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All amounts in Canadian dollars
Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE:BIP)(TSX:BIP.UN) today announced that as a result of strong investor demand for its previously
announced offering it has agreed to increase the size of the offering to 12,000,000 Cumulative Class A Preferred Limited
Partnership Units, Series 7 ("Series 7 Preferred Units") to be offered on a bought deal basis to a syndicate of
underwriters led by CIBC Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, and TD Securities Inc. The Series 7 Preferred Units
will be issued at a price of $25.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $300,000,000. Holders of the Series 7 Preferred Units will be
entitled to receive a cumulative quarterly fixed distribution at a rate of 5.00% annually for the initial period ending March 31,
2022. Thereafter, the distribution rate will be reset every five years at a rate equal to the greater of: (i) the 5-year
Government of Canada bond yield plus 3.78%, and (ii) 5.00%. The Series 7 Preferred Units are redeemable on or after March 31,
2022.
Holders of the Series 7 Preferred Units will have the right, at their option, to reclassify their Series 7 Preferred Units
into Cumulative Class A Preferred Limited Partnership Units, Series 8 ("Series 8 Preferred Units"), subject to
certain conditions, on March 31, 2022 and on March 31 every five years thereafter. Holders of Series 8 Preferred Units will be
entitled to receive a cumulative quarterly floating distribution at a rate equal to the 90-day Canadian Treasury Bill yield plus
3.78%.
The Series 7 Preferred Units will be offered in all provinces and territories of Canada by way of a supplement to Brookfield
Infrastructure's existing short form base shelf prospectus.
Brookfield Infrastructure intends to use the net proceeds of the issue of the Series 7 Preferred Units for investment
opportunities, working capital and other general corporate purposes. The offering of Series 7 Preferred Units is expected to
close on or about January 26, 2017.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in any
jurisdiction, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority nor has
any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the short form base shelf prospectus or the prospectus supplement. The
offer and sale of the securities has not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to United
States persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is a leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates high
quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, energy and communications infrastructure sectors across North and South
America, Asia Pacific and Europe. We are focused on assets that generate stable cash flows and require minimal maintenance
capital expenditures. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Further
information is available at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global
alternative asset manager with approximately $250 billion of assets under management. For more information, go to www.brookfield.com.
For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com.
Note: This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Canadian securities
laws. The words, "will", "expected", "intends", "would" or derivations thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or
indicate future events, trends or prospects, and which do not relate to historical matters, identify the above mentioned and
other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the closing, the
terms and the use of proceeds of the offering. Although Brookfield Infrastructure believes that these forward-looking statements
and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or
any other forward looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield
Infrastructure are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of
Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release are
described in the documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States
including under "Risk Factors" in Brookfield Infrastructure's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other risks and factors
that are described therein. Except as required by law, Brookfield Infrastructure undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.