Brookfield Infrastructure Completes Offering of $250 Million of 60-Year Subordinated Notes

BROOKFIELD, News, May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (TSX: BIP.UN; NYSE: BIP) (“Brookfield Infrastructure”) today announced the closing of a public offering of $250 million of fixed rate subordinated notes due May 24, 2081 (the “notes”).     

The notes, which have a coupon of 5.00%, will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BIPH”. Brookfield Infrastructure intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for the redemption of its Class A Preferred Units, Series 5, which are redeemable by Brookfield Infrastructure on September 30, 2021, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes.

The notes were issued by Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure, and are guaranteed on a subordinated basis by Brookfield Infrastructure and certain of its other subsidiaries.

BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

The securities were not offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Canada or to any resident of Canada.

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 North and South America, 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 www.brookfield.com/infrastructure.

Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $600 billion of assets under management. For more information, go to www.brookfield.com.

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