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Amendment No. 1 dated February 18, 2010 to the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus dated January 12, 2009
This Amendment, together with the Base Short Form Shelf Prospectus dated January 12, 2009, constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only by persons permitted to sell such securities. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise.
US$2,000,000,000
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
Debt Securities
Class A Preference Shares
The short form base shelf prospectus (the “Prospectus”) of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. dated January 12, 2009 is amended by providing that the maximum aggregate offering amount of securities that may be offered and issued from time to time under the Prospectus is increased from US$1,000,000,000 to US$2,000,000,000 and, in particular, deleting the references to US$1,000,000,000 contained on the face page of the Prospectus and substituting therefor “US$2,000,000,000”. The first paragraph of the text on the face page of the Prospectus, as so amended, reads as follows:
“Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (the “Company”) may from time to time offer and issue (i) unsecured debt securities (“Debt Securities”) and (ii) Class A Preference Shares (“Preference Shares”) under this short form base shelf prospectus (“Prospectus”). The Debt Securities and the Preference Shares (collectively, the “Securities”) offered hereby may be offered separately or together, in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount of up to US$2,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies or currency units) or, if any Debt Securities are offered at an original issue discount, such greater amount as shall result in an aggregate offering price of US$2,000,000,000. Securities of any series may be offered in such amount and with such terms as may be determined in light of market conditions. The specific terms of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement (“Prospectus Supplement”) and may include, where applicable (i) in the case of Debt Securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, denomination (which may be in United States dollars, in any other currency or in units based on or relating to foreign currencies), maturity, interest rate (which may be fixed or variable) and time of payment of interest, if any, any terms for redemption at the option of the Company or the holders, any terms for sinking fund payments, any listing on a securities exchange, the initial public offering price (or the manner of determination thereof if offered on a non-fixed price basis) and any other specific terms and (ii) in the case of the Preference Shares, the designation of the particular class, series, aggregate principal amount, the number of shares offered, the issue price, the dividend rate, the dividend payment dates, any terms for redemption at the option of the Company or the holder, any exchange or conversion terms and any other specific terms. Each such Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of each such Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of the Securities to which such Prospectus Supplement pertains.”
