Part Six – Other Information
Indebtedness of Directors, Officers and Employees
As at the date of this Circular, none of the directors, officers, employees and former directors, officers and employees of the Corporation, the Service Providers or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor any of their associates, has or had any indebtedness owing to the Corporation or to another entity whose indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding provided by the Corporation, the Service Providers or any of their respective subsidiaries. There is no indebtedness to the Corporation by current and former directors, officers or employees of the Corporation, the Service Providers or any of their respective subsidiaries, nor any of their associates, in connection with the purchase of securities of the Corporation.
As of the date of this Circular, the amount of debt outstanding during the past three-year period to Brookfield by the directors, officers, employees and former directors, officers, and employees of the Corporation, including any guarantees provided by Brookfield on behalf of such personnel, was $0.9 million which loans bear interest at a minimum rate of 1.6%. The purpose of such loans is to enable such personnel to fund certain near-term expenses without monetizing previously granted equity awards under Brookfield’s long-term share ownership plan, thereby preserving long-term alignment of such personnel with Brookfield.
Audit Committee
Additional information about the Audit Committee required by Part 5 of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees can be found under Item 6.C of our Annual Report on Form 20-F under the heading “BEPC Audit Committee,” which is filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar. The Audit Committee charter is also attached as Appendix B to this Circular.
Related Party Transactions
Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $700 billion of assets under management across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private equity and credit. Brookfield Asset Management owns and operates long-life assets and businesses, many of which form the backbone of the global economy. The business address of Brookfield Asset Management is Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3.
The Corporation is an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management. The Corporation has entered into a number of agreements and arrangements with Brookfield Asset Management in order to enable it to be established as a separate entity and to pursue its vision of being a leading owner and operator of high-quality renewable power assets. While the Corporation believes that this ongoing relationship with Brookfield Asset Management provides it with a strong competitive advantage as well as access to opportunities that would otherwise not be available to it, the Corporation and the partnership operate as an independent, stand-alone business unit. Please refer to the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 20-F under Item 7.B “Related Party Transactions”, Item 3.D “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Relationship with Brookfield”, Item 5.A “Operating Results—Related Party Transactions”, Item 6.A “Directors and Senior Management”, Item 6.C “Board Practices”, Item 7.A “Major Shareholders” and the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 for a description of these relationships as well as potential conflicts of interest (and the methods for resolving them) and other material considerations arising from the Corporation’s relationship with Brookfield Asset Management.
Management Contracts
The Corporation does not have any employees, other than employees of its operating subsidiaries. Instead, members of Brookfield’s senior management and other individuals from Brookfield’s global affiliates are drawn upon to provide Brookfield Renewable with management services under the Master Services Agreement. Pursuant to the Master Services Agreement, in exchange for the management services provided to Brookfield Renewable by the Service Providers, BEP pays an annual base management fee of $20 million (adjusted annually for inflation at an inflation
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