DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings of BBB (high) With Stable Trends to Enbridge Inc.’s Newly Issued Senior Notes

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned ratings of BBB (high) with Stable trends to Enbridge Inc.’s $400 million 2.15% senior notes maturing on February 16, 2024; 2.50% $500 million senior notes maturing on February 14, 2025; and $600 million compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus 0.63% per annum floating-rate senior notes due February 16, 2024 (collectively, the Notes). DBRS Morningstar based the ratings assigned to these Notes on the rating on the already-outstanding series of senior unsecured notes.

The net proceeds will be used for repayment of short-term debt, capital expenditures, and general corporate purposes.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

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All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is Rating Companies in the Pipeline and Midstream Energy Industry (November 3, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/387443), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. Other applicable methodologies include the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (February 3, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262).

Generally, the conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are resolved within a 12-month period. DBRS Morningstar trends and ratings are under regular surveillance.

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