ENB.PR.Y Enbridge Preferred Shares Series 3

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Excerpt: Size and initial yield

May 30, 2013 ENBRIDGE INC. $600,000,000 24,000,000 Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series 3 Enbridge Inc. (the “Corporation”) is hereby qualifying the distribution (the “Offering”) of 24,000,000 cumulative redeemable preference shares, Series 3 (“Series 3 Shares”) of the Corporation at a price of $25.00 per Series 3 Share. See “Details of the Offering” and “Plan of Distribution”.
The holders of Series 3 Shares will be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) out of moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends, fixed, cumulative, preferential cash dividends for the initial period from and including the date of issue of the Series 3 Shares to but excluding September 1, 2019 (the “Initial Fixed Rate Period”), at an annual rate of $1.00 per Series 3 Share, payable quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the Corporation).
If any such date is not a business day, the dividend will be paid on the next succeeding business day. Assuming an issue date of June 6, 2013, the first dividend, if declared, will be payable September 1, 2013 in the amount of $0.2384 per Series 3 Share.

Excerpt: Reset Date and Yield Terms

For every five-year period after the Initial Fixed Rate Period (each a “Subsequent Fixed Rate Period”, as defined herein), the holders of Series 3 Shares shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board, fixed, cumulative, preferential cash dividends, payable quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year, in the amount per share equal to the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate (as defined herein) for such Subsequent Fixed Rate Period.
The Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for the ensuing Subsequent Fixed Rate Period will be determined by the Corporation on the Fixed Rate Calculation Date (as defined herein) and will be equal to the sum of the Government of Canada Yield (as defined herein) on the Fixed Rate Calculation Date plus a spread of 2.38%. This spread will remain unchanged over the life of the Series 3 Shares. See “Details of the Offering”.
The Series 3 Shares shall not be redeemable prior to September 1, 2019. On September 1, 2019, and on September 1 in every fifth year thereafter, the Corporation may, at its option, upon not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior written notice, redeem for cash all or any part of the outstanding Series 3 Shares by the payment of $25.00 per Series 3 Share plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the Corporation). See “Details of the Offering”.

Excerpt: Conversion Terms

Option to Convert into Series 4 Shares The holders of the Series 3 Shares will have the right to convert all or any of their Series 3 Shares into cumulative redeemable preference shares, Series 4 of the Corporation (the “Series 4 Shares”), subject to certain conditions as described herein, on September 1, 2019 and on September 1 in every fifth year thereafter.
The holders of the Series 4 Shares will be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the Board, quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends payable on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such quarterly dividend period is referred to as a “Quarterly Floating Rate Period”, as defined herein) in the amount per share determined by multiplying the Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate (as defined herein) for such Quarterly Floating Rate Period by $25.00 and multiplying that product by a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in such Quarterly Floating Rate Period and the denominator of which is 365 or 366, depending upon the actual number of days in the applicable year (less any tax required to be deducted and withheld by the Corporation).
If any such date is not a business day, the dividend will be paid on the next succeeding business day. The Floating Quarterly Dividend Rate will be the annual rate of interest equal to the sum of the T-Bill Rate (as defined herein) on the applicable Floating Rate Calculation Date (as defined herein) plus a spread of 2.38%. See “Details of the Offering”.
The Series 3 Shares and Series 4 Shares are series of shares in the same class. The conversion right entitles holders to elect periodically which of the two series they wish to hold and does not entitle holders to receive a different class or type of securities.
Other than the different dividend rights and redemption rights attached thereto, the Series 3 Shares and Series 4 Shares are identical in all material respects.