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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 40-F
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Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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Annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
Commission file number 1-15226
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ontario, Canada
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1121, 1031, 1061, 1311, 1321, 2421,
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Not applicable |
(Province or other jurisdiction of
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4939, 6311
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(I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial
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Identification Number (if |
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Classification Code Number (if
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Applicable)) |
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applicable)) |
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Suite 300, BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
(416) 363-9491
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Torys LLP, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017-3142
(212) 880-6000
(Name, Address (Including Zip Code) and Telephone Number
(Including Area Code) of Agent For Service in the United States)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
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Class A Limited Voting Shares
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act. None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act. Debt Securities
For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:
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þ Annual Information Form
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þ Audited Annual Financial Statements |
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common
stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:
Class A Limited Voting Shares 387,669,896
Class B Limited Voting Shares 85,120
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is
also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). If Yes is marked, indicate the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with such rule.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
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Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F are hereby incorporated by
reference as exhibits to the registrants Registration Statement on Form F-9 (File No.
333-112049) under the Securities Act of 1933.
FORM 40-F
Principal Documents
The following documents, filed as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.3 hereto, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Annual Report on Form
40-F:
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Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006; |
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006; and |
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Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
(Note 24 to the Consolidated Financial Statements relates to United States Accounting
Principles and Reporting (U.S. GAAP)). |
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE
Certifications and Disclosure Regarding Controls and Procedures
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Certifications. See Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F. |
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Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the registrants fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)) was carried out by the
registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that
evaluation, the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have
concluded that as of the end of that fiscal year, the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant
in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange
Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the registrants
management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
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It should be noted that while the registrants principal executive officer and principal
financial officer believe that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures provide
a reasonable level of assurance that they are effective, they do not expect that the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial
reporting will prevent all errors and fraud. A control system, no matter how well
conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. |
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Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the
registrants financial reporting. The registrants internal control system was designed to
provide reasonable assurance that all transactions are accurately recorded, that transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and that the registrants assets are safeguarded. |
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Management has assessed the effectiveness of the registrants internal control over
financial reporting as at December 31, 2006. In making its assessment, management used the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission framework in Internal
Control Integrated Framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the registrants internal
control over financial reporting. Based on the assessment, management has concluded that
the registrants internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31,
2006. |
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Management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at
HQI Transelec Chile S.A., Trizec Properties Inc. and Trizec Canada Inc., which were
acquired during 2006, whose total assets, net assets, total revenues, and net income on a
combined basis constitute approximately 27%, 12%, 5% and nil%, respectively, of the
consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
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Managements assessment of the effectiveness of the registrants internal control over
financial reporting as at December 31, 2006 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, as
stated in their Auditors Report that accompanies the registrants Consolidated Financial
Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, incorporated by reference as
Exhibit 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F. |
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Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm. The required disclosure
is included in Exhibit 99.9 hereto, which is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report
on Form 40-F. |
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. During the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, there were no changes in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Notices Pursuant to Regulation BTR
None.
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Audit Committee Financial Experts
The registrants board of directors has determined that Mr. Marcel R. Coutu and Mr. George
S. Taylor, both members of the registrants audit committee, qualify as an audit committee
financial expert (as such term is defined in Form 40-F).
Code of Ethics
The registrant has adopted a code of ethics (as that term is defined in Form 40-F), which it
refers to as its Code of Business Conduct, that applies to its principal executive officer,
principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing
similar functions (together, the Financial Supervisors).
The Code of Business Conduct, which complies with the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange,
is available for viewing on the registrants website at www.brookfield.com, and is
available in print to any shareholder who requests it. Requests for copies of the Code of Business
Conduct should be made by contacting: Alan V. Dean, Secretary, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.,
Suite 300, BCE Place, 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3,
Telephone: 416-363-9491. Alternatively, requests may be sent by email to
enquiries@brookfield.com.
Since the adoption of the Code of Business Conduct, there have not been any amendments to the Code
of Business Conduct or waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provision of the Code of
Business Conduct.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required is included under the heading Principal Accountant Fees and Services in
the Audit Committee Information Section of the registrants Annual Information Form for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on
Form 40-F.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The information required is included under the heading Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures in
the Audit Committee Information section of the registrants Annual Information Form for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on
Form 40-F.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The registrant enters into derivative contracts in the normal course of its business, primarily to
manage interest rate, currency and commodity price risks. The registrant also enters into
financing commitments as part of its funds management business. These arrangements are disclosed in
Note 16 to the registrants Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.3 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F. The
registrant does not have any other
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off-balance sheet arrangements.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
The information required is included under the heading Contractual Obligations in the Capital
Resources and Liquidity section of the registrants Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006,
incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.
Identification of the Audit Committee
The registrant has a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with
section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the audit committee are: Marcel R. Coutu,
William A. Dimma, James K. Gray, Jack M. Mintz (Chairman) and George S. Taylor.
Disclosure Pursuant to the Requirements of the New York Stock Exchange
Independence of Directors
The registrants board of directors has determined that 12 of the registrants 16 directors,
comprising a majority of the board, are independent directors in accordance with the director
independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange, and that none of these 12 directors has a
material relationship with the registrant which would impair his independence from management or
otherwise compromise his ability to act as an independent director. The directors who have been
determined to be independent on this basis are: Marcel R. Coutu, William A. Dimma, J. Trevor
Eyton, James K. Gray, Lance Liebman, Philip B. Lind, Roy MacLaren, G. Wallace F. McCain, Frank J.
McKenna, Jack M. Mintz, James A. Pattison and George S. Taylor.
Presiding Director at Meetings of Independent Directors
The registrant schedules regular meetings in which the registrants independent directors (as
that term is defined in the rules of the New York Stock Exchange) meet without the participation of
management and non-independent directors. Mr. Roy MacLaren serves as the lead director at such
sessions (the Lead Director).
Communication with Independent Directors
Shareholders may send communications to the registrants independent directors by writing to the
Lead Director, c/o Alan V. Dean, Secretary, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Suite 300, BCE Place,
181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3, Telephone: (416) 363-9491.
Alternatively, communications may be sent by e-mail to
enquiries@brookfield.com. Communications
will be referred to the Lead Director for appropriate action. The status of all outstanding
concerns addressed to the Lead Director will be reported to the board of directors as appropriate.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
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The rules of the NYSE require listed companies to adopt and disclose a set of corporate governance
guidelines with respect to specified topics. Such guidelines are required to be posted on the
listed companys website. The registrant operates under corporate governance principles that are
consistent with the requirements of the NYSE rules, and which are summarized under the heading
Statement of Corporate Governance Practices in the registrants Management Information Circular
in connection with its 2007 Annual Meeting and are available for viewing on the registrants web
site at www.brookfield.com.
Board and Committee Charters
The charter of the registrants board of directors is set out in Schedule C to the registrants
Management Information Circular for its 2007 Annual Meeting. The charter of the registrants audit
committee is set out in Appendix C of the Registrants Annual Information Form for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006. These documents are available for viewing on the registrants web site at
www.brookfield.com.
The charters of the registrants board of directors, audit committee, management resources and
compensation committee and governance and nominating committee are each available for viewing on
the registrants web site at www.brookfield.com, and are available in print to any
shareholder who requests them. Requests for copies of these documents should be made by
contacting: Alan V. Dean, Secretary, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Suite 300, BCE Place, 181
Bay Street, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3, Telephone: (416) 363-9491.
Alternatively, requests may be sent by email to
enquiries@brookfield.com.
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UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
A. Undertaking.
The registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond
to inquiries made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) staff, and to
furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the
securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the
obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.
B. Consent to Service of Process.
The Company has previously filed a Form F-X in connection with the class of securities in relation
to which the obligation to file this report arises.
Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of process of the registrant shall be
communicated promptly to the Securities and Exchange Commission by an amendment to the Form F-X
referencing the file number of the registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 30, 2007.
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Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
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/s/ Alan V. Dean
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Alan V. Dean |
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Senior Vice-President
and Secretary |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1
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Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006*, Appendices A, B, C |
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99.2
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Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006* |
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99.3
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Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006 |
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99.4
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a) or 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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99.5
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a) or 15d-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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99.6
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Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
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99.7
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Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer |
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99.8
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP |
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99.9
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Independent Auditors Report on Internal Controls Under Standards
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (U.S.A.) |
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Incorporated by reference to the Exhibits to the registrants
Registration Statement on Form F-9 (File No. 333-112049) under the
Securities Act of 1933. |