UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 19, 2021, TC PipeLines, LP (the "Partnership") issued a news release (the "News Release") announcing a fourth quarter 2020 cash distribution of $0.65 per common unit payable on February 12, 2021 to common unitholders of record on January 29, 2021. A copy of the News Release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL | |||||||
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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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| by: TC PipeLines GP, Inc., | |||||
| its general partner | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jon Dobson | |||||||
| Jon Dobson | ||||||||
| Secretary | ||||||||
Dated: January 19, 2021
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 99 | News Release of TC PipeLines, LP, dated January 19, 2021, reporting the Partnership’s fourth quarter 2020 cash distribution. | |||||||
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NewsRelease 
TC PipeLines, LP announces fourth quarter 2020 cash distribution
HOUSTON, January 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE: TCP) (the Partnership) today announced that the board of directors of TC PipeLines GP, Inc., its general partner, declared the Partnership’s fourth quarter 2020 cash distribution of $0.65 per common unit. The distribution is unchanged from the distribution declared for the three preceding quarters of 2020.
This cash distribution is the 87th consecutive quarterly distribution paid by the Partnership and is payable on February 12, 2021 to unitholders of record at the close of business on January 29, 2021.
About TC PipeLines, LP
TC PipeLines, LP is a Delaware master limited partnership with interests in eight federally regulated U.S. interstate natural gas pipelines which serve markets in the Western, Midwestern and Northeastern United States. The Partnership is managed by its general partner, TC PipeLines GP, Inc., a subsidiary of TC Energy Corporation (NYSE: TRP). For more information about TC PipeLines, LP, visit the Partnership’s website at www.tcpipelineslp.com.
This release serves as qualified notice to nominees under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)(4) and (d). Nominees, including Brokers, should treat 100 percent of TC PipeLines, LP's distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, all of the Partnership's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest effective tax rate for individuals or corporations, as applicable. Nominees are treated as the withholding agents responsible for withholding distributions received by them on behalf of non-U.S. investors.
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