AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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73 Front Street, 5th Floor
Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda
+1 (441) 295-1443
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Brookfield BBP US Holdings LLC
Brookfield Place
250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10281-1023
(212) 417-7000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Mile T. Kurta, Esq.
Christopher R. Bornhorst, Esq.
Torys LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 880-6000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging Growth Company ☐
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
The Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may determine.
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The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form F-3 (this “Registration Statement”) registers up to 132,683,978 non-voting limited partnership units (the “units”) of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) that may be issued by the partnership or delivered by Brookfield Business Corporation (“BBUC”) to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “exchangeable shares”) of BBUC (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC).
Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act (“Rule 415(a)(6)”), the securities being registered hereunder include 132,683,978 units previously registered by the partnership’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-264630), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2022, under the Securities Act (the “Prior Registration Statement”), but were not issued or delivered to satisfy exchanges, redemptions or acquisitions of exchangeable shares, and accordingly such units constitute “unsold securities” (within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(6)) as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Unsold Securities”). The aggregate filing fee paid in connection with such Unsold Securities was $470,789.10. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), (i) the registration fee applicable to the Unsold Securities is being carried forward to this Registration Statement and will continue to be applied to the Unsold Securities, and (ii) the offering of the Unsold Securities registered on the Prior Registration Statement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. If the partnership issues or delivers any of the Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statement after the date of the initial filing, and prior to the date of effectiveness, of this Registration Statement, the partnership will file a pre-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which will reduce the number of Unsold Securities included on this Registration Statement.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion dated February 28, 2025
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS L.P.
132,683,978 Limited Partnership Units
This prospectus relates to the registration of up to 132,683,978 non-voting limited partnership units (the “units”) of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) that from time to time may be (i) issued by the partnership or delivered by Brookfield Business Corporation (“BBUC”) to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “exchangeable shares”) of BBUC (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC) that is made in accordance with the terms of the exchangeable shares as provided in the BBUC articles (as defined herein); or (ii) delivered by our affiliate, Brookfield Corporation, as the selling securityholder named herein (“Brookfield” or the “selling securityholder”) to satisfy any exchange by holders of exchangeable shares from time to time in the event that neither BBUC nor the partnership has satisfied such exchange, as provided pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement (as defined herein) and the BBUC articles. Brookfield indirectly controls Brookfield Business Partners Limited, our general partner. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units”.
The 132,683,978 units being registered hereunder include (i) 72,683,978 units in respect of exchangeable shares that are issued and outstanding as of February 25, 2025 and (ii) up to 60,000,000 units in respect of any additional exchangeable shares that may from time to time be issued by BBUC in the future pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or pursuant to one or more U.S. registration statements.
Pursuant to the BBUC articles, each exchangeable share is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for one 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 units are issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC will be determined by us in our sole discretion. Either (i) BBUC will deliver units or its cash equivalent to satisfy its exchange obligation or (ii) the partnership may elect to satisfy BBUC’s exchange obligation by acquiring any tendered exchangeable shares in exchange for units or its cash equivalent. Under the Rights Agreement and the BBUC articles, in the event that neither BBUC nor the partnership has issued or delivered units or the cash equivalent upon exchange of exchangeable shares, then Brookfield will satisfy, until March 15, 2027, such exchange by paying such cash amount or delivering such units pursuant to this prospectus (up to the maximum number of units that may be offered hereby). See “Selling Securityholder”.
None of the partnership, BBUC or the selling securityholder will receive any cash proceeds from the issuance or delivery of any units upon exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, of exchangeable shares pursuant to this prospectus.
The units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the trading symbol “BBU” and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol “BBU.UN.”
Investing in the 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 units.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission 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 , 2025
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act with respect to units that may be (i) issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC or the partnership) that is made in accordance with the terms of the exchangeable shares as provided in the BBUC articles; or (ii) delivered by our affiliate, Brookfield, as the selling securityholder named herein to satisfy any exchange by holders of exchangeable shares from time to time in the event that neither BBUC nor the partnership have satisfied such exchange, as provided pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement and the BBUC articles. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units”. Exchanges registered hereby include exchanges of exchangeable shares at the election of the holders of exchangeable shares in accordance with the terms thereof as provided in the BBUC articles and if applicable, the Rights Agreement. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Primary Exchange Rights” and “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Secondary Exchange Rights”. In addition, this prospectus registers the issuance or delivery of units upon redemption or acquisition by us of exchangeable shares in accordance with the BBUC articles, as described in “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Redemption”, “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Liquidation of BBUC” and “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Automatic Redemption upon Liquidation of the Partnership”.
As allowed by the SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all the information included in the registration statement. For further information, you are referred to the registration statement, including its exhibits, as well as any applicable prospectus supplement and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein. You should read this prospectus together with any applicable prospectus supplement thereto, and in any free writing prospectus that we may provide to you, and any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein and any additional information you may need to make your investment decision. You should also read and carefully consider the information in the documents we have referred you to in “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference” below. Information incorporated by reference after the date of this prospectus is considered a part of this prospectus and may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. The information in this prospectus or any document incorporated by reference herein by reference is accurate only as of the date contained on the cover of such documents. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any delivery of units made under this prospectus will, under any circumstances, imply that the information in this prospectus is correct as of any date after this prospectus. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since that date. Any information in such subsequent filings that is inconsistent with this prospectus will supersede the information in this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any free writing prospectus that we may provide to you. We and the selling securityholder have not authorized anyone else to provide you with other information. We and the selling securityholder are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this prospectus, the term “partnership” refers to Brookfield Business Partners L.P.; the terms “Brookfield Business Partners”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to, collectively, (i) the partnership, (ii) Brookfield Business L.P. (“Holding LP”), (iii) the primary holding subsidiaries of Holding LP, from time to time, through which the partnership holds its interest in the operating businesses (the “Holding Entities”) and (iv) the businesses in which the Holding Entities hold interests and that directly or indirectly hold the partnership’s operations and assets, other than entities in which the Holding Entities hold interests for investment purposes only of less than 5% of the outstanding equity securities of that entity, and any other direct or indirect subsidiary of a Holding Entity (but excluding BBUC); and the term “general partner” refers to Brookfield Business Partners Limited, the partnership’s general partner. References to “our group” mean, collectively, Brookfield Business Partners and BBUC. The term “Brookfield” refers to Brookfield Corporation. The term “Brookfield Holders” means Brookfield, Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (formerly Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.) (“Brookfield Wealth Solutions”) and their related parties.
Your ability to enforce civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely because the partnership is formed under the laws of Bermuda, certain of the directors of our general partner as well as certain of the experts named in this prospectus are residents of Canada or another non-U.S.
jurisdiction and a substantial portion of the partnership’s assets and the assets of those directors and experts may be located outside the United States.
The financial information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is presented in United States dollars and unless otherwise indicated has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS Accounting Standards”). Information prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards may differ from financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore may not be comparable.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of provincial Canadian securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, include statements regarding the operations, business, financial condition, expected financial results, performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities, targets, goals, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook of Brookfield Business Partners, as well as regarding recently completed and proposed acquisitions, dispositions and other transactions, and the outlook for North American and international economies for the current fiscal year and subsequent periods, and include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “seeks”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “views”, “potential”, “likely”, or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”.
Although we believe that our anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, investors and other readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Brookfield Business Partners to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and result of operations and our plans and strategies may vary materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and forward-looking information herein.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus include, but are not limited to:
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the cyclical nature of our operating businesses and general economic conditions and risks relating to the economy, including unfavorable changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, inflation, commodity prices and volatility in the financial markets;
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the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits;
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business competition, including competition for acquisition opportunities;
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strategic actions including our ability to complete dispositions and achieve the anticipated benefits therefrom;
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restrictions on our ability to engage in certain activities or make distributions due to our indebtedness;
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global equity and capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing and refinancing within these markets;
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changes to U.S. laws or policies, including changes in U.S. domestic and economic policies and foreign trade policies and tariffs;
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changes to our credit ratings;
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technological change;
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the ability to obtain insurance for our business operations;
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labor disruptions and economically unfavorable collective bargaining agreements;
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litigation;
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investments in jurisdictions with less developed legal systems;
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we do not have control over all of the businesses in which we own investments;
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changes to the market price of any investments in public companies;
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our compliance with environmental laws and the broader impacts of climate change;
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cybersecurity incidents;
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the possible impact of international conflicts, wars and related developments including terrorist acts and cyber terrorism;
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the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting;
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the market price of our units may be volatile;
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we are exempt from certain requirements of Canadian securities laws and we are not subject to the same disclosure requirements as a U.S. domestic issuer;
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political instability and unfamiliar cultural factors;
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changes in government policy and legislation;
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federal, state and foreign anti-corruption and trade sanctions laws and restrictions on foreign direct investment applicable to us and our operating businesses create the potential for significant liabilities and penalties, the inability to complete transactions, imposition of significant costs and burdens, and reputational harm;
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operational or business risks that are specific to any of our business services operations, infrastructure services operations or industrials operations;
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reliance on third party service providers;
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catastrophic events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes and pandemics/epidemics;
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Brookfield’s significant influence over us;
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the lack of an obligation of Brookfield to source acquisition opportunities to us;
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the departure of some or all of Brookfield’s professionals;
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control of our company and/or the general partner may be transferred to a third party without unitholder consent;
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Brookfield may increase its ownership in our company;
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our amended and restated master services agreement dated January 23, 2024 among Brookfield, the partnership, Holding LP and others (the “Master Services Agreement”) and our other arrangements with Brookfield do not impose on Brookfield any fiduciary duties to act in the best interests of our unitholders;
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conflicts of interest between our company and our unitholders, on the one hand, and Brookfield, on the other hand;
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our arrangements with Brookfield may contain terms that are less favorable than those which otherwise might have been unrelated parties;
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the general partner may be unable or unwilling to terminate our Master Services Agreement;
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the limited liability of, and our indemnification of, the partnership’s service providers;
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Brookfield’s relationship with Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, together with its affiliates;
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our company is a holding entity that relies on its subsidiaries to provide us with the funds necessary to our financial obligations;
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we may be subject to the risks commonly associated with a separation of economic interest from control or the incurrence of debt at multiple levels within an organizational structure;
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our company may become regulated as an investment company under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
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the inability of unitholders to vote on or otherwise take part in the management of Brookfield Business Partners;
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future sales or issuances of our securities will result in dilution of existing holders and even the perception of such sales or issuances taking place could depress the trading price of the units or exchangeable shares;
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limits on unitholders’ ability to obtain favorable judicial forum for disputes related to Brookfield Business Partners or to enforce judgements against us;
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changes in tax law and practice; and
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other risks and factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024 (our “Annual Report on Form 20-F”), including, but not limited to, those described under Item 3.D. “Risk Factors”.
Statements relating to “reserves” are deemed to be forward-looking statements as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, that the reserves described herein can be profitably produced in the future. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
The foregoing factors and others are discussed in detail under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and in the other documents incorporated by reference herein. We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. New risk factors may arise from time to time and it is not possible to predict all of those risk factors or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results, performance or achievements of our company to be materially different from those contained in forward-looking statements or information. When relying on our forward-looking statements or information, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors and other readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information as a prediction of actual results. Although the forward-looking statements and information contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein are based upon what we believe to be reasonable assumptions, we cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements and information. These forward-looking statements and information are made as of the date of this prospectus, and except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, that may be as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding to invest in units. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the documents incorporated by reference herein.
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
We are a Bermuda exempted limited partnership that was formed on January 18, 2016, under the provisions of the Bermuda Limited Partnership Act 1883, as amended, and the Bermuda Exempted Partnerships Act 1992, as amended. Our head and registered office is 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda, and the telephone number is +1-441-295-1443.
The partnership is an owner and operator of business services and industrials operations on a global basis. The partnership’s principal operations include business services operations such as a residential mortgage insurer, a dealer software and technology services operation, healthcare services and a construction operation. The partnership’s industrials operations include an advanced energy storage operation and an engineered components manufacturing operation, among others. The partnership’s infrastructure services operations include offshore oil services, a lottery services operation, modular building leasing services and work access services. The partnership’s operations are primarily located in the United States, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United Kingdom. The partnership’s sole direct investment is a managing general partnership interest in Brookfield Business L.P. (“Holding LP”), through which the partnership holds all its interests in its operating businesses.
The units are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “BBU” and the TSX under the symbol “BBU.UN”. For additional information, see our Annual Report on Form 20-F and the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Brookfield Business Corporation
BBUC is a corporation incorporated under, and governed by, the laws of British Columbia, Canada. BBUC was established by the partnership to be an alternative investment vehicle for investors who prefer owning the partnership’s operations in a corporate entity. BBUC’s head office is located at 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor, New York NY 10281 and its registered office is located at 1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, P.O Box 11117, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4N7.
The exchangeable shares were distributed to existing unitholders of the partnership pursuant to a special distribution on March 15, 2022 (the “Special Distribution”). As of February 25, 2025, there were 72,683,978 exchangeable shares issued and outstanding. Each exchangeable share has been structured with the intention of providing an economic return equivalent to one unit (subject to adjustment to reflect certain capital events). BBUC will target to pay dividends per exchangeable share that are identical to the distributions paid on each unit, and each exchangeable share will be exchangeable at the option of the holder for one unit (subject to adjustment to reflect certain capital events) or its cash equivalent, as more fully described in this prospectus. Whether the units are issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC will be determined by us in our sole discretion. Either (i) BBUC will deliver units or its cash equivalent to satisfy its exchange obligation or (ii) the partnership may elect to satisfy BBUC’s exchange obligation by acquiring any tendered exchangeable shares in exchange for units or its cash equivalent. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events.”
Brookfield is party to an amended and restated rights agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which Brookfield has agreed that, until March 15, 2027 (the fifth anniversary of the date of the Special Distribution), in the event that, on the applicable specified exchange date with respect to any subject exchangeable shares, (i) BBUC has not satisfied its obligation under its articles and notice of articles (the “BBUC articles”) of delivering the unit amount or its cash equivalent amount and (ii) we have not, upon our election in our sole and absolute discretion, acquired such subject exchangeable shares from the holder thereof and delivered the unit amount or its cash equivalent, Brookfield will satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, the obligations pursuant to the BBUC articles to exchange such subject exchangeable shares for the unit amount
or its cash equivalent. The holders of exchangeable shares have a right to receive the unit amount or its cash equivalent in such circumstances. The partnership will pay all expenses of effecting the exchanges pursuant to this prospectus. See “Exchange Rights of Exchangeable Shares for Units” for more information.
BBU Units
As of February 25, 2025, there were 90,855,473 units and 51,599,716 redeemable-exchangeable partnership units of Holding LP (each, a “redemption-exchange unit”) outstanding.
The redemption-exchange units are subject to a redemption-exchange mechanism pursuant to which units may be issued in exchange for redemption-exchange units on a one-for-one basis. All of the redemption-exchange units are currently owned by Brookfield.
For more information regarding the units and securities directly or indirectly exchangeable for units, see “Description of the Partnership’s Capital Structure” and “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units”.
Exchanges Pursuant to This Prospectus
This prospectus relates to the registration of up to 132,683,978 units that may be (i) issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC or the partnership) from time to time made in accordance with the terms of the exchangeable shares as provided in the BBUC articles; or (ii) delivered by the selling securityholder to satisfy any exchange by holders of exchangeable shares from time to time in the event that neither BBUC nor the partnership has satisfied such exchange, as provided pursuant to the terms of the Rights Agreement and the BBUC articles. Exchanges registered hereby include exchanges of exchangeable shares at the election of the holders of exchangeable shares in accordance with the terms thereof as provided in the BBUC articles and, if applicable, the Rights Agreement. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Primary Exchange Rights” and “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Secondary Exchange Rights”. In addition, this prospectus registers the issuance or delivery of units upon redemption or acquisition by us of exchangeable shares in accordance with the BBUC articles, as described in “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Redemption”, “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Liquidation” and “Exchanges of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Automatic Redemption upon Liquidation of the Partnership”.
As of February 25, 2025, there were 72,683,978 exchangeable shares issued and outstanding, which may be exchanged for units pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, from time to time, BBUC may issue additional exchangeable shares that may be exchanged for units pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus relates to up to 60,000,000 units that may be issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC or the selling securityholder in respect of such additional exchangeable shares, as set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any such future issuances of exchangeable shares will have been issued pursuant to either Regulation S under the Securities Act or another effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
Tax Consequences of Exchanges and Ownership of Units
Please see “Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a summary of material Canadian and U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to holders of exchangeable shares if such holders exchange their exchangeable shares for units. Because the specific tax consequences to such holders will depend upon their specific circumstances, holders are strongly urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding any Canadian and/or U.S. federal, state and local tax consequences specific to such holders.
Recent Developments
Chemelex Transaction
On January 30, 2025, together with institutional partners, we completed the acquisition of Chemelex, a leading manufacturer of electric heat tracing systems, through a carve-out from a larger industrial company for total consideration of approximately $1.7 billion. The investment was funded with approximately
$830 million of equity and $860 million of subsidiary debt financing. Our economic interest in the investment is approximately 25%.
Advanced Energy Storage Operation
In January 2025, our advanced energy storage operation raised $5 billion of new first lien debt. $4.5 billion of the proceeds were used to fund a special distribution to owners, of which the partnership’s share was approximately $1.2 billion.
Offshore Oil Services
On January 16, 2025, our offshore oil services completed the previously announced sale of its shuttle tanker operation for consideration of approximately $484 million. Please see the unaudited pro forma financial statements included in the Form 6-K filed by the partnership on February 28, 2025, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Unit Repurchase Program
On August 15, 2024, the TSX accepted a notice of the partnership’s intention to renew its normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) in connection with our units, which permits the partnership to repurchase up to 3,714,088 issued and outstanding units. In January 2025, we allocated up to $250 million of capital to accelerate the repurchase of our securities under our existing NCIB. The price to be paid for our units under the NCIB will be the market price at the time of purchase or such other price as may be permitted. The actual number of units to be purchased and the timing of such purchases will be determined by the partnership, and all purchases will be made through the facilities of the TSX and the NYSE or alternative trading systems in Canada and the United States.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in units involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 20-F and the other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC, pursuant to Sections 13(a), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are incorporated in this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference”. The risks and uncertainties described therein and herein are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. In addition, please consider the following risks before making an investment decision:
The exchange of exchangeable shares for units may result in the U.S. federal income taxation of any gain realized by a U.S. holder.
Depending on the facts and circumstances, a U.S. holder’s exchange of exchangeable shares for units may result in the U.S. federal income taxation of any gain realized by the U.S. holder. In general, a U.S. holder exchanging exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the exercise of the exchange right will recognize capital gain or loss (i) if the exchange request is satisfied by the delivery of units by Brookfield pursuant to the Rights Agreement or (ii) if the exchange request is satisfied by the delivery of units by BBUC and the exchange is, within the meaning of Section 302(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), in “complete redemption” of the U.S. holder’s equity interest in BBUC, a “substantially disproportionate” redemption of stock, or “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” applying certain constructive ownership rules that take into account not only the exchangeable shares and other equity interests in BBUC actually owned but also other equity interests in BBUC treated as constructively owned by the U.S. holder for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an exchange request satisfied by the delivery of units by BBUC is not treated as a sale or exchange under the foregoing rules, then it will be treated as a distribution equal to the amount of cash and the fair market value of the units received, taxable under the rules generally applicable to distributions on stock of a corporation.
In general, if the partnership satisfies an exchange request by delivering units to a U.S. holder pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right, then the U.S. holder’s exchange of exchangeable shares for units will qualify as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, unless, at the time of such exchange, the partnership (i) is a publicly traded partnership treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) would be an “investment company” if it were incorporated for purposes of Section 721(b) of the Code. In the case described in (i) or(ii) of the preceding sentence, a U.S. holder may recognize gain upon the exchange. The general partner of the partnership believes that the partnership will be treated as a partnership and not as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, based on the shareholders’ rights in the event of the liquidation or dissolution of BBUC (or the partnership) and the terms of the exchangeable shares, which are intended to provide an economic return equivalent to the economic return on units (including identical distributions), and taking into account the expected relative values of the partnership’s assets and its ratable share of the assets of its subsidiaries for the foreseeable future, the general partner of the partnership currently expects that a U.S. holder’s exchange of exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right will not be treated as a transfer to an investment company for purposes of Section 721(b) of the Code. Accordingly, the general partner of the partnership currently expects a U.S. holder’s exchange of exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right to qualify as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code. However, no definitive determination can be made as to whether any such future exchange will qualify as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, as this will depend on the facts and circumstances at the time of the exchange. Many of these facts and circumstances are not within the control of the partnership, and no assurance can be provided as to the position, if any, taken by the general partner of the partnership with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of any such exchange. Nor can any assurance be given that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) will not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any future position taken by the partnership. If Section 721(a) of the Code does not apply, then a U.S. holder who exchanges exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right will be treated as if the holder had sold its exchangeable shares to the partnership in a taxable transaction for cash in an amount equal to the value of the units received.
Even if a U.S. holder’s transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right qualifies as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder will
be subject to special rules that may result in the recognition of additional taxable gain or income. Under Section 704(c)(1) of the Code, if appreciated property is contributed to a partnership, the contributing partner must recognize any gain that was realized but not recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to the property at the time of the contribution (referred to as “built-in gain”) if the partnership sells such property (or otherwise transfers such property in a taxable exchange) at any time thereafter or distributes such property to another partner within seven years of the contribution in a transaction that does not otherwise result in the recognition of built-in gain by the partnership. Under Section 737 of the Code, the U.S. holder could be required to recognize built-in gain if the partnership were to distribute any property of the partnership other than money (or, in certain circumstances, exchangeable shares) to such former holder of exchangeable shares within seven years of exercise of the partnership call right. Under Section 707(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder could also be required to recognize built-in gain if the partnership were to make distributions (other than “operating cash flow distributions,” unless another exception were to apply) to the U.S. holder within two years of exercise of the partnership call right. If a distribution to a U.S. holder within two years of the transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units is treated as part of a deemed sale transaction under Section 707(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss in the year of the transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units, and, if the U.S. holder has already filed a tax return for such year, the holder may be required to file an amended return. In such a case, the U.S. holder may also be required to report some amount of imputed interest income.
For a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the exchange of exchangeable shares for units, see “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” below. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of exchanging exchangeable shares for units are complex, and each U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding such consequences in light of the holder’s particular circumstances.
Canadian federal income tax considerations described herein may be materially and adversely impacted by certain events.
There can be no assurance that Canadian federal income tax laws respecting the treatment of BBUC, the partnership and the exchange of exchangeable shares for units as described in this prospectus will not be changed in a manner that adversely affects shareholders or unitholders, or that such tax laws will not be administered in a way that is less advantageous to BBUC, the partnership, shareholders or unitholders.
Your investment may change upon an exchange of exchangeable shares for units.
If you exchange exchangeable shares pursuant to the terms set forth in the BBUC articles or the Rights Agreement, you may receive units or cash in exchange for such exchangeable shares. To the extent that you receive units in any such exchange, you will become a holder of limited partnership units of a Bermuda limited partnership rather than a holder of a security of a British Columbia corporation. We are formed as an exempted limited partnership under the laws of Bermuda, whereas BBUC is organized as a British Columbia corporation. Therefore, recipients of units following an exchange of exchangeable shares for units will have different rights and obligations, including voting rights, from those that they had prior to the consummation of the exchange as a holder of exchangeable shares. See “Comparison of Rights of Holders of Our Exchangeable Shares and the Partnership’s Units” in BBUC’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024. Although the exchangeable shares are intended to provide an economic return, including with respect to distributions, equivalent to units, we can provide no assurance that the units will trade at comparable market prices to the exchangeable shares.
The units may not trade at the same price as the exchangeable shares.
Although the exchangeable shares are intended to provide an economic return that is equivalent to units, there can be no assurance that the market price of units will be equal to the market price of exchangeable shares at any time. For example, as of the close of trading on February 25, 2025, the closing price of the units was $25.24 per unit and C$36.10 per unit on the NYSE and TSX, respectively, and the closing price of the exchangeable shares was $27.26 per share and C$38.93 per share on the NYSE and TSX, respectively. If BBUC redeems the exchangeable shares (which can be done without the consent of the holders) at a time
when the trading price of the exchangeable shares is greater than the trading price of the units, holders will receive units (or its cash equivalent) with a lower trading price. Factors that could cause differences in such market prices may include:
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perception and/or recommendations by analysts, investors and/or other third parties that these securities should be priced differently;
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actual or perceived differences in dividends to holders of exchangeable shares versus distributions to holders of units, including as a result of any legal prohibitions;
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business developments or financial performance or other events or conditions that may be specific to only the partnership or BBUC; and
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difficulty in the exchange mechanics between exchangeable shares and units, including any delays or difficulties experienced by the transfer agent in processing the exchange requests.
Any holder requesting an exchange of their exchangeable shares for which BBUC or the partnership elects to provide units in satisfaction of the exchange amount may experience a delay in receiving such units, which may affect the value of the units the holder receives in an exchange.
Any holder who exchanges exchangeable shares for which BBUC or the partnership elects to provide units will receive a number of units that is equal to the number of exchangeable shares to be exchanged, but will not receive such units for up to ten (10) business days after the applicable request is received. During this period, the market price of units may decrease. Any such decrease would affect the value of the consideration to be received by the holder of exchangeable shares on the effective date of the exchange. However, in the event cash is used to satisfy an exchange request, the amount of cash payable per exchangeable share will be equal to the NYSE closing price of one unit on the date that the request for exchange is received by the transfer agent. As a result, any increase in the value of the units after that date will not increase the amount of cash to be paid.
Further, the partnership is required to maintain an effective registration statement in the United States in order to exchange any exchangeable shares for units. If a registration statement with respect to the units issuable upon any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares (including in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC) is not current or is suspended for use by the SEC, no exchange or redemption of exchangeable shares for units may be effected during such period.
Exchanges of exchangeable shares for units may negatively affect the market price of units, and additional issuances of exchangeable shares would be dilutive to units.
If the partnership issues or BBUC delivers units in satisfaction of any such exchange request, a significant number of additional units may be issued from time to time which could have a negative impact on the market price for units. Additionally, any exchangeable shares issued by BBUC in the future will also be exchangeable for units, and, accordingly, any future exchanges satisfied by the delivery of units would dilute the percentage interest of existing holders of units and may reduce the market price of units.
Our group has the right to elect whether holders of exchangeable shares receive cash or units upon a liquidation or exchange event.
In the event that (i) there is a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC or the partnership, (ii) BBUC or the partnership exercises its right to redeem (or cause the redemption of) all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares, or (iii) a holder of exchangeable shares requests an exchange of exchangeable shares, holders of exchangeable shares shall be entitled to receive one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment to reflect certain capital events and certain other payment obligations in the case of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC or the partnership) or its cash equivalent. The form of payment will be determined at the election of our group so holders of exchangeable shares will not know whether cash or units will be delivered in connection with any of the events described above. BBUC and the partnership currently intend to satisfy any exchange requests on the exchangeable shares through the delivery of units rather than cash.
BBUC or the partnership may issue additional exchangeable shares or units, respectively, in the future, including in lieu of incurring indebtedness, which may dilute holders of our group’s equity securities. BBUC or the partnership may also issue securities that have rights and privileges that are more favorable than the rights and privileges accorded to our group’s equity holders.
Subject to the terms of any of BBUC securities then outstanding, BBUC may issue additional securities, including exchangeable shares, BBUC class B shares, BBUC class C shares, preference shares, options, rights and warrants for any purpose and for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as BBUC’s board may determine. Subject to the terms of any of BBUC securities then outstanding, BBUC’s board will be able to determine the class, designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any additional securities, including any rights to share in BBUC’s profits, losses and dividends, any rights to receive BBUC’s assets upon its dissolution or liquidation and any redemption, conversion and exchange rights. Subject to the terms of any of BBUC securities then outstanding, BBUC’s board may use such authority to issue such additional securities, which would dilute holders of such securities, or to issue securities with rights and privileges that are more favorable than those of the exchangeable shares.
Similarly, under our limited partnership agreement, subject to the terms of any preferred units then outstanding, the general partner may issue additional partnership securities, including units, preferred units, options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to partnership securities for any purpose and for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as the board of the general partner may determine. Subject to the terms of any partnership securities then outstanding, the board of the general partner will be able to determine the class, designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any additional partnership securities, including any rights to share in partnership’s profits, losses and dividends, any rights to receive the partnership’s assets upon its dissolution or liquidation and any redemption, conversion and exchange rights. Subject to the terms of any partnership securities then outstanding, the board of the general partner may use such authority to issue such additional partnership securities, which would dilute holders of such securities, or to issue securities with rights and privileges that are more favorable than those of units.
The sale or issuance of a substantial number of exchangeable shares, units or other equity securities of BBUC or the partnership in the public markets, or the perception that such sales or issuances could occur, could depress the market price of units and impair the partnership’s ability to raise capital through the sale of additional units. We cannot predict the effect that future sales or issuances of exchangeable shares, units or other equity securities would have on the market price of units. Subject to the terms of any of our securities then outstanding, holders of units will not have any pre-emptive right or any right to consent to or otherwise approve the issuance of any securities or the terms on which any such securities may be issued.
The Rights Agreement may terminate on March 15, 2027.
This Rights Agreement will terminate on March 15, 2027 unless the Rights Agreement is otherwise terminated pursuant to its terms. After such date, holders of exchangeable shares may no longer have the benefit of protections provided for by the Rights Agreement and will be reliant on the rights provided for in the BBUC articles. In the event that BBUC or the partnership fails to satisfy a request for exchange after the expiry of the Rights Agreement, a tendering holder will not be entitled to rely on the Secondary Exchange Rights (as defined herein). See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units — Secondary Exchange Rights”.
USE OF PROCEEDS
None of the partnership, BBUC or the selling securityholder will receive any cash proceeds from the issuance or delivery of any units upon exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, of exchangeable shares pursuant to this prospectus. See “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units” below.
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth the partnership’s capitalization as at September 30, 2024. Our capitalization set forth below does not reflect transactions occurring after September 30, 2024, as described in the footnotes below. You should read this table in conjunction with the financial statements and pro forma financial information that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
US$ MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS
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As at
September 30,
2024(1)
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Liabilities
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Corporate borrowings
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$ |
1,978 |
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Non-recourse borrowings in subsidiaries of the partnership(2)
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39,571 |
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Other current and non-current liabilities(3)
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19,346 |
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Total liabilities
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$ |
60,895 |
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Equity
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Limited partners
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Limited partners(4)(5)
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$ |
1,980 |
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Non-controlling interest
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Redemption-exchange units held by Brookfield(5)
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1,858 |
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Special limited partners
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— |
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BBUC exchangeable shares
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1,945 |
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Preferred shares
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740 |
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Interest of others in operating subsidiaries
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12,838 |
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Total equity
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$ |
19,361 |
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Total Capitalization
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$ |
80,256 |
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(1)
Does not reflect any transactions since September 30, 2024. See “Summary — Recent Developments” in this prospectus.
(2)
Does not reflect (i) approximately $5 billion of subsidiary debt raised at the partnership’s advanced energy storage operation in January 2025 or (ii) approximately $860 million of subsidiary debt raised to fund the acquisition of Chemelex in January 2025. See “Summary — Recent Developments” for further information.
(3)
Includes the deferred income tax liability of the partnership as of September 30, 2024.
(4)
Does not reflect repurchases under our NCIB since September 30, 2024. See “Summary — Recent Developments” for further information.
(5)
Does not reflect the conversion on February 25, 2025, of 18,105,781 redemption-exchange units held by subsidiaries of Brookfield Wealth Solutions.
EXCHANGE OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES FOR UNITS
The exchange rights relating to the exchangeable shares are set forth in the BBUC articles and the Rights Agreement, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Upon exchange, holders of exchangeable shares will receive, with respect to each exchanged share, either (i) one unit or (ii) cash in an amount equivalent to the market value of one unit, in each case as described in further detail below.
Primary Exchange Rights
Holders of exchangeable shares shall have the right to exchange all or a portion of their exchangeable shares for one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described below in “— Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the date that the request for exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent (or if not a trading day, the next trading day thereafter) plus, in each case, a cash amount for each tendered exchangeable share equal to any unpaid dividends per exchangeable share. The form of payment to holders of exchangeable shares — whether units or cash — will be determined at the sole election of BBUC (other than any unpaid dividends, which will be paid for only in cash). In the event the partnership ceases to be a publicly listed entity, the value of a unit will be determined by (i) the last available bid price from an independent source such as an over-the-counter market or an independent investment banking firm; or (ii) if (i) is not applicable, then the amount that a holder of a unit would receive upon the liquidation of the partnership and sale of its assets in accordance with the terms of its limited partnership agreement. Holders of exchangeable shares that hold such shares through a broker must contact their brokers to request an exchange on their behalf. Holders of exchangeable shares that are registered holders must contact BBUC’s transfer agent and follow the process described below. BBUC currently intends to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares through the delivery of units rather than cash.
Each holder of exchangeable shares who wishes to exchange one or more of his or her exchangeable shares for units or its cash equivalent is required to complete and deliver a notice of exchange in the form available from BBUC’s transfer agent. The transfer agent will promptly notify BBUC, the partnership and, until such time as the Rights Agreement is terminated, Brookfield of the receipt of a notice of exchange. Upon receipt of a notice of exchange, BBUC shall be obligated, within ten (10) business days after the date that the notice of exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent, deliver to the tendering holder of exchangeable shares, in accordance with instructions set forth in the notice of exchange, one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described below in “— Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the date that the request for exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent (or if not a trading day, the next trading day thereafter) (the form of payment to be determined at the sole election of BBUC), plus, in each case, a cash amount for each tendered exchangeable share equal to any unpaid dividends per tendered exchangeable share. The units that BBUC would be obligated to deliver following an exchange request as set forth in the preceding sentence will be issued by the partnership to BBUC, and BBUC in turn will deliver such units to such holder. As described in the next paragraph, the partnership may also elect to satisfy such exchange request by issuing units or paying cash directly to the tendering holder of exchangeable shares. Upon completion of the exchange of any exchangeable shares as described herein, the holder of exchangeable shares who has exchanged their exchangeable shares will have no further right, with respect to any exchangeable shares so exchanged, to receive any dividends on exchangeable shares with a record date on or after the date on which such exchangeable shares are exchanged.
In lieu of BBUC delivering units or paying cash as described in the preceding paragraph, the partnership, in its sole discretion, may elect to satisfy BBUC’s exchange obligation by acquiring all of the tendered exchangeable shares in exchange for issuing directly to such tendering holder one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described below in “— Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or delivering its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the date that the request for exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent (or if not a trading day, the next trading day thereafter) (the form of payment to be determined at the sole election of the partnership), plus, in each case, a cash amount for each tendered exchangeable share
equal to any unpaid dividends per tendered exchangeable share. If the partnership elects to satisfy BBUC’s exchange obligation directly (in lieu of BBUC delivering units or cash as described above), it shall, within three (3) business days from the receipt of the holder’s notice of exchange, provide written notice to BBUC and BBUC’s transfer agent of its intention to satisfy the exchange obligation and shall satisfy such obligation within ten (10) business days from the date that the notice of exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent by delivering to such holder of exchangeable shares the units or its cash equivalent. Our unitholders are not entitled to vote on the partnership’s exercise of the overriding call right described in the preceding sentences. The partnership currently intends to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares through the delivery of units rather than cash.
In the event that a tendering holder of exchangeable shares has not received the number of units or its cash equivalent in satisfaction of the tendered exchangeable shares, then such tendering holder of exchangeable shares will be entitled to receive the equivalent of such cash amount or units amount from Brookfield pursuant to the Rights Agreement until March 15, 2027. In this scenario, the tendered exchangeable shares will be delivered to the rights agent (as defined below) in exchange for the delivery of the equivalent of the cash amount or units amount from a collateral account of Brookfield administered by the rights agent. See the section entitled “— Secondary Exchange Rights” for a further description of the Rights Agreement. The partnership has agreed to indemnify Brookfield, in its capacity as selling securityholder, for certain liabilities under applicable securities laws concerning selling securityholders, in connection with any units delivered by Brookfield pursuant to the Rights Agreement.
No Fractional Units. No fractional units will be issued or delivered upon exchange of exchangeable shares. In lieu of any fractional units to which the tendering holder of exchangeable shares would otherwise be entitled at our group’s election, our group will pay an amount in cash equal to the unit value on the trading day immediately preceding the exchange date multiplied by such fraction of a unit.
Conversion of Tendered Exchangeable Shares. The partnership is entitled at any time to have any or all exchangeable shares acquired by the partnership converted into BBUC class C shares on a one-for-one basis.
Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events. The conversion factor (which as of the date of this prospectus is one) is subject to adjustment in accordance with the BBUC articles to reflect certain capital events, including (i) if the partnership and/or BBUC declares or pays a distribution to its unitholders consisting wholly or partly of units or a dividend to its shareholders consisting wholly or partly of exchangeable shares, as applicable, without a corresponding distribution or dividend, as applicable, being declared or paid by the other entity; (ii) if the partnership or BBUC splits, subdivides, reverse-splits or combines its outstanding units or exchangeable shares, as applicable, without a corresponding event occurring at the other entity; (iii) if the partnership and/or BBUC distributes any rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all holders of its units or exchangeable shares to convert into, exchange for or subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire units or exchangeable shares (or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for units or exchangeable shares), as applicable, without a corresponding distribution of rights, options or warrants by the other entity; (iv) if the partnership distributes to all or substantially all holders of units evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities), or assets or rights, options or warrants to convert into, exchange for or subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire such securities but excluding all distributions where a comparable distribution (or the cash equivalent) is made by BBUC; or (v) if the partnership or one of its subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the units (but excluding for all purposes any exchange or tender offer to exchange units for exchangeable shares or any other security economically equivalent to units), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per unit exceeds certain thresholds.
Secondary Exchange Rights
Brookfield is party to the Rights Agreement with Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “rights agent”), pursuant to which Brookfield has agreed that, until March 15, 2027, upon an exchange of exchangeable shares, in the event that, on the applicable specified exchange date with respect to any subject exchangeable shares, (i) BBUC has not satisfied its obligation under the BBUC articles by delivering the unit amount or its cash equivalent amount and (ii) the partnership has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion, acquired such subject exchangeable share from the holder thereof and delivered the applicable unit or cash amount, Brookfield will satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, the obligations pursuant to the BBUC articles
to exchange such exchangeable shares for the unit amount or its cash equivalent. The holders of exchangeable shares have a right to receive units or the cash amount in such circumstances (“Secondary Exchange Rights”). Brookfield currently intends to satisfy any exchange requests on the exchangeable shares through the delivery of units rather than cash. The Secondary Exchange Rights are a part of the terms of the exchangeable shares and may not be evidenced, transferred or assigned separate or apart from the exchangeable shares.
Brookfield Consent Right. The Master Services Agreement provides, so long as Brookfield is a party to the Rights Agreement, Brookfield shall have a consent right prior to the issuance by BBUC of any exchangeable shares, subject to certain exceptions.
Appointment of Rights Agent. The rights agent has agreed to act as the rights agent for the holders, as a class and not individually, of the exchangeable shares.
Term and Termination. The Rights Agreement will terminate automatically on the earliest of (i) the date on which there are no exchangeable shares outstanding, other than exchangeable shares owned by Brookfield or its affiliates and (ii) the fifth anniversary of date of the Special Distribution, being March 15, 2027. After the expiry of the Rights Agreement, holders of exchangeable shares will continue to have all of the rights provided for in the BBUC articles but will no longer be entitled to rely on the Secondary Exchange Rights.
Satisfaction of Secondary Exchange Rights. In accordance with the Rights Agreement, Brookfield has agreed to satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, the obligations with respect to the Secondary Exchange Rights contained in the BBUC articles. The rights agent established a collateral account in order to enable the rights agent to exchange subject exchangeable shares for the cash amount or the unit amount in accordance with the Rights Agreement.
Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the BBUC articles, a holder of exchangeable shares may request to exchange each exchangeable share (the “subject exchangeable share”) for one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment to reflect certain capital events or its cash equivalent (the form of payment to be determined at the election of our group)). See “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events” above. Upon receipt of a notice of exchange, BBUC shall, within ten (10) business days after the date that the notice of exchange is received by BBUC’s transfer agent (the “specified exchange date”) deliver to the tendering holder of exchangeable shares, such unit or cash amount.
In accordance with the BBUC articles, BBUC is required to deliver a notice (the “BBUC notice”) to the rights agent and Brookfield on the specified exchange date if the conditions to the exercise of the Secondary Exchange Rights with respect to any subject exchangeable shares have been satisfied. The BBUC notice must set forth the unit amount and the cash amount for such subject exchangeable shares and any necessary wire transfer or other delivery instructions. Brookfield may provide notice to the rights agent by the business day immediately following receipt of the BBUC notice, providing that Brookfield has elected, in Brookfield’s sole discretion, to fund the cash amount. If the rights agent has not received such notice from Brookfield, the rights agent must exchange the subject exchangeable shares for a number of units held in the collateral account equal to the unit amount and promptly, and in any event within two (2) business days, deliver such units from the collateral account to the holder of the subject exchangeable shares. If there are not enough units in the collateral account to satisfy the unit amount with respect to one or more of such subject exchangeable shares, the rights agent will exchange such subject exchangeable shares for an amount of cash from the collateral account equal to the cash amount and promptly, and in any event within two (2) business days, deliver the cash amount to the holder of the subject exchangeable shares.
If the holder of subject exchangeable shares has not received the units amount or the cash amount by the specified exchange date, the holder of subject exchangeable shares may deliver, or cause to be delivered, a notice (the “exchanging shareholder notice”) to the rights agent and Brookfield. The exchanging shareholder notice must set forth the number of such subject exchangeable shares and any necessary wire transfer or other delivery instructions and be in a format that is acceptable to the rights agent. As promptly as practicable and in any event on or prior to the next business day following receipt of the exchanging shareholder notice, Brookfield will provide notice to the rights agent (i) setting forth the unit amount and the cash amount for such subject exchangeable shares and (ii) either (a) providing that Brookfield has elected, in Brookfield’s sole discretion, to fund the cash amount or (b) instructing the rights agent to exchange each subject exchangeable
share. Brookfield is not obligated to deliver such notice if it has determined in good faith that the conditions to the exercise of the Secondary Exchange Right have not been satisfied. On or prior to the second business day following receipt by the rights agent of such instruction by Brookfield, the exchanging shareholder notice and the subject exchangeable shares, the rights agent will exchange such subject exchangeable shares for the unit amount from the collateral account or, if there are not enough units in the collateral account, for the cash amount from the collateral account.
With respect to any exchange of subject exchangeable shares, Brookfield may elect to instruct the rights agent to exchange the subject exchangeable shares for the cash amount. If Brookfield makes such an election and there is not a sufficient amount of cash in the collateral account, Brookfield must deposit the required amount into the collateral account simultaneously with such election.
In connection with the exercise by a holder of the Secondary Exchange Rights with respect to any subject exchangeable shares held through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), such holder will deliver to the rights agent such subject exchangeable shares pursuant to DTC’s applicable procedures. In addition, such holder will deliver to the rights agent via e-mail on the business day prior to delivery of such subject exchangeable shares a copy of the exchanging shareholder notice, if applicable.
Receipt of Subject Exchangeable Shares; Withholding. Holders of subject exchangeable shares will deliver such shares free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances, and should any such liens, claims and encumbrances exist with respect to such subject exchangeable shares, the holder of such subject exchangeable shares will not be entitled to exercise its Secondary Exchange Rights with respect to such shares. Each holder of subject exchangeable shares will pay to Brookfield the amount of any tax withholding due upon the exchange of such shares and, in the event Brookfield elects to acquire some or all of the subject exchangeable shares in exchange for the cash amount, will authorize Brookfield to retain a portion of the cash amount to satisfy tax withholding obligations. If Brookfield elects to acquire some or all of the subject exchangeable shares in exchange for the unit amount, Brookfield may elect to either satisfy the amount of any tax withholding by retaining units with a fair market value equal to the amount of such obligation, or satisfy such tax withholding obligation using amounts paid by Brookfield, which amounts will be treated as a loan by Brookfield to the holder of the subject exchangeable shares, in each case, unless the holder, at the holder’s election, has made arrangements to pay the amount of any such tax withholding.
Units Record Date. Each former holder of subject exchangeable shares who receives the unit amount will be deemed to have become the owner of the units as of the date upon which such subject exchangeable shares are duly surrendered in accordance with the Rights Agreement.
Collateral Account. Brookfield or its affiliates have established a non-interest bearing trust account to be administered by the rights agent (the “collateral account”). In accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement, Brookfield will ensure that the aggregate of (i) the units in or issuable pursuant to any convertible securities in the collateral account (the “collateral account unit balance”) and (ii) the number of units equal to the aggregate amount of cash in the collateral account divided by the value of a unit (the “collateral cash balance” and, together with the collateral account unit balance, the “collateral account balance”) will at all times be equal to or exceed the number of units that is equal to the product of the total number of exchangeable shares outstanding (excluding those owned by Brookfield or its affiliates) multiplied by the conversion factor in accordance with the BBUC articles (the “required collateral account balance”).
If the collateral account balance is at any time less than the required collateral account balance, Brookfield will, within two (2) business days, deposit or cause to be deposited into the collateral account either (i) a number of units or any security convertible into or redeemable for units (other than exchangeable shares) (the “unit convertibles”), or (ii) an amount of cash or cash equivalents, in each case in an amount necessary to cause the collateral account balance to be at least equal to the required collateral account balance. To the extent that conversion or redemption of a unit convertible results in the imposition of any fees, payments, premiums or penalties, such fees, payments, premiums or penalties will be borne by Brookfield or its affiliates, and must either be satisfied directly by Brookfield or such affiliates or will be deemed to reduce the collateral account balance. Brookfield must keep the rights agent informed of the collateral account balance and the required collateral account balance in writing on a regular basis, and must inform the rights agent in writing within two (2) business days of any change in the collateral account balance or the required collateral account balance for any reason, including as a result of an adjustment to the conversion factor pursuant to the BBUC articles.
Brookfield and its affiliates will not be entitled to withdraw any unit or unit convertible from the collateral account, except (i) if the collateral account balance exceeds the required collateral account balance, either as a result of a change in the conversion factor pursuant to the BBUC articles or a decrease in the number of exchangeable shares outstanding (excluding exchangeable shares held by Brookfield or its affiliates) or (ii) upon the deposit by Brookfield or its affiliates of an amount in cash or cash equivalents equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the value of the units withdrawn.
If the collateral account contains any amount of cash in lieu of units, such cash amount is required to be no less than the product of the required collateral account balance minus the collateral account unit balance, multiplied by one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the value of a unit (the “required collateral account cash balance”). If at any time the collateral account cash balance is less than the required collateral account cash balance, Brookfield will within two (2) business days cause to be deposited cash or cash equivalents in the collateral account in an amount sufficient to cause the collateral account cash balance to be at least equal to the required collateral account cash balance.
Brookfield and its affiliates will not be entitled to withdraw any cash or cash equivalents from the collateral account, except (i) to the extent the collateral account cash balance is greater than one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the required collateral account cash balance or (ii) upon the deposit in the collateral account of a corresponding number of units or unit convertibles.
Registration of Units. Brookfield has agreed that if a shelf registration statement has not been effective for five (5) consecutive business days with respect to all of the units in the collateral account, including units issuable from time to time upon conversion of or redemption for unit convertibles, and the transfer of such units from the collateral account to a holder of subject exchangeable shares, Brookfield will cause to be deposited into the collateral account an amount of cash or cash equivalents equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the value of all units (including units issuable from time to time upon conversion of or redemption for unit convertibles) held in the collateral account at such time; provided, however, no such deposit is required to the extent all of the units in the collateral account, including units issuable from time to time upon conversion of or redemption for unit convertibles, and the transfer of such units from the collateral account to a holder of subject exchangeable shares, are registered under an effective shelf registration statement.
Amendments to the Rights Agreement. Brookfield may not, without the affirmative vote of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding exchangeable shares not held by Brookfield, voting as a class, and the approval of a majority of the independent directors of BBUC, materially amend, modify, or alter the Rights Agreement or repeal, terminate or waive any rights under the Rights Agreement.
Redemption
BBUC’s board of directors will have the right upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to holders of exchangeable shares to redeem all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion and subject to applicable law, including without limitation following the occurrence of any of the following redemption events: (i) the total number of exchangeable shares outstanding decreases by 50% or more over any twelve-month period; (ii) a person acquires 90% of the units in a take-over bid (as defined by applicable securities law); (iii) unitholders of the partnership approve an acquisition of the partnership by way of arrangement or amalgamation; (iv) unitholders of the partnership approve a restructuring or other reorganization of the partnership; (v) there is a sale of all or substantially all of the partnership assets; (vi) there is a change of law (whether by legislative, governmental or judicial action), administrative practice or interpretation, or a change in circumstances of BBUC and its shareholders, that may result in adverse tax consequences for BBUC or its shareholders; or (vii) BBUC’s board of directors, in its sole discretion, concludes that the unitholders of the partnership or holders of exchangeable shares are adversely impacted by a fact, change or other circumstance relating to BBUC. For greater certainty, unitholders do not have the ability to vote on such redemption and the BBUC board’s decision to redeem all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares will be final. In addition, the holder of BBUC class B shares may deliver a notice to BBUC specifying a redemption date upon which BBUC shall redeem all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares, and upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice from BBUC to holders of the exchangeable shares and without the consent of holders of exchangeable shares, BBUC shall be required to redeem all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares on such redemption date, subject to applicable law.
Upon any such redemption event, the holders of exchangeable shares shall be entitled to receive pursuant to such redemption one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the trading day immediately preceding the announcement of such redemption plus all unpaid dividends, if any (the form of payment to be determined at the election of BBUC). Any such issuance of units upon redemption of exchangeable shares is registered by this prospectus.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any redemption event, we may elect to acquire all of the outstanding exchangeable shares in exchange for one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the trading day immediately preceding the announcement of such redemption plus all unpaid dividends, if any (the form of payment to be determined at our election). Our unitholders are not entitled to vote on our exercise of the overriding call right described in the preceding sentences.
Liquidation
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC, and subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of preferred shares and any other class of shares of BBUC ranking in priority or ratably with the exchangeable shares and after the payment in full (i) to any holder of exchangeable shares that has submitted a notice of the exercise of the exchange rights described above or any holder of BBUC class C shares that has submitted a notice of BBUC class C retraction, in each case at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up, (ii) to any holder of BBUC class B shares that has submitted a notice of retraction at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up and (iii) any unpaid dividends, the holders of exchangeable shares shall be entitled to one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the trading day immediately preceding announcement of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up (the form of payment to be determined at the election of BBUC). If, upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the assets of BBUC are insufficient to make such payment in full, then the assets of BBUC will be distributed among the holders of exchangeable shares ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled to receive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC, the partnership may elect to acquire all of the outstanding exchangeable shares for one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) plus a cash amount for each exchangeable share equal to any unpaid dividends per exchangeable share. Any such issuance of units upon acquisition of exchangeable shares in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC is registered by this prospectus. Unitholders are not entitled to vote on any such redemption of the exchangeable shares by BBUC or on the partnership’s exercise of the overriding call right described in the preceding sentences.
Automatic Redemption upon Liquidation of the Partnership
Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the partnership, including where substantially concurrent with a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC, all of the then outstanding exchangeable shares will be automatically redeemed by BBUC, in BBUC’s sole and absolute discretion, on the day prior to the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the partnership. In such case, each holder of exchangeable shares shall be entitled to one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) or its cash equivalent based on the NYSE closing price of one unit on the trading day immediately preceding the announcement of such redemption plus all unpaid dividends, if any (the form of payment to be determined at the election of BBUC). Any such issuance of units upon automatic redemption of exchangeable shares upon liquidation of the partnership is registered by this prospectus.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any such redemption, the partnership may elect to acquire all of the outstanding exchangeable shares in exchange for one unit per exchangeable share held (subject to adjustment in the event of certain dilutive or other capital events by BBUC or the partnership as described above in “— Primary Exchange Rights — Adjustments to Reflect Certain Capital Events”) plus in each case, a cash amount for each exchangeable share equal to any unpaid dividends per exchangeable share. The acquisition by the partnership of all the outstanding exchangeable shares will occur on the day prior to the effective date of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the partnership. Unitholders are not entitled to vote on the partnership’s exercise of the overriding call right described in the preceding sentences.
Registration Rights Agreement
The partnership, BBUC and Brookfield have entered into a registration rights agreement, comparable to the registration rights agreement existing between Brookfield and the partnership. Under the such registration rights agreement, BBUC and the partnership have agreed that, upon the request of Brookfield, BBUC and the partnership will, as necessary take such actions to register for sale and qualify for distribution under applicable securities laws any of the exchangeable shares held by Brookfield and the underlying units that may be issued or delivered to satisfy any exchange, redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares (including, if applicable, in connection with liquidation, dissolution or winding up of BBUC). In the registration rights agreement, BBUC has agreed to pay expenses in connection with such registration and sales and will indemnify Brookfield for material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP’S CAPITAL STRUCTURE
The following is a description of the material terms of the units and a summary of certain terms of the limited partnership agreement of the partnership, as amended (the “limited partnership agreement”), which is incorporated herein by reference. For more information on the limited partnership agreement, see Item 10.B, “Additional Information — Memorandum and Articles of Association — Description of Our Units and Our Limited Partnership Agreement” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, which is incorporated by reference herein.
Our authorized partnership interests consist of an unlimited number of units and any additional partnership interests representing limited partnership interests of the partnership that may be issued. As of February 25, 2025, there were approximately 90.9 million units outstanding (or approximately (i) 142.5 million units assuming the exchange of all redemption-exchange units and (ii) 215.1 million units on a fully-exchanged basis. The redemption-exchange units are subject to a redemption-exchange mechanism pursuant to which units may be issued in exchange for redemption-exchange units on a one-for-one basis. The Brookfield Holders own or exercise control or direction over 142,552,877 units (assuming the exchange of all redemption-exchange units and exchangeable shares), which includes 43,333,752 units that are held by subsidiaries of Brookfield Wealth Solutions.
As of February 25, 2025, there were 72,683,978 exchangeable shares issued and outstanding, of which 47,244,876 are beneficially owned by the Brookfield Holders. Additionally, as of February 25, 2025, there were 51,599,716 redemption-exchange units outstanding. Each redemption-exchange unit is exchangeable for one exchangeable share.
The units are non-voting limited partnership interests in the partnership. Holders of units are not entitled to the withdrawal or return of capital contributions in respect of the 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 our Annual Report on Form 20-F or as otherwise required by applicable law. Except to the extent expressly provided in the limited partnership agreement, a holder of units will not have priority over any other holder of units, either as to the return of capital contributions or as to profits, losses or distributions. Holders of units will not be granted any preemptive or other similar right to acquire additional interests in the partnership. In addition, holders of units do not have any right to have their units redeemed by the partnership.
Further, 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 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 units specified in the limited partnership agreement. Each unit shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote for the purposes of any approvals of holders of units.
Further, subject to the terms of any preferred units of the partnership then outstanding, the limited partnership agreement authorizes us to establish one or more classes, or one or more series of any such classes of preferred units of the partnership with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as shall be determined 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) the rights upon our dissolution and liquidation; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, we may or shall be required to redeem preferred units (including sinking fund provisions); (v) whether such preferred unit is 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 unit will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or transferred; and (vii) the requirement, if any, of each such preferred unit to consent to certain partnership matters.
For a more detailed description of the units, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 20-F, as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference.
COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES AND UNITS
For a summary of certain material differences between the rights of holders of exchangeable shares and holders of units under the governing documents of BBUC and the partnership and applicable laws, see “Comparison of Rights of Holders of Our Exchangeable Shares and the Partnership’s Units” in BBUC’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024.
SELLING SECURITYHOLDER
The table below sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of units by the selling securityholder as of February 25, 2025 that may be delivered by the selling securityholder under this prospectus. The percentage of beneficial ownership as set forth in the following table is based on 90,855,473 units outstanding as of February 25, 2025. The percentage of beneficial ownership assumes that Brookfield delivers the maximum number of units under this prospectus and that there are no other exchanges of exchangeable shares into units.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Exchange Act, the statements concerning voting and dispositive power concerning the units included in the footnotes to this table shall not be construed as admissions that such persons are the beneficial owners of such units.
Selling Securityholder
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Units
Beneficially
Owned(1)
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Percentage of
Units
Outstanding
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Maximum Number
of Units That May
Be Delivered upon
Exchange of
Exchangeable
Shares by
Brookfield
Pursuant to the
Rights Agreement
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Percentage After
Maximum Number
of Units are
Delivered upon
Exchange of
Exchangeable
Shares by
Brookfield
Pursuant
to the Rights
Agreement
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Brookfield Corporation(2)
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142,552,877 |
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66.3% |
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132,683,978 |
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4.6%(3) |
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(1)
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Units relating to securities currently exercisable or exercisable within sixty (60) days of the date of this table are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
(2)
Consists of (i) 374,533 units and 51,599,716 redemption-exchange units held by subsidiaries of Brookfield and (ii) 43,333,752 units held by subsidiaries of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, a paired entity to Brookfield. This amount also includes 47,244,876 exchangeable shares beneficially owned by Brookfield and Brookfield Wealth Solutions. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 90,855,473 units outstanding and 51,599,716 redemption-exchange units held by Brookfield, on a fully-exchanged basis.
Brookfield and Brookfield Wealth Solutions have agreed that all decisions to be made by Brookfield Wealth Solutions with respect to the voting of the units held by Brookfield Wealth Solutions will be made jointly by mutual agreement of the applicable Brookfield Wealth Solutions subsidiary and Brookfield. Brookfield Wealth Solutions may acquire additional units or other securities exchangeable for units (including exchangeable shares). It is expected that any additional units or other securities exchangeable for units (including any exchangeable shares) held by Brookfield Wealth Solutions will be subject to the foregoing voting arrangements. In addition, BAM Partners Trust (the “BN Partnership”) may be deemed a beneficial owner of such units. BN Partnership is a trust established under the laws of Ontario and is the sole owner of the Class B limited voting shares of Brookfield. The BN Partnership has the ability to appoint one half of the board of directors of Brookfield and approve, along with the holders of Brookfield’s class A limited voting shares, all other matters requiring shareholder approval of Brookfield with no single individual or entity controlling the BN Partnership. As such, the BN Partnership may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of the units beneficially owned by Brookfield.
The address of Brookfield is Brookfield Place, Suite 100, 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3.
(3)
Assumes that all exchange requests of exchangeable shares are satisfied in reliance on the Secondary Exchange Rights and no units are delivered by the partnership or BBUC in satisfaction of exchange requests on the exchangeable shares. The partnership and BBUC currently intend to satisfy any exchange requests on the exchangeable shares through the delivery of units rather than cash.
For a description of our relationship with Brookfield as well as potential conflicts of interest (and the methods for resolving them) and other material considerations arising from our relationship with Brookfield, please see Item 7.B, “Related Party Transactions” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
This prospectus relates to the registration of up to an aggregate of 132,683,978 units that may be issued by the partnership or delivered by BBUC or Brookfield, the selling securityholder, in each case in connection with the satisfaction of exchange requests by a holder of exchangeable shares of BBUC, in accordance with the terms thereof as provided in the BBUC articles and if applicable, the Rights Agreement; or upon redemption or acquisition of exchangeable shares by us in accordance with the BBUC articles. The exchangeable shares that may be so exchanged, redeemed or acquired include the exchangeable shares that may be issued from time to time in the future pursuant to either Regulation S under the Securities Act or another effective registration statement under the Securities Act.
The delivery of units by Brookfield, as selling securityholder, may be deemed to be conducted by or on behalf of the partnership.
No broker, dealer or underwriter has been engaged in connection with any such exchange. We will pay all expenses of effecting the exchanges pursuant to this prospectus.
For more information, see “Exchange of Exchangeable Shares for Units”.
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain material United States federal income tax considerations for holders relating to the exchange of exchangeable shares for units as described in this prospectus as of the date hereof. This summary is based on provisions of the Code, on the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Treasury Regulations”), and on published administrative rulings, judicial decisions, and other applicable authorities, all as in effect on the date hereof and all of which are subject to change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary should be read in conjunction with the discussion of the principal U.S. federal income tax considerations associated with the operations of the partnership and the purchase, ownership, and disposition of units set forth in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and Item 3.D “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Taxation” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F. The following discussion is limited as described in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and as described herein.
This summary is necessarily general and may not apply to all categories of investors, some of whom may be subject to special rules, including, without limitation, persons that own or will own (directly, indirectly or constructively, applying certain attribution rules) 5% or more of the units or (directly, indirectly or constructively, applying certain attribution rules) 10% or more of the equity interests (by vote or value) of BBUC, dealers in securities or currencies, financial institutions or financial services entities, mutual funds, life insurance companies, persons that hold exchangeable shares as part of a straddle, hedge, constructive sale or conversion transaction with other investments, persons whose exchangeable shares are loaned to a short seller to cover a short sale of exchangeable shares, U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, persons who have elected mark-to-market accounting, persons who hold exchangeable shares through a partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, persons for whom the exchangeable shares are not a capital asset, persons who are liable for the alternative minimum tax, certain U.S. expatriates or former long-term residents of the United States, and persons who are subject to special tax accounting rules under Section 451(b) of the Code. The actual tax consequences of the exchange of exchangeable shares for units may vary, depending on a holder’s individual circumstances.
For purposes of this summary, a “U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of exchangeable shares who is for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; (iii) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust (a) that is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and all substantial decisions of which one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control or (b) that has a valid election in effect under applicable Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
A “non-U.S. holder” is a beneficial owner of exchangeable shares, other than a U.S. holder or an entity or arrangement classified as a partnership or other fiscally transparent entity for U.S. federal tax purposes.
If a partnership (or other entity or arrangement classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds exchangeable shares, the tax treatment of a partner of such partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners of partnerships that hold exchangeable shares should consult their own tax advisors.
This discussion does not constitute tax advice and is not intended to be a substitute for tax planning. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal, state and local income tax consequences particular to exchanging exchangeable shares for units, as well as any tax consequences under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.
Partnership Status of the Partnership and Holding LP
Each of the partnership and Holding LP has made a protective election to be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes. An entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes generally incurs no U.S. federal income tax liability. Instead, each partner is generally required to take into account its allocable share of items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the partnership in computing its U.S. federal income tax liability, regardless of whether cash distributions are made. Distributions of cash by a partnership to a partner generally are not taxable unless the amount of cash distributed to a partner is in excess of the partner’s adjusted basis in its partnership interest.
An entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes may nonetheless be taxable as a corporation if it is a “publicly traded partnership,” unless an exception applies. The units are publicly traded. However, an exception, referred to as the “Qualifying Income Exception,” exists with respect to a publicly traded partnership if (i) at least 90% of such partnership’s gross income for every taxable year consists of “qualifying income” and (ii) the partnership would not be required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if it were a U.S. corporation. Qualifying income includes certain interest income, dividends, real property rents, gains from the sale or other disposition of real property, and any gain from the sale or disposition of a capital asset or other property held for the production of income that otherwise constitutes qualifying income.
The general partner of the partnership intends to manage the affairs of the partnership and Holding LP so that the partnership will meet the Qualifying Income Exception in each taxable year. Accordingly, the general partner of the partnership believes that the partnership will be treated as a partnership and not as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The remainder of this summary assumes that the partnership and Holding LP will be treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Characterization of the Exchangeable Shares
The U.S. federal income tax consequences for holders relating to the exchange of exchangeable shares for units will depend, in part, on whether the exchangeable shares are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, treated as stock of BBUC and not as interests in the partnership. The general partner of the partnership intends to take the position and believes that the exchangeable shares are properly characterized as stock of BBUC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. However, the treatment of the exchangeable shares as stock of BBUC is not free from doubt, as there is no direct authority regarding the proper U.S. federal income tax treatment of securities similar to the exchangeable shares. If the exchangeable shares are not treated as stock of BBUC and are instead treated as units, then a holder of exchangeable shares generally would be expected to be taxed in the same manner as a holder of units, in which case the exchange of exchangeable shares for units may qualify as a tax-free exchange. The remainder of this summary assumes that the exchangeable shares will be treated as stock of BBUC for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Consequences to U.S. Holders
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares. Subject to the discussion below under the headings “— Exercise of the Partnership Call Right” and “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations,” a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss upon an exchange at the request of the holder (other than an exchange that is treated as a distribution, as discussed below) of exchangeable shares for units equal to the
difference between the amount realized upon the exchange and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the exchangeable shares so exchanged. The amount realized will equal the amount of cash, if any, plus the fair market value of the units received. Any such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holder’s holding period for the exchangeable shares exceeds one year at the time of the exchange. Gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder generally will be treated as U.S.-source gain or loss for foreign tax credit limitation purposes. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate U.S. holders generally are taxed at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
The U.S. federal income tax consequences described in the preceding paragraph should also apply to a U.S. holder whose exchange request is satisfied by the delivery of units by Brookfield pursuant to the Rights Agreement. For the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. holder whose exchange request is satisfied by the delivery of units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right, see the discussion below under the heading “— Exercise of the Partnership Call Right.” The U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. holder whose exchange request is satisfied by the delivery of units by BBUC is described in the following paragraph.
An exchange of exchangeable shares satisfied by BBUC will result in the recognition of gain or loss by a U.S. holder, as described above, if the exchange is (i) in “complete redemption” of the U.S. holder’s equity interest in BBUC (within the meaning of Section 302(b)(3) of the Code), (ii) a “substantially disproportionate” redemption of stock (within the meaning of Section 302(b)(2) of the Code), or (iii) “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” (within the meaning of Section 302(b)(1) of the Code). In determining whether any of these tests has been met with respect to the exchange, each U.S. holder may be required to take into account not only the exchangeable shares and other equity interests in BBUC actually owned by the holder, but also other equity interests in BBUC that are constructively owned by the holder within the meaning of Section 318 of the Code. If a U.S. holder owns (actually or constructively) only an insubstantial percentage of the total equity interests in BBUC and exercises no control over BBUC’s corporate affairs, the holder may be entitled to sale or exchange treatment with respect to the exchange of exchangeable shares if the holder experiences a reduction in its equity interest in BBUC (taking into account any constructively owned equity interests) as a result of the exchange.
If a U.S. holder meets none of the alternative tests of Section 302(b) of the Code, the exchange would be treated as a distribution with respect to exchangeable shares. Subject to the discussion below under the heading “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations”, the gross amount of a distribution paid to a U.S. holder with respect to exchangeable shares (including amounts withheld to pay Canadian withholding taxes) would be included in the holder’s gross income as a dividend to the extent paid out of BBUC’s current or accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles). To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds BBUC’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, it would be treated first as a tax-free return of a U.S. holder’s tax basis in its exchangeable shares, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds the U.S. holder’s tax basis, the excess would be taxed as capital gain. In the event that the exchange is properly treated as a distribution, the amount of the distribution would be equal to the amount of cash, if any, and the fair market value of the units received. Dividends received by individuals and other non-corporate U.S. holders may be subject to tax at preferential rates applicable to long-term capital gains, provided certain conditions are met.
Because the determination as to whether any of the alternative tests of Section 302(b) of the Code is satisfied with respect to any particular U.S. holder that exchanges exchangeable shares for units will depend upon the facts and circumstances as of the time the determination is made, each U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of the exchange, including the calculation of the holder’s tax basis in any remaining exchangeable shares in the event of an exchange that is treated as a distribution.
Exercise of the Partnership Call Right. The partnership has the right to acquire exchangeable shares directly from a holder under certain circumstances in exchange for units or cash (the “partnership call right”). The U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. holder of the exchange of exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right will depend in part on whether the exchange qualifies as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code. For the exchange to so qualify, the partnership (i) must be classified as a partnership and not as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) must not be treated as an investment company for purposes of
Section 721(b) of the Code. With respect to the classification of the partnership as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, see the discussion above under the heading “Partnership Status of the Partnership and Holding LP.”
Section 721(b) of the Code provides that Section 721(a) of the Code will not apply to gain realized on a transfer of property to a partnership that would be treated as an investment company (within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code) if the partnership were incorporated. Under Section 351 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, a transfer of property will be considered a transfer to an investment company only if (i) the transfer results, directly or indirectly, in “diversification” of the transferor’s interests, and (ii) the transferee is a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust, or a corporation more than 80% of the value of whose assets are held for investment and (subject to certain exclusions) are stock or securities, as defined in Section 351(e) of the Code. For purposes of this determination, the stock and securities of a corporate subsidiary are disregarded and the parent corporation is treated as owning its ratable share of the subsidiary’s assets if the parent corporation owns 50% or more of the subsidiary corporation’s stock by voting power or value. The Treasury Regulations also provide that whether an entity is an investment company ordinarily will be determined by reference to the circumstances in existence immediately after the transfer in question. However, where circumstances change thereafter pursuant to a plan in existence at the time of the transfer, this determination will be made by reference to the later circumstances.
Based on the shareholders’ rights in the event of the liquidation or dissolution of BBUC (or the partnership) and the terms of the exchangeable shares, which are intended to provide an economic return equivalent to the economic return on units (including identical distributions), and taking into account the expected relative values of the partnership’s assets and its ratable share of the assets of its subsidiaries for the foreseeable future, the general partner of the partnership currently does not expect a U.S. holder’s transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right to be treated as a transfer of property to an investment company within the meaning of Section 721(b) of the Code. Thus, the general partner of the partnership currently expects such exchange to qualify as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code. However, no definitive determination can be made as to whether any such future exchange will qualify as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, as this will depend on the facts and circumstances at the time of the exchange. Many of these facts and circumstances are not within the control of the partnership, and no assurance can be provided as to the position, if any, taken by the general partner of the partnership with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of any such exchange. Nor can any assurance be given that the IRS will not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any future position taken by the partnership. If the partnership were an investment company immediately following the exchange of exchangeable shares for units by a U.S. holder pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right, and such exchange were to result in diversification of interests with respect to the U.S. holder, then Section 721(a) of the Code would not apply with respect to the holder, and the holder would be treated as if the holder had sold its exchangeable shares to the partnership in a taxable transaction for cash in an amount equal to the value of the units received.
Even if a U.S. holder’s transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units pursuant to the partnership’s exercise of the partnership call right qualifies as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder will be subject to special rules that may result in the recognition of additional taxable gain or income. Under Section 704(c)(1) of the Code, if appreciated property is contributed to a partnership, the contributing partner must recognize any gain that was realized but not recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to the property at the time of the contribution (referred to as “built-in gain”) if the partnership sells such property (or otherwise transfers such property in a taxable exchange) at any time thereafter or distributes such property to another partner within seven years of the contribution in a transaction that does not otherwise result in the recognition of built-in gain by the partnership. If Section 704(c)(1) of the Code applies with respect to a U.S. holder, and the holder fails to disclose to the partnership its basis in exchangeable shares exchanged for units pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right, then, solely for the purpose of allocating items of income, gain, loss, or deduction under Section 704(c) of the Code, the general partner of the partnership intends to use a reasonable method to estimate the holder’s basis in the exchangeable shares exchanged for units pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right. To ensure compliance with Section 704(c) of the Code, such estimated basis could be lower than a U.S. holder’s actual basis in its exchangeable shares. As a result, the amount of gain reported by the partnership to the IRS with respect to the U.S. holder in connection with such subsequent transfers could be greater than the correct amount.
If Section 704(c)(1) does not apply as a result of any such subsequent transfers by the partnership or Holding LP of exchangeable shares transferred by a U.S. holder for units in an exchange qualifying as tax-free under Section 721(a) of the Code, then the U.S. holder could, nonetheless, be required to recognize part or all of the built-in gain in its exchangeable shares deferred as a result of such exchange under other provisions of the Code. Under Section 737 of the Code, the U.S. holder could be required to recognize built-in gain if the partnership were to distribute any property of the partnership other than money (or, in certain circumstances, exchangeable shares) to such former holder of exchangeable shares within seven years of exercise of the partnership call right. Under Section 707(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder could also be required to recognize built-in gain in certain circumstances. Section 707(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder create a presumption that any distributions of cash or other property made by a partnership to a partner that contributed property within two years of the distribution will be treated as a payment in consideration for the property otherwise treated as contributed to the partnership in exchange for a partnership interest, with certain limited exceptions, including an exception for “operating cash flow distributions.” For this purpose, an “operating cash flow distribution” generally is any distribution, including, but not limited to, a complete or partial redemption distribution, that does not exceed the product of the “net cash flow from operations” (as defined in the applicable Treasury Regulations) of the partnership for the year multiplied by the lesser of the partner’s percentage interest in overall partnership profits for that year or the partner’s percentage interest in overall partnership profits for the life of the partnership. If a distribution to a U.S. holder within two years of the transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units is treated as part of a deemed sale transaction under Section 707(a) of the Code, the U.S. holder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash and the fair market value of the property received and (ii) the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the exchangeable shares deemed to have been sold. Such gain or loss will be recognized in the year of the transfer of exchangeable shares in exchange for units, and, if the U.S. holder has already filed a tax return for such year, the holder may be required to file an amended return. In such a case, the U.S. holder may also be required to report some amount of imputed interest income.
If Section 721(a) of the Code applies to a U.S. holder’s exchange of exchangeable shares for units pursuant to the exercise of the partnership call right by the partnership and none of the special provisions of the Code described in the two preceding paragraphs applies, then the U.S. holder generally should not recognize gain or loss with respect to exchangeable shares treated as contributed to the partnership in exchange for units, except as described below under the heading “— Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations.” The aggregate tax basis of the units received by the U.S. holder pursuant to the partnership call right would be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the exchangeable shares (or single undivided portion thereof) exchanged therefor, increased by the holder’s share of the partnership’s liabilities, if any. The holding period of the units received in exchange for exchangeable shares would include the holding period of the exchangeable shares surrendered in exchange therefor. A U.S. holder who acquired different blocks of exchangeable shares at different times or different prices should consult its own tax advisor regarding the manner in which gain or loss should be determined in the holder’s particular circumstances and the holder’s holding period in units received in exchange for exchangeable shares.
For a general discussion of the tax consequences to a U.S. holder of owning and disposing of units received in exchange for exchangeable shares, see the discussion in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F. The U.S. federal income tax consequences of exchanging exchangeable shares for units are complex, and each U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding such consequences in light of the holder’s particular circumstances.
Passive Foreign Investment Company Considerations. Certain adverse tax U.S. federal income consequences could apply to a U.S. holder if BBUC is treated as a passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) for any taxable year during which the U.S. holder holds exchangeable shares. A non-U.S. corporation, such as BBUC, will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year in which, after applying certain look-through rules, either (i) 75% or more of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income or (ii) 50% or more of the value of its assets during such year produce or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents, annuities, net gains from the sale or exchange of property producing such income, and net foreign currency gains.
Based on its current and expected income, assets, and activities, BBUC does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for the current taxable year, nor does it expect to become a PFIC in the foreseeable future. However,
the determination of whether BBUC is or will be a PFIC must be made annually as of the close of each taxable year. Because PFIC status depends upon the composition of BBUC’s income and assets from time to time, there can be no assurance that BBUC will not be classified as a PFIC for any taxable year, or that the IRS or a court will agree with BBUC’s determination as to its PFIC status.
Subject to certain elections described below, if BBUC were a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. holder held exchangeable shares, then gain recognized by the U.S. holder upon the sale or other taxable disposition of the exchangeable shares (such as gain from a taxable exchange of exchangeable shares for units) generally would be allocated ratably over the U.S. holder’s holding period for the exchangeable shares. The amounts allocated to the taxable year of the sale or other taxable disposition and to any year before BBUC became a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated to each other taxable year would be subject to tax at the highest rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as appropriate, for that taxable year, and an interest charge would be imposed on the tax on such amount. Further, to the extent that any distribution received by a U.S. holder on its exchangeable shares were to exceed 125% of the average of the annual distributions on the exchangeable shares received during the preceding three years or the U.S. holder’s holding period, whichever is shorter, that distribution would be subject to taxation in the same manner as gain, described immediately above. Similar rules would apply with respect to any lower-tier PFICs treated as owned indirectly by a U.S. holder through the holder’s ownership of exchangeable shares.
Certain elections may be available to U.S. holders to mitigate some of the adverse tax consequences resulting from PFIC treatment. If a U.S. holder were to elect to treat its interest in BBUC as a “qualified electing fund” (“QEF election”) for the first year the holder were treated as holding such interest, then in lieu of the tax consequences described in the paragraph immediately above, the U.S. holder would be required to include in income each year a portion of the ordinary earnings and net capital gains of BBUC, even if not distributed to the holder. A QEF election must be made by a U.S. holder on an entity-by-entity basis. To make a QEF election, a U.S. holder must, among other things, (i) obtain a PFIC annual information statement from BBUC and (ii) prepare and submit IRS Form 8621 with the holder’s annual income tax return. To the extent reasonably practicable, BBUC intends to make available information related to the PFIC status of BBUC and any other subsidiary of BBUC that it is able to identify as a PFIC with respect to U.S. holders, including information necessary to make a QEF election with respect to each such entity.
In the case of a PFIC that is a publicly traded foreign company, and in lieu of making a QEF election, an election may be made to “mark to market” the stock of such publicly traded foreign company on an annual basis. Pursuant to such an election, a U.S. holder would include in each year as ordinary income the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such stock over its adjusted basis at the end of the taxable year. No assurance can be provided that BBUC or any of its subsidiaries will qualify as PFICs that are publicly traded or that a mark-to-market election will be available for any such entity.
Subject to certain exceptions, a U.S. person who directly or indirectly owns an interest in a PFIC generally is required to file an annual report with the IRS, and the failure to file such report could result in the extension of the statute of limitations with respect to federal income tax returns filed by such U.S. person. The application of the PFIC rules to U.S. holders is uncertain in certain respects. Each U.S. holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the application of the PFIC rules, including the foregoing filing requirements and the advisability of making any available election under the PFIC rules, with regard to the holder’s ownership and disposition of exchangeable shares.
Additional Tax on Net Investment Income. Certain U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts are subject to a 3.8% tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which may include all or a portion of their dividend income and net gains from the disposition of exchangeable shares. Each U.S. holder that is an individual, estate or trust should consult its own tax advisors regarding the applicability of this tax to its income and gains in respect of exchangeable shares.
Foreign Financial Asset Reporting. Certain U.S. holders are required to report information relating to an interest in the exchangeable shares, subject to certain exceptions (including an exception for shares held in accounts maintained by certain financial institutions) by filing IRS Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets) with their U.S. federal income tax returns. Significant penalties may apply for the failure to satisfy these reporting obligations. U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the information reporting obligations, if any, with respect to their ownership and disposition of exchangeable shares.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding. Distributions on exchangeable shares made to a U.S. holder and proceeds from the sale or other disposition of exchangeable shares (including by reason of a taxable exchange of exchangeable shares for units) may, under certain circumstances, be subject to information reporting and backup withholding, unless the holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or, in the case of backup withholding, furnishes its taxpayer identification number and otherwise complies with all applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and generally will be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders
The exchange of exchangeable shares for units by a non-U.S. holder generally should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Special rules may apply to any non-U.S. holder (i) that has an office or fixed place of business in the United States; (ii) that is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a taxable year; or (iii) that is (a) a former citizen or long-term resident of the United States, (b) a foreign insurance company that is treated as holding a partnership interest in the partnership in connection with its U.S. business, (c) a PFIC, (d) a “controlled foreign corporation” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or (e) a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of these special rules.
THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS NOT INTENDED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR CAREFUL TAX PLANNING. THE TAX MATTERS RELATING TO THE PARTNERSHIP, HOLDERS OF UNITS, BBUC, AND HOLDERS OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES ARE COMPLEX AND ARE SUBJECT TO VARYING INTERPRETATIONS. MOREOVER, THE EFFECT OF EXISTING INCOME TAX LAWS, THE MEANING AND IMPACT OF WHICH IS UNCERTAIN, AND OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN INCOME TAX LAWS WILL VARY WITH THE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH HOLDER, AND IN REVIEWING THIS PROSPECTUS THESE MATTERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. EACH HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXCHANGE OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES FOR UNITS.
MATERIAL CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following describes certain material Canadian federal income tax consequences with respect to the exchange of exchangeable shares for units as described in this prospectus as of the date hereof by a holder who, at all relevant times, is the beneficial owner of such exchangeable shares and, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Tax Act”), (i) deals at arm’s length and is not affiliated with BBUC and the partnership and (ii) holds the exchangeable shares as capital property (a “Holder”). Generally, the exchangeable shares will be considered to be capital property to a Holder provided the Holder does not hold such shares in the course of carrying on a business of trading or dealing in securities and has not acquired them in one or more transactions considered to be an adventure or concern in the nature of trade.
This summary is based upon the facts as set out in this prospectus, the current provisions of the Tax Act and the regulations thereunder, and the current administrative policies and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”) published in writing prior to the date hereof. This summary takes into account all specific proposals to amend the Tax Act and the regulations thereunder publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “Proposed Amendments”), and assumes that all Proposed Amendments will be enacted in the form proposed. However, no assurances can be given that the Proposed Amendments will be enacted as proposed, or at all. This summary does not otherwise take into account or anticipate any changes in law or administrative policy or assessing practice whether by legislative, administrative or judicial action or decision, nor does it take into account tax legislation or considerations of any province, territory or foreign jurisdiction, which may differ from those discussed herein.
This summary should be read in conjunction with the discussion of the material Canadian federal income tax considerations associated with the holding and disposition of units set forth in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and Item 3.D “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Taxation” in the partnership’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F. The following discussion is limited as described in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the partnership’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and as described herein.
This summary assumes that at all relevant times the exchangeable shares will be listed on a “designated stock exchange” for the purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX and NYSE). This summary also assumes that neither the partnership nor BBUC is a “tax shelter” or a “tax shelter investment”, each as defined in the Tax Act. However, no assurance can be given in this regard.
This summary is not applicable to a holder: (i) an interest in which would be a “tax shelter investment” or who holds or acquires exchangeable shares or units as a “tax shelter investment”; (ii) that is a “financial institution” for purposes of the “mark-to-market property” rules; (iii) that reports its “Canadian tax results” in a currency other than Canadian currency; (iv) that has entered or will enter into a “derivative forward agreement” in respect of the exchangeable shares or the units (each as defined in the Tax Act); or (v) that is a corporation resident in Canada and is, or becomes (or does not deal at arm’s length for purposes of the Tax Act with a corporation that is or becomes) as part of a transaction or event or series of transactions or events that includes the acquisition of the exchangeable shares, controlled by a non-resident person or a group of non-resident persons not dealing with each other at arm’s length for purposes of section 212.3 of the Tax Act. Furthermore, this summary is not applicable to a Holder that is a “controlling corporation” of BBUC (for purposes of subsection 191(1) of the Tax Act), a person with whom the controlling corporation does not deal at arm’s length or a partnership or trust of which the controlling corporation or person with whom the controlling corporation does not deal at arm’s length is a member or beneficiary for purposes of the Tax Act. Such Holders should consult their own tax advisors. This summary does not address the deductibility of interest on money borrowed to acquire the exchangeable shares.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not, and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular Holder, and no representation concerning the tax consequences to any particular Holder or prospective Holder are made. This summary is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal income tax considerations. Accordingly, prospective Holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to an investment in the exchangeable shares having regard to their particular circumstances.
Generally, for purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the disposition or deemed disposition of exchangeable shares (including on an exchange for units at the request of a Holder) must be expressed in
Canadian currency. Amounts denominated in another currency must be converted into Canadian currency using the applicable rate of exchange quoted by the Bank of Canada on the date such amounts arose, or such other rate of exchange as is acceptable to the CRA.
Taxation of Holders Resident in Canada
The following portion of the summary is applicable to a Holder who, at all relevant times, is resident or is deemed to be resident in Canada under the Tax Act (a “Resident Holder”). Certain Resident Holders may be entitled to make, or may have already made, the irrevocable election permitted by subsection 39(4) of the Tax Act the effect of which may be to deem any exchangeable shares (and all other “Canadian securities”, as defined in the Tax Act) owned by such Resident Holder to be capital property in the taxation year in which the election is made and in all subsequent taxation years. Resident Holders whose exchangeable shares might not otherwise be considered to be capital property should consult their own tax advisors concerning this election.
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares
A Resident Holder who disposes of, or who is deemed to dispose of, an exchangeable share to BBUC (including, in general, on an exchange at the request of the Resident Holder) will generally be deemed to receive a dividend equal to the amount by which the amount paid by BBUC exceeds the “paid up capital” (as determined for purposes of the Tax Act) in respect of such shares. The amount of any deemed dividend arising on the disposition of an exchangeable share to BBUC will not be included in computing the Resident Holder’s proceeds of disposition for purposes of computing the capital gain or capital loss arising on the disposition of such share.
Any dividends deemed to be received by a Resident Holder on the exchange of exchangeable shares to BBUC by such Resident Holder will be included in computing such Resident Holder’s income. Such deemed dividend received by a Resident Holder that is an individual will be included in computing the Resident Holder’s income subject to the gross-up and dividend tax credit rules normally applicable under the Tax Act to taxable dividends received from taxable Canadian corporations. Such deemed dividends will be eligible for the enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit if BBUC designates the deemed dividends as “eligible dividends”. There may be limitations on BBUC’s ability to designate such deemed dividends as eligible dividends.
Subject to the potential application of subsection 55(2) of the Tax Act, dividends deemed to be received on the exchange of exchangeable shares to BBUC by a Resident Holder that is a corporation (other than a “specified financial institution” for purposes of the Tax Act) will be included in the Resident Holder’s income and will generally be deductible by the Resident Holder in computing its taxable income. In certain circumstances, subsection 55(2) of the Tax Act will treat such deemed dividends received by a Resident Holder that is a corporation as proceeds of disposition or a capital gain. Resident Holders that are corporations should consult their own tax advisors having regard to their own circumstances. In the case of a Resident Holder that is a “specified financial institution”, such deemed dividends will be deductible in computing its taxable income only if either:
(a)
the specified financial institution did not acquire the exchangeable shares in the ordinary course of its business; or
(b)
at the time of receipt of the taxable dividends by the specified financial institution,
(i)
the exchangeable shares are listed on a “designated stock exchange” in Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX); and
(ii)
such deemed dividends are received in respect of not more than 10% of the issued and outstanding exchangeable shares by
A.
the specified financial institution; or
B.
the specified financial institution and persons with whom it does not deal at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Tax Act).
Notwithstanding the discussion above, during the period while the Rights Agreement is in place, the exchangeable shares will be subject to the “guaranteed share” provisions of the Tax Act. In the case of a
Resident Holder of exchangeable shares that is a corporation in respect of which dividends deemed to be received on the exchange of exchangeable shares to BBUC by a Resident Holder will be included in such Resident Holder’s income as a taxable dividend, such taxable dividends received on the exchangeable shares during such period will be deductible in computing its taxable income only if, at the time of receipt of the taxable dividends by the corporation, (a) the exchangeable shares are listed on a “designated stock exchange” for purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX and NYSE); and (b) dividends are received in respect of not more than 10% of the issued and outstanding exchangeable shares by (i) the particular corporation, (ii) persons with whom the particular corporation does not deal at arm’s length for purposes of the Tax Act, or (iii) partnerships or trusts of which the particular corporation, or persons with whom it does not deal at arm’s length for purposes of the Tax Act, is a member or beneficiary.
Resident Holders should be aware that exchanges at the request of holders of exchangeable shares may impact the percentage of exchangeable shares held by such Resident Holders.
A Resident Holder which is a “private corporation” (as defined in the Tax Act) or any other corporation controlled directly or indirectly by or for the benefit of an individual (other than a trust) or a related group of individuals (other than trusts) may be liable to pay a refundable tax under Part IV of the Tax Act, generally imposed at the rate of 38 1/3%, on taxable dividends (including deemed dividends) received on the exchangeable shares, to the extent that such dividends are deductible in computing its taxable income.
Taxable dividends (including deemed dividends) paid to a Resident Holder that is an individual (other than certain trusts) may give rise to a liability for alternative minimum tax. Such Resident Holder should consult their own tax advisors.
A Resident Holder who disposes of, or who is deemed to dispose of, an exchangeable share to BBUC (including, in general, on an exchange at the request of the Resident Holder) will also realize a capital gain (or capital loss) in the taxation year of the disposition equal to the amount by which the Resident Holder’s proceeds of disposition for such share, net of any reasonable costs of disposition in respect thereof, exceed (or are exceeded by) the adjusted cost base to the Resident Holder of such share immediately before the disposition.
Subject to Proposed Amendments with respect to the capital gains and losses (discussed below), one-half of a capital gain realized by a Resident Holder in a taxation year must be included in income as a taxable capital gain and one-half of a capital loss realized by a Resident Holder in a taxation year generally must be deducted as an “allowable capital loss” against taxable capital gains realized in the year. Allowable capital losses in excess of taxable capital gains realized in a taxation year may be carried back and deducted in any of the three preceding taxation years or carried forward and deducted in any subsequent taxation year against net taxable capital gains realized in such years in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Act.
Proposed Amendments with respect to capital gains and losses, would, if enacted, generally have the effect of increasing the capital gains inclusion rate (i.e., the portion of any capital gain that is a taxable capital gain) from one-half to two-thirds in respect of capital gains realized (i) by a Resident Holder that is an individual (including certain specified trusts), including capital gains realized indirectly through a trust or partnership that exceed C$250,000 (net of current-year capital losses, capital losses of other years applied to reduce current-year capital gains, and capital gains subject to certain statutory exemptions, and subject to certain limitations where a stock option benefit deduction is claimed by the individual), and (ii) by a Resident Holder that is a corporation or trust (excluding certain specified trusts). The Proposed Amendments also provide that capital losses which are deductible against capital gains will offset an equivalent capital gain regardless of the inclusion rate which applied at the time such capital losses were realized. On January 31, 2025, the Department of Finance announced its intention to defer the date on which the capital gains inclusion rate would be increased pursuant to the Proposed Amendments from June 25, 2024 (as initially proposed) to January 1, 2026. Resident Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible implications of the proposed change in the capital gains inclusion rate in their particular circumstances.
The amount of any capital loss realized by a Resident Holder that is a corporation on the disposition of an exchangeable share may be reduced by the amount of any deductible dividends received or deemed to be received by the Resident Holder on such exchangeable share to the extent and under the circumstances
described in the Tax Act. Similar rules may apply where an exchangeable share is owned by a partnership or trust of which a corporation, partnership or trust is a member or beneficiary. Such Resident Holders should consult their own advisors.
A taxable capital gain realized by a Resident Holder that is an individual (other than certain trusts) may give rise to a liability for alternative minimum tax.
The cost to a Resident Holder of a unit received on the exchange of an exchangeable share will equal the fair market value of the exchangeable share for which it was exchanged at the time of the exchange. The adjusted cost base to a Resident Holder of units at any time will be determined by averaging the cost of such units with the adjusted cost base of any other units owned by the Resident Holder as capital property at the time.
For a description of the Canadian federal income tax considerations of holding and disposing of units, please see Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.
Additional Refundable Tax
A Resident Holder that is throughout its taxation year a “Canadian-controlled private corporation” (as defined in the Tax Act) or is at any time in the relevant taxation year a “substantive CCPC” (as defined in the Tax Act) will be liable to pay an additional tax (refundable in certain circumstances) on its “aggregate investment income”, which includes an amount in respect of net taxable capital gains. Resident Holders are advised to consult their own tax advisors in this regard.
Taxation of Holders Not Resident in Canada
The following portion of the summary is generally applicable to a Holder who, at all relevant times, for the purposes of the Tax Act, is not, and is not deemed to be, resident in Canada and does not use or hold the exchangeable shares in a business carried on in Canada (a “Non-Resident Holder”). Special rules, which are not discussed in this summary, may apply to a Non-Resident Holder that is an insurer that carries on an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere.
Exchange of Exchangeable Shares
A Non-Resident Holder who disposes of, or who is deemed to dispose of, an exchangeable shares to BBUC (including, in general, on an exchange at the request of the Non-Resident Holder), will be deemed to receive a dividend equal to the amount by which the amount paid by BBUC exceeds the “paid-up capital” (as determined for purposes of the Tax Act) in respect of those shares. Such deemed dividend will be subject to Canadian withholding tax at a rate of 25%, subject to any reduction in the rate of withholding to which the Non-Resident Holder is entitled under any applicable income tax convention between Canada and the country in which the Non-Resident Holder is resident.
The Non-Resident Holder will also realize a capital gain (or capital loss) in the taxation year of the disposition equal to the amount by which the Non-Resident Holder’s proceeds of disposition for such share, net of any reasonable costs of disposition in respect thereof, exceed (or are exceeded by) the adjusted cost base to the Non-Resident Holder of such share immediately before the disposition, and for such purposes the amount of any deemed dividend arising on the disposition of an exchangeable share to BBUC will not be included in computing the Non-Resident Holder’s proceeds of disposition for purposes of computing the capital gain or capital loss arising on the disposition of such share. However, a Non-Resident Holder will not be subject to tax under the Tax Act on such capital gain (or capital loss) unless the exchangeable shares are “taxable Canadian property” of the Non-Resident Holder for purposes of the Tax Act at the time of the disposition or deemed disposition and the Non-Resident Holder is not entitled to relief under an applicable income tax convention between Canada and the country in which the Non-Resident Holder is resident.
Generally, the exchangeable shares will not constitute “taxable Canadian property” of a Non-Resident Holder at a particular time provided that the exchangeable shares are listed on a “designated stock exchange” as defined in the Tax Act (which currently includes TSX and NYSE) unless, at any particular time during the 60-month period that ends at that time, both of the following conditions are met concurrently: (a) 25% or
more of the issued shares of any class of the capital stock of BBUC were owned by or belonged to one or any combination of (i) the Non-Resident Holder, (ii) persons with whom the Non-Resident Holder did not deal at arm’s length for purposes of the Tax Act, and (iii) partnerships in which the Non-Resident Holder or a person described in (ii) holds a membership interest directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships; and (b) more than 50% of the fair market value of the exchangeable shares was derived, directly or indirectly, from one or any combination of: (i) real or immovable property situated in Canada, (ii) “Canadian resource properties”(as defined in the Tax Act), (iii) “timber resource properties”(as defined in the Tax Act), and (iv) options in respect of, or interests in, or for civil law rights in, property described in any of (b)(i) to (iii), whether or not the property exists.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in certain circumstances set out in the Tax Act, the exchangeable shares may be deemed to be “taxable Canadian property.”
The cost to a Non-Resident Holder of a unit received on the exchange of an exchangeable share will equal the fair market value of the exchangeable share for which it was exchanged at the time of the exchange. The adjusted cost base to a Non-Resident Holder of units at any time will be determined by averaging the cost of such units with the adjusted cost base of any other units owned by the Non-Resident Holder as capital property at the time.
For a description of the Canadian federal income tax considerations of holding and disposing of units, please see the section titled in Item 10.E “Taxation — Certain Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the units offered hereby and certain other legal matters with respect to the laws of Bermuda will be passed upon for us by Appleby (Bermuda) Limited.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the partnership as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the effectiveness of the partnership’s internal control over financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing. The offices of Deloitte LLP are located at 8 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 0A9.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to “foreign private issuers” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) and will fulfill the obligations with respect to those requirements by filing or furnishing reports with the SEC. In addition, we are required to file documents filed with the SEC with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding us and other issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC Internet site is www.sec.gov. You are invited to read and copy any reports, statements or other information, other than confidential filings, that we file with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. These filings are electronically available from the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval + (SEDAR+) at www.sedarplus.ca, the Canadian equivalent of the SEC electronic document gathering and retrieval system. This information is also available on our website at https://bbu.brookfield.com. Throughout the period of distribution, copies of these materials will also be available for inspection during normal business hours at the offices of our service provider at Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York, United States 10281.
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal unitholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act relating to
their purchases and sales of units. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we intend to file with the SEC, as soon as practicable, and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent public accounting firm. We also intend to furnish quarterly reports on Form 6-K containing unaudited interim financial information for each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus certain documents that we file with or furnish to the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. The following documents, which we have filed with or furnished to the SEC, are specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus:
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our report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024 (Exhibit 99.1 only); and
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In addition, all subsequent annual reports filed by us with the SEC on Form 20-F and any current reports on Form 6-K filed or furnished by us that is identified in such form as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, in each case subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of this offering, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus as of the date of the filing or furnishing of such documents. We shall undertake to provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral request of any such person to us, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above that have been or may be incorporated into this prospectus by reference, including exhibits to such documents. Requests for such copies should be directed to:
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
73 Front Street, 5th Floor
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda
+441-294-3304
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for the purposes of this prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed or furnished document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, modifies or supersedes that statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed to be an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
The partnership is formed under the laws of Bermuda and the general partner is incorporated under the laws of Bermuda. A substantial portion of the general partner’s and partnership’s assets may be located outside of Canada and the United States and certain of the directors of the general partner, as well as certain of the experts named in this prospectus, may be residents of jurisdictions outside of Canada and the United States. The partnership has expressly submitted to the jurisdiction of Ontario courts and has appointed an agent for service of process in Ontario and in the United States. However, it may be difficult for investors to effect service within Ontario or elsewhere in Canada or the United States upon those directors of the general partner and experts who are not residents of Canada or the United States, as applicable. Investors are advised that it may also not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada or the United States against any person or company that is incorporated, continued or otherwise organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or resides outside of Canada or the United States, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process. Furthermore, it may be difficult to realize upon or enforce in Canada or the United States any judgment of a court of Canada or the United States against the partnership, its general partner, the directors of the general partner or the experts named in this prospectus since a substantial portion of the partnership’s assets and the assets of such persons may be located outside of Canada and the United States.
The partnership has been advised by counsel that there is no treaty in force between Canada and Bermuda or the United States and Bermuda providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. As a result, whether a Canadian or U.S. judgment would be enforceable in Bermuda against the partnership, its general partner, directors of the general partner or the experts named in this prospectus depends on whether the Canadian or U.S. court that entered the judgment is recognized by a Bermuda court as having jurisdiction over the partnership, its general partner, the directors of the general partner or the experts named in this prospectus, as determined by reference to Bermuda conflict of law rules. The courts of Bermuda would likely give recognition to a valid, final and conclusive in personam judgment obtained in a Canadian or U.S. court pursuant to which a debt or definitive sum of money is payable (other than a sum of money payable in respect of multiple damages, taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine or other penalty) as long as: (i) the Canadian or U.S. court issuing the judgment had proper jurisdiction over the parties subject to the judgment and had jurisdiction to give the judgment as a matter of Bermuda law; (ii) the Canadian or U.S. court issuing the judgment did not contravene the rules of natural justice of Bermuda; (iii) the judgment was not obtained by fraud; and (iv) the enforcement of the judgment would not be contrary to the public policy of Bermuda (this is likely to be the case if, for example, there is a Bermuda judgment which conflicts with the judgment of the foreign court in respect of which the enforcement is sought or if the judgment creditor has unsettled judgment debts in Bermuda).
In addition to and irrespective of jurisdictional issues, Bermuda courts will not enforce a provision of Canadian or U.S. federal securities laws that is either penal in nature or contrary to public policy. It is the advice of the partnership’s Bermuda counsel that an action brought pursuant to a public or penal law, the purpose of which is the enforcement of a sanction, power or right at the instance of the state in its sovereign capacity, is unlikely to be enforced by a Bermuda court. Specified remedies available under the laws of Canadian or U.S. jurisdictions, including specified remedies under Canadian securities laws or U.S. federal securities laws, would not likely be available under Bermuda law or enforceable in a Bermuda court, as they may be contrary to Bermuda public policy. Further, no claim may be brought in Bermuda against the partnership, its general partner, the directors of the general partner or the experts named in this prospectus in the first instance for a violation of Canadian securities laws or U.S. federal securities laws because these laws have no extraterritorial application under Bermuda law and do not have force of law in Bermuda.
EXPENSES
The following are the estimated expenses incurred or expected to be incurred in connection with the exchanges of exchangeable shares for units being registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, all of which will be paid by us.
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SEC registration fee*
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Transfer agent fees
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10,000 |
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75,000 |
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Printer and EDGAR costs and expenses
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25,000 |
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Accounting fees and expenses
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75,000 |
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Total
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185,000 |
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Excludes the registration fee of $470,789.10 carried over from prior registration statements in connection with unsold securities pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6).
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The sections of the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 entitled “Item 6.A Directors and Senior Management — Our Master Services Agreement — Indemnification and Limitation on Liability”, “Item 6.C. Board Practices — Indemnification and Limitations on Liability”, “Item 10.B. Memorandum and Articles of Association — Description of Our Units and Our Limited Partnership Agreement — Indemnification; Limitations on Liability”, and “Item 10.B. Memorandum and Articles of Association — Description of the Holding LP Limited Partnership Agreement — Indemnification; Limitations on Liability” include disclosure relating to the indemnification of certain of the partnership’s affiliates and the directors and officers of the partnership’s general partner and the partnership’s service providers and are incorporated by reference herein.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 9. Exhibits.
The following exhibits have been filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement on Form F-3:
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
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3.1
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Brookfield Business Partners L.P., dated May 31, 2016, as amended by the first amendment thereto, dated June 16, 2016, and as further amended by the second amendment thereto, dated May 18, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 to Brookfield Business Partners L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 7, 2023)
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3.3
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3.4
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3.5*
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4.1
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4.2
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5.1*
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23.1*
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23.2*
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EXHIBIT
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DESCRIPTION
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24.1*
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99.1
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107*
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Filed herewith
Item 10. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that:
Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by or on behalf of the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)
To file a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the Registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post- effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Item 8.A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
(5)
That for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i)
Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in this Registration Statement; and
(ii)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in this Registration Statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of this Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of this Registration Statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; and
(6)
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of an annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) by or on behalf of the Registrant that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, such Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Hamilton, Bermuda on February 28, 2025.
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS L.P.,
by its general partner, BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS LIMITED
By:
/s/ Jane Sheere
Name:
Jane Sheere
Title:
Secretary
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Anuj Ranjan, Jaspreet Dehl and Jane Sheere, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments and supplements to this Registration Statement and any related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his/her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on February 28, 2025.
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Anuj Ranjan
Anuj Ranjan
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Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Private Equity L.P., a service provider to the Registrant
(Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ Jaspreet Dehl
Jaspreet Dehl
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Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Private Equity L.P., a service provider to the Registrant
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Cyrus Madon
Cyrus Madon
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Jeffrey Blidner
Jeffrey Blidner
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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/s/ Stephen Girsky
Stephen Girsky
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ David Hamill
David Hamill
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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/s/ Anne Ruth Herkes
Anne Ruth Herkes
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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/s/ John Lacey
John Lacey
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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/s/ Don Mackenzie
Don Mackenzie
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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/s/ Patricia Zuccotti
Patricia Zuccotti
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Director of Brookfield Business Partners Limited
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AUTHORIZED U.S. REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. in the United States, on this 28th day of February, 2025.
BROOKFIELD BBP US HOLDINGS LLC
By:
/s/ Sean McLaughlan
Name:
Sean McLaughlan
Title:
Managing Director
Exhibit 3.5
EXECUTION VERSION
BROOKFIELD CORPORATION
and
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Rights Agent
AMENDED AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Dated as of December 23, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Section 1. |
Certain Definitions |
3 |
Section 2. |
Appointment of Rights Agent |
7 |
Section 3. |
Secondary Exchange Rights |
7 |
Section 4. |
Satisfaction of Secondary Exchange Rights |
8 |
Section 5. |
Exercise of Rights |
12 |
Section 6. |
Confirmation Procedures |
12 |
Section 7. |
BBU Units Record Date |
13 |
Section 8. |
Collateral Account |
14 |
Section 9. |
Registration of BBU Unit Resales |
16 |
Section 10. |
Concerning BN |
17 |
Section 11. |
Rights of Action |
18 |
Section 12. |
Concerning the Rights Agent |
19 |
Section 13. |
Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights
Agent |
19 |
Section 14. |
Duties of Rights Agent |
20 |
Section 15. |
Change of Rights Agent |
23 |
Section 16. |
Notices |
23 |
Section 17. |
Supplements and Amendments |
24 |
Section 18. |
Successors |
25 |
Section 19. |
Benefits of this Agreement |
25 |
Section 20. |
Severability |
25 |
Section 21. |
Governing Law; Forum Selection |
25 |
Section 22. |
Counterparts |
26 |
Section 23. |
Descriptive Headings |
26 |
Section 24. |
Administration; Termination |
26 |
Section 25. |
No Waiver; Cumulative Rights |
26 |
Section 26. |
Fractional Units |
26 |
Section 27. |
Book Entry |
27 |
Section 28. |
Direction and Certification by BN |
27 |
AMENDED
AND RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 23, 2024 between Brookfield Corporation (formerly,
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), a corporation existing under the laws of Ontario, Canada (“BN”), and Wilmington
Trust, National Association (the “Rights Agent”).
WHEREAS, on March 15,
2022 Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (“BBU”) distributed class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares (the “Class A
Shares”) of Brookfield Business Corporation (the “Company,” and together with BBU, “our group”)
to the holders of BBU Units pursuant to a special distribution (the “Special Distribution”), and additionally to BN
and its subsidiaries (other than entities within our group), and in connection therewith, certain Affiliates (as hereinafter defined)
of BN became service providers to the Company and certain of the Company’s Affiliates pursuant to an amendment to the amended and
restated master services agreement dated June 1, 2016 among BN, BBU and others (the “Master Services Agreement”),
which amendment became effective as of the distribution date for the Special Distribution (the “Distribution Date”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
terms of the Company’s Articles, each Class A Shareholder has the right (the “Exchange Right”) to require
the Company to exchange all or a portion of the Class A Shares held by such Class A Shareholder (such Class A Shares being
hereafter referred to as “Subject Class A Shares” and such exchanging Class A Shareholder, the “Exchanging
Class A Shareholder”) for the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s
Articles;
WHEREAS, BBU may, in its
sole and absolute discretion (including by means of a standing resolution adopted by the board of directors of the general partner of
BBU, which may be amended or withdrawn at any time) elect to satisfy the Company’s Exchange Right obligation and acquire the Subject
Class A Shares from such Exchanging Class A Shareholder in exchange for the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Company’s Articles;
WHEREAS, BN is willing to
provide for the delivery of the BBU Units Amount or, in its sole election, the Cash Amount to satisfy the Class A Shareholders’
Secondary Exchange Right (as hereinafter defined) in the event that, in connection with any Subject Class A Shares, (i) the
Company has not satisfied its Exchange Right obligation under the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU Units Amount or Cash
Amount on the Specified Exchange Date (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) BBU has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute
discretion, acquired such Subject Class A Shares from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder in exchange for the delivery of the
BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount pursuant to the Company’s Articles on the Specified Exchange Date;
WHEREAS, the Rights Agent
entered into a rights agreement dated March 15, 2022 with BN (the “Original Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which
the Rights Agent agreed to serve as agent for the Class A Shareholders with respect to the administration of the Secondary Exchange
Rights, and which Rights Agreement set forth their rights and obligations with respect to the Secondary Exchange Rights and the delivery
of the BBU Units Amount or, at BN’s sole election, the Cash Amount in satisfaction of the Secondary Exchange Rights;
WHEREAS section 17 of the
Original Agreement provides that BN may from time to time, and the Rights Agent shall, if BN so directs, amend the Original Agreement
in order to make any change, provided that such change does not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or its rights under the
Original Agreement in any respect;
WHEREAS the amendments to
the Original Agreement as set forth herein do not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or its rights under the Original Agreement
in any respect;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain
Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement,
the following terms have the meanings indicated:
“Affiliate”
shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, as in effect
on the date of this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any future Affiliates.
“Agreement”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Applicable Procedures”
means, with respect to any transfer of securities that are held through DTC or another Depositary, the rules and procedures of DTC
or such other Depositary, as applicable, that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“BBU”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“BBU Unit”
shall mean a limited partnership interest in BBU representing a fractional part of all the limited partner interests in BBU as outstanding
on the date hereof (or any other class of equity security of BBU into which the limited partnership interests in BBU may be converted
after the date hereof), which is designated as a “Unit”, and shall include any limited partnership interest or other
equity interest of BBU or any successor to BBU into which such BBU Unit is converted or for which such Unit is exchanged.
“BBU Unit Convertible”
shall mean any security, other than the Class A Shares, convertible into or redeemable for BBU Unit(s), provided such conversion
or redemption right is freely and immediately exercisable by the holder thereof at any time, including, for the avoidance of doubt and
without limitation, redemption-exchange units of Brookfield Business L.P.
“BBU Unit Release
Price” shall mean, as of the date of withdrawal of any BBU Unit or BBU Unit Convertible from the Collateral Account, an amount
in cash or Cash Equivalents equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the BBU Unit Value of such BBU Units or the BBU Unit Value
of the number of BBU Units into which such BBU Unit Convertible may be converted or redeemed for, as of such date.
“BBU Unit Value”
shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“BBU Units Amount”
shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“BN” shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Business Day”
shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to close.
“Cash Amount”
shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“Cash Equivalents”
shall mean (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than
one year from the date of acquisition, (ii) readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any
political subdivision of any such state maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof and having one of the two highest
ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s, (iii) dollar denominated time deposits, certificates of deposit and bankers
acceptances of any commercial bank having, or which is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company having, a combined
capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000 with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition, (iv) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than seven (7) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (i) above
entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (iii) above, and (v) investments in money market
funds substantially all of whose assets are comprised of securities of the types described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.
“Class A Shareholder”
shall mean any holder of at least one Class A Share.
“Class A Shares”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Close of Business”
on any given date shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on such date; provided, however, that if such date is not a
Business Day it shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day.
“Collateral Account”
shall have the meaning as provided in Section 8.
“Collateral Account
Balance” shall mean the aggregate of the Collateral Account BBU Unit Balance and the Collateral Account Cash Balance.
“Collateral Account
BBU Unit Balance” shall mean, as of any date, (i) the number of BBU Units in the Collateral Account plus (ii) the
number of BBU Units issuable upon conversion or redemption of BBU Unit Convertibles in the Collateral Account as of such date.
“Collateral Account
Cash Balance” shall mean, as of any date, a number of BBU Units (rounded down to the nearest whole unit) equal to the quotient
of (i) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in the Collateral Account divided by (ii) the BBU Unit Value as of
such date; provided that for purposes of Section 8(d) and Section 8(e), the Collateral Account Cash
Balance shall equal the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents in the Collateral Account as of such date.
“Company”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Company Notice”
shall mean a written notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-1 delivered by the Company to the Rights
Agent, BBU and BN, with respect to any Subject Class A Share, stating (i) whether the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is
a Waiving Class A Shareholder, (ii) that the Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections 26.11 and 26.13 of the
Company’s Articles with respect to such Subject Class A Share by delivering the Cash Amount or BBU Units Amount on the applicable
Specified Exchange Date and (iii) that BBU has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion, acquired such Subject
Class A Share from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount in exchange therefor
pursuant to section 26.23 of the Company’s Articles on the Specified Exchange Date.
“Company’s
Articles” shall mean the Articles of Incorporation of the Company substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A,
as amended from time to time following the Distribution Date in accordance with its terms.
“Conversion Factor”
shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“Depositary”
means a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act.
“Distribution Date”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“DTC”
means The Depository Trust Company.
“Exchange Act”
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Right”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Exchanging Class A
Shareholder” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Exchanging Class A
Shareholder Notice” shall mean a written notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-2 delivered
by a Class A Shareholder to the Rights Agent and BN and containing a medallion guarantee, with respect to any Subject Class A
Share, stating (i) whether the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, (ii) that the
Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections 26.11 and 26.13 of the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU Units Amount
or Cash Amount on the applicable Specified Exchange Date and (iii) that BBU has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute
discretion, acquired such Subject Class A Share from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount
or Cash Amount in exchange therefor pursuant to section 26.23 of the Company’s Articles on the applicable Specified Exchange Date.
“Final Expiration
Date” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the Distribution Date.
“Participant”
means, with respect to a Depositary, a Person who has an account with the Depositary.
“Person”
shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, business trust, limited
liability company, unincorporated association or other entity, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
“Received Class A
Share Account” shall have the meaning as provided in Section 4(c).
“Registered BBU
Unit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.
“Required Collateral
Account Balance” shall mean, as of a particular date, a number of BBU Units equal to the product of (i) the total number
of Class A Shares outstanding on such date, excluding Class A Shares owned by BN, its Affiliates or Waiving Class A Shareholders,
multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Factor in effect on such date.
“Required Collateral
Account Cash Balance” shall mean, as of a particular date, the product of (i)(a) the Required Collateral Account Balance
minus (b) the Collateral Account BBU Unit Balance, multiplied by (ii) one hundred and twenty-five percent (125%) of the BBU
Unit Value as of such date.
“Rights Agent”
shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Secondary Exchange
Right” shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“Securities Act”
shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Specified Exchange
Date” shall have the meaning as provided in the Company’s Articles.
“Subject Class A
Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Waiving Class A
Shareholder” shall mean a Class A Shareholder that has provided a written notice in favour of BN and the Company, in form
and substance satisfactory to BN in its sole discretion, pursuant to which such Class A Shareholder has voluntarily agreed to (i) waive
BN’s obligation to deposit BBU Units, BBU Unit Convertibles or cash into the Collateral Account in respect of the Class A
Shares held by such Class A Shareholder, (ii) waive such Class A Shareholder’s entitlement to receive any BBU Units,
BBU Unit Convertibles or cash from the Collateral Account upon the exercise of such Class A Shareholder’s Secondary Exchange
Rights, and (iii) be classified as, and have the rights and obligations of, a Waiving Class A Shareholder, as set forth in
this Agreement.
Section 2. Appointment
of Rights Agent.
The Rights Agent is hereby
appointed to act as agent for the holders of the Secondary Exchange Rights, as a class and not individually, in accordance with the express
terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The obligations of the Rights Agent hereunder became
effective as of the Distribution Date. The Rights Agent shall neither be responsible for, nor chargeable with, knowledge of the terms
and conditions of any other agreement, instrument, or document (including, without limitation, the Company’s Articles or the Class A
Shares) other than this Agreement, except to the extent that defined terms set forth in the Company’s Articles are expressly incorporated
herein, whether or not an original or a copy of such agreement, instrument, or document has been provided to the Rights Agent; and the
Rights Agent shall have no duty to know or inquire as to the performance or nonperformance of any provision of any such agreement, instrument,
or document. Except to the extent that defined terms set forth in the Company’s Articles are expressly incorporated herein, references
in this Agreement to any other agreement, instrument, or document are for the convenience of the parties and the Rights Agent has no
duties or obligations with respect thereto.
Section 3. Secondary
Exchange Rights.
(a) The
Secondary Exchange Rights are a part of the terms of the Class A Shares and shall not be transferred or assigned separate or apart
from the Class A Shares. The Secondary Exchange Rights shall not be separately evidenced. Any sale, transfer, assignment or other
disposition of a Class A Share shall also constitute the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of the Secondary Exchange
Rights associated with such Class A Share.
(b) Physical
certificates for Class A Shares, if any, which become outstanding prior to the Close of Business on the Final Expiration Date shall
have impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to them the following legend:
This certificate also evidences and entitles
the holder hereof to certain Secondary Exchange Rights as set forth in a Rights Agreement between Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Rights Agent, dated as of March 15, 2022, as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented
pursuant to its terms (the “Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy
of which is on file at the principal executive offices of the Company. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a copy
of the Agreement without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. The Secondary Exchange Rights are a part of the terms of
the Class A Shares and shall not be transferred or assigned separate or apart from the Class A Shares.
Notwithstanding this Section 3(b),
the omission of a legend shall not affect the enforceability of any part of this Agreement or the rights of any holder of the Secondary
Exchange Rights.
Section 4. Satisfaction
of Secondary Exchange Rights.
(a) BN
hereby agrees to satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, the obligations with respect to the Secondary Exchange Rights contained in the Company’s
Articles in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the event that, in connection with any Subject Class A Share, (i) the
Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections 26.11 and 26.13 of the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU Units Amount
or Cash Amount on the applicable Specified Exchange Date and (ii) BBU has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion,
acquired such Subject Class A Share from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount
in exchange therefor pursuant to section 26.23 of the Company’s Articles on the applicable Specified Exchange Date.
(i) In
accordance with the Company’s Articles, the Company is required to deliver a Company Notice, which shall be executed by an authorized
signatory identified in Exhibit B-1 attached hereto (which exhibit may be updated by the Company from time to time in the
Company’s reasonable discretion, provided that such update does not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or its rights
hereunder in any respect), to the Rights Agent and BN on the Specified Exchange Date if the conditions to the exercise of the Secondary
Exchange Rights set forth in the immediately preceding sentence with respect to such Subject Class A Shares have been satisfied,
which Company Notice shall set forth the BBU Units Amount and the Cash Amount for such Subject Class A Shares, whether the Exchanging
Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, any wire transfer or other delivery instructions necessary to permit
the Rights Agent or BN, as applicable, to transfer the BBU Units or the Cash Amount to such Exchanging Class A Shareholder and be
in a format that is acceptable to the Rights Agent (determined by the Rights Agent acting reasonably and in good faith).
(ii) If
the Rights Agent has not received a signed written notice executed by an authorized signatory identified in Exhibit B-2 attached
hereto from BN (which exhibit may be updated by BN from time to time in BN’s reasonable discretion, provided that such update does
not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or its rights hereunder in any respect) by the Close of Business on the Business Day
immediately following the date the Rights Agent received the Company Notice, providing that BN has elected, in BN’s sole discretion,
to fund the Cash Amount pursuant to Section 4(b) below, the Subject Class A Shares shall be exchanged:
(A) if
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is not a Waiving Class A Shareholder, by the Rights Agent for a number of BBU Units held
in the Collateral Account, in accordance with Section 4(e) below, equal to the BBU Units Amount for such Subject Class A
Shares set forth in such Company Notice and promptly, and in any event within two Business Days following the receipt of the Company
Notice and receipt of the Subject Class A Shares in the Received Class A Share Account pursuant to Section 4(c),
the Rights Agent shall deliver such BBU Units from the Collateral Account to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder; provided that
if there shall not be enough BBU Units in the Collateral Account to satisfy the BBU Units Amount with respect to one or more of such
Subject Class A Shares, the Rights Agent shall exchange each such Subject Class A Share for an amount of cash from the Collateral
Account equal to the Cash Amount for such Subject Class A Share and promptly, and in any event within two Business Days of receipt
of the Company Notice and the Subject Class A Shares in the Received Class A Share Account pursuant to Section 4(c),
deliver the Cash Amount to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder. For the avoidance of doubt, if for any given exercise of the Secondary
Exchange Rights under this Section 4 by a Class A Shareholder that is not a Waiving Class A Shareholder there are
not enough BBU Units in the Collateral Account to satisfy the BBU Units Amount with respect to all Subject Class A Shares subject
to such Secondary Exchange Right, the Rights Agent shall not cause any BBU Units to be exchanged with respect to any such Subject Class A
Shares, and shall instead only deliver to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder the Cash Amount with respect to each such Subject Class A
Share from the Collateral Account; or
(B) if
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, by BN for a number of BBU Units not held in the Collateral
Account, in accordance with Section 4(e) below, equal to the BBU Units Amount for such Subject Class A Shares set
forth in such Company Notice and promptly, and in any event within two Business Days following the receipt of the Company Notice and
receipt of the Subject Class A Shares in such account as BN may designate, BN shall deliver such BBU Units to the Exchanging Class A
Shareholder.
(iii) In
the event that, in connection with any Subject Class A Share, (i) the Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections
26.11 and 26.13 of the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount on the applicable Specified Exchange
Date and (ii) BBU has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion, acquired such Subject Class A Share from
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount in exchange therefor pursuant to section 26.23
of the Company’s Articles on the applicable Specified Exchange Date, the Exchanging Class A Shareholder shall have the right
to deliver, or cause to be delivered, an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice to the Rights Agent and BN, which Exchanging
Class A Shareholder Notice shall set forth the number of such Subject Class A Shares, whether the Exchanging Class A Shareholder
is a Waiving Class A Shareholder and any wire transfer or other delivery instructions necessary to permit the Rights Agent or BN,
as applicable, to transfer the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder and be in a format that
is acceptable to the Rights Agent (determined by the Rights Agent acting reasonably and in good faith).
(A) If
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is not a Waiving Class A Shareholder, as promptly as practicable and in any event on or
prior to the Business Day immediately following the date of such Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, BN shall provide written
notice to the Rights Agent, which notice shall (i) set forth the BBU Units Amount and the Cash Amount for such Subject Class A
Shares subject to such Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice and (ii) either (A) provide that BN has elected, in BN’s
sole discretion, to fund the Cash Amount pursuant to Section 4(b) below with respect to such Subject Class A Shares,
or (B) instruct the Rights Agent to exchange (in accordance with Section 4(c), and 4(e) below) each Subject
Class A Share in accordance with this Section 4(a)(iii)(A), it being understood that BN shall not be obligated to deliver
such notice to the Rights Agent if it has determined in good faith that the conditions to the exercise of the Secondary Exchange Right
set forth in Section 4(a) have not been satisfied. Upon receipt of an instruction by BN pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of
the immediately preceding sentence and receipt of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice and the Subject Class A
Shares in the Received Class A Share Account pursuant to Section 4(c), the Rights Agent shall exchange such Subject
Class A Shares for a number of BBU Units held in the Collateral Account equal to the BBU Units Amount for such Subject Class A
Shares set forth in such BN instructions and, on or prior to the second Business Day following receipt of such instruction from BN and
receipt of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, and the Subject Class A Shares in the Received Class A Share
Account pursuant to Section 4(c), deliver such BBU Units from the Collateral Account to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder;
provided that if there are not be enough BBU Units in the Collateral Account to satisfy the BBU Units Amount with respect to one
of more of such Subject Class A Shares, the Rights Agent shall exchange each such Subject Class A Share for an amount of cash
from the Collateral Account equal to the Cash Amount for such Subject Class A Share and, on or prior to the second Business Day
following receipt of such instruction from BN and receipt of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, and the Subject
Class A Shares in the Received Class A Share Account pursuant to Section 4(c), deliver the Cash Amount to the Exchanging
Class A Shareholder. The Rights Agent shall not take any action under this Section 4(a)(iii)(A) or otherwise upon
receipt of an Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice unless BN has instructed the Rights Agent to exchange any Subject Class A
Share for a number of BBU Units or the Cash Amount, as applicable, as set forth in this Section 4(a)(iii)(A); or
(B) If
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, upon receipt of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder
Notice and the Subject Class A Shares in such account as BN may designate, BN shall exchange such Subject Class A Shares for
a number of BBU Units not held in the Collateral Account equal to the BBU Units Amount for such Subject Class A Shares and, on or
prior to the second Business Day following receipt of such original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice and the Subject Class A
Shares in the account that BN has designated, deliver such BBU Units to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder.
(b) With
respect to any Company Notice or Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, BN shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion,
to elect that the Subject Class A Shares be exchanged for the Cash Amount for each Subject Class A Share. BN may make such
election by providing written notice of such election to the Rights Agent on or prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately
following the date the Rights Agent received the Company Notice or Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, as applicable, in accordance
with Section 4(a)(i) and Section 4(a)(iii), as applicable.
(i) If
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is not a Waiving Class A Shareholder, (A) in the event that BN shall make such election,
and there shall not be an amount of cash in the Collateral Account sufficient to exchange any such Subject Class A Share for the
Cash Amount, BN shall deposit an amount of cash into the Collateral Account equal to the Cash Amount with respect to each such Subject
Class A Share simultaneously with the delivery of the written notice set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, and (B) in
the event that BN shall make such election, the Rights Agent shall deliver the Cash Amount for each Subject Class A Share from the
Collateral Account to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder on or before the second Business Day following receipt of the written notice
of such election from BN and receipt of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice (only if applicable per Section 4(a)(iii))
and the Subject Class A Shares in the Received Class A Share Account pursuant to Section 4(c).
(ii) If
the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, in the event that BN shall make such election, BN shall
deliver the Cash Amount for each Subject Class A Share to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder from an account other than the
Collateral Account, on or before the second Business Day following receipt of the written notice of such election from BN and receipt
of an original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice (only if applicable per Section 4(a)(iii)) and the Subject Class A
Shares in such account as BN may designate.
(c) BN
shall establish a non-interest bearing trust account in the name of BN that will be administered by the Rights Agent for purposes of
receiving any Subject Class A Shares exchanged by Class A Shareholders that are not Waiving Class A Shareholders pursuant
to this Agreement (the “Received Class A Share Account”). Such Received Class A Share Account information
is as set forth in Exhibits D-1 and D-2. Any Class A Shares received by the Rights Agent pursuant to Section 4(a) or
Section 4(b) shall be delivered to the Received Class A Share Account. Any Class A Shares in the Received
Class A Share Account shall be transferable to BN or, at BN’s direction, an Affiliate of BN which was the beneficial owner
of the BBU Units transferred to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder, pursuant to delivery instructions provided by BN to the Rights
Agent (which may be standing written instructions), and shall not be delivered into the Collateral Account, and thereafter BN or such
Affiliate, as applicable, shall be the beneficial owner of such Class A Shares with all rights, powers, privileges and preferences
appurtenant thereto, including, without limitation, the Exchange Right. Delivery to BN or such Affiliate pursuant to this Section 4(c) shall
be accomplished by the Rights Agent instructing the transfer agent for the Class A Shares to record the transfer of the Class A
Shares from the Received Class A Shares Account to, and the ownership thereof by, BN or such Affiliate in accordance with the Applicable
Procedures. The Rights Agent shall provide BN with online access to view the Received Class A Share Account, which online interface
shall be kept reasonably up-to-date by the Rights Agent.
(d) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, BN shall be entitled to cause any of its Affiliates to take any action required
to satisfy BN’s obligations with respect to the Secondary Exchange Rights or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement; provided that
nothing other than full and complete payment and performance of such obligations shall relieve BN of such obligations.
(e) In
connection with an Exchanging Class A Shareholder’s exercise of the Secondary Exchange Right with respect to any Subject Class A
Shares held through DTC or another Depositary, such Exchanging Class A Shareholder shall deliver such Subject Class A Shares
to the Received Class A Share Account or, if the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is Waiving Class A Shareholder, such other
account designated by BN, pursuant to DTC’s or such other Depositary’s Applicable Procedures. In addition, such Exchanging
Class A Shareholder shall deliver to the Rights Agent or, if such Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A
Shareholder, BN, via email or other appropriate method of communication on the Business Day prior to the delivery of such Subject Class A
Shares, a copy of such Exchanging Class A Shareholder’s Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice; provided that the
neither the Rights Agent nor BN’s obligations pursuant to Section 4(a)(iii) shall be affected by such Exchanging
Class A Shareholder’s failure to so deliver a copy of such Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice if such Exchanging Class A
Shareholder’s original Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice is received by the Rights Agent or BN, as applicable, within
two Business Days of the date that such Subject Class A Shares are received from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder pursuant
to DTC’s or another Depositary’s Applicable Procedures. In connection with any transfer by an Exchanging Class A Shareholder
of any Subject Class A Shares required by this Agreement which are not held through DTC or another Depositary, such Exchanging Class A
Shareholder shall take all necessary action to cause such Subject Class A Shares to be delivered to the Received Class A Share
Account or, if the Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Waiving Class A Shareholder, the account designated by BN.
Section 5. Exercise
of Rights.
The Rights Agent or BN, as
applicable, shall cause the BBU Units Amount delivered to any Exchanging Class A Shareholder pursuant to Section 4(a) to
be delivered to or upon the order of the Exchanging Class A Shareholder, registered in such name or names as such Exchanging Class A
Shareholder held such Subject Class A Shares (all as set forth in the Company Notice or the Exchanging Class A Shareholder
Notice, as applicable).
Section 6. Confirmation
Procedures.
(a) If
the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount to be delivered pursuant to Section 4 above is to be delivered in a name other than
that in which the Subject Class A Shares surrendered in exchange therefor are registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of
the Company, the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount may be delivered to a Person other than the Person in whose name the Subject Class A
Shares so surrendered are registered in the stock transfer books or ledger of the Company only if such Subject Class A Shares are
properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for surrender and transfer and the Person requesting such delivery has paid to BN (or
any agent designated by BN) any transfer taxes reasonably expected to be required by reason of the payment of the BBU Units Amount or
the Cash Amount to a Person other than the registered holder of such Subject Class A Shares, or established to the reasonable satisfaction
of BN (or any agent designated by BN) that such transfer taxes have been paid or are otherwise not payable. Upon satisfaction of the
condition in the immediately preceding sentence, BN shall instruct the Rights Agent in writing to deliver, or, if the Subject Class A
Shares are held by a Waiving Class A Shareholder, BN shall deliver, such BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount to such other Person. Unless
the Rights Agent has received such written instruction from BN pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence prior to the delivery by
the Rights Agent of the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount with respect to such Subject Class A Shares, the Rights Agent shall have
no duty or obligation under this Section 6(a) and shall deliver or cause to be delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash
Amount to the party designated in the Company Notice without further inquiry.
(b) All
Subject Class A Shares shall be delivered to the Received Class A Share Account or such other account designated by BN, in
accordance with this Agreement, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever, and should any such liens, claims and
encumbrances exist or arise with respect to such Subject Class A Shares, the Exchanging Class A Shareholder shall not be entitled
to exercise its Secondary Exchange Rights with respect to such Subject Class A Shares. Each Exchanging Class A Shareholder
will pay to BN the amount of any tax withholding due upon the exchange of Subject Class A Shares pursuant to this Agreement and,
in the event BN elects to acquire some or all of the Subject Class A Shares from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder in exchange
for the Cash Amount in accordance with Section 4(b), will authorize BN to retain such portion of the Cash Amount as BN reasonably
determines is necessary to satisfy its tax withholding obligations. In the event BN elects to acquire some or all of the Subject Class A
Shares from the Exchanging Class A Shareholder in exchange for the BBU Units Amount, BN may elect to either satisfy the amount of
any tax withholding due upon the exchange of Subject Class A Shares by retaining BBU Units with a fair market value, as reasonably
determined by BN in good faith, equal to the amount of such obligation, or satisfy such tax withholding obligation using amounts paid
by BN, which amounts shall be treated as a loan by BN to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder, in each case, unless the Exchanging
Class A Shareholder, at the Exchanging Class A Shareholder’s election, has paid or has made arrangements satisfactory
to BN, in its sole discretion, to pay, the amount of any such tax withholding. BN shall notify the Exchanging Class A Shareholder
within one Business Day following the date of the Company Notice or the Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, as applicable, of
BN’s good faith estimate of the amount of any tax withholding due upon the exchange of the Subject Class A Shares subject
to such Company Notice or the Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, provide the Exchanging Class A Shareholder with sufficient
opportunity to provide any forms or other documentation or take such other steps in order to avoid or reduce such withholding, and reasonably
cooperate with the Exchanging Class A Shareholder in good faith to attempt to reduce any amounts that would otherwise be withheld
pursuant to this Section 6(b); provided that any determination with respect to the withholding shall be made by BN, in its
sole discretion exercised in good faith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6(b), in no event shall
an Exchanging Class A Shareholder be subject to withholding both under section 26.18 of the Company’s Articles and under this
Section 6(b), and any amounts paid or withheld with respect to a Subject Class A Share pursuant to section 26.18 of
the Company’s Articles shall be credited against and deemed to satisfy the Exchanging Class A Shareholder’s withholding
obligation pursuant to this Section 6(b).
Section 7. BBU
Units Record Date.
Each former Exchanging Class A
Shareholder who receives the BBU Units Amount upon the exercise of the Secondary Exchange Right with respect to any Subject Class A
Share pursuant to this Agreement shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the owner of the BBU Units representing the BBU Units
Amount for which the Secondary Exchange Right with respect to such Subject Class A Share is exercisable as of the date upon which
such Class A Shareholder’s Subject Class A Share is duly surrendered in accordance with this Agreement. Prior to such
Class A Shareholder’s surrender of such Subject Class A Share in accordance with this Agreement, the Class A Shareholder
shall not be entitled to any rights of a holder of such BBU Units for which the Secondary Exchange Right with respect to such Subject
Class A Share shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions
or to exercise any preemptive rights, and shall not be entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of BBU with respect to such
BBU Units. For the avoidance of doubt, any Class A Shareholder who receives the Cash Amount in satisfaction of the Secondary Exchange
Right with respect to any Class A Share pursuant to this Agreement shall not be entitled to any rights of a holder of BBU Units
at any time with respect to the BBU Units for which the Secondary Exchange Right with respect to such Subject Class A Share was
exercisable prior to the receipt of such Cash Amount.
Section 8. Collateral
Account.
(a) BN
or one or more Affiliates of BN shall establish one or more non-interest bearing trust accounts in the name of BN or such Affiliates
that will be administered by the Rights Agent (together, the “Collateral Account”). The Rights Agent shall requisition
the BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount, as applicable, without any further action or approval from BN, for payment to any Class A
Shareholder that is not a Waiving Class A Shareholder in accordance with Section 4(a) or Section 4(b) in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, it being understood and agreed that any BBU Units or Cash Amount
to be delivered hereunder to a Waiving Class A Shareholder shall be delivered to such Waiving Class A Shareholder by BN directly
and not from the Collateral Account. BN shall be responsible for ensuring that the Collateral Account Balance shall at times equal or
exceed the Required Collateral Account Balance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8 and
subject to any additional requirements with respect to the Collateral Account Balance contained in this Section 8, in the
event that the Collateral Account Balance shall at any time be less than the Required Collateral Account Balance, including, without
limitation, as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Factor or an increase in the BBU Unit Value, within two Business Days, BN
shall, or shall cause an Affiliate to, deposit into the Collateral Account either (i) a number of BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles
or (ii) an amount of cash or Cash Equivalents, in an amount necessary to cause the Collateral Account Balance to be at least equal
to the Required Collateral Account Balance. The Rights Agent shall have no duty or obligation to calculate the Required Collateral Account
Balance, determine the Conversion Factor, determine if the Collateral Account Balance equals or exceeds the Required Collateral Account
Balance, or determine the amounts necessary to cause the Collateral Account Balance to equal or exceed the Required Collateral Account
Balance. BN covenants and agrees that it will take all action within its control (including making requests of third parties and enforcing
any contractual rights and/or obligations) to convert or redeem any BBU Unit Convertibles if necessary to satisfy any Class A Shareholder’s
Secondary Exchange Right in accordance with this Agreement, and any delivery of a BBU Units Amount pursuant to this Agreement shall be
made in the form of BBU Units and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in the form of BBU Unit Convertibles. To the extent that conversion
or redemption of a BBU Unit Convertible results in the imposition of any fees, payments, premiums or penalties, such fees, payments,
premiums or penalties shall be borne by BN, or its applicable Affiliates, and shall either be satisfied directly by BN or such Affiliates
or shall be deemed to reduce the Collateral Account Balance. BN shall keep the Rights Agent informed of the Collateral Account Balance
and the Required Collateral Account Balance in writing on a regular basis, and shall inform the Rights Agent in writing within two Business
Days of any change in the Collateral Account Balance or the Required Collateral Account Balance for any reason, including as a result
of an adjustment to the Conversion Factor or an increase in the BBU Unit Value.
(b) Prior
to or substantially concurrently with the issuance of any Class A Shares by the Company, BN shall, or cause an Affiliate of BN to,
deposit BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles into the Collateral Account such that, after taking into account the number of BBU Units issued
or issuable upon conversion or redemption of such BBU Unit Convertibles, the number of BBU Units deposited into the Collateral Account
shall be equal to the product of (i) the number of such Class A Shares issued (excluding any shares issued to BN, its Affiliates
or Waiving Class A Shareholders) multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Factor. The Rights Agent shall have no duty or obligation
to calculate the Conversion Factor, to determine the number of Class A Shares issued, or to determine the number of BBU Units or
BBU Unit Convertibles necessary to equal the product of (i) the number of such Class A Shares issued (excluding any shares
issued to BN, its Affiliates or Waiving Class A Shareholders) multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Factor.
(c) Except
as set forth in this Section 8(c), BN and its Affiliates shall not be entitled to withdraw any BBU Unit or BBU Unit Convertible
from the Collateral Account.
(i) In
the event that the Collateral Account Balance shall exceed the Required Collateral Account Balance, either as a result of a change in
the Conversion Factor, an increase in the number of Waiving Class A Shareholders or Class A Shares held by such Waiving Class A
Shareholders or a decrease in the number of Class A Shares (excluding Class A Shares owned by BN, its Affiliates or Waiving
Class A Shareholders) outstanding, BN or an Affiliate of BN shall be entitled to withdraw (pursuant to a written instruction from
BN to the Rights Agent) from the Collateral Account a number of BBU Units, or BBU Unit Convertibles that are convertible into or redeemable
for a number of BBU Units, up to an amount equal to (i) the Collateral Account Balance minus (ii) the Required Collateral Account
Balance. The Rights Agent shall be entitled to conclusively and exclusively rely upon such written instruction from BN in accordance
with this Section 8(c)(i) without liability or further inquiry.
(ii) BN,
or any Affiliate of BN, shall be permitted to withdraw from the Collateral Account a BBU Unit, or the number of BBU Unit Convertibles
that are convertible into or redeemable for a BBU Unit, upon the deposit by BN or any Affiliate of BN of the BBU Unit Release Price with
respect to such BBU Unit, or the number of BBU Unit Convertibles that are convertible into or redeemable for such BBU Unit, in the Collateral
Account.
(d) If
at any time the Collateral Account Cash Balance shall be less than the Required Collateral Account Cash Balance, BN shall, or shall cause
its Affiliates to, within two Business Days, deposit cash or Cash Equivalents (pursuant to a written instruction from BN to the Rights
Agent and as selected by BN) in an amount necessary to cause the Collateral Account Cash Balance to be at least equal to the Required
Collateral Account Cash Balance.
(e) Except
as set forth in this Section 8(e), BN and its Affiliates shall not be entitled to withdraw any cash or Cash Equivalents from
the Collateral Account.
(i) If
at any time the Collateral Account Cash Balance shall be greater than one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the Required Collateral
Account Cash Balance, either as a result of a change in the Conversion Factor, an increase in the number of Waiving Class A Shareholders
or Class A Shares held by such Waiving Class A Shareholders or a decrease in the number of Class A Shares (excluding Class A
Shares owned by BN, its Affiliates or Waiving Class A Shareholders) outstanding, BN or its Affiliates shall be permitted to withdraw
(pursuant to a written instruction from BN to the Rights Agent) cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount not to exceed the excess of (i) the
Collateral Account Cash Balance minus (ii) one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the Required Collateral Account Cash Balance.
The Rights Agent shall be entitled to conclusively and exclusively rely upon such written instruction from BN in accordance with this
Section 8(e)(i) without liability or further inquiry.
(ii) Upon
the deposit in the Collateral Account of a number of BBU Units, or of BBU Unit Convertibles that are convertible into or redeemable for
such number of BBU Units, BN, or an Affiliate of BN, shall be permitted to withdraw (pursuant to a written instruction from BN to the
Rights Agent) cash or Cash Equivalents from the Collateral Account in an amount equal to the aggregate BBU Unit Value of such number
of BBU Units, or of the number of BBU Units issuable upon the conversion or redemption of such BBU Unit Convertibles, as applicable.
(f) For
the avoidance of doubt, BN, or its applicable Affiliates, shall remain the beneficial owner of any BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles
deposited by BN or such Affiliates into the Collateral Account for so long as such BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles remain in the Collateral
Account, and shall hold all of the rights, powers, privileges and preferences appurtenant to such BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles,
including, without limitation, the right to distributions on such BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles. In the event that the Collateral
Account consists of more than one account and (i) the Rights Agent has not received written instructions from BN as to which account
to use for any specific transaction described in this Section 8 or (ii) there shall not be an amount within the account
designated by BN to satisfy any applicable BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, in such cases
the Rights Agent shall follow an order of account priority, to be provided in writing by BN upon the establishment each new account,
when determining which account to use for any of the transactions described in this Section 8. BN also covenants and agrees
that it will take all action within its control to ensure that any transfer agent of the BBU Unit certificates and Class A Shares
will comply with the Rights Agent’s instructions in carrying out the purposes of this Agreement. BN shall provide the Rights Agent
with all necessary information and contact details for each transfer agent for the BBU Unit certificates and Class A Shares. The
Rights Agent shall have no liability for the failure of any transfer agent to facilitate or effect any transfers contemplated hereby,
or for any delay in doing so, or for the failure of BN of its obligations under this Section 8(f). Prior to any transfer
contemplated by this Agreement, BN shall instruct the transfer agents for any BBU Unit certificates and Class A Shares to follow
the instructions of the Rights Agent in connection with any exchange of Class A Shares for BBU Units as set forth herein.
(g) In
connection with any transfer by BN of BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles into the Collateral Account required by this Agreement which
are held through DTC or another Depositary, BN shall deliver to the Rights Agent such BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles to the Collateral
Account pursuant to DTC’s or such other Depositary’s Applicable Procedures. In connection with any transfer by BN of BBU
Units or BBU Unit Convertibles into the Collateral Account required by this Agreement which are not held through DTC or another Depositary,
BN shall take all necessary action to cause such BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertibles to be delivered to the Collateral Account.
Section 9. Registration
of BBU Unit Resales.
In the event that a shelf
registration statement, prospectus or Prospectus Exemption (as defined below) registering or exempting, as applicable, the transfer of
BBU Units (including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of or redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles in the Collateral Account)
from the Collateral Account to an Exchanging Class A Shareholder (or to such other Person as may be entitled thereto pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement) has, at any time, not been effective for five (5) consecutive Business Days, BN shall, or shall cause
an Affiliate of BN to, deposit in the Collateral Account an amount of cash or Cash Equivalents equal to the BBU Unit Release Price for
all BBU Units held in the Collateral Account (including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of for redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles
in the Collateral Account) that cease to be Registered BBU Units (as defined below) as a result thereof, within five (5) Business
Days; provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, no such deposit is required to the extent all of the BBU Units in
the Collateral Account, including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of or redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles in the Collateral
Account, and the transfer of such BBU Units (including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of or redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles
in the Collateral Account) from the Collateral Account to an Exchanging Class A Shareholder (or to such other Person as may be entitled
thereto pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) are (i) registered under the Securities Act pursuant to an effective shelf
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (ii) qualified for distribution by BN to Exchanging Class A
Shareholders under the securities laws applicable in each of the provinces and territories of Canada through the filing of a prospectus
(or exempt from the applicable prospectus requirements in such jurisdictions (a “Prospectus Exemption”)) (each BBU
Unit so registered, including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of or redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles in the Collateral
Account, a “Registered BBU Unit”). The Rights Agent shall have no duty or obligation (and no liability) to determine
if any BBU Unit, including BBU Units that are issuable upon conversion of or redemption for BBU Unit Convertibles, or any BBU Unit Convertible
held in the Collateral Account or transferred to an Exchanging Class A Shareholder is a Registered BBU Unit freely transferable
under the U.S. federal securities laws or the laws applicable in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
Section 10. Concerning
BN.
(a) BN
agrees that any Class A Shareholder may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of BN, extend the
time of payment of the Exchange Rights or Secondary Exchange Rights, and may also make any agreement with the Company, BBU, or any other
Person, for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, or for any modification of
the terms thereof or of any agreement between a Class A Shareholder, on the one hand, and the Company, BBU or any such other Person,
on the other hand, it being understood that no such action shall impair, affect, alter or increase BN’s obligations under this
Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(b) BN
agrees that its obligations hereunder shall in no way be terminated, affected or impaired by reason of (a) the assertion by any
Class A Shareholder of any rights or remedies which it may have under or with respect to this Agreement or against any Person obligated
hereunder, (b) any Class A Shareholder’s failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any such right or remedy or any
right or remedy such Class A Shareholder may have hereunder, (c) any change in the structure or ownership of the Company, (d) any
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Company, BBU or any other Person, (e) the existence
of any claim, set-off or other right that BN may have at any time against the Company, BBU or any of their respective Affiliates, whether
in connection with the Exchange Right, the Secondary Exchange Rights or otherwise; (f) the validity or enforceability of the Exchange
Right; or (g) any other circumstance whatsoever which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge
of the Company with respect to the Exchange Right, in bankruptcy or any other instance, other than as provided herein.
(c) To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, BN hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any applicable
law which would otherwise require any election of remedies by any Class A Shareholder. BN waives promptness, diligence, notice of
the acceptance of this Agreement and of the Exchange Right, all defenses that may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium
law or other similar applicable law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshalling of assets of the Company or any
other Person, and all suretyship defenses generally. BN acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from
the Master Services Agreement and that this Agreement, including specifically the waivers set forth in this Agreement, is knowingly made
in contemplation of such benefits and after the advice of counsel.
(d) BN
hereby unconditionally waives any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Company or its subsidiaries that arise
from the existence, payment, performance, or enforcement of BN’s obligations under or in respect of this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification.
(e) BN
hereby represents and warrants that:
(i) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action, and do not contravene
any provision of BN’s organizational documents or any applicable law, order, judgment or contractual restriction binding on BN
or its assets;
(ii) all
consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any governmental entity necessary for the due execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by BN have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with,
and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental entity is required in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement;
(iii) this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the BN enforceable against BN in accordance with its terms, subject to
(i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar applicable laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);
and
(iv) as
of the date hereof, BN has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Section 11. Rights
of Action.
All rights of action in respect
of this Agreement, excepting the rights of action given to the Rights Agent under Section 12 hereof, are vested in the Class A
Shareholders; and any Class A Shareholder may, without the consent of the Rights Agent or of any other Class A Shareholder,
on such holder’s own behalf and for such holder’s own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or
proceeding against BN to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, such holder’s right to exercise the Secondary Exchange Rights
and the Class A Shareholders’ rights under this Agreement, in each case in the manner provided in the Company’s Articles
and in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the Class A Shareholders, it is specifically
acknowledged that the Class A Shareholders would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement and will be
entitled to specific performance of the obligations under, and injunctive relief against actual or threatened violations of the obligations
of any Person subject to, this Agreement. BN agrees to pay all expenses, including all reasonable and documented third party costs and
out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel), actually paid or incurred by such Class A Shareholder in enforcing
any of such Class A Shareholder’s rights hereunder or otherwise relating to any litigation or other proceeding brought by
such Class A Shareholder to enforce such Class A Shareholder’s rights hereunder, if such Class A Shareholder prevails
in such litigation or proceeding.
Section 12. Concerning
the Rights Agent.
(a) BN
agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in accordance with Exhibit C
attached hereto and, from time to time, on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses and counsel
fees and other disbursements incurred in the administration and execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties
hereunder. BN also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense, incurred
without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Rights Agent, for anything done or omitted by the Rights
Agent in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement, including the costs and expenses of defending against any
claim or liability in connection therewith. The indemnification provided for hereunder shall survive the expiration of the Secondary
Exchange Rights and the termination of this Agreement. The costs and expenses of enforcing this right of indemnification shall also be
paid by BN. The Rights Agent shall have no right of set-off against any funds in the Collateral Account with respect to any amounts owed
to the Rights Agent by BN hereunder.
(b) The
Rights Agent may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered
or omitted by it in connection with its administration of this Agreement in reliance upon any instrument of assignment or transfer, power
of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statement, or other paper or document reasonably
believed by it, in good faith, to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper
Person or Persons, or otherwise upon the advice of legal counsel to the Rights Agent (who may be an employee of the Rights Agent or outside
legal counsel for the Rights Agent). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Rights Agent be
liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even
if the Rights Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of the action.
Section 13. Merger
or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent.
Any Person into which the
Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger
or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate
trust business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such Person would be
eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 15 hereof. The acquisition of substantially
all of the Rights Agent’s assets employed in the exercise of corporate trust powers shall be deemed to be a merger or consolidation
for purposes of this Section 13.
Section 14. Duties
of Rights Agent.
The Rights Agent undertakes
the duties and obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement which shall be deemed purely ministerial in nature and no implied duties
or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Rights Agent. Under no circumstances will the Rights Agent be deemed to
be a fiduciary to BN, the Company, any Class A Shareholder or any other person under this Agreement. The Rights Agent will not be
responsible or liable for the failure of BN, the Company, BBU, any transfer agent, any Class A Shareholder or any other person to
perform in accordance with this Agreement. The Rights Agent shall perform those duties and obligations upon the following terms and conditions:
(a) Before
the Rights Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may consult with legal counsel (who may be an employee of the Rights Agent or outside
legal counsel for the Rights Agent), and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights
Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
(b) Whenever
in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be
proved or established prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof
be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by an authorized signatory
of BN identified in Exhibit B-2 attached hereto (which exhibit may be updated by BN from time to time in BN’s reasonable
discretion, provided that such update does not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or its rights hereunder in any respect)
and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action taken or suffered
in good faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.
(c) The
Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Rights Agent shall not
be liable, directly or indirectly, for any special, indirect or consequential damages or losses of any kind whatsoever (including without
limitation lost profits), even if the Rights Agent has been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages and regardless of the
form of action.
(d) The
Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the
Company’s Articles or be required to verify the same.
(e) The
Rights Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof
(except the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by BN of any covenant or condition
contained in this Agreement; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization
or reservation of any BBU Units to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or as to whether any BBU Units will, when so issued, be validly
authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(f) BN
agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such
further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing
by the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.
(g) The
Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept (and shall be entitled to conclusively and exclusively rely upon, without further
inquiry) instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from any Person reasonably believed by the Rights Agent
to be one of the authorized signatories of BN listed on Exhibit B-2 attached hereto (which exhibit may be updated by BN from
time to time in BN’s reasonable discretion, provided that such update does not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder or
its rights hereunder in any respect), and to apply to such Persons for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall
not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, whenever the Rights Agent is unable to decide between alternative courses of action permitted
or required by the terms of this Agreement, or in the event that the Rights Agent is unsure as to the application of any provision of
this Agreement or believes any such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other
applicable provision, or in the event that this Agreement permits any determination or discretion by the Rights Agent or is silent or
is incomplete as to the course of action that the Rights Agent is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts, the Rights
Agent shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to BN requesting instruction as to the
course of action to be adopted, and to the extent the Rights Agent acts in good faith in accordance with any written instructions received
from BN the Rights Agent shall not be liable on account of such action to any person. If the Rights Agent shall not have received appropriate
instruction within ten (10) days of such notice (or such shorter period as reasonably may be specified in such notice or as may
be necessary under the circumstances) it shall be entitled to take no action and shall give prompt written notice of its decision not
to take action to BN, to the Company, and to any Exchanging Class A Shareholder that may be affected by such decision not to take
action. Any application by the Rights Agent for written instructions from BN may, at the option of the Rights Agent, set forth in writing
any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Rights Agent under this Agreement and the date on or after which such action shall
be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Rights Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Rights
Agent in accordance with a proposal included in any such application on or after the date specified in such application unless, prior
to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of an omission), the Rights Agent shall have received, in response to such
application, written instructions with respect to the proposed action or omission specifying a different action to be taken or omitted.
(h) To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the Rights Agent and any shareholder, director, officer or employee of the Rights Agent may buy,
sell or deal in any of the Class A Shares or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction
in which BN or the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to BN or the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely
as though it were not Rights Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent from acting in any other capacity
for BN, the Company or for any other Person.
(i) The
Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or
by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable or accountable for any act, default, neglect or misconduct
of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to BN or the Class A Shareholders resulting from any such act, default, neglect
or misconduct, provided reasonable care was exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof.
(j) No
provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability
(other than expenses and overhead incurred in the ordinary course by the Rights Agent’s performance under this Agreement) in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of its rights if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
(k) Other
than with respect to a Company Notice, Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice, BN instruction, or deposit of Class A Shares
in the Received Class A Share Account in accordance with Section 4, the Rights Agent shall not be required to take notice
or be deemed to have notice of any fact, event or determination under this Agreement unless and until the Rights Agent shall be specifically
notified in writing by BN of such fact, event or determination.
(l) The
Rights Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligation under this Agreement arising
out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God;
earthquakes; fire; flood; wars; acts of terrorism; civil or military disturbances; sabotage; epidemic; riots; interruptions, loss or
malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military
authority or governmental action; it being understood that the Rights Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent
with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as reasonably practicable under the circumstances.
(m) The
Rights Agent may rely upon and shall not be liable for acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, instruction or request
furnished to it hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Rights Agent shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity,
accuracy or content of any such document.
(n) Unless
subject to reimbursement by BN pursuant to Section 12(a) or reasonably necessary in order for the Rights Agent to perform
its express obligations hereunder in accordance herewith, notwithstanding anything contained herein or elsewhere to the contrary, the
Rights Agent shall not be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such action
will (x) require the Rights Agent in its individual capacity to obtain the consent, approval, authorization or order of or the giving
of notice to, or the registration with, or taking of any action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency other
than the State of Delaware; (y) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Rights Agent in its individual capacity, or (z) subject the Rights Agent in its individual
capacity to personal jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes of action arising from acts unrelated
to the consummation of the transactions by the Rights Agent contemplated hereby.
(o) The
right of the Rights Agent to perform any discretionary act (if any) enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.
Section 15. Change
of Rights Agent.
The Rights Agent or any successor
Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement upon 30 days’ notice in writing mailed to BN and
the Company and to each transfer agent of the Class A Shares and the BBU Units by registered or certified mail. BN may remove the
Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon 30 days’ notice in writing, mailed to the Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent,
as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Class A Shares and the BBU Units by registered or certified mail. If the Rights
Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, BN shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If
BN shall fail to make such appointment within a period of 30 days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in
writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by a Class A Shareholder, then any Class A
Shareholder may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether
appointed by BN or by such a court, shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any
state of the United States, in good standing, which is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and is subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority and which has at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital
and surplus of at least $100 million. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties
and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights Agent
shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, including, without limitation,
the Collateral Account, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than
the effective date of any such appointment BN shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent, the Company, and
each transfer agent of the Class A Shares and the BBU Units. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 15,
however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment
of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
Section 16. Notices.
Notices or demands authorized
by this Agreement to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by any Exchanging Class A Shareholder, other Class A Shareholder,
or other holder of a Secondary Exchange Right, to or on BN shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid,
addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:
Brookfield Corporation
Brookfield Place, Suite 100
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
Attention: Chief Legal Officer
Subject to the provisions
of Section 15 hereof, any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by BN or by any Exchanging Class A
Shareholder, other Class A Shareholder, or other holder of a Secondary Exchange Right to or on the Rights Agent shall be sufficiently
given or made if sent by registered or certified mail and shall be deemed given upon receipt and, addressed (until another address is
filed in writing with BN) as follows:
Wilmington
Trust, National Association
Attn: Joseph Clark
50 South Sixth Street – Suite 1290
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (212) 941-4439
Fax: (203) 453-1183
Email: jhclark@wilmingtontrust.com and restructuring@wilmingtontrust.com
Notices or demands authorized
by this Agreement to be given or made by BN or the Rights Agent to any Class A Shareholder shall be sufficiently given or made if
sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the registry books of the
Company or the transfer agent for the Class A Shares.
Section 17. Supplements
and Amendments.
BN may from time to time,
and the Rights Agent shall, if BN so directs, supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any Class A Shareholder
in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein which may be defective or inconsistent with any
other provisions herein, to make modifications necessary to reflect changes in applicable law, including, without limitation, tax law,
or to make any other change, in each case, provided that such change, amendment, modification or supplementation does not adversely affect
any Class A Shareholder or its rights hereunder in any respect. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence or as
otherwise contemplated by Section 4(a)(i) or Section 14(b) with respect to updates to Exhibits B-1
and B-2, any amendment or modification to this Agreement shall require (a) pursuant to a consent request duly conducted
by, and at the expense of, BN or (b) at a duly called annual or special meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the affirmative
consent or vote, as applicable, of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Class A Shares not held by BN, BBU or their
controlled Affiliates, voting as a class, and the approval of a majority of the independent directors (within the meaning of the listing
standards of the securities exchange on which the Company’s securities may then be listed) of the Company. Any supplement or amendment
authorized by this Section 17 shall be evidenced by a writing signed by BN and the Rights Agent. Notwithstanding anything
in this Agreement to the contrary, no supplement or amendment that changes the rights and duties of the Rights Agent under this Agreement
will be effective against the Rights Agent without the execution of such supplement or amendment by the Rights Agent. In executing any
amendment or supplement contemplated hereby, the Rights Agent shall be provided with, and shall be entitled to conclusively and exclusively
rely upon, an opinion of counsel (which may be counsel to BN) stating that the execution of such amendment or supplement is authorized
or permitted by this Agreement and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery thereof have been duly satisfied or waived.
Section 18. Successors.
All the covenants and provisions
of this Agreement by or for the benefit of BN or the Rights Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors
and assigns hereunder.
Section 19. Benefits
of this Agreement.
Nothing in this Agreement
shall be construed to give to any Person other than BN, the Rights Agent and the Class A Shareholders any legal or equitable right,
remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of BN, the Rights Agent and the
Class A Shareholders.
Section 20. Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant
or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall
in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision
shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
Section 21. Governing
Law; Forum Selection.
This Agreement and the Secondary
Exchange Rights issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within
such State. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to be, and all the rights governed by this Agreement,
including the rights of the Class A Shareholders in accordance with Section 11 shall be, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the state courts sitting in the City of Wilmington in the State of Delaware and of the United States of America located in the District
of the State of Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement. No action, suit or proceeding
relating thereto shall be commenced in any other court. Service of any process, summons, notice or document if delivered or made pursuant
to Section 16 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding. Each party to this Agreement hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action, suit or
proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the aforementioned courts and hereby further irrevocably
and unconditionally waives all claims, and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court, that any action, suit or proceeding brought
in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed
in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section 23. Descriptive
Headings.
The table of contents and
descriptive headings of the several Sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
Section 24. Administration;
Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate
on the earliest to occur of (i) the first Business Day where there shall be no Class A Shares outstanding, other than Class A
Shares owned by BN or its Affiliates, (ii) (a) pursuant to a consent request duly conducted by, and at the expense of, BN or
(b) at a duly called annual or special meeting of the Company’s shareholders, the affirmative consent or vote, as applicable,
of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Class A Shares not held by BN, BBU or their controlled Affiliates, voting as
a class, and the approval of a majority of the independent directors (within the meaning of the listing standards of the securities exchange
on which the Company’s securities may then be listed) of the Company, and (iii) the Final Expiration Date. BN shall provide
the Rights Agent with written notice of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to section (i) or (ii) above.
Section 25. No
Waiver; Cumulative Rights.
No failure on the part of
any Class A Shareholder to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Class A Shareholder of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any
other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power hereunder by such Class A Shareholder or any other Class A Shareholder.
Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to the Class A Shareholders shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other
right, remedy or power, and may be exercised by any Class A Shareholder at any time or from time to time.
Section 26. Fractional
Units.
Class A Shareholders
holding a number of Subject Class A Shares which would entitle such holders to receive less than one whole BBU Unit pursuant to
this Agreement shall receive cash in lieu of fractional units. Fractional BBU Units shall not be distributed to Class A Shareholders
or credited to book-entry accounts. With respect to any delivery of BBU Units to a Class A Shareholder under this Agreement, BN
shall promptly instruct the transfer agent for the BBU Units to, as soon as practicable, (a) determine the number of whole BBU Units
and fractional BBU Units allocable to each holder of record or beneficial owner of Class A Shares entitled to receive BBU Units
at such time, (b) aggregate all such fractional units into whole BBU Units and sell the whole BBU Units obtained thereby in open
market transactions, in each case, at then-prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would otherwise be entitled to fractional
BBU Units, and (c) distribute to each such holder, or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner, such holder or owner’s
ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the average gross selling price per BBU Unit after making appropriate deductions
for any amount required to be withheld for tax purposes and any brokerage fees incurred in connection with these sales of fractional
BBU Units. Neither BN nor the Rights Agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional BBU Units. Neither BN nor the Rights
Agent will pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional BBU Units. The transfer agent of the BBU Units acting on behalf
of the applicable party will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which to sell the aggregated fractional BBU
Units and to determine when, how and at what price to sell such units, provided that neither the transfer agent nor the broker-dealers
through which the aggregated fractional BBU Units are sold shall be Affiliates of BN.
Section 27. Book
Entry.
Reference in this Agreement
to certificates for Class A Shares or BBU Units shall include, in the case of uncertificated shares or units, the balances indicated
in the book-entry account system of the transfer agent for the Class A Shares or BBU Units, as applicable. Any legend required to
be placed on any certificates for Class A Shares or BBU Units may instead be included on any book-entry confirmation or notification
to the registered holder of such Class A Shares or BBU Units.
Section 28. Direction
and Certification by BN.
BN hereby certifies and confirms
to the Rights Agent that the amendments to the Original Agreement as set forth herein do not adversely affect any Class A Shareholder
or its rights under the Original Agreement in any respect and, as such, in accordance with Section 17 of the Original Agreement,
BN hereby directs the Rights Agent to execute, deliver and perform this Amended and Restated Rights Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above
written.
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EXHIBIT A
Form of the Company’s Articles
Number: BC1311476
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
ACT
ARTICLES
of
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 INTERPRETATION |
1 |
PART 2 SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES |
16 |
PART 3 ISSUE OF SHARES |
18 |
PART 4 SHARE REGISTERS |
19 |
PART 5 SHARE TRANSFERS |
19 |
PART 6 TRANSMISSION OF SHARES |
21 |
PART 7 PURCHASE, REDEEM OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE SHARES |
21 |
PART 8 BORROWING POWERS |
22 |
PART 9 ALTERATIONS |
22 |
PART 10 MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS |
24 |
PART 11 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS |
26 |
PART 12 VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS |
30 |
PART 13 DIRECTORS |
35 |
PART 14 ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS |
36 |
PART 15 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS |
43 |
PART 16 INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS |
44 |
PART 17 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS |
45 |
PART 18 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES |
48 |
PART 19 OFFICERS |
50 |
PART 20 INDEMNIFICATION |
50 |
PART 21 DIVIDENDS |
52 |
PART 22 ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND AUDITOR |
54 |
PART 23 NOTICES |
54 |
PART 24 PROHIBITIONS |
57 |
PART 25 FORUM SELECTION |
59 |
PART 26 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS CLASS A
EXCHANGEABLE SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES |
59 |
PART 27 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS CLASS B
MULTIPLE VOTING SHARES |
68 |
PART 28 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS CLASS C
NON-VOTING SHARES |
71 |
PART 29 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS CLASS A
SENIOR PREFERRED SHARES |
74 |
PART 30 SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS CLASS B
JUNIOR PREFERRED SHARES |
76 |
Number:
BC1311476
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS
ACT
ARTICLES
of
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS CORPORATION
(the “Company”)
PART 1
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1.1 In
these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Act”
means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all
regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;
(b) “affiliate”
means with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled
by such Person, or is under common Control of a third Person;
(c) “BAM”
means Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a corporation existing under the Laws of the Province of Ontario, and is deemed to refer to all
successors, including, without limitation, by operation of Law;
(d) “BBU”
means Brookfield Business Partners L.P., a Bermuda exempted limited partnership, and is deemed to refer to all successors, including,
without limitation, by operation of Law;
(e) “BBU-Affiliated
Class A Shareholder” means BBU or a Person Controlled by BBU to the extent BBU or such other Person holds Class A
Shares;
(f) “BBU
Distribution Declaration Date” means the date on which the BBU GP declares any distribution on the BBU Units;
(g) “BBU
Distributed Right” has the meaning as provided in clause (ii) of the definition of “Conversion Factor” below;
(h) “BBU
GP” means the general partner of BBU from time to time;
(i) “BBU
Liquidation Event” has the meaning as provided in §26.25;
(j) “BBU
Unit” means a limited partnership interest in BBU representing a fractional part of all the limited partnership interests in
BBU, and which limited partnership interest is designated by BBU as a “Unit” (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited
Partnership Agreement of BBU dated as of May 31, 2016), and includes any limited partnership interest or other equity interest of
BBU into which such BBU Unit is converted or for which such BBU Unit is exchanged;
(k) “BBU
Unit Value” means, with respect to a BBU Unit on a particular date, the market price of a BBU Unit on such date or, if such
date is not a Trading Day, the most recent Trading Day. The market price for each such Trading Day shall be: (i) if the BBU Units
are listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange, the closing price per BBU Unit (or, if no closing price is reported, the average of
the last quoted bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) on such
day for such U.S. National Securities Exchange; (ii) if the BBU Units are not listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange but
are listed on the TSX, the U.S. dollar equivalent (calculated using the rate published by the Bank of Canada as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern
Time, on such date) of the closing price per BBU Unit (or, if no closing price is reported, the average of the last quoted bid and ask
prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) on such day for the TSX; (iii) if
the BBU Units are not listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. National Securities Exchange or the TSX, the last quoted bid price on
such day in the over-the-counter market on such day as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization; (iv) if the
BBU Units are not listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. National Securities Exchange or the TSX and the BBU Units are not quoted
in the over-the-counter market, the average of the mid-point of the last quoted bid and ask prices on such day from each of at least
three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company for such purpose or (v) if none of the
conditions set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) is met, then the amount that a holder of one BBU Unit would receive
if each of the assets of BBU were sold for its fair market value on such date, BBU were to pay all of its outstanding liabilities and
the remaining proceeds were to be distributed to its partners in accordance with the terms of its partnership agreement;
(l) “BBU
Units Amount” means, with respect to each Tendered Share, such number of BBU Units equal to the Conversion Factor in effect
on the Valuation Date with respect to such Tendered Shares;
(m) “board
of directors”, “directors” and “board” mean the directors or sole director of the Company
for the time being;
(n) “Business
Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York, United States of
America or Toronto, Ontario, Canada are authorized or required by Law to close;
(o) “Cash
Amount” means (a) with respect to each Tendered Class A Share, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the
applicable BBU Units Amount for such Tendered Class A Share multiplied by (ii) the BBU Unit Value as of the applicable
Valuation Date, and (b) with respect to each Tendered Class B Share and Tendered Class C Share, an amount in cash equal
to the BBU Unit Value for such Tendered Class B Share or Tendered Class C Share, as applicable;
(p) “Class A
Distributed Right” has the meaning as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Conversion Factor” below;
(q) “Class A
Dividend” has the meaning as provided in §26.2;
(r) “Class A
Senior Preferred Share” means a class A senior preferred share of the Company;
(s) “Class A
Share” means a class A exchangeable subordinate voting share of the Company;
(t) “Class A
Share Value” means, with respect to a Class A Share on a particular date, the market price of a Class A Share on
such date or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the most recent Trading Day. The market price for each such Trading Day shall be: (i) if
the Class A Shares are listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange, the closing price per Class A Share (or, if no closing
price is reported, the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average
bid and average ask prices) on such day for such U.S. National Securities Exchange; (ii) if the Class A Shares are not listed
on a U.S. National Securities Exchange but are listed on the TSX, the U.S. dollar equivalent (calculated using the rate published by
the Bank of Canada as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date) of the closing price per Class A Share (or, if no closing price
is reported, the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and
average ask prices) on such day for the TSX; (iii) if the Class A Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. National
Securities Exchange or the TSX, the last quoted bid price on such day in the over-the-counter market on such day as reported by OTC Markets
Group Inc. or a similar organization; (iv) if the Class A Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any U.S. National
Securities Exchange or the TSX and the Class A Shares are not quoted in the over-the-counter market, the average of the mid-point
of the last quoted bid and ask prices on such day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms
selected by the Company for such purpose or (v) if none of the conditions set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) is
met then the amount that a holder of one Class A Share would receive if each of the assets of the Company were sold for its fair
market value on such date, the Company were to pay all of its outstanding liabilities and the remaining proceeds were to be distributed
to its shareholders in accordance with the terms of these Articles;
(u) “Class A
Shareholder” means a holder of Class A Shares;
(v) “Class B
Junior Preferred Share” means a class B junior preferred share of the Company;
(w) “Class B
Retraction Amount” has the meaning as provided in §27.11;
(x) “Class B
Retraction Right” has the meaning as provided in §27.11;
(y) “Class B
Share” means a class B multiple voting share of the Company;
(z) “Class B
Shareholder” means a holder of Class B Shares;
(aa) “Class C
Retraction Amount” has the meaning as provided in §28.8;
(bb) “Class C
Retraction Right” has the meaning as provided in §28.8;
(cc) “Class C
Share” means a class C non-voting share of the Company;
(dd) “Class C
Shareholder” means a holder of Class C Shares;
(ee) “Close
of Business” means 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time;
(ff) “Company”
means Brookfield Business Corporation;
(gg) “Control”
means the control by one Person of another Person in accordance with the following: a Person (“A”) controls another
Person (“B”) where A has the power to determine the management and policies of B by contract or status (for example,
the status of A being the general partner of B) or by virtue of the beneficial ownership of or control over a majority of the voting
interests in B; and, for certainty and without limitation, if A owns or has control over shares or other securities to which are attached
more than 50% of the votes permitted to be cast in the election of directors of to the Governing Body of B or A is the general partner
of B, a limited partnership, then in each case A controls B for this purpose;
(hh) “Conversion
Factor” means 1.0; provided that in the event that:
(i) BBU
(a) declares or pays a distribution on its outstanding BBU Units wholly or partly in BBU Units; (b) splits or subdivides its
outstanding BBU Units or (c) effects a reverse unit split or otherwise combines or reclassifies its outstanding BBU Units into a
smaller number of BBU Units, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor
in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Record Date for such event by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which
shall be the number of BBU Units issued and outstanding as of the Close of Business on the Record Date for such distribution or the Effective
Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification, as applicable (assuming for such purpose that such
distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification has occurred as of such time), and (y) the denominator
of which shall be the actual number of BBU Units (determined without the above assumption) issued and outstanding as of the Close of
Business on the Record Date for such distribution or the Effective Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification,
as applicable.
Any adjustment under this clause (i) shall
become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Record Date for such distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business
on the Effective Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification, as applicable. If such distribution
of the type described in this clause (i) is declared but not so paid or made and will not be so paid or made, the Conversion Factor
shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the BBU GP determines not to pay such distribution, to the Conversion Factor
that would be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.
(ii) BBU
distributes any rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all holders of BBU Units to convert into, exchange for or subscribe
for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire BBU Units (or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for BBU Units)
(each a “BBU Distributed Right”), then, as of the Record Date for the distribution of such BBU Distributed Rights
or, if later, the time such BBU Distributed Rights become exercisable, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined
by multiplying the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Record Date by a fraction (A) the
numerator of which shall be the number of BBU Units issued and outstanding as of the Close of Business on the Record Date (or, if later,
the date such BBU Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus the maximum number of BBU Units deliverable or purchasable under such BBU
Distributed Rights and (B) the denominator of which shall be (x) the number of BBU Units issued and outstanding as of the Close
of Business on the Record Date plus (y) such number of BBU Units determined by dividing the minimum aggregate cash purchase price
under such BBU Distributed Rights of the maximum number of BBU Units purchasable under such BBU Distributed Rights by the average of
the BBU Unit Value for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date of announcement of such issuance (or, if later, the date such BBU Distributed Rights become exercisable); provided, however,
that, if any such BBU Distributed Rights expire or become no longer exercisable, then the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted, effective
retroactive to the Record Date of the BBU Distributed Rights, to reflect a reduced maximum number of BBU Units or any change in the minimum
aggregate purchase price for the purposes of the above fraction.
Any adjustment under this clause (ii) will
be made successively whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business
on the Record Date for such issuance (or, if later, the date such rights, options or warrants become exercisable). To the extent that
the BBU Units are not delivered and will not be delivered after the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Factor
shall be decreased to the Conversion Factor that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights,
options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of BBU Units actually delivered. If such rights, options or
warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Factor shall be decreased, effective as of the date the BBU GP determines not to issue such
rights, options or warrants, to the Conversion Factor that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.
In determining the minimum aggregate
purchase price under such BBU Distributed Rights, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by BBU for such rights,
options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to
be determined by the BBU GP.
(iii) (A) BBU
distributes to all or substantially all holders of BBU Units evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including securities, but excluding
distributions paid exclusively in cash, distributions referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above or any Spin-off referred to
in clause (iii)(B) below) or rights, options or warrants to convert into, exchange for or subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise
acquire such securities (but excluding distributions referred to in clause (ii) above), the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted
to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Record
Date for such distribution by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the average of the BBU Unit Value over the ten (10) consecutive
Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution and (b) the
denominator of which shall be the average of the BBU Unit Value over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and
including, the Trading Day immediately prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution less the fair market value on the Record Date
for such distribution (as determined by the BBU GP) of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets, rights, options or warrants
so distributed applicable to one BBU Unit.
Any adjustment under this clause (iii)(A) will
become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not paid or
made, the Conversion Factor shall be decreased, effective as of the date the BBU GP determines not to pay or make such distribution,
to be the Conversion Factor that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the fair market value (as determined by the BBU GP) of the portion of the evidences of indebtedness or assets, rights, options or warrants
distributable to one BBU Unit is equal to or greater than the average BBU Unit Value referenced above in this clause (iii)(A), in lieu
of the foregoing adjustment, each Class A Shareholder shall receive from the Company, in respect of each Class A Share, a distribution
of cash payable out of the funds legally available therefor (at the same time as holders of the BBU Units), that in the determination
of the Company, is comparable as a whole in all material respects with the amount of BBU indebtedness or assets or rights, options or
warrants to convert into, exchange for or subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire such securities that such holder would
have received if such holder owned a number of BBU Units equal to the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior to the Record Date.
(B) Where there has been a Spin-off,
the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior
to the Open of Business on the Record Date for such Spin-off by a fraction (a) the numerator of which shall be the average of the
Last Reported Sale Prices of the share capital or similar equity interest applicable to one BBU Unit distributed to BBU Unit holders
over the Valuation Period plus the average of the BBU Unit Value over the Valuation Period and (b) the denominator of which shall
be the average of the BBU Unit Value over the Valuation Period; provided that, the Company may elect to pay cash in lieu of making an
adjustment to the Conversion Factor provided by this clause (iii)(B), in which case the Company shall be required to pay to the Class A
Shareholders and the Class A Shareholders shall be entitled to receive, cash on the third (3rd) Business Day immediately following
the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period in an amount in respect of each Class A Share held, calculated by multiplying the BBU
Unit Value on the Record Date of such Spin-off by the amount the Conversion Factor would have increased as a result of such Spin-off
if no such cash payment was made.
Any adjustment under this clause (iii)(B) will
be made immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect as of the Open
of Business on the Record Date for such Spin-off.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
respect of any exchange by a Class A Shareholder during the Valuation Period, references contained in the definition of Valuation
Period to “ten (10) consecutive Trading Days” shall be deemed for the purposes of the foregoing for such holder to be
replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Record Date of such Spin-off and the Trading Day immediately
preceding the Exchange Date in determining the Conversion Factor. If any such Spin-off does not occur, the Conversion Factor shall be
decreased, effective as of the date the BBU GP determines not to proceed with the Spin-off, to be the Conversion Factor that would then
be in effect if such Spin-off had not been pursued.
(iv) BBU
or one of its subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the BBU Units (but excluding for all purposes
any tender or exchange offer involving an offer to exchange BBU Units for Class A Shares or any other security that is economically
equivalent to BBU Units), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per BBU Unit exceeds
the average of the BBU Unit Value over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day
next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (the “Expiration
Date”), then the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor in
effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date by a fraction (a) the numerator
of which shall be (x) the sum of the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the BBU GP) paid
or payable in respect of BBU Units in such tender or exchange offer plus (y) the average of the BBU Unit Value over the ten (10) consecutive
Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date multiplied by the number of BBU
Units issued and outstanding immediately after the Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase of all BBU Units accepted for
purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer, without duplication), and (b) the denominator of which shall be the number
of BBU Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Expiration Date (before giving effect to the purchase of all BBU Units accepted
for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer) multiplied by the average of the BBU Unit Value over the ten (10) consecutive
Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.
For greater certainty, no adjustment
under this clause (iv) will be made for any normal course issuer bid or similar stock buyback. Any adjustment under this clause
(iv) will be made immediately after the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) Trading Day immediately following, and including,
the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date and shall be given effect as of the Open of Business on the day next succeeding the
Expiration Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
respect of any exchange by a Class A Shareholder during the Valuation Period, references above to “ten (10) consecutive
Trading Days” shall be deemed for such holder to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the
Expiration Date and the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exchange Date in determining the Conversion Factor.
(v) the
Company (a) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding Class A Shares wholly or partly in Class A Shares; (b) splits
or subdivides its outstanding Class A Shares or (c) effects a reverse share split or otherwise combines or reclassifies its
outstanding Class A Shares into a smaller number of Class A Shares, the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted to equal the amount
determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Record Date for such event
by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of Class A Shares issued and outstanding as of the Close of Business
on the Record Date for such dividend or the Effective Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification,
as applicable (determined without the assumption for such purpose that such dividend, split, subdivision, reverse split, combination
or reclassification has occurred as of such time), and (y) the denominator of which shall be the actual number of Class A Shares
(assuming the above assumption has occurred) issued and outstanding as of the Close of Business on the Record Date for such dividend
or the Effective Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification, as applicable.
Any adjustment under this clause (v) shall
become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Record Date for such dividend, or immediately after the Open of Business
on the Effective Date for such split, subdivision, reverse split, combination or reclassification, as applicable. If such dividend of
the type described in this clause (v) is declared but not so paid or made and will not be so paid or made, the Conversion Factor
shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the board of directors determines not to pay such dividend, to the Conversion
Factor that would be in effect if such dividend had not been declared.
(vi) the
Company distributes any rights, options or warrants to all or substantially all holders of Class A Shares to convert into, exchange
for or subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire Class A Shares (or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for
or exercisable for Class A Shares) at a price per share that is less than the average of the Class A Share Value for the ten
(10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of
such issuance (each a “Class A Distributed Right”), then, as of the Record Date for the distribution of such
Class A Distributed Rights or, if later, the time such Class A Distributed Rights become exercisable, the Conversion Factor
shall be adjusted to equal the amount determined by multiplying the Conversion Factor in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business
on the Record Date by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be (x) the number of Class A Shares issued and outstanding
as of the Close of Business on the Record Date (or, if later, the date such Class A Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus
(y) such number of Class A Shares determined by dividing the minimum aggregate cash purchase price under such Class A
Distributed Rights of the maximum number of Class A Shares purchasable under such Class A Distributed Rights by the average
of the Class A Share Value for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately
preceding the date of announcement of such issuance (or, if later, the date such Class A Distributed Rights become exercisable)
and (B) the denominator of which shall be the number of Class A Shares issued and outstanding as of the Close of Business on
the Record Date (or, if later, the date such Class A Distributed Rights become exercisable) plus the maximum number of Class A
Shares purchasable under such Class A Distributed Rights; provided, however, that, if any such Class A Distributed Rights expire
or become no longer exercisable, then the Conversion Factor shall be adjusted, effective retroactive to the Record Date of the Class A
Distributed Rights, to reflect a reduced maximum number of Class A Shares or any change in the minimum aggregate purchase price
for the purposes of the above fraction.
Any adjustment under this clause (vi) will
be made successively whenever such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business
on the Record Date (or, if later, the date such Class A Distributed Rights become exercisable) for such issuance. To the extent
that the Class A Shares are not delivered and will not be delivered after the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the
Conversion Factor shall be increased to the Conversion Factor that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance
of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of Class A Shares actually delivered.
If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Factor shall be increased, effective as of the date the board of
directors determines not to issue such rights, options or warrants, to the Conversion Factor that would then be in effect if such Record
Date for such issuance had not occurred.
In determining the minimum aggregate
purchase price under such Class A Distributed Rights, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company
for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other
than cash, to be determined by the board of directors.
Any adjustment to the Conversion Factor
shall be calculated up to four (4) decimal places. Within ten (10) Business Days of the effectiveness of any adjustment or
readjustment of the Conversion Factor, the Company shall make a public announcement of such adjustment or readjustment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Conversion
Factor shall not be adjusted in connection with (a) an event described in clauses (i) through (iv) above (other than clause
(iii)(B) above) if, in connection with such event, the Company makes a distribution of cash, Class A Shares, BBU Units and/or
rights, options or warrants to acquire Class A Shares and/or BBU Units with respect to all applicable Class A Shares, splits
or subdivides the Class A Shares, distributes to all or substantially all holders of Class A Shares evidences of its indebtedness
or assets or effects a reverse split of, or otherwise combines or makes an offer for, the Class A Shares, as applicable, that, in
the determination of the Company, is comparable as a whole in all material respects with such event, (b) a Spin-off as described
in clause (iii)(B) above if the Company makes a distribution of the share capital or similar equity interests distributed to BBU
Unit holders in the Spin-off in an amount and on terms that are comparable in all material respects to such Spin-off, or (c) an
event described in clauses (v) through (vi) above if, in connection with such event, BBU makes a distribution of cash, Class A
Shares, BBU Units and/or rights, options or warrants to acquire Class A Shares and/or BBU Units with respect to all BBU Units, splits
or subdivides the BBU Units or effects a reverse split of, or otherwise combines or makes an offer for, the BBU Units, as applicable,
that, in the determination of the Company, is comparable as a whole in all material respects with such event;
(ii) “Conversion
Notice” has the meaning as provided in §26.31;
(jj) “Effective
Date” means, with respect to an event described in clauses (i) and (v) of the definition of “Conversion Factor”
above, the first date on which the BBU Units or Class A Shares, as applicable, trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable
market, in a regular way, reflecting the relevant unit or share split, subdivision, reserve split, combination or reclassification, as
applicable;
(kk) “Exchange
Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(ll) “Exchange
Consideration” has the meaning as provided in §26.13;
(mm) “Exchange
Date” means the date upon which a Tendering Class A Shareholder’s Exchange Right has been satisfied by the delivery
of the Exchange Consideration to such Tendering Class A Shareholder with respect to its Tendered Class A Shares;
(nn) “Exchange-Redemption
Call Right” has the meaning as provided in §26.23;
(oo) “Exchange
Right” has the meaning as provided in §26.11;
(pp) “Ex-Dividend
Date” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution on the applicable securities, (a) the date on which such securities
are traded without an entitlement to such dividend or distribution or (b) where such securities trade on a due bill basis, the date
on which such dividend or distribution is paid;
(qq) “Expiration
Date” has the meaning as provided in clause (iv) of the definition of “Conversion Factor” above;
(rr) “Governing
Body” means (i) with respect to a corporation or limited company, the board of directors of such corporation or limited
company, (ii) with respect to a limited liability company, the manager(s), director(s) or managing partner(s) of such
limited liability company, (iii) with respect to a partnership, the board, committee or other body of each general partner or managing
partner of such partnership, respectively, that serves a similar function (or if any such general partner is itself a partnership, the
board, committee or other body of such general or managing partner’s general or managing partner that serves a similar function),
and (iv) with respect to any other Person, the body of such Person that serves a similar function, and in the case of each of (i) through
(iv) includes any committee or other subdivision of such body and any Person to whom such body has delegated any power or authority,
including any officer or managing director;
(ss) “Interpretation
Act” means the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes
all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;
(tt) “Last
Reported Sale Price” means with respect to a security on a particular date, the market price of such security on such date
or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the most recent Trading Day. The market price for each such Trading Day shall be: (i) if
such security is listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange, the closing price per security (or, if no closing price is reported,
the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and average ask
prices) on such day for such U.S. National Securities Exchange (or, if listed on more than one U.S. National Securities Exchange, the
U.S. National Securities Exchange with the greatest volume of trading by dollar value over the 12-month period preceding the date of
the calculation); (ii) if such security is not listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange but is listed on the TSX, the U.S.
dollar equivalent (calculated using the rate published by the Bank of Canada as of 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on such date) of the closing
price per security (or, if no closing price is reported, the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either
case, the average of the average bid and average ask prices) on such day for the TSX; (iii) if such security is not listed or admitted
to trading on any U.S. National Securities Exchange or the TSX, the last quoted bid price on such day in the over-the-counter market
on such day as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization; or (iv) if such security is not listed or admitted
to trading on any U.S. National Securities Exchange or the TSX and such security is not quoted in the over-the-counter market, the average
of the mid-point of the last quoted bid and ask prices on such day from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment
banking firms selected by the Company for such purpose;
(uu) “Laws”
means all federal, provincial, state, municipal, regional and local laws (including common law), by-laws, statutes, rules, regulations,
principles of law and equity, orders, rulings, certificates, ordinances, judgments, injunctions, determinations, awards, decrees, legally
binding codes, policies or other requirements, whether domestic or foreign, and the terms and conditions of any grant of approval, permission,
authority or license of any governmental entity, and the term “applicable” with respect to such Laws and in a context that
refers to one or more Persons, means such Laws as are binding upon or applicable to such Person or its assets;
(vv) “legal
personal representative” means the personal or other legal representative of the shareholder;
(ww) “Liquidation
Amount” has the meaning as provided in §26.25;
(xx) “Liquidation
Call Consideration” has the meaning as provided in §26.28;
(yy) “Liquidation
Call Right” has the meaning as provided in §26.28;
(zz) “Liquidation
Date” has the meaning as provided in §26.25;
(aaa) “Liquidation
Event” has the meaning as provided in §26.25;
(bbb) “Liquidation
Reference Date” has the meaning as provided in §26.25;
(ccc) “Non-Affiliated
Holders” means the holders of Class A Shares other than BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholders;
(ddd) “Notice
of Class A Redemption” means a Notice of Redemption substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B hereto;
(eee) “Notice
of Class B Retraction” means a Notice of Retraction substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit C hereto;
(fff) “Notice
of Class C Retraction” means a Notice of Retraction substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit D hereto;
(ggg) “Notice
of Exchange” means a Notice of Exchange substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit A hereto (or notice of the exercise
of Exchange Rights in such other form as may be acceptable to the Company);
(hhh) “Open
of Business” means 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time;
(iii) “Person”
means any natural person, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship,
company or corporation (with or without share capital), limited liability corporation, unlimited liability company, joint stock company,
unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, governmental entity or other
entity however designated or constituted and pronouns have a similarly extended meaning;
(jjj) “Preferred
Shares” means the Class A Senior Preferred Shares and the Class B Junior Preferred Shares;
(kkk) “Record
Date” means with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of BBU Units and/or
Class A Shares have the right to receive any cash, securities, assets or other property or in which BBU Units and/or Class A
Shares are exchanged for or converted into any combination of securities, cash, assets or other property, the date fixed for determination
of holders of BBU Units and/or Class A Shares entitled to receive such cash, securities, assets or other property (whether such
date is fixed by the board of directors or the BBU GP, as applicable, or a duly authorized committee thereof, or as determined pursuant
to any statute, constating document, contract or otherwise);
(lll) “Redemption
Consideration” has the meaning as provided in §26.21;
(mmm) “registered address”
of a shareholder means the shareholder’s address as recorded in the central securities register;
(nnn) “Rights
Agent” means Wilmington Trust, National Association or any successor thereto as rights agent for the Secondary Exchange Amount;
(ooo) “Rights
Agreement” means that certain Rights Agreement dated on or about March 15, 2022 by and between BAM and the Rights Agent
as it may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof;
(ppp) “Secondary
Exchange Amount” means, with respect to a Tendered Share, the BBU Units Amount for such Tendered Share or, at the election
of BAM, the Cash Amount for such Tendered Share, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Rights Agreement;
(qqq) “Secondary
Exchange Date” means, with respect to any Class A Share, the date that is two (2) Business Days following the Specified
Exchange Date or Specified Class A Redemption Date, as applicable, with respect to such Class A Share;
(rrr) “Secondary
Exchange Right” has the meaning set forth in §26.16;
(sss) “share”
means a share in the share structure of the Company;
(ttt) “special
majority” means the number of votes described in §11.2 which is required to pass a special resolution;
(uuu) “Specified
Class A Redemption Date” means, with respect to the Notice of Class A Redemption, the sixtieth (60th) day following delivery
of such Notice of Class A Redemption to the Class A Shareholder or such later day specified in such Notice of Class A
Redemption;
(vvv) “Specified
Class B Retraction Date” means, with respect to each Notice of Class B Retraction, the thirtieth (30th) day following
receipt of such Notice of Class B Retraction by the Company;
(www) “Specified
Class C Retraction Date” means, with respect to each Notice of Class C Retraction, the thirtieth (30th) day following
receipt of such Notice of Class C Retraction by the Company;
(xxx) “Specified
Exchange Date” means, with respect to each Notice of Exchange for which an Exchange Date has not occurred prior thereto, the
tenth (10th) Business Day following the receipt of such Notice of Exchange by the Transfer Agent;
(yyy) “Spin-off”
means a payment by BBU of a distribution of shares of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a subsidiary
or business unit of BBU, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. National Securities Exchange or
the TSX;
(zzz) “Tendered
Class A Shares” has the meaning as provided in §26.11;
(aaaa) “Tendered
Class B Shares” has the meaning as provided in §27.11;
(bbbb) “Tendered
Class C Shares” has the meaning as provided in §28.8;
(cccc) “Tendered
Shares” means the Tendered Class A Shares, Tendered Class B Shares or Tendered Class C Shares, as applicable;
(dddd) “Tendering
Class A Shareholder” has the meaning as provided in §26.11;
(eeee) “Tendering
Class B Shareholder” has the meaning as provided in §27.11;
(ffff) “Tendering
Class C Shareholder” has the meaning as provided in §28.8;
(gggg) “Trading
Day” means a day on which (a) trading in the applicable securities generally occurs on a U.S. National Securities Exchange
or, if the applicable securities are not then listed on a U.S. National Securities Exchange, on the TSX or such other market on which
the applicable securities are then traded and (b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the applicable securities is available on such
securities exchange or market. If the applicable securities are not so listed, or in the case of unlisted securities, so traded, “Trading
Day” means a “Business Day”;
(hhhh) “Transfer”
means any sale, assignment, surrender, gift or transfer of ownership of, the granting or foreclosure of a pledge, mortgage, charge, security
interest, hypothecation or other encumbrance, whether voluntary, involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, or the entry into of
any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the foregoing;
(iiii) “Transfer
Agent” means Computershare Investor Services Inc., and includes any person who becomes a successor or replacement transfer
agent is deemed to refer to all successors, including, without limitation, by operation of law of such transfer agent;
(jjjj) “TSX”
means Toronto Stock Exchange;
(kkkk) “Unpaid
Dividends” has the meaning as provided in §26.3;
(llll) “U.S.
National Securities Exchange” means an exchange registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 6(a) of
the Exchange Act on which the applicable securities are listed, or if the applicable securities are not listed on an exchange so registered
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any other U.S. exchange, whether or not so registered, on which the applicable securities
are listed;
(mmmm) “Valuation
Date” means (i) the date of receipt by the Transfer Agent of a Notice of Exchange, or by the Company of a Notice of Class B
Retraction or Notice of Class C Retraction, as applicable, or, if such date is not a Trading Day, the first (1st) Trading Day thereafter;
or (ii) the day immediately preceding the date the Company issues a Notice of Class A Redemption, or, if such day is not a
Business Day, the Trading Day immediately preceding such day; and
(nnnn) “Valuation
Period” means, with respect to any Spin-off, the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including,
the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-off.
Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable
1.2 The
definitions in the Act and the definitions and rules of construction in the Interpretation Act, with the necessary changes, so far
as applicable, and except as the context requires otherwise, apply to these Articles as if they were an enactment. If there is a conflict
between a definition in the Act and a definition or rule in the Interpretation Act relating to a term used in these Articles, the
definition in the Act will prevail. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between these Articles and the Act, the Act will prevail.
Actions on Non-Business Days
1.3 Whenever
any payment to be made or action to be taken hereunder is required to be made or taken on a day other than a Business Day, such payment
shall be made or action taken on the next following Business Day.
Currency
1.4 Except
where otherwise expressly provided herein, all amounts are stated in U.S. currency.
PART 2
SHARES
AND SHARE CERTIFICATES
Authorized Share Structure
2.1 The
authorized share structure of the Company consists of shares of the class or classes and series, if any, described in the Notice
of Articles of the Company.
Form of Share Certificate
2.2 Each
share certificate issued by the Company must comply with, and be signed as required by, the Act.
Shareholder Entitled to Certificate, Acknowledgment or Written
Notice
2.3 Unless
the shares of which the shareholder is the registered owner are uncertificated shares, each shareholder is entitled, without charge,
to (a) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholder’s name
or (b) a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that
in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate and delivery
of a share certificate for a share to one of several joint shareholders or to one of the shareholders’ duly authorized agents will
be sufficient delivery to all. If a shareholder is the registered owner of uncertificated shares, the Company must send to a holder of
an uncertificated share a written notice containing the information required by the Act within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer
of such share.
Delivery by Mail
2.4 Any
share certificate or non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate may be sent
to the shareholder by mail at the shareholder’s registered address and neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of
the Company is liable for any loss to the shareholder because the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost in the mail or stolen.
Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement
2.5 If
a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate is worn
out or defaced, the Company must, on production of the share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, and on such other terms,
if any, as are deemed fit:
| (a) | cancel the share certificate
or acknowledgment; and |
| (b) | issue a replacement share
certificate or acknowledgment. |
Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate
or Acknowledgment
2.6 If
a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgment of a shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate is lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Company must issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgment, as the case may be, to the person entitled
to that share certificate or acknowledgment, if it receives:
| (a) | proof satisfactory to
it of the loss, theft or destruction; and |
| (b) | any indemnity the directors
consider adequate. |
Splitting Share Certificates
2.7 If
a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholder’s
name two or more share certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number
of shares as the share certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered share certificate and issue replacement share
certificates in accordance with that request.
Certificate Fee
2.8 There
must be paid to the Company, in relation to the issue of any share certificate under §2.5, §2.6 or §2.7, the amount, if
any, not exceeding the amount prescribed under the Act, determined by the directors.
Recognition of Trusts
2.9 Except
as required by law or statute or these Articles, no person will be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and
the Company is not bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future
or partial interest in any share or fraction of a share or (except as required by law or statute or these Articles or as ordered by a
court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the shareholder.
PART 3
ISSUE OF SHARES
Directors Authorized
3.1 Subject
to the Act and the rights, if any, of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may allot, issue, sell or otherwise dispose
of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the
terms and conditions and for the consideration (including any premium at which shares with par value may be issued) that the directors
may determine. The issue price for a share with par value must be equal to or greater than the par value of the share.
Commissions and Discounts
3.2 The
Company may at any time pay a reasonable commission or allow a reasonable discount to any person in consideration of that person’s
purchase or agreement to purchase shares of the Company from the Company or any other person’s procurement or agreement to procure
purchasers for shares of the Company.
Brokerage
3.3 The
Company may pay such brokerage fee or other consideration as may be lawful for or in connection with the sale or placement of its securities.
Conditions of Issue
3.4 Except
as provided for by the Act, no share may be issued until it is fully paid. A share is fully paid when:
(a) consideration
is provided to the Company for the issue of the share by one or more of the following:
| (i) | past services performed for the Company; |
(b) the
value of the consideration received by the Company equals or exceeds the issue price set for the share under §3.1.
Share Purchase Warrants and Rights
3.5 Subject
to the Act and the rights if any, of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may issue share purchase warrants, options
and rights upon such terms and conditions as the directors determine, which share purchase warrants, options and rights may be issued
alone or in conjunction with debentures, debenture stock, bonds, shares or any other securities issued or created by the Company from
time to time.
PART 4
SHARE REGISTERS
Central Securities Register
4.1 As
required by and subject to the Act, the Company must maintain a central securities register and may appoint an agent to maintain such
register. The directors may appoint one or more agents, including the agent appointed to keep the central securities register, as transfer
agent for shares or any class or series of shares and the same or another agent as registrar for shares or such class or series of shares,
as the case may be. The directors may terminate such appointment of any agent at any time and may appoint another agent in its place.
If the directors designate a location outside British Columbia as the location at which the company maintains its central securities
register, the central securities register must be available for inspection and copying in accordance with the Act at a location inside
British Columbia by means of a computer terminal or other electronic technology.
PART 5
SHARE TRANSFERS
Registering Transfers
5.1 A
transfer of a share must not be registered unless the Company or the transfer agent or registrar for the class or series of shares to
be transferred has received:
(a) except
as exempted by the Act, a duly signed proper instrument of transfer in respect of the share;
(b) if
a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that share certificate;
(c) if
a non-transferable written acknowledgment of the shareholder’s right to obtain a share certificate has been issued by the Company
in respect of the share to be transferred, that acknowledgment; and
(d) such
other evidence, if any, as the Company or the transfer agent or registrar for the class or series of share to be transferred may require
to prove the title of the transferor or the transferor’s right to transfer the share, the due signing of the instrument of transfer
and the right of the transferee to have the transfer registered.
Form of Instrument of Transfer
5.2 The
instrument of transfer in respect of any share of the Company must be either in the form, if any, on the back of the Company’s
share certificates of that class or series or in some other form that may be approved by the directors.
Transferor Remains Shareholder
5.3 Except
to the extent that the Act otherwise provides, the transferor of a share is deemed to remain the holder of it until the name of the transferee
is entered in a securities register of the Company in respect of the transfer.
Signing of Instrument of Transfer
5.4 If
a shareholder, or the shareholder’s duly authorized attorney, signs an instrument of transfer in respect of shares registered in
the name of the shareholder, the signed instrument of transfer constitutes a complete and sufficient authority to the Company and its
directors, officers and agents to register the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer or specified in any other manner,
or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by the share certificates or set out in the written acknowledgments deposited
with the instrument of transfer:
(a) in
the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or
(b) if
no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited
for the purpose of having the transfer registered.
Enquiry as to Title Not Required
5.5 Neither
the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument
of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument
is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the
shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares transferred, of any interest in such shares, of any share certificate
representing such shares or of any written acknowledgment of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.
Transfer Fee
5.6 There
must be paid to the Company, in relation to the registration of a transfer, the amount, if any, determined by the directors.
PART 6
TRANSMISSION OF SHARES
Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death
6.1 In
case of the death of a shareholder, the legal personal representative of the shareholder, or in the case of shares registered in the
shareholder’s name and the name of another person in joint tenancy, the surviving joint holder, will be the only person recognized
by the Company as having any title to the shareholder’s interest in the shares. Before recognizing a person as a legal personal
representative of a shareholder, the Company shall receive the documentation required by the Act.
Rights of Legal Personal Representative
6.2 The
legal personal representative of a shareholder has the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares held by the
shareholder, including the right to transfer the shares in accordance with these Articles, provided the documents required by the Act
and the directors have been deposited with the Company. This §6.2 does not apply in the case of the death of a shareholder with
respect to shares registered in the name of the shareholder and the name of another person in joint tenancy.
PART 7
PURCHASE, REDEEM OR OTHERWISE
ACQUIRE SHARES
Company Authorized to Purchase, Redeem or Otherwise Acquire Shares
7.1 Subject
to the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series and the Act, the Company may, if authorized by the
directors, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares at the price and upon the terms determined by the directors.
Sale and Voting of Purchased, Redeemed or Otherwise Acquired Shares
7.2 If
the Company retains a share redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by it, the Company may sell, gift, cancel or otherwise dispose
of the share, but, while such share is held by the Company, it:
| (a) | is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting
of its shareholders; |
| (b) | must not pay a dividend in respect of the
share; and |
| (c) | must not make any other distribution in respect
of the share. |
Company Entitled to Purchase, Redeem or Otherwise Acquire Share
Fractions
7.3 The
Company may, without prior notice to the holders, purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for fair value any and all outstanding share
fractions of any class or kind of shares in its authorized share structure as may exist at any time and from time to time. Upon the Company
delivering the purchase funds and confirmation of purchase or redemption of the share fractions to the holders’ registered or last
known address, or if the Company has a transfer agent then to such agent for the benefit of and forwarding to such holders, the Company
shall thereupon amend its central securities register to reflect the purchase or redemption of such share fractions and if the Company
has a transfer agent, shall direct the transfer agent to amend the central securities register accordingly.
PART 8
BORROWING POWERS
8.1 The
Company, if authorized by the directors, may:
(a) borrow
money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;
(b) issue
bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other
person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as the directors consider appropriate;
(c) guarantee
the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and
(d) mortgage,
charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part
of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.
PART 9
ALTERATIONS
Alteration of Authorized Share Structure
9.1 Subject
to §9.2 and the Act, the Company may by ordinary resolution (or a resolution of the directors in the case of §9.1(c) or
§9.1(f)):
(a) create
one or more classes of shares or, if none of the shares of a class of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that class of shares;
(b) increase,
reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class of shares or establish a maximum
number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class of shares for which no maximum is established;
(c) subdivide
or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares;
(d) if
the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:
(i) decrease
the par value of those shares; or
(ii) if
none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;
(e) change
all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without
par value into shares with par value;
(f) alter
the identifying name of any of its shares; or
(g) otherwise
alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Act where it does not specify by a special
resolution;
and, if applicable, alter its Notice of Articles and Articles accordingly.
Special Rights or Restrictions
9.2 Subject
to the Act and in particular those provisions of the Act relating to the rights of holders of outstanding shares to vote if their rights
are prejudiced or interfered with, the Company may by ordinary resolution:
(a) create
special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights or restrictions to, the shares of any class of shares, whether or
not any or all of those shares have been issued; or
(b) vary
or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares
have been issued,
and alter its Notice of Articles and Articles accordingly.
Change of Name
9.3 The
Company may by directors resolution authorize an alteration of its Notice of Articles in order to change its name or adopt or change
any translation of that name.
Other Alterations
9.4 If
the Act does not specify the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by ordinary
resolution alter these Articles.
PART 10
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Annual General Meetings
10.1 Unless
an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with the Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within
18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and after that must hold an annual general meeting at
least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual reference date at such time and place as may be determined
by the directors.
Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting
10.2 If
all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent in writing by a unanimous resolution to all of the
business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on
the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this §10.2, select as the
Company’s annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting. A unanimous
resolution passed in writing under this §10.2 may be by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly
recorded messages. Any electronic signature on a unanimous resolution, whether digital or encrypted, shall be deemed to have the same
force and effect as a manual signature. A unanimous resolution in writing may be in two or more counterparts which together are deemed
to constitute one unanimous resolution in writing.
Calling of Meetings of Shareholders
10.3 The
directors may, at any time, call a meeting of shareholders.
Notice
for Meetings of Shareholders
10.4 The
Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders (including, without limitation, any notice specifying
the intention to propose a resolution as a special resolution and any notice to consider approving a continuation into a foreign jurisdiction,
an arrangement or the adoption of an amalgamation agreement, and any notice of a general meeting, class meeting or series meeting), in
the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution (whether previous
notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting, to each director and to the auditor
of the Company, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:
| (a) | if the Company is a public company, 21 days; |
Record Date for Notice
10.5 The
directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders.
The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting
requisitioned by shareholders under the Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting
is held by fewer than:
| (a) | if the Company is a public company, 21 days; |
If no record date is set, the record date is
5 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the
meeting.
Record Date for Voting
10.6 The
directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders.
The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting
requisitioned by shareholders under the Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5 p.m. on the
day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.
Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice
10.7 The
accidental omission to send notice of any meeting of shareholders to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled
to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing
or otherwise, waive that entitlement or may agree to reduce the period of that notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting of shareholders
is a waiver of entitlement to notice of the meeting unless that person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.
Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders
10.8 If
a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of §11.1, the notice of meeting must:
(a) state
the general nature of the special business; and
(b) if
the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of
effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document will be available for inspection
by shareholders:
(i) at
the Company’s records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice;
and
(ii) during
statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.
Place of Meetings
10.9 In
addition to any location in British Columbia, any general meeting may be held in any location outside British Columbia approved by a
resolution of the directors, or if so approved by a resolution of the directors, any general meeting may be held entirely by means of
an electronic or other communication facility that permits all persons participating in the meeting to communicate adequately with each
other to the extent permitted by the Act.
PART 11
PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS
OF SHAREHOLDERS
Special Business
11.1 At
a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:
(a) at
a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct
of or voting at the meeting;
(b) at
an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:
| (i) | business relating to the conduct of or voting
at the meeting; |
| (ii) | consideration
of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting; |
| (iii) | consideration of any reports of the directors
or auditor; |
| (iv) | the setting or changing of the number of
directors; |
| (v) | the election or appointment of directors; |
| (vi) | the appointment of an auditor; |
| (vii) | the setting of the remuneration of an auditor; |
| | |
| (viii) | business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the
passing of a special resolution; |
| | |
| (ix) | any other business which, under these Articles
or the Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given
to the shareholders. |
Special Resolutions
11.2 The
number of votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a general meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the
votes cast on the resolution.
Ordinary Resolutions
11.3 The
number of votes required for the Company to pass an ordinary resolution at a general meeting of shareholders is a majority of
the votes cast on the resolution.
Quorum
11.4 Subject
to the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, and to §11.6, the quorum for
the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is at least two shareholders who, whether present in person or represented by
proxy, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the votes attached to the shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.
11.5 Where
a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, the quorum for that matter is at least two shareholders who, whether
present in person or represented by proxy, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the votes attached to the shares of such class or series
or classes or series entitled to vote on that matter.
One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum
11.6 If
there is only one shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders:
| (a) | the quorum is one person who is, or who represents
by proxy, that shareholder, and |
| (b) | that shareholder, present in person or by
proxy, may constitute the meeting. |
Persons Entitled to Attend Meeting
11.7 In
addition to those persons who are entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, the only other persons entitled to be present at the
meeting are the directors, the president (if any), the secretary (if any), the assistant secretary (if any), any lawyer for the Company,
the auditor of the Company, any persons invited to be present at the meeting by the directors or by the chair of the meeting and any
persons entitled or required under the Act or these Articles to be present at the meeting; but if any of those persons does attend the
meeting, that person is not to be counted in the quorum and is not entitled to vote at the meeting unless that person is a shareholder
or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.
Requirement of Quorum
11.8 No
business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders
unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout
the meeting.
Lack of Quorum
11.9 If,
within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of a meeting of shareholders, a quorum is not present:
(a) in
the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders, the meeting is dissolved, and
(b) in
the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place
specified in the notice calling the meeting unless otherwise determined by an ordinary resolutions of those shareholders present and
for which notification is provided to all shareholders entitled to attend such meeting.
Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting
11.10 If, at the
meeting to which the meeting referred to in §11.9(b) was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from
the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy one or more shareholders,
entitled to attend and vote at the meeting shall be deemed to constitute a quorum.
Chair
11.11 The
following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:
(a) the
chair of the board, if any; or
(b) if
the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any.
Selection of Alternate Chair
11.12 If,
at any meeting of shareholders, there is no chair of the board or president present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding
the meeting, or if the chair of the board and the president are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, or if the chair of the board
and the president have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting,
the directors present may choose either one of their number or the lawyer of the Company to be chair of the meeting. If all of the directors
present decline to take the chair or fail to so choose or if no director is present or the lawyer of the Company declines to take the
chair, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy may choose any person present at the meeting
to chair the meeting.
Adjournments
11.13 The
chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place
to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which
the adjournment took place.
Notice of Adjourned Meeting
11.14 It
is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting of shareholders or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting
of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the
case of the original meeting.
Decisions by Show of Hands or Poll
11.15 Subject
to the Act, every motion put to a vote at a meeting of shareholders will be decided on a show of hands unless a poll, before or on the
declaration of the result of the vote by show of hands, is directed by the chair or demanded by any shareholder entitled to vote who
is present in person or by proxy.
Declaration of Result
11.16 The
chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show
of hands or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting. A declaration of the chair
that a resolution is carried by the necessary majority or is defeated is, unless a poll is directed by the chair or demanded under §11.15,
conclusive evidence without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.
Motion Need Not be Seconded
11.17 No
motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of
any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.
Casting Vote
11.18 In
case of an equality of votes, the chair of a meeting of shareholders does not, either on a show of hands or on a poll, have a second
or casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.
Manner of Taking Poll
| 11.19 | Subject to §11.20, if a poll is duly
demanded at a meeting of shareholders: |
| (a) | the poll must be taken: |
| (i) | at the meeting, or within seven days after the date of the meeting, as the
chair of the meeting directs; and |
| | |
| (ii) | in the manner, at the time and at the place
that the chair of the meeting directs; |
(b) the
result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and
| (c) | the demand for the poll may be withdrawn
by the person who demanded it. |
Demand for Poll on Adjournment
11.20 A
poll demanded at a meeting of shareholders on a question of adjournment must be taken immediately at the meeting.
Chair Must Resolve Dispute
11.21 In
the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the dispute,
and the determination of the chair made in good faith is final and conclusive.
Casting of Votes
11.22 On
a poll, a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not cast all the votes in the same way.
No Demand for Poll on Election of Chair
11.23 No
poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.
Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting
11.24 The
demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of
a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.
Retention of Ballots and Proxies
11.25 The
Company must, for at least three months after a meeting of shareholders, keep each ballot cast on a poll and each proxy voted at the
meeting, and, during that period, make them available for inspection during normal business hours by any shareholder or proxy holder
entitled to vote at the meeting. At the end of such three month period, the Company may destroy such ballots and proxies.
PART 12
VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS
Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares
12.1 Subject
to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint shareholders under §12.3:
(a) on
a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and
(b) on
a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and
held by that shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.
Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity
12.2 A
person who is not a shareholder may vote at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy
holder to act at the meeting, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting, or the directors, that the person is
a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy for a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting.
Votes by Joint Holders
12.3 If
there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share:
(a) any
one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting of shareholders, personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint
shareholder were solely entitled to it; or
(b) if
more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting of shareholders, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them
votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities
register in respect of the share will be counted.
Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders
12.4 Two
or more legal personal representatives of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered are, for the purposes of §12.3,
deemed to be joint shareholders registered in respect of that share.
Representative of a Corporate Shareholder
12.5 If
a corporation, that is not a subsidiary of the Company, is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative
at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:
| (a) | for that purpose, the instrument appointing
a representative must be received: |
(i) at
the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies,
at least the number of Business Days specified in the notice for the receipt of proxies, or if no number of days is specified, two Business
Days before the day set for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting; or
(ii) at
the meeting or any adjourned meeting, by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting or by a person designated by the chair of the
meeting or adjourned meeting;
| (b) | if a representative is appointed under
this §12.5: |
(i) the
representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative
represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual, including, without limitation, the right
to appoint a proxy holder; and
(ii) the representative, if present
at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.
Evidence of the appointment of any such representative
may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.
Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to All Companies
12.6 If
and for so long as the Company is a public company or a pre-existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions
as part of its Articles or to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply, then §12.7 to §12.15 are not mandatory,
however the directors of the Company are authorized to apply all or part of such sections or to adopt alternative procedures for proxy
form, deposit and revocation procedures to the extent that the directors deem necessary in order to comply with securities laws applicable
to the Company.
Appointment of Proxy Holders
12.7 Every
shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a
meeting of shareholders may, by proxy, appoint one or more (but not more than five) proxy holders to attend and act at the meeting in
the manner, to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.
Alternate Proxy Holders
12.8 A
shareholder may appoint one or more alternate proxy holders to act in the place of an absent proxy holder.
Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder
12.9 A
proxy holder need not be a shareholder of the Company.
Deposit of Proxy
12.10 A
proxy for a meeting of shareholders must:
(a) be
received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt
of proxies, at least the number of Business Days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is specified, two Business Days before
the day set for the holding of the meeting or any adjourned meeting; or
(b) unless
the notice provides otherwise, be received, at the meeting or any adjourned meeting, by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting
or by a person designated by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting.
A proxy may be sent to the Company by written
instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, including through Internet or telephone voting or by email,
if permitted by the notice calling the meeting or the information circular for the meeting.
Validity of Proxy Vote
12.11 A
vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid notwithstanding the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy
and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of
that death, incapacity or revocation is received:
(a) at
the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last Business Day before the day set for the holding of the
meeting or any adjourned meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
(b) at
the meeting or any adjourned meeting by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting, before any vote in respect of which the proxy
has been given has been taken.
Form of Proxy
12.12 A
proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors
or the chair of the meeting:
[name of company]
(the “Company”)
The undersigned, being a shareholder
of the Company, hereby appoints [name] or, failing that person, [name], as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for
and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on [month, day, year] and at any adjournment
of that meeting.
Number of shares in respect of which
this proxy is given (if no number is specified, then this proxy is given in respect of all shares registered in the name of the undersigned):
_____________________
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Signed [month, day, year] |
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[Signature of shareholder] |
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[Name of shareholder—printed] |
Revocation of Proxy
12.13 Subject
to §12.14, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is received:
(a) at
the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last Business Day before the day set for the holding of the
meeting or any adjourned meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
(b) at
the meeting or any adjourned meeting, by the chair of the meeting or adjourned meeting, before any vote in respect of which the proxy
has been given has been taken.
Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed
| 12.14 | An instrument referred to in §12.13 must
be signed as follows: |
(a) if
the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or the shareholder’s
legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy;
(b) if
the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative
appointed for the corporation under §12.5.
Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote
12.15 The
chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but
need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.
PART 13
DIRECTORS
First Directors; Number of Directors
13.1 The
first directors are the persons designated as directors of the Company in the Notice of Articles that applies to the Company when it
is recognized under the Act. The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under §14.8, is set at:
| (a) | subject to §(b) and §(c),
the number of directors that is equal to the number of the Company’s first directors; |
| (b) | if the Company is a public company, the
greater of three and the most recently set of: |
(i) the
number of directors set by a resolution of the directors (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and
| (ii) | the number of directors in office pursuant
to §14.4; |
| (c) | if the Company is not a public company,
the most recently set of: |
(i) the
number of directors set by a resolution of the directors (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given); and
| (ii) | the number of directors in office pursuant
to §14.4. |
Change in Number of Directors
13.2 If
the number of directors is set under §13.1(b)(i) or §13.1(c)(i), subject to any restrictions in the Act and to §14.8,
the board of directors may appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number.
Directors’ Acts Valid Despite Vacancy
13.3 An
act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these
Articles is in office.
Qualifications of Directors
13.4
A director is not required to hold a share in the share structure of the Company as qualification for his or her office but must be qualified
as required by the Act to become, act or continue to act as a director.
Remuneration of Directors
13.5
The directors are entitled to the remuneration for acting as directors, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine. If
the directors so decide, the remuneration of the directors, if any, will be determined by the shareholders.
Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors
13.6 The
Company must reimburse each director for the reasonable expenses that he or she may incur in and about the business of the Company.
Special Remuneration for Directors
13.7 If
any director performs any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the directors are outside the
ordinary duties of a director, he or she may be paid remuneration fixed by the directors, or at the option of the directors, fixed by
ordinary resolution, and such remuneration will be in addition to any other remuneration that he or she may be entitled to receive.
Gratuity, Pension or Allowance on Retirement of Director
13.8
Unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, the directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance
on retirement to any director who has held any salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his or her spouse or dependants
and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.
PART 14
ELECTION AND REMOVAL
OF DIRECTORS
Election at Annual General Meeting
14.1 At
every annual general meeting and in every unanimous resolution contemplated
by §10.2:
(a) the
shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors must elect, or in the unanimous resolution
appoint, a board of directors consisting of the number of directors for the time being set under these Articles; and
(b) all
the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors under §(a), but are eligible
for re-election or re-appointment.
Consent to be a Director
14.2 No
election, appointment or designation of an individual as a director is valid unless:
| (a) | that individual consents to be a director
in the manner provided for in the Act; |
(b) that
individual is elected or appointed at a meeting at which the individual is present and the individual does not refuse, at the meeting,
to be a director; or
| (c) | with respect to first directors, the designation
is otherwise valid under the Act. |
Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors
14.3 If:
(a) the
Company fails to hold an annual general meeting, and all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting fail
to pass the unanimous resolution contemplated by §10.2, on or before the date by which the annual general meeting is required to
be held under the Act; or
(b) the
shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by §10.2, to elect or appoint any directors;
then each director then in office continues to hold office until the
earlier of:
| (c) | when his or her successor is elected or
appointed; and |
| (d) | when he or she otherwise ceases to hold
office under the Act or these Articles. |
Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled
14.4
If, at any meeting of shareholders at which there should be an election of directors, the places of any of the retiring directors are
not filled by that election, those retiring directors who are not re-elected and who are asked by the newly elected directors to continue
in office will, if willing to do so, continue in office to complete the number of directors for the time being set pursuant to these
Articles but their term of office shall expire no later than the date on which new directors are elected at a meeting of shareholders
convened for that purpose. If any such election or continuance of directors does not result in the election or continuance of the number
of directors for the time being set pursuant to these Articles, the number of directors of the Company is deemed to be set at the number
of directors actually elected or continued in office.
Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies
14.5 Any
casual vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the directors.
Remaining Directors Power to Act
14.6
The directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the board of directors, but if the Company has fewer directors in office than the
number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the directors may only act for the purpose of appointing directors
up to that number or of calling a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of filling any vacancies on the board of directors or, subject
to the Act, for any other purpose.
Shareholders May Fill Vacancies
14.7
If the Company has no directors or fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors,
the shareholders may elect or appoint directors to fill any vacancies on the board of directors.
Additional Directors
14.8
Notwithstanding §13.1, §13.2, and §14.1, between annual general meetings or by unanimous resolutions contemplated by §10.2,
the directors may appoint one or more additional directors but the number of additional directors appointed under this §14.8 must
not at any time exceed one-third of the number of the current directors who were elected or appointed as directors other than under this
§14.8. Any director so appointed ceases to hold office immediately before the next election or appointment of directors under §14.1(a),
but is eligible for re-election or re-appointment.
Ceasing to be a Director
14.9 A
director ceases to be a director when:
| (a) | the term of office of the director expires; |
(c) the
director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a lawyer for the Company; or
| (d) | the director is removed from office pursuant
to §14.10 or §14.11. |
Removal of Director by Shareholders
14.10 The
Company may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office by special resolution. In that event, the shareholders
may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill the resulting vacancy. If the shareholders do not elect or appoint a
director to fill the resulting vacancy contemporaneously with the removal, then the directors may appoint or the shareholders may elect,
or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy.
Removal of Director by Directors
14.11
The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if the director is convicted of an indictable
offence, or if the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors
may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.
Nomination of Directors
14.12
(a) Subject
only to the Act, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors
of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the board may be made at any annual meeting of shareholders, or at any special
meeting of shareholders (but only if the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting given by or at the direction
of the person calling such special meeting):
| (i) | by or at the direction of the board or an
authorized officer of the Company, including pursuant to a notice of meeting; |
| (ii) | by or at the direction or request of one
or more shareholders pursuant to a proposal made in accordance with the provisions of the
Act or a requisition of the shareholders made in accordance with the provisions of the Act;
or |
| (iii) | by any person (a “Nominating
Shareholder”) (A) who, at the close of business on the date of the giving
of the notice provided for below in this §14.12 and on the record date for notice of
such meeting, is entered in the securities register as a holder of one or more shares carrying
the right to vote at such meeting or who beneficially owns shares that are entitled to be
voted at such meeting and (B) who complies with the notice procedures set forth below
in this §14.12. |
(b) In
addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a Nominating Shareholder, such person must be given
| (i) | timely notice thereof in proper written
form to an officer of the Company of the Company at the principal executive offices of the
Company in accordance with this §14.12 and |
| (ii) | the representation and agreement with respect
to each candidate for nomination as required by, and within the time period specified in
§14.12(c). |
(c) To
be timely under §14.12(b)(i), a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to an officer of the Company, being either the Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Corporate Secretary (singularly, “an officer of the Company”),
must be made:
| (i) | in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders,
not less than 40 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided,
however, that in the event that the annual meeting of shareholders is called for a date that
is less than 50 days after the date (the “Notice Date”) on which the first
public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the Nominating
Shareholder may be made not later than the tenth (10th) day following the Notice Date; and |
| (ii) | in the case of a special meeting (which
is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors
(whether or not called for other purposes), not later than the fifteenth (15th) day following
the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of shareholders
was made. |
| (iii) | Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board
may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this §14.12(c). |
(d) To
be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder’s notice to an officer of the Company, under §14.12(b) must set forth:
| (i) | as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder
proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) the name, age, business address
and residence address of the person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the
person, (C) the class or series and number of shares in the capital of the Company which
are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of record by the person as of the record
date for the Meeting of Shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available
and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice, (D) a statement as to whether
such person would be “independent” of the Company (within the meaning of sections
1.4 and 1.5 of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees of the Canadian
Securities Administrators, as such provisions may be amended from time to time and, if applicable,
the listing standards of the securities exchange(s) on which the Class A Shares
may then be listed) if elected as a director at such meeting and the reasons and basis for
such determination and (E) any other information relating to the person that would be
required to be disclosed in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations
of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Act and Applicable Securities Laws;
and |
| (ii) | as to the Nominating Shareholder giving
the notice, (A) any information relating to such Nominating Shareholder that would be
required to be made in a dissident’s proxy circular in connection with solicitations
of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Act and Applicable Securities Laws,
and (B) the class or series and number of shares in the capital of the Company which
are controlled or which are owned beneficially or of record by the Nominating Shareholder
as of the record date for the Meeting of Shareholders (if such date shall then have been
made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice. |
(e) No
person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of this §14.12;
provided, however, that nothing in this §14.12 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by a shareholder (as distinct from nominating
directors) at a meeting of shareholders of any matter in respect of which it would have been entitled to submit a proposal pursuant to
the provisions of the Act. The chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance
with the procedures set forth in the foregoing provisions and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with such foregoing provisions,
to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
| (f) | For purposes of this §14.12: |
| (i) | “Applicable Securities Laws”
means the Securities Act (British Columbia) and the equivalent legislation in the
other provinces and in the territories of Canada, as amended from time to time, the rules,
regulations and forms made or promulgated under any such statute and the published national
instruments, multilateral instruments, policies, bulletins and notices of the securities
commissions and similar regulatory authorities of each of the applicable provinces and territories
of Canada; |
| (ii) | “Associate”, when used
to indicate a relationship with a specified person, shall mean (A) any corporation or
trust of which such person owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying
more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all voting securities of such corporation
or trust for the time being outstanding, (B) any partner of that person, (C) any
trust or estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which
such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity, (D) a spouse of such specified
person, (E) any person of either sex with whom such specified person is living in conjugal
relationship outside marriage or (F) any relative of such specified person or of a person
mentioned in clauses (D) or
(E) of this definition if that relative has the same residence as the specified person; |
| (iii) | “Derivatives Contract”
shall mean a contract between two parties (the “Receiving Party” and the “Counterparty”)
that is designed to expose the |
Receiving Party to economic benefits
and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership by the Receiving Party of a number of shares in the capital of the Company or
securities convertible into such shares specified or referenced in such contract (the number corresponding to such economic benefits
and risks, the “Notional Securities”), regardless of whether obligations under such contract are required or permitted to
be settled through the delivery of cash, shares in the capital of the Company or securities convertible into such shares or other property,
without regard to any short position under the same or any other Derivatives Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, interests in broad-based
index options, broad-based index futures and broad-based publicly traded market baskets of stocks approved for trading by the appropriate
governmental authority shall not be deemed to be Derivatives Contracts;
| (iv) | “Meeting of Shareholders”
shall mean such annual shareholders meeting or special shareholders meeting, whether general
or not, at which one or more persons are nominated for election to the board by a Nominating
Shareholder; |
| (v) | “owned beneficially”
or “owns beneficially” means, in connection with the ownership of shares
in the capital of the Company by a person, (A) any such shares as to which such person
or any of such person’s affiliates or Associates owns at law or in equity, or has the
right to acquire or become the owner at law or in equity, where such right is exercisable
immediately or after the passage of time and whether or not on condition or the happening
of any contingency or the making of any payment, upon the exercise of any conversion right,
exchange right or purchase right attaching to any securities, or pursuant to any agreement,
arrangement, pledge or understanding whether or not in writing; (B) any such shares
as to which such person or any of such person’s affiliates or Associates has the right
to vote, or the right to direct the voting, where such right is exercisable immediately or
after the passage of time and whether or not on condition or the happening of any contingency
or the making of any payment, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, pledge or understanding
whether or not in writing; (C) any such shares which are beneficially owned, directly
or indirectly, by a Counterparty (or any of such Counterparty’s affiliates or Associates)
under any Derivatives Contract (without regard to any short or similar position under the
same or any other Derivatives Contract) to which such person or any of such person’s
affiliates or Associates is a Receiving Party; provided, however that the number of shares
that a person owns beneficially pursuant to this clause (C) in connection with a particular
Derivatives Contract shall not exceed the number of Notional Securities with respect to such
Derivatives Contract; provided, further, that the number of securities owned beneficially
by each Counterparty (including their respective affiliates and Associates) under a Derivatives
Contract shall for purposes of this clause be deemed to include all securities that are owned
beneficially, directly or indirectly, by any other Counterparty (or any of such other Counterparty’s
affiliates or Associates) under any Derivatives Contract to which such first Counterparty
(or any of such first Counterparty’s affiliates or Associates) is a Receiving Party
and this proviso shall be applied to successive Counterparties as appropriate; and (D) any
such shares which are owned beneficially within the meaning of this definition by any other
person with whom such person is acting jointly or in concert with respect to the Company
or any of its securities; and |
| (vi) | “public announcement”
shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service in Canada, or
in a document publicly filed by the Company or its agents under its profile on the System
of Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com. |
(g) Notwithstanding
any other provision to this §14.12, notice or any delivery given to an officer of the Company pursuant to this §14.12 may only
be given by personal delivery, facsimile transmission, email or other electronic transmission method made available by the Company, and
shall be deemed to have been given and made only at the time it is served by personal delivery, email, electronic transmission or sent
by facsimile transmission (provided that receipt of confirmation of such transmission has been received) to an officer of the Company
at the address of the principal executive offices of the Company; provided that if such delivery or electronic communication is made
on a day which is a not a Business Day or later than 5:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on a day which is a Business Day, then such delivery
or electronic communication shall be deemed to have been made on the subsequent day that is a Business Day.
14.13 In
no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a Meeting of Shareholders or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for
the giving of a Nominating Shareholder’s notice as described in §14.12(c).
PART 15
POWERS AND DUTIES OF
DIRECTORS
Powers of Management
15.1
The directors must, subject to the Act and these Articles, manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company
and have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Act or by these Articles, required to be exercised
by the shareholders of the Company.
Appointment of Attorney of Company
15.2
The directors may from time to time, by power of attorney or other instrument, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for
such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under
these Articles and excepting the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors, to remove a director, to change the membership of,
or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors, to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors and to declare dividends)
and for such period, and with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the directors may think fit. Any such power of attorney
may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the directors think fit. Any such
attorney may be authorized by the directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being
vested in him or her.
PART 16
INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS
Obligation to Account for Profits
16.1
A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest (as that term is used in the Act) in a contract or transaction into which
the Company has entered or proposes to enter is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior
officer under or as a result of the contract or transaction only if and to the extent provided in the Act.
Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest
16.2
A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is not
entitled to vote on any directors’ resolution to approve that contract or transaction, unless all the directors have a disclosable
interest in that contract or transaction, in which case any or all of those directors may vote on such resolution.
Interested Director Counted in Quorum
16.3
A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter and
who is present at the meeting of directors at which the contract or transaction is considered for approval may be counted in the quorum
at the meeting whether or not the director votes on any or all of the resolutions considered at the meeting.
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property
16.4
A director or senior officer who holds any office or possesses any property, right or interest that could result, directly or indirectly,
in the creation of a duty or interest that materially conflicts with that individual’s duty or interest as a director or senior
officer, must disclose the nature and extent of the conflict as required by the Act.
Director Holding Other Office in the Company
16.5
A director may hold any office or place of profit with the Company, other than the office of auditor of the Company, in addition to his
or her office of director for the period and on the terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) that the directors may determine.
No Disqualification
16.6
No director or intended director is disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to the holding
of any office or place of profit the director holds with the Company or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and no contract or transaction
entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a director is in any way interested is liable to be voided for that reason.
Professional Services by Director or Officer
16.7 Subject
to the Act, a director or officer, or any person in which a director or officer has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for
the Company, except as auditor of the Company, and the director or officer or such person is entitled to remuneration for professional
services as if that director or officer were not a director or officer.
Director or Officer in Other Corporations
16.8 A
director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any person in which the Company
may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to the Act, the director or officer is not accountable to the Company for
any remuneration or other benefits received by him or her as director, officer or employee of, or from his or her interest in, such other
person.
PART 17
PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS
Meetings of Directors
17.1 The
directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit, and meetings
of the directors held at regular intervals may be held at the place, at the time and on the notice, if any, as the directors may from
time to time determine.
Voting at Meetings
17.2 Questions
arising at any meeting of directors are to be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the
meeting does not have a second or casting vote.
Chair of Meetings
17.3 The
following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of directors:
| (a) | the chair of the board, if any; |
| (b) | in
the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director;
or |
| (c) | any other director chosen by the directors
if: |
(i) neither
the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is present at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the
meeting;
(ii) neither
the chair of the board nor the president, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting; or
(iii) the
chair of the board and the president, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be
present at the meeting.
Place of Meetings
17.4 Meetings
of directors may be held at any place within or outside of Canada, or if so approved by all of the directors, such meeting may be held
entirely by means of an electronic or other communication facility that permits all persons participating in the meeting to communicate
adequately with each other to the extent permitted by the Act.
Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium
17.5 A
director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors:
(b) by
telephone or by other communications medium if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by telephone or other
communications medium, are able to communicate with each other.
A director who participates in a meeting in a
manner contemplated by this §17.5 is deemed for all purposes of the Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have
agreed to participate in that manner.
Calling of Meetings
17.6 A
director may, and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company, if any, on the request of a director must, call a meeting
of the directors at any time.
Notice of Meetings
17.7 Other
than for meetings held at regular intervals as determined by the directors pursuant to §17.1, reasonable notice of each meeting
of the directors, specifying the place, day and time of that meeting must be given to each of the directors by any method set out in
§23.1 or orally or by telephone.
When Notice Not Required
17.8 It
is not necessary to give notice of a meeting of the directors to a director if:
(a) the
meeting is to be held immediately following a meeting of shareholders at which that director was elected or appointed, or is the meeting
of the directors at which that director is appointed; or
| (b) | the director has waived notice of the
meeting. |
Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice
17.9 The
accidental omission to give notice of any meeting of directors to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any director, does not invalidate
any proceedings at that meeting.
Waiver of Notice of Meetings
17.10 Any
director may send to the Company a document signed by him or her waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of
the directors and may at any time withdraw that waiver with respect to meetings held after that withdrawal. After sending a waiver with
respect to all future meetings and until that waiver is withdrawn, no notice of any meeting of the directors need be given to that director
and all meetings of the directors so held are deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given
to such director. Attendance of a director at a meeting of the directors is a waiver of notice of the meeting unless that director attends
the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.
Quorum
17.11 The
quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is deemed to be
a majority of the directors or, if the number of directors is set at one, is deemed to be set at one director, and that director may
constitute a meeting.
Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective
17.12 Subject
to the Act, an act of a director or officer is not invalid merely because of an irregularity in the election or appointment or a defect
in the qualification of that director or officer.
Consent Resolutions in Writing
17.13 A
resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors may be passed without a meeting:
(a) in
all cases, if each of the directors entitled to vote on the resolution consents to it in writing; or
(b) in
the case of a resolution to approve a contract or transaction in respect of which a director has disclosed that he or she has or may
have a disclosable interest, if each of the other directors who have not made such a disclosure consents in writing to the resolution.
A consent in writing under this §17.13 may
be by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages. Any electronic signature on a consent,
whether digital or encrypted, shall be deemed to have the same force and effect as a manual signature. A consent in writing may be in
two or more counterparts which together are deemed to constitute one consent in writing. A resolution of the directors or of any committee
of the directors passed in accordance with this §17.13 is effective on the date stated in the consent in writing or on the latest
date stated on any counterpart and is deemed to be a proceeding at a meeting of directors or of the committee of the directors and to
be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors that satisfies
all the requirements of the Act and all the requirements of these Articles relating to meetings of the directors or of a committee of
the directors.
PART 18
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee
18.1 The
directors may, by resolution, appoint an executive committee consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate,
and this committee has, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the directors’ powers, except:
| (a) | the power to fill vacancies in the board
of directors; |
| (b) | the power to remove a director; |
| (c) | the
power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors;
and |
| (d) | such
other powers, if any, as may be set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors’
resolution. |
Appointment and Powers of Other Committees
18.2 The
directors may, by resolution:
| (a) | appoint
one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of the director or
directors that they consider appropriate; |
| (b) | delegate to a committee appointed under
§(a) any of the directors’ powers, except: |
| (i) | the power to fill vacancies in the board
of directors; |
| (ii) | the power to remove a director; |
| (iii) | the
power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors;
and |
| (iv) | the power to appoint or remove officers
appointed by the directors; and |
| (c) | make
any delegation referred to in §(b) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution
or any subsequent directors’ resolution. |
Obligations of Committees
18.3 Any committee appointed
under §18.1 or §18.2, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must:
| (a) | conform to any rules that may from
time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and |
| (b) | report
every act or thing done in exercise of those powers at such times as the directors may require. |
Powers of Board
18.4 The
directors may, at any time, with respect to a committee appointed under §18.1 or §18.2
(a) revoke
or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation,
alteration or overriding;
| (b) | terminate the appointment of, or change
the membership of, the committee; and |
| (c) | fill vacancies in the committee. |
Committee Meetings
18.5 Subject
to §18.3(a) and unless the directors otherwise provide in the resolution appointing the committee or in any subsequent resolution,
with respect to a committee appointed under §18.1 or §18.2:
| (a) | the committee may meet and adjourn as
it thinks proper; |
(b) the
committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of a meeting is elected, or if at a meeting the chair of the meeting is
not present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the directors present who are members of the committee may
choose one of their number to chair the meeting;
| (c) | a majority of the members of the committee
constitutes a quorum of the committee; and |
(d) questions
arising at any meeting of the committee are determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes,
the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.
PART 19
OFFICERS
Directors May Appoint Officers
19.1 The
directors may, from time to time, appoint such officers, if any, as the directors determine and the directors may, at any time, terminate
any such appointment.
Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers
19.2 The
directors may, for each officer:
| (a) | determine the functions and duties of
the officer; |
(b) entrust
to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as
the directors think fit; and
| (c) | revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or
any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer. |
Qualifications
19.3 No
person may be appointed as an officer unless that person is qualified in accordance with the Act. One person may hold more than one position
as an officer of the Company. Any person appointed as the chair of the board, chair of a committee of the board or lead independent director,
if any, must be a director. Any other officer need not be a director.
Remuneration and Terms of Appointment
19.4 All appointments
of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation
in profits or otherwise) that the directors thinks fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the directors, and an officer
may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive, after he or she ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the
Company, a pension or gratuity.
PART 20
INDEMNIFICATION
Definitions
20.1 In
this Part 20:
| (a) | “eligible party”, in
relation to a company, means an individual who: |
| (i) | is or was a director or officer of the Company; |
| (ii) | is or was a director or officer of another
corporation |
| (A) | at a time when the corporation is or was
an affiliate of the Company, or |
| (B) | at the request of the Company; or |
(iii) at
the request of the Company, is or was, or holds or held a position equivalent to that of, a director or officer of a partnership, trust,
joint venture or other unincorporated entity, and includes, except in the definition of “eligible proceeding” and Sections
163(1)(c) and (d) and 165 of the Act, the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of that individual;
| (b) | “eligible
penalty” means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount
paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding; |
(c) “eligible
proceeding” means a proceeding in which an eligible party or any of the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of
the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director or officer of, or holding or having held a position
equivalent to that of a director or officer of, the Company or an associated corporation
| (i) | is or may be joined as a party; or |
| (ii) | is
or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related
to, the proceeding; |
(d) “expenses”
has the meaning set out in the Act and includes costs, charges and expenses, including legal and other fees, but does not include judgments,
penalties, fines or amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding; and
(e) “proceeding”
includes any legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed.
Mandatory Indemnification of Eligible Parties
20.2 Subject
to the Act, the Company must indemnify each eligible party and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible
penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay
the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each eligible party is deemed to have contracted
with the Company on the terms of the indemnity contained in this §20.2.
Indemnification of Other Persons
20.3 Subject
to any restrictions in the Act, the Company may agree to indemnify and may indemnify any person (including an eligible party) against
eligible penalties and pay expenses incurred in connection with the performance of services by that person for the Company.
Authority to Advance Expenses
20.4 The
Company may advance expenses to an eligible party to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the Act.
Non-Compliance with Act
20.5 Subject
to the Act, the failure of an eligible party of the Company to comply with the Act or these Articles or, if applicable, any former Companies
Act or former Articles does not, of itself, invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Part 20.
Company May Purchase Insurance
20.6
The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any eligible party (or the heirs or legal personal representatives
of any eligible party) against any liability incurred by any eligible party.
PART 21
DIVIDENDS
Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights
21.1 The
provisions of this Part 21 are subject to the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends.
Declaration of Dividends
21.2 Subject
to the Act, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of such dividends as they may deem advisable.
No Notice Required
21.3 The
directors need not give notice to any shareholder of any declaration under §21.2.
Record Date
21.4 The
directors must set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend. The
record date must not precede the date on which the dividend is to be paid by more than two months.
Manner of Paying Dividend
21.5 A
resolution declaring a dividend may direct payment of the dividend wholly or partly in money or by the distribution of specific assets
or of fully paid shares or of bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company or any other entity, or in any one or more of those
ways.
Settlement of Difficulties
21.6 If
any difficulty arises in regard to a distribution under §21.5, the directors may settle the difficulty as they deem advisable, and,
in particular, may:
| (a) | set the value for distribution of specific
assets; |
(b) determine
that money in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any shareholders are entitled may be paid to any shareholders
on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties; and
| (c) | vest any such specific assets in trustees
for the persons entitled to the dividend. |
When Dividend Payable
21.7 Any
dividend may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the directors.
Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares
21.8 All
dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.
Receipt by Joint Shareholders
21.9 If
several persons are joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money
payable in respect of the share.
Dividend Bears No Interest
21.10 No dividend
bears interest against the Company.
Fractional Dividends
21.11 If
a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that
fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.
Payment of Dividends
21.12 Any
dividend or other distribution payable in money in respect of shares may be paid (i) by cheque, made payable to the order of the
person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the registered address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the registered
address of the joint shareholder who is first named on the central securities register, or to the person and to the address the shareholder
or joint shareholders may direct in writing or (ii) with the consent of the Company and the shareholder, by wire transfer or other
electronic means. In the case of payment of a dividend by cheque, mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by
the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is
not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority. In the case of payment of
a dividend by wire transfer or other electronic means, the initiation of such payment by the Company will, to the extent of the sum represented
by the transfer (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless the amount
of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority.
Capitalization of Retained Earnings or Surplus
21.13
Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the directors may from time to time capitalize any retained earnings or surplus
of the Company and may from time to time issue, as fully paid, shares or any bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as
a dividend representing the retained earnings or surplus so capitalized or any part thereof.
PART 22
ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND
AUDITOR
Recording of Financial Affairs
22.1 The
directors must cause adequate accounting records to be kept to record properly the financial affairs and condition of the Company and
to comply with the Act.
Inspection of Accounting Records
22.2 Unless
the directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, no shareholder of the Company is entitled to
inspect or obtain a copy of any accounting records of the Company.
Remuneration of Auditor
22.3 The
directors may set the remuneration of the auditor of the Company.
PART 23
NOTICES
Method of Giving Notice
23.1 Unless
the Act or these Articles provide otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted by the Act or these Articles
(a “Notice”) to be sent by or to a person may be sent by:
| (a) | mail addressed to the person at the applicable
address for that person as follows: |
| (i) | for a Notice mailed to a shareholder, the
shareholder’s registered address; |
(ii) for
a Notice mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by
the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of Notices of that class;
| (iii) | in any other case, the mailing address
of the intended recipient; |
| (b) | delivery at the applicable address for
that person as follows, addressed to the person: |
| (i) | for a Notice delivered to a shareholder,
the shareholder’s registered address; |
(ii) for
a Notice delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept
by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of Notices of that class;
| (iii) | in any other case, the delivery address
of the intended recipient; |
| (c) | sending
the Notice by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of
Notices that class; |
| (d) | sending
the Notice by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending
of Notices of that class; |
(e) sending
the Notice by other means of electronic transmission accessible by the intended recipient for the sending of Notices of that class in
accordance with applicable law; and
| (f) | physical delivery to
the intended recipient. |
Press Release
23.2 Unless
the Act or these Articles provide otherwise, a Notice to be sent to a shareholder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or
made, and the obligation to give any Notice shall, unless otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, be deemed conclusively
to have been fully satisfied upon issuing a press release complying with applicable laws and regulations if deemed by the board of directors
to be a reasonable or appropriate means of providing such Notice.
Deemed Receipt of Mailing
23.3 A
notice, statement, report or other record that is:
(a) mailed
to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in §23.1 is deemed to be received by the person
to whom it was mailed on the day (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted) following the date of mailing;
(b) faxed
to a person to the fax number provided by that person under §23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was faxed on
the day it was faxed;
(c) emailed
to a person to the e-mail address provided by that person under §23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was e-mailed
on the day that it was emailed; and
(d) sent
to a person by other means of electronic transmission under §23.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was transmitted
on the day that such transmission occurred.
Certificate of Sending
23.4 A
certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that capacity on behalf
of the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was sent in accordance with §23.1 is conclusive evidence
of that fact.
Notice to Joint Shareholders
23.5 A notice,
statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint shareholders of a share by providing such record to the
joint shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.
Notice to Legal Personal Representatives and Trustees
23.6 A notice,
statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy
or incapacity of a shareholder by:
| (a) | mailing the record, addressed to them: |
(i) by
name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the
bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and
(ii) at
the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or
(b) if
an address referred to in §(a)(ii) has not been supplied to the Company, by giving the notice in a manner in which it might
have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.
Undelivered Notices
23.7 If
on two consecutive occasions, a notice, statement, report or other record is sent to a shareholder pursuant to §23.1 and on each
of those occasions any such record is returned because the shareholder cannot be located, the Company shall not be required to send any
further records to the shareholder until the shareholder informs the Company in writing of his or her new address.
PART 24
PROHIBITIONS
Definitions
24.1 In
this Part 24:
| (a) | “designated security”
means: |
| (i) | a voting security of the Company; |
(ii) a
security of the Company that is not a debt security and that carries a residual right to participate in the earnings of the Company or,
on the liquidation or winding up of the Company, in its assets; or
| (iii) | a
security of the Company convertible, directly or indirectly, into a security described in
§(a) or §(b); |
| (b) | “security” has the
meaning assigned in the Securities Act (British Columbia); and |
| (c) | “voting security” means
a security of the Company that: |
| (i) | is not a debt security; and |
| (ii) | carries
a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred
and are continuing. |
Application
24.2
§24.3 does not apply to the Company if and for so long
as it is a public company, a private company which is no longer eligible to use the private issuer exemption under the Securities
Act (British Columbia) or a pre-existing reporting company which has the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions as part of its Articles
or a company to which the Statutory Reporting Company Provisions apply.
Consent Required for Transfer of Shares or Designated Securities
24.3
No share or designated security may be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without the consent of the directors and the directors
are not required to give any reason for refusing to consent to any such sale, transfer or other disposition.
25.1 |
Unless the Company
consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
Nothing in this §25.1 shall be deemed to
apply to any suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise
acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this §25.1.
PART 26
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLASS A EXCHANGEABLE
SUBORDINATE VOTING SHARES
Special Rights and Restrictions
26.1 The
Class A Shares as a class shall have attached thereto the special rights and restrictions specified in this Part 26.
DIVIDENDS
Dividend Rights
26.2
Each Class A Shareholder shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay thereon, as and when declared by the board of directors,
a dividend on each Class A Share in an amount in cash for each Class A Share equal to the cash distribution declared on each
BBU Unit on each BBU Distribution Declaration Date multiplied by the Conversion Factor in effect on the Record Date of such dividend
(the “Class A Dividend”), it being understood that Class A Shareholders will not be entitled to any dividends
other than the Class A Dividend.
Unpaid Dividends
26.3 If
the full amount of a Class A Dividend is not declared on a BBU Distribution Declaration Date, or is declared but is not paid on
the payment date, then such Class A Dividend shall accrue and accumulate, whether or not the Company has earnings, whether or not
there are funds legally available for the payment thereof and whether or not such distributions are earned, declared or authorized (such
amounts, the “Unpaid Dividends”). Any dividend payment made on the Class A Shares shall first be credited against
the earliest Unpaid Dividends due with respect to such Class A Shares which remains payable.
Payment of Dividends
26.4
Cheques of the Company may be issued in respect of all Class A Dividends contemplated by §26.2 and the sending of such cheque
to each Class A Shareholder will satisfy the cash dividend represented thereby unless the cheque is not paid on presentation. Subject
to the requirements of applicable Law with respect to unclaimed property, no Class A Shareholder will be entitled to recover by
action or other legal process against the Company any dividend that is represented by a cheque that has not been duly presented to the
Company’s bankers for payment or that otherwise remains unclaimed for a period of two years from the date on which such dividend
was first payable.
Record and Payment Dates
26.5 The
Record Date with respect to any Class A Dividend declared by the board of directors and the payment date of such Class A Dividend
will be the same dates as the Record Date and the payment date, respectively, for the corresponding distribution declared on the BBU
Units, each as approved by the board of directors.
RANKING
Ranking of the Class A Shares
26.6 The
Class A Shares shall, as to the payment of dividends and return of capital in a Liquidation Event, rank junior to the Preferred
Shares and senior to the Class B Shares, the Class C Shares and any other shares ranking junior to the Class A Shares
with respect to priority in payment of dividends and return of capital in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
the Company.
VOTING
Voting Rights
26.7 Except
as expressly provided herein, each Class A Shareholder will be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, all meetings
of shareholders of the Company, except for meetings at which only holders of another specified class or series of shares are entitled
to vote separately as a class or series. Each Class A Shareholder shall be entitled to cast one vote for each Class A Share
held at the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on any matter.
26.8 Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by Law, the Class A Shareholders and Class B Shareholders will vote together
and not as separate classes.
26.9 Subject
to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Shares to elect directors under specified circumstances, the holders of the outstanding
Class A Shares and Class B Shares, voting together, shall be entitled to vote in respect of the election of all directors of
the Company.
Amendment with Approval of Class A Shareholders
26.10
In addition to any other approvals required by Law, any approval given by the Class A Shareholders to add to, change or remove any
right, privilege, restriction or condition attaching to the Class A Shares or any other matter requiring the approval or consent
of the Class A Shareholders as a separate class will be deemed to have been sufficiently given if it will have been given in accordance
with applicable Law, subject to a minimum requirement that such amendment be approved by not less than 66 2/3% of the votes cast on such
amendment at a meeting of Class A Shareholders duly called and held at which the Class A Shareholders holding at least 10%
of the outstanding Class A Shares at that time are present or represented by proxy; provided that such approval must be given also
by the affirmative vote of holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the Non-Affiliated Holders represented in person or by proxy at the meeting.
If at any such meeting the Class A Shareholders holding at least 10% of the outstanding Class A Shares at as of the Record
Date of such meeting are not present or represented by proxy within one-half hour after the time appointed for such meeting, then the
meeting will be adjourned to such date not less than five days thereafter and to such time and place as may be designated by the chairman
of such meeting. At such reconvened meeting, the Class A Shareholders present or represented by proxy thereat may transact the business
for which the meeting was originally called and a resolution passed thereat by the affirmative vote of not less than 66 2/3% of the votes
cast on such amendment at such reconvened meeting excluding the BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholders shall be effective.
EXCHANGE RIGHTS
Exchange at the Option of the Class A Shareholder
26.11
Subject to applicable Law and the due exercise by BBU of the Exchange-Redemption Call Right, at any time from and after the date of the
issuance of the Class A Shares, each Class A Shareholder shall have the right (the “Exchange Right”) to
require the Company to redeem all or such portion of the Class A Shares registered in the name of such Class A Shareholder
specified in a Notice of Exchange delivered to the Transfer Agent by or on behalf of such Class A Shareholder (such Class A
Shares being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Class A Shares” and such Class A Shareholder, the “Tendering
Class A Shareholder”) for the BBU Units Amount per Tendered Class A Share or, if the Company elects in its sole and
absolute discretion, the Cash Amount (in lieu of the BBU Units Amount per Tendered Class A Share), plus, in either case, a cash
amount equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Tendered Class A Share.
Notice of Exchange
26.12 A
Class A Shareholder must deliver a Notice of Exchange either electronically (by electronic mail or by any other electronic procedure
that may be established by the Transfer Agent and communicated to the Class A Shareholders by the Company or the Transfer Agent)
or physically (by mail, courier, hand delivery or otherwise) to any office of the Transfer Agent prior to the issuance by the Company
of a Notice of Class A Redemption or the announcement of a Liquidation Event in order to exercise his, her or its Exchange Right.
The Transfer Agent shall promptly notify the Company, BBU and, until such time as the Rights Agreement has been terminated, BAM, of the
receipt of a Notice of Exchange.
Satisfaction of Exchange Rights
26.13 Upon
receipt by the Transfer Agent of a Notice of Exchange and such additional documents and instruments as the Company or the Transfer Agent
may reasonably require, and provided that BBU has not exercised the Exchange-Redemption Call Right, the Company will redeem the applicable
Tendered Class A Shares on or prior to the Specified Exchange Date. The Company will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Tendering
Class A Shareholder, at the address of the holder recorded in the register of the Company for the Class A Shares or at the
address specified in the holder’s Notice of Exchange, either (i) the BBU Units Amount, or (ii) the Cash Amount,
as the Company may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, together with a cash amount for each Tendered Class A Share equal
to any Unpaid Dividends per Tendered Class A Share ((i) or (ii), plus such Unpaid Dividends collectively being the “Exchange
Consideration”) and such delivery of such Exchange Consideration by or on behalf of the Company by the Transfer Agent will
be deemed to be payment of and will satisfy and discharge all liability for the Exchange Rights so exercised. Should the Company elect
to satisfy Exchange Rights by delivering the Cash Amount, then the payment of such amount shall be made in the manner set forth in §26.4.
26.14 Any
Tendering Class A Shareholder shall have no further right, with respect to any Tendered Class A Shares redeemed, repurchased
or exchanged, to receive any dividends on Class A Shares with a Record Date on or after the date on which the Transfer Agent receives
such Notice of Exchange. Each Tendering Class A Shareholder shall continue to own each Class A Share subject to any Notice
of Exchange, and be treated as a Class A Shareholder with respect to each such Class A Share for all other purposes of these
Articles, until such Class A Share has been redeemed in accordance with §26.13 or repurchased or exchanged in accordance
with the Rights Agreement, as applicable, for the Secondary Exchange Amount in accordance with §26.16. A Tendering Class A
Shareholder shall have no rights as a unitholder of BBU with respect to any BBU Units to be received by such Tendering Class A Shareholder
in exchange for Tendered Class A Shares pursuant to §26.11 until the Transfer Agent has issued such BBU Units to such Tendering
Class A Shareholder.
26.15 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class A Shares to the extent that
such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable Law. If the Company believes that it would
not be permitted by any such requirements or other provisions to redeem the Tendered Class A Shares, and BBU has not exercised its
Exchange-Redemption Call Right with respect to the Tendered Class A Shares, the Company will only be obligated to redeem the maximum
number of Tendered Class A Shares (rounded down to a whole number of Class A Shares) that would not be contrary to such requirements
or other provisions. The Company will notify any such Tendering Class A Shareholder at least one Business Day prior to the Specified
Exchange Date as to the number of Tendered Class A Shares that will be redeemed by the Company. Where there is more than one Tendering
Class A Shareholder, the Company will redeem the maximum number of Tendered Class A Shares that would not be contrary to such
requirements or other provisions among such Tendering Class A Shareholders on a pro rata basis.
Secondary Exchange Rights
26.16 For
so long as the Rights Agreement has not been terminated, if a Tendering Class A Shareholder has not received the Exchange Consideration
with respect to any Tendered Class A Shares by the Close of Business on the applicable Specified Exchange Date for any reason, then,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Rights Agreement, which the Class A Shareholders shall have a right
to enforce, such Tendering Class A Shareholder shall be entitled to receive from BAM the Secondary Exchange Amount with respect
to each such Tendered Class A Share no later than the applicable Secondary Exchange Date (the “Secondary Exchange Right”).
The Company shall send to BAM and to the Rights Agent on the applicable Specified Exchange Date a notice to the effect that the Tendering
Class A Shareholder has not received the Exchange Consideration and such notice will set forth the identity of the Tendering Class A
Shareholder, the number of Tendered Class A Shares, the amounts of such Exchange Consideration then not paid and will be otherwise
consistent with the definition of “Company Notice” in the Rights Agreement.
No Fractional BBU Units
26.17 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, no fractional BBU Units shall be issued in connection with the satisfaction of Exchange Rights,
in connection with a redemption of a Class A Share or in connection with a Liquidation Event. In lieu of any fractional BBU Units
to which the Tendering Class A Shareholder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall pay a cash amount equal to the BBU Unit
Value on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Exchange Date multiplied by such fraction of a BBU Unit. In lieu of any fractional
BBU Units to which the Tendering Class A Shareholder would otherwise be entitled pursuant to the Rights Agreement, the Rights Agent
shall pay a cash amount as determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement.
Withholding Taxes
26.18
Each Tendering Class A Shareholder shall be required to pay to the Company the amount of any tax withholding due upon the redemption
of Tendered Class A Shares pursuant to §26.11 to §26.13 and will be deemed to have authorized the Company to retain such
portion of the Exchange Consideration as the Company reasonably determines is necessary to satisfy its tax withholding obligations. Before
making any withholding pursuant to this §26.18, the Company shall give each Tendering Class A Shareholder within three (3) Business
Days after the Company’s receipt of a Notice of Exchange from such Tendering Class A Shareholder, notice of the Company’s
good faith estimate of the amount of any anticipated tax withholding (together with the legal basis therefor) due upon the redemption
of the Tendered Class A Shares subject to such Notice of Exchange, provide the Tendering Class A Shareholder with sufficient
opportunity to provide any forms or other documentation or take such other steps in order to avoid or reduce such tax withholding, and
reasonably cooperate with the Tendering Class A Shareholder in good faith to attempt to reduce any amounts that would otherwise
be withheld pursuant to this §26.18; provided that any determination with respect to the tax withholding shall be made by the Company,
BBU or an affiliate of BBU, as applicable, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith.
COMPANY REDEMPTION
RIGHTS
Company Redemption
26.19 If
the Company delivers or causes to be delivered a Notice of Class A Redemption to the Class A Shareholders, it shall redeem
all of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares on the Specified Class A Redemption Date. The Company may deliver a Notice
of Class A Redemption at any time, in its sole discretion and subject to applicable Law, including in any of the following circumstances:
(a) the
total number of Class A Shares outstanding decreases by 50% or more over any 12-month period;
(b) a
Person acquires 90% of the BBU Units in a take-over bid (as defined by Applicable Securities Laws);
(c) the
holders of BBU Units approve an acquisition of BBU by way of arrangement or amalgamation;
| (d) | the holders of BBU Units approve a restructuring
or other reorganization of BBU; |
| (e) | there is a sale of all or substantially
all the assets of BBU; |
(f) there
is a change of Law (whether by legislative, governmental or judicial action), administrative practice or interpretation, or a change
in circumstances of the Company and the shareholders of the Company, that may result in adverse tax consequences for the Company or the
shareholders of the Company; or
(g) the
board, in its good faith, concludes that the holders of BBU Units or the Class A Shareholders are adversely impacted by a fact,
change, or other circumstance relating to the Company.
Right of Class B Shareholders to Cause Redemption of Class A
Shares
26.20 The
Class B Shareholders may, at any time and in their sole discretion, deliver a notice to the Company specifying a date upon which
the Company shall redeem all of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares (provided that such specified date is no less than 60
days from the date on which the Class B Shareholders deliver such notice), and as soon as reasonably practicable after the receipt
of such notice, the Company shall, subject to applicable Law, deliver a Notice of Class A Redemption to the Class A Shareholders
and, without the consent of the Class A Shareholders, shall redeem all of the Class A Shares on the Specified Class A
Redemption Date.
Redemption Procedure
26.21 In
the event of a redemption of the Class A Shares, each Class A Shareholder shall be considered a Tendering Class A Shareholder
and each Class A Share shall be considered a Tendered Class A Share for the purposes of §26.19 to §26.22,
and the Company shall, at or prior to Close of Business on the Specified Class A Redemption Date, pay to each Tendering Class A
Shareholder either (i) the BBU Units Amount, or (ii) the Cash Amount, as the Company may determine in its sole and absolute
discretion, together with a cash amount for each Tendered Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Tendered Class A
Share ((i) or (ii), plus such Unpaid Dividends collectively being the “Redemption Consideration”) and such delivery
of such Redemption Consideration by or on behalf of the Company by the Transfer Agent will be deemed to be payment of and will satisfy
and discharge all liability for the redemption of the Class A Shares. Should the Company elect to satisfy its obligation to redeem
the Class A Shares by delivering the Cash Amount, then the payment of such amount shall be made in the manner set forth in §26.4.
26.22 §26.14 to §26.15
and §26.17 to §26.18 shall apply in their entirety, mutatis mutandis, to a redemption of the Class A Shares.
Exchange-Redemption Call Right
26.23 Notwithstanding the provisions in §26.11
to §26.22 above,
(a) in
the event the Company receives a Notice of Exchange from a Tendering Class A Shareholder, BBU shall have an overriding right to
acquire, or cause its affiliate to acquire all, but not less than all, of the Tendered Class A Shares from the Tendering Class A
Shareholder by delivering the Exchange Consideration (the form of Exchange Consideration to be determined by BBU in its sole and absolute
discretion) in accordance with §26.11 to §26.18, mutatis mutandis, in satisfaction of the obligations of the Company,
and
(b) in
the event the Company provides a Notice of Class A Redemption to each Class A Shareholder, BBU shall have an overriding right
to acquire, or cause its affiliate to acquire all, but not less than all, of the Class A Shares from each Class A Shareholder
by delivering the Redemption Consideration (the form of Redemption Consideration to be determined by BBU in its sole and absolute discretion)
in accordance with §26.19 to §26.22, mutatis mutandis, in satisfaction of the obligations of the Company as
set out therein (the right in either (a) or (b) being the “Exchange-Redemption Call Right”), and in the
event of the exercise by BBU of the Exchange-Redemption Call Right, each Tendering Class A Shareholder will be obligated to sell
all Tendered Class A Shares held by such Tendering Class A Shareholder to BBU (or its affiliate, as applicable) on delivery
by BBU (or its affiliate, as applicable) to such Tendering Class A Shareholder of the Exchange Consideration or the Redemption Consideration,
as applicable, and the Company will have no obligation to pay any Exchange Consideration or Redemption Consideration to the holders of
such Class A Shares so purchased by BBU (or its affiliate, as applicable).
26.24 In order
to exercise its Exchange-Redemption Call Right, BBU must notify the Transfer Agent in writing, as agent for the holders of Class A
Shares, and the Company, of its intention to exercise such right at least 3 days before the Specified Exchange Date or at least 10 days
before the Specified Class A Redemption Date, as applicable. Delivery by BBU to the Transfer Agent of a standing direction as to
any exercise of the Exchange-Redemption Call Right in respect of the exercise of Exchange Rights shall satisfy the notification requirements
set forth in this §26.24.
LIQUIDATION
Liquidation Rights
26.25 Upon
any liquidation, dissolution, winding up of the Company or any other distribution of its assets among its shareholders, whether voluntary
or involuntary (a “Liquidation Event”), including where substantially concurrent with the liquidation, dissolution,
or winding up of BBU, whether voluntary or involuntary (a “BBU Liquidation Event”), each Class A Shareholder
shall, subject to the exercise of the Liquidation Call Right, be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company legally available
for distribution on the effective date of the Liquidation Event (the “Liquidation Date”) an amount in cash per Class A
Share then held by them equal to the BBU Unit Value on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the Liquidation
Event (the “Liquidation Reference Date”) multiplied by the Conversion Factor (and together with a cash amount for
each Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Class A Share, the “Liquidation Amount”). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, in connection with a Liquidation Event, including where substantially concurrent with a BBU Liquidation Event, if the
Company, in its sole and absolute discretion elects, it may, subject to applicable Law, redeem all of the outstanding Class A Shares
in exchange for such number of BBU Units per Class A Share equal to the Conversion Factor in effect on the Liquidation Reference
Date, together with a cash amount per Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Class A Share in accordance with §26.21
and §26.22, in lieu of paying the Liquidation Amount.
26.26 The rights of the Class A Shareholders
to receive the amount set forth in §26.25 is subject to:
(a) the
prior rights of holders of all classes and series of Preferred Shares and any other class of shares ranking in priority with the Class A
Shares;
(b) prior
payment in full to each Tendering Class A Shareholder and Tendering Class C Shareholder that submitted a Notice of Exchange
or a Notice of Class C Retraction, as applicable, at least 10 days prior to the date of the Liquidation Event of the Exchange Consideration
(in the case of the Tendering Class A Shareholders) and the Class C Retraction Amount (in the case of the Tendering Class C
Shareholders); and
(c) prior
payment in full to each Tendering Class B Shareholder that submitted a Notice of Class B Retraction at least 30 days prior
to the date of the Liquidation Event of the Cash Amount.
26.27 If,
upon any such Liquidation Event, the assets of the Company are insufficient to make payment in full to all Class A Shareholders
of the foregoing amounts set forth in §26.25 with respect to the Liquidation Event, then such assets (or consideration)
shall be distributed among the Class A Shareholders at the time outstanding, rateably in proportion to the full amounts to which
they would otherwise be respectively entitled to receive under §26.25.
BBU Liquidation Call Right
26.28 Notwithstanding
§26.25, BBU will have the overriding right (the “Liquidation Call Right”), in the event of and notwithstanding
the occurrence of any Liquidation Event, to purchase from, or cause its affiliate to purchase from, all but not less than all of the
Class A Shareholders on the Liquidation Date all but not less than all of the Class A Shares held by each such holder in exchange
for the issuance by BBU of such number of BBU Units per Class A Share equal to the Conversion Factor in effect on the Liquidation
Reference Date (and together with a cash amount for each Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Class A Share, the
“Liquidation Call Consideration”). In the event of the exercise of a Liquidation Call Right, each such Class A
Shareholder will be obligated on the Liquidation Date to sell all the Class A Shares held by such holder to BBU on the Liquidation
Date upon issuance by BBU to the holder of the Liquidation Call Consideration for each such Class A Share and the Company will have
no obligation to pay any Liquidation Amount to the holders of such Class A Shares so purchased by BBU.
26.29 In
order to exercise the Liquidation Call Right, BBU must notify the Transfer Agent in writing, as agent for the Class A Shareholders
and the Company, of its intention to exercise such right at least 30 days before the Liquidation Date in the case of a voluntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company and at least five Business Days before the Liquidation Date in the case of an involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company. If BBU exercises the Liquidation Call Right in accordance with this §26.29, all obligations
of the Company under §26.25 to §26.27 will terminate and on the Liquidation Date BBU will purchase and Class A Shareholders
will sell all of their Class A Shares then outstanding for a price per unit equal to the Liquidation Call Consideration.
Automatic Redemption Rights
26.30 Subject
to the exercise of the Liquidation Call Right, in connection with a BBU Liquidation Event, including where substantially concurrent with
a Liquidation Event, the Company shall, subject to applicable Law, redeem all outstanding Class A Shares on the day prior to the
effective date of the BBU Liquidation Event for, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) an amount in cash per share equal to the
BBU Unit Value on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the BBU Liquidation Event multiplied by the Conversion
Factor (together with a cash amount for each Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Class A Share), or (ii) such
number of BBU Units equal to the Conversion Factor in effect on the Trading Day immediately preceding the public announcement of the
BBU Liquidation Event (together with a cash amount for each Class A Share equal to any Unpaid Dividends per Class A Share).
OTHER RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
Conversion of Class A Shares
26.31 Any
BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholder shall be entitled at any time to have any or all of such BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholder’s
Class A Shares converted into Class C Shares at a conversion rate equal to one Class C Share for each Class A Share
in respect of which the conversion right is exercised. The right of conversion herein provided for may be exercised by notice in writing
given to the Transfer Agent (a “Conversion Notice”), which notice shall specify the number of Class A Shares
that the BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholder desires to have converted. Upon receipt of a Conversion Notice, the Company shall, subject
to applicable Law, promptly issue to the converting BBU-Affiliated Class A Shareholder the requisite number of Class C Shares
and the Transfer Agent shall cancel the converted Class A Shares subject to the Conversion Notice effective concurrently therewith.
Call Rights
26.32 Each
Class A Shareholder, whether a registered holder or a beneficial holder, by virtue of becoming and being such a holder will be deemed
to acknowledge each of the Exchange-Redemption Call Right and the Liquidation Call Right, in each case, in favour of BBU, and the overriding
nature thereof in connection with the exercise of Exchange Rights, the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or any other
distribution of the assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, or the retraction or redemption
of Class A Shares, as the case may be, and to be bound thereby in favour of BBU as herein provided.
PART 27
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLASS B MULTIPLE
VOTING SHARES
Special Rights and Restrictions
27.1 The
Class B Shares as a class shall have attached thereto the special rights and restrictions specified in this Part 27.
Dividend Rights
27.2 Except
as set out in §27.3, the Class B Shareholders shall not be entitled to receive any dividends on the Class B Shares.
Stock Dividends
27.3 In
the event a dividend is declared and paid on the Class A Shares consisting of Class A Shares, the board shall, subject to applicable
Law, contemporaneously declare and pay an equivalent dividend on the Class B Shares consisting of Class B Shares.
Ranking of the Class B Shares
27.4 The
Class B Shares shall, as to the return of capital in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, rank
junior to the Preferred Shares and to the Class A Shares and senior to the Class C Shares and any other shares ranking junior
to the Class B Shares with respect to priority in the return of capital in a Liquidation Event.
Voting Rights
27.5 Except
as expressly provided herein, each Class B Shareholder will be entitled to receive notice of, and attend and vote at, all meetings
of shareholders of the Company, except for meetings at which only holders of another specified class or series of shares are entitled
to vote separately as a class or series. Each Class B Shareholder will be entitled to cast a number of votes per Class B Share
equal to: (i) the number that is three times the number of Class A Shares then issued and outstanding, divided by (ii) the
number of Class B Shares then issued and outstanding.
27.6 Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by Law, the Class A Shareholders and the Class B Shareholders will vote
together and not as separate classes. 27.7 At any time that no Class A Shares are outstanding or for any vote held only in respect
of the Class B Shares, each Class B Shareholder will be entitled to cast one vote per Class B Share.
27.8 Subject
to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Shares to elect directors under specified circumstances, the holders of the outstanding
Class A Shares and Class B Shares, voting together, shall be entitled to vote for the election of all directors of the Company.
Amendment with Approval of Class B Shareholders
27.9 In
addition to any other approvals required by Law, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Class B Shares
as a class may be added to, changed or removed but only with the approval of the Class B Shareholders given as hereinafter specified.
27.10 The
approval of the Class B Shareholders to add to, change or remove any right, privilege, restriction or condition attaching to the
Class B Shares as a class or in respect of any other matter requiring the consent of the holders of the Class B Shareholders
may be given in such manner as may then be required by Law, subject to a minimum requirement that such approval be given by resolution
signed by all the Class B Shareholders or passed by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of
the Class B Shareholders duly called for that purpose. On every poll taken at every meeting of the Class B Shareholders as
a class, each Class B Shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote in respect of each Class B Share held.
Retraction at the Option of the Class B Shareholder
27.11 Subject
to applicable Law, at any time from and after the date of the issuance of the Class B Shares, each Class B Shareholder shall
have the right (the “Class B Retraction Right”) to require the Company to redeem all or such portion of the Class B
Shares registered in the name of such Class B Shareholder specified in a Notice of Class B Retraction delivered to the Company
by or on behalf of such Class B Shareholder (such Class B Shares being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Class B
Shares” and such Class B Shareholder, the “Tendering Class B Shareholder”) for the Cash Amount
(the “Class B Retraction Amount”).
Notice of Class B Retraction
27.12 A
Class B Shareholder must deliver a Notice of Class B Retraction to the registered office of the Company in order to exercise
his, her or its Class B Retraction Right.
Satisfaction of Retraction Right
27.13 Upon
receipt by Company of a Notice of Class B Retraction and such additional documents and instruments as the Company may reasonably
require, the Company shall redeem the Tendered Class B Shares on or prior to the Specified Class B Retraction Date. The Company
will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Tendering Class B Shareholder, at the address of the holder recorded in the register
of the Company for the Class B Shares or at the address specified in the holder’s Notice of Class B Retraction, the Class B
Retraction Amount, and such delivery of such Class B Retraction Amount by or on behalf of the Company, will be deemed to be payment
of and will satisfy and discharge all liability for the Class B Retraction Right so exercised.
27.14 Each
Tendering Class B Shareholder shall continue to own each Class B Share subject to any Notice of Class B Retraction, and
be treated as a Class B Shareholder with respect to each such Class B Share for all other purposes of these Articles, until
such Class B Share has been redeemed by the Company in accordance with §27.11 to §27.16.
27.15 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class B Shares to the extent that
such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable Law.
Withholding Taxes
27.16 Each
Tendering Class B Shareholder shall be required to pay to the Company the amount of any tax withholding due upon the redemption
of Tendered Class B Shares pursuant to §27.11 to §27.13 and will be deemed to have authorized the Company to retain such
portion of the Class B Retraction Amount as the Company reasonably determines is necessary to satisfy its tax withholding obligations.
Before making any withholding pursuant to this §27.16, the Company shall give each Tendering Class B Shareholder within three
(3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of a Notice of Class B Retraction from such Tendering Class B Shareholder,
notice of the Company’s good faith estimate of the amount of any anticipated tax withholding (together
with the legal basis therefor) due upon the redemption of the Tendered Class B Shares subject to such Notice of Class B Retraction,
provide the Tendering Class B Shareholder with sufficient opportunity to provide any forms or other documentation or take such other
steps in order to avoid or reduce such tax withholding, and reasonably cooperate with the Tendering Class B Shareholder in good
faith to attempt to reduce any amounts that would otherwise be withheld pursuant to this §27.16; provided that any determination
with respect to the tax withholding shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion exercised in good faith.
Liquidation Rights
27.17 Upon
any Liquidation Event, including where substantially concurrent with a BBU Liquidation Event, subject to the following sentence, the
Class B Shareholders shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution on the Liquidation
Date an amount in cash per Class B Share then held by them equal to the BBU Unit Value for each such Class B Share. At any
time no Class C Shares are outstanding, the Class B Shareholders shall be entitled to receive on the Liquidation Date the assets
and property of the Company remaining, if any, after the prior payments of the amounts set forth in §27.18.
27.18 The
rights of the Class B Shareholders to receive the amount set forth in §27.17 is subject to the prior payment of the amounts
set forth in §26.26(b) and §26.26(c) and to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of Preferred Shares,
Class A Shares and any other class of shares ranking in priority or rateably with the Class B Shares.
27.19 If,
upon any such Liquidation Event, the assets of the Company, after payment of any amounts owed to holders of all classes of shares ranking
in priority to the Class B Shares, shall be insufficient to make payment in full to all Class B Shareholders of the foregoing
amounts set forth in §27.17 with respect to the Liquidation Event, then such assets (or consideration) shall be distributed among
the Class B Shareholders at the time outstanding, rateably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively
entitled to receive under §27.17.
Transfer Restrictions
27.20 The
Class B Shares may not be Transferred to any Person other than to BBU or a Person Controlled by BBU. If any Class B Shares
are Transferred in contravention of the preceding sentence, (i) such Transfer shall be null and void, and the Company shall not
register or otherwise recognize the Transfer of the Class B Shares to the transferee, (ii) any rights to vote attaching to
the Class B Shares so Transferred may not be exercised by any Person, (iii) any payment by the Company on the Class B
Shares so Transferred shall be prohibited and any such payment shall be forfeited, and (iv) any rights that an ineligible transferee
may have as a result of being a holder of Class B Shares shall be null and void, in each case, until such time as such Transfer
is cancelled.
PART 28
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLASS C NON-VOTING
SHARES
Special Rights and Restrictions
28.1 The
Class C Shares as a class shall have attached thereto the special rights and restrictions specified in this Part 28.
Dividend Rights
28.2 Class C
Shareholders shall be entitled to receive, as and when declared by the board of directors, out of any assets of the Company legally available
therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors. The Class C Shareholders shall not be entitled
to receive dividends (i) unless and until the Company has paid any Unpaid Dividends, and (ii) unless and until the Company
has paid all of the Exchange Consideration owing to any Tendering Class A Shareholders who have submitted Notices of Exchange before
the date the board of directors declares a dividend on the Class C Shares. The record and payment dates for dividends on Class C
Shares shall be such date that the board of directors shall designate for the payment of such dividends.
Stock Dividends
28.3 In
the event a dividend is declared and paid on the Class A Shares consisting of Class A Shares, the board shall, subject to applicable
Law, contemporaneously declare and pay on the Class C Shares an equivalent dividend on a per share basis consisting of Class C
Shares.
Ranking of the Class C Shares
28.4 The
Class C Shares shall, as to the payment of dividends and return of capital in a Liquidation Event, rank junior to the Preferred
Shares, the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares and senior over any other shares ranking junior to the Class C Shares
with respect to priority in payment of dividends and return of capital in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
the Company.
Voting Rights
28.5 Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by Law, each Class C Shareholder shall be entitled to notice of, and to attend,
any meetings of shareholders of the Company, but shall not otherwise be entitled to vote at any such meeting.
Amendment with Approval of Class C Shareholders
28.6
In addition to any other approval required by Law, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Class C Shares
as a class may be added to, changed or removed but only with the approval of the holders of the Class C Shares given as hereinafter
specified.
28.7 The
approval of the Class C Shareholders to add to, change or remove any right, privilege, restriction or condition attaching to the
Class C Shares as a class or in respect of any other matter requiring the consent of the Class C Shareholders may be given
in such manner as may then be required by Law, subject to a minimum requirement that such approval be given by resolution signed by all
the Class C Shareholders or passed by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of the Class C
Shareholders duly called for that purpose. On every poll taken at every meeting of the Class C Shareholders as a class, each Class C
Shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote in respect of each Class C Share held.
Retraction at the Option of the Class C Shareholder
28.8 Subject
to applicable Law, at any time from and after the date of the issuance of the Class C Shares, each Class C Shareholder shall
have the right (the “Class C Retraction Right”) to require the Company to redeem all or such portion of the Class C
Shares registered in the name of such Class C Shareholder specified in an Notice of Class C Retraction delivered to the Company
by or on behalf of such Class C Shareholder (such Class C Shares being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Class C
Shares” and such Class C Shareholder, the “Tendering Class C Shareholder”) for the Cash Amount
(the “Class C Retraction Amount”).
Notice of Class C Retraction
28.9 A
Class C Shareholder must deliver a Notice of Class C Retraction to the registered office of the Company in order to exercise
his, her or its Class C Retraction Right.
Satisfaction of Retraction Right
28.10 Upon
receipt by Company of a Notice of Class C Retraction and such additional documents and instruments as the Company may reasonably
require, the Company shall redeem the Tendered Class C Shares on or prior to the Specified Class C Retraction Date. The Company
will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Tendering Class C Shareholder, at the address of the holder recorded in the register
of the Company for the Class C Shares or at the address specified in the holder’s Notice of Class C Retraction, the Class C
Retraction Amount, and such delivery of such Class C Retraction Amount by or on behalf of the Company, will be deemed to be payment
of and will satisfy and discharge all liability for the Class C Retraction Right so exercised.
28.11 Each
Tendering Class C Shareholder shall continue to own each Class C Share subject to any Notice of Class C Retraction, and
be treated as a Class C Shareholder with respect to each such Class C Share for all other purposes of these Articles, until
such Class C Share has been redeemed by the Company in accordance with §28.8 to §28.13.
28.12 Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class C Shares to the extent that
such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements or other provisions of applicable Law.
Withholding Taxes
28.13 Each
Tendering Class C Shareholder shall be required to pay to the Company the amount of any tax withholding due upon the redemption
of Tendered Class C Shares pursuant to §28.8 to §28.10 and will be deemed to have authorized the Company to retain such
portion of the Class C Retraction Amount as the Company reasonably determines is necessary to satisfy its tax withholding obligations.
Before making any tax withholding pursuant to this §28.13, the Company shall give each Tendering Class C Shareholder within
three (3) Business Days after the Company’s receipt of a Notice of Class C Retraction from such Tendering Class C
Shareholder, notice of the Company’s good faith estimate of the amount of any anticipated tax withholding
(together with the legal basis therefor) due upon the redemption of the Tendered Class C Shares subject to such Notice of Class C
Retraction, provide the Tendering Class C Shareholder with sufficient opportunity to provide any forms or other documentation or
take such other steps in order to avoid or reduce such tax withholding, and reasonably cooperate with the Tendering Class C Shareholder
in good faith to attempt to reduce any amounts that would otherwise be withheld pursuant to this §28.13; provided that any
determination with respect to the tax withholding shall be made by the Company in its sole discretion exercised in good faith.
Liquidation Rights
28.14 Upon
any Liquidation Event, including where substantially concurrent with a BBU Liquidation Event, the Class C Shareholders shall be
entitled to receive on the Liquidation Date the assets and property of the Company remaining, if any, after the prior payments of the
amounts set forth in §28.15.
28.15 The
rights of the Class C Shareholders to receive the amounts set forth in §28.14 is subject to the prior payment of the amounts
set forth in §26.26(b) and §26.26(c) and the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of Preferred Shares,
Class A Shares, Class B Shares and any other class of shares ranking in priority or rateably with the Class C Shares.
Transfer Restrictions
28.16 The
Class C Shares may not be Transferred to any Person other than to BBU or a Person Controlled by BBU. If any Class C Shares
are Transferred in contravention of the preceding sentence, (i) such Transfer shall be null and void, and the Company shall not
register or otherwise recognize the Transfer of the Class C Shares to the transferee, (ii) any payment by the Company on the
Class C Shares so Transferred shall be prohibited and any such payment shall be forfeited, and (iii) any rights that an ineligible
transferee may have as a result of being a holder of Class C Shares shall be null and void, in each case, until such time as such
Transfer is cancelled.
PART 29
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLASS A SENIOR PREFERRED
SHARES
Special Rights and Restrictions
29.1 Subject
to the rights, if any, of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Class A Senior Preferred Shares as a class shall have attached
thereto the special rights and restrictions specified in this Part 29.
Directors’ Right to Issue in One or More Series
29.2 The
Class A Senior Preferred Shares may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more series. Before any Class A Senior
Preferred Shares of a series are issued, the board of directors shall, subject to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),
by resolution:
(a) determine
the maximum number of shares of any of those series of shares that the Company is authorized to issue, determine that there is no maximum
number or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, alter any determination so made, and authorize the alteration of the
notice of articles accordingly;
(b) alter
the articles, and authorize the alteration of the notice of articles, to create an identifying name by which the shares of any of those
series of shares may be identified or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, to alter any such identifying name so created;
and
(c) alter
the articles, and authorize the alteration of the notice of articles accordingly, to attach special rights or restrictions to the shares
of any of those series of shares, including, but without in any way limiting or restricting the generality
of the foregoing, the rate or amount of dividends, whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative, the dates, places and
currencies of payment thereof, the consideration for, and the terms and conditions of, any purchase, retraction or redemption thereof,
including redemption after a fixed term or at a premium, conversion or exchange rights, the terms and conditions of any share purchase
plan or sinking fund, the restrictions respecting payment of dividends on, or the repayment of capital in respect of, any other shares
of the Company and voting rights and restrictions but no special right or restriction so created, defined or attached shall contravene
the provisions of §29.3 and §29.4, or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, to alter any such special rights
or restrictions.
Ranking of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares
29.3 The
Class A Senior Preferred Shares of each series shall, as to the payment of dividends and return of capital in a Liquidation Event,
rank on a parity with the Class A Senior Preferred Shares of every other series and senior to the Class B Junior Preferred
Shares, the Class A Shares, the Class B Shares and the Class C Shares and over any other shares ranking junior to the
Preferred Shares with respect to priority in payment of dividends and return of capital in a Liquidation Event.
Voting
29.4 Except
as hereinafter referred to or as required by Law or unless provision is made in the articles of the Company relating to any series of
Class A Senior Preferred Shares that such series is entitled to vote, the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares as
a class shall not be entitled as such to receive notice of, to attend or to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company.
Amendment with Approval of Holder of Class A Senior Preferred
Shares
29.5 In
addition to any other approval required by Law, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Class A Senior
Preferred Shares as a class may be added to, changed or removed but only with the approval of the holders of the Class A Senior
Preferred Shares given as hereinafter specified.
29.6 The
approval of the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares to add to, change or remove any right, privilege, restriction or
condition attaching to the Class A Senior Preferred Shares as a class or in respect of any other matter requiring the consent of
the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares may be given in such manner as may then be required by Law, subject to a minimum
requirement that such approval be given by resolution signed by all the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares or passed
by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares
duly called for that purpose. On every poll taken at every meeting of the holders of the Class A Senior Preferred Shares as a class,
or at any joint meeting of the holders of two or more series of Class A Senior Preferred Shares, each holder of Class A Senior
Preferred Shares entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote in respect of each Class A Senior Preferred Share held.
PART 30
SPECIAL RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLASS B JUNIOR PREFERRED
SHARES
Special Rights and Restrictions
30.1 Subject
to the rights, if any, of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Class B Junior Preferred Shares as a class shall have
attached thereto the special rights and restrictions specified in this Part 30.
Directors’ Right to Issue in One or More Series
30.2 The
Class B Junior Preferred Shares may be issued at any time or from time to time in one or more series. Before any Class B Junior
Preferred Shares of a series are issued, the board of directors shall, subject to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia),
by resolution:
(a) determine
the maximum number of shares of any of those series of shares that the Company is authorized to issue, determine that there is no maximum
number or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, alter any determination so made, and authorize the alteration of the notice
of articles accordingly;
(b) alter
the articles, and authorize the alteration of the notice of articles, to create an identifying name by which the shares of any of those
series of shares may be identified or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, to alter any such identifying name so created;
and
(c) alter
the articles, and authorize the alteration of the notice of articles accordingly, to attach special rights or restrictions to the shares
of any of those series of shares, including, but without in any way limiting or restricting the generality of the foregoing, the rate
or amount of dividends, whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative, the dates, places and currencies of payment thereof,
the consideration for, and the terms and conditions of, any purchase, retraction or redemption thereof, including redemption after a
fixed term or at a premium, conversion or exchange rights, the terms and conditions of any share purchase plan or sinking fund, the restrictions
respecting payment of dividends on, or the repayment of capital in respect of, any other shares of the Company and voting rights and
restrictions but no special right or restriction so created, defined or attached shall contravene the provisions of §30.3
and §30.4, or, if none of the shares of that series is issued, to alter any such special rights or restrictions.
Ranking of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares
30.3 The
Class B Junior Preferred Shares of each series shall, as to the payment of dividends and return of capital in a Liquidation Event,
rank on a parity with the Class B Junior Preferred Shares of every other series, junior to the Class A Senior Preferred Shares
and senior to the Class A Shares, the Class B Shares and the Class C Shares and over any other shares ranking junior to
the Preferred Shares with respect to priority in payment of dividends and in return of capital in a Liquidation Event.
Voting
30.4 Except
as hereinafter referred to or as required by Law or unless provision is made in the articles of the Company relating to any series of
Class B Junior Preferred Shares that such series is entitled to vote, the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares as
a class shall not be entitled as such to receive notice of, to attend or to vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company.
Amendment with Approval of Holder of Class B Junior Preferred
Shares
30.5 In
addition to any other approval required by Law, the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attached to the Class B Junior
Preferred Shares as a class may be added to, changed or removed but only with the approval of the holders of the Class B Junior
Preferred Shares given as hereinafter specified.
30.6 The
approval of the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares to add to, change or remove any right, privilege, restriction or
condition attaching to the Class B Junior Preferred Shares as a class or in respect of any other matter requiring the consent of
the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares may be given in such manner as may then be required by Law, subject to a minimum
requirement that such approval be given by resolution signed by all the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares or passed
by the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares
duly called for that purpose. On every poll taken at every meeting of the holders of the Class B Junior Preferred Shares as a class,
or at any joint meeting of the holders of two or more series of Class B Junior Preferred Shares, each holder of Class B Junior
Preferred Shares entitled to vote thereat shall have one vote in respect of each Class B Junior Preferred Share held.
EXHIBIT “A”
Notice of Exchange
NOTICE OF EXCHANGE
To: TSX
TRUST COMPANY (the “Transfer Agent”)
PLEASE DELIVER YOUR EXCHANGE
REQUEST AS FOLLOWS:
Via Mail:
TSX Trust Company
1 Toronto Street, Suite 1200
Toronto, ON M5C 2V6
Attention: Corporate
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This notice is given pursuant to Section 26.12
of the articles (the “Articles”) of Brookfield Business Corporation (the “Company”). All capitalized
words and expressions used in this notice that are defined in the Articles have the meanings ascribed to such words and expressions in
the Articles.
The undersigned hereby notifies the Company that
the undersigned desires to have the Company redeem in accordance with the Articles:
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Class A Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned; or |
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Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned. |
Such amount of Class A Share(s) elected above, being hereafter
referred to herein as the “Tendered Class A Shares”.
The undersigned acknowledges the Exchange-Redemption
Call Right of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (“BBU”) or an affiliate of BBU to acquire all, but not less than all,
of the Tendered Class A Shares from the undersigned and that this notice is and will be deemed to be an offer by the undersigned
to sell the Tendered Class A Shares to BBU in accordance with the Exchange-Redemption Call Right on or prior to the Specified Exchange
Date for the Exchange Consideration and on the other terms and conditions set out in the Articles.
The undersigned acknowledges that the exchange
or acquisition of the Tendered Class A Shares may be satisfied by the delivery of an equivalent number of BBU Units (subject to
adjustment to reflect certain capital events) or the Cash Amount. The form of payment is to be determined by the Company or BBU. It is
the intention of the Company and BBU to satisfy any exchange or acquisition of Tendered Class A Shares through the delivery of BBU
Units rather than the Cash Amount.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Company
will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class A Shares to the extent that such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements
or other provisions of applicable Laws. If the Company believes that it would not be permitted by any such requirements or other provisions
to redeem the Tendered Class A Shares, provided that BBU has not exercised its Exchange-Redemption Call Right with respect to the
Tendered Class A Shares, the Company will only be obligated to redeem the maximum number of Tendered Class A Shares (rounded
down to a whole number of Class A Shares) that would not be contrary to such provisions.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants
to the Company and BBU that the undersigned has good title to, and owns, the Class A Share(s) to be acquired by the Company,
BBU or an affiliate of BBU as the case may be, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever.
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CURRENCY ELECTION
(only if exchange or acquisition
of the Tendered Class A Shares is satisfied by the Cash Amount)
Shareholders domiciled in Canada will receive the Cash Amount in
Canadian dollars (CAD) and shareholders domiciled in the United States and all other countries will receive the Cash Amount in U.S. dollars
(USD), unless otherwise elected below:
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my cash entitlement payment(s) in U.S. dollars (USD). |
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my cash entitlement payment(s) in Canadian dollars (CAD). |
By electing to receive payment in another currency,
the undersigned acknowledges that (a) the exchange rate used will be the rate established by the Transfer Agent, in its capacity
as foreign exchange service provider to the Company, on the date the funds are converted and (b) the risk of any fluctuation in
such rate will be borne by the undersigned.
Payment Delivery
Instruction
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check this box if the Cash Amount, if applicable, resulting from the exchange or acquisition
of the Tendered Class A Shares is to be paid by cheque and mailed to the last
address of the Tendering Class A Shareholder as it appears on the register of the Company
or as instructed below in Exhibit A. ALL CHEQUE PAYMENTS WILL BE ISSUED TO THE REGISTERED
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check this box if the Cash Amount, if applicable, resulting from the exchange or acquisition
of the Tendered Class A Shares is to be paid by cheque and held for pick-up by the Tendering
Class A Shareholder at the principal transfer office of the Transfer Agent in Toronto,
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NOTE: This panel
must be completed and such additional documents as the Transfer Agent may require must be deposited with the Transfer Agent at its principal
transfer office in Toronto, Ontario. The BBU Units Amount and any payment resulting from the exchange or acquisition of the Tendered
Class A Shares will be issued and registered in, and made payable to respectively, the name of the Tendering Class A Shareholder
as it appears on the register of the Company and the BBU Units Amount and payment resulting from such exchange or acquisition will be
delivered to such Tendering Class A Shareholder as indicated above, unless the form appearing in Exhibit A (including the signature
guarantee section) is duly completed.
STATUS AS U.S. SHAREHOLDER
(Please check the appropriate
box)
Indicate whether or not you are a U.S. Shareholder
or are acting on behalf of a U.S. Shareholder by placing an “X” in the applicable box below. A “U.S. Shareholder”
is any holder of Class A Shares that is either (a) requesting that the Cash Amount, if applicable, is to be paid by cheque
and mailed to a U.S. address (regardless whether such U.S. address is the last address of the Tendering Class A Shareholder as it
appears on the register of the Company or such U.S. address is provided in Exhibit A) or (b) a U.S. person for United States
federal income tax purposes as defined in “Important U.S. Tax Information for U.S. Shareholders” in Exhibit B.
| ☐ | The person signing this Notice of Exchange
is not a U.S. Shareholder and is not acting on behalf of a U.S. Shareholder. |
| ☐ | The person signing this Notice of Exchange
is a U.S. Shareholder or is acting on behalf of a U.S. Shareholder. |
If you are a U.S. Shareholder or acting on behalf
of a U.S. Shareholder, then in order to avoid U.S. backup withholding, you generally must complete the IRS Form W-9 provided in
Exhibit C. If you are a U.S. Shareholder but you are not a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then you must complete
the appropriate IRS Form W-8 to avoid backup withholding. If you require an IRS Form W-8, please contact the Transfer Agent
or download the appropriate IRS Form W-8 at www.irs.gov.
EXHIBIT A:
Cheque Delivery
Information
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than the registered owner(s) of the Tendered Class A Share(s), or if BBU Units are to be delivered to a person other than such
registered owner(s) or sent to an address other than the address of the registered owner(s) as shown on the register
of the Company or if the payment is to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered owner of the Tendered Class A
Share(s) such signature must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution1,
or in some other manner satisfactory to the Transfer Agent (except that no guarantee is required if the signature is that of an Eligible
Institution).
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1 An
“Eligible Institution” means a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank, a member of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion
Program (STAMP), a member of the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or a member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc. Medallion Signature
Program (MSP), acceptable to the Depositary. Members of these programs are usually members of a recognized stock exchange in Canada and/or
the United States, members of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc. or banks or trust companies in Canada or the United States
EXHIBIT B:
IMPORTANT U.S. TAX INFORMATION
FOR U.S. SHAREHOLDERS
The following does not constitute
a summary of the tax consequences of having the Company redeem the Tendered Class A Shares. Shareholders should consult their own
tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of having the Company redeem the Tendered Class A Shares.
For purposes of this Notice
of Exchange, a U.S. person is a beneficial owner of Class A Shares that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is (a) an individual
who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (b) a corporation, partnership, or other entity classified as a corporation or
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state
or the District of Columbia, (c) an estate if the income of such estate is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the
source of such income, or (d) a trust if (i) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of
such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust, or (ii) such trust
has validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
To avoid backup withholding
of U.S. federal income tax on the redemption of Tendered Class A Shares, a U.S. Shareholder that is a U.S. person must, unless an
exemption applies, provide the Transfer Agent with such holder’s correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) (which, in the case
of an individual, generally is the individual’s social security number) or employer identification number (EIN), certify under
penalties of perjury that such TIN or EIN is correct, and provide certain other certifications by completing the IRS Form W-9 included
in this Notice of Exchange. If a U.S. Shareholder does not provide his, her, or its correct TIN or EIN or fails to provide the required
certifications, the IRS may impose certain penalties on such holder, and payments to such holder upon the redemption of Tendered Class A
Shares may be subject to backup withholding at a rate currently equal to 24%. All U.S. Shareholders that are U.S. persons submitting
this Notice of Exchange should complete and sign the IRS Form W-9 to provide the information and certifications necessary to avoid
backup withholding (unless an applicable exemption exists and is proved in a manner satisfactory to the Transfer Agent). To the extent
that a U.S. Shareholder designates another U.S. person to receive payment, such other person may be required to provide a properly completed
IRS Form W-9.
Backup withholding is not
an additional tax. Rather, the amount of backup withholding may be credited against the U.S. federal income tax liability of the person
subject to backup withholding. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of tax, a refund can be obtained by the U.S. Shareholder
by timely providing the required information to the IRS.
If the Transfer Agent has
not been provided with a properly certified TIN or EIN by the time of payment, backup withholding will apply. If the Tendered Class A
Shares are held in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the instructions on the enclosed IRS Form W-9
for guidance on which name and TIN or EIN to report.
Certain U.S. Shareholders
(such as corporations and individual retirement accounts) are not subject to backup withholding but may be required to provide evidence
of their exemption from backup withholding. Exempt U.S. Shareholders should enter the appropriate exempt payee code on IRS Form W-9.
See the enclosed IRS Form W-9 for instructions.
A U.S. Shareholder that is
not a U.S. person and is not acting on behalf of a U.S. person should not complete IRS Form W-9. Instead, to establish an exemption
from backup withholding, such U.S. Shareholder should properly complete and submit an IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8IMY, W-8ECI,
or W-8EXP, as applicable, attesting to such exempt status. An appropriate IRS Form W-8 may be obtained from the Transfer Agent or
on the IRS website
( www.irs.gov).
ALL U.S. SHAREHOLDERS
ARE URGED TO CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS TO DETERMINE HOW THE FOREGOING BACKUP WITHHOLDING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO THEM
WITH REGARD TO THEIR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Exhibit C:
See attached

Form W-9 (Rev. October 2018) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue
ServiceRequest for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification Go to www.irs.gov/FormW9 for instructions and the latest information.Give
Form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; do not leave
this line blank.2 Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification
of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one of the following seven boxes.4 Exemptions (codes apply only to certain
entities, not individuals; see instructions on page 3):Individual/sole proprietor or single-member LLCC CorporationS CorporationPartnershipTrust/estateExempt
payee code (if any)Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=Partnership) Note: Check
the appropriate box in the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner. Do not check LLC if the LLC is classified
as a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner unless the owner of the LLC is another LLC that is not disregarded from the
owner for U.S. federal tax purposes. Otherwise, a single-member LLC that is disregarded from the owner should check the appropriate box
for the tax classification of its owner. Other (see instructions)Exemption from FATCA reporting code (if any)(Applies to accounts maintained
outside the U.S.)5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.) See instructions. Requester’s name and address (optional)6 City,
state, and ZIP code7 List account number(s) here (optional)Part I Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)Enter your TIN in the appropriate
box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social
security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions for Part I, later.
For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN, later. Note:
If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1. Also see What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines
on whose number to enter.Social security number– –or Employer identification number–Part II CertificationUnder penalties
of perjury, I certify that: 1. The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number
to be issued to me); and 2. I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not
been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest
or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and 3. I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S.
person (defined below); and 4. The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.
Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup
withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does
not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual
retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification,
but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II, later.Sign HereSignature of U.S. personDateGeneral Instructions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. Future developments. For the latest information about developments
related to Form W-9 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/FormW9. Purpose of
Form An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct
taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN),
adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount
paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the
following. • Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid)• Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds)
• Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds) • Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and
certain other transactions by brokers) • Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions) • Form 1099-K (merchant card
and third party network transactions) • Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition) •
Form 1099-C (canceled debt) • Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property) Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person
(including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN. If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject
to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding, later.Cat. No. 10231X Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)Page 2By signing the filled-out form, you: 1.
Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued), 2. Certify that you are not subject to
backup withholding, or 3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you are also certifying
that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding
tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income, and 4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating
that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is FATCA reporting, later, for further information. Note: If you are
a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it
is substantially similar to this Form W-9. Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if
you are: • An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien; • A partnership, corporation, company, or association
created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States; • An estate (other than a foreign estate); or
• A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7). Special rules for partnerships. Partnerships that conduct a trade
or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any foreign partners’ share
of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules
under section 1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore,
if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to
the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of partnership income. In the cases below,
the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding withholding on its
allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States. • In the case of a disregarded
entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the entity; • In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S.
grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and • In the
case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust.
Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do
not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Pub. 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign
Entities). Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax
treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a “saving
clause.” Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even
after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes. If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception
contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement
to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items. 1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed
exemption from tax as a nonresident alien. 2. The treaty article addressing the income. 3. The article number (or location) in the tax
treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions. 4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income
tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States.
Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar
years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20
to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for
this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her
scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233. Backup Withholding
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 24% of such
payments. This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt
interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment
card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject
to backup withholding. You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN,
make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return. Payments you receive will be subject
to backup withholding if: 1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester, 2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the instructions
for Part II for details), 3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN, 4. The IRS tells you that you are subject
to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends
only), or 5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4 above (for reportable interest
and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only). Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code,
later, and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information. Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier.
What is FATCA Reporting? The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report
all United States account holders that are specified United States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption
from FATCA reporting code, later, and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information. Updating Your Information
You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and
anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if
you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form
W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies. Penalties Failure to furnish TIN.
If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure
is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect. Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a
false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)Page 3Criminal penalty for falsifying information.
Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment. Misuse
of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions Line 1 You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the
name on your tax return. If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution
(FFI)), list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9. If you are providing
Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9. a. Individual.
Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration
(SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name. Note: ITIN
applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name
you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.IF the entity/person on line 1 is a(n) . . . • Corporation
• Individual • Sole proprietorship, or • Single-member limited liability company (LLC) owned by an individual and disregarded
for U.S. federal tax purposes. • LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, • LLC that has filed Form 8832
or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, or • LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner but the owner is another
LLC that is not disregarded for U.S. federal tax purposes. • Partnership • Trust/estate Line 4, ExemptionsTHEN check the box
for . . .Corporation Individual/sole proprietor or single- member LLCLimited liability company and enter the appropriate tax classification.
(P= Partnership; C= C corporation; or S= S corporation)Partnership Trust/estateb. Sole proprietor or single-member LLC. Enter your individual
name as shown on your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or “doing business as” (DBA) name
on line 2. c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C corporation, or S corporation. Enter the entity's name as shown on
the entity's tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2. d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required
U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity.
You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2. e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded
as an entity separate from its owner is treated as a “disregarded entity.” See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii).
Enter the owner's name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should
be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a
disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner's name is required to be provided
on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal
tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity's name on line 2, “Business name/disregarded entity name.” If the owner of the
disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even
if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN. Line 2 If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter
it on line 2. Line 3 Check the appropriate box on line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered
on line 1. Check only one box on line 3.If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space
on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you. Exempt payee code. • Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt
from backup withholding. • Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including
interest and dividends. • Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or
third party network transactions. • Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys’ fees or
gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect to payments
reportable on Form 1099-MISC. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter the appropriate code
in the space in line 4. 1—An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7)
if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2) 2—The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
3—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
4—A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities 5—A corporation 6—A dealer
in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or possession
7—A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 8—A real estate investment trust
9—An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940 10—A common trust fund operated
by a bank under section 584(a) 11—A financial institution 12—A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or
custodian 13—A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)Page 4The following chart shows types of payments
that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13. IF the payment is for
. . . THEN the payment is exempt for . . . Interest and dividend payments All exempt payees except for 7 Broker transactions Exempt payees
1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corporations. S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they are exempt only
for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012.M—A tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan
Note: You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee
code should be completed. Line 5 Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this
Form W-9 will mail your information returns. If this address differs from the one the requester already has on file, write NEW at the
top. If a new address is provided, there is still a chance the old address will be used until the payor changes your address in their
records. Line 6 Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends Payments over $600 required
to be reported and direct sales over $5,000¹ Payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactionsExempt
payees 1 through 4Generally, exempt payees 1 through 5²Exempt payees 1 through 4Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Enter
your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your
IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not have an ITIN, see How
to get a TIN below. If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.¹ See Form 1099-MISC,
Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions. ² However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC
are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable
under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency. Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following
codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained
outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account
you hold in the United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the
financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a
Form W-9 with “Not Applicable” (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code. A—An
organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37) B—The United
States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities C—A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any
of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities D—A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established
securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i) E—A corporation that is a member of the same expanded
affiliated group as a corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i) F—A dealer in securities, commodities, or
derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such
under the laws of the United States or any state G—A real estate investment trust H—A regulated investment company as defined
in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940 I—A common trust
fund as defined in section 584(a) J—A bank as defined in section 581 K—A broker L—A trust exempt from tax under section
664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter
the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entity’s EIN. If the LLC is classified as a
corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN. Note: See What Name and Number To Give the Requester, later, for further clarification
of name and TIN combinations. How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5,
Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at www.SSA.gov. You may also get this form
by calling 1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form
SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website
at www.irs.gov/Businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. Go to www.irs.gov/Forms to
view, download, or print Form W-7 and/or Form SS-4. Or, you can go to www.irs.gov/OrderForms to place an order and have Form W-7 and/or
SS-4 mailed to you within 10 business days. If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and write “Applied
For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain
payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester
before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject
to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester. Note: Entering “Applied For” means
that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon. Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign
owner must use the appropriate Form W-8. Part II. Certification To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or
resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if item 1, 4, or 5 below indicates otherwise.
For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the
person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt payee code, earlier. Signature requirements. Complete the certification
as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)Page 51. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange
accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to
sign the certification. 2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered
inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and
you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form. 3.
Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.For this type of account: 14.
Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison)
that receives agricultural program payments 15. Grantor trust filing under the Form 1041 Filing Method or the Optional Form 1099 Filing
Method 2 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))Give name and EIN of: The public entityThe trust4. Other payments. You must give
your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect
TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties,
goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee
for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew
members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations). 5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition
or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), ABLE accounts (under
section 529A), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct
TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification. What Name and Number To Give the Requester For this type of account: Give name and
SSN of: 1. Individual The individual¹ List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person
on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished. ² Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s
SSN. ³ You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the “Business name/disregarded
entity” name line. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN. ⁴ List
first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless
the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships, earlier. *Note: The grantor
also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust. Note: If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered
to be that of the first name listed. Secure Your Tax Records From Identity Theft Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal
information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your2. Two or more individuals (joint account) other than
an account maintained by an FFI 3. Two or more U.S. persons (joint account maintained by an FFI)4. Custodial account of a minor (Uniform
Gift to Minors Act) 5. a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee) b. So-called trust account that is not a legal
or valid trust under state law 6. Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual 7. Grantor trust filing under Optional
Form 1099 Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i) (A)) For this type of account: 8. Disregarded entity not owned by
an individual 9. A valid trust, estate, or pension trust10. Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553 11.
Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax- exempt organizationThe actual owner of the account or, if combined
funds, the first individual on ¹the accoun t Each holder of the account2 The minor1 The grantor-trustee1 The actual owner³The
owne rThe grantor*Give name and EIN of: The owner⁴Legal entit y The corporationThe organizationpermission, to commit fraud or other
crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund. To reduce your risk:
• Protect your SSN, • Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and • Be careful when choosing a tax preparer. If your
tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed
on the IRS notice or letter. If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a
lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490
or submit Form 14039. For more information, see Pub. 5027, Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers. Victims of identity theft who are
experiencing economic harm or a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal
channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake
line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059. Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation
and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a
user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information
that will be used for identity theft.12. Partnership or multi-member LLC 13. A broker or registered nomineeThe partnership The broker
or nominee

Form W-9 (Rev. 10-2018)Page 6The IRS does not initiate contacts with
taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers,
passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts. If you receive an unsolicited
email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other
IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to
the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at www.ftc.gov/idtheft
or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338). If you have been the victim of identity theft, see www.IdentityTheft.gov and Pub. 5027. Visit www.irs.gov/IdentityTheft
to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.Privacy Act Notice Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires
you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to
report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured
property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the
information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include
giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths
and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal
and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You
must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally withhold a percentage
of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also
apply for providing false or fraudulent information.
EXHIBIT “B”
Notice of Class A
Redemption
NOTICE OF CLASS A
REDEMPTION
To: Class A
Shareholders of Brookfield Business Corporation (the “Company”)
This notice is given pursuant to Section 26.19
of the articles of the Company (the “Articles”). All capitalized words and expressions used in this notice that are
defined in the Articles have the meanings ascribed to such words and expressions in such Articles.
The Company hereby notifies the Class A
Shareholders that the Company desires to redeem all of the issued and outstanding Class A Shares in accordance with the Articles.
The Company acknowledges that this notice is
and will be deemed to be an irrevocable offer by the Company to redeem all of the Class A Shares on the Specified Class A Redemption
Date for the Redemption Consideration and on the other terms and conditions set out in the Articles.
The Specified Class A Redemption Date will be _________________________.
Brookfield Business Corporation
(Date)
EXHIBIT “C”
Notice of Class B
Retraction
NOTICE OF CLASS B
RETRACTION
To: Brookfield
Business Corporation (the “Company”)
This notice is given pursuant to Section 27.12
of the articles of the Company (the “Articles”). All capitalized words and expressions used in this notice that are
defined in the Articles have the meanings ascribed to such words and expressions in such Articles.
The undersigned hereby notifies the Company that
the undersigned desires to have the Company redeem in accordance with the Articles:
__ all
Class B Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned; or
__ _____
Class B Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned.
The undersigned acknowledges that this notice
is and will be deemed to be an irrevocable offer by the undersigned to sell the Tendered Class B Shares to the Company on or prior
to the Specified Class B Retraction Date for the Class B Retraction Amount and on the other terms and conditions set out in
the Articles.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Company
will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class B Shares to the extent that such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements
or other provisions of applicable Laws. If the Company believes that it would not be permitted by any such requirements or other provisions
to redeem the Tendered Class B Shares, the Company will only be obligated to redeem the maximum number of Tendered Class B
Shares (rounded down to a whole number of Class B Shares) that would not be contrary to such provisions.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants
to the Company that the undersigned has good title to, and owns, the Class B Share(s) to be acquired by the Company, free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever.
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check this box if the Cash Amount resulting from the acquisition of the Tendered Class B Shares is to be mailed to the last address
of the Tendering Class B Shareholder as it appears on the register of the Company.
NOTE: This panel must be completed and
this certificate, together with such additional documents as the Company may require, must be delivered to the registered office of the
Company in Vancouver, British Columbia. Any payment resulting from the acquisition of the Tendered Class B Shares will be made payable
to the name of the Tendering Class B Shareholder as it appears on the register of the Company and payment resulting from such acquisition
will be delivered to such Tendering Class B Shareholder as indicated above, unless the form appearing immediately below is duly
completed.
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Name Payment is to be Delivered (please print) |
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NOTE: If this Notice of Class B Retraction
is for less than all of the Class B Share(s) represented by this certificate, a certificate representing the remaining Class B
Shares of the Company will be issued and registered in the name of the Tendering Class B Shareholder as it appears on the register
of the Company.
EXHIBIT “D”
Notice of Class C
Retraction
NOTICE OF CLASS C
RETRACTION
To: Brookfield
Business Corporation (the “Company”)
This notice is given pursuant to Section 28.9
of the articles of the Company (the “Articles”). All capitalized words and expressions used in this notice that are
defined in the Articles have the meanings ascribed to such words and expressions in such Articles.
The undersigned hereby notifies the Company that
the undersigned desires to have the Company redeem in accordance with the Articles:
__ all
Class C Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned; or
__ _____
Class C Share(s) registered in the name of the undersigned.
The undersigned acknowledges that this notice
is and will be deemed to be an irrevocable offer by the undersigned to sell the Tendered Class C Shares to the Company on or prior
to the Specified Class C Retraction Date for the Class C Retraction Amount and on the other terms and conditions set out in
the Articles.
The undersigned acknowledges that the Company
will not be obligated to redeem Tendered Class C Shares to the extent that such redemption would be contrary to solvency requirements
or other provisions of applicable Laws. If the Company believes that it would not be permitted by any such requirements or other provisions
to redeem the Tendered Class C Shares, the Company will only be obligated to redeem the maximum number of Tendered Class C
Shares (rounded down to a whole number of Class C Shares) that would not be contrary to such provisions.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants
to the Company that the undersigned has good title to, and owns, the Class C Share(s) to be acquired by the Company, free and
clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever.
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Shareholder) | |
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check this box if the Cash Amount resulting from the acquisition of the Tendered Class C Shares is to be mailed to the last address
of the Tendering Class C Shareholder as it appears on the register of the Company.
NOTE: This panel must be completed and
this certificate, together with such additional documents as the Company may require, must be delivered to the registered office of the
Company in Vancouver, British Columbia. Any payment resulting from the acquisition of the Tendered Class C Shares will be made payable
to the name of the Tendering Class C Shareholder as it appears on the register of the Company and payment resulting from such acquisition
will be delivered to such Tendering Class C Shareholder as indicated above, unless the form appearing immediately below is duly
completed.
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Name of Person in Whose
Name Payment is to be Delivered (please print) |
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Street Address or P.O. Box |
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City, Province and Postal
Code |
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Signature of Tendering
Class C Shareholder |
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NOTE: If this Notice of Class C Retraction
is for less than all of the Class C Share(s) represented by this certificate, a certificate representing the remaining Class C
Shares of the Company will be issued and registered in the name of the Tendering Class C Shareholder as it appears on the register
of the Company.
EXHIBIT B-1
Authorized Signatures
for Brookfield Business Corporation (“BBUC”)
under Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement dated as of December 23, 2024
BBUC certifies that the names, titles, telephone
numbers and e-mail addresses set forth in this Exhibit B-1 identify the persons authorized to provide the Company Notice.
Name, Title, Telephone
Number, and e-mail address for person(s) designated to provide the Company Notice
Name |
Title |
Telephone
Number |
E-mail
Address |
Signature |
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Jaspreet
Dehl |
Chief
Financial Officer |
416-359-8585 |
Jaspreet.Dehl@brookfield.com |
/s/ Jaspreet Dehl |
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AJ
Silber |
Managing
Director |
416-359-8598 |
AJ.Silber@brookfield.com |
/s/ AJ Silber |
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EXHIBIT B-2
Authorized Signatures
for Brookfield Corporation (“BN”)
under Amended and Restated
Rights Agreement dated as of December 23, 2024
BN certifies that the names, titles, telephone
numbers and e-mail addresses set forth in this Exhibit B-2 identify the persons authorized to provide direction and initiate or
confirm transactions, including funds equity transfer instructions, on behalf of the corporation.
Name, Title, Telephone Number, and e-mail address
for person(s) designated to provide direction, including but not limited to funds/equity transfer instructions, and to otherwise direct
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Rights Agent
Name |
Title |
Telephone
Number |
E-mail
Address |
Signature |
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Swati Mandava |
Managing Director, Legal
and Regulatory |
416-363-9491 |
swati.mandava@brookfield.com |
/s/ Swati Mandava |
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EXHIBIT C
Terms of Compensation
of Rights Agent
In consideration for the services of the Rights
Agent under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated as of December 23, 2024 with Brookfield Corporation (formerly, Brookfield
Asset Management Inc.) the Rights Agent shall receive the following compensation from the Liquidating Trust Assets:
Initial
Acceptance Fee (one time, payable in advance on the Effective Date) account
opening, document negotiation, KYC solicitation, client onboarding | |
$15,000 |
| |
|
Administration Fee (payable annually,
in advance on the Effective Date and each anniversary thereof) | |
$70,000 |
establishment of books and records,
account maintenance, coordination with all professionals including legal, tax, BBU, BN, BAM, DTC, etc. | |
|
| |
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Custody Fee (charged quarterly in arrears based on average
daily market value of assets in account) | |
1.0 basis points* |
*custody fee waived if funds held in cash, money market funds,
BBU Units or BBU Unit Convertible
Contingent Fee |
|
$300/exchange/Exchanging |
(billed only as required
if the Rights Agent is required to process an exchange as contemplated by the Agreement) |
|
Class A Shareholder |
Fee inclusive of administrative effort and all wire
charges or free delivery of shares through DTC |
|
|
Out-of-Pocket Expenses:
In addition to the fees listed above, all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses will be billed and payable at cost. Out-of-pocket expenses include, but are not limited to, reasonable fees of
counsel or other outside professional firms (legal counsel, tax advisor) retained by the Rights Agent (including fees and expenses incurred
in litigation), reasonable travel expenses of bank officers to attend closings.
EXTRAORDINARY ADMINISTRATION CHARGES (ONLY IF APPLICABLE):
In the event of extraordinary circumstances requiring
administrative time beyond the scope of typical account duties set forth in the Instruments and supporting documents relevant to our
appointment, including but not limited to, default and/or bankruptcy administration, additional charges shall accrue at an hourly rate,
as follows:
Assistant Vice President, Vice President, Managing
Director, Senior Vice President, or Member of Senior Management: $ 375.00 per hour
All of the above fees shall be subject to
good faith negotiations as to reasonable revisions every two (2) years and shall be mutually agreed upon between the Rights Agent and
BN.
EXHIBIT D-1
Form of Company Notice
To: | Brookfield
Corporation |
Attn: Investor Relations
Brookfield
Place, Suite 100
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
Phone: 1-866-989-0311
Email: enquiries@brookfield.com
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
73 Front Street, 5th Floor
Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda
Phone: (441) 294-3304
E-mail: bbu.enquiries@brookfield.com
Wilmington Trust, N.A.- Rights Agent
Attn:
Joseph Clark
50 South Sixth Street – Suite 1290
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (212) 941-4439
Fax: (203) 453-1183
Email: jhclark@wilmingtontrust.com and restructuring@wilmingtontrust.com
Wilmington Trust, National Association:
Reference
is made to that certain Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2024, between Brookfield Corporation
(formerly, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Rights Agreement”).
Capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined in this Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice shall have the meanings given to
them in the Rights Agreement.
IF
THE HOLDER IS NOT A WAIVING CLASS A SHAREHOLDER, THE DTC FREE DELIVERY OF THE SUBJECT CLASS A SHARES SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE RIGHTS AGENT’S DTC PARTICIPANT NUMBER 990, FOR FURTHER CREDIT OF THE RECEIVED CLASS A SHARE ACCOUNT, ACCOUNT
NUMBER 154667-000.
The Company represents and
warrants that, with respect to ______________ Subject Class A Share(s):
(i) the
Holder [is/is not] a Waiving Class A Shareholder;
(ii) the
Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections 26.11 and 26.13 of the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU Units Amount
or Cash Amount on the applicable Specified Exchange Date; and
(iii) BBU
has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion, acquired such Subject Class A Share(s) from the Exchanging
Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount in exchange therefor pursuant to section 26.23 of the Company’s
Articles on the applicable Specified Exchange Date.
The
BBU Units Amount and the Cash Amount for such Subject Class A Share(s) are as follows:
BBU
Units Amount:_______________________
Cash Amount:____________________________
The
BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount, as applicable, shall be issued or paid to the Exchanging Class A Shareholder, whose
information is as follows:
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
(Please print name and address)
Delivery
instructions for BBU Units Amount:
[Please insert complete instructions including
recipient’s DTC participant number and the account number at the participant.]
Delivery instructions for Cash Amount:
[Please insert complete wire transfer instructions.]
Dated: _____________ __, ______
| BROOKFIELD
BUSINESS CORPORATION, a British Columbia corporation |
| |
| By: |
|
| Name: |
| Title: |
EXHIBIT D-2
Form of Exchanging Class A Shareholder
Notice
To: | Brookfield
Corporation |
Attn: Investor Relations
Brookfield
Place, Suite 100
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
Phone: 1-866-989-0311
Email:
enquiries@brookfield.com
Wilmington Trust, N.A.- Rights Agent
Attn:
Joseph Clark
50 South Sixth Street – Suite 1290
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: (212) 941-4439
Fax: (203) 453-1183
Email: jhclark@wilmingtontrust.com and restructuring@wilmingtontrust.com
Wilmington Trust, National Association:
Reference
is made to that certain Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2024, between Brookfield Corporation
(formerly, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.), and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Rights Agreement”).
Capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined in this Exchanging Class A Shareholder Notice shall have the meanings given to
them in the Rights Agreement.
IF
THE HOLDER IS NOT A WAIVING CLASS A SHAREHOLDER, THE DTC FREE DELIVERY OF THE SUBJECT CLASS A SHARES SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE RIGHTS AGENT’S DTC PARTICIPANT NUMBER 990, FOR FURTHER CREDIT OF THE RECEIVED CLASS A SHARE ACCOUNT, ACCOUNT
NUMBER 154667-000.
The undersigned (the “Holder”)
represents and warrants that, with respect to ______________ Subject Class A Share(s):
(i) the
Holder [is/is not] a Waiving Class A Shareholder;
(ii) the
Company has not satisfied its obligation under sections 26.11 and 26.13 of the Company’s Articles by delivering the BBU
Units Amount or Cash Amount on the applicable Specified Exchange Date; and
(iii) BBU
has not, upon its election in its sole and absolute discretion, acquired such Subject Class A Share(s) from the Exchanging
Class A Shareholder and delivered the BBU Units Amount or Cash Amount in exchange therefor pursuant to section 26.23 of the Company’s
Articles on the applicable Specified Exchange Date.
Pursuant to and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Rights Agreement, the Holder irrevocably elects to exercise its Secondary Exchange Rights for the
Holder’s Subject Class A Shares identified above. The BBU Units Amount or the Cash Amount, as applicable, shall be issued or paid
to:
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
(Please print name and address)
Delivery
instructions for BBU Units Amount:
[Please insert complete instructions including
recipient’s DTC participant number and the account number at the participant.]
Delivery instructions for Cash Amount:
[Please insert complete wire transfer instructions.]
Dated: _____________ __, ______
Signature Medallion Guaranteed:
Signatures should be guaranteed
by an eligible guarantor institution (bank, stock broker or savings and loan association with membership in an approved signature medallion
program).
Exhibit 5.1

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Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
73 Front Street, 5th Floor
Hamilton, HM 12
Bermuda
|
Email ADeSilva@applebyglobal.com
Direct Dial +1 441 298 3244
|
Appleby Ref 433310.0038/CL/AD
28 February 2025
Bermuda
Office
Appleby (Bermuda)
Limited
Canon's Court
22 Victoria Street
PO Box HM 1179
Hamilton HM EX
Bermuda
Tel +1 441 295 2244
Fax +1 441 292 8666
applebyglobal.com
Appleby
(Bermuda) Limited (the Legal
Practice)
is a limited liability company
incorporated
in Bermuda and
approved
and recognised under the
Bermuda
Bar (Professional
Companies)
Rules 2009. "Partner" is
a
title referring to a director,
shareholder
or an employee of the
Legal
Practice. A list of such persons
can
be obtained from your
relationship
partner.
|
|
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
We have acted as legal advisers as to matters
of Bermuda law to Brookfield Business Partners L.P., a Bermuda exempted limited partnership (Partnership), acting by its general
partner Brookfield Business Partners Limited, a Bermuda exempted company (General Partner). We have been requested to render this
opinion in connection with the following:
1.
a registration statement on Form F-3 (as may be amended, the Registration Statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) on the date hereof pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), relating to
the issuance by the Partnership or the delivery by Brookfield Corporation (BN) or Brookfield Business Corporation (BBUC)
from time to time of the Partnership’s non-voting limited partnership units (Units), in each case, in connection with the
exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, from time to time of Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (Class A Shares)
of BBUC, as described in the Prospectus (defined below); and
2. the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (as each prospectus may be amended, collectively, the Prospectus).
For the purposes of this opinion we have examined
and relied upon the documents listed (which in some cases, are also defined) in the Schedule to this opinion (Documents).
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
|
ASSUMPTIONS
In stating our opinion we have assumed:
|
1. | the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of all Documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity
to authentic original Documents of all Documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, notarised or photostatic copies; |
| 2. | the genuineness of all signatures on the Documents; |
| 3. | the authority, capacity and power of persons signing the Documents; |
| 4. | that any representation, warranty or statement of fact or law, other than the laws of Bermuda made in
any of the Documents, is true, accurate and complete; |
| 5. | that there are no provisions of the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda which would
have any implication in relation to the opinions expressed herein; |
| 6. | the accuracy, completeness and currency of the records and filing systems maintained at the public offices
where we have searched or enquired or have caused searches or enquiries to be conducted, that such search and enquiry did not fail to
disclose any information which had been filed with or delivered to the relevant body but had not been processed at the time when the search
was conducted and the enquiries were made, and that the information disclosed by Company and Partnership Searches and the Litigation Search
is accurate and complete in all respects and such information has not been materially altered since the date and time of the Company and
Partnership Searches and the Litigation Search; |
| 7. | that there are no provisions of the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction other than Bermuda which would
be contravened by any actions taken by the Partnership in connection with the Registration Statement or which would have any implication
in relation to the opinion expressed herein and that, in so far as any obligation under, or action to be taken under, the Registration
Statement is required to be performed or taken in any jurisdiction outside Bermuda, the performance of such obligation or the taking of
such action will constitute a valid and binding obligation of each of the parties thereto under the laws of that jurisdiction and will
not be illegal by virtue of the laws of that jurisdiction; |
| 8. | any amendment to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus is properly authorized by the Partnership (acting through its general partner, the General Partner) and the terms and transactions contemplated by any such amendment adopted would not be inconsistent with the Resolutions and the terms and transactions contemplated by the Prospectus and the Registration Statement as of the date hereof; and |
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
| 9. | that there are no matters of fact or law (other than matters of Bermuda law) affecting the enforceability
of the Constitutional Documents that have arisen since the execution of the Constitutional Documents, as applicable, which would affect
the opinions expressed herein. |
OPINION
| | Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subject to the reservations set out below and to any
matters not disclosed to us, we are of the opinion that: |
| 1. | The Partnership is an exempted limited partnership formed and existing
under the laws of Bermuda. The Partnership possesses the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name and is in good standing under the
laws of Bermuda. All suits in respect of the business of the Partnership shall be prosecuted by and against the General Partner in its
capacity as general partner of the Partnership. |
| 2. | The issue of the Units by the Partnership or delivery by BBUC or BN
upon the exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, of Class A Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the General Partner, acting in its capacity as general partner of the Partnership and when allotted, issued and fully paid for
pursuant to the terms of the Resolutions and in accordance with the terms and conditions referred to or summarized in the Prospectus and
the Registration Statement (including any documents incorporated by reference therein) and the Constitutional Documents (defined below),
the Units to be issued by the Partnership or delivered by BBUC or BN upon such exchange, redemption or acquisition, as applicable, of
Class A Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable Units of the Partnership. |
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
RESERVATIONS
We have the following reservations:
| 1. | We express no opinion as to any law other than Bermuda law and none of the opinions expressed herein relates
to compliance with or matters governed by the laws of any jurisdiction except Bermuda. This opinion is limited to Bermuda law as applied
by the courts of Bermuda at the date hereof. |
| 2. | Where an obligation is to be performed in a jurisdiction other than Bermuda, the courts of Bermuda may
refuse to enforce it to the extent that such performance would be illegal under the laws of, or contrary to public policy of such other
jurisdiction. |
| 3. | Any reference in this opinion to Units being "non-assessable" shall mean, in relation to fully-paid
units of the Partnership and subject to any contrary provision in any agreement in writing between the Partnership and the holder of such
units, that: no holder shall be obliged to contribute further amounts to the capital of the Partnership, either in order to complete payment
for their units of the Partnership, to satisfy claims of creditors of the Partnership, or otherwise. |
| 4. | The Limited Partnership Act 1883 (Act) provides that a limited partner shall be liable as a general
partner if he takes part in the management of the partnership. |
| 5. | A limited partner is liable to the Partnership, or to its creditors, for any amount in respect of such
limited partner’s contribution to the Partnership to the extent such contribution has not been contributed in full, or to the extent
such contribution is either released or returned to the limited partner contrary to the restrictions on reductions of capital contained
in the Act. |
| 6. | A limited partner is liable for damages on account of misrepresentation in respect of false statements
contained in the certificate of limited partnership, any supplementary certificates or certificate of cancellation in respect of the Partnership,
to the extent a limited partner signed such certificate, or caused another to sign it on his/her behalf, and knew such statement to be
false at the time of signature. |
| 7. | Every partner of the Partnership who is guilty of any fraud in the affairs of the Partnership shall be
liable civilly to the party injured to the extent of his damage and shall be liable for penalties applicable to offences committed against
the Act. |
| 8. | In opinion 1. above, the term “good standing” means only that the Partnership has received
a Certificate of Compliance from the Registrar of Companies in Hamilton, Bermuda which confirms that it has neither failed to make any
filing with any Bermuda governmental authority nor to pay any Bermuda government fee or tax. |
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
| 9. | In order to issue this opinion we have carried out the Company and Partnership Searches as referred to
in the Schedule and have not enquired as to whether there has been any change since the date of such searches. |
| 10. | In order to issue this opinion we have carried out the Litigation Search as referred to in the Schedule
and have not enquired as to whether there has been any change since the date of such search. |
| 11. | Searches of the Register of Companies at the office of the Registrar of Companies and of the Supreme Court
Causes Book at the Registry of the Supreme Court and of the Register of Mortgages maintained at the office of the Registry General are
not conclusive and it should be noted that the Register of Companies and the Supreme Court Causes Book do not reveal: |
| 11.1 | details of matters which have been lodged for filing or registration which as a matter of best practice
of the Registrar of Companies or the Registry of the Supreme Court or the Registry General would have or should have been disclosed on
the public file, the Causes Book or the Judgment Book or the Register of Mortgages, as the case may be, but for whatever reason have not
actually been filed or registered or are not disclosed or which, notwithstanding filing or registration, at the date and time the search
is concluded are for whatever reason not disclosed or do not appear on the public file, the Causes Book, Judgment Book or the Register
of Mortgages; |
| 11.2 | details of matters which should have been lodged for filing or registration at the Registrar of Companies,
the Registry of the Supreme Court or the Registry General but have not been lodged for filing or registration at the date the search is
concluded; |
| 11.3 | whether an application to the Supreme Court for a winding-up petition or for the appointment of a receiver
or manager has been prepared but not yet been presented or has been presented but does not appear in the Causes Book at the date and time
the search is concluded; |
| 11.4 | whether any arbitration or administrative proceedings are pending or whether any proceedings are threatened,
or whether any arbitrator has been appointed; or |
| 11.5 | whether a receiver or manager has been appointed privately pursuant to the provisions of a debenture or
other security, unless notice of the fact has been entered in the Register of Charges in accordance with the provisions of the Act. |
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
| 12. | With respect to opinion 2 we have relied upon statements and representations
made to us in the Officer Certificate provided to us by an authorised officer of the General Partner for the purposes of this opinion.
We have made no independent verification of the matters referred to in any such Officer Certificate, and we qualify such opinions to the
extent that the statements or representations made in any such Officer Certificate are not accurate in any respect. |
| 13. | The Corporate Income Tax Act 2023 (CITA) came into operation
in its entirety on 1 January 2025 along with corresponding changes to the Exempted Undertakings Tax Protection Act 1966 (as amended) (EUTPA).
As a result, there may be an imposition of corporate income tax to certain Bermuda constituent entities of certain multinational groups
with annual revenues of at least EUR 750 million in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent entity for at least two
of the four fiscal years immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year. Any liability for tax imposed under the CITA shall apply notwithstanding
any assurance given pursuant to the EUTPA. Our opinion is reserved such that we express no opinion as to the application of the CITA to
the Bermuda Entities or any related liability to tax of the Bermuda Entities arising pursuant to the CITA. |
DISCLOSURE
This opinion is addressed to you in connection with the registration of the Units with the SEC and is not to be used, quoted or relied upon for any other purpose. We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of the Partnership and further consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus.
This opinion is governed by and is to be construed in accordance with Bermuda law. Further, this opinion speaks as of its date and is strictly limited to the matters stated in it and we assume no obligation to review or update this opinion if applicable law or the existing facts or circumstances should change.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Appleby
(Bermuda) Limited
Appleby (Bermuda) Limited
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle of Man
■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
SCHEDULE
| 1. | The respective electronic extracts provided
to us by the office of the Registrar of Companies each dated 25 February 2025 in respect of the General Partner and the Partnership on
their files maintained at office of the Registrar of Companies (collectively, the Company and Partnership Searches). |
| 2. | The entries and filings shown in respect of the General Partner and the Partnership in the Supreme Court
Causes Book maintained at the Registry of the Supreme Court in Hamilton, Bermuda, as revealed by searches conducted on 25 February 2025
(Litigation Search). |
| 3. | Copy of the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated as of 31 May 2016, as amended by
the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated 17 June 2016, as amended by the Second Amendment to
the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement dated 18 May 2020 and as amended by the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Limited Partnership Agreement dated 15 March 2022 (LPA). |
| 4. | In respect of the Partnership, the Certificate of Registration of an Exempted and Limited Partnership
and supplements thereto (Certificate of Registration, together with the LPA, the Limited
Partnership Documents). |
| 5. | Certified copies of the Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association and Bye-Laws of the General
Partner (General Partner Constitutional Documents, together with the Limited Partnership Documents, Constitutional Documents). |
| 6. | Copies of the minutes of the unanimous written resolutions of the board of directors of the General
Partner dated 28 February 2025 (Resolutions). |
| 7. | A PDF copy of an executed officers certificates dated 28 February 2025
and signed by an officer of the General Partner in respect of the Resolutions and in respect of the Units (Officer Certificate). |
| 8. | Certificates of Compliances each dated 25 February 2025 in respect of the Partnership and the General
Partner, each issued by the Registrar of Companies. |
| 9. | Copy of the Registration Statement. |
| 10. | Copy of the Prospectus. |
Bermuda
■ British Virgin Islands ■ Cayman Islands ■ Guernsey ■ Hong Kong ■ Isle
of Man ■ Jersey ■ London ■ Mauritius ■ Seychelles ■ Shanghai ■ Zurich
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of our reports dated March 1, 2024, relating to the financial statements of Brookfield
Business Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”) and the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial
reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of the Partnership for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 28, 2025
F-3
F-3
EX-FILING FEES
0001654795
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
0001654795
2025-02-26
2025-02-26
0001654795
1
2025-02-26
2025-02-26
0001654795
2
2025-02-26
2025-02-26
iso4217:USD
xbrli:pure
xbrli:shares
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
|
F-3
|
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.
|
Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities
|
|
|
Security Type
|
Security Class Title
|
Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule
|
Amount Registered
|
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit
|
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
|
Fee Rate
|
Amount of Registration Fee
|
Carry Forward Form Type
|
Carry Forward File Number
|
Carry Forward Initial Effective Date
|
Filing Fee Previously Paid in Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
|
Newly Registered Securities
|
Fees to be Paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees Previously Paid
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carry Forward Securities
|
Carry Forward Securities
|
1
|
Limited Partnership Interests
|
Non-Voting Limited Partnership Units
|
415(a)(6)
|
60,000,000
|
|
$
1,473,000,000.00
|
|
|
F-3
|
333-264630
|
05/12/2022
|
$
136,574.10
|
Carry Forward Securities
|
2
|
Limited Partnership Interests
|
Non-Voting Limited Partnership Units
|
415(a)(6)
|
72,683,978
|
|
$
3,063,629,672.70
|
|
|
F-3
|
333-258765
|
03/01/2022
|
$
334,242.00
|
|
|
|
Total Offering Amounts:
|
|
$
4,536,629,672.70
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fees Previously Paid:
|
|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Fee Offsets:
|
|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Fee Due:
|
|
|
|
$
0.00
|
|
|
|
|
1
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(1a) Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act ("Rule 415(a)(6)"), the securities being registered include a total of 132,683,978 non-voting limited partnership units of the registrant (the "LP Units"), of which (i) 72,683,978 LP Units out of 74,300,000 LP Units (approximately 97.8%) are being carried forward from the registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-258765), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022 (the "March 2022 Registration Statement"); and (ii) all 60,000,000 LP Units are being carried forward from the registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-264630), which formed a combined registration statement with the March 2022 Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 429 and was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2022 (the "May 2022 Registration Statement" and together with the March 2022 Registration Statement, the "Prior Registration Statements"), that collectively constitute "unsold securities" (within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(6)) as of the date hereof (collectively, the "Unsold Securities") and as such the registration fees for these LP Units are being carried forward for this Registration Statement.
(1b) The aggregate filing fee paid in connection with the Unsold Securities under the March 2022 Registration Statement was $334,242.00, representing approximately 97.8% of the filing fees from the March 2022 Registration Statement; and the aggregate filing fee paid in connection with the Unsold Securities under the May 2022 Registration Statement was $136,574.10, representing 100% of the filing fees from the May 2022 Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), (i) the registration fees applicable to the Unsold Securities are being carried forward to this Registration Statement and will continue to be applied to the Unsold Securities, and (ii) the offering of the Unsold Securities registered on the Prior Registration Statements will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. If the registrant issues or delivers any of the Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statements after the date of the initial filing, and prior to the date of effectiveness, of this Registration Statement, the registrant will file a pre-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which will reduce the number of Unsold Securities included on this Registration Statement.
(1c) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional LP Units that may be offered or issued by the registrant in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or any similar transaction.
(1d) The registration fee for the total offering amount reflects application of the carry forward registration fee from the Unsold Securities.
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(1a) Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act ("Rule 415(a)(6)"), the securities being registered include a total of 132,683,978 non-voting limited partnership units of the registrant (the "LP Units"), of which (i) 72,683,978 LP Units out of 74,300,000 LP Units (approximately 97.8%) are being carried forward from the registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-258765), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022 (the "March 2022 Registration Statement"); and (ii) all 60,000,000 LP Units are being carried forward from the registrant's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-264630), which formed a combined registration statement with the March 2022 Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 429 and was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2022 (the "May 2022 Registration Statement" and together with the March 2022 Registration Statement, the "Prior Registration Statements"), that collectively constitute "unsold securities" (within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(6)) as of the date hereof (collectively, the "Unsold Securities") and as such the registration fees for these LP Units are being carried forward for this Registration Statement.
(1b) The aggregate filing fee paid in connection with the Unsold Securities under the March 2022 Registration Statement was $334,242.00, representing approximately 97.8% of the filing fees from the March 2022 Registration Statement; and the aggregate filing fee paid in connection with the Unsold Securities under the May 2022 Registration Statement was $136,574.10, representing 100% of the filing fees from the May 2022 Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6), (i) the registration fees applicable to the Unsold Securities are being carried forward to this Registration Statement and will continue to be applied to the Unsold Securities, and (ii) the offering of the Unsold Securities registered on the Prior Registration Statements will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. If the registrant issues or delivers any of the Unsold Securities pursuant to the Prior Registration Statements after the date of the initial filing, and prior to the date of effectiveness, of this Registration Statement, the registrant will file a pre-effective amendment to this Registration Statement, which will reduce the number of Unsold Securities included on this Registration Statement.
(1c) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional LP Units that may be offered or issued by the registrant in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or any similar transaction.
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