SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report of
Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of May 2009
Commission
File No. 1-31690
TransCanada
Corporation
(Translation
of Registrant's Name into English)
450
– 1 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5H1, Canada
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Form
20-F
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Form
40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
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Exhibit
99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, is furnished, not filed, and will
not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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, thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: May 4, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Donald J. DeGrandis
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Donald
J. DeGrandis
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Corporate
Secretary
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By:
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/s/
Ronald L. Cook
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Ronald
L. Cook
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Vice-President,
Taxation
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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99.1
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A
copy of the Registrant's Report of Voting Results at the Annual Meeting of
Holders of Common Shares held on May 1,
2009.
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Exhibit
99.1
Annual
Meeting of Holders of
Common
Shares of
TransCanada
Corporation (“TransCanada”)
May
1, 2009
REPORT
OF VOTING RESULTS
National
Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, Section 11.3
1.
Election of Directors
By
resolution passed via ballot, the
following 13 nominees were appointed as Directors of TransCanada to serve until
the next annual meeting of shareholders of TransCanada, or until their
successors are elected or appointed. The results of the ballot were
as follows:
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Nominee
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#
Votes For
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%
Votes For
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#
Votes Withheld
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%
Votes Withheld
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Kevin
E. Benson
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306,109,713
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99.78
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684,674
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0.22
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Derek
H. Burney
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305,961,260
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99.72
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844,447
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0.28
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Wendy
K. Dobson
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285,769,606
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93.14
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21,033,928
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6.86
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E.
Linn Draper
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284,721,562
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92.80
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22,084,145
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7.20
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Paule
Gauthier
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305,662,956
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99.63
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1,142,000
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0.37
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Kerry
L. Hawkins
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285,845,686
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93.17
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20,960,021
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6.83
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S.
Barry Jackson
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286,122,312
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93.26
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20,681,307
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6.74
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Paul
L. Joskow
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306,033,169
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99.75
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772,528
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0.25
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Harold
N. Kvisle
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305,976,751
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99.73
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828,214
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0.27
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John
A. MacNaughton
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304,990,256
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99.41
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1,815,451
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0.59
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David
P. O’Brien
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285,582,259
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93.08
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21,223,299
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6.92
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W.
Thomas Stephens
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275,856,208
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89.91
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30,949,124
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10.09
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D.
Michael G. Stewart
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306,294,148
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99.83
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511,559
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0.17
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2.
Appointment of Auditors
By a
resolution passed via show of hands, KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants, were
appointed as auditors of TransCanada to hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders and the directors were authorized to fix their
remuneration. Proxies were received on this matter as follows:
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#
Votes For
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%
Votes For
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#
Votes Withheld
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%
Votes Withheld
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298,052,973
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97.15
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8,752,737
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2.85
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