UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of September 2020

 

Commission File Number: 033-97038

 

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

Brookfield Place Suite 300 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ¨       Form 40-F x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. 

 

Exhibit 99.2 of this Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Brookfield Finance Inc. on Form F-10 (File Nos. 333-236217 and 333-236217-01).

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
99.1   Brookfield Asset Management Announces Proposed Debt Offering
99.2   Preliminary Term Sheet dated September 23, 2020

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
  (Registrant)
   
   
Date: September 23, 2020 By: /s/ Thomas Corbett  
  Name: Thomas Corbett
  Title: Managing Director  

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Brookfield Asset Management Announces Proposed Debt Offering

 

BROOKFIELD NEWS, September 23, 2020 -- Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) (TSX: BAM.A, NYSE: BAM) today announced that it is commencing a public debt offering, subject to market and other conditions, of notes due 2051 (the “notes”).

 

The notes will be issued by Brookfield Finance Inc., an indirect 100% owned subsidiary of Brookfield, and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Brookfield. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

 

The notes will be offered under Brookfield Finance Inc.’s existing base shelf prospectus filed in the United States and Canada. In the United States, the notes are being offered pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2020, as amended on February 11, 2020. Brookfield Finance Inc. has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the notes. You may obtain these documents for free on EDGAR at www.sec.gov or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Before you invest, you should read these documents and other public filings by Brookfield for more complete information about Brookfield and this offering.

Alternatively, copies can be obtained from:

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005-2836

Telephone: 1-800-503-4611

Email: prospectus.CPDG@db.com

BofA Securities, Inc.

NC1-004-03-43
200 North College Street, 3rd floor,
Charlotte NC 28255-0001
Attn: Prospectus Department
Telephone: 1-800-294-1322
Email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com

 

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. The notes being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the base shelf prospectus or the preliminary prospectus supplement.

 

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Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately US$550 billion of assets under management across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power, private equity and credit. Brookfield owns and operates long-life assets and businesses, many of which form the backbone of the global economy. Utilizing its global reach, access to large-scale capital and operational expertise, Brookfield offers a range of alternative investment products to investors around the world—including public and private pension plans, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, insurance companies and private wealth investors.

 

Brookfield Asset Management is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbols BAM and BAM.A, respectively.

 

 

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Communications & Media

Claire Holland

Tel: +1 416 369-8236

Email: claire.holland@brookfield.com

 

Investor Relations

Linda Northwood
Tel: +1 416 359-8647
Email: linda.northwood@brookfield.com

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Note: This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The word “will” and derivations thereof and other expressions that 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 with respect to the offering and the use of proceeds from the offering described in this news release. Although Brookfield believes that such forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information as such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Brookfield to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.

 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include: economic and financial conditions in the countries in which we do business or may do business; the behavior of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates; availability of equity and debt financing; and other risks and factors in the prospectus and as detailed from time to time in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents filed by the Company with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States.

 

We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Brookfield, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes 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.

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

A final base shelf prospectus containing important information relating to the securities described in this document has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada. A copy of the final base shelf prospectus, any amendment to the final base shelf prospectus and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement that has been filed, is required to be delivered with this document.

 

This document does not provide full disclosure of all material facts relating to the securities offered. Investors should read the final base shelf prospectus, any amendment and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before making an investment decision.

 

BROOKFIELD FINANCE INC.

US$[●] [●]% NOTES DUE 2051

 

PRELIMINARY TERM SHEET

September 23, 2020

 

Issuer: Brookfield Finance Inc.
   
Guarantor: Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
   
Guarantee:     The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
   
Guarantor’s Ticker: BAMACN
   
Security: [●]% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2051
   
Format: SEC registered
   
Size: US$[●]
   
Trade Date: September 23, 2020
   
Expected Settlement Date: September 28, 2020 (T+3)

 

 

 

 

Maturity Date: March 30, 2051
   
Coupon: [●]%
   
Interest Payment Dates: [●] and [●], commencing [●], 2021
   
Price to Public: [●]%
   
Benchmark Treasury: [The Spread to Benchmark Treasury, and any disclosure relating to the Spread to Benchmark Treasury, has been removed in accordance with subsection 9A.3(4) of National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102”)] 
   
Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield: [The Spread to Benchmark Treasury, and any disclosure relating to the Spread to Benchmark Treasury, has been removed in accordance with subsection 9A.3(4) of NI 44-102] 
   
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: [The Spread to Benchmark Treasury, and any disclosure relating to the Spread to Benchmark Treasury, has been removed in accordance with subsection 9A.3(4) of NI 44-102] 
   
Yield: [●]%
   
Denominations: Initial denominations of US$2,000 and subsequent multiples of US$1,000
   
Covenants: Change of control (put @ 101%) Negative pledge Consolidation, merger, amalgamation and sale of substantial assets 

 

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  Redemption Provisions:  
   
Make-Whole Call: Prior to September 30, 2050 (six months prior to maturity), treasury rate plus [●] basis points
   
Par Call: At any time on or after September 30, 2050 (six months prior to maturity), at 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed
   
Use of Proceeds: The net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used for general corporate purposes
   
CUSIP/ISIN: [●] / [●]
   
Joint Book-Running Managers1: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. BofA Securities, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC 
   
Co-Managers: [●]
   
  [●] 

 

The Notes will be issued as a separate series of debt securities under a sixth supplemental indenture to be dated as of the date of the issuance of the Notes (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”) to the base indenture dated as of June 2, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”) (together with the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between Brookfield Finance Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Inc., as guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee. The foregoing is a summary of certain of the material attributes and characteristics of the Notes, which does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture.

 

 

1 This offering will be made in Canada by (i) Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., a broker-dealer affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc., and (ii) Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd., a broker-dealer affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

 

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