U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 40-F


oREGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.





þANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934





For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016      Commission File Number: 1-31253


PENGROWTH ENERGY CORPORATION


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Alberta, Canada


(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


1311None(Primary Standard IndustrialClassification Code Number)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)





Suite 2100, 222 Third Avenue S.W.


Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 0B4


(403) 233-0224





(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)





Puglisi & Associates


850 Library Avenue, Suite 204


Newark, Delaware 19711


(302) 738-6680





(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code)


of agent for service in the United States)


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.


Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredCommon SharesNew York Stock Exchange


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.


None


(Title of Class)





Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.


None


(Title of Class)


For Annual Reports indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:


þ Annual information form þ Audited annual financial statements








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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:


There were 547,708,699 Common Shares, of no par value, outstanding as of December 31, 2016.


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.


Yes þ No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).


Yes o No o


This Annual Report on Form 40-F shall be incorporated by reference into or as an exhibit to, as applicable, the registrant’s Registration Statements on Form F-3D (File No. 333-180888) and Form F-10 (File No. 333-204089) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




















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CERTIFICATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Certifications . See Exhibits 99.7, 99.8, 99.9 and 99.10 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.


Disclosure Controls and Procedures . The required disclosure is included in the section entitled “Disclosure and Internal Controls” contained in the Registrant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.


Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . The required disclosure is included in the section entitled “Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” contained in the Registrant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.


Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm . The required disclosure is included in the “Independent Auditors’ Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm” that accompanies the Registrant’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, there were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.





NOTICES PURSUANT TO REGULATION BTR


None.





IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE





The Registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the audit committee are: Kelvin B. Johnston, James D. McFarland, A. Terence Poole and Jamie C. Sokalsky.





AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT





The board of directors of the Registrant has determined that each of A. Terence Poole and Jamie C. Sokalsky, members of the Registrant’s audit committee, qualify as audit committee financial experts for purposes of paragraph (8) of General Instruction B to Form 40-F. The board of directors has further determined that each of Messrs. Poole and Sokalsky is also independent, as that term is defined in the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. The Commission has indicated that the designation of each of Messrs. Poole and Sokalsky as an audit committee financial expert does not make any of them an “expert” for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liabilities on them that are greater than those imposed on members of the audit committee and the board of directors who do not carry this designation or affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other member of the audit committee or the board of directors.











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ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE





Code of Ethics.





The Registrant has adopted a “code of ethics” (as that term is defined in Form 40-F), entitled the “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics”, that applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions.





There were no substantive amendments to the code of ethics during the Registrant's most recently completed fiscal year.





No waivers were granted from the code of ethics (including implicit waivers, in respect of the Registrant's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or its principal accounting officers) during the Registrant's most recently completed fiscal year.





The Code of Business Conduct & Ethics is available for viewing on the registrant’s website at www.pengrowth.com.





Principal Accountant Fees and Services.





The required disclosure is included under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” at page 63 of the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.





Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures.





The required disclosure is included under the heading “Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures” at page 63 of the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.





Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.





The required disclosure is included under the heading “Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements” at page 65 of the Registrant’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.





Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations.





The required disclosure is included under the heading “Commitments and Contractual Obligations” at page 36 of the Registrant’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.





UNDERTAKING


Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.





CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS





The registrant has previously filed a Form F-X in connection with the class of securities in relation to which the obligation to file this report arises.





Any changes to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the Registrant shall be communicated promptly to the Commission by an amendment to the Form F-X referencing the file number of the Registrant.























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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  February 28, 2017PENGROWTH ENERGY CORPORATIONBy:/s/ Derek W. EvansName:  Derek W. EvansTitle:    President and Chief Executive Officer























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EXHIBIT INDEX











ExhibitDescription99.1Pengrowth Energy Corporation Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 201699.2Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 201699.3Consolidated Financial Statements of Pengrowth Energy Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, including Management’s Report to Shareholders and the Auditors’ Reports99.4Supplemental Unaudited Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities required under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles99.5Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm99.6Consent of GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd.99.7Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 135099.8Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 135099.9Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 193499.10Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934