Brookfield Office Properties Announces Reset Dividend Rate on Its Series T Preference Shares and Quarterly Dividend Rate on I...
04 December 2018 - 9:00AM
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Brookfield Office Properties Inc., a subsidiary of Brookfield
Property Partners L.P., today announced the reset dividend rate on
its Class AAA Preference Shares, Series T (“Series T Shares”) (TSX:
BPO.PR.T) and the quarterly dividend rate on its Class AAA
Preference Shares, Series S (“Series S Shares”) (TSX: BPO.PR.S).
Series T Shares
If declared, the fixed quarterly dividends on
the Series T Shares for the five years commencing January 1, 2019
and ending December 31, 2023 will be paid at an annual rate of
5.383% ($0.336438 per share per quarter).
Holders of Series T Shares have the right, at
their option, exercisable not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time)
on December 17, 2018, to convert all or part of their Series T
Shares, on a one-for-one basis, into Class AAA Preference Shares,
Series U (the “Series U Shares”), effective December 31, 2018.
The quarterly floating rate dividends on the
Series U Shares have an annual rate, calculated for each quarter,
of 3.16% over the annual yield on three-month Government of Canada
treasury bills. The actual quarterly dividend rate for the January
1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 dividend period for the Series U Shares
will be 1.200820% (4.87% on an annualized basis) and the dividend,
if declared, for such dividend period will be $0.300205 per share,
payable on March 29, 2019.
Holders of Series T Shares are not required to
elect to convert all or any part of their Series T Shares into
Series U Shares.
As provided in the share conditions of the
Series T Shares, (i) if Brookfield determines that there would be
fewer than 1,000,000 Series T Shares outstanding after December 31,
2018, all remaining Series T Shares will be automatically converted
into Series U Shares on a one-for-one basis effective December 31,
2018; and (ii) if Brookfield determines that there would be fewer
than 1,000,000 Series U Shares outstanding after December 31, 2018,
no Series T Shares will be permitted to be converted into Series U
Shares. There are currently 10,000,000 Series T Shares
outstanding.
The Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) has
conditionally approved the listing of the Series U Shares effective
upon conversion. Listing of the Series U Shares is subject to
Brookfield fulfilling all the listing requirements of the TSX and,
upon approval, the Series U Shares will be listed on the TSX under
the trading symbol “BPO.PR.L”.
Series S Shares
The dividend is paid at an annual rate,
calculated for each quarter, of 3.48% over the annual yield on
three-month Government of Canada treasury bills. The actual
quarterly dividend rate in respect of the January 1, 2019 to March
31, 2019 dividend period for the Series S Shares will be 1.279730%
(5.19% on an annualized basis) and the dividend, if declared, for
such dividend period will be $0.319933 per share, payable on March
29, 2019.
About Brookfield Office
Properties
Brookfield Office Properties Inc. is a
subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., one of the world’s
largest commercial real estate companies, with approximately $86
billion in total assets. For more information, please visit
www.bpoinvestor.com.
Brookfield
Contact:
Sherif El-AzzaziDirector, Investor Relations &
CommunicationsTel.: (212) 417-7169Email:
sherif.elazzazi@brookfield.com
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