UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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July 29, 2019
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TC PipeLines, LP
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-35358
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52-2135448
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700
Houston, TX
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77002-2761 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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(877) 290-2772
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(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 23, 2019, Burton Cole, 45, was appointed to the role of Controller of TC PipeLines GP, Inc. (the “General Partner”), the general
partner of TC PipeLines LP (the “Partnership”). In this position, he will be responsible for the accounting and finanacial reporting functions of the Partnership and its related subsidiariy investments. Mr. Cole’s principal occupation is Director,
U.S. Accounting of TransCanada USA Service, Inc. (“TC Energy”), in which position he similarly leads the accounting and financial reporting group and supports the commercial, compliance and regulatory functions for all U.S. based natural gas pipeline
companies.
Prior to joining TC Energy in November 2018, Mr. Cole served as Vice President , Chief Accounting Officer of Talos Energy,
Inc. from March 2018 to September 2018, Vice President, Finance of Speargrass Oil & Gas, LLC from April 2017 to February 2018, and held several positions of authority with Spectra Energy Corp from March 2011 to Mach 2017, most recently as
General Manager, Credit & ERM from January 2014 to March 2017 .
There are no arrangementss or understandings between Mr. Cole and any other person pursuant to which he was selected
Controller of the General Partner, nor are there any family relationships between Mr. Cole and any of the General Partner’s directors or executive officers. There are no transactions between Mr. Cole and the General Partner or the Partnership that
would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TC PipeLines, LP
by: TC PipeLines GP, Inc.,
its general partner
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By: /s/ Jon Dobson
Jon Dobson
Secretary
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Dated: July 29, 2019
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