Enbridge Provides Notice of Series 15 Preferred Shares Conversion Right and Announces Reset Dividend Rates
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Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) announced it will not redeem its Series 15 Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares on September 1, 2025. Instead, shareholders have the option to convert their Series 15 shares to Series 16 shares on a one-for-one basis.
For Series 15 shares retained after September 1, 2025, the new annual dividend rate will be 5.626% for the five-year period until September 1, 2030. Any converted Series 16 shares will receive quarterly floating rate dividends, with an initial rate of 1.33882% for the period ending December 1, 2025.
The conversion period runs from August 2 to August 18, 2025. The conversion is subject to minimum holding requirements of 1,000,000 shares for each series.
Positive
- New fixed dividend rate of 5.626% for Series 15 shares represents a premium of 2.68% over government bond yields
- Shareholders gain flexibility with option to convert to floating rate Series 16 shares
- Current substantial share count of 11,000,000 Series 15 shares outstanding
Negative
- Initial floating rate dividend for Series 16 shares (1.33882%) is significantly lower than the fixed rate option
News Market Reaction – ENB
In the Aug 6 session, ENB gained 0.58%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
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The foregoing conversion right is subject to the conditions that: (i) if Enbridge determines that there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 15 Shares outstanding after September 1, 2025, then all remaining Series 15 Shares will automatically be converted into Series 16 Shares on a one-for-one basis on September 1, 2025; and (ii) alternatively, if Enbridge determines that there would be less than 1,000,000 Series 16 Shares outstanding after September 1, 2025, no Series 15 Shares will be converted into Series 16 Shares. There are currently 11,000,000 Series 15 Shares outstanding.
With respect to any Series 15 Shares that remain outstanding after September 1, 2025, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Enbridge. The new annual dividend rate applicable to the Series 15 Shares for the five-year period commencing on September 1, 2025 to, but excluding, September 1, 2030 will be 5.626 percent, being equal to the five-year Government of
With respect to any Series 16 Shares that may be issued on September 1, 2025, holders thereof will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative preferential cash dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Enbridge. The dividend rate applicable to the Series 16 Shares for the three-month floating rate period commencing on September 1, 2025 to, but excluding, December 1, 2025 will be 1.33882 percent, based on the annual rate on three month Government of
Beneficial holders of Series 15 Shares who wish to exercise their right of conversion during the conversion period, which runs from August 2, 2025 until 5:00 p.m. (EST) on August 18, 2025, should communicate as soon as possible with their broker or other intermediary for more information. It is recommended that this be done well in advance of the deadline in order to provide the broker or other intermediary time to complete the necessary steps. Any notices received after this deadline will not be valid.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-looking information, or forward-looking statements, have been included in this news release to provide information about Enbridge, including statements with respect to the conversion of all or part of the Series 15 Shares into Series 16 Shares on September 1, 2025, the annual dividend rate that will apply to any outstanding Series 15 Shares on September 1, 2025, the quarterly dividend rate that will apply to any outstanding Series 16 Shares on September 1, 2025, and the declaration of dividends by the Board of Directors of Enbridge. This information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable based on the information available on the date such statements are made and on processes used to prepare the information, such statements are not guarantees of future events and readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. By their nature, these statements involve a variety of assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Material assumptions include assumptions about whether holders of Series 15 Shares will exercise their right to convert their Series 15 Shares into Series 16 Shares.
Enbridge's forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to those risks and uncertainties discussed in this news release and in the Company's other filings with Canadian and
Enbridge's future course of action depends on management's assessment of all information available at the relevant time. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made in this news release or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to Enbridge or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.
About Enbridge Inc.
At Enbridge, we safely connect millions of people to the energy they rely on every day, fueling quality of life through our North American natural gas, oil and renewable power networks and our growing European offshore wind portfolio. We're investing in modern energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure, affordable energy and building on more than a century of operating conventional energy infrastructure and two decades of experience in renewable power. We're advancing new technologies including hydrogen, renewable natural gas, carbon capture and storage. Headquartered in Calgary,
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