W.PR.K Enbridge Preferred Shares Series 10

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Excerpt: Size and initial yield

December 7, 2015 WESTCOAST ENERGY INC. $100,000,000 (4,000,000 shares) Cumulative 5-Year Minimum Rate Reset Redeemable First Preferred Shares, Series 10 Westcoast Energy Inc. (the “Corporation”) is hereby qualifying for distribution 4,000,000 cumulative 5-year minimum rate reset redeemable first preferred shares, Series 10 of the Corporation (the “Series 10 First Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25.00 per Series 10 First Preferred Share. See “Plan of Distribution”.
The holders of the Series 10 First Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), out of the moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends.
The dividends are expected to be paid at the rate of $1.3125 per share per annum, payable by quarterly installments on the fifteenth day of January, April, July and October in each year, for the Initial Fixed Rate Period (as defined herein) from and including the date of issue of the Series 10 First Preferred Shares to but excluding January 15, 2021.
If any such date is not a Business Day (as defined herein), the dividend will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day. Assuming an issue date of December 15, 2015, the first dividend, if declared, will be payable on April 15, 2016 in the amount of $0.4387 per share.

Excerpt: Reset Date and Yield Terms

For every five-year period after the Initial Fixed Rate Period (each, a “Subsequent Fixed Rate Period”), the holders of the Series 10 First Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of the moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends.
The dividends will be payable by quarterly installments on the fifteenth day of January, April, July and October in each year, in the amount per share determined by multiplying one-quarter of the Annual Fixed Dividend Rate (as defined herein) for such Subsequent Fixed Rate Period by $25.00.
The Annual Fixed Dividend Rate for each 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 applicable Fixed Rate Calculation Date plus a spread of 4.26% (the “Spread”), provided that, in any event, such rate shall not be less than 5.25%.
This Spread will apply to both the Series 10 First Preferred Shares and the Series 11 First Preferred Shares described below, and will remain unchanged over the life of the Series 10 First Preferred Shares and the Series 11 First Preferred Shares. See “Details of the Offering”. The Corporation may not redeem the Series 10 First Preferred Shares prior to January 15, 2021.
On January 15, 2021, and on January 15 in every fifth year thereafter, the Corporation may, on at least 30 days’ notice, redeem at any time the whole or from time to time any part of the then outstanding Series 10 First Preferred Shares on payment for each share to be redeemed of $25.00 together with an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon up to but excluding the date of redemption. See “Details of the Offering”.

Excerpt: Conversion Terms

Option to Convert Into Series 11 First Preferred Shares The holders of the Series 10 First Preferred Shares will have the right to convert their shares into cumulative floating rate redeemable first preferred shares, Series 11 of the Corporation (the “Series 11 First Preferred Shares”), subject to certain conditions, on January 15, 2021, and on January 15 every five years thereafter. The holders of the Series 11 First Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors, out of the moneys of the Corporation properly applicable to the payment of dividends.
The dividends will be payable on the fifteenth day of January, April, July, and October in each year (each such quarterly dividend period is referred to as a “Quarterly Floating Rate Period”) in the amount per share per annum 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.
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) and 4.26%. See “Details of the Offering”.
The Series 10 First Preferred Shares and Series 11 First Preferred 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 10 First Preferred Shares and Series 11 First Preferred Shares are identical in all material respects.