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BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE L.P.
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
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PINEWORLD LIMITED
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BIP BERMUDA HOLDINGS I LIMITED
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP CORPORATION
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BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT BARBADOS INC.
 
MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
 
December 4, 2007
(TORYS LOGO)


 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                     
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
    2  
 
    1.1     Definitions     2  
 
    1.2     Headings and Table of Contents     7  
 
    1.3     Gender and Number     7  
 
    1.4     Actions by the Manager or the Service Recipients     7  
 
    1.5     Currency     8  
 
    1.6     Invalidity of Provisions     8  
 
    1.7     Entire Agreement     8  
 
    1.8     Waiver, Amendment     8  
 
    1.9     Governing Law     8  
 
                   
ARTICLE 2
APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGERS
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    2.1     Appointment and Acceptance     9  
 
    2.2     Other Holding Entities     9  
 
                   
ARTICLE 3
SERVICES AND POWERS OF THE MANAGERS
    9  
 
    3.1     Services     9  
 
    3.2     Services Provided to the BIP and Brookfield Partnerships     11  
 
    3.3     Supervision of Managers’ Activities     11  
 
    3.4     Restrictions on the Managers     11  
 
    3.5     Errors and Omissions Insurance     12  
 
                   
ARTICLE 4
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MANAGERS AND THE SERVICE RECIPIENTS
    12  
 
    4.1     Other Activities     12  
 
    4.2     Exclusivity     12  
 
    4.3     No Partnership or Joint Venture     12  
 
                   
ARTICLE 5
MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
    12  
 
                   
ARTICLE 6
INFORMATION AND RECORDS
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    6.1     Books and Records     13  
 
    6.2     Examination of Records by the Service Recipients     13  
 
    6.3     Access to Information by Manager Group     13  
 
    6.4     Additional Information     14  
 
                   
ARTICLE 7
FEES AND EXPENSES
    14  
 
    7.1     Net Base Management Fee and Base Management Fee Adjustment     14  
 
    7.2     Maximum Fees Payable by Service Recipients     15  
 
    7.3     Currency     15  
 
    7.4     Computation and Payment of Net Base Management Fee     15  


 

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    7.5     Failure to Pay When Due     15  
 
    7.6     Expenses     16  
 
    7.7     Governmental Charges     16  
 
    7.8     Computation and Payment of Expenses and Governmental Charges     17  
 
                   
ARTICLE 8
BROOKFIELD’S OBLIGATIONS
    17  
 
                   
ARTICLE 9
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BAM, THE MANAGERS AND THE SERVICE RECIPIENTS
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    9.1     Representations and Warranties of the Managers and BAM     17  
 
    9.2     Representations and Warranties of the Service Recipients     18  
 
                   
ARTICLE 10
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
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    10.1     Indemnity     19  
 
    10.2     Limitation of Liability     20  
 
                   
ARTICLE 11
TERM AND TERMINATION
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    11.1     Term     20  
 
    11.2     Termination by the Service Recipients     20  
 
    11.3     Termination by the Managers     21  
 
    11.4     Survival Upon Termination     22  
 
    11.5     Action Upon Termination.     22  
 
    11.6     Release of Money or other Property Upon Written Request     22  
 
                   
ARTICLE 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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    12.1     Limited Liability of Limited Partners of the BIP Partnership and Brookfield Partnership     23  
 
    12.2     Assignment     23  
 
    12.3     Subcontracting and Other Arrangements     24  
 
    12.4     Enurement     24  
 
    12.5     Notices     24  
 
    12.6     Further Assurances     27  
 
    12.7     Counterparts     27  


 

 

MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made as of the 4th day of December, 2007.
B E T W E E N:
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. (“BAM”),
a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.
(the “BIP Partnership”), a limited partnership existing under the laws of Bermuda
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE L.P. (the “Brookfield Partnership”), a limited partnership existing under the laws of Bermuda
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC. (“CanHoldco”), a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION (“US Holdco”), a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
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PINEWORLD LIMITED (“Cyprus Holdco”), a corporation existing under the laws of Cyprus
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BIP BERMUDA HOLDINGS I LIMITED (“Bermuda Holdco”), a corporation existing under the laws of Bermuda
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
(the “Canadian Manager”), a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario
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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP CORPORATION
(the “US Manager”), a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
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BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT BARBADOS INC.,
(the “International Manager” and together with the Canadian Manager


 

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and the US Manager, the “Managers”), a corporation existing under the laws of Barbados
RECITALS:
     A. The Service Recipients (as defined below) directly or indirectly hold interests in electricity transmission and timber operations and will directly or indirectly acquire, from time to time, interests in other infrastructure operations (all such operations, from time to time, being called the “Infrastructure Operations”); and
     B. the BIP Partnership, the Brookfield Partnership and the Holding Entities (as defined below) wish to engage the Managers to provide or arrange for other Service Providers (as defined below) to provide to the Service Recipients certain management and administration services, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the Managers wish to accept such engagement.
          NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
          In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires, the following terms will have the following meanings:
1.1.1 “Additional Information” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6.4;
1.1.2 “Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by such Person, or is under common Control of a third Person;
1.1.3 “Agreement” means this Master Services Agreement as the same may be amended from time to time, and “herein”, “hereof”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement and include every instrument supplemental or ancillary to this Agreement and, except where the context otherwise requires, not to any particular article or section thereof;
1.1.4 “BAM” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.5 “BAM Group” means BAM and its Affiliates, other than any member of the BIP Group;
1.1.6 “Base Management Fee” means the base management fee, calculated quarterly in arrears, in an aggregate amount equal to 0.3125% (1.25% annually) of the Market Value;


 

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1.1.7 “Base Management Fee Adjustment” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.1.2;
1.1.8 “Bermuda Holdco” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.9 “BIP Group” means the BIP Partnership, the Brookfield Partnership, the Holding Entities, the Operating Entities and any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Holding Entity;
1.1.10 “BIP Partnership” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.11 “Brazilian Holdco” means TBE Brasil Participacoes Ltda,;
1.1.12 “Brookfield Partnership” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.13 “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any legal holiday recognized as such by the government of any of Bermuda, Barbados or the Province of Ontario;
1.1.14 “Canadian Manager” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.15 “CanHoldco” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.16 “CanHoldco Services” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.2.2;
1.1.17 “Capital Commitment” means, with respect to any Operating Entity, at any time, the amount that a Service Recipient has committed at such time to contribute (either as debt or equity) to such Operating Entity as set forth in the terms of the subscription agreement or other underlying documentation with respect to such Operating Entity at or prior to such time;
1.1.18 “Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Operating Entity, at any time, the amount of capital that a Service Recipient has contributed (either as debt or equity) to such Operating Entity at or prior to such time;
1.1.19 “Claims” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1.1;
1.1.20 “Control” means the control of one Person of another Person in accordance with the following: a Person (“A”) controls another Person (“B”) where A has the power to determine the management and policies of B by contract or status (for example the status of A being the general partner of B) or by virtue of beneficial ownership of a majority of the voting interests in B; and for certainty and without limitation, if A owns shares to which more than 50% of the votes permitted to be cast in the election of directors to the Governing Body of B or A is the general partner of B, a limited partnership, then in each case A Controls B for this purpose;
1.1.21 “Creditable Operating Entity Payment” means the proportion of each cash payment made by an Operating Entity to any member of the BAM Group, including any


 

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payment made in the form of a dividend, distribution or other profit entitlement, which the Manager determines to be comparable to the Base Management Fee that is attributable to the Partnership Capital invested in or committed to that Operating Entity, as applicable; provided that the aggregate amount of any Creditable Operating Entity Payments made by such Operating Entity shall not exceed an amount equal to 0.3125% of the amount of Partnership Capital invested in such Operating Entity;
1.1.22 “Cyprus Holdco” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.23 “Effective Date” means the date of the Spin-Off;
1.1.24 “Expenses” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.6.2;
1.1.25 “Governing Body” means (i) with respect to a corporation or limited company, the board of directors of such corporation or limited company, (ii) with respect to a limited liability company, the manager(s) or managing partner(s) of such limited liability company, (iii) with respect to a partnership, the board, committee or other body of the general partner of such partnership that serves a similar function (or if any such general partner is itself a partnership, the board, committee or other body of such general partner’s general partner that serves a similar function) and (iv) with respect to any other Person, the body of such Person that serves a similar function;
1.1.26 “Governing Instruments” means (i) the Memorandum of Association and Bye-laws in the case of the Managing General Partner and Infrastructure General Partner; (ii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws in the case of a corporation, (iii) the memorandum and articles of association in the case of a limited company, (iv) the partnership agreement in the case of a partnership, (v) the articles of formation and operating agreement in the case of a limited liability company, (vi) the trust instrument in the case of a trust and (vii) any other similar governing document under which an entity was organized, formed or created and operates, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time;
1.1.27 “Governmental Authority” means any (a) multinational, federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal, local or other government, governmental or public department, central bank, court, tribunal, arbitral body, commission, board, bureau or agency, domestic or foreign, (b) self-regulatory organization or stock exchange, (c) subdivision, agent, commission, board, or authority of any of the foregoing, or (d) quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of any of the foregoing;
1.1.28 “Governmental Charge” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 7.7;
1.1.29 “Holding Entities” means CanHoldco, US Holdco, Cyprus Holdco, Bermuda Holdco and any direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Brookfield Partnership created or acquired after the date of this Agreement;


 

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1.1.30 “Incentive Distribution” means any performance-based dividend, distribution or other profit entitlement but, for greater certainty, does not include Service Agreement Fees or Creditable Operating Entity Payments;
1.1.31 “Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1;
1.1.32 “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 10.1;
1.1.33 “Independent Committee” means a committee of the board of directors of the Managing General Partner made up of directors that are “independent” of Brookfield and its Affiliates, in accordance with the Managing General Partner’s Governing Instruments;
1.1.34 “Infrastructure General Partner” means Brookfield Infrastructure General Partner Limited, which is the general partner of the Infrastructure GP LP;
1.1.35 “Infrastructure GP LP” means Infrastructure GP L.P. which is the general partner of the Brookfield Partnership;
1.1.36 “Infrastructure Operations” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.37 “Interest Rate” means, for any day, the annual rate of interest equal to the London Interbank Offering Rate;
1.1.38 “International Manager” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble;
1.1.39 “Laws” means all laws (including common law), statutes, regulations, statutory rules, by-laws, orders, ordinances, directives and the terms and conditions of any approvals, permits, licences or judgements of any Governmental Authority, together with any applicable enforceable published notes, guidelines or policies, and the term “applicable”, with respect to such Laws and in the context that refers to one or more Persons, means such Laws that apply to such Person or Persons or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities at the relevant time and that emanate from a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Person or Persons or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities;
1.1.40 “Licensing Agreement” means the licensing agreement between Brookfield Global Asset Management Inc., the BIP Partnership and the Infrastructure Partnership dated as of the Effective Date pursuant to which the BIP Partnership and Infrastructure Partnership have been granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the “Brookfield” name and the Brookfield logo;
1.1.41 “Manager Group” means the Canadian Manager, the International Manager and any other Service Provider;
1.1.42 “Managers” means the Canadian Manager, the US Manager and the International Manager;


 

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1.1.43 “Managing General Partner” means Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Limited, which is the BIP Partnership’s general partner;
1.1.44 “Market Value” means, with respect to any Quarter, (i) the volume-weighted average of the closing price of a Unit for each of the last 5 trading days of the applicable Quarter multiplied by the number of issued and outstanding Units on the last of those days (assuming full conversion of any limited partnership interests held by any member of the BAM Group in the Brookfield Partnership into Units), plus (ii) the principal amount of any debt owed by a Service Recipient as of the last trading day of the applicable Quarter to any Person that is not an Affiliate of a Service Recipient, which debt has recourse to any Service Recipient, less any amount of cash held by such Service Recipient on such day;
1.1.45 “Net Base Management Fee” means the Base Management Fee, as adjusted pursuant to Section 7.1.1;
1.1.46 “Operating Entities” means, from time to time, the Persons that (i) directly hold the Infrastructure Operations, or (ii) indirectly hold the Infrastructure Operations but all of the interests of which are not held by a Service Recipient including, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), any joint ventures, partnerships and consortium arrangements;
1.1.47 “Operational and Other Services” means any services provided by any member of the BAM Group, to the Operating Entities, including financial advisory, operations and maintenance, development, operating management and other services;
1.1.48 “Partnership Capital” means any Capital Commitment and/or (as the context requires) any Capital Contribution;
1.1.49 “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, syndicate, sole proprietorship, company or corporation with or without share capital, unincorporated association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator or other legal personal representative, regulatory body or agency, government or governmental agency, authority or entity however designated or constituted;
1.1.50 “Quarter” means a calendar quarter ending on the last day of March, June, September or December;
1.1.51 “Relationship Agreement” means the agreement dated as of the date hereof entered into among the BIP Partnership, the Brookfield Partnership, the Holding Entities, Brookfield and the Managers that governs aspects of the relationship among them;
1.1.52 “Service Agreement” means any agreement or arrangement entered into pursuant to Section 12.3 between any Service Recipient and any Service Provider pursuant to which Services are provided;
1.1.53 “Service Agreement Fee” means, in any Quarter, any cash payment, including any such payment made in the form of a dividend, distribution or other profit entitlement, which the Manager determines to be comparable to the Base Management Fee, and which


 

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is payable by a Service Recipient to a member of the BAM Group with respect to such Quarter;
1.1.54 “Service Providers” means the Managers and any qualified Affiliate of BAM that any Manager has arranged to provide the Services to any Service Recipient;
1.1.55 “Service Recipient” means the BIP Partnership, the Brookfield Partnership, CanHoldco, US Holdco, Cyprus Holdco, Bermuda Holdco, Brazilian Holdco and any entity in which any of the foregoing or any combination of the foregoing holds all of the common equity or equivalent interests, excluding, for greater certainty, any Operating Entities;
1.1.56 “Services” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3.1;
1.1.57 “Spin-Off” means the distribution by BAM of its interests in BIP to the shareholders of BAM;
1.1.58 “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person that is directly or indirectly Controlled by such Person, (ii) any trust in which such Person holds all of the beneficial interests or (iii) any partnership, limited liability company or similar entity in which such Person holds all of the interests other than the interests of any general partner, managing member or similar Person;
1.1.59 “Transaction Fees” means fees paid or payable by the Service Recipients, which are on market terms, with respect to financial advisory services ordinarily carried out by investment banks in the context of mergers and acquisitions transactions;
1.1.60 “Units” means the limited partnership units of the BIP Partnership;
1.1.61 “US Holdco” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble; and
1.1.62 “US Manager” has the meaning assigned thereto in the preamble.
1.2 Headings and Table of Contents
          The inclusion of headings and a table of contents in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the construction or interpretation hereof.
1.3 Gender and Number
          In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, words importing gender include all genders or the neuter, and words importing the neuter include all genders.
1.4 Actions by the Manager or the Service Recipients
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conclusively rely upon it having been given or taken, as applicable, if, a Manager or a Service Recipient, as applicable, has communicated the same in writing.
1.5 Currency
          Except where otherwise expressly provided, all amounts in this Agreement are stated and will be paid in U.S. currency.
1.6 Invalidity of Provisions
          Each of the provisions contained in this Agreement is distinct and severable and a declaration of invalidity or unenforceability of any such provision or part thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties waive any provision of law which renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect. The parties will engage in good faith negotiations to replace any provision which is declared invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable provision which it replaces.
1.7 Entire Agreement
          This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no warranties, conditions, or representations (including any that may be implied by statute) and there are no agreements in connection with such subject matter except as specifically set forth or referred to in this Agreement. No reliance is placed on any warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact made either prior to, contemporaneous with, or after entering into this Agreement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, by any party to this Agreement or its directors, officers, employees or agents, to any other party to this Agreement or its directors, officers, employees or agents, except to the extent that the same has been reduced to writing and included as a term of this Agreement, and none of the parties to this Agreement has been induced to enter into this Agreement or any amendment or supplement by reason of any such warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact. Accordingly, there will be no liability, either in tort or in contract, assessed in relation to any such warranty, representation, opinion, advice or assertion of fact, except to the extent contemplated above.
1.8 Waiver, Amendment
          Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other provision nor will any waiver of any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
1.9 Governing Law
          This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.


 

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ARTICLE 2
APPOINTMENT OF THE MANAGERS
2.1 Appointment and Acceptance
2.1.1 Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the BIP Partnership, the Brookfield Partnership and the Holding Entities appoint the Managers to provide or arrange for other Service Providers to provide the Services to the Service Recipients. This appointment will be subject to the express terms of this Agreement and to each Service Recipient’s Governing Body’s supervision of the Managers and obligation to manage and control the affairs of such Service Recipient.
2.1.2 The Managers hereby accept the appointment provided for in Section 2.1.1.
2.2 Other Holding Entities
          The parties acknowledge that any Holding Entity that is not a party to this Agreement will execute a counterpart of this Agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
SERVICES AND POWERS OF THE MANAGERS
3.1 Services
          The Managers will provide or arrange for the provision by other Service Providers of, and will have the exclusive power and authority to provide or arrange for the provision by other Service Providers of, the services (the “Services”) described below:
3.1.1 causing or supervising the carrying out of all day-to-day management, secretarial, accounting, banking, treasury, administrative, liaison, representative, regulatory and reporting functions and obligations;
3.1.2 establishing and maintaining or supervising the establishment and maintenance of books and records;
3.1.3 identifying, evaluating and recommending to the Holding Entities acquisitions or dispositions from time to time and, where requested to do so, assisting in negotiating the terms of such acquisitions or dispositions;
3.1.4 recommending and, where requested to do so, assisting in the raising of funds whether by way of debt, equity or otherwise, including the preparation, review or distribution of any prospectus or offering memorandum in respect thereof and assisting with communications support in connection therewith;
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3.1.6 making recommendations with respect to the exercise of any voting rights to which the Holding Entities are entitled in respect of the Operating Entities;
3.1.7 making recommendations with respect to the payment of dividends by the Holding Entities or any other distributions by the Service Recipients, including distributions by the BIP Partnership to its unitholders;
3.1.8 monitoring and/or oversight of the applicable Service Recipient’s accountants, legal counsel and other accounting, financial or legal advisors and technical, commercial, marketing and other independent experts and managing litigation in which a Service Recipient is sued or commencing litigation after consulting with, and subject to the approval of, the relevant Governing Body;
3.1.9 attending to all matters necessary for any reorganization, bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution or winding up of a Service Recipient, subject to approval by the relevant Governing Body;
3.1.10 supervising the timely calculation and payment of taxes payable, and the filing of all tax returns due, by each Service Recipient;
3.1.11 causing the Service Recipients’ annual consolidated financial statements and quarterly interim financial statements to be: (i) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or other applicable accounting principles for review and audit at least to such extent and with such frequency as may be required by law or regulation; and (ii) submitted to the relevant Governing Body for its prior approval;
3.1.12 making recommendations in relation to and effecting the entry into insurance of each Service Recipient’s assets, together with other insurances against other risks, including directors and officers insurance, as the relevant Service Provider and the relevant Governing Body may from time to time agree;
3.1.13 arranging for individuals to carry out the functions of the principal executive, accounting and financial officers for the BIP Partnership only for purposes of applicable securities laws;
3.1.14 providing individuals to act as senior officers of Holding Entities as agreed from time to time, subject to the approval of the relevant Governing Body;
3.1.15 advising the Service Recipients regarding the maintenance of compliance with applicable Law and other obligations; and
3.1.16 providing all such other services as may from time to time be agreed with the Service Recipients that are reasonably related to the Service Recipient’s day-to-day operations.


 

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3.2 Services Provided to the BIP and Brookfield Partnerships
3.2.1 Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, US Manager and International Manager shall solely be responsible for the provision of Services to the BIP Partnership and the Brookfield Partnership. The Canadian Manager shall not be responsible for the provision of any Services to the BIP Partnership and the Brookfield Partnership.
3.2.2 For greater certainty and notwithstanding any other provision herein in the contrary, any Services provided to the Brookfield Partnership in connection with any securities, whether equity or debt, of CanHoldco that are held by the Brookfield Partnership (“CanHoldco Services”) shall be provided by US Manager, International Manager or an Affiliate of either US Manager or International Manager that is not resident in Canada with whom US Manager or International Manager, as the case may be, has made arrangements for the provision of the CanHoldco Services or to whom US Manager or International Manager, as the case may be, has sub-contracted the provision of CanHoldco Services.
3.3 Supervision of Managers’ Activities
          The Managers will perform their duties hereunder as independent contractors of the Service Recipients and will, at all times, be subject to the supervision of the relevant Service Recipient’s Governing Body and will only provide such Services as such Governing Body may request including the Services identified herein.
3.4 Restrictions on the Managers
3.4.1 The Managers will and will cause any other Service Provider to refrain from taking any action that is not in compliance with or would violate any Law or that otherwise would not be permitted by the Governing Instruments of the Service Recipients. If any of the Managers or any Service Provider is instructed to take any action that is not in such compliance by a Service Recipient’s Governing Body, such person will promptly notify such Governing Body of its judgment that such action would adversely affect such status or violate any such Law or Governing Instrument.
3.4.2 In performing its duties under this Agreement, each member of the Manager Group will be entitled to rely in good faith on qualified experts, professionals and other agents (including on accountants, appraisers, consultants, legal counsel and other, professional advisors) and will be permitted to rely in good faith upon the direction of the secretary of a Service Recipient’s Governing Body (or any Person serving in a similar capacity) to evidence any approvals or authorizations that are required under this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to the Service Recipients or Governing Body for the purposes of instructions, approvals and requests to the Managers will refer to the Governing Body.


 

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3.5 Errors and Omissions Insurance
          Each of the Managers and any other Service Provider will at all times during the term of this Agreement maintain “errors and omissions” insurance coverage and other insurance coverage which is customarily carried by Persons performing functions that are similar to those performed by the Service Providers under this Agreement and in an amount which is comparable to that which is customarily maintained by such other Persons.
ARTICLE 4
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MANAGERS AND THE SERVICE RECIPIENTS
4.1 Other Activities
          Subject to the terms of the Relationship Agreement, no member of the Manager Group (and no Affiliate, director, officer, member, partner, shareholder or employee of any member of the Manager Group) will be prohibited from engaging in other business activities or sponsoring, or providing services to, third parties that compete directly or indirectly with the Service Recipients.
4.2 Exclusivity
          The Service Recipients will not, during the Term, engage any other Person to provide any Services comparable to those to be provided by the Manager Group hereunder without the prior written consent of the Canadian Manager, which may be withheld in the absolute discretion of the Canadian Manager.
4.3 No Partnership or Joint Venture
          The Service Recipients and the Managers are not partners or joint venturers with each other, and nothing herein will be construed so as to make them partners or joint venturers or impose any liability as such on any of them as a result of this Agreement; provided however that nothing herein will be construed so as to prohibit the Service Recipients and the Managers from embarking upon an investment together as partners, joint venturers or in any other manner whatsoever.
ARTICLE 5
MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
5.1.1 The Managers will arrange or will arrange for another member of the Manager Group to arrange for such qualified personnel and support staff to be available to carry out the Services. Such personnel and support staff will devote such of their time to the provision of the Services to the Service Recipients as the relevant member of the Manager Group reasonably deems necessary and appropriate, commensurate with the level of activity of the Service Recipients from time to time. Such personnel need not have as their primary responsibility the provision of the Services to the Service Recipients or be dedicated exclusively to the provision of the Services to the Service Recipients.


 

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5.1.2 To the extent applicable, each of the Service Recipients will make available to the Manager Group, and grant the Manager Group access to, the employees or contractors of the Service Recipients as the Manager Group may from time to time reasonably request in order for the Manager Group to perform its obligations, covenants and responsibilities and exercise its rights pursuant to the terms hereof.
ARTICLE 6
INFORMATION AND RECORDS
6.1 Books and Records
6.1.1 The Managers will, or will cause any other member of the Manager Group, as applicable, to maintain proper books, records and documents in which complete, true and correct entries, in conformity in all material respects with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and all requirements of applicable Laws, will be made in respect of the performance of the Services under this Agreement.
6.1.2 The Service Recipients will maintain proper books, records and documents in which complete, true and correct entries, in conformity in all material respects with generally accepted accounting principles and all requirements of applicable Laws.
6.2 Examination of Records by the Service Recipients
          Upon reasonable prior notice by the Service Recipients to the relevant member of the Manager Group, the relevant member of the Manager Group will make available to the Service Recipients and their authorized representatives, for examination during normal business hours on any Business Day, all books, records and documents required to be maintained under Section 6.1.1. In addition, the Manager Group will make available to the Service Recipients or their authorized representatives such financial and operating data in respect of the performance of the Services under this Agreement as may be in existence and as the Service Recipients or their authorized representatives will from time to time reasonably request, including for the purposes of conducting any audit in respect of expenses of the Service Recipients or other matters necessary or advisable to be audited in order to conduct an audit of the financial affairs of the Service Recipients. Any examination of records will be conducted in a manner which will not unduly interfere with the conduct of the Service Recipients’ activities or of the Manager Group’s business in the ordinary course.
6.3 Access to Information by Manager Group
6.3.1 The Service Recipients will:
6.3.1.1 grant, or cause to be granted, to the Manager Group full access to all documentation and information necessary in order for the Manager Group to perform its obligations, covenants and responsibilities pursuant to the terms hereof, including all of the books, records, and documents, financial and operating data of the Service Recipients required to be maintained under Section 6.1.2 and to enable the Manager Group to provide the Services; and


 

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6.3.1.2 provide, or cause to be provided, all documentation and information as may be reasonably requested by the Manager Group, and promptly notify the appropriate member of the Manager Group of any material facts or information of which the Service Recipients is aware, which may affect the performance of the obligations, covenants or responsibilities of the Manager Group pursuant to this Agreement, including maintenance of proper financial records, including any known, pending or threatened suits, actions, claims, proceedings or orders by or against the Service Recipients, or any of its Subsidiaries, before any court of administrative tribunal.
6.4 Additional Information
          The parties acknowledge and agree that conducting the activities and providing the Services contemplated herein may have the incidental effect of providing additional information (“Additional Information”) which may be utilized with respect to, or may augment the value of, business interests and related assets in which the relevant Manager or its Affiliates have an interest and, subject to compliance with this Agreement, that neither the relevant Manager nor its Affiliates will be liable to account to the Service Recipients with respect to such activities or results; provided, however, that the relevant Manager will not (and will cause its Affiliates not to), in making any use of Additional Information, do so in any manner that the relevant Manager or its Affiliates know, or ought reasonably to know, would cause or result in a breach of any confidentiality provision of agreements to which any Service Recipient is a party or is bound.
ARTICLE 7
FEES AND EXPENSES
7.1 Net Base Management Fee and Base Management Fee Adjustment
7.1.1 The Service Recipients hereby agree to pay as provided by this Article 7, during the term of this Agreement, the Net Base Management Fee, quarterly in arrears. The Net Base Management Fee will accrue commencing on the Effective Date and will be pro-rated based on the number of days during the first Quarter in which this Agreement is in effect.
7.1.2 The amount of the Net Base Management Fee payable hereunder for any Quarter will be equal to the amount of the Base Management Fee reduced (the “Base Management Fee Adjustment”) by the following amounts, to the extent that such amounts have not previously reduced the amount of the Base Management Fee as a result of the application of the Base Management Fee Adjustment in a previous Quarter:
7.1.2.1 any Service Agreement Fees paid in or payable for that Quarter; and
7.1.2.2 any Creditable Operating Entity Payments paid in or payable for that Quarter.
7.1.3 For greater certainty, the Base Management Fee will not be reduced by operation of this Agreement by the amount of any (i) Incentive Distribution paid or payable by any Service Recipient or Operating Entity to any member of the BAM Group; (ii) any fees for


 

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Operational and Other Services that are paid or payable by any Operating Entity to any Member of the BAM Group; or (iii) any Transaction Fees.
7.2 Maximum Fees Payable by Service Recipients
          In no event shall the Service Recipients be obligated under this Agreement and the Service Agreements to pay, in the aggregate in respect of any Quarter, any amount exceeding the Base Management Fee payable for that Quarter, after giving effect to any reductions for Creditable Operating Entity Payments contemplated by Section 7.1.2.
7.3 Currency
          For the purposes of Section 7.1.2 hereof, if a payment giving rise to a Base Management Fee Adjustment was denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, the amount of such payment will be deemed to be equal to the amount in U.S. dollars into which such payment could have been converted on the last day of the relevant Quarter using the exchange rate between such other currency and the U.S. dollars published in the “Exchange Rates” table of the Wall Street Journal on such date or, in the event that the “Exchange Rates” table of the Wall Street Journal was not published on such date, the closest date immediately preceding the date of such payment on which the “Exchange Rates” table of the Wall Street Journal was published.
7.4 Computation and Payment of Net Base Management Fee
          The Manager or another Service Provider will compute each instalment and allocation (pursuant to the method of allocation determined from time to time by agreement of the Manager and the Service Recipients) of the Net Base Management Fee (including computation of the Base Management Fee Adjustment, by and to whom the Net Base Management Fee is paid approximately 30 days before the end of the Quarter with respect to which such instalment is payable. A copy of the computations and allocations made will thereafter, for informational purposes only, promptly be delivered to each Service Recipient by the relevant Service Provider upon request. Payment of such instalment and allocation of the Net Base Management Fee shown therein will be due and payable no later than the last day of the Quarter. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Manager and the Service Recipients, the Net Base Management Fee shall be allocated among the Service Recipients on the basis that each Holding Entity and its subsidiaries shall be responsible each Quarter for an amount equal to 0.3125% times the equity and debt capitalization provided to such Holding Entity by the Brookfield Partnership, less the amount of any Service Agreement Fees and Creditable Operating Entity Payments attributable to such Holding Entity and its subsidiaries.
7.5 Failure to Pay When Due
          Any amount payable by any Service Recipient to any member of the Manager Group hereunder which is not remitted when so due will remain due (whether on demand or otherwise) and interest will accrue on such overdue amounts (both before and after judgment) at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate.


 

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7.6 Expenses
7.6.1 The Managers acknowledge and agree that the Service Recipients will not be required to reimburse any member of the Manager Group for the salaries and other remuneration of the management, personnel or support staff who provide the Services to such Service Recipients or overhead for such persons.
7.6.2 Each of the Service Recipients will reimburse the relevant member of the Manager Group for all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, including those of any third party, (other than those contemplated by Section 7.6.1) (“Expenses”) incurred by the relevant member of the Manager Group in connection with the provision of the Services. Such Expenses are expected to include, among other things:
7.6.2.1 fees, costs and expenses relating to any debt or equity financing;
7.6.2.2 fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the general administration of any Service Recipient;
7.6.2.3 taxes, licenses and other statutory fees or penalties levied against or in respect of a Service Recipient;
7.6.2.4 amounts owed under indemnification, contribution or similar arrangements;
7.6.2.5 fees, costs and expenses relating to financial reporting, regulatory filings and investor relations and the fees, costs and expenses of agents, advisors and other Persons who provide services to a Service Recipient;
7.6.2.6 any other fees, costs and expenses incurred by the relevant member of the Manager Group that are reasonably necessary for the performance by the relevant member of the Manager Group of its duties and functions under this Agreement or any Service Agreement; and
7.6.2.7 fees, expenses and costs incurred in connection with the investigation, acquisition, holding or disposal of any acquisition that is made or that is proposed to be made.
7.7 Governmental Charges
          Without limiting Section 7.6, the Service Recipients shall, in addition to the Net Base Management Fee, pay or reimburse the relevant member of the Manager Group for all sales, use, value added, withholding or other taxes, customs duties or other governmental charges (“Governmental Charges”), which are levied or imposed by any Governmental Authority by reason of this Agreement, any Service Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement, except for any income taxes, corporation taxes, capital taxes or other similar taxes payable by any member of the Manager Group which are personal to such member of the Manager Group. Any failure by the Manager Group to collect monies on account of these Governmental Charges shall not constitute a waiver of the right to do so.


 

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7.8 Computation and Payment of Expenses and Governmental Charges
          The Manager or another Service Provider will prepare a statement documenting the Expenses and Governmental Charges to be reimbursed by the Service Recipients pursuant to this Article 7 and will deliver such statement to each Service Recipient, approximately 30 days prior to the end of the Quarter. All Expenses and Governmental Charges reimbursable pursuant to this Article 7 will be reimbursed no later than the date which is last day of the Quarter. The provisions of this Section 7.8 will survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8
BROOKFIELD’S OBLIGATIONS
          BAM’s sole obligation pursuant to this Agreement shall be to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Subsidiaries (other than any member of the BIP Group) to provide Services to the Service Recipients, as applicable, in accordance with the direction of the Managers.
ARTICLE 9
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF BAM, THE MANAGERS AND THE SERVICE RECIPIENTS
9.1 Representations and Warranties of the Managers and BAM
          Each of the Managers and BAM hereby represents and warrants to the Service Recipients that:
9.1.1 it is validly organized and existing under the relevant laws governing its formation and existence;
9.1.2 it, or another Service Provider, holds such licenses or registrations necessary to perform its duties hereunder and is not aware of any reason why such licenses or registrations might be cancelled;
9.1.3 it has the power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
9.1.4 it has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
9.1.5 the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the performance by it of its obligations hereunder do not and will not contravene, breach or result in any default under its articles, by-laws, constituent documents or other organizational documents, or under any mortgage, lease, agreement or other legally binding instrument, license, permit or applicable law to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets may be bound;


 

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9.1.6 no authorization, consent or approval, or filing with or notice to any Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement; and
9.1.7 this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally and (ii) general principles of equity, including standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
9.2 Representations and Warranties of the Service Recipients
          Each of the Service Recipients that is a party to this Agreement (or, as applicable, its general partner on its behalf) hereby represents and warrants to the Managers and BAM that:
9.2.1 it (and, if applicable, its general partner) is validly organized and existing under the relevant laws governing its formation and existence;
9.2.2 it, or the relevant Operating Entity, holds such licenses or registrations necessary to own and operate the Infrastructure Operations that it directly or indirectly owns or operates from time to time and is not aware of any reason why such licenses or registrations might be cancelled;
9.2.3 it (or, as applicable, its general partner on its behalf) has the power, capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its duties and obligations hereunder;
9.2.4 it (or, as applicable, its general partner) has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
9.2.5 the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it (or, as applicable, its general partner on its behalf) and the performance by it of its obligations hereunder do not and will not contravene, breach or result in any default under its organizational documents (or, if applicable, the organizational documents of its general partner);
9.2.6 no authorization, consent or approval, or filing with or notice to any Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it (or, as applicable, its general partner on its behalf) of this Agreement; and
9.2.7 this Agreement constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies generally; and (ii) general principles of equity, including standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness, equitable defenses and limits as to the availability of equitable remedies, whether such principles are considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.


 

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ARTICLE 10
LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Indemnity
10.1.1 The Service Recipients (for purposes of this Article, each an “Indemnifying Party”) hereby jointly and severally agree, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Managers, any other Service Provider, any of their Affiliates and any directors, officers, agents, members, partners, shareholders and employees of each of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses (including legal fees) incurred by them or threatened in connection with any and all actions, suits, investigations, proceedings or claims of any kind whatsoever, whether arising under statute or action of a regulatory authority or otherwise or in connection with the business, investments and activities of the Service Recipients or in respect of or arising from this Agreement or the Services provided hereunder (“Claims”), including any Claims arising on account of the Governmental Charges contemplated by Section 7.7; provided that no Indemnified Party will be so indemnified with respect to any Claim to the extent that such Claim is finally determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction, or pursuant to a settlement agreement agreed to by such Indemnified Party, to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s bad faith, fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence or, in the case of a criminal matter, conduct undertaken with knowledge that the conduct was unlawful.
10.1.2 The Managers and the Service Recipients agree that in case any Claim should be made by a third party arising from this Agreement or the Services provided hereunder, the Indemnified Party will have the right to employ its own counsel in connection therewith, and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel, as well as the reasonable costs (excluding an amount reimbursed to such Indemnified Party for the time spent in connection therewith) and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection therewith will be paid by the Indemnifying Party in such case, as incurred but subject to recoupment by the Indemnifying Party if ultimately it is not liable to pay indemnification hereunder.
10.1.3 The Managers and the Service Recipients agree that, promptly after the receipt of notice of the commencement of any third-party Claim involving an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, where such Claim is based, directly or indirectly, upon any matter in respect of which this Agreement provides for indemnification, the Indemnified Party in such case will notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement of such Claim (provided that any accidental failure to provide any such notice will not prejudice the right of any such Indemnified Party hereunder) and, throughout the course of such Claim, such Indemnified Party will use its best efforts to provide copies of all relevant documentation to such Indemnifying Party and will keep the Indemnifying Party appraised of the progress thereof and will discuss with the Indemnifying Party all significant actions proposed.
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the Indemnifying Party in any particular case may have or of any other right to indemnity or contribution which any Indemnified Party may have by statute or otherwise at law.
10.1.5 The indemnity provided in this 9.1 will survive the completion of Services rendered under, or any termination or purported termination of, this Agreement.
10.2 Limitation of Liability
10.2.1 The Managers assume no responsibility under this Agreement other than to render the services called for hereunder in good faith and will not be responsible for any action of a Service Recipient’s Governing Body in following or declining to follow any advice or recommendations of the Service Provider, including as set forth in Section 3.3 hereof.
10.2.2 The Service Recipients hereby agree that no Indemnified Party will be liable to a Service Recipient, a Service Recipient’s Governing Body, an officer of a Service Recipient or any security holder or partner of a Service Recipient for any Liabilities that may occur as a result of any acts or omissions by the Indemnified Party pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, except to the extent that such Liabilities are finally determined by a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Indemnified Party’s bad faith, fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, or in the case of a criminal matter, conduct undertaken with knowledge that the conduct was unlawful. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this 9.1 will survive the termination of this Agreement.
10.2.3 The maximum amount of the aggregate liability of any member of the Manager Group and any Affiliate, director, officer, employee, contractor, agent, advisor or other representative of any member of the Manager Group pursuant to this Agreement will be equal to the amounts previously paid in the two most recent calendar years by the Service Recipients pursuant to Article 7.
ARTICLE 11
TERM AND TERMINATION
11.1 Term
          The Managers’ engagement hereunder will begin on the Effective Date and will continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with Section 11.2.
11.2 Termination by the Service Recipients
11.2.1 The Service Recipients may, subject to Section 11.2.2, terminate this Agreement effective upon 30 days’ prior written notice of termination the Managers without payment of any termination fee if:
11.2.1.1 any of the Managers or any of their permitted assignees or subcontractors defaults in the performance or observance of any material term, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement that results in material harm to the Service Recipients and such default continues for a period of 30 days after


 

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written notice thereof specifying such default and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period;
11.2.1.2 the Managers or any of their permitted assignees or subcontractors engages in any act of fraud, misappropriation of funds or embezzlement against any Service Recipient that results in material harm to the Service Recipients;
11.2.1.3 there is an event of any gross negligence on the part of the Managers or any of their permitted assignees or subcontractors in the performance of the duties under this Agreement and such negligence results in material harm to the Service Recipients; or
11.2.1.4 each of the Managers makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, institutes proceedings to be adjudicated voluntarily bankrupt, consents to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy against it, is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as being bankrupt or insolvent, seeks reorganization under any bankruptcy law or consents to the filing of a petition seeking such reorganization or has a decree entered against it by a court of competent jurisdiction appointing a receiver liquidator, trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or in insolvency.
11.2.2 This Agreement may only be terminated by the Managing General Partner on behalf of the BIP Partnership with the prior unanimous approval of the members of the Independent Committee.
11.2.3 Each of the Service Recipients hereby agrees and confirms that this Agreement may not be terminated due solely to the poor performance or underperformance of any investments that are made for the account of a Service Recipient provided that the Services called for herein are rendered in good faith by the Managers, the other Service Providers and each of their permitted assignees and subcontractors, if any.
11.3 Termination by the Managers
11.3.1 The Managers may terminate this Agreement:
11.3.1.1 effective upon 30 days’ prior written notice of termination to the Service Recipients if any Service Recipient defaults in the performance or observance of any material term, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement in a manner that results in material harm and such default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof specifying such default and requesting that the same be remedied in such 30-day period; or
11.3.1.2 at any time if any Service Recipient makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, institutes proceedings to be adjudicated voluntarily bankrupt, consents to the filing of a petition of bankruptcy against it, is adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as being bankrupt or insolvent, seeks reorganization under any bankruptcy law or consents to the filing of a petition seeking such reorganization or has a decree entered against it by a court


 

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of competent jurisdiction appointing a receiver liquidator, trustee or assignee in bankruptcy or in insolvency.
11.4 Survival Upon Termination
          If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Article 11, such termination will be without any further liability or obligation of any party hereto, except as provided in Section 6.4, Section 7.5, 9.1, Section 11.5 and Section 11.6 hereof.
11.5 Action Upon Termination.
11.5.1 From and after the effective date of the termination of this Agreement, the Managers will not be entitled to receive the Base Management Fee for further services under this Agreement, but will be paid all compensation accruing to and including the date of termination.
11.5.2 Upon any termination of this Agreement, the Managers will forthwith:
11.5.2.1 after deducting any accrued compensation and reimbursements for any Expenses to which it is then entitled, pay over to the Service Recipients all money collected and held for the account of the Service Recipients pursuant to this Agreement;
11.5.2.2 deliver to the Service Recipients’ Governing Bodies a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of the last accounting furnished to the Governing Bodies with respect to the Service Recipients;
11.5.2.3 deliver to the Service Recipients’ Governing Bodies all property and documents of the Service Recipients then in the custody of the Manager Group; and
11.5.3 Upon any termination of this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the Managers, the relevant Service Recipient will, or will cause any Operating Entity to, cease using the name “Brookfield” as part of its name or the Brookfield logo in accordance with the Licensing Agreement.
11.6 Release of Money or other Property Upon Written Request
The Managers hereby agree that any money or other property of the Service Recipients or their Subsidiaries held by the Manager Group under this Agreement shall be held by the relevant member of the Manager Group as custodian for such Person, and the relevant member of the Manager Group’s records shall be appropriately marked clearly to reflect the ownership of such money or other property by such Person. Upon the receipt by the relevant member of the Manager Group of a written request signed by a duly authorized representative of a Service Recipient requesting the relevant member of the Manager Group to release to the Service Recipient any money or other property then held by the relevant member of the Manager Group for the account of such Service Recipient under


 

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this Agreement, the relevant member of the Manager Group shall release such money or other property to the Service Recipient within a reasonable period of time, but in no event later than 60 days following such request. The relevant member of the Manager Group shall not be liable to any Service Recipient, a Service Recipient’s Governing Body or any other Person for any acts performed or omissions to act by a Service Recipient in connection with the money or other property released to the Service Recipient in accordance with the second sentence of this Section 11.6. Each Service Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless the relevant member of the Manager Group and any of its Affiliates (and any directors, officers, agents, members, partners, shareholders and employees of the foregoing) against any and all Liabilities which arise in connection with the relevant member of the Manager Group’s release of such money or other property to the Service Recipient in accordance with the terms of this Section 11.6. Indemnification pursuant to this provision shall be in addition to any right of such Persons to indemnification under Section 10.1 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 11.6 shall survive termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 12
GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1   Limited Liability of Limited Partners of the BIP Partnership and Brookfield Partnership
12.1.1 The parties acknowledge that each of the BIP Partnership and Brookfield Partnership is a limited partnership formed under the laws of Bermuda, a limited partner of which is liable for any liabilities or losses of the relevant partnership only to the extent of the amount that such limited partner has contributed, or agreed to contribute, to the capital of the relevant partnership and such limited partner’s pro rata share of any undistributed income. The parties further acknowledge that Infrastructure General Partner is the sole general partner of the Infrastructure GP LP; Infrastructure GP LP is the sole general partner of the Brookfield Partnership; and Managing General Partner is the sole general partner of the BIP Partnership.
12.2 Assignment
12.2.1 This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Managers without the prior written consent of the Service Recipients, except in the case of assignment by either of the Managers to an Affiliate or a Person that is its successor by merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, in which case the Affiliate or successor shall be bound under this Agreement and by the terms of the assignment in the same manner as such of the Managers is bound under this Agreement. In addition, provided that the Managers provide prior written notice to the Service Recipients for informational purposes only, nothing contained in this Agreement shall preclude any pledge, hypothecation or other transfer or assignment of the Managers’ rights under this Agreement, including any amounts payable to the Managers under this Agreement, to a bona fide lender as security.


 

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12.2.2 This Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the Service Recipients without the prior written consent of the Managers, except in the case of assignment by a Service Recipient to a Person that is its successor by merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, in which case the successor shall be bound under this Agreement and by the terms of the assignment in the same manner as the Service Recipient is bound under this Agreement.
12.2.3 Any purported assignment of this Agreement in violation of this Article 12 shall be null and void.
12.3 Subcontracting and Other Arrangements
          The Managers may subcontract to any other Service Provider or any of its other Affiliates, or arrange for the provision of any or all of the Services to be provided by it under this Agreement by any other Service Provider or any other of its Affiliates, and the Service Recipients hereby consent to any such subcontracting or arrangement; provided that the Managers shall remain responsible to the Service Recipients for any Services provided by such other Service Provider or Affiliate.
12.4 Enurement
          This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
12.5 Notices
          Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder will be in writing and will be given by prepaid first-class mail, by facsimile or other means of electronic communication or by hand-delivery as hereinafter provided. Any such notice or other communication, if mailed by prepaid first-class mail at any time other than during a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lockout or otherwise, will be deemed to have been received on the 4th Business Day after the post-marked date thereof, or if sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, will be deemed to have been received on the Business Day following the sending, or if delivered by hand will be deemed to have been received at the time it is delivered to the applicable address noted below either to the individual designated below or to an individual at such address having apparent authority to accept deliveries on behalf of the addressee. Notice of change of address will also be governed by this section. In the event of a general discontinuance of postal service due to strike, lock-out or otherwise, notices or other communications will be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or other means of electronic communication and will be deemed to have been received in accordance with this section. Notices and other communications will be addressed as follows:


 

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12.5.1 if to the BIP Partnership:
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street,
Hamilton HM 12,
Bermuda
 
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 441-298-3304
12.5.2 if to the Brookfield Partnership:
Brookfield Infrastructure L.P.
Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street,
Hamilton HM 12,
Bermuda
 
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 441-298-3304
12.5.3 if to CanHoldco:
Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings (Canada) Inc.
Suite 300, Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Box 762,
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2T3
 
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 416-365-9642
12.5.4 if to US Holdco:
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation
Three World Financial Centre
200 Vesey Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY
10281-1021
Attention: President
Telecopier number: 212-417-7196
12.5.5 if to Cyprus Holdco:
Pineworld Limited
Julia House


 

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3 Themistocles Dervis Street
Nicosia, P.C. 1066, Cyprus
 
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 357-22555001
12.5.6 if to Bermuda Holdco:
BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited
Canon’s Court
22 Victoria Street,
Hamilton HM 12,
Bermuda
 
Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 441-298-3304
12.5.7 if to BAM:
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Suite 300, Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Box 762,
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2T3
 
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopier number: 416-365-9642
12.5.8 if to the Canadian Manager:
Brookfield Infrastructure Group Inc.
Suite 300, Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Box 762,
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2T3
 
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Telecopier number: 416-365-9642
12.5.9 if to the International Manager:
Brookfield Asset Management Barbados Inc.
Cedar Court, 2nd Floor
Wildey Business Park
St. Michael, Barbados


 

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Attention: Secretary
Telecopier number: 246-436-6960
12.5.10 if to the US Manager:
Brookfield Infrastructure Group Corporation
Three World Financial Centre
200 Vesey Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY
10281-1021
Attention: President
Telecopier number: 212-417-7196
12.6 Further Assurances
          Each of the parties hereto will promptly do, make, execute or deliver, or cause to be done, made, executed or delivered, all such further acts, documents and things as the other party hereto may reasonably require from time to time for the purpose of giving effect to this Agreement and will use reasonable efforts and take all such steps as may be reasonably within its power to implement to their full extent the provisions of this Agreement.
12.7 Counterparts
          This Agreement may be signed in counterparts and each of such counterparts will constitute an original document and such counterparts, taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
         
  BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Alan Dean   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Secretary   
 
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P., by its general partner BROOKFIELD
INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LIMITED

 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Danesh Varma   
    Title:   Director   
 
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE L.P., by the general partner of its general partner,
BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Derek Pannell   
    Title:   Director   
 


 

 
         
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Jack Sidhu   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Christopher Parker   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  PINEWORLD LIMITED
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Soterakis Koupepides   
    Title:   Director   
 
  BIP BERMUDA HOLDINGS I LIMITED
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Jonathan Vanderkar   
    Title:   Director   
 
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Jack Sidhu   
    Title:   Vice President   
 


 

 
         
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP CORPORATION
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   Christopher Parker   
    Title:   Treasurer   
 
  BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT BARBADOS INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:   George Gleadall   
    Title:   Director