0001144204-13-022217.txt : 20130416 0001144204-13-022217.hdr.sgml : 20130416 20130416170605 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-13-022217 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130416 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130416 GROUP MEMBERS: BPY RETAIL III LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD ASSET MNGMT PRIVATE INST CAPITAL ADVISER (CN) LP GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD BPY HOLDINGS (US) INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD BPY RETAIL HOLDINGS I LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD BPY RETAIL HOLDINGS II LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD HOLDINGS CANADA INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD PRIVATE FUNDS HOLDINGS INC. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD PROPERTY GENERAL PARTNER LTD GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD PROPERTY GP L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD PROPERTY L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS II LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-A LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-B LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-C SUB LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-D LLC GROUP MEMBERS: BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS V LP GROUP MEMBERS: CANHOLDCO 1 ULC GROUP MEMBERS: CANHOLDCO 2 ULC GROUP MEMBERS: CANHOLDCO 3 ULC GROUP MEMBERS: CANHOLDCO 4 ULC GROUP MEMBERS: NEW BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS R 2 LLC GROUP MEMBERS: PARTNERS LTD SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Rouse Properties, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001528558 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 900750824 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-86578 FILM NUMBER: 13764598 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: SUITE 2800 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-608-5108 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: SUITE 2800 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001570917 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 BROOKFIELD PLACE STREET 2: 250 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 BUSINESS PHONE: 212 417 7514 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 BROOKFIELD PLACE STREET 2: 250 VESEY STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10281 SC 13D/A 1 v341241_sc13da.htm AMENDMENT SC 13D

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 4)

 

 

 

Rouse Properties, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

779287101

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

 

Joseph S. Freedman

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3

Telephone: (416) 956-5182

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

Copy to:

 

Gregory B. Astrachan, Esq.

Michael A. Schwartz, Esq.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019−6099

(212) 728−8000

 

 

 

April 12, 2013

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

 

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 2 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* By virtue of certain voting rights, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 11,584,901 shares of Common Stock, representing 23.34% of the shares of Common Stock. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 3 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 * By virtue of certain voting rights, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 11,584,901 shares of Common Stock, representing 23.34% of the shares of Common Stock. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 4 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* By virtue of certain voting rights, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 11,584,901 shares of Common Stock, representing 23.34% of the shares of Common Stock. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 5 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

265,725*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

265,725*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

265,725*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.54%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 6 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

530,635*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

530,635*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

530,635*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

1.07%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 7 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

177,774*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

177,774*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

177,774*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.36%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 8 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

178,393*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

178,393*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

178,393*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

0.36%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 9 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

3,165,707*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

3,165,707*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

3,165,707*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

þ

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

6.38%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 10 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

New Brookfield Retail Holdings R 2 LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

WC

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

14,995,702*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

14,995,702*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

14,995,702*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

30.21%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 11 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 12 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Partners Limited

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

 * See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 13 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Holdings Canada Inc.

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 14 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 15 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 16 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Property General Partner Limited

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Bermuda

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 17 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Property GP L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Bermuda

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 18 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield Property L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Bermuda

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

PN

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 19 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield BPY Holdings (US) Inc.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 20 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

CANHOLDCO 1 ULC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 21 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

CANHOLDCO 3 ULC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

 * See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 22 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

CANHOLDCO 4 ULC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 23 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

CANHOLDCO 2 ULC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Canada

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

CO

* See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 24 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 * See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 779287101   Page 25 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

26,580,603*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

26,580,603*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

26,580,603*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

53.56%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 * See Item 5.

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 370023103   Page 26 of 32 Pages

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

BPY Retail III LLC

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

 

(a) o

(b) þ

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

 

o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

11,584,901*

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

11,584,901*

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON

 

11,584,901*

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

23.34%*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

OO

 * The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons and, therefore, may be deemed to beneficially own the 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock held by all of the Reporting Persons in the aggregate, representing 53.56% of the shares of Common Stock. See Item 5..

 

 
 

  

Pursuant to Rule 13d-2 promulgated under the Act, this Schedule 13D/A (this “Amendment No. 4”) amends the Schedule 13D filed on January 23, 2012 (the “Original Schedule 13D”) and amended on March 12, 2012 (“Amendment No. 1”), March 20, 2012 (“Amendment No. 2”), and January 3, 2013 (“Amendment No. 3”) (the Original Schedule 13D, Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2, Amendment No. 3, and Amendment No. 4 are collectively referred to herein as the “Schedule 13D”). This Amendment No. 4 relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Rouse Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

 

This Amendment No. 4 is being filed to update the beneficial ownership information in the Schedule 13D as a result of the BPY Transactions (as defined in Item 4) including the removal of the persons identified in Item 5(e) as reporting persons on this Schedule 13D and the addition of certain persons identified in Item 2 as reporting persons on this Schedule 13D.

 

Item 2. Identity and Background

 

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(a) This Schedule 13D is being filed by each of the following persons (each, a “Reporting Person” and collectively, the “Reporting Persons”):

 

(i) Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario;

 

(ii) Partners Limited (“Partners Limited”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, that, collectively, with its shareholders, owns, directly or indirectly, exercises control or direction over, has contractual arrangements, such as options, to acquire or otherwise holds beneficial or economic interests in approximately 127 million Class A Limited Voting Shares, representing approximately 19% of the outstanding Class A Limited voting Shares of Brookfield on a fully diluted basis, and 85,120 Class B Limited Voting Shares, representing 100% of the Class B Limited Voting Shares of Brookfield;

 

(iii) Brookfield Holdings Canada Inc. (“BHC”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield;

 

(iv) Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc. (“Brookfield Holdings”), a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BHC;

 

(v) Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP (“BAM Canada”), a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Manitoba, of which Brookfield Holdings is the sole general partner;

 

(vi) Brookfield Property General Partner Limited (“BP Limited”), a company formed under the laws of Bermuda and the general partner of Property GP (defined below);

 

(vii) Brookfield Property GP L.P. (“Property GP”), a limited partnership formed under the laws of Bermuda and the general partner of Holding LP (defined below);

 

(viii) Brookfield Property L.P. (“Holding LP”), a limited partnership formed under the laws of Bermuda;

 

(ix) Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC (“BRH II”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

(x) Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC (“BRH III”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

(xi) Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC (“BRH IV-A”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

 
 

  

(xii) Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC (“BRH IV-B”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

(xiii) Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC (“New BRH IV-C”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

(xiv) Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC (“BRH IV-D”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member;

 

(xv) Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP (“BRH V”), a Delaware limited partnership, of which BAM Canada is the sole general partner;

 

(xvi) Brookfield BPY Holdings (US) Inc. (“CanHoldco”), a corporation formed under the laws of Ontario and a subsidiary of Holding LP;

 

(xvii) CANHOLDCO 1 ULC (“CanHoldco 1”), an unlimited liability company formed under the laws of Alberta and a subsidiary of CanHoldco;

 

(xviii) CANHOLDCO 3 ULC (“CanHoldco 3”), an unlimited liability company formed under the laws of Alberta and a subsidiary of CanHoldco 1;

 

(xix) CANHOLDCO 4 ULC (“CanHoldco 4”), an unlimited liability company formed under the laws of Alberta and a subsidiary of CanHoldco;

 

(xx) CANHOLDCO 2 ULC (“CanHoldco 2”), an unlimited liability company formed under the laws of Alberta and a subsidiary of CanHoldco 3 and CanHoldco 4;

 

(xxi) Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC (“BPY Holdings I”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of CanHoldco 2;

 

(xxii) Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC (“BPY Holdings II”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of BPY Holdings I;

 

(xxiii) BPY Retail III LLC (“BPY III”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of BPY Holdings II;

 

(xxiv) Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC (BRH VII”), a Delaware limited liability company, of which BAM Canada is the sole managing member; and

 

(xxv) New Brookfield Retail Holdings R 2 LLC (“BRH R 2”), a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of BPY Holdings II.

 

Schedule I to the Original 13D, with respect to Brookfield, Schedule II to the Original 13D, with respect to Partners Limited, Schedule III to the Original 13D, with respect to BHC, Schedule IV to the Original 13D, with respect to Brookfield Holdings, Schedule IX to the Original 13D with respect to BRH II, Schedule X to the Original 13D with respect to BRH III, Schedule XI to the Original 13D with respect to BRH IV-A, Schedule XIV to the Original 13D with respect to BRH IV-D, Schedule XV to the Original 13D with respect to BRH V, Schedule XII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BRH IV-B, Schedule XIII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to New BRH IV-C, Schedule XVIII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BP Limited, Schedule XIX to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to CanHoldco, Schedule XX to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to CanHoldco 1, Schedule XXI to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to CanHoldco 3, Schedule XXII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to CanHoldco 4, Schedule XXIII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to CanHoldco 2, Schedule XXIV to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BPY Holdings I, Schedule XXV to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BPY Holdings II, Schedule XXVI to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BPY III, Schedule XXVII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BRH VII, and Schedule XXVIII to this Amendment No. 4 with respect to BRH R 2 set forth lists of all of the directors and executive officers or persons holding equivalent positions (the “Scheduled Persons”) of each such Reporting Person

 

 
 

  

(b) The principal business address of each of Brookfield, Partners Limited, BHC, CanHoldco 1, CanHoldco 3, CanHoldco 4, CanHoldco 2 and CanHoldco is 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3. The principal business address of each of BP Limited, Property GP and Holding LP is 73 Front Street, 5th Fl Hamilton HM 12 Bermuda. The principal address of each of Brookfield Holdings, BAM Canada, BRH II, BRH III, BRH IV-A, BRH IV-B, New BRH IV-C, BRH IV-D, BRH V, BRH R 2, BRH VII, BPY Holdings I, BPY Holdings II and BPY III is 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281-1021.

 

Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule IX, Schedule X, Schedule XI, Schedule XIV and Schedule XV to the Original 13D, and Schedule XII, Schedule XIII, Schedule XVIII, Schedule XIX, Schedule XX, Schedule XXI, Schedule XXII, Schedule XXIII, Schedule XXIV, Schedule XXV, Schedule XXVI, Schedule XXVII and Schedule XXVIII to this Amendment No. 4 set forth the principal business address of each Scheduled Person.

 

(c) The principal business of Brookfield is to invest and operate businesses in the real estate, power generation and infrastructure sectors. The principal business of each of Partners Limited, BHC, Brookfield Holdings, BP Limited, Holding LP, CanHoldco, CanHoldco 1, CanHoldco 3, CanHoldco 4, CanHoldco 2, BPY Holdings I, BPY Holdings II and BPY III is to serve as an holding company. The principal business of Property GP is to serve as general partner of Holding LP. The principal business of BAM Canada is to serve as investment manager, managing member or general partner, as applicable, for a variety of certain private investment vehicles, including each of the Investment Vehicles (as defined below). The principal activity of each of (i) BRH II, BRH III, BRH IV-A, BRH IV-B, New BRH IV-C, BRH IV-D, BRH V and BRH VII (each, an “Investment Vehicle”) and (ii) BRH R 2 is to serve as a special purpose entity for the purpose of making certain investments, including investments in the Company.

 

Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule IX, Schedule X, Schedule XI, Schedule XIV and Schedule XV to the Original 13D, and Schedule XII, Schedule XIII, Schedule XVIII, Schedule XIX, Schedule XX, Schedule XXI, Schedule XXII, Schedule XXIII, Schedule XXIV, Schedule XXV, Schedule XXVI, Schedule XXVII and Schedule XXVIII to this Amendment No. 4 set forth the principal occupation or employment of each Scheduled Person.

 

(d),(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons nor any of the Scheduled Persons (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

(f) Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule IX, Schedule X, Schedule XI, Schedule XIV and Schedule XV to the Original 13D, and Schedule XII, Schedule XIII, Schedule XVIII, Schedule XIX, Schedule XX, Schedule XXI, Schedule XXII, Schedule XXIII, Schedule XXIV, Schedule XXV, Schedule XXVI, Schedule XXVII and Schedule XXVIII to this Amendment No. 4 set forth the citizenships of each of the Scheduled Persons who is natural person.

 

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include:

 

On April 12, 2013, Brookfield acquired certain Class A Interests in BRH IV-A pursuant to the terms of a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2013 (the “BRH IV-A Membership Interest Purchase Agreement”), by and between Brookfield and VFF Investments III LLC, a Cayman Island limited liability company. In connection with the acquisition of such Class A Interests, Brookfield indirectly acquired an additional pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by BRH IV-A. BRH IV-A directly owns Common Stock and other securities not issued by the Company. The consideration paid by Brookfield comprised of $46,938,611.33 in cash and a promissory note in the amount of $46,938,611.33 payable by CanHoldco.

 

 
 

  

On April 12, 2013, Brookfield acquired certain Class A Interests in New BRH IV-C pursuant to the terms of Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, dated April 12, 2013 (the “BRH IV-C Membership Interest Purchase Agreements”), by and among Brookfield and David Tepper, Tepper Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust A and Little Dog II LLC. In connection with the acquisition of such Class A Interests, Brookfield indirectly acquired an additional pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by New BRH IV-C. New BRH IV-C directly owns Common Stock and other securities not issued by the Company. The consideration paid by Brookfield comprised of $31,325,710.67 in cash in the aggregate.

 

On April 12, 2013, Brookfield acquired certain Class A Interests in BRH IV-D pursuant to the terms of a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2013 (the “BRH IV-D Membership Interest Purchase Agreement” and, together with the BRH IV-A Membership Interest Purchase Agreement and the BRH IV-C Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, the “Interest Purchase Agreements”), by and between Brookfield and The Townsend Consortium Geneva Investment, LLC. In connection with the acquisition of such Class A Interests, Brookfield indirectly acquired an additional pecuniary interest in the shares of Common Stock held by BRH IV-D. BRH IV-D directly owns Common Stock and other securities not issued by the Company. The consideration paid by Brookfield comprised of $31,454,089.33 in cash.

 

The summaries contained herein of the BRH IV-A Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, the BRH IV-C Membership Interest Purchase Agreements and the BRH IV-D Membership Interest Purchase Agreement are not intended to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the BRH IV-A Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, the BRH IV-C Membership Interest Purchase Agreements and the BRH IV-D Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, as applicable, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 16, 17 and 18 hereto, respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include:

 

The descriptions of the Interest Purchase Agreements and the transactions contemplated thereby set forth in Item 3 of this Amendment No. 4 are incorporated by reference into Item 4.

 

On April 12, 2013, BRH IV-C merged with New BRH IV-C, with New BRH IV-C the surviving entity in the merger. Following the merger, the ownership of New BRH IV-C was identical to the pre-merger ownership of BRH IV-C. New BRH IV-C has been included as a reporting person on this Schedule 13D.

 

On April 12, 2013, Brookfield and certain entities controlled by Brookfield effected an internal reorganization (the “BPY Transactions”) resulting in the consolidation of substantially all of Brookfield’s commercial property operations, including its office, retail, multi-family and industrial assets, in Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda exempted limited partnership (“BPY”). In connection with the BPY Transactions, certain entities controlled by Brookfield caused Common Stock, and entities holding Common Stock, to be consolidated under BPY.

  

Item 5 of this Amendment No. 4 sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons following the BPY Transactions.

 

On April 15, 2013, Brookfield distributed interests in BPY to holders of Brookfield’s Class A and Class B limited voting shares by way of a special dividend of units of BPY.

 

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 5(a)-(c) and (e) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

 

(a)-(b) As of the close of business on April 12, 2013, the Investment Vehicles directly held and beneficially owned the shares of Common Stock indicated on the following table. Each of the Investment Vehicles shares voting and investment power as indicated in the paragraphs below the table. All calculations of percentages of beneficial ownership in this Item 5 and elsewhere in this Schedule 13D are based on the 49,631,157 shares of Common Stock reported by the Company as outstanding as of March 1, 2013 as reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2013.

 

 
 

 

Investment Vehicle  Common Stock   Beneficial Ownership 
BRH VII   2,946,661    5.94%
BRH R 2   14,995,702    30.21%
BRH II   2,012,058    4.05%
BRH III   2,307,948    4.65%
BRH IV-A   265,725    0.54%
BRH IV-B (1)   530,635    1.07%
New BRH IV-C   177,774    0.36%
BRH IV-D   178,393    0.36%
BRH V   3,165,707    6.38%
Total:   26,580,603    53.56%

(1) The shares of Common Stock are held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the BRH IV-B Agreement, BRH IV-B shares investment and voting power (but not with Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC) over the shares of Common Stock held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC.

 

As managing member or general partner, as applicable, of each of the Investment Vehicles, BAM Canada may be deemed, subject to restrictions on its authority imposed by the Voting Agreement, to beneficially own all shares of Common Stock owned by each of the Investment Vehicles, consisting of 11,584,901 shares of Common Stock, representing 23.34% of the Common Stock. As direct and indirect controlling persons of BAM Canada, each of Brookfield Holdings, BHC and Brookfield may be deemed to share with BAM Canada beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock.

 

BPY III is the controlling non-managing member of BRH VII. By virtue of (i) its ability under the Operating Agreement of BRH VII to appoint and remove the board of directors of BRH VII and (ii) the ability of the board of directors of BRH VII to direct BAM Canada on behalf of BRH VII to veto any action requiring a hyper-majority vote under the Voting Agreement (including voting decisions with respect to, and material dispositions of, Common Stock by the Investment Vehicles), BPY III may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the 11,584,901 shares of Common Stock owned by the Investment Vehicles, representing approximately 23.34% of the shares of the Common Stock. As direct and indirect controlling persons of BPY III, each of BPY Holdings II, BPY Holdings I, CanHoldco, CanHoldco 2, CanHoldco 3, CanHoldco 4, CanHoldco 1, Holding LP, Property GP, BP Limited and Brookfield may be deemed to share with BPY III beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock.

 

As of the close of business on April 12, 2013, BRH R 2 directly held 14,995,702 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 30.21% of the shares of Common Stock. As direct and indirect controlling persons of BRH R 2, each of BPY Holdings II, BPY Holdings I, CanHoldco, CanHoldco 2, CanHoldco 3, CanHoldco 4, CanHoldco 1, Holding LP, Property GP, BP Limited and Brookfield may be deemed to share with BRH R 2 beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock.

 

None of the Reporting Persons has sole voting or investment power with respect to any shares of Common Stock.

 

By virtue of the various agreements and arrangements among the Reporting Persons described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) under the Act and Rule 13d-5(b)(1) thereunder and each member of the “group” may be deemed to beneficially own all shares of Common Stock held by all members of the “group.” Accordingly, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 26,580,603 shares of Common Stock, constituting beneficial ownership of 53.56% of the shares of the Common Stock. Each of the Investment Vehicles expressly disclaims, to the extent permitted by applicable law, beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock held by each of the other Investment Vehicles. Each of the Investment Vehicles expressly disclaims, to the extent permitted by applicable law, beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock held by BRH R 2. BRH R 2 expressly disclaims, to the extent permitted by applicable law, beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock held by any of the Investment Vehicles.

 

 
 

  

By virtue of (i) the ability of the Northern Trust Company, acting in its capacity as custodian for the Future Fund Board of Guardians (“Future Fund”) under the Operating Agreement of BRH II to appoint and remove the members of the board of directors of BRH II and (ii) the ability of the board of directors of BRH II to direct BAM Canada on behalf of BRH II to veto any action requiring a hyper-majority vote under the Voting Agreement (including voting decisions and material dispositions of Common Stock by the Investment Vehicles), Future Fund may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the Common Stock held by each of the Investment Vehicles. By virtue of (i) the ability of Stable Investment Corporation (“Stable”) and Best Investment Corporation (“Best” and, together with Stable, “SB”) (both subsidiaries of China Investment Corporation) under the Operating Agreement of BRH III to appoint and remove the members of the board of directors of BRH III and (ii) the ability of the board of directors of BRH III to direct BAM Canada on behalf of BRH III to veto any action requiring a hyper-majority vote under the Voting Agreement (including voting decisions and material dispositions of Common Stock by the Investment Vehicles), SB may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the Common Stock held by each of the Investment Vehicles. Additionally, by virtue of the various agreements and arrangements among the Reporting Persons described in this Schedule 13D, Future Fund and/or SB may be deemed to be members of a “group” with the Reporting Persons. Neither Future Fund nor SB are Reporting Persons on this Schedule 13D, and any obligations either of them may have under Section 13(d) of the Act would have to be satisfied on one or more separate filings. To the extent that either Future Fund or SB beneficially owns shares of Common Stock that are not held by one of the Investment Vehicles, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own any such shares of Common Stock, but expressly disclaim, to the extent permitted by applicable law, beneficial ownership thereof.

 

(c) Except as otherwise described in Item 3 and Item 4 of this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons, nor, to their knowledge, any of the Scheduled Persons, has effected any transaction in Common Stock during the past sixty days.

 

(e) Each of US Holdings, US Corp., BRGP, Split LP, BRH, BR Split II, BRH IV-C, Holdco 2 and BRH VI ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as of April 12, 2013.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following:

 

Item 3 and Item 4 to this Amendment No. 4 are incorporated by reference.

 

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Act, the Reporting Persons have entered into an agreement on April 16, 2013, with respect to the joint filing of this Amendment No. 4 and any amendment or amendments hereto (the “Joint Filing Agreement”). The Joint Filing Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 19.

 

Item 7. Material To Be Filed as Exhibits

 

Item 7 of Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following:

 

Exhibit 16Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2013, by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and VFF Investments III LLC

 

Exhibit 17Membership Interest Purchase Agreements, dated April 12, 2013, by and among Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and David Tepper, Tepper Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust A and Little Dog II LLC

 

Exhibit 18Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 12, 2013, by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and The Townsend Consortium Geneva Investment, LLC

 

Exhibit 19Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2013, by and among Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Partners Limited, Brookfield Holdings Canada Inc., Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield Property General Partner Limited, Brookfield Property GP L.P., Brookfield Property L.P., Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP, New Brookfield Retail Holdings R 2 LLC, Brookfield BPY Holdings (US) Inc., CANHOLDCO 1 ULC, CANHOLDCO 3 ULC, CANHOLDCO 4 ULC, CANHOLDCO 2 ULC, Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC, Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC, BPY Retail III LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Managing Partner
     
  By: /s/ Joseph Freedman
 

Name: Joseph Freedman

Title: Senior Managing Partner

   
Dated: April 16, 2013 PARTNERS LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Loretta Corso
    Name: Loretta Corso
    Title: Secretary
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 Brookfield Asset Management Private
Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P.
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD PRIVATE FUNDS HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD HOLDINGS CANADA INC.
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
   

Name: Aleks Novakovic

Title: Vice President

     
  By: /s/ Joseph Freedman
    Name: Joseph Freedman
    Title: Vice President

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD PROPERTY GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Jane Sheere
    Name: Jane Sheere
    Title: Secretary
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 Brookfield Property GP L.P.
   
  By 1648287 Alberta ULC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 Brookfield Property L.P.
   
  By: Brookfield Property GP L.P., its general partner
   
  By: 1648287 Alberta ULC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
   
Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD BPY HOLDINGS (US) INC.
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 1 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: Director

     
Dated: April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 3 ULC
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 4 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: Director

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 2 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD BPY RETAIL HOLDINGS I LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

     
Dated: April 16, 2013 Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BPY Retail III LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 NEW BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS R 2 LLC
     
  By: /s/ David Stalter
    Name: David Stalter
    Title: Senior Vice President

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS II LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-A LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By:  Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     

Dated: April 16, 2013

BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-B LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-C SUB LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-D LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     
Dated: April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS V LP
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its general partner
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE XIII

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Barry Blattman, Director 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Senior Managing Partner, Executive of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA

Ric Clark, Director

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Chief Executive Officer, Executive of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
Cyrus Madon, Director Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE XVIII

 

Brookfield Property General Partner Limited

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
James A. Bodi, Director Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton HM 12 Bermuda Appleby (Bermuda) Limited, Counsel

Canadian 

 

Brett Fox, Vice President 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA   

Louis J. Maroun, Director

 

Full Fathoms, 2 Dill Lane, Devonshire, DV 07, Bermuda Chairman-Sigma Capital Corporation   Canadian

Gregory N. McConnie, President

 

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 President and CEO of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Barbadian
Jane Sheere, Secretary 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda Assistant Corporate Secretary, Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P British
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XIX

 

Brookfield BPY Holdings (US) Inc.

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Brett M. Fox, Director 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA  

David D. Arthur, Director

Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner & President, Strategic Initiatives of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian

Steven J. Douglas, Director 

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate Canadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XX

 

CANHOLDCO 1 ULC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship

Brett M. Fox, Director

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
David D. Arthur, Director Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner & President, Strategic Initiatives of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian

Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281

Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian

Aleks Novakovic, Managing Partner Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner, Tax of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
Michelle Campbell, Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Phyllis F. Moore, Assistant Secretary

Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Corporate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretary, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXI

 

CANHOLDCO 3 ULC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship

Brett M. Fox, Director

 

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
David D. Arthur, Director Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner & President, Strategic Initiatives of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281

Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian

Aleks Novakovic, Managing Partner Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner, Tax of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
Michelle Campbell, Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian

Phyllis F. Moore, Assistant Secretary

Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Corporate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretary, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXII

 

CANHOLDCO 4 ULC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship

Brett M. Fox, Director

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
David D. Arthur, Director Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner & President, Strategic Initiatives of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 

Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian 

Aleks Novakovic, Managing Partner Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner, Tax of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
Michelle Campbell, Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Phyllis F. Moore, Assistant Secretary

Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Corporate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretary, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXIII

 

CANHOLDCO 2 ULC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship

Brett M. Fox, Director

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
David D. Arthur, Director Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner & President, Strategic Initiatives of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 

Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian 

Aleks Novakovic, Managing Partner Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Managing Partner, Tax of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
Michelle Campbell, Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

Phyllis F. Moore, Assistant Secretary

Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Corporate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretary, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXIV

 

Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings I LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 

Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian 

Gregory McConnie, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 President and CEO, Brookfield International Bank Inc Barbadian

Terry V. Gittens, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield International Bank Inc. Barbadian
Jane Sheere, Secretary 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda Assistant Corporate Secretary, Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P British
Michelle Campbell, Assistant Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXV

 

Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian 

Gregory McConnie, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 President and CEO, Brookfield International Bank Inc Barbadian

Terry V. Gittens, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield International Bank Inc. Barbadian
Jane Sheere, Secretary 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda Assistant Corporate Secretary, Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P British
Michelle Campbell, Assistant Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian 

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXVI

 

BPY Retail III LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Steven J. Douglas, Director, President, Chief Financial Officer 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian

Gregory McConnie, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 President and CEO, Brookfield International Bank Inc Barbadian

Terry V. Gittens, Manager

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield International Bank Inc. Barbadian
Jane Sheere, Secretary 73 Front Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda Assistant Corporate Secretary, Brookfield Infrastructure Group, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P British
Michelle Campbell, Assistant Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Vice President, Compliance, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Canadian

 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXVII

 

Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Steven J. Douglas, Director, Director 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield Global Real Estate

Canadian

Gregory McConnie, Director

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 President and CEO, Brookfield International Bank Inc Barbadian

Terry V. Gittens, Director 

Brookfield International Bank, Cedar Court 2nd Fl, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael, Barbados BB14006 Chief Financial Officer, Brookfield International Bank Inc. Barbadian
 
 

 

SCHEDULE XXVIII

 

New Brookfield Retail Holdings R 2 LLC

 

Name and Position of Officer or Director Principal Business Address Principal Occupation or Employment Citizenship
Barry Blattman, Manager 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Senior Managing Partner, Executive of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
Brett Fox, Manager, General Counsel and Chief Compliance and Administrative Officer 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Managing Partner, Corporate Operations of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
Brian W. Kingston, Senior Managing Partner, Executive 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Senior Managing Partner, Executive of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA

David Stalter, Senior Vice President, Tax

4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Senior Vice President, Tax, Real Estate, Tax of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA
Daniel Rubinoff, Controller 4 Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey St., 15th Fl New York, NY 10281 Vice President & Controller, Corporate Accounting, Corporate Accounting of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. USA/Canadian
Phyllis F. Moore, Assistant Secretary Brookfield Place 181 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5H 2T3 Senior Corporate Law Clerk, Corporate Secretary, Legal & Compliance Services of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Canadian

 

EX-99.16 2 v341241_ex16.htm EXHIBIT 16

 

EXHIBIT 16

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), and VFF Investments III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns of Class A Interests (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined below)) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-A LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) representing 99.298685 % of the Company Percentage Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase, acquire and assume from Seller (the “Transfer”), two thirds (2/3) of the Class A Interests owned by Seller (the “Transferred Interests”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of (x) $46,938,611.33 in cash (the “Cash Purchase Price”) and (y) $46,938,611.33 payable in the form of a note (the “Note Purchase Price” and together with the Cash Purchase Price, the “Purchase Price”) issued by Brookfield BPY Holdings Inc., an Ontario corporation (“CanHoldCo”), in the form attached hereto as Annex A;

 

WHEREAS, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership (the “Managing Member”), is the managing member of the Company, and, by execution of this Agreement, desires to approve this Transfer as required under Article 10 of the LLC Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to document the Transfer of the Transferred Interests from Seller to Purchaser, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, each of which is made a part hereof, and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, Contract or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois.

 

Contract” means any agreement, obligation, contract, license, understanding, commitment, indenture or instrument, whether written or oral.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restriction (including restrictive covenants or deed restrictions in connection with environmental or remedial obligations), lease, sublease, right of way, right of refusal or offer, claim, restriction on transfer, restriction on voting or other similar restriction, including any voting agreement or proxy.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, administrative body, agency or commission or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, with competent jurisdiction.

 

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, directive, code or Order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended to date) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) dated as of October 25, 2010.

 

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, inquiry or, to the knowledge of the Person in question, investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity.

 

Section 1.2 Additional Definitions.

 

Agreement Preamble
Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation Section 3.1(c)
Cash Purchase Price Recitals
Chosen Courts Section 4.6
Company Recitals
Effective Date Section 2.2
Indemnified Parties Section 4.10(c)
Indemnifying Party Section 4.10(c)
Managing Member Recitals
Note Purchase Price Recitals
Purchase Price Recitals
Purchaser Preamble
Seller Preamble
Transfer Recitals
Transferred Interests Recitals

 

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Section 1.3 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) “or” is not exclusive; (ii) “including” and its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iii) words defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa; (iv) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form; (v) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; (vi) the term “Section” refers to the specified Section of this Agreement; (vii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; and (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

Article II

THE TRANSFER

 

Section 2.1 The Transfer. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Seller hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and assumes from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, including from and after the Effective Date (as defined below) all allocations of profits and losses and distributions of cash or other property, in respect of the Transferred Interests, all future payment and legal obligations in respect of the Transferred Interests and all other rights and obligations otherwise accruing to Seller by virtue of owning the Transferred Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price. Seller shall pay the Cash Purchase Price to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Effective Date to such account or accounts as shall be designated by Seller in writing to Purchaser prior to the Effective Date.

 

Section 2.2 Effective Date. This Agreement, and the Transfer of the Transferred Interests, shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section 2.3 Managing Member Approval. Managing Member hereby acknowledges and consents to the Transfer of the Transferred Interests in all respects for all purposes under the LLC Agreement and any other applicable agreements.

 

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Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser:

 

(a) Organization. Seller is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Seller has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ interests and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a Proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation”).

 

(d) Ownership of Transferred Interests. Seller owns 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, and has not heretofore assigned, pledged or otherwise hypothecated the Transferred Interests.

 

(e) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and compliance by Seller with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation of the Transfer (i) shall not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract with a third party to which Seller is a party (excluding the LLC Agreement), (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Seller and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law, statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Seller or Seller’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the Transfer.

 

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(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to a Seller, would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) Confidential Information. Seller understands that Purchaser may be in possession of material non-public information and other confidential information relating to the Transferred Interests, the securities held by the Company (including information with respect to each of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and, in particular, preliminary quarterly earnings results for such Persons for the first quarter of 2013) and the Company that has not been communicated to Seller. Seller acknowledges that Purchaser has stated that it is a long-term holder of securities of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and holds a favorable long-term view of the business prospects of such issuers. Seller acknowledges that it is proceeding with the sale of the Seller’s Transferred Interests to Purchaser knowingly and voluntarily, without access to or the benefit of such information. Seller hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Purchaser based on the possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Seller. Seller agrees that Purchaser shall not have any obligation to disclose any such information to Seller.

 

(h) Sophisticated Investor. Seller is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer.

 

(i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.1, neither Seller nor any other Person on behalf of Seller makes any representation or warranty with respect to Seller or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects or with respect to the LLC Agreement.

 

(j) Acknowledgement. Seller acknowledges that (i) no Purchaser nor any Person on behalf of Purchaser is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Purchaser in Section 3.2 and (ii) Seller has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller:

 

(a) Organization. Purchaser is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Purchaser has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

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(b) Power and Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation.

 

(d) No Conflict. Neither the consummation of the Transfer by Purchaser and Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder nor the compliance by Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof (i) shall conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Purchaser and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transfer.

 

(e) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transfer, except such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registration or qualification as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) No Broker’s Fees. Purchaser is not party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against Seller for an investment banking fee, commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Transfer.

 

(h) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Section 3.2, neither Purchaser nor any other Person on behalf of Purchaser makes any representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser or its respective assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(i) Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) neither Seller nor any Person on behalf of Seller is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

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Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Further Assurances. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents or take such other action as may be reasonably necessary (or as reasonably requested by another party) to consummate the Transfer.

 

Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given if given in the manner, and be deemed given at times, as follows: (x) on the date delivered, if personally delivered; (y) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile number given below, and telephonic confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission; or (z) on the next Business Day after being sent by recognized overnight mail service specifying next business day delivery, in each case with delivery charges pre-paid and addressed to the following addresses:

 

(a) If to Seller to:

 

c/o Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited

4th Floor First Caribbean House

P.O. Box 487

Grand Cayman

Cayman Island KY1-1106
Attention: Angie Yee

Facsimile: (345) 949-9056

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kemnay Advisory Services Inc.

45 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2100

New York, NY 10111

Attention: Andrew Rothschild, Avi Sharoni, Robert Kirby &

Kevin Mitchell

Fax: (212) 218-6971

 

 

(b) If to Purchaser to:

 

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Onterio M5J 2T3
Attention: Joseph S. Freedman

Facsimile: (416) 363-9491

E-mail: joe.freedman@brookfield.com

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Gregory B. Astrachan
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111

 

Section 4.3 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.4 Survival. The parties agree that the covenants, agreements, acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by each of them in this Agreement, and any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive until six months after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, giving effect to any extensions thereof; it being understood that in the event notice of any claims for indemnification under Section 4.10(c) have been given within the applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 4.5 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transfer exclusively in the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the United States, in each case, located in the County of New York (the “Chosen Courts”). Solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the Transfer, each party hereto (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.1 of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION.

 

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Section 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 4.8 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Transfer.

 

Section 4.9 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of the part of any party of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at Law or in equity.

 

Section 4.10 Certain Remedies.

 

(a) Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other applicable remedies at Law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, without proof of damages, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b) No Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor, against any other party and its respective Affiliates, members, members’ affiliates, officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, attorneys and agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on Contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer.

 

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(c) Indemnification. Without prejudice to any other remedies available at law or equity, each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”) from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, penalties and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with any investigations or defense of any claim) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement. The parties agree to treat any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10(c) as adjustments to the purchase price paid for the Transferred Interests for all purposes, except to the extent any applicable Law otherwise requires.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

SELLER: VFF Investments III LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
 

 

 

  By: /s/ Angie Yee - Lois A. Jeffers
    Name: Angie Yee - Lois A. Jeffers
    Title: Authorized Signatories
   

 

 
PURCHASER: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario Corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic  
   

Title: Manager

 

 
     
     
         

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF MANAGING MEMBER AND GENERAL PARTNER:

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P.,

A Manitoba limited partnership

 

By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.,

its general partner

 

By:  /s/ Aleks Novakovic                                            

Name: Aleks Novakovic
Title: Director

 

 

By:  /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber                                      

Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
Title: Director

 

 

EX-99.17 3 v341241_ex17.htm EXHIBIT 17

 

EXHIBIT 17

 

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), and David Tepper, an individual (“Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns Class A Interests (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined below)) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) representing 39.599216% of the Company Percentage Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase, acquire and assume from Seller (the “Transfer”), one-third (1/3) of the Class A Interests owned by Seller (the “Transferred Interests”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $12,530,284.27 in cash (the “Purchase Price”);

 

WHEREAS, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership (the “Managing Member”), is the managing member of the Company, and, by execution of this Agreement, desires to approve this Transfer as required under Article 10 of the LLC Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to document the Transfer of the Transferred Interests from Seller to Purchaser, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, each of which is made a part hereof, and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, Contract or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois.

 

Contract” means any agreement, obligation, contract, license, understanding, commitment, indenture or instrument, whether written or oral.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restriction (including restrictive covenants or deed restrictions in connection with environmental or remedial obligations), lease, sublease, right of way, right of refusal or offer, claim, restriction on transfer, restriction on voting or other similar restriction, including any voting agreement or proxy.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, administrative body, agency or commission or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, with competent jurisdiction.

 

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, directive, code or Order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended to date) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) dated as of October 25, 2010.

 

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, inquiry or, to the knowledge of the Person in question, investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity.

 

Section 1.2 Additional Definitions.

 

Agreement Preamble
Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation Section 3.1(c)
Chosen Courts Section 4.6
Company Recitals
Effective Date Section 2.2
Indemnified Parties Section 4.10(c)
Indemnifying Party Section 4.10(c)
Managing Member Recitals
Purchase Price Recitals
Purchaser Preamble
Seller Preamble
Transfer Recitals
Transferred Interests Recitals

 

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Section 1.3 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) “or” is not exclusive; (ii) “including” and its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iii) words defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa; (iv) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form; (v) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; (vi) the term “Section” refers to the specified Section of this Agreement; (vii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; and (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

Article II

THE TRANSFER

 

Section 2.1 The Transfer. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Seller hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and assumes from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, including from and after the Effective Date (as defined below) all allocations of profits and losses and distributions of cash or other property, in respect of the Transferred Interests, all future payment and legal obligations in respect of the Transferred Interests and all other rights and obligations otherwise accruing to Seller by virtue of owning the Transferred Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price.

 

Section 2.2 Effective Date. This Agreement, and the Transfer of the Transferred Interests, shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section 2.3 Managing Member Approval. Managing Member hereby acknowledges and consents to the Transfer of the Transferred Interests in all respects for all purposes under the LLC Agreement and any other applicable agreements.

 

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser:

 

(a) Organization. Seller is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Seller has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

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(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ interests and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a Proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation”).

 

(d) Ownership of Transferred Interests. Seller owns 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, and has not heretofore assigned, pledged or otherwise hypothecated the Transferred Interests.

 

(e) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and compliance by Seller with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation of the Transfer (i) shall not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract with a third party to which Seller is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Seller and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law, statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Seller or Seller’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the Transfer.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to a Seller, would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) Confidential Information. Seller understands that Purchaser may be in possession of material non-public information and other confidential information relating to the Transferred Interests, the securities held by the Company (including information with respect to each of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and, in particular, preliminary quarterly earnings results for such Persons for the first quarter of 2013) and the Company that has not been communicated to Seller. Seller acknowledges that Purchaser has stated that it is a long-term holder of securities of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and holds a favorable long-term view of the business prospects of such issuers. Seller acknowledges that it is proceeding with the sale of the Seller’s Transferred Interests to Purchaser knowingly and voluntarily, without access to or the benefit of such information. Seller hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Purchaser based on the possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Seller. Seller agrees that Purchaser shall not have any obligation to disclose any such information to Seller.

 

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(h) Sophisticated Investor. Seller is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer.

 

(i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.1, neither Seller nor any other Person on behalf of Seller makes any representation or warranty with respect to Seller or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(j) Acknowledgement. Seller acknowledges that (i) no Purchaser nor any Person on behalf of Purchaser is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Purchaser in Section 3.2 and (ii) Seller has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller:

 

(a) Organization. Purchaser is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Purchaser has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation.

 

(d) No Conflict. Neither the consummation of the Transfer by Purchaser and Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder nor the compliance by Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof (i) shall conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Purchaser and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transfer.

 

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(e) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transfer, except such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registration or qualification as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) No Broker’s Fees. Purchaser is not party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against Seller for an investment banking fee, commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Transfer.

 

(h) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Section 3.2, neither Purchaser nor any other Person on behalf of Purchaser makes any representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser or its respective assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(i) Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) neither Seller nor any Person on behalf of Seller is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Further Assurances. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents or take such other action as may be reasonably necessary (or as reasonably requested by another party) to consummate the Transfer.

 

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Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given if given in the manner, and be deemed given at times, as follows: (x) on the date delivered, if personally delivered; (y) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile number given below, and telephonic confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission; or (z) on the next Business Day after being sent by recognized overnight mail service specifying next business day delivery, in each case with delivery charges pre-paid and addressed to the following addresses:

 

(a) If to Seller to:

 

Appaloosa Management, L.P.

51 John F. Kennedy Pkwy.

Short Hills, NJ, 07078

Attention: Larry Rogers

Facsimile: (973) 701-7000

E-mail: l.rogers@amlp.com

 

(b) If to Purchaser to:

 

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Onterio M5J 2T3
Attention: Joseph S. Freedman

Facsimile: (416) 363-9491

E-mail: joe.freedman@brookfield.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Gregory B. Astrachan
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111

 

Section 4.3 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.4 Survival. The parties agree that the covenants, agreements, acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by each of them in this Agreement, and any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive until six months after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, giving effect to any extensions thereof; it being understood that in the event notice of any claims for indemnification under Section 4.10(c) have been given within the applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 4.5 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transfer exclusively in the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the United States, in each case, located in the County of New York (the “Chosen Courts”). Solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the Transfer, each party hereto (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION.

 

Section 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 4.8 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Transfer.

 

Section 4.9 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of the part of any party of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at Law or in equity.

 

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Section 4.10 Certain Remedies.

 

(a) Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other applicable remedies at Law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, without proof of damages, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b) No Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor, against any other party and its respective Affiliates, members, members’ affiliates, officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, attorneys and agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on Contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer.

 

(c) Indemnification. Without prejudice to any other remedies available at law or equity, each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”) from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, penalties and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with any investigations or defense of any claim) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement. The parties agree to treat any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10(c) as adjustments to the purchase price paid for the Transferred Interests for all purposes, except to the extent any applicable Law otherwise requires.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SELLER: David Tepper
 

 

 

  By: /s/ David Tepper
     
     
   

 

 
PURCHASER: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario Corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic  
   

Title: Director

 

 
     
     
         

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF MANAGING MEMBER:

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P.,

A Manitoba limited partnership

 

By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.,

its general partner

 

By:  /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber                                             

Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
Title: Director

 

 

By:  /s/ Aleks Novakovic                                                  

Name: Aleks Novakovic
Title: Director

 

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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), and Tepper Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust A (“Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns Class A Interests (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined below)) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) representing 49.499091% of the Company Percentage Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase, acquire and assume from Seller (the “Transfer”), one third (1/3) of the Class A Interests owned by Seller (the “Transferred Interests”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $15,662,855.33 in cash (the “Purchase Price”);

 

WHEREAS, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership (the “Managing Member”), is the managing member of the Company, and, by execution of this Agreement, desires to approve this Transfer as required under Article 10 of the LLC Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to document the Transfer of the Transferred Interests from Seller to Purchaser, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, each of which is made a part hereof, and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, Contract or otherwise.

 

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Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois.

 

Contract” means any agreement, obligation, contract, license, understanding, commitment, indenture or instrument, whether written or oral.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restriction (including restrictive covenants or deed restrictions in connection with environmental or remedial obligations), lease, sublease, right of way, right of refusal or offer, claim, restriction on transfer, restriction on voting or other similar restriction, including any voting agreement or proxy.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, administrative body, agency or commission or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, with competent jurisdiction.

 

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, directive, code or Order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended to date) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-C LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) dated as of October 25, 2010.

 

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, inquiry or, to the knowledge of the Person in question, investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity.

 

Section 1.2 Additional Definitions.

 

Agreement Preamble
Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation Section 3.1(c)
Chosen Courts Section 4.6
Company Recitals
Effective Date Section 2.2
Indemnified Parties Section 4.10(c)
Indemnifying Party Section 4.10(c)
Managing Member Recitals
Purchase Price Recitals
Purchaser Preamble
Seller Preamble
Transfer Recitals
Transferred Interests Recitals

 

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Section 1.3 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) “or” is not exclusive; (ii) “including” and its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iii) words defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa; (iv) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form; (v) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; (vi) the term “Section” refers to the specified Section of this Agreement; (vii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; and (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

Article II

THE TRANSFER

 

Section 2.1 The Transfer. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Seller hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and assumes from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, including from and after the Effective Date (as defined below) all allocations of profits and losses and distributions of cash or other property, in respect of the Transferred Interests, all future payment and legal obligations in respect of the Transferred Interests and all other rights and obligations otherwise accruing to Seller by virtue of owning the Transferred Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price.

 

Section 2.2 Effective Date. This Agreement, and the Transfer of the Transferred Interests, shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section 2.3 Managing Member Approval. Managing Member hereby acknowledges and consents to the Transfer of the Transferred Interests in all respects for all purposes under the LLC Agreement and any other applicable agreements.

 

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser:

 

(a) Organization. Seller is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Seller has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

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(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ interests and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a Proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation”).

 

(d) Ownership of Transferred Interests. Seller owns 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, and has not heretofore assigned, pledged or otherwise hypothecated the Transferred Interests.

 

(e) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and compliance by Seller with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation of the Transfer (i) shall not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract with a third party to which Seller is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Seller and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law, statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Seller or Seller’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the Transfer.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to a Seller, would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) Confidential Information. Seller understands that Purchaser may be in possession of material non-public information and other confidential information relating to the Transferred Interests, the securities held by the Company (including information with respect to each of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and, in particular, preliminary quarterly earnings results for such Persons for the first quarter of 2013) and the Company that has not been communicated to Seller. Seller acknowledges that Purchaser has stated that it is a long-term holder of securities of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and holds a favorable long-term view of the business prospects of such issuers. Seller acknowledges that it is proceeding with the sale of the Seller’s Transferred Interests to Purchaser knowingly and voluntarily, without access to or the benefit of such information. Seller hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Purchaser based on the possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Seller. Seller agrees that Purchaser shall not have any obligation to disclose any such information to Seller.

 

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(h) Sophisticated Investor. Seller is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer.

 

(i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.1, neither Seller nor any other Person on behalf of Seller makes any representation or warranty with respect to Seller or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(j) Acknowledgement. Seller acknowledges that (i) no Purchaser nor any Person on behalf of Purchaser is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Purchaser in Section 3.2 and (ii) Seller has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller:

 

(a) Organization. Purchaser is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Purchaser has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation.

 

(d) No Conflict. Neither the consummation of the Transfer by Purchaser and Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder nor the compliance by Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof (i) shall conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Purchaser and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transfer.

 

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(e) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transfer, except such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registration or qualification as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) No Broker’s Fees. Purchaser is not party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against Seller for an investment banking fee, commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Transfer.

 

(h) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Section 3.2, neither Purchaser nor any other Person on behalf of Purchaser makes any representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser or its respective assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(i) Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) neither Seller nor any Person on behalf of Seller is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Further Assurances. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents or take such other action as may be reasonably necessary (or as reasonably requested by another party) to consummate the Transfer.

 

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Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given if given in the manner, and be deemed given at times, as follows: (x) on the date delivered, if personally delivered; (y) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile number given below, and telephonic confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission; or (z) on the next Business Day after being sent by recognized overnight mail service specifying next business day delivery, in each case with delivery charges pre-paid and addressed to the following addresses:

 

Appaloosa Management, L.P.

51 John F. Kennedy Pkwy.

Short Hills, NJ, 07078

Attention: Larry Rogers

Facsimile: (973) 701-7000

E-mail: l.rogers@amlp.com

 

(a) If to Purchaser to:

 

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Onterio M5J 2T3
Attention: Joseph S. Freedman

Facsimile: (416) 363-9491

E-mail: joe.freedman@brookfield.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Gregory B. Astrachan
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111

 

Section 4.3 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.4 Survival. The parties agree that the covenants, agreements, acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by each of them in this Agreement, and any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive until six months after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, giving effect to any extensions thereof; it being understood that in the event notice of any claims for indemnification under Section 4.10(c) have been given within the applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

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Section 4.5 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transfer exclusively in the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the United States, in each case, located in the County of New York (the “Chosen Courts”). Solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the Transfer, each party hereto (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION.

 

Section 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 4.8 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Transfer.

 

Section 4.9 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of the part of any party of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at Law or in equity.

 

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Section 4.10 Certain Remedies.

 

(a) Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other applicable remedies at Law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, without proof of damages, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b) No Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor, against any other party and its respective Affiliates, members, members’ affiliates, officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, attorneys and agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on Contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer.

 

(c) Indemnification. Without prejudice to any other remedies available at law or equity, each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”) from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, penalties and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with any investigations or defense of any claim) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement. The parties agree to treat any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10(c) as adjustments to the purchase price paid for the Transferred Interests for all purposes, except to the extent any applicable Law otherwise requires.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

SELLER: Tepper Family 2012 Irrevocable Trust A
 

 

 

  By: /s/ Marc Kramer
    Name: Marc Kramer
   

Title: Trustee

 

   

 

 

 

 

 
PURCHASER: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario Corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic  
   

Title: Director

 

 
     
     
         

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF MANAGING MEMBER:

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P.,

A Manitoba limited partnership

 

By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.,

its general partner

 

By:  /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber                                                           

Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
Title: Director

 

 

By:  /s/ Aleks Novakovic                                                   

Name: Aleks Novakovic
Title: Director

 

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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), and Little Dog II LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (“Seller”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns Class A Interests (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined below)) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) representing 9.899804% of the Company Percentage Interest (as defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase, acquire and assume from Seller (the “Transfer”), one third (1/3) of the Class A Interests owned by Seller (the “Transferred Interests”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $3,132,571.07 in cash (the “Purchase Price”);

 

WHEREAS, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership (the “Managing Member”), is the managing member of the Company, and, by execution of this Agreement, desires to approve this Transfer as required under Article 10 of the LLC Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to document the Transfer of the Transferred Interests from Seller to Purchaser, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, each of which is made a part hereof, and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, Contract or otherwise.

 

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Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois.

 

Contract” means any agreement, obligation, contract, license, understanding, commitment, indenture or instrument, whether written or oral.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restriction (including restrictive covenants or deed restrictions in connection with environmental or remedial obligations), lease, sublease, right of way, right of refusal or offer, claim, restriction on transfer, restriction on voting or other similar restriction, including any voting agreement or proxy.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, administrative body, agency or commission or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, with competent jurisdiction.

 

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, directive, code or Order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended to date) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-C LLC,] a Delaware limited liability company) dated as of October 25, 2010.

 

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, inquiry or, to the knowledge of the Person in question, investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity.

 

Section 1.2 Additional Definitions.

 

Agreement Preamble
Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation Section 3.1(c)
Chosen Courts Section 4.6
Company Recitals
Effective Date Section 2.2
Indemnified Parties Section 4.10(c)
Indemnifying Party Section 4.10(c)
Managing Member Recitals
Purchase Price Recitals
Purchaser Preamble
Seller Preamble
Transfer Recitals
Transferred Interests Recitals

 

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Section 1.3 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) “or” is not exclusive; (ii) “including” and its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iii) words defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa; (iv) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form; (v) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; (vi) the term “Section” refers to the specified Section of this Agreement; (vii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; and (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

Article II

THE TRANSFER

 

Section 2.1 The Transfer. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Seller hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and assumes from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, including from and after the Effective Date (as defined below) all allocations of profits and losses and distributions of cash or other property, in respect of the Transferred Interests, all future payment and legal obligations in respect of the Transferred Interests and all other rights and obligations otherwise accruing to Seller by virtue of owning the Transferred Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price.

 

Section 2.2 Effective Date. This Agreement, and the Transfer of the Transferred Interests, shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section 2.3 Managing Member Approval. Managing Member hereby acknowledges and consents to the Transfer of the Transferred Interests in all respects for all purposes under the LLC Agreement and any other applicable agreements.

 

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser:

 

(a) Organization. Seller is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Seller has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

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(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ interests and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a Proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation”).

 

(d) Ownership of Transferred Interests. Seller owns 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, and has not heretofore assigned, pledged or otherwise hypothecated the Transferred Interests.

 

(e) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and compliance by Seller with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation of the Transfer (i) shall not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract with a third party to which Seller is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Seller and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law, statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Seller or Seller’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the Transfer.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to a Seller, would materially and adversely affect the ability of such Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) Confidential Information. Seller understands that Purchaser may be in possession of material non-public information and other confidential information relating to the Transferred Interests, the securities held by the Company (including information with respect to each of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and, in particular, preliminary quarterly earnings results for such Persons for the first quarter of 2013) and the Company that has not been communicated to Seller. Seller acknowledges that Purchaser has stated that it is a long-term holder of securities of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and holds a favorable long-term view of the business prospects of such issuers. Seller acknowledges that it is proceeding with the sale of the Seller’s Transferred Interests to Purchaser knowingly and voluntarily, without access to or the benefit of such information. Seller hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Purchaser based on the possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Seller. Seller agrees that Purchaser shall not have any obligation to disclose any such information to Seller.

 

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(h) Sophisticated Investor. Seller is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer.

 

(i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.1, neither Seller nor any other Person on behalf of Seller makes any representation or warranty with respect to Seller or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(j) Acknowledgement. Seller acknowledges that (i) no Purchaser nor any Person on behalf of Purchaser is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Purchaser in Section 3.2 and (ii) Seller has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller:

 

(a) Organization. Purchaser is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Purchaser has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation.

 

(d) No Conflict. Neither the consummation of the Transfer by Purchaser and Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder nor the compliance by Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof (i) shall conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Purchaser and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, Order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transfer.

 

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(e) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, Order, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transfer, except such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registration or qualification as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) No Broker’s Fees. Purchaser is not party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against Seller for an investment banking fee, commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Transfer.

 

(h) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Section 3.2, neither Purchaser nor any other Person on behalf of Purchaser makes any representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser or its respective assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(i) Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) neither Seller nor any Person on behalf of Seller is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Further Assurances. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents or take such other action as may be reasonably necessary (or as reasonably requested by another party) to consummate the Transfer.

 

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Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given if given in the manner, and be deemed given at times, as follows: (x) on the date delivered, if personally delivered; (y) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile number given below, and telephonic confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission; or (z) on the next Business Day after being sent by recognized overnight mail service specifying next business day delivery, in each case with delivery charges pre-paid and addressed to the following addresses:

 

(a) If to Seller to:

 

Appaloosa Management, L.P.

51 John F. Kennedy Pkwy.

Short Hills, NJ, 07078

Attention: Larry Rogers

Facsimile: (973) 701-7000

E-mail: l.rogers@amlp.com

 

(b) If to Purchaser to:

 

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Onterio M5J 2T3
Attention: Joseph S. Freedman

Facsimile: (416) 363-9491

E-mail: joe.freedman@brookfield.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Gregory B. Astrachan
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111

 

Section 4.3 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.4 Survival. The parties agree that the covenants, agreements, acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by each of them in this Agreement, and any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive until six months after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, giving effect to any extensions thereof; it being understood that in the event notice of any claims for indemnification under Section 4.10(c) have been given within the applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 4.5 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transfer exclusively in the courts of the State of New York and the Federal courts of the United States, in each case, located in the County of New York (the “Chosen Courts”). Solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the Transfer, each party hereto (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION.

 

Section 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 4.8 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Transfer.

 

Section 4.9 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of the part of any party of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at Law or in equity.

 

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Section 4.10 Certain Remedies.

 

(a) Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other applicable remedies at Law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, without proof of damages, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(b) No Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor, against any other party and its respective Affiliates, members, members’ affiliates, officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, attorneys and agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on Contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer.

 

(c) Indemnification. Without prejudice to any other remedies available at law or equity, each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”) from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, penalties and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with any investigations or defense of any claim) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement. The parties agree to treat any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10(c) as adjustments to the purchase price paid for the Transferred Interests for all purposes, except to the extent any applicable Law otherwise requires.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

SELLER: Little Dog II LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company
 

 

 

  By: /s/ Michael J. Lukacs
    Name: Michael J. Lukacs
   

Title: Manager

 

   

 

 
PURCHASER: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario Corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic  
   

Title: Director

 

 
     
     
         

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF MANAGING MEMBER:

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P.,

A Manitoba limited partnership

 

By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.,

its general partner

 

By:  /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber                                           

Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
Title: Director

 

 

By:  /s/ Aleks Novakovic                                                

Name: Aleks Novakovic
Title: Director

 

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EX-99.18 4 v341241_ex18.htm EXHIBIT 18

 

EXHIBIT 18

 

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 12, 2013, is entered into by and between Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario corporation (“Purchaser”), The Townsend Consortium Geneva Investment, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”) and, for purposes of Section 2.3 only, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P., a Manitoba limited partnership (the “Managing Member”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Seller owns Class A Interests (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined below)) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-D LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”) representing 99.298685% of the Company Percentage Interest (as such term is defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, transfer and assign to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase, acquire and assume from Seller (the “Transfer”), one third (1/3) of the Class A Interests owned by Seller (the “Transferred Interests”) in exchange for an aggregate purchase price of $31,454,089.33 million in cash (the “Purchase Price”);

 

WHEREAS, The Managing Member is the managing member of the Company, and, by execution of this Agreement, desires to approve this Transfer as required under Article 10 of the LLC Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to document the Transfer of the Transferred Interests from Seller to Purchaser, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing Recitals, each of which is made a part hereof, and the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” of any particular Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such particular Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, Contract or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks are not required or authorized to close in New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois.

 

Contract” means any agreement, obligation, contract, license, understanding, commitment, indenture or instrument, whether written or oral.

 

Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, charge, encumbrance, security interest, option, mortgage, easement, restriction (including restrictive covenants or deed restrictions in connection with environmental or remedial obligations), lease, sublease, right of way, right of refusal or offer, claim, restriction on transfer, restriction on voting or other similar restriction, including any voting agreement or proxy.

 

Governmental Entity” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court, administrative body, agency or commission or other governmental or quasi-governmental entity, authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, with competent jurisdiction.

 

Law” means any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, directive, code or order enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended to date) of Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC (f/k/a Brookfield REP Investments IV-D LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) dated as of October 25, 2010.

 

Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a Governmental Entity, a trust or other entity or organization.

 

Proceeding” means any suit, action, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, audit, hearing, inquiry or, to the knowledge of the Person in question, investigation (in each case, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, formal or informal) commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any Governmental Entity.

 

Section 1.2 Additional Definitions.

 

Agreement Preamble
Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation Section 3.1(c)
Chosen Courts Section 4.6
Company Recitals
Effective Date Section 2.2
Indemnified Parties Section 4.10(c)
Indemnifying Party Section 4.10(c)
Managing Member Recitals
Purchase Price Recitals
Purchaser Preamble
Seller Preamble
Transfer Recitals
Transferred Interests Recitals

 

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Section 1.3 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.4 Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this Agreement: (i) “or” is not exclusive; (ii) “including” and its variants mean “including, without limitation” and its variants; (iii) words defined in the singular have the parallel meaning in the plural and vice versa; (iv) references to “written” or “in writing” include in visual electronic form; (v) words of one gender shall be construed to apply to each gender; (vi) the term “Section” refers to the specified Section of this Agreement; (vii) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars; and (viii) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply “if”.

 

Article II

THE TRANSFER

 

Section 2.1 The Transfer. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including receipt by Seller of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds, Seller hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, acquires and assumes from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, including from and after the Effective Date (as defined below) all allocations of profits and losses and distributions of cash or other property, in respect of the Transferred Interests, all future payment and legal obligations in respect of the Transferred Interests and all other rights and obligations otherwise accruing to Seller by virtue of owning the Transferred Interests, in exchange for the Purchase Price.

 

Section 2.2 Effective Date. This Agreement, and the Transfer of the Transferred Interests, shall be effective as of the date hereof (the “Effective Date”).

 

Section 2.3 Managing Member Approval. Managing Member hereby (i) acknowledges and consents to the Transfer of the Transferred Interests in all respects for all purposes under the LLC Agreement and any other applicable agreements, (ii) consents to the admission of the Purchaser as a member of the Company in replacement of the Seller with respect to the Transferred Interest and (iii) confirms the satisfaction or waiver of all applicable conditions to the Transfer under the LLC Agreement.

 

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the Effective Date:

 

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(a) Organization. Seller is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Seller has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Seller has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ interests and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies (whether in a Proceeding in equity or at Law) (collectively, the “Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation”).

 

(d) Ownership of Transferred Interests. Seller owns 100% of all right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Interests, and has not heretofore assigned, pledged or otherwise hypothecated the Transferred Interests.

 

(e) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and compliance by Seller with all of the provisions hereof and the consummation of the Transfer (i) shall not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract with a third party to which Seller is a party (excluding the LLC Agreement), (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Seller and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law or any license, authorization, order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Seller or Seller’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Seller to consummate the Transfer.

 

(f) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Seller, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g) Confidential Information. Seller understands that Purchaser may be in possession of material non-public information and other confidential information relating to the Transferred Interests, the securities held by the Company (including information with respect to each of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and, in particular, preliminary quarterly earnings results for such Persons for the first quarter of 2013) and the Company that has not been communicated to Seller. Seller acknowledges that Purchaser has stated that it is a long-term holder of securities of General Growth Properties, Inc. and Rouse Properties, Inc. and holds a favorable long-term view of the business prospects of such issuers. Seller acknowledges that it is proceeding with the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser knowingly and voluntarily, without access to or the benefit of such information. Seller hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate the sale of the Transferred Interests to Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Purchaser based on the possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Seller. Seller agrees that Purchaser shall not have any obligation to disclose any such information to Seller.

 

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(h) Sophisticated Investor. Seller is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer.

 

(i) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.1, neither Seller nor any other Person on behalf of Seller makes any representation or warranty with respect to Seller or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(j) Acknowledgement. Seller acknowledges that (i) neither Purchaser nor any Person on behalf of Purchaser is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly made by Purchaser in Section 3.2 and (ii) Seller has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.2.

 

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of Purchaser. Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as of the Effective Date:

 

(a) Organization. Purchaser is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Purchaser has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other form of entity for the transaction of business and, where applicable, is in good standing under the Laws of each other jurisdiction in which it operates so as to require such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or be reasonably expected to materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transfer.

 

(b) Power and Authority. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action required for the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

 

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(c) Execution and Delivery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Limitation.

 

(d) No Conflict. Neither the consummation of the Transfer by Purchaser and Seller, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder nor the compliance by Purchaser with all of the provisions hereof (i) shall conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the acceleration of, or the creation of any Encumbrance under, or give rise to any termination right under, any material Contract to which Purchaser is a party, (ii) shall not result in any violation or breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Purchaser and (iii) shall not conflict with or result in any violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any Law or any license, authorization, order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser or Purchaser’s properties or assets, except with respect to each of (i), (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, violations or defaults as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to consummate the Transfer.

 

(e) Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, order, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over Purchaser is required in connection with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transfer, except such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registration or qualification as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f) Valuation. Purchaser understands that, by reason of certain of Seller’s relationships or those of its Affiliates, Seller may have information that is material to the valuation of the Transferred Interests and that has not been disclosed to Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Seller has no obligation to disclose such information to Purchaser. Purchaser understands that the valuation of interests such as the Transferred Interest is complex and subject to differences of opinion. Purchaser has relied exclusively on its own sources of information, and has not relied on Seller or any of its Affiliates in order to evaluate the value of the Transferred Interests, and Purchaser believes that the Purchase Price to be paid to Seller in consideration for the Transfer is fair and that such Purchase Price together with the assumption of obligations by Purchaser provided for in this Agreement constitutes reasonably equivalent value for the Transferred Interests. Purchaser understands that the Purchase Price is the result of negotiations between Seller and Purchaser (with each taking into account such factors as it deems appropriate), and that the Purchase Price is not reflective of any valuation of the Transferred Interest (or any portion thereof) by Seller or any Affiliate thereof. Purchaser hereby waives any right to rescind or invalidate its purchase of the Transferred Interests from Purchaser or to seek any damages or remuneration from Seller based on the possession of any information regarding the Company or the valuation thereof by Seller or the lack of possession of any information regarding the Company by Purchaser.

 

(g) Legal Proceedings. There are no legal, governmental or regulatory Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(h) No Broker’s Fees. Purchaser is not party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against Seller for an investment banking fee, commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the Transfer.

 

(i) Sophisticated Investor. Purchaser is a sophisticated investor and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in making investments of this type that it is capable of evaluating, negotiating and implementing the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Transfer. Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(j) No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in this Section 3.2, neither Purchaser nor any other Person on behalf of Purchaser makes any representation or warranty with respect to Purchaser or any of its assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects.

 

(k) Acknowledgement. Purchaser acknowledges that (i) neither Seller nor any Person on behalf of Seller is making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Section 3.1 of this Agreement and (ii) Purchaser has not been induced by, or relied upon, any representations, warranties or statements (written or oral), whether express or implied, made by any Person, that are not expressly set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

Article IV

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 4.1 Further Assurances. The parties agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments or documents or take such other action as may be reasonably necessary (or as reasonably requested by another party) to consummate the Transfer.

 

Section 4.2 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given if given in the manner, and be deemed given at times, as follows: (x) on the date delivered, if personally delivered; (y) on the day of transmission if sent via facsimile transmission to the facsimile number given below or via email to the email address given below, and telephonic confirmation of receipt is obtained promptly after completion of transmission; or (z) on the next Business Day after being sent by recognized overnight mail service specifying next business day delivery, in each case with delivery charges pre-paid and addressed to the following addresses:

 

(a) If to Seller to:

 

The Townsend Consortium Geneva Investment, LLC

1660 West 2nd Street, Suite 450

Cleveland, OH 44113

Attn: Ron Weihrauch

Fascimile: 216-781-1407

Email: rweihrauch@townsendgroup.com

 

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(b) If to Purchaser to:

 

Brookfield Place, Suite 300

181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Attention: Joseph S. Freedman

Email: joe.freedman@brookfield.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019
Attention: Gregory B. Astrachan
Facsimile: (212) 728-8111

 

Section 4.3 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of each other party. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement.

 

Section 4.4 Survival. The parties agree that the covenants, agreements, acknowledgements, representations and warranties made by each of them in this Agreement, and any certificate or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive until six months after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, giving effect to any extensions thereof; it being understood that in the event notice of any claims for indemnification under Section 4.10(c) have been given within the applicable survival period, the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 4.5 Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the exhibits hereto and the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any Proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Transfer exclusively in the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States, in each case, located in the County of New York (the “Chosen Courts”). Solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the Transfer, each party hereto (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such Proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such Proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION.

 

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Section 4.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

 

Section 4.8 Expenses. Each party shall bear its own expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the Transfer.

 

Section 4.9 Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver of the part of any party of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at Law or in equity.

 

Section 4.10 Certain Remedies.

 

(a) Specific Performance. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other applicable remedies at Law or equity, the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions, without proof of damages, to prevent breaches of this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(b) No Consequential Damages. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim or any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor, against any other party and its respective Affiliates, members, members’ affiliates, officers, directors, partners, trustees, employees, attorneys and agents on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on Contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or of any other agreement between them with respect to the Transfer.

 

(c) Indemnification. Without prejudice to any other remedies available at law or equity, each party (the “Indemnifying Party”) hereby agrees that it shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Indemnified Parties”) from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, penalties and reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses in connection with any investigations or defense of any claim) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties relating to or arising out of (i) any breach of any representation or warranty made by the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement or (ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement. The parties agree to treat any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.10(c) as adjustments to the purchase price paid for the Transferred Interests for all purposes, except to the extent any applicable Law otherwise requires.

 

Section 4.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be given full force and effect.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the Effective Date.

 

SELLER: The Townsend Consortium Geneva Investment, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
 

 

 

  By: /s/ Joseph Olszek
    Name: Joseph Olszek
    Title: Vice President and Secretary
   

 

 

 

 

 
PURCHASER: Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario Corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic  
    Name: Aleks Novakovic  
   

Title: Director

 

 
     
     
         

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF MANAGING MEMBER AND GENERAL PARTNER:

 

Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada), L.P.,

A Manitoba limited partnership

 

By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc.,

its general partner

 

By:  /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber                                          

Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
Title: Director

 

 

By:  /s/ Aleks Novakovic                                               

Name: Aleks Novakovic
Title: Director

 

 

EX-99.19 5 v341241_ex19.htm EXHIBIT 19

 

Exhibit 19

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

THIS JOINT FILING AGREEMENT is entered into as of April 16, 2013, by and among the parties hereto.  The undersigned hereby agree that the Statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Rouse Properties, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any amendment thereafter signed by each of the undersigned shall be (unless otherwise determined by the undersigned) filed on behalf of each of the undersigned pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Managing Partner
     
  By: /s/ Joseph Freedman
   

Name: Joseph Freedman

Title: Senior Managing Partner

   
Dated:  April 16, 2013 PARTNERS LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Loretta Corso
    Name: Loretta Corso
    Title: Secretary
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 Brookfield Asset Management Private
Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P.
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD PRIVATE FUNDS HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD HOLDINGS CANADA INC.
      
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
   

Name: Aleks Novakovic

Title: Vice President

     
  By: /s/ Joseph Freedman
    Name: Joseph Freedman
    Title: Vice President

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD PROPERTY GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Jane Sheere
    Name: Jane Sheere
    Title: Secretary
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 Brookfield Property GP L.P.
   
  By: 1648287 Albert ULC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 Brookfield Property L.P.
   
  By: Brookfield Property GP L.P., its general partner
   
  By: 1648287 Alberta ULC, its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
   
Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD BPY HOLDINGS (US) INC.
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013

CANHOLDCO 1 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: Director

     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 3 ULC
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 4 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: Director

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 CANHOLDCO 2 ULC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD BPY RETAIL HOLDINGS I LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
   

Name: Steven Douglas

Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 Brookfield BPY Retail Holdings II LLC
   
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BPY Retail III LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013

Brookfield Retail Holdings VII LLC
     
  By: /s/ Steven Douglas
    Name: Steven Douglas
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 NEW BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS R 2 LLC
     
  By: /s/ David Stalter
    Name: David Stalter
    Title: Senior Vice President

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS II LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS III LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013

BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-A LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By:  Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     

Dated:  April 16, 2013

BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-B LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     
Dated:  April 16, 2013 BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-C SUB LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director

 

 
 

 

Dated:  April 16, 2013

BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS IV-D LLC
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its managing member
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director
     

Dated:  April 16, 2013

BROOKFIELD RETAIL HOLDINGS V LP
   
  By: Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) L.P., its general partner
   
  By: Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Aleks Novakovic
    Name: Aleks Novakovic
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Arin Jonathan Silber
    Name: Arin Jonathan Silber
    Title: Director