DBRS Rates Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. Issue of $100 Million 4.95% Medium-Term Notes at “A”

DBRS has today assigned a rating of “A” with a Stable trend to Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.’s (the Company) $100 million 4.95% medium-term notes (MTNs) due November 22, 2050. The MTNs are expected to settle on September 7, 2011. This is an additional tranche of the 4.95% MTNs due November 22, 2050, of which an initial tranche of $200 million was issued on November 22, 2010.

The Notes will be direct unsecured obligations of the Company ranking pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and will be issued pursuant to the Short-Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated November 16, 2010.

Proceeds from the issue will be used for general corporate purposes.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Companies in the North American Energy Utilities (Electric and Natural Gas) Industry, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.