DBRS Morningstar Finalizes Provisional Rating of A (low), Stable, on Brookfield Capital Finance LLC’s Senior Unsecured Notes

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) finalized its provisional rating of A (low) with a Stable trend to Brookfield Capital Finance LLC’s Senior Unsecured Notes and its USD 550 million (increased from initial USD 500 million) Medium Term Notes due June 14, 2033 (together, the Senior Notes). The Senior Notes will be fully, irrevocably, and unconditionally guaranteed by Brookfield Corporation (BN) (rated A (low) with a Stable trend by DBRS Morningstar), formerly Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAM).

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/396929 (May 17, 2022).

Notes:
DBRS Morningstar applied the following principal methodology: DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support (March 28, 2023; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/411694/), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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A description of how DBRS Morningstar analyzes corporate finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/397223/interplay-of-global-corporate-finance-rating-methodologies-when-analyzing-corporate-finance-transactions.

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