THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of the 26th day of September, 2017
BETWEEN:
ENBRIDGE INC. (formerly IPL Energy Inc.), a corporation continued under the laws of Canada and having its head office at Calgary, Alberta
(hereinafter the “Corporation”)
OF THE FIRST PART
-and-
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF
CANADA, a trust company incorporated under the laws of Canada and duly authorized to carry on the trust business in each province of Canada
(hereinafter the “Trustee”)
OF THE SECOND PART
WHEREAS by a trust indenture dated as of October 20, 1997 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Corporation and the Trustee (which trust indenture and the supplemental indenture to such trust indenture dated as of November 28, 2001 and the second supplemental to such trust indenture dated as of December 21, 2011 are herein collectively referred to as the “Trust Indenture”) provision was made for the creation and issuance by the Corporation of Debentures;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to the terms of the Trust Indenture, the Corporation desires to provide for the establishment of a new series of Debentures under the Trust Indenture, to be known as its 5.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Series 2017-B due September 27, 2077 (the “Notes”), the form and substance of such series and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be as set forth in the Trust Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture;
AND WHEREAS the Notes constitute Additional Debentures that are subordinate to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined herein) and shall not receive the benefit of the covenant contained in Section 5.1(h) of the Base Indenture;
AND WHEREAS Section 14.1 of the Trust Indenture provides that from time to time the Corporation, when authorized by a resolution of the directors, and the Trustee may, subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture, and they shall, when so directed by the Trust Indenture, execute, acknowledge and deliver by their proper officers deeds or indentures supplemental to the Trust Indenture, which thereafter shall form part of the Trust Indenture, for any one or more of the purposes set out in Section 14.1;