Brookfield announces offering of First Mortgage Bonds for Bay Adelaide Centre East and West

Goodmans LLP advised CIBC Capital Markets, as Structuring Agent and Lead Left Joint Bookrunner, for Brookfield on its $433.2 million offering of First Mortgage Bonds for Bay Adelaide Centre East and West.

The mortgage bonds are priced with a yield of 4.687% and will mature on March 6, 2028. The mortgage bonds were issued on an unrated basis.

The proceeds from the offering will be used for the repayment, in full, of the existing 3.773% Series A Bonds due March 6, 2025.

Bay Adelaide Centre East and West is a 2.2 million square foot “AAA” office complex in Toronto, comprised of the Bay Adelaide Centre East Tower, the Bay Adelaide Centre West Tower, street level retail, a 72% interest in the PATH-connected retail concourse and a 930 stall parking facility.

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