CALGARY, AB, April 6, 2021 /CNW/ - Pembina Pipeline
Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL) (NYSE: PBA)
announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding
Cumulative Redeemable Minimum Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares,
Series 13 (TSX: PPL.PR.M) (the "Series 13 Shares") on June 1, 2021. The Company further announced that
its Board of Directors has declared a common share cash dividend
for April 2021 of $0.21 per share and quarterly dividends for the
Company's preferred shares.
Redemption of Series 13 Shares
Pembina intends to redeem all of its 10,000,000 issued and
outstanding Series 13 Shares, in accordance with the terms of the
Series 13 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles, on
June 1, 2021 (the "Redemption Date")
for a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series 13 Share (the "Redemption
Price"), less any tax required to be deducted or withheld by the
Company. The total redemption price to Pembina will be $250 million and is expected to be paid with a
portion of the net proceeds from the $600
million offering of 4.80% Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Subordinated
Notes, Series 1 (the "Offering") which closed on January 25, 2021.
As noted below, the Company's Board of Directors has declared a
dividend of $0.359375 per Series 13
Share payable on June 1, 2021, to
holders of record on May 3, 2021.
This will be the final quarterly dividend on the Series 13 Shares.
Upon payment of the June 1, 2021
dividend, there will be no accrued and unpaid dividends on the
Series 13 Shares as at the Redemption Date.
The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price
and the Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series
13 Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series 13 Shares, as
set out in the Company's articles. Non-registered holders of Series
13 Shares should contact their broker or other intermediary for
information regarding the redemption process for the Series 13
Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company's
transfer agent for the Series 13 Shares is Computershare Investor
Services Inc. Questions regarding the redemption process may also
be directed to Computershare at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to
corporateactions@computershare.com.
Declaration of Common and Preferred Dividend
Pembina's Board of Directors has declared a common share cash
dividend for April 2021 of
$0.21 per share to be paid, subject
to applicable law, on May 14, 2021 to
shareholders of record on April 23,
2021. The common share dividends are designated "eligible
dividends" for Canadian income tax purposes. For non-resident
shareholders, Pembina's common share dividends should be considered
"qualified dividends" and may be subject to Canadian withholding
tax.
For shareholders receiving their common share dividends in U.S.
funds, the April 2021 cash dividend
is expected to be approximately U.S. $0.1677 per share (before deduction of any
applicable Canadian withholding tax) based on a currency exchange
rate of 0.7984. The actual U.S. dollar dividend will depend on the
Canadian/U.S. dollar exchange rate on the payment date and will be
subject to applicable withholding taxes.
Pembina's Board of Directors also declared quarterly dividends
for the Company's preferred shares, Series 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15,
17, 19, 21, 23 and 25. Series 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 and 21 preferred
share dividends are payable on June 1,
2021 to shareholders of record on May
3, 2021. Series 15, 17 and 19 preferred share dividends are
payable on June 30, 2021 to
shareholders of record on June 15,
2021. Series 23 and 25 preferred share dividends are payable
on May 17, 2021 to shareholders of
record on April 30, 2021.
Series
|
Dividend
Amount
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 1 (PPL.PR.A)
|
$0.306625
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 3 (PPL.PR.C)
|
$0.279875
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 5 (PPL.PR.E)
|
$0.285813
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 7 (PPL.PR.G)
|
$0.273750
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 9 (PPL.PR.I)
|
$0.268875
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 13 (PPL.PR.M)
|
$0.359375
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 15 (PPL.PR.O)
|
$0.279000
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 17 (PPL.PR.Q)
|
$0.301313
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 19 (PPL.PR.S)
|
$0.292750
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 21 (PPL.PF.A)
|
$0.306250
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 23 (PPL.PF.C)
|
$0.328125
|
Preferred Shares,
Series 25 (PPL.PF.E)
|
$0.325000
|
Confirmation of Record and Payment Date Policy
Pembina pays cash dividends on its common shares in Canadian
dollars on a monthly basis to shareholders of record on the
25th calendar day of each month (except for the December
record date, which is December
31st), if, as and when determined by the Board of
Directors. Should the record date fall on a weekend or a statutory
holiday, the effective record date will be the previous business
day. The dividend payment date is the 15th calendar day
of the month following the record date. Should the payment date
fall on a weekend or on a statutory holiday, the business day prior
to the weekend or statutory holiday becomes the payment date.
Dividends on the preferred shares Series 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13 and
21 are payable on the first calendar day of March, June, September
and December in each year, if, as and when declared by the Board of
Directors to shareholders of record on the first calendar day of
the preceding month, or, if such payment or record date is not a
business day, the next succeeding business day after the weekend or
statutory holiday. Dividends on the preferred shares Series 15, 17
and 19 are payable on the last calendar day of March, June,
September and December in each year, if, as and when declared by
the Board of Directors to shareholders of record on the
15th calendar day of the same month, or, if such payment
or record date is not a business day, the next succeeding business
day after the weekend or statutory holiday. Dividends on the
preferred shares Series 23 and 25 are payable on the
15th day of February, May, August and November in each
year, if, as and when declared by the Board of Directors to
shareholders of record on the last business day of the preceding
month, or, if such payment or record date is not a business day,
the next succeeding business day after the weekend or statutory
holiday.
Conference Call and Webcast Details for First Quarter 2021
Results
Pembina will release its first quarter 2021 results on
Thursday, May 6, 2021 after markets
close. A conference call and webcast have been scheduled for
Friday, May 7, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. MT (10:00 a.m.
ET) for interested investors, analysts, brokers and media
representatives.
The conference call dial-in numbers for Canada and the U.S. are 647-427-7450 or
888-231-8191. A recording of the conference call will be available
for replay until May 14, 2021 at
11:59 p.m. ET. To access the replay,
please dial either 416-849-0833 or 855-859-2056 and enter the
password 9083723.
A live webcast of the conference call can be accessed on
Pembina's website at www.pembina.com under Investor Centre,
Presentation & Events, or by entering:
https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1354254&tp_key=7450e25cf7
in your web browser. Shortly after the call, an audio archive will
be posted on the website for a minimum of 90 days.
Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders
The Company will hold its Annual Meeting of Common Shareholders
("AGM") on Friday, May 7, 2021 at
2:00 p.m. MT (4:00 p.m. ET). The AGM will he held as a
virtual-only meeting, which will be conducted via live video
webcast at https://web.lumiagm.com/?fromUrl=475399186. Participants
are recommended to register for the virtual webcast at least 10
minutes before the presentation start time.
For further information on Pembina's virtual AGM, kindly visit
www.pembina.com.
About Pembina
Pembina is a leading transportation and midstream service
provider that has been serving North America's energy
industry for more than 65 years. Pembina owns an integrated system
of pipelines that transport various hydrocarbon liquids and natural
gas products produced primarily in western Canada. The Company
also owns gas gathering and processing facilities; an oil and
natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics business; and is
growing an export terminals business. Pembina's integrated assets
and commercial operations along the majority of the hydrocarbon
value chain allow it to offer a full spectrum of midstream and
marketing services to the energy sector. Pembina is committed to
identifying additional opportunities to connect hydrocarbon
production to new demand locations through the development of
infrastructure that would extend Pembina's service offering even
further along the hydrocarbon value chain. These new developments
will contribute to ensuring that hydrocarbons produced in the
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin and the other basins where
Pembina operates can reach the highest value markets throughout the
world.
Purpose of Pembina:
To be the leader in delivering integrated infrastructure
solutions connecting global markets:
- Customers choose us first for reliable and value-added
services;
- Investors receive sustainable industry-leading total
returns;
- Employees say we are the 'employer of choice' and value
our safe, respectful, collaborative and fair work culture; and
- Communities welcome us and recognize the net positive
impact of our social and environmental commitment.
Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division,
Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division.
Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New
York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For
more information, visit www.pembina.com.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking
information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking
statements") that are based on Pembina's current expectations,
estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience
and its perception of historical trends. In this news release, such
forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as
"should", "may", "will", "continue", "if", "to be", "expects", and
similar expressions suggesting future events or future
performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking
statements relating to: the expected use of the net proceeds of the
Offering and the redemption of the Series 13 Shares, including the
Redemption Price (per Series 13 Share and on an aggregate basis)
and the Redemption Date; future dividends which may be declared on
Pembina's common shares and preferred shares; the timing and the
amount of the dividend payments and the tax treatment thereof; and
the timing for release of the Company's first quarter 2021 results.
These forward-looking statements are being made by Pembina based on
certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at
the date of this news release, regarding, among other things: the
ability of Pembina and any required third parties to effectively
engage with stakeholders; oil and gas industry exploration and
development activity levels; the success of Pembina's operations
and growth projects; prevailing commodity prices, margins, volumes
and exchange rates; that Pembina's future results of operations
will be consistent with past performance and management
expectations in relation thereto; the continued availability of
capital at attractive prices to fund future capital requirements
relating to existing assets and projects, including but not limited
to future capital expenditures relating to expansion, upgrades and
maintenance shutdowns; that any third party projects relating to
Pembina's growth projects will be sanctioned and completed as
expected; that any required commercial agreements can be reached;
that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be
obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; that
counterparties to material agreements will continue to perform in a
timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the
performance of contracts; that there are no unforeseen material
construction, integrity or other costs related to current growth
projects or current operations; prevailing interest and tax rates;
and the availability of coverage under Pembina's insurance policies
(including in respect of Pembina's business interruption insurance
policy).
Although Pembina believes the expectations and material
factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking
statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no
assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will
prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned that events or
circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from
those predicted, forecasted or projected. By their nature,
forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility
that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other
forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual
performance and financial results in future periods to differ
materially from any projections of future performance or results
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, include, but are not
limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions; the ability
of Pembina to raise sufficient capital (or to raise sufficient
capital on favourable terms) to fund future expansions and growth
projects and satisfy future commitments; failure to negotiate and
conclude any required commercial agreements or failure to obtain
project sanctioning; increased construction costs, or construction
delays, on Pembina's expansion and growth projects; labour and
material shortages; non-performance or default by counterparties to
agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates has
entered into in respect of its business; the failure to realize the
anticipated benefits or synergies of completed acquisitions
(including the acquisition of Kinder Morgan Canada Limited and the
U.S. portion of the Cochin Pipeline), integration issues or
otherwise; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance
on key industry partners, alliances and agreements; the strength
and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and
related commodity prices; the continuation or completion of
third-party projects; actions by governmental or regulatory
authorities including changes in tax laws and treatment, changes in
royalty rates, climate change initiatives or policies or increased
environmental regulation; adverse general economic and market
conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide, including
changes, or prolonged weaknesses, as applicable, in interest rates,
foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, supply/demand
trends and overall industry activity levels; risks relating to
widespread epidemics or pandemic outbreaks, including risks
relating to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in credit
ratings; counterparty credit risk; technology and cyber security
risks; and certain other risks detailed from time to time in
Pembina's public disclosure documents including, among other
things, those detailed under the heading "Risk Factors" in
Pembina's management's discussion and analysis and annual
information form, each for the year ended December 31, 2020, each which can be found at
www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and available
on Pembina's website at www.pembina.com.
The forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the
above statements and speak only as of the date of this document.
Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as
required by applicable laws.
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