Exhibit 10.5
ENBRIDGE INC.
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT PLAN
(2007)
The purpose of the Performance Stock
Unit Plan (2007) (the “ Plan ”) is
to:
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(a)
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align the
senior management team of the Corporation with the enhancement of
shareholder value by focusing on shareholder value;
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(b)
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assist in
attracting, retaining, engaging, and rewarding senior executives of
the Corporation; and
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(c)
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provide an
opportunity for Participants to earn competitive total compensation
based upon achieving the performance goals set out in this
Plan.
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In this Plan (including any
schedules to this Plan):
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(a)
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“
affiliate ” has the meaning ascribed to that term in
the Securities Act (Alberta);
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(b)
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“
Board ” means the Board of Directors of the
Corporation;
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(c)
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“
CEO ” means the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation;
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(d)
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“
Change of Control ” means:
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(i)
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the sale to a
person or acquisition by a person not affiliated with the
Corporation or its Subsidiaries of assets of the Corporation or its
Subsidiaries having a value greater than 50% of the fair market
value of the assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis prior to such sale whether such
sale or acquisition occurs by way of reconstruction,
reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, amalgamation,
arrangement, merger, transfer, sale or otherwise;
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(ii)
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any change in the holding, direct
or indirect, of shares of the Corporation by a person not
affiliated with the Corporation as a result of which such person,
or a group of persons, or persons acting in concert, or persons
associated or affiliated with any such person or group within the
meaning of the Securities Act (Alberta), are in a position
to exercise effective control of the Corporation whether such
change in the holding of such shares occurs by way of takeover bid,
reconstruction, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation,
amalgamation, arrangement, merger, transfer, sale or otherwise; and
for the purposes of this Plan, a person or
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group of persons holding shares or
other securities in excess of the number which, directly or
following conversion thereof, would entitle the holders thereof to
cast 20% or more of the votes attaching to all shares of the
Corporation which, directly or following conversion of the
convertible securities forming part of the holdings of the person
or group of persons noted above, may be cast to elect directors of
the Corporation shall be deemed, other than a person holding such
shares or other securities in the ordinary course of business as an
investment manager who is not using such holding to exercise
effective control, to be in a position to exercise effective
control of the Corporation;
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(iii)
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any
reconstruction, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation,
amalgamation, arrangement, merger, transfer, sale or other
transaction involving the Corporation where shareholders of the
Corporation immediately prior to such reconstruction,
reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, amalgamation,
arrangement, merger, transfer, sale or other transaction hold less
than 50% of the shares of the Corporation or of the continuing
corporation following completion of such reconstruction,
reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, amalgamation,
arrangement, transfer, sale or other transaction;
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(iv)
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the Corporation
ceases to be a distributing corporation as that term is defined in
the Canada Business Corporations Act ;
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(v)
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any event or
transaction which the Board, in its discretion, deems to be a
Change of Control; or
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(vi)
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Incumbent
Directors ceasing to be a majority of the Board;
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provided that:
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(vii)
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any transaction
whereby shares held by shareholders of the Corporation are
transferred or exchanged for units or securities of a trust,
partnership or other entity which trust, partnership or other
entity continues to own directly or indirectly all of the shares of
the Corporation previously owned by the shareholders of the
Corporation and the former shareholders of the Corporation continue
to be beneficial holders of such units or securities in the same
proportions following the transaction as they were beneficial
holders of shares of the Corporation prior to the transaction will
be deemed not to constitute a change of control; and
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(viii)
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any change of
control initiated or commenced by the Board (and whether or not
such transaction was initiated or commenced by the Board shall be
conclusively determined by the Board) will not constitute a change
of control for purposes of this Plan;
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(e)
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“
Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended;
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(f)
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“
constructive dismissal ” means, unless consented to by
the Participant, any action that constitutes constructive dismissal
of the Participant, including without limiting the generality of
the foregoing:
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(i)
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where the
Participant ceases to be an officer of the Corporation, unless the
Participant is appointed as an officer of a successor to a material
portion of the assets of the Corporation;
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(ii)
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a material
decrease in the title, position, responsibilities, powers or
reporting relationships of the Participant;
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(iii)
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a reduction in
the base salary (excluding any annual incentive bonus) of the
Participant; or
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(iv)
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any material
reduction in the value of the Participant’s employee
benefits, plans and programs (other than any annual incentive
bonus);
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(g)
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“
Corporation ” means Enbridge Inc., and includes any
successor entity thereto;
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(h)
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“
Director ” means a director of the
Corporation;
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(i)
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“
Dividend Reinvestment Plan ” means the Dividend
Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan of the Corporation, as
described in the Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan
Offering Circular of the Corporation dated [January 14,
2000] as amended from time to time, or any successor
plan;
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(j)
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“ Fair
Market Value ” means, as of a particular day, the
weighted average of the board lot trading prices per Share on the
Toronto Stock Exchange, or the New York Stock Exchange, for the
last twenty trading days immediately prior to such day;
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(k)
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“ For
Cause ” includes “just cause” as defined in
the common law and also includes any circumstance in which the
Participant shall have been convicted of a criminal act of
dishonesty resulting or intending to result directly or indirectly
in gain or personal enrichment of the Participant;
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(l)
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“ HRC
Committee ” means the Human Resources and Compensation
Committee of the Board, established and duly authorized to act in
accordance with the By-Laws of the Corporation;
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(m)
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“
Incumbent Director ” means any member of the Board who
was a member of the Board immediately prior to the occurrence of
the transaction, elections or appointments giving rise to a Change
of Control and any successor to an Incumbent Director who was
recommended for election at a meeting of shareholders of the
Corporation, or elected or appointed to succeed any Incumbent
Director, by the affirmative vote of the directors, which
affirmative vote includes a majority of the Incumbent Directors
then on the Board;
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(n)
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“
Maturity Date ” has the meaning given to it in
Section 5;
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(o)
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Maximum Number ” means the maximum number of
Performance Stock Units that may mature with respect to each grant,
which maximum number shall not exceed twice the sum of the initial
grant plus the dividend equivalent units that are granted during
the Term;
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“Maximum Performance Level
” means the level of
achievement of the performance measures established pursuant to
Section 6(a) which would result in the Maximum Number of
Performance Stock Units granted to a Participant to
mature;
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(q)
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Notice Period ” means the notice period for
termination of employment agreed to between the Corporation (or its
Subsidiary) and the Participant, or, in the absence of any such
agreement, the notice period required under applicable
law.
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(r)
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“
Participant ” means an individual who becomes a
participant of the Plan in accordance with
Section 4;
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(s)
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“
Performance Multipliers ” has the meaning set forth in
Schedule A;
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(t)
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“
Performance Stock Unit ” means a conditional right to
payment which has been granted to a Participant to receive an
amount of money determined in accordance with the provisions of
this Plan;
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(u)
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“
Plan ” means the Performance Stock Unit Plan
(2007) of the Corporation described in this document, and as
the same may be duly amended or varied from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this Plan;
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(v)
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“
Retirement Plan ” means a pension plan of the
Corporation established or in effect from time to time which
applies when an employee retires from the employment of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary;
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(w)
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“
Share ” means a common share in the capital of the
Corporation;
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(x)
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“
Subsidiary ” means:
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(i)
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any corporation
that is a subsidiary (as such term is defined in the Canada
Business Corporations Act ) of the Corporation, as such
provision is from time to time amended, varied or
re-enacted;
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(ii)
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any partnership
or limited partnership that is controlled by the Corporation (the
Corporation will be deemed to control a partnership or limited
partnership if the Corporation possesses, directly or indirectly,
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or
policies of such partnership or limited partnership, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise); and
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(iii)
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subject to
regulatory approval, any corporation, partnership, limited
partnership, trust, limited liability company or other form of
business entity that the HRC Committee determines ought to be
treated as a subsidiary for purposes of the Plan, provided that the
HRC Committee shall have the sole discretion to determine that any
such entity has ceased to be a subsidiary for purposes of the
Plan;
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(y)
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“
Target Performance Level ” means, in respect of a
Term, that level of achievement of the performance measures
established pursuant to Section 6(a) which would result in
exactly 100% of the Performance Stock Units granted to a
Participant to mature;
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(z)
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“
Term ” has the meaning given to it in
Section 5;
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(aa)
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“Threshold Performance
Level” means in
respect of a Term the level of achievement of the performance
measures established pursuant to Section 6(a) which would
result in the minimum number of Performance Stock Units granted to
a Participant to mature; and
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(bb)
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“
Trading Day ” means any day on which the Toronto Stock
Exchange is open for trading.
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(a)
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Subject to any
determinations or approvals required to be made by the Board, the
HRC Committee will administer the Plan in its sole discretion. The
HRC Committee shall have the full power and sole responsibility to
interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make regulations and
formulate administrative provisions for its implementation, and to
make such changes in the regulations and administrative procedures
as, from time to time, the HRC Committee deems proper and in the
best interests of the Corporation. Such regulations and provisions
may include the delegation to any Director or Directors or any
officer or officers of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries of such
administrative duties and powers of the HRC Committee as it may, in
its sole discretion, deem fit. The HRC Committee may amend the Plan
to correct, remedy or reconcile any errors, inconsistencies or
ambiguities in this Plan. The determinations of the HRC Committee
in the administration of the Plan shall be final and
conclusive.
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(b)
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Prior to the
CEO requesting any grants under the Plan, the CEO will recommend to
the HRC Committee for its approval the performance measures and the
levels of achievement required for Threshold Performance Level,
Target Performance Level and Maximum Performance Level. The HRC
Committee shall also have the authority to approve any amendments
to such performance measures, the expected levels of performance
and the Term; provided that no amendment to the Term of any
Performance Stock Unit shall be made which would cause the
Participant to be subject to adverse tax treatment under Code
Section 409A.
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(c)
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Upon the HRC
Committee determining that the achievement of applicable
performance measures has been met following the Maturity Date, the
HRC Committee shall approve payments under the Plan.
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(d)
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The HRC
Committee shall also have the authority to waive any restrictions
with respect to participation in the Plan or the maturity of grants
under the Plan for any specific Participants where, in the opinion
of the HRC Committee, it is reasonable to do so and does not
prejudice the rights of the Participant under the Plan and it does
not cause the Participant to be subject to adverse t
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