Brookfield Infrastructure Announces Reset Dividend Rate on Its Series 1 Senior Preferred Shares
March 04 2024 - 6:50PM
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield
Infrastructure”) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced that BIP
Investment Corporation (“BIPIC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Brookfield Infrastructure, has determined the fixed dividend rate
on its Senior Preferred Shares, Series 1 (“Series 1 Shares”) (TSX:
BIK.PR.A) for the five years commencing April 1, 2024 and ending
March 31, 2029.
Series 1 Shares and Series 2 Shares
If declared, the fixed quarterly dividends on
the Series 1 Shares during the five years commencing April 1, 2024
will be paid at an annual rate of 7.475% ($0.4671875 per share per
quarter).
Holders of Series 1 Shares have the right, at
their option, exercisable not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time)
on March 18, 2024, to convert all or part of their Series 1 Shares,
on a one-for-one basis, into Senior Preferred Shares, Series 2
(“Series 2 Shares”), effective March 31, 2024.
The quarterly floating rate dividends on the
Series 2 Shares will be paid at an annual rate, calculated for each
quarter, of 3.96% over the annual yield on three-month Government
of Canada treasury bills. The actual quarterly dividend rate in
respect of the April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 dividend period for
the Series 2 Shares will be 2.22913% (8.941% on an annualized
basis) and the dividend, if declared, for such dividend period will
be $0.5572825 per share, payable on June 30, 2024.
Holders of Series 1 Shares are not required to
elect to convert all or any part of their Series 1 Shares into
Series 2 Shares.
As provided in the share provisions of the
Series 1 Shares, (i) if BIPIC determines that there would be fewer
than 500,000 Series 1 Shares outstanding after March 31, 2024, all
remaining Series 1 Shares will be automatically converted into
Series 2 Shares on a one-for-one basis effective March 31, 2024; or
(ii) if BIPIC determines that there would be fewer than 500,000
Series 2 Shares outstanding after March 31, 2024, no Series 1
Shares will be converted into Series 2 Shares. There are currently
4,000,000 Series 1 Shares outstanding.
The Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) has
conditionally approved the listing of the Series 2 Shares effective
upon conversion. Listing of the Series 2 Shares is subject to BIPIC
fulfilling all the listing requirements of the TSX.
About Brookfield
Infrastructure
Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global
infrastructure company that owns and operates high-quality,
long-life assets in the utilities, transport, midstream and data
sectors across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. We are
focused on assets that have contracted and regulated revenues that
generate predictable and stable cash flows. Investors can access
its portfolio either through Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P. (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership,
or Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BIPC), a
Canadian corporation. Further information is available at
https://bip.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed
infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global
alternative asset manager with over US$900 billion of assets under
management. For more information, go to https://brookfield.com.
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