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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
Commission file number 0-21080
ENBRIDGE INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrants Name into English (if applicable))
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Canada
(Province or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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4923
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code
Number (if applicable))
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None
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number (if applicable)) |
3000 Fifth Avenue Place
425 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8
Telephone Number: (403) 231-3900
(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices)
Enbridge (U.S.) Inc.
1100 Louisiana, Suite 3200
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone Number: (713) 650-8900
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for
service in the United States)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Shares
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
þ Annual Information Form þ Audited annual financial statements
Indicate
the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of
the close of the period covered by the annual report:
351,841,865 Common shares (as at December 31, 2006)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). If Yes is marked, indicate the filing
number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.
o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (for such shorter period
that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
þ Yes o No
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was carried out under the
supervision of and with the participation of the Registrants management, including the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of
the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and
procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant
in reports that it files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required.
No significant changes were made in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting or
in other factors during the period covered by this annual report on Form 40-F that have materially
affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Registrants internal control over
financial reporting.
INTERNAL
CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The
information provided under the heading Internal Control over
Financial Reporting contained in the Managements
Discussion and Analysis, filed as exhibit 99.5 to this annual
report on Form 40-F, is incorporated herein by reference.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
The Registrants Board of Directors has determined that Mr. D.A. Leslie, a member of the Audit
Committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert (as defined in Form 40-F under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and is independent as defined by the New York Stock Exchange
corporate governance rules applicable to foreign private issuers. The SEC has indicated that the
designation of Mr. Leslie as an audit committee financial expert does not make him an expert for
any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liability on him that are greater than those imposed
on members of the audit committee and board of directors who do not carry this designation or
affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the audit committee.
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CODE OF ETHICS
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the Statement on Business Conduct) that applies to
all employees and officers, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer. The Statement on Business Conduct is available at the
Registrants Internet website, www.enbridge.com.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP (or a predecessor firm, Price Waterhouse) (PWC) have been the auditors
of the Registrant since 1992.
In response to legislative and regulatory requirements regarding auditor independence, the
Registrants Audit, Finance & Risk Committee adopted a policy that requires pre-approval by the
Audit, Finance & Risk Committee of any services to be provided by the auditors, whether audit or
non-audit services. During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, all audit and non-audit
services were pre-approved by the Audit, Finance & Risk Committee.
The following table sets forth all services rendered by the auditors by category, together with the
corresponding fees billed by the auditors for each category of service for the financial years
ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
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Years ended December 31 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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Audit Fees(1) |
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3,688,620 |
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1,658,869 |
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Audit-Related Fees(2) |
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248,645 |
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166,552 |
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Tax Fees(3) |
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310,599 |
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210,490 |
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All Other Fees(4) |
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388,444 |
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32,360 |
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Total Fees |
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4,636,308 |
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2,068,271 |
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Notes: |
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Represents the aggregate fees billed by the Corporations auditors for audit services. |
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Represents the aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the Corporations
auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the
Corporations financial statements and are not included under
Audit Fees. These items include technical support and
procedures related to financing and pension plans. |
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Represents the aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the Corporations
auditors for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning, and
international tax services. |
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Represents the aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the Corporations
auditors other than those services reported under Audit Fees, Audit Related Fees and Tax
Fees. |
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Registrant has no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by Form 40-F under the Securities
Act of 1934.
TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Payments due for contractual obligations, excluding interest, of the Registrant over the next five
years and thereafter are as follows:
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(millions of Canadian dollars) |
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Less than 1 year |
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1-3 years |
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3-5 years |
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After 5 years |
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Long-term debt |
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7,574.4 |
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535.3 |
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800.0 |
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748.4 |
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5,490.7 |
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Non-recourse long-term debt |
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1,566.9 |
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58.4 |
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301.3 |
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180.0 |
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1,027.2 |
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Long-term contracts |
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1,306.1 |
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454.2 |
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309.1 |
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256.6 |
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286.2 |
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Capital and operating leases |
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85.6 |
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7.4 |
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14.2 |
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12.3 |
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51.7 |
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Totals |
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10,533.0 |
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1,055.3 |
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1,424.6 |
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1,197.3 |
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6,855.8 |
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Registrant is required by Canadian law to have an audit committee. The Chair of the Audit,
Finance & Risk Committee is R.W. Martin and the other members
are D.A. Leslie, G.K. Petty and C. E.
Shultz.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
A number of statements in the documents incorporated by reference in this Form 40-F constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Please refer to the last paragraph on the Table of Contents in the Annual Information
Form of Enbridge Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006, dated February 21, 2007, incorporated
herein and forming an integral part of this document, for a discussion of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that could cause actual results to vary from those forward-looking statements.
UNDERTAKING
The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond
to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the
Commission staff, information relating to the securities in relation to which the obligation to
file an annual report on Form 40-F arises or transactions in said securities.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ENBRIDGE INC.
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Date: February 27, 2007 |
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Alison T. Love |
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Vice President & Corporate Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1. |
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Certificates of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Certificates of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Annual Information Form of the Registrant dated February 21, 2007. |
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Audited financial statements of the Registrant and notes thereto for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2006 and Auditors Report thereon. |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of the Registrant for the year ended December 31, 2006
dated February 21, 2007. |
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99.6. |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors of the Registrant. |
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