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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Schedule of net benefit costs recognized

		Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
		2017			2016			2017			2016
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Service cost		62			41			116			83
Interest cost		47			23			79			49
Expected return on plan assets		(73)			(38	)		(124)			(76	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		8			9			17			18
Net periodic benefit costs		44			35			88			74

Spectra Energy Corp

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Summary of the fair value of the pension and OPEB-related balances - net funded status

		Pension				OPEB
February 27, 2017		U.S.		Canada		U.S.		Canada
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Projected benefit obligation		818		1,505		275		146
Fair value of plan assets		737		1,290		103		-
Underfunded status		(81)		(215)		(172)		(146)
Presented as follows:
Deferred amounts and other assets		-		23		-		-
Accounts payable and other		(2)		-		(3)		(4)
Other long-term liabilities		(79)		(238)		(169)		(142)
		(81)		(215)		(172)		(146)

Summary of the fair value of the pension and OPEB-related balances - balance sheet presentation

		Pension				OPEB
February 27, 2017		U.S.		Canada		U.S.		Canada
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Projected benefit obligation		818		1,505		275		146
Fair value of plan assets		737		1,290		103		-
Underfunded status		(81)		(215)		(172)		(146)
Presented as follows:
Deferred amounts and other assets		-		23		-		-
Accounts payable and other		(2)		-		(3)		(4)
Other long-term liabilities		(79)		(238)		(169)		(142)
		(81)		(215)		(172)		(146)

Schedule of weighted average assumptions made in the measurement of the projected benefit obligations of the pension plans and OPEB

		Pension				OPEB
February 27, 2017		U.S.		Canada		U.S.		Canada
Discount rate		3.6%		3.8%		3.5%		3.9%
Average rate of salary increases		4.0%		3.0%

Schedule of assumed rates for medical costs for the next year used to measure the expected cost of benefits

		Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption for Next Fiscal Year		Ultimate Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption		Year in which Ultimate Medical Cost Trend Rate Assumption is Achieved
Canadian Plans		5%		5%
United States Plans		7.5%		4.5%		2037

Schedule of expected rate of return on plan assets

February 27, 2017		Pension		OPEB
Canadian Plans		6.4%
United States Plans		5.5%		4.8%

Schedule of target mix for plan assets and major categories of plan assets

		Canadian Plans		United States Plans
Equity securities		55.0%		30.0%
Fixed income securities		45.0%		60.0%
Other		0.0%		10.0%

February 27, 2017		Level 11		Level 21		Level 31		Total
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Pension
Cash and cash equivalents		4		-		-		4
Fixed income securities		946		-		-		946
Equity		580		412		-		992
Other		-		-		85		85
OPEB
Cash and cash equivalents		6		-		-		6
Fixed income securities		37		12		-		49
Equity		21		19		-		40
Other		-		-		8		8

1 See Note 11 for details on the nature of level 1, level 2 and level 3 fair value measurements.

Schedule of plan contributions by the Company

Year ended December 31,		Pension		OPEB
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Contributions expected to be paid in 2017		25		8

Schedule of benefits expected to be paid by the Company

Year ended December 31,		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022-2026
(millions of Canadian dollars)
Expected future benefit payments		124		150		151		157		153		820

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