The Common NCIB is in place because the Corporation believes that, from time to time, the trading price of Class A Shares may not fully reflect the underlying value of Brookfield’s business and future business prospects, and in such circumstances acquiring Class A Shares may represent an attractive investment. From the period between May 25, 2022 and December 9, 2022, the Corporation purchased 5,166,763 Class A Shares under the Common NCIB at an average price of $42.22. From the period between December 9, 2022 and April 20, 2023, the Corporation purchased 12,220,425 Class A Shares under the Common NCIB at an average price of $30.45. Shareholders may obtain, free of charge, a copy of the notice of intent regarding the Common NCIB, which was approved by the TSX, by writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation at Brookfield Place, Suite 100, 181 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3.
Class A Preference Shares
On August 18, 2022, the Corporation renewed its normal course issuer bid for market purchases of the Corporation’s outstanding Class A Preference Shares that are listed on the TSX (“Preferred NCIB”) for a period extending from August 22, 2022 until August 21, 2023, or an earlier date should the Corporation complete its purchases. The Preferred NCIB allows Brookfield to repurchase, during the period mentioned above, on the TSX, a maximum of 10% of the public float of these outstanding Class A Preference Shares. All Class A Preference Shares acquired by the Corporation under the Preferred NCIB are cancelled.
The Preferred NCIB is in place because the Corporation believes that, from time to time, certain Class A Preference Shares may trade in price ranges that do not fully reflect their value, and in such circumstances acquiring Class A Preference Shares may represent an attractive investment. As at April 20, 2023, the Corporation has not purchased any Class A Preference Shares as of the date of this Circular. Shareholders may obtain, free of charge, a copy of the notice of intent regarding the Preferred NCIB, which was approved by the TSX, by writing to the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation at Brookfield Place, Suite 100, 181 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3.
Cautionary Statement Regarding the Use of Non-IFRS Measures
The Corporation prepares its financial statements in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB. We disclose a number of financial measures in this Circular that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with IFRS, which include but are not limited to: fee-related earnings, FFO, DE and realized carried interest, net. We utilize these measures in managing the business, including for performance measurement, capital allocation and valuation purposes, and believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our IFRS results is helpful to investors in assessing the overall performance of our businesses. These financial measures should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, similar financial measures calculated in accordance with IFRS. We caution readers that these non-IFRS financial measures or other financial metrics are not standardized under IFRS and may differ from the financial measures or other financial metrics disclosed by other businesses and, as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and entities. See pages 129 to 135 of the Annual Report for further information on non-IFRS financial measures or other financial metrics and reconciliations of these non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS, where applicable, which pages are also incorporated by reference in this Circular. The Annual Report is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.
Availability of Disclosure Documents
The Corporation will provide any person or company, upon request in accordance with the directions in the Notice, a copy of this Circular and the Annual Report. Upon request to the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation, the Corporation will provide any person or company the AIF, together with a copy of any document or the pertinent pages of any document incorporated therein by reference; management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operation from its most recently completed financial year (“MD&A”) and/or the interim financial statements of the Corporation for the periods subsequent to the end of its fiscal year (the “Interim Statements”). Financial information on the Corporation is provided in its comparative annual financial statements and MD&A. Requests for the AIF, MD&A and the Interim Statements can be made to the Corporation by mail at Brookfield Place, Suite 100, 181 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, by telephone at (416) 363-9491, by fax at (416) 365-9642, or by email at bn.enquiries@brookfield.com. All of these documents and additional information related to the Corporation are also available on the Corporation’s website, https:// bn.brookfield.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.
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