SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
Limited Partnership Units
(Title of Class of Securities)
G16249107
(CUSIP Number)
Joseph S. Freedman
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Place, Suite 300
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Tel: (416) 956-5182
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 1, 2013
(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. ¨
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 person’s 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).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
WC, AF | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
474,930,446* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
474,930,446* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
474,930,446* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
88.8% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | This amount includes 432,584,829 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
PARTNERS LIMITED | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
AF | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
36,452 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
478,371,678* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
36,452 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
478,371,678* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
478,408,130* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
89.4% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | This amount includes 432,584,829 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
PARTNERS VALUE FUND INC. (F.K.A. BAM INVESTMENTS CORP.) | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
N/A | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
ONTARIO | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
3,441,232 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
0 | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
3,441,232 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
0 | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,441,232 | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
0.6% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BROOKFIELD HOLDINGS CANADA INC. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
AF | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
471,991,610* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
471,991,610* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
471,991,610* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
88.2% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | This amount includes 430,677,648 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BROOKFIELD US HOLDINGS INC. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
AF | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
471,991,610* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
471,991,610* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
471,991,610* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
88.2% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | This amount includes 430,677,648 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BROOKFIELD US CORPORATION | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
N/A | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
67,414,722* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
67,414,722* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
67,414,722* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
12.6% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | This amount includes 26,100,760 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BPY GP INC. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
N/A | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
353,321,950* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
353,321,950* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
353,321,950* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
66.0% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
CO |
* | Represents redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BPY I L.P. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
N/A | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
174,702,050* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
174,702,050* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
174,702,050* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
32.6% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
PN |
* | Represents redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. G16249107 |
1 | Names of reporting persons
BPY II L.P. | |||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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3 | SEC use only
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4 | Source of funds
N/A | |||||
5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
CANADA | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with
| 7 | Sole voting power
0 | ||||
8 | Shared voting power
178,619,900* | |||||
9 | Sole dispositive power
0 | |||||
10 | Shared dispositive power
178,619,900* | |||||
11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
178,619,900* | |||||
12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
33.4% | |||||
14 | Type of reporting person
PN |
* | Represents redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. See Item 5. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D is being filed to reflect the expected acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“BAM”) of redemption-exchange units of Property LP (as defined below) in connection with transactions by Brookfield Property Partners LP (“BPY”) and its affiliates to acquire additional interests of General Growth Properties, Inc. (“GGP”) and Rouse Properties, Inc. (“Rouse”). Information reported in the original Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended or superseded by information contained in this Amendment No. 1.
3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
On November 1, 2013, BPY and its affiliates entered into agreements to acquire additional interests of GGP and Rouse from members of a consortium of investors and BAM (the “Consortium Liquidity Transactions”). An aggregate of 22,430,219 limited partnership units of BPY (“Units”) and 3,920,189 redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Property L.P. (“Property LP”) were issued on November 1, 2013, and an additional 47,335,149 redemption-exchange units will be issued on November 15, 2013. Of these, BAM, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Brookfield US Holdings Inc. (“BUSHI”), will receive an aggregate of 3,920,189 redemption-exchangeable units on November 4, 2013 and will receive an additional 47,335,149 redemption-exchange units on November 15, 2013. The redemption-exchange units can be redeemed for cash or, at the option of BPY, exchangeable for Units.
The purchase of these redemption-exchange units will be funded by (i) $76,110,475 of cash on hand from BAM, (ii) a promissory note in the amount of $329,000,000 owed by Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC, a subsidiary of BPY and (iii) common shares of Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC, which, together with the promissory note, have an aggregate value of $919,011,917. The promissory note will be issued to BUSHI in exchange for shares of GGP and Rouse and warrants to purchase shares of GGP, and will be assigned to Property LP as consideration of the purchase of the redemption-exchange units.
4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
BAM is acquiring the redemption-exchange units for the purpose of increasing its investment in BPY and facilitating the acquisition by BPY and Property LP of interests in GGP and Rouse.
See also Item 3.
5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5(a)-(b) is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety as follows:
(a)-(b) | After consummation of the Consortium Liquidity Transactions, Partners Value Fund Inc. (“Partners Value Fund” and formerly known as BAM Investments Corp.) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 3,441,232 Units and such Units represent approximately 4.3% of the issued and outstanding Units. After consummation of the Consortium Liquidity Transactions, BAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 42,345,617 Units and Partners may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 45,786,849 Units, and such Units constitute approximately 52.9% and 57.2%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding Units. In addition, BAM holds, directly and through BUSHI, BUSC, BPY I LP and BPY II LP, an aggregate of 381,330,097 redemption-exchange units of Property LP. Such redemption-exchange units held directly and indirectly by BAM represent 100% of the redemption-exchange units of Property LP and approximately 82.6% of the Units assuming that all of the redemption-exchange units of Property LP are exchanged for Units pursuant to the redemption-exchange mechanism. Assuming that all of the redemption-exchange units of Property LP are exchanged for Units pursuant to the redemption-exchange mechanism, after consummation of the Consortium Liquidity Transactions, BAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 474,930,446 Units and Partners may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 478,547,005 Units, and such Units would constitute approximately 88.8% and 89.4%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding Units. The redemption-exchange units of Property LP and the redemption-exchange mechanism are more fully described in BPY’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 30, 2013. The Units deemed to be beneficially owned by BAM include 236,591 Units beneficially owned by BAM, 41,313,962 Units beneficially owned by BUSC, 720,064 Units beneficially owned by BPY LTIP (2013) Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAM, 75,000 Units beneficially owned by Brookfield Global Management Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BAM, 1,906,781 redemption-exchange units beneficially owned by BAM, and 379,422,916 redemption-exchange units beneficially owned by BUSHI, BUSC, BPY I LP and BPY II LP. Partners Value Fund may be deemed to have the sole power to vote or direct the Units beneficially owned by it. The Units deemed to be beneficially owned |
by Partners include 36,452 Units beneficially owned by Partners and the Units deemed to be beneficially owned by BAM and Partners Value Fund. Partners may be deemed to have shared power with BAM and Partners Value Fund to vote or direct the vote of the Units beneficially owned by it or to dispose of such Units other than 36,452 Units with respect to which Partners has sole voting and investment power. |
6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
BUSHI entered into a subscription agreement dated November 1, 2013 with Property LP for the purchase of 3,920,189 redemption-exchange units in exchange for cash in the amount of $76,110,475. BUSHI also entered into a subscription agreement dated November 1, 2013 with Property LP for the purchase of 47,335,149 redemption-exchange units in exchange for a promissory note in the amount of $329,000,000 and common shares of Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC, which, together with the promissory note, have an aggregate value of $919,011,917.
7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
Item 7 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:
Exhibit 3 | Subscription Agreement, dated November 1, 2013, between Brookfield US Holdings Inc. and Brookfield Property L.P. | |
Exhibit 4 | Subscription Agreement, dated November 1, 2013, between Brookfield US Holdings Inc. and Brookfield Property L.P. |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies as to itself that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 5, 2013
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||
Title: | Managing Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Joseph Freedman | |||
Name: | Joseph Freedman | |||
Title: | Senior Managing Partner |
Dated: November 5, 2013
PARTNERS LIMITED | ||||
By: | /s/ Derek E. Gorgi | |||
Name: | Derek E. Gorgi | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
By: | /s/ Marc Vanneste | |||
Name: | Marc Vanneste | |||
Title: | Assistant Secretary |
Dated: November 5, 2013
PARTNERS VALUE FUND INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Brian D. Lawson | |||
Name: | Brian D. Lawson | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Allen G. Taylor | |||
Name: | Allen G. Taylor | |||
Title: | Vice President, Finance |
Dated: November 5, 2013
BROOKFIELD HOLDINGS CANADA INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||
Title: | Vice-President | |||
By: | /s/ Allen Yi | |||
Name: | Allen Yi | |||
Title: | Vice-President & Secretary |
Dated: November 5, 2013
BROOKFIELD US HOLDINGS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||
Title: | Vice President |
Dated: November 5, 2013
BROOKFIELD US CORPORATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Michelle Campbell | |||
Name: | Michelle Campbell | |||
Title: | Secretary |
Dated: November 5, 2013
BPY GP INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Derek Gorgi | |||
Name: | Derek Gorgi | |||
Title: | President | |||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||
Title: | Vice-President |
Dated: November 5, 2013 | BPY I L.P., by its general partner,BPY GP INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Derek Gorgi | |||||
Name: | Derek Gorgi | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||||
Title: | Vice-President | |||||
Dated: November 5, 2013 | BPY II L.P., by its general partner,BPY GP INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Derek Gorgi | |||||
Name: | Derek Gorgi | |||||
Title: | President | |||||
By: | /s/ Aleks Novakovic | |||||
Name: | Aleks Novakovic | |||||
Title: | Vice-President |