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BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today
announced that it has agreed to sell $500 million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes, Series 6 (the “Notes”), due
September 11, 2028, which will bear interest at a rate of 4.193% per annum, payable semi-annually. A subsidiary of Brookfield
Infrastructure, Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC will be the recipient of the net proceeds and have primary responsibility for
the payment of principal and interest on the Notes. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Brookfield
Infrastructure and certain of its key holding subsidiaries.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to a base shelf prospectus dated December 16, 2016 and a related prospectus
supplement and pricing supplement to be dated September 6, 2018. The issue is expected to close on or about September 10, 2018
subject to customary closing conditions. Brookfield Infrastructure intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to
refinance indebtedness that will mature in October 2018, to fund an active pipeline of new investment opportunities and a growing
backlog of committed organic growth capital expenditure projects, and for general working capital purposes. The Notes have been
rated BBB+ by Standard & Poor's Rating Services.
The Notes are being offered through a syndicate of agents led by RBC Dominion Securities Inc., CIBC World
Markets Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and TD Securities Inc.
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 data 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.brookfield.com/infrastructure. Important information may be disseminated exclusively via the
website; investors should consult the site to access this information.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a
leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $285 billion of assets under management. For more information, go to
www.brookfield.com
For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfield.com/infrastructure or contact:
Note: This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable
securities laws. The words, “will”, “expected”, “intends” 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 terms, use of proceeds
and closing 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.