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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2022

 

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE 

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Bermuda 98-0564348

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

73 Front Street, 5th Floor

Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda

441-294-3309

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s
Principal Executive Offices)

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for
Service)

 

** See Table of Additional Registrants below.

 

Copies to:

 

Mile T. Kurta, Esq. 

Christopher R. Bornhorst, Esq. 

Torys LLP 

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor 

New York, New York 10036 

(212) 880-6000

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class
to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered

5.125% Perpetual Subordinated Notes (and the
subordinated guarantees related thereto)
  The New York Stock Exchange

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  x

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ¨

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ¨

 

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-262098, 333-262098-01, 333-262098-02 , 333-262098-03 , 333-262098-04, 333-262098-05, and 333-262098-06.

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 

 

 

** TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Exact Name of Co-
Registrant as Specified in
its Charter

State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization

IRS
Employer
ID Number

Address and
Telephone
Number of
Principal
Executive Offices

Name, Address and
Telephone Number of
Agent for Service

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Bermuda N/A

73 Front Street, 5th Floor 

Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda 

+1 (441) 294-3309

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Bermuda 98-0550560

73 Front Street, 5th Floor 

Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda 

+1 (441) 294-3309

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC Alberta 98-1231205

181 Bay Street, Suite 300 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada 

+1 (416) 363-9491 

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings (Canada) Inc. Ontario 98-0619542

73 Front Street, 5th Floor 

Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda 

+1 (441) 294-3309

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation Delaware 46-3961625

73 Front Street, 5th Floor 

Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda 

+1 (441) 294-3309

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

BIPC Holdings Inc. Ontario N/A

Suite 300, 181 Bay Street 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3 

416-363-9491

Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation

Brookfield Place

250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10281-1023

(212) 417-7000

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited (the “Issuer”), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. (“BILP”), Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC (“Alberta Finco”), Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings (Canada) Inc. (“Can Holdco”), Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation (“US Holdco”) and BIPC Holdings Inc. (“BIPC Holdings”, and together with BILP, Can Holdco, Alberta Finco and US Holdco, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2022 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a short-form base shelf prospectus dated January 11, 2022 (the “Base Prospectus”), relating to securities to be registered hereunder included in the Issuer’s, the Partnership’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ joint Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-262098, 333-262098-01, 333-262098-02, 333-262098-03, 333-262098-04, 333-262098-05 and 333-262098-06), which became automatically effective upon filing with the SEC on January 11, 2022. Such securities will be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BIPI.” The Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement.

 

Item 1.Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

 

The Issuer, the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors are registering hereunder $300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 5.125% Perpetual Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by the Partnership, and guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by the Subsidiary Guarantors. For a description of the Notes, reference is made to the information under the heading “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees” of the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the information under the heading “Description of the Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this registration statement in its entirety. The Notes will be governed by the Indenture dated January 21, 2022, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated January 21, 2022, by and among the Issuer, the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustees, copies of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
     
4.1   Indenture dated January 21, 2022, by and among BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited, as issuer, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., Brookfield Infrastructure L.P., Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings (Canada) Inc., Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation and BIPC Holdings Inc., as guarantors and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustees (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s Form 6-K filed on January 21, 2022)
     
4.2   First Supplemental Indenture dated January 21, 2022, by and among BIP Bermuda Holdings I Limited, as issuer, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., Brookfield Infrastructure L.P., Brookfield Infrastructure Holdings (Canada) Inc., Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, Brookfield Infrastructure US Holdings I Corporation and BIPC Holdings Inc., as guarantors and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as trustees (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s Form 6-K filed on January 21, 2022)
     
4.3   Form of 5.125% Perpetual Subordinated Notes (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s Form 6-K filed on January 21, 2022)

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 21, 2022 bip Bermuda Holdings I Limited
     
  By: /s/ Jane Sheere
    Name: Jane Sheere
    Title:   Secretary
   
   
  Brookfield INFRASTRUCTURE Partners L.P. by its general partner, BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Jane Sheere
    Name: Jane Sheere
    Title:   Secretary
   
   
  Brookfield INFRASTRUCTURE L.P. by its general partner, Brookfield INFRASTRUCTURE Partners L.P. by its general partner, BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LIMITED
     
  By: /s/ Jane Sheere
    Name: Jane Sheere
    Title:   Secretary
   
   
  Brookfield InFrastructure FInance ULC
     
  By: /s/ David Krant
    Name: David Krant
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   
   
  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
     
  By: /s/ David Krant
    Name: David Krant
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

  BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE US HOLDINGS I CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Ralph Klatzkin
    Name: Ralph Klatzkin
    Title:   Vice President
   
   
  BIPC HOLDINGS INC.
     
  By: /s/ David Krant
    Name: David Krant
    Title:   Senior Vice President