Jan 9 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp TRP.TO :
* TRANSCANADA PLANS NAME CHANGE TO TC ENERGY
* TRANSCANADA CORP - NAME CHANGE WILL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN Q2 OF 2019
* TRANSCANADA CORP - INTENDS TO CONTINUE TRADING UNDER "TRP" ON TORONTO AND NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGES AFTER ADOPTING NEW NAME
* TRANSCANADA - SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE A SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO CHANGE NAME AT CO'S NEXT ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS