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Brookfield Property Partners L.P. has announced:

that Brookfield Property Partners has completed its previously announced acquisition of the remaining common shares of BPO. The acquisition was completed by way of a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) pursuant to which Brookfield Property Partners, and its indirect subsidiaries Brookfield Office Properties Exchange LP and Brookfield Property Split Corp. (“BOP Split”), acquired all of the remaining common shares of BPO.

The 38,183,084 additional BPO common shares taken up pursuant to the Arrangement represent approximately 7.5% of the BPO common shares. Brookfield Property Partners now owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of BPO.

The BPO common shares are expected to be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) at market close on June 10, 2014 and from the New York Stock Exchange at market close on June 20, 2014.

Based on shareholder elections received as of the election deadlines, holders of BPO securities will receive the consideration described below. Shareholders will receive their consideration shortly.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Arrangement, holders of outstanding BPO preference shares series G, H, J and K, which are convertible into BPO common shares, were able to exchange a portion of their shares for BOP Split preferred shares. Based on shareholder elections, 92.9% of the BPO preference shares series G that holders elected (or are deemed to have elected) to exchange for BOP Split preferred shares were exchanged, 56.8% of the BPO preference shares series H that holders elected (or are deemed to have elected) to exchange for BOP Split preferred shares were exchanged, 62.7% of the BPO preference shares series J that holders elected (or are deemed to have elected) to exchange for BOP Split preferred shares were exchanged and 77.1% of the BPO preference shares series K that holders elected (or are deemed to have elected) to exchange for BOP Split preferred shares were exchanged. In aggregate, $25 million of each of the four series of BOP Split preferred shares were issued. BPO preference shares series G, H, J and K which were not exchanged will remain outstanding with modified share conditions to make them exchangeable into BPY units rather than convertible into BPO common shares.

Preferred shares of BOP Split will begin trading on the TSX at market open on June 11, 2014. The Class A senior preferred shares, Series 1 will trade under the symbol BPS.PR.U. The Class A senior preferred shares, Series 2 will trade under the symbol BPS.PR.A. The Class A senior preferred shares, Series 3 will trade under the symbol BPS.PR.B. The Class A senior preferred shares, Series 4 will trade under the symbol BPS.PR.C.

Pursuant to the Arrangement, BPO Class A preference shares held by the public were redeemed by BPO under the Arrangement for C$1.11111 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends.

This reorganization was discussed in the post BPO.PR.U, BPO.PR.H, BPO.PR.J, BPO.PR.K Reorg.

Brookfield Property Split Corp. does not appear to have a website at this time. None of the preferred shares issued will be tracked by HIMIPref™ as they are all too small; in addition, BPS.PR.U is Us Pay.

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