INSTRUCTIONS TO ELECTION FORM
With Respect to (i) Class A Units of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC and
(ii) Limited Partnership Units of Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P.
ELECTION DEADLINE WILL BE ANNOUNCED
FIVE BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE BY PRESS RELEASE
You are receiving this Election Form because (i) you are a holder of common units designated as “Class A Units” (“Class A Units”) of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Oaktree”) or (ii) you are a holder of limited partnership units of Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P. (“OCGH”) and as contemplated by the Merger Agreement (as defined below), prior to the closing of the Mergers (as defined below), you will exchange all or a portion of your limited partnership units in OCGH (“OCGH Units”) for limited liability company interests in Oslo Holdings LLC (“SellerCo Units,” and together with the Class A Units, the “Oaktree Units”). As more fully described in the consent solicitation statement/prospectus dated [●], 2019 (the “Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus”), Oaktree unitholders are being asked to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of March 13, 2019, by and among Oaktree, Oslo Holdings LLC (“SellerCo”), Oslo Holdings Merger Sub LLC (“Seller MergerCo”), Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) and Berlin Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Oaktree (the “Initial Merger”), with Oaktree surviving such merger, and SellerCo will be merged with and into Seller MergerCo, with Seller MergerCo surviving such merger (the “Subsequent Merger,” and together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”).
If the Initial Merger is completed, each Class A Unit, other than Class A Units owned by Oaktree or Merger Sub, will be converted into the right to receive, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes, at the election of the unitholder, either (1) $49.00 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) or (2) 1.0770 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares (the “Share Consideration”) of Brookfield Class A Limited Voting Shares (“Brookfield Class A Shares”), subject to proration. We refer to the Cash Consideration and Share Consideration together as the “Merger Consideration.”
If the Subsequent Merger is completed, each SellerCo Unit will be converted into the right to receive, without interest and subject to any applicable withholding taxes, at the election of the unitholder, either (1) the Cash Consideration or (2) the Share Consideration, subject to proration.
Holders of Class A Units and SellerCo Units are entitled, subject to the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement and the Consent Solicitation Statement/Prospectus, to elect to receive the Cash Consideration or the Share Consideration, in exchange for each of their Oaktree Units, during an election period of at least twenty calendar days commencing with the mailing of this Election Form. Please complete the attached form to make an election with respect to the Oaktree Units you own. You may elect to receive either (1) the Cash Consideration, (2) the Share Consideration or (3) a combination of Cash Consideration and Share Consideration.
| 1. | Election Deadline: to be effective, this Election Form must be properly completed, signed and delivered to the American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “Exchange Agent”) at the address below not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date that that is three (3) business days preceding the closing date of the Mergers (the “Election Deadline”). Brookfield and Oaktree will publicly announce the Election Deadline at least five business days prior to the Election Deadline.The Exchange Agent, in its sole discretion, will determine whether any election form is received on a timely basis and whether an election form has been properly completed.We have enclosed apre-addressed envelope for your convenience. Please allow ample time for delivery. |
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
Operations Center
Attn: Reorganization Department
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219