TC Energy to appeal Delaware court rulings in lawsuit related to 2016 Columbia Pipeline acquisition
15 Mai 2024 - 11:00PM
News Release – TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy or
the Company) strongly disagrees with the final decision issued
today by the Delaware Chancery Court (the “Court”) allocating
liability for earlier determined damages in an ongoing class action
lawsuit related to TC Energy’s 2016 acquisition of Columbia
Pipeline Group Inc. ("Columbia"). The Court previously held, in a
decision issued in June 2023, that the former CEO and CFO of
Columbia breached their fiduciary duties to Columbia stockholders
and that TC Energy aided and abetted those breaches. TC Energy
believes the Court made material errors of fact and law in its
decisions and will appeal the determinations to the Delaware
Supreme Court.
In its May 15, 2024 decision, the Court awarded the Columbia
stockholders damages of US$398.4 million and has allocated
responsibility for that award in the amount of 50 per cent to the
former Columbia CEO and CFO, collectively, and 50 per cent to TC
Energy. TC Energy continues to disagree with many of the Court’s
findings and believes the Court’s ruling departs from established
Delaware law. TC Energy’s allocated share of the damages is
US$199.2 million, plus an estimated US$179.5 million in pre- and
post-judgment interest.
TC Energy will appeal the Court’s decision and anticipates that
the appeal will proceed through 2024 and conclude by mid-2025. TC
Energy will post a bond in lieu of paying the damages award pending
the outcome of its appeal.
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problem solvers working to safely move, generate and store the
energy North America relies on. Today, we’re delivering solutions
to the world’s toughest energy challenges – from innovating to
deliver the natural gas that feeds LNG to global markets, to
working to reduce emissions from our assets, to partnering with our
neighbours, customers and governments to build the energy system of
the future. It’s all part of how we continue to deliver sustainable
returns for our investors and create value for communities.
TC Energy’s common shares trade on the Toronto (TSX) and New
York (NYSE) stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. To learn more,
visit us at TCEnergy.com.
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of future performance. As actual results could vary significantly
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reliance on forward-looking information and should not use
future-oriented information or financial outlooks for anything
other than their intended purpose. We do not update our
forward-looking information due to new information or future
events, unless we are required to by law. For additional
information on the assumptions made, and the risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from the
anticipated results, refer to the most recent Quarterly Report to
Shareholders and Annual Report filed under TC Energy’s profile on
SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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800-361-6522
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