Common Shares

Following the change in our corporate name from Brascan Corporation to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. on November 10, 2005, we received new CUSIP numbers for all our publicly traded securities. Here is a list of our new CUSIP numbers, along with the former numbers. Please contact Catherine Johnston at cjohnston@brookfield.com if you have any questions about this information.

* These CUSIP numbers applied prior to the change in our name from Brascan Corporation on November 10, 2005.

For purposes of the enhanced dividend tax credit rules contained in the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any corresponding provincial and territorial tax legislation, all dividends (and deemed dividends) paid by Brookfield Asset Management to Canadian residents on our common shares after December 31, 2005, are designated as “eligible dividends”. Unless stated otherwise, all dividends (and deemed dividends) are designated as "eligible dividends” for the purposes of these rules.

Dividend Record and Payment Dates

Class A Limited Voting Shares**
Record Date : First day of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov.
Payment Date : Last day of Feb, May, Aug, and Nov.

Declared Dividends

** All share dividend payments are subject to declaration by our Board of Directors.

The quarterly dividend on these shares was increased from $0.12 US to $0.13 US commencing with the dividend payable on May 31, 2008.

Please note that the quarterly dividend payable on Brookfield's Class A Limited Voting shares is declared in US dollars. Registered shareholders who are Canadian residents receive their dividends in the Cdn. dollar equivalent, unless they request otherwise. The Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly dividend is based on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate on the record date or, if this falls on a weekend or holiday, on the following business day.

Special Dividend
Effective January 31, 2008, Brookfield’s Board of Directors paid a special dividend of one unit of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP) per 25 Class A Limited Voting shares held by shareholders of record at the close of business on January 14, 2008. The units commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), under the symbol BIP, on January 31, 2008. Fractional shares are being paid in cash based on the weighted average trading price of units on the NYSE for the five trading days following the commencement of trading, which has been calculated to be US$20.5565 per unit.

For further information please click here for the News Release.

Registered holders of our securities may choose to have their dividend payments deposited directly to their bank accounts.

If you wish to use this service, please contact our Transfer Agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company, to request a "Direct Deposit of Dividends" form.

Registered holders of our Class A Limited Voting Shares who are resident in Canada may elect to receive their dividends in the form of issued Class A Limited Voting Shares at a price equal to the weighted average price at which the shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the five trading days immediately preceding the payment date of such dividends.

Utilization of the Plan allows current shareholders to acquire additional shares in Brookfield Asset Management Inc. without payment of commissions. If you are interested in this Plan, please click on the following links located in the Related Links section on the right hand side of the page.>

To participate in the Plan, please complete and sign the form and mail or fax it to our transfer agent.

If you have any questions about our Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please contact Brookfield Asset Management Inc. at inquiries@brookfield.com or call the Shareholder Inquiries line in North America at 1-866-989-0311, and globally please call 1-416-363-9491.