BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Aug. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM.A) (“Brookfield” or “the company”) today announced it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) for the renewal of its normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 10% of the public float of each series of the company’s outstanding Class A Preference Shares that are listed on the TSX (the “Preferred Shares”). Purchases under the bid will be made through the facilities of the TSX and/or alternative Canadian trading systems. The period of the normal course issuer bid will extend from August 22, 2022 to August 21, 2023, or an earlier date should Brookfield complete its purchases. Brookfield will pay the market price at the time of acquisition for any Preferred Shares purchased. All Preferred Shares acquired by Brookfield under this bid will be cancelled.
Under the normal course issuer bid, Brookfield is authorized to repurchase each respective series of the Preferred Shares as follows:
| Series |
Ticker |
Issued and
outstanding
shares¹ |
Public float¹ |
Average
daily
trading
volume² |
Maximum number ofshares
subject to purchase³ |
| Total |
Daily |
| Series 2 |
BAM.PR.B |
10,457,685 |
10,220,175 |
5,279 |
1,022,018 |
1,319 |
| Series 4 |
BAM.PR.C |
3,995,910 |
3,983,910 |
3,405 |
398,391 |
1,000 |
| Series 8 |
BAM.PR.E |
3,321,486 |
3,320,486 |
1,409 |
332,049 |
1,000 |
| Series 9 |
BAM.PR.G |
4,670,680 |
1,177,580 |
171 |
117,758 |
1,000 |
| Series 13 |
BAM.PR.K |
9,640,096 |
8,792,596 |
5,061 |
879,260 |
1,265 |
| Series 17 |
BAM.PR.M |
7,840,204 |
7,840,204 |
3,351 |
784,020 |
1,000 |
| Series 18 |
BAM.PR.N |
7,866,749 |
7,681,088 |
4,318 |
768,109 |
1,079 |
| Series 24 |
BAM.PR.R |
10,808,027 |
10,808,027 |
3,879 |
1,080,803 |
1,000 |
| Series 26 |
BAM.PR.T |
9,770,928 |
9,770,928 |
7,454 |
977,093 |
1,863 |
| Series 28 |
BAM.PR.X |
9,233,927 |
9,233,927 |
11,051 |
923,393 |
2,762 |
| Series 30 |
BAM.PR.Z |
9,787,090 |
9,787,090 |
10,069 |
978,709 |
2,517 |
| Series 32 |
BAM.PF.A |
11,750,299 |
11,750,299 |
9,239 |
1,175,030 |
2,309 |
| Series 34 |
BAM.PF.B |
9,876,735 |
9,876,735 |
5,167 |
987,674 |
1,291 |
| Series 36 |
BAM.PF.C |
7,842,909 |
7,842,909 |
3,232 |
784,291 |
1,000 |
| Series 37 |
BAM.PF.D |
7,830,091 |
7,830,091 |
4,276 |
783,009 |
1,069 |
| Series 38 |
BAM.PF.E |
7,906,132 |
7,906,132 |
2,391 |
790,613 |
1,000 |
| Series 40 |
BAM.PF.F |
11,841,025 |
11,841,025 |
6,834 |
1,184,103 |
1,708 |
| Series 42 |
BAM.PF.G |
11,887,500 |
11,887,500 |
2,548 |
1,188,750 |
1,000 |
| Series 44 |
BAM.PF.H |
9,831,929 |
9,831,929 |
4,775 |
983,193 |
1,193 |
| Series 46 |
BAM.PF.I |
11,740,797 |
11,740,797 |
7,325 |
1,174,080 |
1,831 |
| Series 48 |
BAM.PF.J |
11,885,972 |
11,885,972 |
6,042 |
1,188,597 |
1,510 |
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Calculated as at August 12, 2022.
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Calculated for the six-month period ended July 31,2022.
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InaccordancewithTSXrules,anydailyrepurchaseswithrespectto:(i) theSeries4,Series8,Series9,Series17,Series24,Series36,Series 38andSeries42PreferredShareswillbelimitedto1,000sharesoftherespectiveseriesand(ii)eachoftheotherseriesofPreferredShares (excludingtheSeries4,Series8,Series9,Series17,Series24,Series36,Series38andSeries42PreferredShares)willbelimitedto25%of the average daily trading volume on the TSX of the respectiveseries.
As of August 12, 2022, under its current normal course issuer bid that commenced on August 20, 2021 and will expire on August 19, 2022, and which was approved by the TSX, Brookfield has not made any purchases of the Preferred Shares.
Brookfield is renewing its normal course issuer bid because it believes that, from time to time, the Preferred Shares may trade in price ranges that do not fully reflect their value. Brookfield believes that, in such circumstances, acquiring the Preferred Shares represents an attractive and desirable use of its available funds.
Brookfield will enter into an automatic share purchase plan on or about the week of September 19, 2022 in relation to the normal course issuer bid. The automatic share purchase plan will allow for the purchase of Preferred Shares, subject to certain trading parameters, at times when Brookfield ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading black-out period, insider trading rules or otherwise. Outside of these periods, the Preferred Shares will be repurchased in accordance with management’s discretion and in compliance with applicable law.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately US$750 billion of assets under management across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity and credit. Brookfield owns and operates long-life assets and businesses, many of which form the backbone of the global economy. Utilizing its global reach, access to large-scale capital and operational expertise, Brookfield offers a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world—including public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors. Brookfield Asset Management is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbols BAM and BAM.A, respectively.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Note: This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended,Section21EoftheU.S.SecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended,"safeharbor"provisionsoftheUnited StatesPrivateSecuritiesLitigationReformActof1995andinanyapplicableCanadiansecuritiesregulations.Theword “believe”, conditional verbs such as "will", “may” and derivations thereof and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking information in this news release includes statements with regards to potential future purchases by Brookfield of its Class A Preference Shares pursuant to the company’s normal course issuer bid and automatic share purchase plan. Although Brookfield believes that the anticipated future results or achievements expressed or implied bytheforward-lookingstatementsandinformationisbaseduponreasonableassumptionsandexpectations,thereader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements andinformation.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include: general economic conditions; interest rate changes; availability of equity and debt financing; the performanceoftheClassAPreferenceSharesorthestockexchangesgenerally;andotherrisksandfactorsdescribed fromtimetotimeinthedocumentsfiledbythecompanywiththesecuritiesregulatorsinCanadaandtheUnitedStates including in Management’s Discussion and Analysis under the heading “Business Environment and Risks”. The companyundertakesnoobligationtopubliclyupdateorreviseanyforward-lookingstatementsorinformation,whether as a result of new information, future events orotherwise.
Source: Brookfield Asset Management Inc
