EXHIBIT 99.1
NewsRelease
TransCanada to hold Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Issue First Quarter 2010 Results April 30
CALGARY,
Alberta – April 19, 2010
– TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) 2010 Annual and Special
Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Friday, April 30, 2010 beginning at 10
a.m. (MDT) / 12 p.m. (EDT) at the Roundup Centre in Calgary,
Alberta.
Members
of TransCanada’s executive leadership team will provide an overview of 2009
business activities while discussing the company’s future outlook. A
live webcast of the Annual Meeting will be available at www.transcanada.com.
It will be archived and available for replay.
First
quarter 2010 financial results will also be released on April 30. Members of the
TransCanada executive leadership team will discuss first quarter financial
results and company developments in a teleconference and webcast at 1 p.m. (MDT)
/ 3 p.m. (EDT).
Analysts,
members of the media and other interested parties are invited to participate by
calling (866) 223-7781 or (416) 340-8018 (Toronto area). Please
dial in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. No pass code is required. A
live webcast of the teleconference will be available at www.transcanada.com.
A replay
of the teleconference will be available two hours after the conclusion of the
call until midnight (EDT) May 7, 2010. Please call (800) 408-3053 or (416)
695-5800 (Toronto area) and enter pass code 3375460#.
With more
than 50 years’ experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible
development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure
including natural gas pipelines, power generation, gas storage facilities, and
projects related to oil pipelines and LNG facilities. TransCanada’s
network of wholly owned pipelines extends more than 60,000 kilometres (37,000
miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America.
TransCanada is one of the continent’s largest providers of gas storage and
related services with approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity.
A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns, or has interests in,
over 11,700 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States.
TransCanada’s common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges
under the symbol TRP.
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Media
Inquiries:
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Cecily
Dobson/Terry Cunha
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(800)
608-7859
(403)
920-7859
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Investor
& Analyst Inquiries:
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David
Moneta/
Myles
Dougan/Terry Hook
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(403)
920-7911
(800)
361-6522
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