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
February 26, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Encana Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada | 1-15226 | 98-0355077 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Suite 4400, 500 Centre Street SE, PO Box 2850
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 2S5
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (403) 645-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 8.01 | Other Events. |
Share Repurchase Program
In its February 26, 2018 news release, the Corporation announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has accepted its notice of intention to commence a normal course issuer bid (NCIB) through which the Corporation may spend up to US$400 million to purchase up to 35,000,000 common shares during the 12-month period commencing February 28, 2018 and ending February 27, 2019. The number of shares authorized for purchase represents approximately 3.6 percent of the Corporations 973,123,364 common shares issued and outstanding as of February 20, 2018. Purchases will be made on the open market through the facilities of the TSX, New York Stock Exchange and/or alternative trading systems at the market price at the time of acquisition, as well as by other means as may be permitted by stock exchange rules and securities laws, including by private agreements. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
Exhibit 99.1 | News Release dated February 26, 2018. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 26, 2018 | ||||||||
ENCANA CORPORATION | ||||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||||
By: |
/s/ Dawna I. Gibb | |||||||
Name: | Dawna I. Gibb | |||||||
Title: | Assistant Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | |
Exhibit 99.1 | News Release dated February 26, 2018. |