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 17, 2012 (December 11, 2012)

 

 

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 No.)

5400 Westheimer Court, Houston, Texas   77056
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

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

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 11, 2012, Spectra Energy Corp, a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters 14,720,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), including 1,920,000 shares pursuant to the 30-day option granted to the Underwriters to purchase up to an additional 1,920,000 shares of Common Stock, which was exercised in full by the underwriters on December 13, 2012.

The disclosure in this Item 8.01 is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Such exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

  5.1    Opinion regarding validity of the Securities
23.1    Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
99.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2012, among the Company, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.


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

/s/ J. Patrick Reddy

J. Patrick Reddy
Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 17, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit

  5.1    Opinion regarding validity of the Securities
23.1    Consent (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
99.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2012, among the Company, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.