribution or delivery of
natural gas, oil, electricity or other specially regulated commodities or services,
including pipelines, transmission and distribution lines, storage facilities and
related facilities and equipment, or the import or export of such commodities or
services, referred to therein, insofar as such statements constitute summaries of legal
matters, fairly summarize in all material respects the matters referred to therein, as
of the date of such documents. |
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Certificate have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Underwriting Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name as of the date first above written.
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Enbridge Inc.
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ANNEX E
Form of Opinion Paragraphs of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
1. No consent, approval, authorization or order of or registration, qualification, recording
or filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is required to be obtained or made by the
Company pursuant to the provisions of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 717, et seq., the Federal
Power Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a, et seq., the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. App. §§ 1, et seq.,
and regulations thereunder as a condition to the (i) issuance, sale or delivery by the Company of
the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, or the performance of its obligations thereunder.
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ANNEX F
[Reserved.]
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ANNEX G
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-141478
March 27, 2007
FINAL TERM SHEET
Issuer: Enbridge Inc.
Expected Ratings: Moodys Baa1; S&P A-; DBRS A
Issue of Securities: 5.60% Senior Notes due 2017
Principal Amount: U.S.$400,000,000
Coupon: 5.600%
Interest Payment Dates: Semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, commencing on October 1, 2007
Maturity: April 1, 2017
Treasury Benchmark: 4.625% due February 15, 2017
U.S. Treasury Yield: 4.609%
Spread to Treasury: T + 100.0 bps
Re-offer Yield: 5.609%
Initial Price to Public: per Note: 99.932%; Total: $399,728,000
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Optional Redemption: |
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At any time for an amount equal to the principal amount of the notes redeemed
plus a make-whole premium and accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date. The notes may
also be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at the redemption price described in the prospectus at
any time in the event certain changes affecting Canadian withholding taxes occur. |
Make-Whole Premium: T + 20.0 bps
Settlement Date: March 30, 2007
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Joint Book-Runners: |
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Banc of America Securities LLC |
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($90,000,000 |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc |
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($90,000,000 |
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Co-Managers: |
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Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. |
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($36,000,000 |
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HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. |
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($36,000,000 |
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated |
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($36,000,000 |
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
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($36,000,000 |
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UBS Securities LLC |
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($36,000,000 |
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CIBC World Markets Corp. |
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($20,000,000 |
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Raymond James & Associates Inc. |
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($20,000,000 |
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The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the
offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in
that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting
EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling
Banc of America Securities LLC toll-free at 1 800-294-1322 or by calling Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. toll-free at 1 800-503-4611.
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