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Transcanada Pipelines Limited TransCanada PipeLines Limited 2013 Annual information form March 5, 2014 5AUG200819293145 Table of Contents Presentation of information ........................................................................ 2 Forward-looking information ....................................................................... 2 TransCanada PipeLines Limited ..................................................................... 4 Corporate structure ............................................................................... 4 Intercorporate relationships ......................................................................... 5 General development of the business ................................................................ 5 Developments in the Natural Gas Pipelines business ....................................................... 6 Developments in the Oil Pipelines business .............................................................. 10 Developments in the Energy business .................................................................. 13 Business of TCPL ................................................................................. 16 Natural Gas Pipelines business ....................................................................... 17 Oil Pipelines business .............................................................................. 19 Regulation of the Natural Gas and Oil Pipelines businesses .................................................. 19 Energy business .................................................................................. 20 General ......................................................................................... 24 Employees ...................................................................................... 24 Health, safety and environmental protection and social policies .............................................. 24 Risk factors ..................................................................................... 25 Dividends ....................................................................................... 25 Description of capital structure ..................................................................... 26 Share capital .................................................................................... 26 Debt ........................................................................................... 26 Credit ratings .................................................................................... 27 DBRS .......................................................................................... 27 Moody’s ........................................................................................ 27 S&P........................................................................................... 28 Market for securities .............................................................................. 28 Series U preferred shares and Series Y preferred shares ..................................................... 28 Directors and officers ............................................................................. 29 Directors ....................................................................................... 29 Board committees ................................................................................ 30 Officers ........................................................................................ 31 Conflicts of interest ............................................................................... 31 Corporate governance ............................................................................ 32 Audit committee ................................................................................. 32 Relevant education and experience of members .......................................................... 32 Pre-approval policies and procedures .................................................................. 33 External auditor service fees ......................................................................... 33 Loans to directors and executive officers ............................................................. 33 Securities owned by directors ...................................................................... 33 Compensation of directors ......................................................................... 34 Executive compensation ........................................................................... 34 Legal proceedings and regulatory actions ............................................................ 34 Transfer agent and registrar ........................................................................ 35 Interest of experts ................................................................................ 35 Additional information ............................................................................ 35 Glossary ........................................................................................ 36 Schedule A Schedule B Schedule C Schedule D Appendices Presentation of information Unless the context indicates otherwise, a reference in this Annual Information Form (AIF) to Trans Canada PipeLines Limited (TCPL) or the Company, we, us and our includes TCPL’s parent, TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) and the subsidiaries of TCPL through which its various business operations are conducted, and a reference to TransCanada includes TransCanada Corporation and the subsidiaries of TransCanada Corporation, including TCPL. Where TCPL is referred to with respect to actions that occurred prior to its 2003 plan of arrangement (the Arrangement) with TransCanada, which is described below under the heading TransCanada PipeLines Limited – Corporate structure, these actions were taken by TCPL or its subsidiaries. The term subsidiary, when referred to in this AIF, with reference to TCPL means direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of, and legal entities controlled by, TransCanada or TCPL, as applicable. Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in this AIF is given at or for the year ended December 31, 2013 (Year End). Amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. Information in relation to metric conversion can be found at Schedule A to this AIF. The Glossary found at the end of this AIF contains certain terms defined throughout this AIF and abbreviations and acronyms that may not otherwise be defined in this document. Certain portions of TCPL’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis dated February 19, 2014 (MD&A) are incorporated by reference into this AIF as stated below. The MD&A can be found on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under TCPL’s profile. Financial information is presented in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We use certain financial measures that do not have a standardized meaning under GAAP and therefore they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other entities. Refer to the About our business – Non-GAAP measures section of the MD&A for more information about the non-GAAP measures we use and a reconciliation to their GAAP equivalents, which section of the MD&A is incorporated by reference herein. Forward-looking information This AIF, including the MD&A disclosure incorporated by reference herein, contains certain information that is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. We disclose forward-looking information to help current and potential investors understand management’s assessment of our future plans and financial outlook, and our future prospects overall. Statements that are forward-looking are based on certain assumptions and on what we know and expect today and generally include words like anticipate, expect, believe, may, will, should, estimate or other similar words. Forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this AIF may include information about the following, among other things: • anticipated business prospects • our financial and operational performance, including the performance of our subsidiaries • expectations or projections about strategies and goals for growth and expansion • expected cash flows and future financing options available to us • expected costs for planned projects, including projects under construction and in development • expected schedules for planned projects (including anticipated construction and completion dates) • expected regulatory processes and outcomes • expected impact of regulatory outcomes • expected outcomes with respect to legal proceedings, including arbitration • expected capital expenditures and contractual obligations • expected operating and financial results • the expected impact of future accounting changes, commitments and contingent liabilities • expected industry, market and economic conditions. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance. Actual events and results could be significantly different because of assumptions, risks or uncertainties related to our business or events that happen after the date of this AIF and other disclosure incorporated by reference herein. Our forward-looking information is based on the following key assumptions, and subject to the following risks and uncertainties: Assumptions • inflation rates, commodity prices and capacity prices • timing of financings and hedging 2 | TransCanada PipeLines Limited • regulatory decisions and outcomes • foreign exchange rates • interest rates • tax rates • planned and unplanned outages and the use of our pipeline and energy assets • integrity
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