EQUITY COMMITMENT
Exhibit 12
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 2nd day of July, 2020.
B E T W E E N:
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
(“BAM”), a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario
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BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P.
(“BPY”), a limited partnership existing under the laws of Bermuda
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BROOKFIELD PROPERTY L.P.
(“Property Partnership”), a limited partnership existing under the laws of Bermuda
RECITALS:
| A. | WHEREAS BAM will subscribe for, or cause one or more of its Affiliates (as defined below) to subscribe for, limited partnership interests of BPY or Property Partnership, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Equity Commitment and, as applicable, the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of BPY (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “BPY Partnership Agreement”) or the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Property Partnership (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Property Partnership Agreement”); and |
| B. | WHEREAS BPY and Property Partnership intend to call on BAM’s Commitment, from time to time, in order to fund Investments (as defined below); |
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:
| 1. | Interpretation |
| 1.1 | Definitions. In this Equity Commitment, the following terms shall have the following meanings: |
| 1.1.1 | “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by such Person, or is under common Control of a third Person; |
| 1.1.2 | “BAM” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble; |
| 1.1.3 | “BAM Group” means, collectively, each of BAM and its Affiliates, other than any member of the BPY Group; |
| 1.1.4 | “BPY” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble; |
| 1.1.5 | “BPY Group” means BPY, Property Partnership, the Holding Entities and any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Holding Entity; |
| 1.1.6 | “BPY Partnership Agreement” has the meaning assigned thereto in the recitals; |
| 1.1.7 | “BPY Unit” means a Unit, as such term is defined in the BPY Partnership Agreement; |
| 1.1.8 | “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any legal holiday recognized as such by the government of any of Bermuda or the Province of Ontario; |
| 1.1.9 | “Commitment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.1; |
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| 1.1.10 | “Commitment Period” means the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (X) performance of all of the funding obligations of BAM set out herein, and (Y) the date that is six calendar months from the date hereof, provided that no Draw Down Notice may be made after the date that is six calendar months from the date hereof; |
| 1.1.11 | “Control” means the control of one Person of another Person in accordance with the following: a Person (“A”) controls another Person (“B”) where A has the power to determine the management and policies of B by contract or status (for example the status of A being the general partner of B) or by virtue of beneficial ownership of a majority of the voting interests in B; and for certainty and without limitation, if A owns shares to which more than 50% of the votes permitted to be cast in the election of directors to the Governing Body of B or A is the general partner of B, a limited partnership, then in each case A Controls B for this purpose; |
| 1.1.12 | “Draw-Down Notice” means a notice to the general partner(s) of BAM of a draw-down on the Commitment; |
| 1.1.13 | “Effective Date” means the date hereof; |
| 1.1.14 | “Equity Commitment” means this equity commitment agreement as it may be amended or restated from time to time; |
| 1.1.15 | “General Partner” means Brookfield Property Partners Limited, which is BPY’s general partner; |
| 1.1.16 | “Holding Entity” has the meaning assigned thereto in the BPY Partnership Agreement; |
| 1.1.17 | “Insolvency Event” means any institution of any proceeding or any action to authorize or commence any proceeding seeking to |
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| adjudicate the Partnership or General Partner a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, dissolution, winding up, reorganization, arrangement or protection of the Partnership or General Partner or any of their property or debt or the making of any proposal with respect to the Partnership or General Partner under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or compromise of debts or other similar laws or any reorganization, arrangement or compromise of debt under the laws of the Partnership’s or General Partner’s jurisdiction of formation; |
| 1.1.18 | “Investment” means (i) in respect of BPY, (A) a direct or indirect acquisition by BPY of BPY Units and, (ii) in respect of Property Partnership, a direct or indirect acquisition by Property Partnership of managing general partner units of Property Partnership held by BPY to fund an acquisition by BPY of BPY Units; |
| 1.1.19 | “Partnership” means BPY or Property Partnership, as applicable; |
| 1.1.20 | “Partnership Agreement” means the BPY Partnership Agreement or the Property Partnership Agreement, as applicable; |
| 1.1.21 | “Partnership Interests” means Partnership Interests (as such term is defined in the BPY Partnership Agreement) of BPY or Partnership Interests (as such term is defined in the Property Partnership Agreement) of Property Partnership, as applicable; |
| 1.1.22 | “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted; |
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| 1.1.23 | “Property Partnership” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble; |
| 1.1.24 | “Property Partnership Agreement” has the meaning assigned thereto in the recitals; |
| 1.1.25 | “Redemption-Exchange Unit” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Property Partnership Agreement; |
| 1.1.26 | “Subscriber(s)” means BAM or any other member(s) of the BAM Group that BAM causes to subscribe for Partnership Interests pursuant to this Equity Commitment and the Partnership Agreements; |
| 1.1.27 | “Subscription Payment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 2.2; and |
| 1.1.28 | “Subscription Payment Date” means a date specified in a Draw-Down Notice on which a Subscription Payment is to be made to the relevant Partnership. |
| 1.2 | Headings. The inclusion of headings and a table of contents in this Equity Commitment are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation hereof. |
| 1.3 | Gender and Number. In this Equity Commitment, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing gender include all genders or the neuter, and words importing the neuter include all genders. |
| 1.4 | Invalidity of Provisions. Each of the provisions contained in this Equity Commitment is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties waive any provision |
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| of law which renders any provision of this Equity Commitment invalid or unenforceable in any respect. The parties will engage in good faith negotiations to replace any provision which is declared invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable provision which it replaces. |
| 1.5 | Currency. Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this Equity Commitment are stated and shall be paid in United States dollars. The General Partner shall call all Draw-Downs in U.S. dollars. |
| 1.6 | Waiver, Amendment. Except as expressly provided in this Equity Commitment, no amendment or waiver of this Equity Commitment will be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this Equity Commitment will constitute a waiver of any other provision nor will any waiver of any provision of this Equity Commitment constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. |
| 1.7 | Governing Law. This Equity Commitment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Ontario. |
| 2. | The Commitment |
| 2.1 | The aggregate commitment of BAM to subscribe for Partnership Interests, whether of BPY or Property Partnership, pursuant to this Equity Commitment is $1 billion (the “Commitment”), but in no event will the total number of Partnership Interests to be issued hereunder exceed 86 million. |
| 2.2 | Subject to Sections 3 and 4, on each Subscription Payment Date, the Subscriber(s) shall pay to the relevant Partnership an amount of cash set out in a Draw-Down Notice (the “Subscription Payment”) in exchange for the issuance of Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6. |
| 2.3 | The amount of the Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any Subscription Payment made to either Partnership. |
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| 3. | Subscription Payments on Draw-Downs |
| 3.1 | BAM shall cause one or more Subscribers (as determined by BAM) to make a Subscription Payment to the relevant Partnership following receipt of a Draw-Down Notice from the General Partner and in such amount as the General Partner shall specify in the Draw-Down Notice; provided that no Subscription Payment shall be in excess of the undrawn amount of the Commitment at the time the Subscription Payment is to be made. |
| 3.2 | The General Partner shall give the Draw-Down Notice to BAM in the manner specified in Section 11 hereof. The Draw-Down Notice shall: |
| 3.2.1 | specify (i) the place at which such Subscription Payment is to be made, including, if applicable, the account of the Partnership to which such Subscription Payment should be made, (ii) the amount of such Subscription Payment to be made, and (iii) the Subscription Payment Date and time at which such Subscription Payment is to be made, which shall not be earlier than 12:00 p.m., Bermuda time, generally on the second Business Day after the giving of the Draw-Down Notice; and |
| 3.2.2 | confirm that each of BPY and the Property Partnership is able to pay its liabilities as they become due. |
| 3.3 | If the General Partner deems it advisable, the General Partner may reduce the amount of or cancel any call for a Subscription Payment by giving notice to the general partner(s) of BAM in accordance with Section 11. |
| 4. | Conditions Precedent |
| 4.1 | BAM’s obligations pursuant to Section 3.1 are subject to compliance, as of the Subscription Payment Date, with each of the following conditions precedent which are for the sole and exclusive benefit of BAM and may be waived by BAM in its sole discretion: |
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| 4.1.1 | a Draw-Down Notice shall have been provided to BAM in accordance with Section 3.2; and |
| 4.1.2 | a majority of the directors of the General Partner shall have authorized the issuance of the Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 6. |
| 5. | Expiration of the Commitment Period |
Upon the expiration of the Commitment Period, no Subscriber shall be required to make Subscription Payments and this Equity Commitment shall terminate and no longer be of any effect.
| 6. | Issuance of Partnership Interests |
| 6.1 | Upon any Subscriber making a Subscription Payment to BPY, BPY shall issue to such Subscriber a number of BPY Units, equal to the cash amount of the Subscription Payment funded by such Subscriber divided by the per-BPY Unit price to be paid by BPY for the applicable BPY Units to be purchased by BPY pursuant to the applicable issuer bid offer made by BPY in respect thereof. |
| 6.2 | Upon any Subscriber making a Subscription Payment to Property Partnership, Property Partnership shall issue to such Subscriber a number of Redemption-Exchange Units equal to the per-BPY Unit price to be paid by BPY for the applicable BPY Units to be purchased by BPY pursuant to the applicable issuer bid offer made by BPY in respect thereof. |
| 7. | Representations and Warranties |
| 7.1 | BAM hereby represents and warrants to each of BPY and Property Partnership that: |
| 7.1.1 | it is validly organized and existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario; |
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| 7.1.2 | it has the power, capacity and authority to enter into this Equity Commitment and to perform its duties and obligations hereunder; |
| 7.1.3 | it has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Equity Commitment; |
| 7.1.4 | the execution and delivery of this Equity Commitment by it and the performance by it of its obligations hereunder do not and will not contravene, breach or result in any default under its articles, by-laws, constituent documents or other organizational documents; |
| 7.1.5 | no authorization, consent or approval, or filing with or notice to any Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Equity Commitment; and this Equity Commitment constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally and (ii) general principles of equity, including standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. |
| 7.2 | The General Partner, in its capacity as the general partner of BPY, hereby represents and warrants to BAM that: |
| 7.2.1 | each of BPY and the General Partner is validly organized and existing under the relevant laws governing its formation and existence; |
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| 7.2.2 | the General Partner has the power, capacity and authority to enter into this Equity Commitment and to perform its duties and obligations hereunder on behalf of BPY; |
| 7.2.3 | the General Partner has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Equity Commitment on behalf of BPY; |
| 7.2.4 | the execution and delivery of this Equity Commitment by the General Partner on behalf of BPY and the performance by BPY of its obligations hereunder do not and will not contravene, breach or result in any default under the organizational documents of the General Partner or BPY, as applicable; |
| 7.2.5 | no authorization, consent or approval, or filing with or notice to any Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner on behalf of BPY of this Equity Commitment; and |
| 7.2.6 | this Equity Commitment constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of BPY enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally; and (ii) general principles of equity, including standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. |
| 7.3 | The General Partner, in its capacity as the general partner of BPY, the general partner of Property Partnership, hereby represents and warrants to BAM that: |
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| 7.3.1 | Property Partnership is validly organized and existing under the relevant laws governing its formation and existence; |
| 7.3.2 | the General Partner has the power, capacity and authority to enter into this Equity Commitment and to perform its duties and obligations hereunder on behalf of Property Partnership; |
| 7.3.3 | the General Partner has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Equity Commitment on behalf of Property Partnership; |
| 7.3.4 | the execution and delivery of this Equity Commitment by the General Partner on behalf of Property Partnership and the performance by Property Partnership of its obligations hereunder do not and will not contravene, breach or result in any default under the organizational documents of the General Partner, or Property Partnership, as applicable; |
| 7.3.5 | no authorization, consent or approval, or filing with or notice to any Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner on behalf of Property Partnership of this Equity Commitment; and |
| 7.3.6 | this Equity Commitment constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of Property Partnership enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally; and (ii) general principles of equity, including standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity. |
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| 8. | Limited Liability of Limited Partners of BPY and Property Partnership |
The parties acknowledge that each of BPY and Property Partnership is a limited partnership formed under the laws of Bermuda, a limited partner of which is liable for any liabilities or losses of the relevant partnership only to the extent of the amount that such limited partner has contributed, or agreed to contribute, to the capital of the relevant partnership and such limited partner’s pro rata share of any undistributed income. The parties further acknowledge that the General Partner is the sole general partner of BPY, who is the sole general partner of Property Partnership.
| 9. | Further Assurances |
Each of the parties hereto shall promptly do, make, execute or deliver, or cause to be done, made, executed or delivered, all such further acts, documents and things as the other party hereto may reasonably require from time to time for the purpose of giving effect to this Equity Commitment and shall use reasonable efforts and take all such steps as may be reasonably within its power to implement to their full extent the provisions of this Equity Commitment.
| 10. | Successors and Assigns |
No party may assign its right or benefits under this Equity Commitment without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto provided that BAM may assign its rights and benefits under this Equity Commitment to one or more Affiliates without obtaining the prior written consent of the other parties, but provided that BAM will remain subject to the obligations under this Equity Commitment notwithstanding such assignment. This provisions of this Equity Commitment shall enure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties to this Equity Commitment and their respective successors and assigns.
| 11. | Notice |
Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by prepaid mail, by facsimile or other means of electronic communication or by delivery as hereafter provided. Any such notice or other communication, if
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mailed by prepaid mail at any time other than during a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lockout or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been received on the fourth Business Day after the post-marked date thereof, or if sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, shall be deemed to have been received on the Business Day following the sending, or if delivered by hand shall be deemed to have been received at the time it is delivered to the applicable address noted below either to the individual designated below or to an individual at such address having apparent authority to accept deliveries on behalf of the addressee. Notice of change of address shall also be governed by this section. In the event of a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lock-out or otherwise, notices or other communications shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication and shall be deemed to have been received in accordance with this section. Notices and other communications shall be addressed as follows:
| (a) | if to BAM: |
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
000 Xxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0
Fax No.: 000 000 0000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
| (b) | if to BPY or the Property Partnership: |
Brookfield Property Partners Limited
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx XX 00
Xxxxxxx
Fax No.: (000) 000 0000
Attention: Secretary
| 12. | Counterparts |
This Equity Commitment may be executed in several counterparts by facsimile or electronic PDF copy, and each of such counterparts shall constitute an original document and such counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Equity Commitment as of the date first written above.
| BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxx | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Legal & Regulatory | |||||||
| BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P. | ||||||||
| By: | BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED, its general partner | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||||||
| Title: | Secretary | |||||||
| BROOKFIELD PROPERTY L.P. | ||||||||
| By: | BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS L.P., its general partner | |||||||
| By: | BROOKFIELD PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED, its general partner | |||||||
| By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
| Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx | ||||||||
| Title: Secretary | ||||||||