Press Release

DBRS Rates Brookfield’s $200 Million Senior Notes at BBB (high)

Real Estate
January 12, 2012

DBRS has today assigned a rating of BBB (high), with a Stable trend, to the $200 million 4.30% senior unsecured notes due January 17, 2017 (the Notes), issued by Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (Brookfield).

The Notes are direct senior unsecured obligations of Brookfield and rank equally and rateably with all other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of Brookfield. Brookfield intends to use the proceeds from the Notes to repay indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

Note:
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