FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2016 (December 19, 2016)

SPECTRA ENERGY CORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1-33007   20-5413139

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer Identification

Number)

5400 Westheimer Court

Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-627-5400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 December 19, 2016, Spectra Energy Corp (the “Company”) awarded a $750,000 bonus to Guy G. Buckley, the Company’s Chief Development Officer, to reward his extraordinary efforts in respect of the proposed merger with Enbridge Inc. (“Enbridge”). As previously disclosed, stockholders of the Company overwhelmingly voted in favor of the proposed merger on December 15, 2016.

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

   SPECTRA ENERGY CORP
Date: December 23, 2016    By:    /s/ Dorothy M. Ables
     

 

   Name:    Dorothy M. Ables
   Title:    Chief Administrative Officer

 

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