Brookfield Corporation Completes $1 Billion Internal Share Transfer as Part of Corporate Simplification

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Brookfield Corporation completed a $1 billion internal transfer of 32.99 million Class A shares of Brookfield Business Corp to a subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. at $30.31 per share, finalizing a previously announced corporate simplification.

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• Internal Share Transfer Completed

  Brookfield Corporation (BN) completed the transfer of 32,991,863 Class A subordinate voting shares of Brookfield Business Corp to a subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (BNT), a paired entity to BN.

• Significant Transaction Value

  The Class A shares were transferred at a price of $30.3105 per share, totaling approximately $1,000,000,000. BN received 18,344,438 Class C non-voting shares of BNT as consideration.

• Part of Corporate Simplification

  This transaction finalizes a previously announced agreement dated March 31, 2026, and is a key component of Brookfield Business Corp's ongoing corporate simplification efforts.

• Voting Agreement in Place

  The Class A shares owned by BNT are subject to a voting agreement between BN and BNT, ensuring joint decision-making regarding the voting of these shares.

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This filing marks the completion of a significant internal share transfer, a key step in Brookfield Business Corp's previously announced corporate simplification. Brookfield Corporation (BN) transferred 32.99 million Class A shares of Brookfield Business Corp to a subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. (BNT), a paired entity, for approximately $1 billion. While this is an internal re-arrangement within the broader Brookfield group, the sheer scale of the transaction, representing about 36% of Brookfield Business Corp's market capitalization, makes it highly important. The transaction finalizes the internal ownership structure and clarifies the relationship between BN and BNT regarding Brookfield Business Corp's shares, including a voting agreement. Investors should view this as the execution of a major corporate restructuring initiative, bringing greater clarity to the company's governance and ownership.