Press Releases 2024

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid For Preferred Shares

Brookfield News, January 10, 2024 – Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (“Brookfield”) today announced it has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) for a normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 10% of the public float of each series of the company’s outstanding Class AAA Preference Shares that are listed on the TSX (the “Preferred Shares”). Purchases under the bid will be made through the facilities of the TSX and any alternative Canadian trading systems in compliance with applicable Canadian securities laws. The period of the normal course issuer bid will extend from January 12, 2024 to January 11, 2025, or an earlier date should Brookfield complete its purchases prior to such date. Brookfield will pay the market price at the time of acquisition for any Preferred Shares purchased, but not to exceed the redemption price thereof as stated in the company’s articles. All Preferred Shares acquired by Brookfield under this bid will be cancelled. Brookfield has not repurchased any Preferred Shares in the past 12 months.

Under the normal course issuer bid, Brookfield is authorized to repurchase each respective series of the Preferred Shares as follows:

Series

Ticker

Issued and outstanding
shares1

Public float1

Average daily trading
volume2

Maximum number of shares
subject to purchase3

Total

Daily

Series N

BPO.PR.N

11,000,000

11,000,000

13,112

1,100,000

3,278

Series P

BPO.PR.P

12,000,000

12,000,000

18,275

1,200,000

4,568

Series R

BPO.PR.R

10,000,000

10,000,000

11,465

1,000,000

2,866

Series T

BPO.PR.T

10,000,000

10,000,000

12,107

1,000,000

3,026

Series V

BPO.PR.X

1,805,489

1,290,789

1,940

129,078

1,000

Series W

BPO.PR.W

3,816,527

1,884,427

642

188,442

1,000

Series Y

BPO.PR.Y

2,847,711

1,242,911

420

124,291

1,000

Series AA

BPO.PR.A

12,000,000

11,975,000

15,288

1,197,500

3,822

Series CC

BPO.PR.C

8,000,000

8,000,000

8,933

800,000

2,233

Series EE

BPO.PR.E

11,000,000

11,000,000

15,096

1,100,000

3,774

Series GG

BPO.PR.G

11,000,000

11,000,000

9,955

1,100,000

2,488

Series II

BPO.PR.I

10,000,000

10,000,000

8,978

1,000,000

2,244

  1. Calculated as at December 31, 2023.
  2. Calculated for the six months ended December 31, 2023.
  3. In accordance with TSX rules, any daily repurchases with respect to: (i) the Series V, Series W and Series Y preferred shares would be limited to 1,000 shares of the respective series and (ii) each of the other series of Preferred Shares (excluding the Series V, Series W and Series Y preferred shares) would be limited to 25% of the average daily trading volume on the TSX of the respective series.

Brookfield is commencing its normal course issuer bid because it believes that, from time to time, the market price of its Preferred Shares may not fully reflect the underlying value of its current business and future prospects. Brookfield believes that, in such circumstances, the outstanding Preferred Shares represent an attractive investment for the company, since a portion of its excess cash generated on an annual basis can be invested for an attractive risk- adjusted return through the normal course issuer bid.

Brookfield may enter into an automatic purchase plan in relation to the normal course issuer bid that would allow for the purchase of Preferred Shares, subject to certain trading parameters, at times when Brookfield ordinarily would not be active in the market due to its own internal trading black-out period, insider trading rules or otherwise. Any such plan entered into with Brookfield’s broker will be adopted in accordance with applicable Canadian securities law and will be announced in a press release. Outside of these periods, Preferred Shares will be repurchased in accordance with management’s discretion and in compliance with applicable law.

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About Brookfield Office Properties

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. is a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners L.P., one of the world’s largest commercial real estate companies. For more information, please visit bpy.brookfield.com/bpo.

Brookfield_Contact:

Keren Dubon
Investor Relations
Tel.: (212) 618-3440
Email: [email protected]

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