BIP Investment Corporation Announces Results of Special Meeting and Intention to Redeem Series 1 Preferred Shares
December 02 2024 - 3:32PM
BIP Investment Corporation (“BIPIC”) (TSX: BIK.PR.A), an indirect
subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield
Infrastructure”) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), today announced the
voting results from the special meeting of holders of its senior
preferred shares, series 1 (the “Preferred Shares”) held today in a
virtual meeting format (the “Meeting”). BIPIC also announced that
it intends to redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Shares for
cash on December 5, 2024.
Results of Special Meeting
The special resolution (“Special Resolution”) to
permit the redemption of the Preferred Shares by BIPIC at any time
on not less than three business days’ notice for an amount in cash
equal to C$26.75 per Preferred Share was approved by the holders of
the Preferred Shares at the Meeting. Detailed voting results are
set out below.
The following is a summary of the votes cast by
holders of Preferred Shares with respect to the Special
Resolution:
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
451,956 |
80.30% |
110,901 |
19.70% |
A summary of all votes cast by holders of the
Preferred Shares represented at the Meeting is available on SEDAR+
at https://sedarplus.ca/.
Redemption of Preferred
Shares
BIPIC has provided notice of its intention to
redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Shares for cash on December
5, 2024. The redemption price for each Preferred Share will be
C$26.75. Holders of Preferred Shares of record as of November 29,
2024 will also receive the previously declared final quarterly
dividend of $0.4671875 per Preferred Share on December 5, 2024.
About Brookfield
Infrastructure
Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global
infrastructure company that owns and operates high-quality,
long-life assets in the utilities, transport, midstream and data
sectors across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. We are
focused on assets that have contracted and regulated revenues that
generate predictable and stable cash flows. Investors can access
its portfolio either through Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P. (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership,
or Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BIPC), a
Canadian corporation. Further information is available
at https://bip.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed
infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global
alternative asset manager with over US$1 trillion of assets under
management. For more information, go
to https://brookfield.com.
Contact Information
Media: |
Investors: |
Simon Maine |
Stephen Fukuda |
Managing Director |
Senior Vice President |
Corporate Communications |
Corporate Development & Investor Relations |
Tel: +44 739 890 9278 |
Tel: +1 416 956 5129 |
Email: simon.maine@brookfield.com |
Email: stephen.fukuda@brookfield.com |
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Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and information within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. The words, “will”, “intend” and “expect” or
derivations thereof and other expressions which are predictions of
or indicate future events, trends or prospects, and which do not
relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements
regarding BIPIC’s intentions with respect to the redemption of the
Preferred Shares and the payment of BIPIC’s regular quarterly
dividend in respect of the Preferred Shares. Factors that could
cause actual results, performance, achievements or events to differ
from current expectations include, among others, risks and
uncertainties related to: obtaining approvals or satisfying other
requirements necessary or desirable to permit or facilitate the
redemption of the Preferred Shares; and business cycles, including
general economic conditions. Although Brookfield Infrastructure
believes that these forward-looking statements and information are
based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader
should not place undue reliance on them, or any other
forward-looking statements or information in this news release. The
future performance and prospects of Brookfield Infrastructure are
subject to a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties.
Factors that could cause actual results of
Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially from those
contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release are
described in the documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure with
the securities regulators in Canada and the United States including
under “Risk Factors” in Brookfield Infrastructure’s most recent
Annual Report on Form 20-F and other risks and factors that are
described therein. Except as required by law, Brookfield
Infrastructure undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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