TC PipeLines, LP Completes Acquisition of Additional Interests in GTN and Bison

HOUSTON, TEXAS--(Marketwired - July 2, 2013) - TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE:TCP) (the Partnership) today announced the closing of its acquisition of an additional 45 percent interest in each of Gas Transmission Northwest LLC (GTN) and Bison Pipeline LLC (Bison) from subsidiaries of TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP). The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to Partnership cash flows and earnings.

The Partnership funded the $1.05 billion acquisition with net proceeds of approximately $381 million from its equity offering in May, a new five year $500 million term loan from the Partnership's syndicate of lenders, $146 million of existing debt at GTN and the balance of $23 million drawn from its credit facility.

TC PipeLines, LP is a Delaware master limited partnership with interests in 5,560 miles of federally regulated U.S. interstate natural gas pipelines which serve markets across the United States and Eastern Canada. This includes significant interests in Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership, Northern Border Pipeline Company, Gas Transmission Northwest LLC and Bison Pipeline LLC. The Partnership also wholly owns North Baja Pipeline, LLC and Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company. The Partnership is managed by its general partner, TC PipeLines GP, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP). TC PipeLines GP, Inc. and another TransCanada subsidiary also hold common units of TC PipeLines, LP. For more information about TC PipeLines, LP, visit the Partnership's website at www.tcpipelineslp.com.

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