SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13E-3
(Amendment No. 14)
RULE 13e3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 13(e)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Brookfield Office Properties Inc.
(Name of the Issuer)
Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Brookfield Property Split Corp.
Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
112900105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
John Stinebaugh
Brookfield Global Property Advisor Limited
Brookfield Place
250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10281-1023
Telephone: (212) 417-7000
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Copy to:
Mile Kurta, Esq.
Torys LLP
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 212-880-6000
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(Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Persons Filing statement)
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
a.
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The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
b.
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The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
c.
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A tender offer.
d.
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None of the above.
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies:
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Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction:
o
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE*
Transaction Value
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Amount of Filing Fee
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$5,389,022,174.90
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$694,107
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, based on the product of (a) $19.39, the average of the high and low price of common shares of Brookfield Office Properties Inc. as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on December 17, 2013 and (b) 277,927,910, the number of outstanding common shares of Brookfield Office Properties Inc. not owned by Brookfield Property Partners L.P., on a fully-diluted basis that may be acquired in the offer and in any compulsory acquisition or subsequent acquisition transaction.
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The amount of the filing fee calculated in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $128.80 for each $1,000,000 of value. The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Fee Rate Advisory # 1 for Fiscal Year 2014, issued August 30, 2013.
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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 011(a) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $453,829
Form or Registration No.: Registration Statement on Form F-4
Filing Party: Brookfield Property Partners L.P.
Date Filed: December 23, 2013
Amount Previously Paid: $240,278
Form or Registration No.: Schedule 13E-3
Filing Parties: Brookfield
Property Partners L.P., Brookfield Property Split
Corp., Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP and Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Date Filed: December 23, 2013
INTRODUCTION
This Rule 13e-3 Amendment No. 14 to the Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3, together with the exhibits thereto (this Amendment No. 14) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by (i) Brookfield Property Partners L.P., a Bermuda exempted limited partnership (BPY), (ii) Brookfield Property Split Corp., a British Columbia, Canada corporation, (ii) Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP, an Ontario, Canada limited partnership, (iv) Brookfield Asset Management Inc., an Ontario, Canada corporation, and (v) Brookfield Property Partners Limited, a Bermuda exempted limited partnership (collectively, the Filing Persons) to amend and supplement the Schedule 13E-3 filed by the Filing Persons with the SEC on December 23, 2013 (as amended, the Schedule 13E-3). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined in this Amendment No. 14 shall have the meanings given to them in the management proxy circular of Brookfield Office Properties Inc. attached as Exhibit (a)(23) to the Schedule 13E-3 (including all schedules and annex thereto, the Management Circular).
Item 16. Exhibits (
Regulation M-A, Item 1016
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Item 16 of Schedule 13E-3 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following thereto:
(a)(30) Press Release issued by BPO, dated June 2, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of BPOs Form 6-K dated June 2, 2014);
(a)(31) Report on voting results by BPO, dated June 3, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of BPOs Form 6-K dated June 3, 2014); and
(a)(32) Press Release issued by BPO, dated June 3, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of BPOs Form 6-K dated June 3, 2014).
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