TC Energy sets date for spinoff

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TC ENERGY CORP. $65 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TRP; Income-Growth Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 1.0 billion; Market cap: $65.0 billion; Dividend yield: 5.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.tcenergy.com) will complete the spinoff of its oil pipeline business as separate company South Bow Corp. on October 1, 2024. Investors will receive 0.2 of a South Bow share for every TC share they hold. The new shares will trade on the Toronto and New York exchanges under the “SOBO” symbol. Investors will not be liable for capital gains taxes until they sell their new shares. After the spinoff, the company will focus on its natural gas pipelines and electrical power operations. In April 2024, TC raised your quarterly dividend by 3.2%, to $0.96 a share from $0.93. The new annual rate of $3.84 yields a high 5.9%. The company promises that the combined dividend of the two firms (roughly 86% from TC and 14% from South Bow) will be no less than TC’s…