6-K
TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD (TCPA)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2020
Commission File No. 1-8887
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
450 – 1 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5H1, Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Exhibit 99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, shall be incorporated by reference into the following Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the registrant: Form F-10 (File No. 333-235546).
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Schedule of earnings coverage calculations at March 31, 2020. |
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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.
| Date: May 1, 2020 | TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED | |
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| By: | /s/ Donald R. Marchand | |
| Donald R. Marchand | ||
| Executive Vice-President, Strategy & Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| By: | /s/ G. Glenn Menuz | |
| G. Glenn Menuz | ||
| Vice-President and Controller |
Exhibit
EXHIBIT 99.1
TransCanada PipeLines Limited
EARNINGS COVERAGE
Supplemental Financial Information (unaudited)
Exhibit to the March 31, 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements of TC Energy Corporation
March 31, 2020
The following financial ratios have been calculated on a consolidated basis for twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 and are based on unaudited financial information of TransCanada PipeLines Limited (the Corporation). The financial ratios have been calculated based on financial information prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. The following ratios have been prepared based on net income:
| March 31, 2020 | |
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| Earnings coverage on long-term debt and current liabilities | 2.7 times |
| Earnings coverage on long-term debt and<br><br>current liabilities excluding loss on U.S. Northeast power marketing contracts and net loss on the sale of assets during the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 | 2.7 times* |
The Corporation’s interest obligations for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 amounted to approximately $2.617 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income taxes amounted to approximately $6.945 billion for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020, which is 2.7 times the Corporation’s interest requirements for that period.
* The Corporation’s interest obligations for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020 amounted to approximately $2.617 billion. The Corporation’s earnings before interest expense and income taxes, excluding loss on U.S. Northeast power marketing contracts and net loss on the sale of assets totalling $0.245 billion, amounted to approximately $7.190 billion for the twelve-month period ended March 31, 2020, which is 2.7 times the Corporation’s interest requirements for that period.