Ms. Suzanne Fleming reports

BROOKFIELD TO ISSUE C$500 MILLION OF MEDIUM TERM NOTES

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has agreed to issue $500-million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes due on March 16, 2027, with a coupon rate of 3.8 per cent, payable semi-annually.

The notes are expected to be assigned a credit rating of A (low) (stable) by DBRS, Baa2 (stable) by Moody's and A minus by Standard & Poor's.

The company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.

The notes are being offered through a syndicate of agents led by CIBC World Markets Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc.

Brookfield Asset Management is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $250-billion (U.S.) in assets under management.

We seek Safe Harbor.