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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2021

 

 

ENBRIDGE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Canada 001-15254 98-0377957

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

200, 425 - 1st Street S.W.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

1-403-231-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares   ENB   New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Series 2018-B due 2078   ENBA   New York Stock Exchange

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 5, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), the holders of common shares of Enbridge Inc. (the “Corporation”) voted on: (1) 11 nominated directors to be elected to the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) to serve until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been elected; (2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders at such remuneration to be fixed by the Board; and (3) an advisory vote on the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation (a “Say on Pay vote”). The items of business are further described in the Corporation’s management information circular (the “Circular”) filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2021.

 

The tables below set forth the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each matter voted on by the Corporation’s shareholders.

 

1. Election of Directors

 

Each of the 11 nominees listed below was elected as Director of the Corporation to hold office until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been elected.

 

Name of Nominee   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
    Number     Percent     Number     Percent     Number  
Pamela L. Carter     1,026,735,952       88.92       127,933,337       11.08       155,611,179  
Marcel R. Coutu     905,791,449       78.44       248,901,234       21.56       155,611,178  
Susan M. Cunningham     1,124,263,081       97.36       30,429,609       2.64       155,611,178  
Gregory L. Ebel     1,006,918,694       87.20       147,774,068       12.80       155,611,178  
J. Herb England     1,097,733,764       95.07       56,958,919       4.93       155,611,178  
Gregory J. Goff     1,123,154,409       97.27       31,537,352       2.73       155,612,179  
V. Maureen Kempston Darkes     1,114,944,283       96.56       39,748,478       3.44       155,611,179  
Teresa S. Madden     1,135,741,737       98.36       18,951,025       1.64       155,611,178  
Al Monaco     1,135,429,123       98.33       19,263,639       1.67       155,611,178  
Stephen S. Poloz     1,149,252,784       99.53       5,439,977       0.47       155,611,179  
Dan C. Tutcher     1,133,684,995       98.18       21,006,767       1.82       155,612,178  

 

2. Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

 

The shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders at such remuneration to be fixed by the Board.

 

  Votes For       Votes Withheld       Broker
Non-Votes
 
  Number       Percent       Percent       Number       Number  
  1,232,319,286       94.63       69,917,012       5.37       8,067,642  

 

 

 

 

3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

 

The shareholders accepted, on an advisory basis, the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation, as disclosed in the Circular.

 

Votes For     Votes Against     Abstentions     Broker
Non-Votes
 
Number     Percent     Number     Percent     Number     Percent     Number  
  1,060,874,379       92.51       72,362,282       6.31       13,526,703       1.18       163,540,576  

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On May 5, 2021, the Corporation issued a news release announcing the election of director voting results from the Annual Meeting. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

  Description
     
99.1   New Release dated May 5, 2021
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  ENBRIDGE INC.
(Registrant)
     
Date: May 6, 2021 By: /s/ Karen K.L. Uehara
    Karen K.L. Uehara  
Vice President & Corporate Secretary
(Duly Authorized Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

Enbridge Inc. Announces Election of Directors

 

CALGARY, ALBERTA, May 5, 2021 – Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) (Enbridge or the Company) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders today. On a vote by ballot during the regular business proceedings at the meeting, shareholders approved the election of all 11 nominated directors proposed by management as listed in the Management Information Circular dated March 2, 2021. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

 

      Votes For       Votes Withheld  
      #       %       #       %  
Pamela L. Carter     1,026,735,952       88.92       127,933,337       11.08  
Marcel R. Coutu     905,791,449       78.44       248,901,234       21.56  
Susan M. Cunningham     1,124,263,081       97.36       30,429,609       2.64  
Gregory L. Ebel     1,006,918,694       87.20       147,774,068       12.80  
J. Herb England     1,097,733,764       95.07       56,958,919       4.93  
Gregory J. Goff     1,123,154,409       97.27       31,537,352       2.73  
V. Maureen Kempston Darkes     1,114,944,283       96.56       39,748,478       3.44  
Teresa S. Madden     1,135,741,737       98.36       18,951,025       1.64  
Al Monaco     1,135,429,123       98.33       19,263,639       1.67  
Stephen S. Poloz     1,149,252,784       99.53       5,439,977       0.47  
Dan C. Tutcher     1,133,684,995       98.18       21,006,767       1.82  

 

About Enbridge Inc.

 

Enbridge Inc. is a leading North American energy infrastructure company. We safely and reliably deliver the energy people need and want to fuel quality of life. Our core businesses include Liquids Pipelines, which transports approximately 25 percent of the crude oil produced in North America; Gas Transmission and Midstream, which transports approximately 20 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S.; Gas Distribution and Storage, which serves approximately 3.8 million retail customers in Ontario and Quebec; and Renewable Power Generation, which generates approximately 1,750 MW of net renewable power in North America and Europe. The Company’s common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ENB. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com.

 

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