Exhibit 99.5
December 24, 2024
Brookfield Renewable Corporation
250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10281
| RE: | Option to purchase class B multiple voting shares and class C non-voting shares in the capital of Brookfield Renewable Holdings Corporation |
Brookfield BRP Canada Corp (“BBCC”) currently holds, and may from time to time acquire, certain class B multiple voting shares (“Class B Shares”) and/or class C non-voting shares (“Class C Shares”) in the capital of Brookfield Renewable Holdings Corporation (“BEPC Holdings”).
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, BBCC hereby grants Brookfield Renewable Corporation (“BEPC”) the right, at BEPC’s sole option, exercisable by BEPC at any time and from time to time from and after the date hereof, to purchase all or any portion of the Class B Shares and/or Class C Shares held by BBCC (the “Purchase Option”).
The purchase price payable by BEPC to BBCC in respect of any Class B Share or Class C Share purchased by BEPC pursuant to the Purchase Option shall be the fair market value of such Class B Share or Class C Share, as applicable. BEPC shall satisfy the purchase price payable to BBCC by issuing such number of class B shares in the capital of BEPC to BBCC with an aggregate fair market value equal to the purchase price.
If requested by BBCC, BBCC and BEPC shall jointly elect in prescribed form and within the prescribed time under section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), and the corresponding provisions of applicable provincial income tax statutes, in order that the provisions of subsection 85(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) apply to any purchase and sale of Class B Shares or Class C Shares pursuant to the Purchase Option.
In order to exercise the Purchase Option, BEPC shall deliver a notice of exercise to BBCC that specifies (i) the number of Class B Shares and/or Class C Shares that BEPC is electing to purchase, (ii) BEPC’s determination of the purchase price payable to BBCC in respect of such purchased shares, and (iii) the closing date for such purchase, which shall be not less than five (5) business days and not more than ten (10) business days after the date such notice of exercise is delivered to BBCC.
All Shares purchased pursuant to the Purchase Option shall be free and clear of all encumbrances at the time of purchase. BBCC hereby represents and warrants to BEPC that except for this agreement and the applicable terms of the articles of BEPC Holdings, there are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements or arrangements or commitments (preemptive, contingent or otherwise) as of the date hereof, and will be no such options, warrants or other rights, agreements or arrangements or commitments on the closing date of any purchase of Class B Shares or Class C Shares pursuant to the Purchase Option, obligating BBCC to sell any Class B Shares or Class C Shares or otherwise limiting or restricting the transfer of Class B Shares or Class C Shares to BEPC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, BBCC may at any time transfer any Class B Shares or Class C Shares that it holds to any other person provided that, as a condition precedent to such transfer, the transferee of such Class B Shares or Class C Shares agrees in writing, in form and substance satisfactory to BEPC acting reasonably, to be bound by all of the terms of this agreement as though an original party hereto.
