Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-282962
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
241,000,000 Limited Partnership Units
This prospectus relates to the registration of up to 241,000,000 non-voting limited partnership units (the “LP Units”) of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (the “Partnership,” or “we,” “us” and “our”) that may be (i) issued by the Partnership or delivered by Brookfield Renewable Corporation (“BEPC”) following completion of the Arrangement (as defined below) to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “Exchangeable Shares”) of BEPC (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BEPC or the Partnership) that is made in accordance with the terms of the Exchangeable Shares as provided in BEPC’s articles (as defined herein); or (ii) delivered by our affiliate, Brookfield Corporation, as the selling unitholder named herein (“Brookfield” or the “selling unitholder”), to satisfy any exchange by holders of Exchangeable Shares from time to time following completion of the Arrangement in the event that neither BEPC nor the Partnership has satisfied such exchange, as provided pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement (as defined herein) and BEPC’s articles. Brookfield indirectly controls Brookfield Renewable Partners Limited, our general partner. See “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for LP Units”.
The 241,000,000 LP Units being registered hereunder includes (i) up to 145,000,000 LP Units in respect of the Exchangeable Shares that are expected to be issued in exchange for the Existing Shares (as defined below) on or about December 24, 2024 by BEPC pursuant to the Arrangement; and (ii) up to 96,000,000 LP Units in respect of any additional Exchangeable Shares that may be issued from time to time in the future by BEPC following completion of the Arrangement (1) pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); or (2) pursuant to one or more U.S. registration statements that may be filed by BEPC following completion of the Arrangement.
On October 9, 2024, the Partnership entered into an arrangement agreement with existing Brookfield Renewable Corporation (which, following the Arrangement, will be renamed Brookfield Renewable Holdings Corporation (“Existing BEPC”)), Brookfield and 1505127 B.C. Ltd., which contemplates a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) whereby, among other things: (i) the public holders of the class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “Existing Shares”) of Existing BEPC (i.e., those shareholders other than Brookfield and its subsidiaries) (the “Public Shareholders”), will exchange their Existing Shares on a one-for-one basis for Exchangeable Shares; (ii) 1505127 B.C. Ltd. will be renamed “Brookfield Renewable Corporation” (“New BEPC”); (iii) Existing BEPC will be renamed “Brookfield Renewable Holdings Corporation”; (iv) the Existing Shares will be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and Existing BEPC will cease to be a reporting issuer in Canada and will cease to be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); and (v) subject to the approval of the TSX and the NYSE, the new Exchangeable Shares will be listed on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol “BEPC” and New BEPC will become a reporting issuer in Canada and will file reports under the Exchange Act as a “successor issuer” of Existing BEPC. This prospectus relates solely to the LP Units issuable upon exchange, redemption or acquisition of Exchangeable Shares of New BEPC, which throughout this prospectus, is referred to as “BEPC”.
Pursuant to BEPC’s articles, each Exchangeable Share will be exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for one LP Unit (subject to adjustment to reflect certain capital events) or its cash equivalent (the form of payment to be determined at our election), as more fully described in this prospectus. Whether the LP Units are issued by the Partnership or delivered by BEPC will be determined by us in our sole discretion. Either (i) BEPC will deliver LP Units or its cash equivalent to satisfy its exchange obligation or (ii) the Partnership may elect to satisfy BEPC’s exchange obligation by acquiring any tendered Exchangeable Shares in exchange for an equivalent number of LP Units or its cash equivalent. Under the Rights Agreement and BEPC’s articles, in the event that neither BEPC nor the Partnership has issued or delivered LP Units upon exchange of Exchangeable Shares, then Brookfield will satisfy, until July 30, 2027 (subject to automatic renewal as described herein), such exchange by paying such cash amount or delivering such LP Units pursuant to this prospectus (up to the maximum number of LP Units that may be offered hereby). See “The Selling Unitholder”.
None of the Partnership, BEPC or the selling unitholder will receive any cash proceeds from the issuance or delivery of any LP Units upon exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, of Exchangeable Shares pursuant to this prospectus.
The LP Units are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “BEP” and the TSX under the symbol “BEP.UN.”
Investing in the LP Units involves risks. Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus, and in similarly-captioned sections in the documents incorporated by reference herein, for a discussion of risk factors you should consider before investing in the LP Units.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is December 20, 2024.