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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
Limited Partnership Units
(Title of Class of Securities)
G16258 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
A.J. Silber
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
(416) 363-9491
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 10, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box x.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
The title and class of equity security to which this Statement on Schedule 13D (this Schedule 13D) relates is the Limited Partnership Units (the L.P. Units) of Brookfield Renewable Partners Ltd. (BEP), a Bermuda corporation. The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda.
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) This Schedule 13D is being filed by each of the following persons (each, a Reporting Person and collectively, the Reporting Persons)
(i) Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Brookfield), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
(ii) Partners Limited (Partners), corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario. Partners holds 85,120 Class B limited voting shares of Brookfield, representing 100% of such shares, and 549,957 Class A limited voting shares of Brookfield, representing approximately 0.1% of such shares; and
(iii) Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. (BRPI), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield.
Schedules I, II and III hereto set forth a list of all the directors and executive officers (the Scheduled Persons), and their respective principal occupations, addresses, and citizenships, of the Brookfield, Partners and BRPI, respectively.
(b) The principal business of Brookfield is to invest and operate businesses in the real estate, power generation and infrastructure sectors. The principal business of Partners is that of a holding company. The principal business of BRPI is to hold Brookfields renewable power investments. The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3.
(d) (e) During the last five years, none of Reporting Persons and, to their respective knowledge none of the Scheduled Persons, has been: (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which, he, she or it was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Schedules I, II and III hereto set forth the citizenship of each of the Scheduled Persons who is a natural person.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On June 6, 2016, BEP announced that it had agreed to issue 10,655,000 L.P. Units, on a bought deal basis, to a syndicate of underwriters (the Public Offering) at a price of C$37.55 per L.P. Unit for gross proceeds of C$400,095,250. In connection with the Public Offering, it was announced that Brookfield (or one of its affiliates) would enter into a subscription agreement with BEP (the Subscription Agreement), pursuant to which Brookfield would agree to purchase 11,098,958 L.P. Units at a price of C$36.048 per L.P. Unit for gross proceeds of C$400,095,237 (the Concurrent Private Placement). Brookfield was also provided the option to subscribe for additional L.P. Units in proportion to the extent that the underwriters over-allotment option to the Public Offering is exercised, up to a maximum of 1,664,844 additional L.P. Units (the Private Placement Option). BRPI (as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield) and BEP entered into the Subscription Agreement on June 7, 2016 and the Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on June 10, 2016. On June 15, 2016, the underwriters gave
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notice that that they would be exercising the over-allotment option to the Public Offering and agreed to purchase an additional 1,598,250 L.P. Units. The purchase of these additional L.P. Units closed on June 16, 2016. Brookfield did not exercise the Private Placement Option.
The purchase of the L.P. Units was funded with cash on hand.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. See Items 3 and 5.
The Reporting Persons from time to time make certain investments, including purchases of publicly traded securities. The Reporting Persons may begin or cease buying securities at any time. Any additional purchases of securities may be in the open market or privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The Reporting Persons reserve the right to take actions to influence the management of BEP should they deem such actions appropriate.
Other than as described or contemplated above, none of the Reporting Persons, or to their respective knowledge, the Scheduled Persons, has any current plans or proposals that relate to or would result in:
(a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of BEP;
(b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving BEP or any of its subsidiaries;
(c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of BEP or any of its subsidiaries;
(d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board;
(e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of BEP;
(f) any other material change in BEPs business or corporate structure;
(g) changes in BEPs charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of BEP by any person;
(h) causing a class of securities of BEP to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(i) a class of equity securities of BEP becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
(j) any action similar to any of those enumerated above.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) As of the date hereof, Brookfield, Partners and BRPI may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 51,125,944 L.P. Units, and such L.P. Units constitute approximately 28% of the issued and outstanding L.P. Units based on the number of L.P. Units outstanding as of June 6, 2016. Brookfield, Partners and BRPI may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable Partnership units. Assuming that all of the redeemable/exchangeable partnership units of BEP were exchanged for L.P. Units pursuant to the redemption-exchange mechanism, as of the date hereof, Brookfield, Partners and BRPI, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 180,784,567 L.P. Units, and such L.P. Units constitute approximately 61% of the issued and outstanding L.P. Units based on the number of L.P. Units outstanding on June 6, 2016. Brookfield may hold the L.P. Units directly or in one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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Brookfield may be deemed to have shared power (with each of Partners and BRPI) to vote or direct the vote of the L.P. Units beneficially owned by it or to dispose of such L.P. Units.
(c) Other than as described in Item 3, (i) none of the Reporting Persons, nor, to their knowledge, any of the Scheduled Persons, has effected any transaction in L.P. Units during the past sixty (60) days.
(d) No person is known to any of the Reporting Persons or, to the Reporting Persons knowledge, the Scheduled Persons, to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, any such L.P. Units.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The information set forth in Item 2 and 3 hereto is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit 1 Subscription Agreement dated June 7, 2016 by and between Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies as to itself that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: June 17, 2016
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Senior Vice President and Secretary |
SCHEDULE I
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
Name and Position of |
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M. Elyse Allan, Director |
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2300 Meadowvale Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 5P9, Canada |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric Canada Company Inc. |
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Canada |
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Jeffrey M. Blidner, Senior Managing Partner |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Angela F. Braly, Director |
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832 Alverna Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 |
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President & Founder of The Braly Group, LLC |
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Jack L. Cockwell, Director |
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51 Yonge Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario |
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Corporate Director |
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Canada |
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Marcel R. Coutu, Director |
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Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Oil Sands Limited |
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Canada |
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Maureen Kempston Darkes, Director |
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21 Burkebrook Place, Apt. 712, Toronto, Ontario M4G 0A2, Canada |
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Corporate Director of Brookfield and former President, Latin America, Africa and Middle East of General Motors Corporation |
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Canada |
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J. Bruce Flatt, Director and Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Robert J. Harding, Director |
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Past Chairman of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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David W. Kerr, Director |
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c/o 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada |
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Chairman of Halmont Properties Corp. |
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Canada |
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Brian W. Kingston, Senior Managing Partner |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Brian D. Lawson, Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Philip B. Lind, Director |
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Rogers Communications Inc. |
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Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Director of Rogers Communications Inc. |
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Canada |
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Cyrus Madon, Senior Managing Partner |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Frank J. McKenna, Director |
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TD Bank Group, P.O. Box 1, TD Centre, 66 |
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Chair of Brookfield and Deputy Chair of TD Bank Group |
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Canada |
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Youssef A. Nasr, Director |
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P.O. Box 16 5927, Beirut, Lebanon |
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Corporate Director of Brookfield and former Chairman and CEO of HSBC Middle East Ltd. and former President of HSBC Bank Brazil |
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Lebanon and U.S.A. |
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Lord Augustine Thomas ODonnell, Director |
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P.O. Box 1, TD Centre, 66 Wellington St. W., 4th Floor, TD Tower |
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Chairman of Frontier Economics and Strategic Advisor of TD Bank Group |
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Samuel J.B. Pollock, Senior Managing Partner |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Ngee Huat Seek, Director |
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Former Chairman of the Latin American Business Group, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation |
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Singapore |
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Diana L. Taylor, Director |
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Solera Capital L.L.C |
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Vice Chair of Solera Capital LLC |
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U.S.A. |
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George S. Taylor, Director |
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R.R. #3, 4675 Line 3, St. Marys, Ontario |
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Corporate Director of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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A.J. Silber, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Brookfield |
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SCHEDULE II
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Jack. L. Cockwell, Director and Chairman |
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51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario |
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J. Bruce Flatt, Director |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield |
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David W. Kerr, Director |
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Chairman of Halmont Properties Corp. |
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Brian D. Lawson, Director and President |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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George E. Myhal, Director |
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Partners Value Fund Inc., 181 |
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President and CEO of Partners Value Fund Inc. |
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Canada |
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Timothy R. Price, Director |
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51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada |
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Chairman, Brookfield Funds |
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Samuel J.B. Pollock, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Tony E. Rubin, Treasurer |
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51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada |
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Accountant |
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Lorretta Corso, Secretary |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Corporate Secretarial Administrator, Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Derek E. Gorgi, Assistant Secretary |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President of Brookfield |
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SCHEDULE III
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Jennifer Mazin, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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Canada |
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Douglas Christie, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President |
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Canada |
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Julian Deschatelets, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President |
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Canada |
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Nicholas Goodman, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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United Kingdom |