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SCHEDULE 13D/A |
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P.
(Name of Issuer)
Limited Partnership Units
(Title of Class of Securities)
G16258 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
A.J. Silber
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Suite 300
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
(416) 363-9491
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
July 6, 2017
(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 which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box o.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the 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).
(Continued on following pages)
CUSIP No. G16258 10 8 |
SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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* Includes 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. See Item 5.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment No. 1) to Schedule 13D is being filed to reflect the closing on July 6, 2017 of the previously announced equity offering (the Public Offering) of limited partnership units (the L.P. Units) of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP), which included a concurrent private placement (the Private Placement) to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Brookfield) and its affiliates of 4,943,000 L.P. Units. The Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement closed on July 6, 2017.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to $ in this Amendment No. 1 are to U.S. dollars.
Information reported in the original Schedule 13D remains in effect except to the extent that it is amended or superseded by information contained in this Amendment No. 1.
Item 2. Identity and Background
Schedules I, II and III of the original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and replaced with Schedules I, II and III attached hereto.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
In connection with the Private Placement, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. (BRPI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield, entered into a subscription agreement dated June 28, 2017 with BEP (the Subscription Agreement), pursuant to which BRPI agreed to purchase 4,943,000 L.P. Units at a price of C$40.464 per L.P. Unit for gross proceeds of C$200,013,552 (the Concurrent Private Placement). BRPI has the option to subscribe for additional L.P. Units in proportion to the extent that the underwriters 30-day over-allotment option to the Public Offering is exercised, up to a maximum of 741,450 additional L.P. Units (the Private Placement Option).
The purchase of the L.P. Units was funded with cash on hand.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. See Items 3 and 5.
Item 4 of Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:
The Subscription Agreement provided for the purchase by BRPI of 4,943,000 L.P. Units for the purposes of increasing Brookfields investment in BEP.
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Items 5(a)-(b) of Schedule 13D are hereby amended as follows:
(a)-(b) As of the date hereof, Brookfield, Partners and BRPI may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 56,068,944 L.P. Units, and such L.P. Units constitute approximately 31.1% of the issued and outstanding L.P. Units based on the number of L.P. Units outstanding as of July 6, 2017. Brookfield, Partners and BRPI may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of 129,658,623 redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. Assuming that all of the redeemable/exchangeable partnership units of BEP were exchanged for L.P. Units pursuant to the redemption-exchange mechanism, as of the date hereof, Brookfield, Partners and BRPI, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 185,727,567 L.P. Units, and such L.P. Units constitute approximately 59.9% of the issued and outstanding L.P. Units based on the number of L.P. Units outstanding on July 6, 2017 and assuming exchange of all outstanding redeemable/exchangeable partnership units. Brookfield may hold the L.P. Units directly or in one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries. Brookfield may be deemed to have shared power (with each of Partners and BRPI) to vote or direct the vote of the L.P. Units beneficially owned by it or to dispose of such L.P. Units. In the event that the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full and BRPI exercises the Private Placement Option in full, Brookfield, Partners and BRPI, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 186,469,017 L.P. Units, and such L.P. Units would constitute approximately 59.8% of the issued and outstanding L.P. Units on a fully-exchanged basis.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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Exhibit 2 |
Subscription Agreement dated June 28, 2017 by and between Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. |
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SCHEDULE 13D |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the undersigneds knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies as to itself that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: July 7, 2017
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Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
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President |
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SCHEDULE I
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
Name and Position of |
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M. Elyse Allan, Director |
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GE Canada |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Canada |
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U.S. & Canada |
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Jeffrey M. Blidner, Vice Chairman and Director |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Vice Chairman of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Angela F. Braly |
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The Braly Group LLC |
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President & Founder, The Braly Group, LLC |
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U.S.A. |
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Richard (Ric) Clark, Senior Managing Partner |
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250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10281-1023 U.S.A. |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Jack L. Cockwell, Director |
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Marcel R. Coutu, Director |
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c/o Suite 1700, 335 8th Ave. S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9 Canada |
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J. Bruce Flatt, Director and Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield |
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Robert J. Harding, Director |
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Corporate Director of Brookfield |
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V. Maureen Kempston Darkes, Director |
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10 Avoca Avenue, Unit 1904, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2B7 |
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David W. Kerr, Director |
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Halmont Properties Corporation |
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Chairman, Halmont Properties Corporation |
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Brian D. Lawson, Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer |
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181 Bay Street, Suite 300 |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield |
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Murilo Ferreira, Director |
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Rua General Venãncio Flores, 50 Cob 01, Leblon Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil |
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Cyrus Madon, Senior Managing Partner |
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181 Bay Street, Suite300 |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Frank J. McKenna, Director |
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TD Bank Group, P.O. Box 1, TD Centre, 66 |
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Chair of Brookfield and Deputy Chair of TD Bank Group |
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Rafael Miranda, Director |
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Youssef A. Nasr, Director |
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P.O. Box 16 5927, Beirut, Lebanon |
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Corporate Director of Brookfield and former Chairman and CEO of HSBC Middle East Ltd. and former President of HSBC Bank Brazil |
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Lebanon and U.S.A. |
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Lord Augustine Thomas ODonnell, Director |
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Frontier Economics |
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Chairman of Frontier Economics |
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Samuel J.B. Pollock, Senior Managing Partner |
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Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Ngee Huat Seek, Director |
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Chairman, Global Logistic Properties |
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Singapore |
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Diana L. Taylor, Director |
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Vice Chair, Solera Capital LLC |
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U.S.A. and Canada |
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A.J. Silber, Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
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Vice-President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Brookfield |
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SCHEDULE II
PARTNERS LIMITED
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Jack. L. Cockwell, Director and Chairman |
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c/o 51 Yonge Street, Suite 400 Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J1, Canada |
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David W. Kerr, Director |
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Halmont Properties Corporation |
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Brian D. Lawson, Director and President |
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Brookfield Asset Management Inc., 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada |
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Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield |
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George E. Myhal, Director |
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Partners Value Investments LP, 181 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3, Canada |
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Partners Value Investments LP |
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Chairman, Brookfield Funds |
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SCHEDULE III
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE POWER INC.
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Jennifer Mazin, Director and Senior Vice President & Secretary |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Canada |
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Douglas Christie, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President |
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Canada |
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Julian Deschatelets, Director |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Senior Vice President |
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Canada |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., 181 Bay |
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Managing Partner of Brookfield |
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Exhibit 2
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE POWER INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
To: Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
Dated: June 28, 2017
RECITALS:
I. Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP), a Bermuda exempted limited partnership, has agreed to issue and sell (the BEP Offering) 8,304,000 limited partnership units (LP Units) of BEP (the Initial Units) to a syndicate of underwriters (collectively, the Underwriters) at a price per LP Unit of $42.15 (the Public Price) pursuant to the terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement dated the date hereof (the Underwriting Agreement) between the Underwriters and BEP.
II. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, BEP has granted to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,245,600 additional LP Units of BEP (the Option Units), at a price per LP Unit equal to the Public Price, exercisable at any time up to the 30th day after the Closing Date (as defined below) to cover over-allotments, if any, and for market stabilization purposes (the Over-allotment Option).
III. Prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement and this Agreement, Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. (BRPI) owns an approximate 61% interest in BEP and its subsidiary and operating entities, on a fully-exchanged basis, including its ownership of LP Units and redemptionexchange units of Brookfield Renewable Energy L.P.
IV. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BRPI wishes to subscribe for 4,943,000 LP Units and up to 741,450 Option Private Placement Units (as defined below) in proportion to the extent the Over-allotment Option is exercised.
NOW THEREFORE, BRPI and BEP agree as follows:
A. Initial Subscription
1. Concurrently with the issue of LP Units to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (the Closing Time), and subject to paragraphs E.8 and E.9 of this Agreement, BRPI shall, or shall cause its affiliates to, subscribe for and purchase from BEP and BEP shall issue and sell to BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable, 4,943,000 LP Units (the Private Placement Units) at a price per LP Unit equal to $40.464, being the dollar equivalent of the Public Price less underwriting commissions payable by BEP per LP Unit (the Net BRPI Price), for an aggregate price equal to $200,013,552 (the Subscription Amount) and on the other terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. BRPI shall satisfy its obligation to BEP to pay the Subscription Amount by paying to BEP at the Closing Time US$152,066,868 (representing the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Subscription Amount based on an exchange rate of US$1=$1.3153).
2. The closing of the purchase and sale of Private Placement Units will be held at the offices of Torys LLP in Toronto, Ontario. At the Closing Time, BEP shall deliver to BRPI a certificate
representing the Private Placement Units registered in the name of BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable, or deposit or cause to be deposited the Private Placement Units in a brokerage account designated by BRPI, against payment to BEP by wire transfer of the Subscription Amount in accordance with paragraph A.1.
B. Over-Allotment Subscription
3. Concurrently with the closing of any issue of Option Units to the Underwriters on any exercise of the Over-allotment Option, BRPI may, or may cause its affiliates to, subscribe for and purchase from BEP and BEP shall issue and sell to BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable, such number of additional LP Units (Option Private Placement Units), as determined by BRPI, up to 741,450 LP Units, but will not on any closing date be more than (4,943,000/8,304,000) times the number of Option Units issued on such date, at a price per Option Private Placement Unit equal to the Net BRPI Price (which aggregate price shall be equal to the product of the Net BRPI Price and the number of Option Private Placement Units being purchased at that time (the Additional Subscription Amount)), and on the other terms and conditions contained in this Agreement. BRPI shall satisfy any obligation to pay the Additional Subscription Amount in U.S. dollars at an exchange rate to be agreed upon between BRPI and BEP at the time of exercise by BEP of its right to purchase any Option Private Placement Units.
4. The closing of any purchase and sale of Option Private Placement Units shall be held at the same time as the closing of the issuance to the Underwriters of Option Units on the related exercise of the Over-allotment Option at the offices of Torys LLP, in Toronto, Ontario.
5. At the time of each closing, BEP shall deliver to BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable, a certificate representing the number of Option Private Placement Units being subscribed for under this Part B registered in the name of BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable, or deposit or cause to be deposited the Option Private Placement Units in a brokerage account designated by BRPI, against payment to BEP by wire transfer of the Additional Subscription Amount for the Option Private Placement Units being subscribed for under this Part B.
C. BRPIs Acknowledgements and Agreements
6. BRPI acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) subject to the condition set forth in paragraph E.8 of this Agreement, this subscription is and shall be irrevocable as against BRPI; and
(b) BRPI was not offered the Private Placement Units or the Option Private Placement Units in the United States, BRPI is a non-U.S. person, the sale and purchase of the Private Placement Units and the Option Private Placement Units, including the execution of this Agreement was, or is being, or will be, as the case may be, executed, outside of the United States, and the sale and purchase of the Private Placement Units and the Option Private Placement Units is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For purposes of this paragraph (b), United States and non-U.S. person have the meanings ascribed thereto in Regulation S under such act.
D. BRPIs Representations, Warranties and Covenants
7. BRPI represents, warrants and covenants to BEP (which representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Closing Time and the closing of an issuance of Option Private Placement Units, if any) and acknowledges that BEP is relying thereon, that:
(a) BRPI is a corporation duly incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
(b) BRPI has duly executed, authorized and delivered this Agreement, and upon acceptance by BEP, this Agreement will constitute a valid and binding agreement of BRPI, enforceable against BRPI in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors rights, general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies, and to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable securities laws; and
(c) BRPI will, with respect to this Agreement, execute, deliver and file or assist BEP in obtaining and filing such reports, undertakings and other documents relating to the purchase of the Private Placement Units and the Option Private Placement Units, if any, by BRPI as may be required by any securities commission, stock exchange or other regulatory authority.
E. Conditions to Closing of the Purchase and Sale
8. The obligations of BEP and BRPI to complete the purchase and sale of (i) the Private Placement Units at the Closing Time and (ii) the Option Private Placement Units concurrently with a closing of an issuance of Option Units pursuant to an exercise of the Over-allotment Option, if any, are conditional upon, respectively, (i) the completion or concurrent completion of the issuance of LP Units pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) the concurrent completion of the issuance of Option Units to the Underwriters pursuant to any such exercise of the Over-allotment Option.
9. BEPs obligation to issue and sell the Private Placement Units at the Closing Time and Option Private Placement Units concurrently with the closing of an issuance of Option Units pursuant to an exercise of the Over-allotment Option, if any, is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at the option of BEP, of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties made by BRPI in this Agreement shall be true and correct when made, and shall be true and correct at the Closing Time and the time of the relevant closing of the issuance of Option Private Placement Units pursuant to an exercise of the Over-allotment Option, if any, as the case may be, with the same force and effect as if they had been made on and as of such dates;
(b) all covenants, agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement that BRPI is required to perform on or prior to the Closing Time and on or prior to the time of the relevant closing of the issuance of Option Units pursuant to an exercise of
the Over-allotment Option, if any, as the case may be, shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects;
(c) BEP shall have obtained all necessary qualifications and receipts under applicable securities laws, or obtained exemptions therefrom, required by any jurisdiction for the offer and sale of the Private Placement Units and Option Private Placement Units, as the case may be, to BRPI or its affiliates, as applicable;
(d) the sale of the Private Placement Units and the Option Private Placement Units, as the case may be, shall not be prohibited by any law or governmental order or regulation; and
(e) no proceeding challenging this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking to prohibit, alter, prevent or materially delay the closing of the issuance of the Private Placement Units or the Option Private Placement Units, as the case may be, shall have been instituted or be pending before any court, arbitrator, governmental body, agency or official.
F. Assignment
10. Except as provided in this section, no party may assign its rights or benefits under this Agreement. BRPI may, at any time prior to the Closing Time and the closing of an issuance of Option Private Placement Units, if any, assign all, or any part of, its rights and benefits under this Agreement to any subsidiary of BRPI who delivers an instrument in writing to BEP confirming that it is bound by and shall perform all of the obligations of BRPI under this Agreement as if it were an original signatory; provided that, no such assignment shall relieve BRPI of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event of an assignment as contemplated by this section, any reference in this Agreement to BRPI shall be deemed to include the assignee.
G. Notices
11. Any demand, notice or other communication to be given in connection with this Agreement must be given in writing and will be given by personal delivery or by electronic means of communication addressed to the recipient as follows:
To BEP:
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
73 Front Street, 5th Floor
Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda
Fax No.: 441-294-1443
Attention: Corporate Secretary
To BRPI:
Brookfield Renewable Power Inc.
Suite 300, Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street, Box 762
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3
Fax No.: (416) 365-9642
Attention: General Counsel
or to such other address, individual or electronic communication number as may be designated by notice given by either party to the other. Any demand, notice or other communication given by personal delivery will be conclusively deemed to have been given on the day of actual delivery thereof and, if given by electronic communication, on the day of transmittal thereof if given during the normal business hours of the recipient and on the business day during which such normal business hours next occur if not given during such hours on any day.
H. General
12. Time shall, in all respects, be of the essence in this Agreement.
13. All dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are expressed in U.S. dollars and, for greater certainty, $ means Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
14. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this document.
15. The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of BEP and BRPI and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
16. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein
17. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when delivered, either in original or facsimile form, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
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Dated as of the date first written above.
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Name: Jennifer Mazin Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary |
This Agreement is accepted by BEP as of the date first written above.
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BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P., by its general partner, BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LIMITED | |
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/s/ Jane Sheere |
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Name: Jane Sheere |
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