VIA EDGAR
February 17, 2017
Re: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Brookfield Finance Inc., and Brookfield Finance LLC
Registration Statement on Form F-10 and Form F-3
File No. 333-215992
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of International Corporate Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation, Brookfield Finance Inc., an Ontario corporation, and Brookfield Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “Companies”), enclosed is the final receipt issued by the Ontario Securities Commission with respect to the Companies’ Registration Statement on Form F-10 and Form F-3 (File No. 333-215992) (as amended to date, the “Registration Statement”). I hereby request that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declare the Registration Statement effective as of 9:30 a.m., New York time, on February 21, 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter.
If the Staff has any questions, please contact Mile Kurta, Esq., of Torys LLP at (212) 880-6363.
Enclosure
Sincerely,
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By: | /s/ Brian D. Lawson |
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| Name: Brian D. Lawson |
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| Title: Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer |
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| Ontario Securities Commission | Commission des valeurs mobilières de l’Ontario | 22nd Floor 20 Queen Street West Toronto ON M5H 3S8 | 22e étage 20, rue queen ouest Toronto ON M5H 3S8 |
RECEIPT
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Finance Inc.
Brookfield Finance LLC
This is the receipt of the Ontario Securities Commission for the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus of the above Issuer dated February 17, 2017 (the prospectus).
The prospectus has been filed under Multilateral Instrument 11-102 Passport System in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. A receipt for the prospectus is deemed to be issued by the regulator in each of those jurisdictions, if the conditions of the Instrument have been satisfied.
February 17, 2017 |
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| Huston Loke |
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| Huston Loke |
| Director, Corporate Finance Branch |
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| SEDAR Project # 2582877, 2582878, 2582880 |