Mr. Pat Murray reports

ENBRIDGE AND KKR ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT VENTURE TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT IN THE WESTCOAST PIPELINE SYSTEM IN BC

Enbridge Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement with KKR to form a new joint venture, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, led by capital accounts advised by KKR, in collaboration with funds and affiliates managed by Apollo. The joint venture will fund the previously sanctioned Aspen Point and Sunrise expansion programs of the Westcoast natural gas pipeline system. The expansions have regulatory approval and are commercially underpinned by long-term take-or-pay contracts.

Under the agreement, KKR and Apollo will invest approximately $2.7-billion to finance the expansions, including $700-million of cash to Enbridge at closing, in exchange for an indirect, cumulative 29-per-cent interest in the aggregate Westcoast system upon Sunrise entering service. The investors will begin receiving distributions as each expansion project enters service. The Aspen Point expansion program is expected to enter service in 2026, followed by the Sunrise expansion program, in late 2028.

Enbridge will retain majority ownership and operational control over the Westcoast system, including responsibility for executing the expansions. Enbridge also has the option to repurchase the investors' interest in the joint venture at any time between the seventh and 14th year following close.

"We are pleased to welcome KKR and Apollo as strategic partners to support the funding of Aspen Point and Sunrise," said Pat Murray, executive vice-president and chief financial officer. "This transaction allows us to efficiently recycle capital, strengthen our balance sheet and maintain financial flexibility while advancing a strong pipeline of high-returning growth opportunities. It also underscores our ongoing commitment to portfolio optimization and disciplined capital allocation. With this strategic partnership, we continue our long-standing capital recycling program, which has generated $19-billion in proceeds since 2014."

"The Westcoast pipeline is an important natural gas transportation system serving customers across Western Canada and North America," said Paul Workman, managing director at KKR. "This investment reflects our strategy of investing alongside leading operators in key infrastructure with stable, long-term cash flows and attractive growth opportunities. We look forward to working with Enbridge to support the continued development of the Aspen Point and Sunrise expansion programs."

"Enbridge is one of the largest and most reputable energy infrastructure companies in North America, and the Westcoast pipeline system is critical to serving growing natural gas demand across British Columbia, the U.S. Pacific Northwest and internationally via LNG," said Jamshid Ehsani, partner at Apollo. "We are pleased to collaborate with KKR to provide long-term, flexible capital that supports Enbridge's expansion plans, building on our established track record of supporting leading companies in the energy sector globally."

The transaction is not material to Enbridge's 2026 financial guidance or medium-term financial outlook. A supplemental presentation has been posted to Enbridge's website with more details on the transaction.

Morgan Stanley Canada Ltd. acted as lead adviser and TD Securities acted as co-adviser to Enbridge on the transaction. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and McCarthy Tetrault LLP acted as legal advisers to Enbridge on the transaction.

CIBC Capital Markets acted as financial adviser, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Bennett Jones LLP acted as legal advisers to KKR on the transaction. Scotiabank acted as financial adviser and Milbank LLP acted as legal counsel to the Apollo funds.

About Enbridge's Westcoast natural gas pipeline system

Enbridge's Westcoast natural gas pipeline system is an essential piece of energy infrastructure. It is capable of transporting up to 3.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day (bcf/d) and that capacity is expected to increase to 3.9 bcf/d after the Sunrise expansion program enters service. The system stretches more than 2,900 kilometres from Fort Nelson in northeast B.C. and from Gordondale near the B.C.-Alberta border, south to the Canada-U.S. border at Huntingdon/Sumas. The natural gas transported on this pipeline system provides safe, secure and affordable energy that people rely on throughout B.C. and the Lower Mainland, Alberta and the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

About Enbridge Inc.

At Enbridge, the company safely connects millions of people to the energy they rely on every day, fuelling quality of life through the company's North American natural gas, oil and renewable power networks, and its European offshore wind portfolio. Enbridge is investing in modern energy delivery infrastructure to sustain access to secure, affordable energy and building on more than a century of operating conventional energy infrastructure and two decades of experience in renewable power. The company is advancing new technologies including hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and carbon capture and storage. Headquartered in Calgary, Alta., Enbridge's common shares trade under the symbol ENB on the Toronto (TSX) and New York (NYSE) stock exchanges.

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