SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May 2013
Commission File Number: 033-97038
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
(Translation of Registrants Name into English)
Suite 300, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Canada M5J 2T3
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS FORM 6-K
See the Exhibit Index to this Form 6-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. | ||||||
Date: May 14, 2013 | By: /s/ A.J. Silber | |||||
Name: A.J. Silber | ||||||
Title: Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description | |
99.1 | Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 2013 AGM Voting Results |
Exhibit 99.1
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
REPORT ON VOTING RESULTS
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders
May 9, 2013
National Instrument 51-102 Section 11.3 (Canada)
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Form 6-K (U.S.A.)
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The Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the Corporation) was held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at The Auditorium, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. At this meeting, there were 502 shareholders represented in person or by proxy holding 378,536,135 Class A Limited Voting Shares (Class A Shares), representing 60.5% of the Corporations 625,791,138 issued and outstanding Class A Shares, and one shareholder holding 85,120 Class B Limited Voting Shares (Class B Shares), representing 100% of the Corporations 85,120 issued and outstanding Class B Shares.
The following is a summary of the votes cast by holders of the Class A Shares and Class B Shares represented at this meeting.
Election of Directors
All of the 16 nominees proposed by management for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation were nominated and elected at the meeting by acclamation. As indicated below, each director elected at the meeting also received a majority of the proxy votes cast for and withheld from voting for the individual director.
Management received the following proxies from holders of Class A Shares in regard to the election of the eight directors nominated for election by this class of shareholders:
Class | Director | Votes For | Proxy % | Votes Withheld |
Proxy % | |||||||||||||
Class A Shareholders |
Marcel R. Coutu |
323,928,368 | 89.9 | 36,379,943 | 10.1 | |||||||||||||
Maureen Kempston Darkes |
358,629,508 | 99.5 | 1,678,803 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
Lance Liebman |
358,645,588 | 99.5 | 1,662,723 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||
Frank J. McKenna |
359,667,641 | 99.8 | 640,670 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
Youssef A. Nasr |
359,798,954 | 99.9 | 509,357 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||
James A. Pattison |
359,136,344 | 99.7 | 1,171,967 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
Seek Ngee Huat |
359,717,753 | 99.8 | 590,558 | 0.2 | ||||||||||||||
Diana L. Taylor |
359,245,304 | 99.7 | 1,063,007 | 0.3 |
Management received a proxy from the holder of Class B Shares to vote all of the 85,120 Class B Shares represented by this proxy for each of the eight directors nominated for election by this class of shareholder: namely Jeffrey M. Blidner, Jack L. Cockwell, J. Bruce Flatt, Robert J. Harding, David W. Kerr, Philip P. Lind, Lord ODonnell and George S. Taylor.
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Appointment of Auditors
The resolution to reappoint Deloitte LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the external auditor of the Corporation to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the external auditor was approved by the required majority of both the holders of Class A Shares and Class B Shares.
Management received the following proxies from the holders of Class A Shares and Class B Shares on this resolution:
Class | Outcome | Votes For | Proxy % | Votes Withheld | Proxy % | |||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Carried |
368,421,223 | 97.4 | 9,979,060 | 2.6 | |||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Carried |
85,120 | 100.0 | Nil | Nil |
Passing an Advisory Resolution on the Corporations Approach to Executive Compensation
The resolution passing an advisory resolution on the Corporations Approach to Executive Compensation, as set out in the 2013 Management Information Circular, was approved by the required majority of both the holders of Class A Shares and Class B Shares.
Management received the following proxies from the holders of Class A Shares and Class B Shares on this resolution:
Class | Outcome | Votes For | Proxy % | Votes Against | Proxy % | |||||||||||||
Class A Shares |
Carried |
342,247,063 | 95.1 | 17,801,920 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||
Class B Shares |
Carried |
85,120 | 100.0 | Nil | Nil |
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Other Business
There were no other matters coming before the meeting that required a vote by either the holders of Class A Shares or Class B Shares.
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. |
/s/ A.J. Silber |
A.J. Silber Corporate Secretary |
Date: May 14, 2013