Brookfield Infrastructure Announces Reset Distribution Rate on Its Series 3 Preferred Units
December 02 2020 - 5:03PM
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield
Infrastructure”) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced that it
has determined the fixed distribution rate on its Cumulative Class
A Preferred Limited Partnership Units, Series 3 (“Series 3 Units”)
(TSX: BIP.PR.B) for the five years commencing January 1, 2021 and
ending December 31, 2025.
Series 3 Units and Series 4 Units
If declared, the fixed quarterly distributions
on the Series 3 Units during the five years commencing January 1,
2021 will be paid at an annual rate of 5.50% ($0.34375 per unit per
quarter).
Holders of Series 3 Units have the right, at
their option, exercisable not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time)
on December 16, 2020, to reclassify all or part of their Series 3
Units, on a one-for-one basis, into Cumulative Class A Preferred
Limited Partnership Units, Series 4 (“Series 4 Units”), effective
December 31, 2020.
The quarterly floating rate distributions on the
Series 4 Units will be paid at an annual rate, calculated for each
quarter, of 4.53% over the annual yield on three-month Government
of Canada treasury bills. The actual quarterly distribution rate in
respect of the January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 distribution
period for the Series 4 Units will be 1.14386% (4.639% on an
annualized basis) and the distribution, if declared, for such
distribution period will be $0.285965 per unit, payable on March
31, 2021.
Holders of Series 3 Units are not required to
elect to reclassify all or any part of their Series 3 Units into
Series 4 Units.
As provided in the unit conditions of the Series
3 Units, (i) if Brookfield Infrastructure determines that there
would be fewer than 1,000,000 Series 3 Units outstanding after
December 31, 2020, all remaining Series 3 Units will be
automatically reclassified into Series 4 Units on a one-for-one
basis effective December 31, 2020; or (ii) if Brookfield
Infrastructure determines that there would be fewer than 1,000,000
Series 4 Units outstanding after December 31, 2020, no Series 3
Units will be reclassified into Series 4 Units. There are currently
4,989,262 Series 3 Units outstanding.
The Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) has
conditionally approved the listing of the Series 4 Units effective
upon reclassification. Listing of the Series 4 Units is subject to
Brookfield Infrastructure fulfilling all the listing requirements
of the TSX and, upon approval, the Series 4 Units will be listed on
the TSX under the trading symbol “BIP.PR.G”.
Brookfield Infrastructure is a
leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates
high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, energy
and data infrastructure sectors across North and South America,
Asia Pacific and Europe. We are focused on assets that generate
stable cash flows and require minimal maintenance capital
expenditures. 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 www.brookfield.com/infrastructure.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed
infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global
alternative asset manager with approximately US$575 billion of
assets under management. For more information, go to
www.brookfield.com.
Contact information:
Media: |
Investors: |
Claire HollandSenior Vice President, Communications Tel: (416)
369-8236Email: claire.holland@brookfield.com |
Kate WhiteManager, Investor Relations Tel: (416) 956-5183Email:
kate.white@brookfield.com |
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