DBRS Morningstar Assigns Ratings of BBB (high) With Stable Trends to Enbridge Inc.’s Newly Issued Medium-Term Notes
EnergyDBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned ratings of BBB (high) with Stable trends to Enbridge Inc.’s CAD 1.1 billion 3.1% unsecured sustainability-linked medium-term notes maturing on September 21, 2033, and CAD 400 million 4.1% unsecured medium-term notes maturing on September 21, 2051 (collectively, the Notes). The ratings assigned to these Notes are based upon 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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The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Pipeline and Diversified Energy Industry (November 19, 2020; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/370267) and DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Rating Corporate Holding Companies and Parent/Subsidiary Rating Relationships (November 2, 2020; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/369167), 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).
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