UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of: June 2024 |
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Commission File Number: 001-15160 |
Brookfield
Corporation
(Name of Registrant)
Brookfield
Place
Suite 100
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Form 6-K shall
be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the Registration Statement of Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Finance Inc. on Form F-10
(File Nos. 333-279601 and 333-279601-02).
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURE
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.
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BROOKFIELD CORPORATION |
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Date: June 18, 2024 |
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/s/ Swati Mandava |
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Name: |
Swati Mandava |
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Title: |
Managing Director, Legal & Regulatory |
Exhibit 99.1
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.
The final base shelf prospectus, any applicable
shelf prospectus supplement and any amendment to the documents are accessible through SEDAR+. Copies of the documents may be obtained
from Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. by calling 416-369-7400 or by emailing dg.can_dcm@bankofamerica.com.
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 applicable shelf prospectus supplement
and any amendment to the documents for disclosure of those facts, especially risk factors relating to the securities offered, before
making an investment decision.
BROOKFIELD FINANCE INC.
US$450,000,000 5.675% NOTES DUE 2035
US$200,000,000 5.968% NOTES DUE 2054
FINAL TERM SHEET
June 17, 2024
Issuer: |
Brookfield Finance Inc. |
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Guarantor: |
Brookfield Corporation |
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Guarantee: |
The Notes (as defined below) will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by Brookfield Corporation. |
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Guarantor’s Ticker: |
BN |
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Security: |
5.675% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 15, 2035 (the “2035
Notes”)
5.968% Senior Unsecured Notes due March 4, 2054 (the “2054
Notes” and, together with the 2035 Notes, the “Notes”) |
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Format: |
SEC registered |
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Size: |
2035 Notes: US$450,000,000
2054 Notes: US$200,000,000
The 2054 Notes will be in addition to and form part of the same
series of notes as the US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Brookfield Finance Inc.’s 5.968% notes due 2054, which
were originally issued on March 4, 2024 (the “Original 2054 Notes”). After giving effect to this offering, there
will be a total of US$950,000,000 aggregate principal amount of notes of this series issued and outstanding. |
Trade Date: |
June 17, 2024 |
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Expected Settlement Date: |
June 21, 2024 (T+3) |
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Maturity Date: |
2035 Notes: January 15, 2035
2054 Notes: March 4, 2054 |
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Coupon: |
2035 Notes: 5.675%
2054 Notes: 5.968% (interest on the 2054 Notes will accrue from
March 4, 2024) |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
2035 Notes: January 15 and July 15, commencing January 15,
2025
2054 Notes: March 4 and September 4, commencing September 4,
2024 |
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Price to Public: |
2035 Notes: 99.994%
2054 Notes: 101.435% of principal amount plus accrued interest
of US$3,547,644.44 from March 4, 2024 |
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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”).] |
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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.] |
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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.] |
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Yield: |
2035 Notes: 5.675%
2054 Notes: 5.864% |
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Denominations: |
Initial denominations of US$2,000 and subsequent
multiples of US$1,000 |
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Covenants: |
Change of control (put @ 101%)
Negative pledge
Consolidation, merger, amalgamation and sale of substantial assets |
Redemption Provisions: |
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Make-Whole
Call: |
2035 Notes: Prior to October 15, 2034 (three months prior
to maturity), treasury rate plus 25 basis points
2054 Notes: Prior to September 4, 2053 (six months prior
to maturity), treasury rate plus 25 basis points |
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Par
Call: |
2035 Notes: At any time on or after October 15, 2034 (three
months prior to maturity), at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed
2054 Notes: At any time on or after September 4, 2053 (six
months prior to maturity), at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed |
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Use of Proceeds: |
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will
be used for general corporate purposes |
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CUSIP/ISIN: |
2035 Notes: 11271L AM4 / US11271LAM46
2054 Notes: 11271L AL6 / US11271LAL62 |
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Joint Book-Running Managers1: |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
BofA Securities, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
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Co-Managers: |
Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Desjardins Securities Inc.
Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
National Bank of Canada Financial Inc.
Natixis Securities Americas LLC
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
SG Americas Securities, LLC |
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This offering will be made in Canada by Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., a broker-dealer
affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein
have the meanings assigned in the Issuer and the Guarantor’s Prospectus Supplement, dated June 17, 2024 to the Short Form Base
Shelf Prospectus dated May 31, 2024.
Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange
Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day unless the parties to any such trade expressly
agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the delivery of the Notes hereunder may be required, by
virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade
to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should
consult their own advisors.
The 2035 Notes will be issued as a separate
series of debt securities under an eleventh supplemental indenture to be dated as of the date of the issuance of the 2035 Notes (the
“Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”) to the base indenture dated as of June 2, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”)
(together with the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the “2035 Indenture”), between Brookfield Finance Inc., Brookfield Corporation,
as guarantor, and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustee. The 2054 Notes will be issued on the same terms and conditions as
the Original 2054 Notes, except for the issue date and the issue price, under the Base Indenture and the tenth supplemental indenture,
dated as of March 4, 2024 (the “Tenth Supplemental Indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture thereto
(the “Supplemented Tenth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “2054 Indenture”).
The 2035 Indenture and the 2054 Indenture are together referred to as the “Indenture”. 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.
No PRIIPs or UK PRIIPs key information document
(KID) has been prepared as European Economic Area or UK retail investors are not targeted.
Exhibit 99.2
Execution Version
Brookfield Finance Inc.
5.675% Notes Due 2035
5.968% Notes Due 2054
Underwriting Agreement
New York, New York
June 17, 2024
To the Representatives named in
Schedule I hereto of the several
Underwriters named in
Schedule II hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Brookfield Finance Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of Ontario (“BFI”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule II hereto
(the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, the principal
amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Notes”), to be issued under an indenture,
dated as of June 2, 2016 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by a Supplemented Tenth Supplemental Indenture
and an Eleventh Supplemental Indenture identified in Schedule I hereto (the “Supplemental Indentures” and,
collectively with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), among BFI, Brookfield Corporation (formerly, Brookfield Asset
Management Inc.), a corporation organized under the laws of Ontario (the “Parent”), as guarantor, and Computershare
Trust Company of Canada, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to
payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest by the Parent pursuant to the Indenture (the “Guarantees”). The
Notes and the Guarantees are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”. To the extent there are no additional
Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the
terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the
Registration Statement, the U.S. or Canadian Base Prospectus, the U.S. or Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. or Canadian Final
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein; and any reference herein to the terms
“amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the U.S. or Canadian
Base Prospectus, the U.S. or Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the U.S. or Canadian Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the filing of any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined
in Section 24 hereof.
1. Representations
and Warranties. BFI and the Parent, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to, and agree with, each Underwriter as set forth
below in this Section 1.
(a) Each
of BFI and the Parent meets the requirements under the securities laws, rules, regulations, instruments and orders applicable in each
of the provinces of Canada (“Canadian Securities Law”) as interpreted and applied by the securities regulatory authorities
(the “Qualifying Authorities”) in each of the provinces of Canada (the “Qualifying Provinces”)
for the use of a short form shelf prospectus with respect to the Securities and for the distribution of securities under the rules and
procedures established in National Instrument 44-101 - Short Form Prospectus Distributions (“NI 44-101”)
and National Instrument 44-102 - Shelf Distributions (“NI 44-102” and together with NI 44-101, the “Canadian
Shelf Procedures”); a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus and a final short form base shelf prospectus relating to
US$3,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of, among other things, debt securities of BFI and guarantees of BFI’s debt securities
by the Parent (collectively, the “Shelf Securities”) have been filed in the English and French languages, as applicable,
with the Qualifying Authorities; receipts under National Policy 11-202 - Process for Prospectus Reviews in Multiple Jurisdictions
(a “Receipt”) have been issued by the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Principal Regulator”)
on behalf of itself and the other Qualifying Authorities in respect of such short form base shelf prospectus and any amendment thereto;
a preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities has been filed with the Qualifying Authorities; and no order suspending
the distribution of the Securities has been issued by any of the Qualifying Authorities and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated
or, to the knowledge of BFI or the Parent, threatened by any of the Qualifying Authorities. The final short form base shelf prospectus
filed with the Qualifying Authorities for which a Receipt has been obtained, as most recently amended or supplemented (excluding any
supplement relating only to a prior offering of Securities) prior to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Canadian
Base Prospectus”; the preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, which excludes certain pricing information
and other final terms of the Securities, and provided to the Underwriters for purposes of marketing the Securities and filed with the
Qualifying Authorities in the English and French languages, as applicable, pursuant to the Canadian Shelf Procedures and Canadian Securities
Law, together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, is hereinafter referred to
as the “Canadian Preliminary Prospectus”; the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities to be filed, in the
English and French languages, as applicable, with the Qualifying Authorities pursuant to the Canadian Shelf Procedures and Canadian Securities
Law in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof, and which includes the pricing and other information excluded from the Canadian
Preliminary Prospectus (the “Canadian Final Supplement”), together with the Canadian Base Prospectus, including all
documents incorporated therein by reference, is hereinafter called the “Canadian Final Prospectus”;
(b) Each
of BFI and the Parent meets the general eligibility requirements for use of Form F-10 (“Form F-10”) under
the Act, and BFI and the Parent have prepared and filed a registration statement on Form F-10 (File Nos. 333-279601-02 and 333-279601)
providing for the registration of the Shelf Securities under the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
BFI and the Parent have filed appointments of agent for service of process for BFI and the Parent on Form F-X (collectively, the
“Form F-X”) with the Commission in conjunction with the filing of such registration statement; such registration
statement, and including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, including the Canadian Base Prospectus with such deletions
therefrom and additions thereto as are permitted or required by Form F-10 and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
and including exhibits to such registration statement and all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained therein,
each in the form heretofore delivered or to be delivered to the Representatives, have been declared effective by the Commission in such
form; BFI and the Parent have filed with the Commission, pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10, a preliminary prospectus
supplement relating to the offering of the Securities; no other document with respect to such registration statement has heretofore been
filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission, except for any documents filed with the Commission subsequent to the date of such
effectiveness in the form heretofore delivered to the Representatives; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration
statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or, to the knowledge of BFI and the Parent, threatened
by the Commission. The various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by
reference in the prospectus contained in the registration statement at the time such part of the registration statement became effective,
each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective and including any post-effective amendment thereto
and any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10,
are hereinafter collectively called the “Registration Statement”; any reference to any amendment to the Registration
Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents incorporated by reference therein after the effective date of the initial
Registration Statement; the base prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement relating to the Shelf Securities, contained in
the Registration Statement at the Execution Time, is hereinafter called the “U.S. Base Prospectus”; any preliminary
prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10
under the Act, together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, which is used prior to the filing of the U.S. Final Prospectus, is hereinafter
called the “U.S. Preliminary Prospectus”; the final prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the Securities
to be filed with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 after the Execution Time in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof,
together with the U.S. Base Prospectus, is hereinafter called the “U.S. Final Prospectus”;
(c) The
documents which are incorporated by reference in the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus as of the date
of this Agreement, when they were filed with the Qualifying Authorities, conformed in all material respects to the disclosure requirements
of Canadian Securities Law as interpreted and applied by the Qualifying Authorities; any further documents filed with the Qualifying
Authorities and incorporated by reference in the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus, when such documents are filed
with the Qualifying Authorities, will conform in all material respects to the disclosure requirements of Canadian Securities Law as interpreted
and applied by the Qualifying Authorities; and no such documents were filed with the Qualifying Authorities since the Qualifying Authorities’
close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and prior to the execution of this Agreement, other
than any other marketing materials required to be filed under Canadian Securities Law;
(d) On
each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the U.S. Final Prospectus is first filed in accordance with General Instruction
II.L. of Form F-10 and on the Closing Date (as defined herein), the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus (and
any amendments and supplements thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, Canadian Securities
Law, and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective rules thereunder; no order preventing or suspending the use of the Registration
Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus
or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus used outside of Canada has been issued by the Commission or the Qualifying Authorities; on each
Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules thereunder; and on the date of any filing in accordance with General Instruction II.L.
of Form F-10 or in accordance with Canadian Securities Law and on the Closing Date, each of the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the
U.S. Final Prospectus (together with any supplement or amendment thereto), the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the Canadian Final
Prospectus (together with any supplement or amendment thereto) contains or will contain full, true and plain disclosure of all material
facts relating to BFI, the Parent and the Securities and does not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that BFI and the Parent make no representations or warranties as to the information contained in or
omitted from the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus (including any supplement or amendment
thereto), the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus (including any supplement or amendment thereto) in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to BFI or the Parent by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion in the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus (including any supplement
or amendment thereto), the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus (including any supplement or amendment thereto),
it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 8(b) hereof;
(e) At
the Execution Time and on the Closing Date (i) the Disclosure Package and (ii) each electronic road show (if any), when taken
together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to BFI or the Parent by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein,
it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information
described as such in Section 8(b) hereof;
(f) (i) At
the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that BFI, the Parent or another offering participant made a bona fide
offer of the Securities and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this
clause (ii)), neither BFI nor the Parent was or is an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of
any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that BFI or the Parent be considered an Ineligible
Issuer;
(g) Each
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(c) hereto, does
not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated
therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing
sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to BFI or the Parent by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood
and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such
in Section 8(b) hereof;
(h) Neither
BFI nor the Parent, nor any of the Parent’s subsidiaries, has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements
included or incorporated by reference in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus
any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from
any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, which loss or interference is materially adverse to the Parent and
its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration
Statement, the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated
in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, there has not been any change in the
capital stock of the Parent (other than pursuant to stock dividends, conversions of securities, director, officer or employee stock options,
the Parent’s dividend re-investment plan, normal course issuer bids and other director, officer or employee benefit plans and agreements
described or referred to in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus), any material
increase in the long-term debt of the Parent and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, or any change, or any development involving
a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position or results of operations of the Parent and
its subsidiaries, which change has (or, in the case of prospective changes, will have) a Material Adverse Effect;
(i) Each
of BFI, the Parent and the Parent’s material subsidiaries has been duly amalgamated, formed or incorporated and is validly existing
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized with full corporate or limited partnership
power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in each
of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification, except where the failure to
be duly qualified and in good standing would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(j) The
Parent has the authorized capitalization as set forth in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final
Prospectus, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Parent have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully
paid and non-assessable, all of the issued and outstanding shares or analogous securities of each material subsidiary have been duly
and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in each of the Disclosure Package, the
U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, the Parent (directly or indirectly) owns all of issued and outstanding shares
or other voting, equity or participating securities of each of its material subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of any Encumbrance
(other than Encumbrances granted in respect of liabilities reflected in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Canadian Final Prospectus) and no person has any agreement or option, or right or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual)
capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase of any unissued shares or other voting, equity or participating securities
of the Parent, except as otherwise described in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus;
(k) The
authorized capital of BFI consists of (i) an unlimited number of common shares, of which 4,606,261 common shares are issued and
outstanding as of the date hereof, (ii) an unlimited number of preference shares designated as Class A Preference Shares, issuable
in series, which consists of 6,400,000 Class A Preference Shares – Series 1, of which 6,400,000 Class A Preference
Shares – Series 1 are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and (iii) an unlimited number of preference shares
designated as Class B Preference Shares, issuable in series, which consists of 54,262,400 Class B Preference Shares –
Series 1, of which 54,262,400 Class B Preference Shares – Series 1 are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof,
and all of the issued and outstanding shares of BFI have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
The Parent (directly or indirectly) owns all of the issued and outstanding shares or other voting, equity or participating securities
of BFI, in each case free and clear of any Encumbrance (other than Encumbrances granted in respect of liabilities reflected in each of
the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus) and no person has any agreement or option, or right
or privilege (whether pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option, for the purchase of any unissued shares
or other voting, equity or participating securities of BFI (other than Encumbrances granted in respect of liabilities reflected in each
of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus);
(l) Except
as disclosed in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, the Parent and each of its
material subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its material assets including all material licenses, free and clear of
all Encumbrances (other than Encumbrances granted in respect of liabilities reflected in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus), which are material to the Parent and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis;
(m) This
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by BFI and the Parent;
(n) The
Base Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by BFI and the Parent and constitutes a
valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable against BFI and the Parent in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement,
to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general equity principles; the Tenth Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered in accordance with its
terms by BFI and the Parent, constitutes a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable against BFI and the Parent in accordance
with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; each of the Supplemental Indenture to the Tenth Supplemental
Indenture and the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized by BFI and the Parent and, at the Closing Date for the Securities,
when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by BFI and the Parent, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof in accordance with its terms by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and legally binding instrument, enforceable against BFI
and the Parent in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; the Indenture has been duly
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and is substantially in the form, save for any indenture supplements relating to a particular
issuance of debt securities, filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; and the Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform,
to the descriptions thereof contained in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus;
(o) The
Notes have been duly authorized by BFI for issuance and sale pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture, and when executed by BFI and
authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor,
will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus
and the Canadian Final Prospectus and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of BFI, enforceable against BFI in accordance
with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; the 2054 Notes (as defined in Schedule I hereto), when issued,
will form part of the same series as BFI’s 5.968% Notes due 2054, issued on March 4, 2024 (the “Original 2054 Notes”),
and will be fully fungible with the Original 2054 Notes. Upon completion of this offering, the aggregate principal amount of the 2054
Notes and the Original 2054 Notes issued and outstanding will be $950,000,000;
(p) The
Guarantees have been duly authorized by the Parent, and when the Notes have been executed and authenticated in the manner provided for
in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and issued and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, the Guarantees
will constitute valid and legally binding agreements of the Parent, enforceable against the Parent in accordance with their terms, subject,
as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles;
(q) The
issue and sale of the Securities and the execution of and compliance by BFI and the Parent with all of the provisions of the Securities,
the Indenture, this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach
or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement
or other agreement or instrument to which BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries is a party or by which
BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of BFI or the
Parent or any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions
of the articles or by-laws of BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries, or any statute or any order, rule or
regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s material
subsidiaries or any of its or their properties; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, clearance or qualification
of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by
BFI or the Parent of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Indenture, except such as have been, or will have been prior
to the Closing Date, obtained under Canadian Securities Law, the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders, registrations, clearances or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters as contemplated herein and in the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final
Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus;
(r) The
statements in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
set forth under the captions “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations,” “Certain United States Federal Income
Tax Considerations” and “Eligibility for Investment,” insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of matters of
Canadian federal income tax law or United States federal income tax law (as applicable) or legal conclusions with respect thereto, fairly
and accurately summarize the matters described therein in all material respects, subject to the qualifications, assumptions and restrictions
referred to therein;
(s) The
statements in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
set forth under the captions “Description of Debt Securities” and “Description of the Notes,” insofar as they
purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the Securities, and set forth under the captions “Plan of Distribution” and
“Underwriting,” insofar as they purport to describe the documents referred to therein, fairly and accurately summarize the
matters described therein in all material respects, subject to the qualifications, assumptions and restrictions referred to therein;
(t) Neither
BFI nor the Parent nor any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries is in violation of its certificate of incorporation, certificate
of formation, by-laws, partnership agreement or operating agreement, as applicable. Neither BFI nor the Parent nor any of the Parent’s
subsidiaries, is in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would be in default) in the performance or observance of any
obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except such violations or defaults which would
not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(u) Other
than as set forth in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, there are no legal
or governmental actions or proceedings pending against or to which BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s subsidiaries is a party
or of which any property of BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely
to BFI or the Parent or any of the Parent’s subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect; and, to BFI’s and the Parent’s knowledge, there are no such actions or proceedings threatened or
contemplated;
(v) Neither
BFI nor the Parent are, and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities, and the application of the proceeds thereof
as described in the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus, neither will be, required to register
as an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act;
(w) No
stamp or other issuance or transfer taxes or duties and no withholding or other taxes (excluding taxes on net income, profits or gains)
are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters to Canada or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein in connection
with (A) the issuance, sale and delivery by BFI of the Notes outside Canada to or for the respective accounts of the Underwriters
or (B) the sale and delivery of the Notes outside Canada by the Underwriters to the initial purchasers thereof (assuming (i) the
Underwriters are not, and are not deemed to be, resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada); (ii) the
Underwriters do not hold or use the Notes in the course of carrying on business in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada);
(iii) neither the Underwriters nor any of the Underwriters’ directors, officers, employees, servants, agents or third party
service providers have performed or will perform any services or any other activities in Canada in connection with the Notes; (iv) each
Underwriter will perform the contemplated services in respect of the Notes in the ordinary course of a business carried on by it that
includes the performance of such a service for a fee; and (v) the amount of any fees, charges or other consideration for services
to be paid to the Underwriters in respect of the Notes is reasonable in the circumstances);
(x) To
the best of BFI’s and the Parent’s knowledge, there is no existing law or regulation of or proposed change to the laws or
regulations of Canada that would give rise to a “Redemption for Changes in Canadian Withholding Taxes” as described in the
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus and the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus;
(y) The
Parent has complied in all material respects with the currently applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended,
and the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, and, to the knowledge of the Parent,
the Parent’s directors and executive officers, in their capacities as such, have complied in all material respects with the currently
applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange
and the Toronto Stock Exchange;
(z) The
Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act and as
contemplated by the certifications required under Form 52-109F1 and Form 52-109F2 under National Instrument 52-109 –
Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, (“NI 52-109”) and such controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning the Parent is made known, on a timely basis, to the individuals
responsible for the preparation of the Parent’s filings with the Commission and the Qualifying Authorities. The Parent maintains
systems of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board and to maintain asset accountability; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general
or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals
and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Parent’s internal control over financial reporting is effective
and the Parent is not aware of (a) any significant deficiency or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over financial reporting (as such term is defined by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act and, in Canada,
under NI 52-109) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information or (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant
role in the Parent’s internal controls over financial reporting;
(aa) Deloitte
LLP, who have audited certain financial statements of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered their report with respect
to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final
Prospectus, are independent auditors with respect to the Parent within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and
regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and within the meaning
of the rules of professional conduct of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario as required by applicable Canadian Securities
Law;
(bb) The
consolidated historical financial statements and schedules (including the Historical Financial Statements) of the Parent and its consolidated
subsidiaries incorporated by reference in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and
the Registration Statement present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the Parent as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form, in all material respects, with applicable accounting requirements
and have been prepared in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards
Board. There have been no changes in the consolidated assets or liabilities of the Parent from the position thereof as set forth in the
latest balance sheet date included in the Historical Financial Statements, except changes arising from transactions in the ordinary course
of business which, in the aggregate, have not been material to the Parent and except for changes that are disclosed in each of the Disclosure
Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus;
(cc) The
Parent and each of its material subsidiaries holds all requisite material licences, registrations, qualifications, permits and consents
necessary or appropriate for carrying on its business as currently carried on and all such licences, registrations, qualifications, permits
and consents are valid and subsisting and in good standing in all material respects and none of the same contains any burdensome term,
provision, condition or limitation except such licenses or other similar rights the absence of which would not have a Material Adverse
Effect;
(dd) BFI
and the Parent and each of the Parent’s material subsidiaries have (i) accurately completed and filed on a timely basis all
necessary tax returns, reports and notices, except insofar as the failure to file such tax returns or notices would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect, and (ii) paid or accounted for or made provision for all applicable taxes of whatever nature to the date hereof
to the extent such taxes have become due or have been alleged to be due, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be
promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided, except where the failure to do so would not have a Material Adverse
Effect; neither BFI nor the Parent are aware of any material tax deficiencies or material interest or penalties accrued or accruing,
or alleged to be accrued or accruing, thereon with respect to BFI, the Parent or any of the Parent’s material subsidiaries which
have not otherwise been provided for by BFI or the Parent and the Parent’s subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis;
(ee) Each
of BFI and the Parent is a reporting issuer not in default or the equivalent thereof under the applicable securities laws of each province
of Canada that recognizes such concept; each of BFI and the Parent is in compliance with or is exempt from its timely disclosure obligations
under the applicable securities laws in all of the provinces of Canada, the Exchange Act and under the rules of the Toronto Stock
Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, as applicable;
(ff) No
order, ruling or determination having the effect of suspending the sale or ceasing the trading of any securities of the Parent has been
issued or made by the Commission or by any securities commission in Canada or stock exchange or any other regulatory authority and is
continuing in effect and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the best of the Parent’s knowledge,
contemplated or threatened by any such authority or under any Applicable Securities Laws;
(gg) BFI
and the Parent shall use the net proceeds received by BFI from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified or to be specified
in each of the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”;
(hh) Neither
the Parent nor any of the Parent’s subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of BFI or the Parent, any director, officer, agent or employee
of the Parent or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that could result in a sanction
for violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the Bribery Act of 2010 of the United Kingdom (the “UK
Bribery Act”) or the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), each as may be amended, or, except as previously
disclosed to the Underwriters, any similar law of any other relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder; and the
Parent and the Parent’s subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance therewith.
No part of the proceeds of the offering will be used, directly or indirectly, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
the UK Bribery Act or the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), each as may be amended, or similar law of any other
relevant jurisdiction, or the rules or regulations thereunder;
(ii) The
operations of the Parent and the Parent’s subsidiaries are and have been conducted (i) at all times and in all material respects
in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements and (ii) at all times in compliance with the money
laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued,
administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit
or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Parent or any of the Parent’s
subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of BFI or the Parent, threatened;
(jj) Neither
the Parent nor any of the Parent’s subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of BFI or the Parent, any director, officer, agent or employee
of the Parent or any of the Parent’s subsidiaries (i) is, or is controlled by or is acting on behalf of, an individual or
entity that is currently the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States (including any sanctions administered
or enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State or the Bureau
of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce), Canada (including sanctions administered or enforced by Global Affairs
Canada or Public Safety Canada), the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury, the United Nations Security Council or other relevant
sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions” and such persons, “Sanctioned Persons” and each
such person, a “Sanctioned Person”), (ii) is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that, from
time to time, is, or whose government is, the subject or target of Sanctions that broadly prohibit dealings with that government, country
or territory (collectively, the “Sanctioned Countries” and each, a “Sanctioned Country”), or (iii) will
directly, or knowingly indirectly, use the proceeds of this offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to
any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by,
or could result in the imposition of Sanctions against, any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in
the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise); and
(kk) Each
of BFI’s, the Parent’s and their respective subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems,
networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for,
and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of BFI, the Parent and
their respective subsidiaries as currently conducted and, to the best of BFI’s, the Parent’s and their respective subsidiaries’
knowledge, are free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. BFI, the
Parent and their respective subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and
safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security
of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal
Data”)) used in connection with their businesses, and, to the best of BFI’s, the Parent’s and their respective
subsidiaries’ knowledge there have been (i) no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to the same,
except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, and (ii) no
incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same, except where such breach, violation, outage, unauthorized use
or access, or incidents under internal review or investigation relating to the same, would not be reasonably expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. BFI, the Parent and their respective subsidiaries are presently in material compliance
with all applicable laws or statutes and all applicable judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental
or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over BFI, the Parent and their respective subsidiaries, and all internal policies and contractual
obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal
Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.
Any certificate signed by any officer of BFI or
the Parent, respectively, and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the
Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by BFI or the Parent, respectively, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
2. Purchase
and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, BFI agrees
to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from BFI, at the Price to Public and
Reopening Price to Public, as applicable, set forth in Schedule I hereto, the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite
such Underwriter’s name in Schedule II hereto. On the Closing Date, BFI will pay, as an underwriting commission in
respect of the public distribution of the Securities, to the Underwriters, the commission set forth in Schedule I hereto
(the “Underwriting Commission”). Such Underwriting Commission may be paid by BFI to the Underwriters by setting off
the Underwriting Commission payable by BFI to the Underwriters against the amount payable by the Underwriters to BFI as the purchase
price for the Securities.
3. Delivery
and Payment. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made on the date and at the time specified in Schedule I
hereto or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives shall
designate, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the Representatives and BFI or as provided in Section 9
hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the “Closing Date”).
Delivery of the Securities shall be made to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters against payment
by the several Underwriters through the Representatives of the purchase price thereof to or upon the order of BFI by wire transfer payable
in same-day funds to an account specified by BFI. Delivery of the Securities shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust
Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct.
4. Offering
by Underwriters.
(a) The
several Underwriters will only offer the Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian
Final Prospectus.
(b) The
Underwriters shall offer the Securities for sale to the public directly and through banking and selling group members, only as permitted
by and in compliance with Applicable Securities Laws, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Canadian Final Prospectus and the
U.S. Final Prospectus, as applicable, and in this Agreement. Each of the Underwriters hereby severally represents, warrants and covenants
and will require each banking and selling group member to represent, warrant and covenant to the Underwriters that: (a) other than
the Canadian Final Prospectus and the June 2024 Marketing Materials (modified as permitted by sections 9A.3(2) and 9A.3(3) of
NI 44-102), it has not provided and will not without the prior written approval of BFI and the Representatives provide any information
in respect of the Securities to any potential investors of the Securities resident in Canada including, without limitation: (i) marketing
materials in respect of the Securities; and (ii) a standard term sheet in respect of the Securities; and (b) it will provide
a copy of the Canadian Base Prospectus and any applicable shelf prospectus supplement and amendment that has been filed with any marketing
materials (including the June 2024 Marketing Materials) that are provided to a potential investor of the Securities resident in
Canada.
(c) The
Underwriters propose to offer the Securities initially at the price set forth in Schedule I hereto. After a reasonable effort
has been made to sell all of the Securities at the price set forth in Schedule I hereto, the Underwriters may subsequently
reduce and thereafter change, from time to time, the price at which the Securities are offered; provided that the Securities are
not at any time offered at a price greater than the price set forth in Schedule I hereto. Any decrease in the price at which
the Securities are offered will not decrease the amount of the net proceeds of the offering to BFI.
(d) The
Underwriters will not solicit offers to purchase or sell Securities so as to require registration thereof or the filing of a prospectus,
registration statement or other notice or document with respect thereto under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Qualifying
Provinces and the United States, or which could subject BFI or the Parent to reporting obligations in any such jurisdiction or result
in the listing of BFI’s or the Parent’s securities on any exchange other than an exchange where such securities are listed
as of the date hereof, and will require each banking and selling group member to agree with the Underwriters not to so solicit or sell;
provided that the Underwriters and the banking and selling groups may offer and sell the Securities outside of the Qualifying
Provinces and the United States if such offer and sale is conducted in compliance with the securities laws of such jurisdictions and
does not require BFI or the Parent to file any prospectus, registration statement or other notice or document in connection with such
offer and sale or subject BFI or the Parent to reporting obligations in any such jurisdiction or result in the listing of BFI’s
or the Parent’s securities on any exchange other than an exchange where such securities are listed as of the date hereof.
(e) Each
Underwriter shall notify the Representatives, and the Representatives shall notify BFI and the Parent, in writing, of the aggregate principal
amount of Securities sold in each of the Qualifying Provinces as soon as possible after the distribution of the Securities has been completed,
and in any event no later than 30 days following the date on which such distribution has been completed.
(f) For
the avoidance of doubt, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley &
Co. LLC, Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Desjardins Securities Inc., Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.,
Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., National Bank of Canada Financial Inc., Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Santander
US Capital Markets LLC and SG Americas Securities, LLC are not acting as underwriters of the Securities in any province or territory
of Canada and no action on their part in their capacity as underwriters of the offering of Securities in the United States will create
any impression or support any conclusion that they are acting as underwriters of the Securities in any province or territory of Canada.
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., a broker-dealer affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc., will be acting as underwriter of the Securities in
the provinces of Canada.
5. Agreements.
BFI and the Parent jointly and severally agree with each of the several Underwriters that:
(a) Prior
to the termination of the offering of the Securities, neither BFI nor the Parent will file any amendment of the Registration Statement
or supplement (including the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus or any U.S. or Canadian Preliminary Prospectus) to
the U.S. or Canadian Base Prospectus as the case may be, unless BFI has furnished you a copy for your review prior to filing and will
not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object. BFI and the Parent will prepare a supplement to the
Canadian Base Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of Canadian Securities Law and a supplement to the U.S. Base Prospectus
consisting of the supplement to the Canadian Base Prospectus modified as required or permitted by Form F-10, in each case in a form
approved by the Representatives and (i) BFI will file such supplement to the Canadian Base Prospectus with the Qualifying Authorities
pursuant to Canadian Securities Law not later than the close of business on the second Business Day following the execution and delivery
of this Agreement or, if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by Canadian Securities Law, and (ii) BFI and the Parent
will file such supplement to the U.S. Base Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 not
later than the Commission’s close of business on the next Business Day following such filing with the Qualifying Authorities or,
if applicable, such earlier time as may be required by such General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 or as may be required by Canadian
Securities Law; to make no further amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the Canadian Base
Prospectus, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus or the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus after the date of this Agreement and prior to the
Closing Date unless such amendment or supplement is approved by the Representatives after reasonable notice thereof (which approval shall
not be unreasonably withheld); to advise the Representatives promptly of any such amendment or supplement relating to, or affecting,
the Securities after such Closing Date and furnish the Representatives with copies thereof; to file promptly with the Qualifying Authorities
all necessary marketing materials required to be filed under Canadian Securities Law and all documents required to be filed by BFI and
the Parent with the Qualifying Authorities that are deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Canadian Base Prospectus and the
U.S. Base Prospectus and with the Commission all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by BFI
or the Parent with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case, for so
long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of such Securities, and during such same period
to advise the Representatives, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Canadian Base Prospectus,
the U.S. Base Prospectus or the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any supplement to the Canadian Base Prospectus,
the U.S. Base Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or any amended prospectus has been filed with the
Qualifying Authorities or the Commission, of the issuance by any Qualifying Authority or the Commission of any stop order or of any order
preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus, relating to the Securities, of the suspension of the qualification of such Securities
for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request
by any Qualifying Authority or the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Canadian Base Prospectus, the U.S. Base Prospectus,
the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus or for additional information relating to the Securities,
the Canadian Base Prospectus, the U.S. Base Prospectus, the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus;
and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus relating
to the Securities or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.
(b) BFI
shall deliver to the Representatives’ counsel prior to or contemporaneously, as nearly as practicable, with the filing with the
Qualifying Authorities of the Canadian Final Supplement for the offering of the Securities, a copy of the following for each of the Representatives
and Representatives’ counsel:
(i) the
Canadian Final Prospectus, in the English and French languages as filed with the Qualifying Authorities, signed and certified as required
by Canadian Securities Law;
(ii) all
documents, in the English and French languages, incorporated by reference, or containing information incorporated by reference, into
the Canadian Final Prospectus, and any other document required to be filed by BFI or the Parent prior to the filing of the Canadian Final
Supplement under the laws of the Qualifying Provinces in compliance with Canadian Securities Law in connection with the distribution
of the Securities, if such documents have not previously been delivered to the Representatives’ counsel, which documents may be
delivered in electronic form;
(iii) an
opinion dated the date of the Canadian Final Supplement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives acting reasonably,
of Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P. addressed to BFI, the Parent, the Representatives and counsel to BFI and the Parent and the Representatives,
to the effect that the French version of the Canadian Final Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference therein, in each case,
and except for certain financial statements, auditors reports, accounting or statistical information (including the Historical Financial
Statements) and other numerical data (collectively, the “Financial Information”), is in all material respects a complete
and proper translation of the English version thereof; and
(iv) an
opinion dated the date of the Canadian Final Supplement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives acting reasonably,
of Deloitte LLP, auditors for the Parent, addressed to BFI, the Parent, the Representatives and counsel for BFI, the Parent and the Representatives,
to the effect that the Financial Information contained or incorporated by reference in the French version of the Canadian Final Supplement,
and the documents incorporated by reference therein, is, in all material respects, a complete and proper translation of the Financial
Information contained or incorporated by reference in the English version thereof.
(c) BFI
and the Parent shall prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof,
in the form approved by you and attached as Schedule IV hereto and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within
the time required by such Rule.
(d) If,
at any time prior to the filing of the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus, any event occurs as a result of which
the Disclosure Package or the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the circumstances
then prevailing not misleading, BFI will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package and the
Canadian Preliminary Prospectus may cease until they are amended or supplemented; (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package
and the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you
in such quantities as you may reasonably request.
(e) If,
at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances where
such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) or under Canadian Securities Law, any event occurs as a result of which
the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Canadian Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made
at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or amend
or supplement the U.S. Final Prospectus or Canadian Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder
or to comply with Canadian Securities Law, including in connection with the use or delivery of the U.S. Final Prospectus or the Canadian
Final Prospectus, (i) BFI promptly will notify the Representatives of any such event, (ii) BFI and the Parent promptly will
prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a) of this Section 5,
an amendment or supplement or new registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii) BFI
and the Parent promptly will each use its respective best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration
statement declared effective as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in the use of the U.S. Final Prospectus or, in the
case of the Canadian Final Prospectus, use its respective best efforts to obtain a Receipt for any amendment to the Canadian Final Prospectus
from the Principal Regulator as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in the use of the Canadian Final Prospectus and
(iv) BFI promptly will supply any amended or supplemented U.S. Final Prospectus and Canadian Final Prospectus to you in such quantities
as you may reasonably request.
(f) As
soon as practicable, the Parent will make generally available to its security holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement
or statements of the Parent and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158.
(g) BFI
and the Parent will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration
Statement and of the Canadian Final Prospectus (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration
Statement (without exhibits thereto) and of the Canadian Final Prospectus and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter
or dealer may be required by the Act (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) or
by Canadian Securities Law, as many copies of the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto as the Representatives may
reasonably request. BFI and the Parent will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering.
(h) Each
of BFI and the Parent agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter,
severally and not jointly, agrees with BFI and the Parent that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written
consent of BFI or the Parent, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405) required
to be filed by BFI or the Parent with the Commission or retained by BFI or the Parent under Rule 433, other than a free writing
prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(c) hereto;
provided that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing
Prospectuses included in Schedule III hereto and any electronic road show. Any such free writing prospectus consented to
by the Representatives or BFI or the Parent is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” Each
of BFI and the Parent agrees that (x) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus
as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (y) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164
and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and
record keeping.
(i) BFI
and the Parent will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise
dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether
by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by BFI or the Parent or any affiliate of
BFI or the Parent or any person in privity with BFI or the Parent or any affiliate of BFI or the Parent), directly or indirectly, including
the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a
put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
any senior debt securities issued or guaranteed by BFI or the Parent (other than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to
effect any such transaction, until the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, this provision shall not prohibit the incurrence of
indebtedness by BFI or the Parent and the Parent’s subsidiaries under any commercial paper program or under their revolving credit
facilities in effect on the date hereof.
(j) BFI
and the Parent have not, and will not, take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably
be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of
the Parent to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.
(k) BFI
and the Parent jointly and severally covenant and agree with the several Underwriters that BFI and the Parent will pay or cause to be
paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of BFI’s and the Parent’s counsel and accountants in connection
with the filing with respect to the Securities under Canadian Securities Law, the registration of the Securities under the Act and any
listing of the Securities on a stock exchange, and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing in the
Qualifying Provinces and the United States of America, as may be applicable, of the Registration Statement, the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus,
the Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,
and amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) subject
to such limitation as may be set forth in this Agreement, the cost of printing or producing any agreement among the Underwriters and
this Agreement; (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Indenture, any Blue Sky and Legal Investment Memoranda, the Registration
Statement, each U.S. and Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase,
sale and delivery of the Securities; (iv) subject to such limitation as may be set forth in this Agreement, all reasonable expenses
in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(g) hereof,
including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection
with the Blue Sky and legal investment surveys; (v) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (vi) any
filing fees incident to any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the
Securities; (vii) the cost of preparing the Securities; (viii) the fees and expenses of any Trustee and any agent of any Trustee
and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for any Trustee in connection with any Indenture and the Securities; and (ix) all
other costs and expenses, including any taxes, incident to the performance of their obligations pursuant to this Agreement which are
not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section 5. It is understood, however, that, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Section 5 and Section 8, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including
the fees of their counsel, taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they
may make, including the expenses of any “tombstone” advertisement related to the offering of the Securities; provided,
that no such tombstone advertisement shall be published without the prior approval of BFI or the Parent, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
6. Conditions
to the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy
of the representations and warranties on the part of BFI and the Parent contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date,
to the accuracy of the statements of BFI and the Parent made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance
by BFI and the Parent of their respective obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) The
Canadian Final Supplement shall have been filed with the Qualifying Authorities pursuant to the Canadian Shelf Procedures within the
applicable time period prescribed for such filing thereunder and the U.S. Final Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission
pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10 within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and
regulations under the Act and, in each case, in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; the June 2024 Marketing Materials
required to be filed by BFI or the Parent with the Qualifying Authorities shall have been filed within the applicable time period prescribed
for such filings under Canadian Securities Law and the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(c) hereto, and any
other material required to be filed by BFI or the Parent pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with
the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; no stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated
or, to the knowledge of BFI or the Parent, threatened by the Commission; no order having the effect of preventing or suspending the use
of any prospectus (including any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) relating to the Securities shall have been issued and no proceeding
for that purpose shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of BFI or the Parent, threatened by any Qualifying Authorities; and all
requests for additional information on the part of any Qualifying Authority and the Commission shall have been complied with to the Representatives’
reasonable satisfaction;
(b) BFI
and the Parent shall have requested and caused Torys LLP, Canadian and United States counsel for BFI and the Parent, Willkie Farr &
Gallagher LLP, special Investment Company Act counsel for BFI and the Parent, and local counsel in each province of Canada other than
Ontario, Québec and Alberta (to the extent that Securities will be sold to the public in such other provinces), to have furnished
to the Representatives their opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Representatives. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem
proper, on certificates of responsible officers of BFI or the Parent and public officials.
(c) The
Representatives shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, United States counsel for the Underwriters,
such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities,
the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) and
other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and BFI and the Parent shall have furnished to such counsel such
documents as they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters (it being understood that, to the extent such opinion
relates to the laws of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, such counsel shall be entitled to rely on the opinion
of Canadian counsel to BFI and the Parent delivered pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof).
(d) The
Representatives shall have received an appropriate legal opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives
acting reasonably, addressed to the Representatives and their counsel, of Torys LLP, as to compliance with the Applicable Securities
Laws of Québec relating to the use of the French language in connection with the documents, including the Canadian Preliminary
Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and the Securities to be delivered to purchasers in
the Province of Québec.
(e) The
Parent shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Parent, signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive
Officer and the principal financial or accounting officer of the Parent, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signers of such
certificate have carefully examined the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show (if any) used in connection with the offering
of the Securities, and this Agreement and that:
(i) the
representations and warranties of BFI and the Parent in this Agreement are true and correct (subject to materiality or other qualifications
expressly set forth in such representations and warranties) on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing
Date, except for representations and warranties that by their express terms are made as of a specific date, and BFI and the Parent have
complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on their respective parts to be performed or satisfied at or prior
to the Closing Date;
(ii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been issued and no proceedings
for that purpose have been instituted or, to BFI’s or the Parent’s knowledge, threatened; and
(iii) since
the date of the most recent financial statements included in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final
Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions
in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
(f) The
Parent shall have requested and caused Deloitte LLP to have furnished to the Representatives, at the Execution Time and at the Closing
Date, letters, (which may refer to letters previously delivered to one or more of the Representatives), dated respectively as of the
Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, concerning the financial information
with respect to the Parent set forth in the Disclosure Package, the U.S. Final Prospectus and the Canadian Final Prospectus.
(g) Subsequent
to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment
thereto), the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall
not have been (i) any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (f) of this
Section 6; (ii) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial
or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Parent and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising
from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package, the Canadian
Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred
to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it
impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive
of any amendment thereto), the Disclosure Package, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment
or supplement thereto); or (iii) any decrease in the rating of any of BFI’s or the Parent’s debt securities by any “nationally
recognized statistical rating organization” (as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any
intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of
the possible change.
(h) Prior
to the Closing Date, BFI and the Parent shall have furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents
as the Representatives may reasonably request.
If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6
shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above
or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the
Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing
Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Parent in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed
in writing.
7. Reimbursement
of Underwriters’ Expenses. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the
obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section 10
hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of BFI or the Parent to perform any agreement herein or comply
with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the Underwriters, the Parent will reimburse the Underwriters severally
through the Representatives on demand for all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been
incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities.
8. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) BFI
and the Parent agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter (which term, for the purpose of this Section 8,
shall be deemed to include affiliates of such Underwriters), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each
person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages
or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities
Law or other federal, state or provincial statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereto,
or in the Canadian Base Prospectus, the U.S. Base Prospectus, any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus or any
other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the Canadian Final Prospectus, the U.S. Final Prospectus, any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, any electronic road show, the information contained in the final term sheet required to be prepared and filed
pursuant to Section 5(c) hereto, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that
BFI and the Parent will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or
is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to BFI or the Parent by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives
specifically for inclusion therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter
consists of the information described as such in Section 8(b) hereof. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability
which BFI or the Parent may otherwise have.
(b) Each
Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of BFI and the Parent, each of their directors, each
of their officers who sign the Registration Statement or the Canadian Final Prospectus, and each person who controls BFI or the Parent
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from BFI and the Parent to each
Underwriter, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to BFI or the Parent by or on behalf
of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. BFI and the Parent acknowledge that
the statements set forth in (i) the paragraph under the fee table on the cover page regarding delivery of the Securities and,
under the heading “Underwriting,” (ii) the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the
Securities, (iii) the sentences related to concessions and reallowances and (iv) the paragraph related to stabilization, syndicate
covering transactions and penalty bids in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion
in any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus or U.S. Preliminary Prospectus, the Canadian Final Prospectus and the U.S. Final Prospectus or
any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(c) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying
party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not relieve it from liability
under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results
in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying
party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or
(b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying
party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying
party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties
except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding
the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall
have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs
and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party
would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action
include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying
party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the
indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending
or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether
or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent
includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.
(d) In
the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is unavailable
to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, BFI, the Parent and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute
to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating
or defending the same) (collectively “Losses”) to which BFI or the Parent and one or more of the Underwriters may
be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by BFI or the Parent on the one hand and by
the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities; provided, however, that in no case shall any Underwriter (except
as may be provided in any agreement among underwriters relating to the offering of the Securities) be responsible for any amount in excess
of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the Securities purchased by such Underwriter hereunder. If the allocation provided
by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, BFI, the Parent and the Underwriters severally shall contribute
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of BFI or the Parent on the
one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by BFI and the Parent shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds
from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by BFI, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed to be equal
to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the U.S. Final Prospectus and
the Canadian Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by BFI
or the Parent on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. BFI, the Parent and the Underwriters agree that it would not
be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was
not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 8, each person who controls an Underwriter
within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter shall have
the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls BFI or the Parent within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of BFI or the Parent, respectively, who shall have signed the Registration Statement or the Canadian
Final Prospectus, and each director of BFI or the Parent shall have the same rights to contribution as BFI or the Parent, subject in
each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).
9. Default
by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Securities agreed to be purchased
by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their
obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions
which the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate principal
amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities
which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of
Securities set forth in Schedule II hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not
be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Securities, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities,
this Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter, BFI or the Parent. In the event of a default by any
Underwriter as set forth in this Section 9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding five Business
Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement, the Canadian Final Prospectus
and the U.S. Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve
any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to BFI or the Parent and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.
10. Termination.
This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Parent prior
to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i) trading in the Parent’s
Class A Limited Voting Shares shall have been suspended by the Commission, any Qualifying Authority, the New York Stock Exchange
or the Toronto Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange shall have
been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on either of such exchanges, (ii) a banking moratorium shall
have been declared by U.S. federal, New York state or Canadian authorities or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation
of hostilities, declaration by the United States or Canada of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of
which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the sole judgment of the Representatives, impractical or inadvisable to proceed
with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Canadian Preliminary Prospectus, U.S. Preliminary Prospectus,
the Canadian Final Prospectus or the U.S. Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto).
11. Representations
and Indemnities to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of each of BFI,
the Parent or their officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, BFI or the Parent or any of the officers, directors, employees,
agents or controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.
The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement. The representations
and warranties contained in Section 1(ii) hereof shall not apply to any party in so far as such representation or warranty
would result in a violation or conflict with the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures (United States) Order, 1992;
12. Notices.
All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Representatives, will be mailed, delivered
or emailed to (i) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., at 1 Columbus Circle, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Debt Capital Markets
Syndicate, with a copy at the same address to Attention: General Counsel, e-mail: dbcapmarkets.gcnotices@list.db.com or (ii) BofA
Securities, Inc., at 114 W 47th St., NY8-114-07-01, New York, New York 10036, Fax: (646) 855-5958, Attention: High Grade Transaction
Management/Legal, email: dg.hg_ua_notices@bofa.com; or, if sent to BFI or the Parent, will be mailed, delivered or e-mailed to swati.mandava@brookfield.com
and Treasury.Capital_Markets@brookfield.com and confirmed to it at Brookfield Place, Suite 100, 181 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5J
2T3, Attention: Nicholas Goodman, Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer.
13. Successors.
This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers,
directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and no other person will have any right
or obligation hereunder.
14. No
Fiduciary Duty. BFI and the Parent hereby acknowledge that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement
is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between BFI and the Parent, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through
which it may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of BFI or the
Parent and (c) BFI’s and the Parent’s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process
leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, BFI and the Parent agree that they
are solely responsible for making their own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters
has advised or is currently advising BFI or the Parent on related or other matters). BFI and the Parent agree that they will not claim
that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to BFI or
the Parent, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
15. Integration.
This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between BFI, the Parent and the Underwriters,
or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
16. Applicable
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts
made and to be performed within the State of New York.
17. Judgment
Currency. In respect of any judgment or order given or made for any amount due hereunder that is expressed and paid in a currency
(the “judgment currency”) other than United States dollars, the indemnifying party will indemnify each indemnified
party or other person to whom such amount is due against any loss incurred by such indemnified party or other person, as the case may
be, as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the currency amount of the country of the indemnified
party is converted into the judgment currency for the purpose of such judgment or order and (ii) the rate of exchange at which such
indemnified party or other person, as the case may be, is able to purchase the currency, of the country of the indemnified party with
the amount of the judgment currency actually received by such indemnified party or other person, as the case may be. The foregoing indemnity
shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of each indemnifying party and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding
any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable
in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the currency of the country of the indemnified party.
18. Submission
to Jurisdiction; Agent for Service. Each of BFI and the Parent hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby may be instituted in any state or federal court in
The City of New York and in the respective courts of each party’s own corporate (or, in the case of the Underwriters, partnership)
domicile with respect to actions brought against it, hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, any objection
which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such proceeding in any state or federal court in The City of New York
and hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Each of BFI and the Parent
has appointed Brookfield Asset Management LLC (“BAM LLC”), Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor,
New York, New York 10281-1023 as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in
any such action arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby which may be instituted in any state
or federal court in The City of New York, expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action and
waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto and designates its domicile, the domicile
of BAM LLC specified above and any domicile that BAM LLC may have in the future as its domicile to receive any notice hereunder (including
service of process). Such appointment shall be irrevocable. If for any reason BAM LLC (or any successor agent for this purpose) shall
cease to act as agent for service of process as provided above, BFI and the Parent will promptly appoint a successor agent for this purpose
reasonably acceptable to the Representatives. BFI and the Parent represent and warrant that the Authorized Agent has agreed to act as
said agent for service of process, and BFI and the Parent agree to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents
and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of the Authorized Agent in full force and effect, as
aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to BFI or the Parent shall be deemed, in every
respect, effective service of process upon BFI or the Parent, as applicable.
19. Waiver
of Jury Trial. BFI, the Parent and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
20. Recognition
of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In
the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer
from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent
as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation,
were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In
the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under
a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to
be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement
were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
21. Compliance
with USA PATRIOT Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26,
2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including BFI,
which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters
to properly identify their respective clients.
22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may be signed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission of a
counterpart hereof bearing a manual, facsimile or other electronic signature (including any electronic signature complying with the New
York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable
law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and
validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
23. Headings.
The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
24. Definitions.
The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated.
“Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“affiliate” has the meaning
set forth in Rule 405.
“Applicable Securities Laws”
means Canadian Securities Law and U.S. Securities Law.
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the
meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Business Day” shall mean any
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated
by law to close in New York City or Toronto, Canada.
“Canadian Base Prospectus”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Canadian Final Prospectus”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Canadian Final Supplement”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Canadian Preliminary Prospectus”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Closing Date” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3 hereof.
“Commission” shall mean the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Covered Entity” means any
of the following:
(i) a
“covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a
“covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a
“covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning
assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“Disclosure Package” shall
mean (i) the U.S. Preliminary Prospectus used most recently prior to the Execution Time, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses,
if any, identified in Schedule III hereto and (iii) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall
hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean
each date and time that the Registration Statement, and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective
or any prospectus supplement is filed pursuant to General Instruction II.L. of Form F-10.
“Encumbrance” shall mean any
encumbrance, lien, charge, hypothec, pledge, mortgage, title retention agreement or other security interest of any nature.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean
the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall
mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Historical Financial Statements”
means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Parent as at December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the audited consolidated
statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and statements of cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Parent as at March 31,
2024 and the unaudited consolidated statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, statements of changes in equity and
statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, together with the notes thereto, in
each case, as incorporated by reference into the Canadian Final Prospectus.
“Investment Company Act” shall
mean the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”
shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“IT Systems” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1(kk) hereof.
“June 2024 Marketing Materials”
means the documents dated June 17, 2024 entitled “Preliminary Term Sheet” and “Final Term Sheet” that constitute
the template versions of marketing materials that are required to be filed with the Qualifying Authorities in accordance with NI 44-102.
“marketing materials” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in NI 41-101.
“material” or “materially,”
when used in relation to the Parent, means material in relation to the Parent and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall
mean a material adverse effect on the business, affairs, operations, properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), prospects
or capital of the Parent and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
“NI 41-101” means National
Instrument 41-101 – General Prospectus Requirements of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as amended from time to time.
“NI 44-101” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“NI 44-102” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1(a) hereof.
“Original 2054 Notes” has the
meaning set forth in Section 1(o) hereof.
“Personal Data” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1(kk) hereof.
“Registration Statement” has
the meaning set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
“Rule 158,” “Rule 164,”
“Rule 172,” “Rule 405” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under
the Act.
“standard term sheet” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in NI 41-101.
“subsidiary” or “subsidiaries”
has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Act, but excludes any entity in which any investment fund or other collective investment
vehicle (including any investment company, general or limited partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company, or other investment
vehicle, and including each separate portfolio or series of any of the foregoing and whether or not dedicated to a single investor) sponsored,
managed, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by Parent or one of its subsidiaries, holds any direct or indirect interest.
“template version” has the
meaning ascribed thereto in NI 41-101.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall
mean the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Underwriting Commission” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2 hereof.
“UK Bribery Act” has the meaning
set forth in Section 1(hh) hereof.
“U.S. Base Prospectus” has
the meaning set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
“U.S. Final Prospectus” has
the meaning set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
“U.S. Preliminary Prospectus”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1(b) hereof.
“U.S. Securities Law” means
collectively, the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations of the Commission, the auditing
principles, rules, standards and practices applicable to auditors of “issuers” (as defined in the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002) promulgated or approved by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and, as applicable, the New York Stock Exchange rules.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime”
means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Execution Version
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding
of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent
a binding agreement among BFI, the Parent and the several Underwriters.
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Brookfield Finance Inc. |
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/s/ Patrick Taylor |
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Patrick Taylor |
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Vice-President |
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Brookfield Corporation |
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By: |
Brookfield Corporation |
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/s/ Nicholas Goodman |
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Name: |
Nicholas Goodman |
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Title: |
President and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date specified in Schedule I hereto.
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Kevin Prior |
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Name: |
Kevin Prior |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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By: |
/s/ Rafael Kuhn |
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Name: |
Rafael Kuhn |
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Title: |
Managing Director |
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BofA Securities, Inc. |
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/s/ Christopher Cote |
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Name: |
Christopher Cote |
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Managing Director |
For themselves and the other several Underwriters, if any, named in
Schedule II to the foregoing Agreement.
[Signature Page – Underwriting Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
Underwriting Agreement dated June 17, 2024
Registration Statement Nos. 333-279601 and 333-279601-02
Representatives: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc.
Title, Purchase Price and Description of Securities:
2035 Notes
Title: |
5.675% Notes
due 2035 (the “2035 Notes”) |
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Principal Amount: |
US$450,000,000 |
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Price to Public: |
99.994% |
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Underwriting Commission: |
0.650% (US$2,925,000) |
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Indenture: |
Base Indenture, dated
as of June 2, 2016, as supplemented by an eleventh supplemental indenture to be dated as
of June 21, 2024 (the “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”) |
Reopening of 2054 Notes
Title: |
5.968% Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes”)
The 2054 Notes will be in addition to and form part of the same
series of notes as the US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Brookfield Finance Inc.’s 5.968% notes due 2054, which
were originally issued on March 4, 2024. After giving effect to this offering, there will be a total of US$950,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of notes of this series issued and outstanding. |
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Principal Amount: |
US$200,000,000 |
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Reopening Price to Public: |
101.435% (US$202,870,000)
plus accrued interest of US$3,547,644.44 from March 4, 2024 |
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Underwriting Commission: |
0.875% (US$1,750,000) |
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Indenture: |
Base Indenture dated as
of June 2, 2016, as supplemented by the tenth supplemental indenture dated as of March 4, 2024 (the “Tenth Supplemental
Indenture”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated as of June 21, 2024 (the “Supplemental
Indenture to the Tenth Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, the “Supplemented
Tenth Supplemental Indenture”) |
Closing Date and Time: June 21, 2024 at 9 a.m. (T+3)
Type of Offering: Non-delayed
Date referred to in Section 5(i) after which BFI
or the Parent may offer or sell senior debt securities issued or guaranteed by BFI or the Parent without the consent of the Representative(s):
the Closing Date
SCHEDULE II
Underwriters | |
Principal Amount of 2035 Notes to be Purchased | |
Principal Amount of 2054 Notes to be Purchased | |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | |
$ | 112,500,000 | |
$ | 50,000,000 | |
BofA Securities, Inc. | |
| 112,500,000 | |
| 50,000,000 | |
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | |
| 56,250,000 | |
| 25,000,000 | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| 56,250,000 | |
| 25,000,000 | |
Banco Bradesco BBI S.A. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Desjardins Securities Inc. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Natixis Securities Americas LLC | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Santander US Capital Markets LLC | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
SG Americas Securities, LLC | |
| 11,250,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | |
Total | |
$ | 450,000,000 | |
$ | 200,000,000 | |
SCHEDULE III
Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package
| 1. | Final term sheet, dated June 17, 2024, a copy of which is attached
in Schedule IV hereto. |
SCHEDULE IV
[To be attached]
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Nos. 333-279601 and 333-279601-02
June 17, 2024
BROOKFIELD FINANCE INC.
US$450,000,000 5.675% NOTES DUE 2035
US$200,000,000 5.968% NOTES DUE 2054
PRICING TERM SHEET
June 17, 2024
Issuer: |
Brookfield Finance Inc. |
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Guarantor: |
Brookfield Corporation |
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Guarantee: |
The Notes (as defined below) will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by Brookfield Corporation. |
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Security: |
5.675% Senior Unsecured Notes due January 15, 2035 (the “2035
Notes”)
5.968%
Senior Unsecured Notes due March 4, 2054 (the “2054 Notes” and, together with the 2035 Notes, the “Notes”) |
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Expected Ratings*: |
[Redacted] |
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Ranking: |
Senior Unsecured |
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Size: |
2035 Notes: US$450,000,000
2054 Notes: US$200,000,000
The 2054 Notes will be in addition to and form part of the same series
of notes as the US$750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Brookfield Finance Inc.’s 5.968% notes due 2054, which were originally
issued on March 4, 2024 (the “Original 2054 Notes”). After giving effect to this offering, there will be a total of US$950,000,000
aggregate principal amount of notes of this series issued and outstanding.
There will be no sales to affiliates of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.
in connection with this offering. |
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Trade Date: |
June 17, 2024 |
Expected Settlement Date: |
June 21, 2024 (T+3)
Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary
market generally are required to settle in one business day unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly,
purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the delivery of the Notes hereunder may be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes
initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.
Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should consult their own advisors. |
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Maturity Date: |
2035 Notes: January 15, 2035
2054 Notes: March 4, 2054 |
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Coupon: |
2035 Notes: 5.675%
2054 Notes: 5.968% (interest on the 2054 Notes will accrue from March 4,
2024) |
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Interest Payment Dates: |
2035 Notes: January 15 and July 15, commencing January 15,
2025
2054 Notes: March 4 and September 4, commencing September 4,
2024 |
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Price to Public: |
2035
Notes: 99.994%
2054
Notes: 101.435% of principal amount plus accrued interest of US$3,547,644.44 from March 4, 2024 |
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Benchmark Treasury: |
2035 Notes: UST 4.375% due May 15, 2034
2054 Notes: UST 4.250% due February 15, 2054 |
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Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield: |
2035 Notes: 100-25+; 4.275%
2054 Notes: 97-09+; 4.414% |
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
2035 Notes: 140 basis points
2054 Notes: 145 basis points |
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Yield: |
2035 Notes: 5.675%
2054 Notes: 5.864% |
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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: |
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Make-Whole Call: |
2035 Notes: Prior to October 15, 2034 (three months prior to maturity),
treasury rate plus 25 basis points
2054 Notes: Prior to September 4, 2053 (six months prior to maturity),
treasury rate plus 25 basis points |
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Par Call: |
2035 Notes: At any time on or after October 15, 2034 (three months
prior to maturity), at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed
2054 Notes: At any time on or after September 4, 2053 (six months
prior to maturity), at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed |
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Use of Proceeds: |
The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes |
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CUSIP/ISIN: |
2035 Notes: 11271L AM4 / US11271LAM46
2054 Notes: 11271L AL6 / US11271LAL62 |
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Joint Book-Running Managers: |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
BofA Securities, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
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Co-Managers: |
Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
Desjardins Securities Inc.
Itau BBA USA Securities, Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
National Bank of Canada Financial Inc.
Natixis Securities Americas LLC
Santander US Capital Markets LLC
SG Americas Securities, LLC |
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the meanings assigned
in the Issuer and the Guarantor’s Prospectus Supplement, dated June 17, 2024.
* Note: A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or
hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
The Issuer and the Guarantor have filed a joint registration statement
(including a prospectus) and a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest,
you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the prospectus supplement and other documents the Issuer and the Guarantor
have filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer, the Guarantor and this offering.
You may
get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at 1-800-503-4611
or by emailing prospectus.CPDG@db.com, or by calling BofA Securities, Inc. at 1-800-294-1322 or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com.
No PRIIPs or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared
as European Economic Area or UK retail investors are not targeted.
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