Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 4 (this “Amendment No. 4”) to the Schedule 13D, originally filed on April 9, 2020 and as thereafter amended on July 31, 2020, November 22, 2021 and October 2, 2023 (as previously amended, the “original Schedule 13D”), is being filed by Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”), BAM Partners Trust (the “BAM Partnership”), BIPC Holding LP (“BIPC Holding”), BIPC GP Holdings Inc. (“BIPC GP”), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“BIP”) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Limited (“BIPL” and together with Brookfield, BAM Partnership, BIPC Holding, BIPC GP and BIP, the “Reporting Persons”).
Information and defined terms reported in the original Schedule 13D remain in effect except to the extent that it is amended or superseded by information or defined terms contained in this Amendment No. 4.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the original Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
On October 9, 2024, BIPC, BIP (collectively with BIPC, “Brookfield Infrastructure”), Brookfield and 1505109 B.C. Ltd. (the “New Corporation”) entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to implement a reorganization (the “Arrangement”) that maintains the benefits of Brookfield Infrastructure’s business structure, while addressing proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) that are expected to result in additional costs to BIPC if no action is taken. The Arrangement is expected to be tax-deferred for the vast majority of investors, including Canadian and U.S. shareholders. Following the Arrangement, BIPC shareholders will continue to own an economically equivalent security that provides the same economic benefits and governance as investing in Brookfield Infrastructure today.
The Arrangement will be implemented pursuant to a court-approved plan of arrangement and will require shareholder approval. A management information circular outlining the transaction in detail is expected to be mailed to BIPC shareholders at the end of October, in advance of a special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held virtually on December 3, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern time). Shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 21, 2024 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. Subject to the receipt of court and shareholder approval, and the satisfaction of certain other customary conditions, it is anticipated that the Arrangement will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024. The newly issued class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares are expected to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BIPC”.
After giving effect to the Arrangement, Brookfield and its subsidiaries are expected to own or exercise control or direction over approximately 13,012,789 class A.2 exchangeable non-voting shares of BIPC (“Class A.2 Shares”) representing all of the issued and outstanding Class A.2 Shares (and, subject to the Ownership Cap (as defined below), representing 9.9% of the class A exchangeable subordinate voting shares of the New Corporation (“New Exchangeable Shares”) on an as exchanged basis). The Class A.2 Shares held by Brookfield and its subsidiaries will be subject to a restriction that limits the exchange by Brookfield and its subsidiaries of Class A.2 Shares such that exchanges by Brookfield and its subsidiaries may not result in Brookfield and its subsidiaries owning 9.5% or more of the aggregate fair market value of all issued and outstanding shares of the New Corporation (the “Ownership Cap”).
The foregoing description of the Arrangement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Arrangement Agreement, dated October 9, 2024, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuer’s Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 11, 2024 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(a)-(c) of the original Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows:
(a)-(b) The information relating to the beneficial ownership of the Class A Shares by each of the Reporting Persons set forth in Rows 7 through 13 of the cover pages hereto is incorporated by reference herein. The percentage of Class A Shares of the Issuer is based on an aggregate of 132,023,562 Class A Shares outstanding as of October 9, 2024.