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BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/ Major Shareholding Notification 2014

Dec 24, 2014

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Major Shareholding Notification

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 5)

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Shares, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

11283W

(CUSIP Number)

A.J. Silber

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

Tel: (416) 956-5182

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 23, 2014

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

  • The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

(Continued on following pages)

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 11283W

| 1 | Names of
reporting persons BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member
of a group (a) ¨ (b) x | |
| 3 | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds OO | |
| 5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal
proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of
organization ONTARIO | |
| Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with | 7 | Sole voting power 0 |
| | 8 | Shared voting power 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock |
| | 9 | Sole dispositive power 0 |
| | 10 | Shared dispositive power 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock | |
| 12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in
Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨ | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount
in Row (11) Approximately 69.4% of the Outstanding Shares of Common
Stock | |
| 14 | Type of reporting person CO | |

SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 11283W

| 1 | Names of
reporting persons PARTNERS LIMITED | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member
of a group (a) ¨ (b) x | |
| 3 | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds OO | |
| 5 | Check Box if disclosure of legal
proceedings is required pursuant to Item 2(d) or 2(e) ¨ | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of
organization ONTARIO | |
| Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with | 7 | Sole voting power 0 |
| | 8 | Shared voting power 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock |
| | 9 | Sole dispositive power 0 |
| | 10 | Shared dispositive power 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 81,493,112 Shares of Common Stock | |
| 12 | Check Box if the aggregate amount in
Row (11) excludes certain shares ¨ | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount
in Row (11) Approximately 69.4% of the Outstanding Shares of Common
Stock | |
| 14 | Type of reporting person CO | |

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 5 (this “ Amendment No. 5 ”) to Schedule 13D is being filed to reflect the proposed acquisition (the “ Proposed Acquisition ”) by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“ Brookfield ”) of all of the common shares (“ Common Shares ”) of Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. (“ Brookfield Residential ”) that it does not currently own. Information reported in the original Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended or superseded by information contained in this Amendment No. 5.

  1. Identity and Background.

(f) Set forth on Schedules I and II hereto are the citizenships of each of the directors and executive officers of each of Brookfield and Partners, respectively.

  1. Purpose of Transaction.

Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:

On December 23, 2014, Brookfield and Brookfield Residential issued a joint press release (the “ Press Release ”) announcing that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement dated December 23, 2014 (the “ Arrangement Agreement ”), pursuant to which Brookfield will acquire the approximately 30.6% of Common Shares of Brookfield Residential that it does not own (approximately 35.9 million shares) for $24.25 cash per share by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under Ontario law (the “ Arrangement ”). The implementation of the Arrangement is subject to the approval of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at the special meeting to consider the Arrangement by Brookfield Residential shareholders present in person or by proxy and by a majority of the votes cast by Brookfield Residential shareholders other than Brookfield Asset Management and its affiliates. Completion of the Arrangement is also subject to certain customary conditions, including the approval of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The foregoing description of the Arrangement Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Arrangement Agreement. The Press Release and the Arrangement Agreement are filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 9 and Exhibit 10, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

  1. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:

Exhibit 9 Press Release dated December 23, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Brookfield’s 6-K dated December 24, 2014)
Exhibit 10 Arrangement Agreement dated December 23, 2014

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies as to itself that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: December 24, 2014

BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
By: /s/ Brian D. Lawson
Name: Brian D. Lawson
Title: Senior Managing Partner and CFO
By: /s/ A.J. Silber
Name: A.J. Silber
Title: VP, Legal Affairs

Dated: December 24, 2014

PARTNERS LIMITED
By: /s/ Brian D. Lawson
Name: Brian D. Lawson
Title: President
By: /s/ Loretta M. Corso
Name: Loretta M. Corso
Title: Secretary

SCHEDULE I

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Jeffrey M. Blidner, Senior Managing Partner 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield Canada
Jack L. Cockwell, Director 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada Group Chair of Brookfield Canada
Marcel R. Coutu, Director 335 8 th Avenue SW, Suite 1700 Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9, Canada Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Oil Sands Limited Canada
J. Bruce Flatt, Director and Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Canada
Maureen Kempston Darkes, Director c/o 21 Burkebrook Place, Apt. 712, Toronto, Ontario M4G 0A2, Canada Formerly GM Group Vice- President Canada
Robert J. Harding, Director Brookfield Global Infrastructure Advisory Board 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Brookfield Place, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Past Chairman of Brookfield Canada
David W. Kerr, Director c/o 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada Chairman of Halmont Properties Corp. Canada
Brian D. Lawson, Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Canada
Lance Liebman, Director Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street New York, New York 10027 –7297, U.S.A. William S. Beinecke Professor of Law U.S.A.
Philip B. Lind, Director Rogers Communications Inc. 333 Bloor Street
East, 10th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1G9, Canada Vice-Chairman of Rogers Communications Inc. Canada
Frank J. McKenna, Director TD Bank Group, P.O. Box 1, TD Centre, 66 Wellington St. West, 4th Floor, TD Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2, Canada Chair of Brookfield and Deputy Chair of TD Bank Group Canada
George E. Myhal, Senior Managing Partner 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield Canada
Youssef A. Nasr, Director P.O. Box 16 5927, Beirut, Lebanon Formerly Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited Lebanon and U.S.A.
Lord Augustine Thomas O’Donnell 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the British Civil Service United Kingdom
James A. Pattison, Director The Jim Pattison Group, 1800 –1067 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1C7, Canada Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Jim Pattison Group Canada
Samuel J.B. Pollock, Senior Managing Partner 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5J
2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield Canada
Ngee Huat Seek, Director 168 Robinson Road #37 – 01 Capital
Tower Singapore 068912 Former Chairman of the Latin American Business Group, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Singaporean
Diana L. Taylor, Director Wolfensohn & Company L.L.C. 1350 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2900 New York, N.Y. 10019 Managing Director, Wolfensohn & Company L.L.C. U.S.A.
George S. Taylor, Director c/o R.R. #3, 4675 Line 3, St. Marys, Ontario N4X 1C6, Canada Corporate Director of Brookfield Canada
A.J. Silber, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary 181 Bay Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2T3, Canada Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Brookfield Canada

SCHEDULE II

Partners Limited

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Jack. L. Cockwell, Director and Chairman 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada Group Chair of Brookfield Canada
J. Bruce Flatt, Director Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Canada
David W. Kerr, Director c/o 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada Chairman of Halmont Properties Corp. Canada
Brian D. Lawson, Director and President Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Canada
George E. Myhal, Director Brookfield Investment Management Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner Canada
Timothy R. Price, Director c/o 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada Chairman, Brookfield Funds Canada
Samuel J.B. Pollock, Director Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Senior Managing Partner Canada
Tony E. Rubin, Treasurer Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada Accountant Canada