Withdrawal and Return of Capital Contributions
Holders of the LP Units are not entitled to the withdrawal or return of capital contributions in respect of LP Units, except to the extent, if any, that distributions are made to such holders pursuant to the limited partnership agreement or upon the liquidation of the Partnership as described in the Annual Report or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Priority
Except to the extent expressly provided in the limited partnership agreement, a holder of LP Units will not have priority over any other holder of the LP Units, either as to the return of capital contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions.
No Pre-emptive and Redemption Rights
Unless otherwise determined by Brookfield Renewable Partners Limited, the general partner of the Partnership (the “General Partner”), in its sole discretion, holders of LP Units will not be granted any pre-emptive or other similar right to acquire additional interests in the Partnership. In addition, holders of the LP Units do not have any right to have their LP Units redeemed by the Partnership.
No Management or Control
The Partnership’s limited partners, in their capacities as such, may not take part in the management or control of the activities and affairs of the Partnership and do not have any right or authority to act for or to bind the Partnership or to take part or interfere in the conduct or management of the Partnership. Limited partners are not entitled to vote on matters relating to the Partnership, although holders of the LP Units are entitled to consent to certain matters as described in the limited partnership agreement of the Partnership which may be effected only with the consent of the holders of the percentages of outstanding LP Units specified in the partnership agreement. Each LP Unit shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote for the purposes of any approvals of holders of LP Units.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
The material terms of any class or series of Preferred LP Units that we offer, together with any material U.S. and Canadian federal income tax considerations relating to such Preferred LP Units, will be described in a prospectus supplement.
The Partnership’s limited partnership agreement authorizes it to establish one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes of Preferred LP Units with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be senior to existing classes and series of Preferred LP Units), as shall be fixed by the General Partner, in its sole discretion, including: (i) the right to share in our profits and losses or items thereof; (ii) the right to share in our distributions; (iii) rights upon the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, we may or shall be required to redeem the Preferred LP Units (including sinking fund provisions); (v) whether such Preferred LP Units are issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which each Preferred LP Unit will be issued, evidenced by certificates, and assigned or transferred; and (vii) the requirement, if any, of each holder of Preferred LP Units to consent to certain partnership matters.
As of March 31, 2021, the Partnership had outstanding 2,885,496 class A preferred units (series 5), 7,000,000 class A preferred units (series 7), 8,000,000 class A preferred units (series 9), 10,000,000 class A preferred units (series 11), 10,000,000 class A preferred units (series 13), 7,000,000 class A preferred units (series 15) and 8,000,000 class A preferred units (series 17).
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