BROOKFIELD, NEWS--(Marketwired - Aug. 22, 2016) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:BAM)(TSX:BAM.A)(EURONEXT:BAMA) ("Brookfield") today announced that partnerships it manages made a distribution in-kind to, or ended voting arrangements with, institutional investors with respect to an aggregate of approximately 41 million shares of common stock and 14 million warrants to acquire shares of common stock of General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP). The shares and warrants comprised part of the original consortium that was formed by Brookfield in 2010 to recapitalize GGP, which has generated approximately $10 billion of aggregate gains for the consortium investors to date.
The above will not change the economic interests in GGP held by Brookfield Property Partners (NYSE:BPY)(TSX:BPY.UN), which will continue to own approximately 255 million shares of common stock and warrants exercisable into 73 million shares of common stock, representing approximately 34% of the fully diluted outstanding shares of common stock.
"Our investment in GGP has been one of our most successful real estate transactions to date," said Brian Kingston, CEO of Brookfield Property Group. "In the six years since GGP emerged from bankruptcy, the company has stabilized its capital structure and operating performance, and re-established itself as the pre-eminent mall landlord in the United States. We are pleased to have returned all of our partners' initial capital along with a substantial profit, and we maintain our long-term commitment as GGP's largest shareholder. We look forward to its continued growth in the coming years."
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $250 billion in assets under management. The company has more than a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield offers a range of public and private investment products and services, and is co-listed on the New York, Toronto and Euronext stock exchanges under the symbol BAM, BAM.A and BAMA, respectively. For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfield.com .
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