Aug 16 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp TRP.TO :
* TRANSCANADA DOES NOT ENDORSE MINI-TENDER OFFER BY TRC CAPITAL
* HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF UNSOLICITED MINI-TENDER OFFER BY TRC TO BUY UP TO 2.5 MILLION SHARES OF TRANSCANADA AT C$55.35 PER SHARE
* TRANSCANADA- CO DOES NOT ENDORSE UNSOLICITED MINI-TENDER OFFER TO BUY SHARES REPRESENTING ABOUT 0.28 PERCENT OF TRANSCANADA'S OUTSTANDING SHARES