Current Report Filing (8-k)

ENBRIDGE INC.

(Registrant)

Date: May 5, 2022

/s/ Karen K.L. Uehara

Karen K.L. Uehara

Vice President & Corporate Secretary

(Duly Authorized Officer)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2022

LOGO

ENBRIDGE INC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Canada

001-15254

98-0377957

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

200, 425 - 1st Street S.W.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1 -403-231-3900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares	ENB	New York Stock Exchange
6.375% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Series 2018-B due 2078	ENBA	New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 4, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”), the holders of common shares of Enbridge Inc. (the “Corporation”) voted on: (1) 12 director nominees to be elected to the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) to serve until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors have been elected; (2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders at such remuneration to be fixed by the Board; (3) an advisory vote on the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation (a “Say on Pay vote”); and (4) a shareholder proposal regarding the Corporation’s net zero commitment, submitted by DI Foundation, represented by Investors for Paris Compliance. The items of business are further described in the Corporation’s management information circular (the “Circular”) filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2022.

The tables below set forth the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, for each matter voted on by the Corporation’s shareholders.

1.	Election of Directors

Each of the 12 nominees listed below was elected as Director of the Corporation to hold office until the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor has been elected.


Name of Nominee	Votes For					Votes Withheld					Broker Non-Votes
	Number		Percentage			Number		Percentage			Number
Mayank M. Ashar		1,119,720,044		99.45	%		6,153,930		0.55	%		172,761,610
Gaurdie E. Banister		1,119,869,199		99.47	%		6,004,837		0.53	%		172,761,610
Pamela L. Carter		1,086,100,179		96.47	%		39,773,857		3.53	%		172,761,610
Susan M. Cunningham		1,095,878,800		97.34	%		29,995,236		2.66	%		172,761,610
Gregory L. Ebel		961,024,127		85.36	%		164,851,450		14.64	%		172,761,609
Jason B. Few		1,013,646,775		90.03	%		112,228,803		9.97	%		172,761,608
Teresa S. Madden		1,089,493,666		96.77	%		36,381,911		3.23	%		172,761,609
Al Monaco		1,107,228,169		98.34	%		18,647,409		1.66	%		172,761,608
Stephen S. Poloz		1,099,533,332		97.66	%		26,342,050		2.34	%		172,761,608
S. Jane Rowe		1,119,487,346		99.43	%		6,388,231		0.57	%		172,761,609
Dan C. Tutcher		1,096,541,822		97.39	%		29,333,755		2.61	%		172,761,609
Steven W. Williams		1,120,420,673		99.52	%		5,454,676		0.48	%		172,761,611

2.	Appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

The shareholders approved the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Corporation until the close of the Corporation’s next annual meeting of shareholders at such remuneration to be fixed by the Board.


Votes For		Votes Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number
1,185,515,453	91.29%	113,099,778	8.71%	21,342

3.	Advisory Vote on the Corporation’s Approach to Executive Compensation

The shareholders accepted the Corporation’s approach to executive compensation, as disclosed in the Circular.

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

1,017,891,449

90.41%

89,625,702

7.96%

18,358,072

1.63%

172,762,127

4.	Shareholder Proposal

The Board recommended that shareholders vote against the shareholder proposal.

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker

Non-Votes

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

245,927,410

21.84%

838,628,609

74.49%

41,311,875

3.67%

172,762,514

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On May 4, 2022, the Corporation issued a news release announcing the election of director voting results from the Annual Meeting. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		New Release dated May 4, 2022

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.