TransCanada Reports Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results

CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Nov. 3, 2015) – TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) today announced net income attributable to common shares for third quarter 2015 of $402 million or $0.57 per share compared to $457 million or $0.64 per share for the same period in 2014 and $1.2 billion or $1.72 per share compared to $1.3 billion or $1.81 per share on a year-to-date basis. Comparable earnings for third quarter 2015 were $440 million or $0.62 per share compared to $450 million or $0.63 per share for the same period last year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, comparable earnings were $1.3 billion or $1.84 per share compared to $1.2 billion or $1.70 per share in 2014. TransCanada’s Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.52 per common share for the quarter ending December 31, 2015, equivalent to $2.08 per common share on an annualized basis.

“Over the past nine months, our diverse suite of high-quality long-life assets has performed well in a challenging environment with comparable earnings and funds generated from operations up eight and nine per cent, respectively, compared to the same period last year,” said Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive officer. “The resiliency of our base business through various market conditions, combined with $12 billion of visible near-term growth projects, gives us the ability to continue growing the dividend at an annual rate of eight to ten per cent through 2017.”

We are also focused on enhancing shareholder value by maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of our existing operations. As part of those efforts, we recently commenced a business restructuring initiative that is expected to reduce overall costs. The changes will be undertaken in fourth quarter 2015 and continue into 2016.

Over the longer term, our portfolio of low-risk energy infrastructure assets and our financial strength leaves us well positioned to advance a number of other growth initiatives. They include $35 billion of commercially secured projects which would extend and augment future growth in earnings, cash flow and dividends.

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