BROOKFIELD, News, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BIP Investment Corporation (“BIPIC”) (TSX: BIK.PR.A), an indirect subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“Brookfield Infrastructure”) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), today announced that the special meeting (the “Meeting”) of holders of its senior preferred shares, series 1 (the “Preferred Shares”) scheduled for Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) has been adjourned to Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time). The adjourned Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format via live audio webcast at: https://meetings.lumiconnect.com/400-771-900-664.
Holders of Preferred Shares will be asked to consider a special resolution (the “Special Resolution”) at the adjourned Meeting that would authorize an amendment to the terms of the Preferred Shares to permit the redemption of the Preferred Shares by BIPIC at any time on not less than three business days’ notice for an amount in cash equal to $26.75 per Preferred Share. Specific details relating to the matters to be considered at the adjourned Meeting are set forth in the management information circular dated October 25, 2024, which is available on BIPIC’s SEDAR+ profile at https://sedarplus.ca/.
If a holder of Preferred Shares still wishes to vote by proxy on the Special Resolution, BIPIC must receive such holder’s vote by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 28, 2024.
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Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, midstream and data sectors across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. We are focused on assets that have contracted and regulated revenues that generate predictable and stable cash flows. Investors can access its portfolio either through Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership, or Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BIPC), a Canadian corporation. Further information is available at https://bip.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over US$1 trillion of assets under management. For more information, go to https://brookfield.com.
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