TransCanada to Address Letter to U.S. Department of State

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 11, 2015) - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) will hold a teleconference today to discuss the letter sent to the U.S. Department of State, which highlights TransCanada's official response to the February 2 comment letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Department of State's Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for Keystone XL.

Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer, and Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada's executive vice-president and president, development, will be available at 9:30 a.m. (MT) / 11:30 a.m. (ET) to provide their remarks on the letter, the FSEIS, and the path forward for Keystone XL.

Members of the media are invited to participate by calling 888.789.9572 or 416.695.7806 (Toronto area) and enter pass code 6237739. Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.

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