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Management Information Circular
Notice of the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
and the matters to be voted on at the meeting are contained in the
Management Information Circular.
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Shareholder Meetings
2009
The most recent Enbridge Inc. Annual Meeting was held on May 6, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. EDT in Toronto, Ontario.
The following is a report on the results of the matters voted upon by Enbridge Inc. holders of common shares.
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS
REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 51-102 FOR ENBRIDGE INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2009
To: Canadian Securities Administrators in each province
In accordance with Section 11.3 of National Instrument 51-102 "Continuous Disclosure Obligations", the
following sets out the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Enbridge Inc. (the
"Corporation") held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Each of the matters is described in greater detail in the
Corporation's Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular dated March 4, 2009. The vote
on items 1, 3 and 4 was conducted by way of ballot and on item 2 by way of show of hands. The manner
in which the ballots, or proxies received, as applicable, were voted in respect of each matter is set out
below.
| Matters Voted Upon |
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Outcome of Vote: |
| 1. |
The election of each of the 10 nominees listed below as Director of the
Corporation to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed:
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Carried |
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Votes For |
Votes Withheld |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
| David A. Arledge; |
212,357,147 |
99.71% |
615,709 |
0.29% |
| James J. Blanchard; |
212,271,571 |
99.67% |
701,285 |
0.33% |
| J. Lorne Braithwaite; |
211,968,518 |
99.53% |
1,004,338 |
0.47% |
| Patrick D. Daniel; |
212,530,387 |
99.79% |
442,469 |
0.21% |
| J. Herb England; |
211,820,928 |
99.46% |
1,151,928 |
0.54% |
| David A. Leslie; |
204,383,800 |
95.97% |
8,589,056 |
4.03% |
| George K. Petty; |
212,319,611 |
99.69% |
653,245 |
0.31% |
| Charles E. Shultz |
211,995,051 |
99.54% |
977,805 |
0.46% |
| Dan C. Tutcher. |
187,153,230 |
87.88% |
25,819,626 |
12.12% |
| Catherine L. Williams |
212,464,338 |
99.76% |
508,518 |
0.24% |
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Outcome of Vote: |
2. |
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors of the
Corporation to hold office until the close of the next Annual Meeting
of Shareholders at a remuneration to be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
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Carried |
| Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
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% |
# |
% |
210,932,954 |
99.09 |
1,940,300 |
0.91 |
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Outcome of Vote: |
3. |
Shareholder Proposal No.1 submitted by the Dogwood Initiative
regarding the preparation of a report to shareholders on the likelihood
and liability of product spills associated with the proposed Gateway
project.
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Defeated |
| Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
# |
% |
# |
% |
23,171,552 |
11.09 |
185,830,477 |
88.91 |
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Outcome of Vote: |
4. |
Shareholder Proposal No.2 submitted by Ethical Funds Inc. regarding
the preparation of a report to shareholders assessing the costs and
benefits of adopting a policy requiring free, prior and informed
consent of impacted Aboriginal communities for Enbridge projects.
Defeated
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Defeated |
| Votes FOR |
Votes AGAINST |
# |
% |
# |
% |
68,025,799 |
32.55 |
140,972,994 |
67.45 |
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