EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 5 (this “Amendment No. 5”) to Schedule 13D is being filed by Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”), BAM Partners Trust, a trust established under the laws of the Province of Ontario (the “BAM Partnership”), Eagle Canada Common Holdings LP (“Eagle Canada”), BIF IV Eagle NR Carry LP (“BIF IV Eagle”), BIF IV LTIP Canada Splitter LP (“BIF IV LTIP”), BIF IV CDN Split LP (“BIF IV Cdn”), BIF IV CDN GP LP (“BIF IV Cdn GP”), BIF IV CDN GP LTD. (“BIF IV Cdn GP Ltd.”), Brookfield Infrastructure Group Limited (“BIGL”) and BIG Timber Holdings L.P. (“BIG Timber Holdings L.P.”, and together with Brookfield, the BAM Partnership, Eagle Canada, BIF IV Eagle, BIF IV LTIP, BIF IV Cdn, BIF IV Cdn GP, BIF IV Cdn GP Ltd. and BIGL, the “Reporting Persons”) to amend the original Schedule 13D, as amended through Amendment No. 5 thereto (the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to beneficial ownership of common shares, no par value (the “Common Shares”), of TransAlta Corporation (the “Issuer”). This Amendment No. 5 is being filed to reflect, among other things (i) the addition of the BAM Partnership and BIG Timber Holdings L.P. as Reporting Persons, (ii) the removal of Partners Limited (“Partners”), BIG Holdings LP (“BIG Holdings”), BAM Infrastructure Group L.P. (“BIG LP”) and BAM Limited (“BAM Limited”) as Reporting Persons and (iii) the decrease in beneficial ownership of Common Shares by the Reporting Persons resulting from an increase in the number of outstanding Common Shares, as described in Item 4.
Information reported and defined terms used in the original Schedule 13D remain in effect, unless they are amended or superseded by information or defined terms contained in this Amendment No. 4. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the original Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
The BAM Partnership and BIG Timber Holdings L.P. shall each be deemed a “Reporting Person” and Partners, BIG Holdings, BIG LP and BAM Limited shall each not be deemed to be a “Reporting Person” for purposes of this Schedule 13D, as amended hereby. The Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. The agreement among the Reporting Persons to file this Schedule 13D jointly (the “Joint Filing Agreement”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6.
Item 2(a) of the original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to remove references to Partners, BIG Holdings, BIG LP and BAM Limited and to reflect the renaming of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. as “Brookfield Corporation”, and is supplemented as follows:
(xii) the BAM Partnership, a trust formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The trustee of the BAM Partnership is BAM Class B Partners Inc., an Ontario corporation (“BAM Partners”). The BAM Partnership is the sole owner of class B limited voting shares of Brookfield (the “BAM Class B Shares”), representing 100% of such shares. The BAM Class B Shares entitle the holders thereof to appoint one half of the board of directors of Brookfield.
(xiii) BIG Timber Holdings L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership. Its principal business is investing in securities, including the Common Shares. Its principal business address is 181 Bay Street, Suite 100, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3, Canada.
Items 2(b)-(c), (f) of the original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to remove references to Partners, BIG Holdings, BIG LP and BAM Limited, including the schedule of directors and officers thereof, and supplemented as follows:
Schedules I-IV of this Amendment No. 5 set forth a list of updated names of directors and executive officers of Brookfield, BAM Partners, BIF IV Cdn GP Ltd. and BIGL (to be included as “Scheduled Persons” for purposes of this Schedule 13D), and their respective principal occupations, addresses and citizenships.