# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000099070
**File Stem:** 0000099070-23-000002
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 4452
**Document Hash:** f0052ca0c1e676fd82e91716d976342b
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000099070-23-000002.hdr.sgml**: 20230214

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000099070-23-000002

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230214

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230214

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LTD
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000099070
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION [4922]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 980055953
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08887
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23622295

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 450 - 1ST STREET SW
- **STREET 2:** PO BOX 1000 STATION M
- **CITY:** CALGARY ALBERTA
- **STATE:** A0
- **ZIP:** T2P 5H1
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4039206411

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 450 - 1ST STREET SW
- **CITY:** CALGARY ALBERTA
- **STATE:** A0
- **ZIP:** T2P 5H1

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2023

Commission File No. 1-8887

**TransCanada PipeLines Limited**

*(Translation of Registrants' Names into English)*

**450 - 1 Street S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5H1, Canada**

*(Address of Principal Executive Offices)*

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; □ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Form 40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 🗹

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): □

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): □

Exhibit 99.1 to this report, furnished on Form 6-K, shall be incorporated by reference into the following Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the registrant: Form F-10 (File Nos. 333-261533 and 333-267323).

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

99.1 <u>[Schedule of earnings coverage calculations at December 31, 202](exhibit991-tcpl12312022xea.htm) [2](exhibit991-tcpl12312022xea.htm) [.](exhibit991-tcpl12312022xea.htm)</u>

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**SIGNATURES**

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, thereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: February 14, 2023 | **TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED** | **TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED** |
|  | By: | <u>/s/ Joel E. Hunter</u> |
|  |  | Joel E. Hunter |
|  |  | Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
|  | By: | <u>/s/ G. Glenn Menuz</u> |
|  |  | G. Glenn Menuz |
|  |  | Vice-President and Controller |

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## Exhibit 99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

TransCanada PipeLines Limited

EARNINGS COVERAGE

Supplemental Financial Information (unaudited)

Exhibit to the December 31, 2022 Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of TC Energy Corporation

December 31, 2022

The following financial ratio has been calculated on a consolidated basis for twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 and is based on unaudited financial information of TransCanada PipeLines Limited (the Corporation). The financial ratio has been calculated based on financial information prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. The following ratio has been prepared based on net income:

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| | **<u>December 31, 2022</u>** |
| Earnings coverage on long-term debt and current liabilities | 1.5 times |

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The Corporation's interest obligations for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022 amounted to approximately $2.619 billion. The Corporation's earnings before interest expense and income taxes amounted to approximately $3.929 billion for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2022, which is 1.5 times the Corporation's interest requirements for that period.

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