CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 8, 2014) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) ("Enbridge") today announced it has closed the sale of 1.179 million common shares pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotment option. Enbridge granted this over-allotment option to the underwriters to purchase additional common shares in connection with the previously announced common equity offering of 7.86 million common shares that closed on June 24, 2014.
The gross proceeds of approximately CAD$60 million will be used to fund the incremental capital recently announced on the Line 3 Replacement Program and for general corporate purposes.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the common shares in any jurisdiction. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus relating to the offering of common shares if you request it in the U.S. from RBC Capital Markets, toll-free 877-822-4089 or Credit Suisse, toll-free at 800-221-1037, or in Canada from RBC Capital Markets, Attention: Distribution Centre, 277 Front St. W., 5th Floor Toronto, Ontario M5V 2X4 (fax: 416-313-6066) or Credit Suisse, 1 First Canadian Place, Suite 2900, PO Box 301, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1C9 (fax: 416-352-0920). Alternatively, you may obtain the prospectus by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov or via SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Enbridge Inc.
Enbridge Inc., a Canadian Company, is a North American leader in delivering energy and has been included on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World ranking for the past six years. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the U.S., the world's longest crude oil and liquids transportation system. The Company also has a significant and growing involvement in natural gas gathering, transmission and midstream businesses, and an increasing involvement in power transmission. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada's largest natural gas distribution company, and provides distribution services in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. As a generator of energy, Enbridge has interests in more than 1,800 megawatts of renewable and alternative energy generating capacity and is expanding its interests in wind and solar energy and geothermal. Enbridge employs more than 10,000 people, primarily in Canada and the U.S. and is ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2014. Enbridge's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol ENB. For more information, visit www.enbridge.com. None of the information contained in, or connected to, Enbridge's website is incorporated in or otherwise part of this news release.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information provided in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "expect", "project", "estimate", "forecast" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although Enbridge believes that these statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties pertaining to operating performance, regulatory parameters, weather, economic conditions and commodity prices. You can find a discussion of those risks and uncertainties in our Canadian securities filings and American SEC filings. While Enbridge makes these forward-looking statements in good faith, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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