SEC Form 8-A12B filed by Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021

 

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ontario, Canada		Not applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

Suite 300, 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3 416-363-9491		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)		(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)

** See Table of Additional Registrants below.

Copies to:

Mile T. Kurta, Esq.

Christopher R. Bornhorst, Esq.

Torys LLP

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 23rd Floor

New York, New York 10036

(212) 880-6000

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class to be so registered		Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
4.625% Perpetual Subordinated Notes (and the subordinated guarantees related thereto)		The New York Stock Exchange

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-255119, 333-255119-01, 333-255119-02, 333-255119-03, 333-255119-04, 333-255119-05 and 333-255119-06

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

** TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Exact Name of Co- Registrant as Specified in its Charter		State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization		IRS Employer ID Number		Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices		Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.		Bermuda		N/A		73 Front Street, 5th Floor   Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda   +1 (441) 294-3309		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
Brookfield Renewable Energy L.P.		Bermuda		N/A		73 Front Street, 5th Floor   Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda   +1 (441) 294-3309		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
BRP Bermuda Holdings I Limited		Bermuda		N/A		73 Front Street, 5th Floor   Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda   +1 (441) 294-3309		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
Brookfield BRP Europe Holdings (Bermuda) Limited		Bermuda		N/A		73 Front Street, 5th Floor   Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda   +1 (441) 294-3309		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
Brookfield Renewable Investments Limited		Bermuda		N/A		73 Front Street, 5th Floor   Hamilton, HM 12, Bermuda   +1 (441) 294-3309		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440
BEP Subco Inc.		Ontario, Canada		N/A		Suite 300, 181 Bay Street   Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3   416-363-9491		Brookfield Power US Holding America Co. 200 Liberty Street, 14th Floor New York, New York 10281 (646) 992-2440

 

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc. (the “Issuer”), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (the “Partnership”), Brookfield Renewable Energy L.P. (“BRELP”), BRP Bermuda Holdings I Limited (“LATAM HoldCo”), Brookfield BRP Europe Holdings (Bermuda) Limited (“Euro HoldCo”), Brookfield Renewable Investments Limited (“InvestCo”) and BEP Subco Inc. (“Canada SubCo”, and together with BRELP, LATAM HoldCo, Euro HoldCo and InvestCo, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a prospectus supplement dated April 8, 2021 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a short-form base shelf prospectus dated April 8, 2021 (the “Base Prospectus”), relating to securities to be registered hereunder included in the Issuer’s, the Partnership’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ joint Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-255119, 333-255119-01, 333-255119-02, 333-255119-03, 333-255119-04, 333-255119-05 and 333-255119-06), which became automatically effective on April 8, 2021. The Base Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement.

 

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The Issuer, the Partnership and the Subsidiary Guarantors are registering hereunder $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 4.625% Perpetual Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”). The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by the Partnership, and guaranteed, on a subordinated basis, as to payment of principal, premium (if any) and interest and certain other amounts by the Subsidiary Guarantors. For a description of the Notes, reference is made to the information under the heading “Description of Debt Securities” of the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the information under the heading “Description of the Notes” in the Prospectus Supplement. Such information is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this registration statement in its entirety. The Notes will be governed by the Indenture dated April 15, 2021, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 15, 2021, by and among the Issuer, the Partnership, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, copies of which are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.

Exhibits.

 

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Date: April 15, 2021				BROOKFIELD BRP HOLDINGS (CANADA) INC.
				By:		/s/ Jennifer Mazin
						Name: Jennifer Mazin   Title:   Senior Vice President & Secretary
				BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS L.P. by its general partner, BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS LIMITED
				By:		/s/ Jane Sheere
						Name: Jane Sheere   Title:   Secretary
				BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE ENERGY L.P. by its general partner, BREP HOLDING L.P. by its general partner, BRP BERMUDA GP LIMITED
				By:		/s/ Jane Sheere
						Name: Jane Sheere   Title:   Secretary
				BRP BERMUDA HOLDINGS I LIMITED
				By:		/s/ Jane Sheere
						Name: Jane Sheere   Title:   Secretary
				BROOKFIELD BRP EUROPE HOLDINGS (BERMUDA) LIMITED
				By:		/s/ Jane Sheere
						Name: Jane Sheere   Title:   Secretary

				BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
				By:		/s/ Jane Sheere
						Name: Jane Sheere   Title:   Secretary
				BEP SUBCO INC.
				By:		/s/ Jennifer Mazin
						Name: Jennifer Mazin   Title:   Senior Vice President & Secretary