Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Completes Annual
Filings
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, June 30, 2008 – Brookfield Infrastructure
Partners L.P. (NYSE:BIP) (the "Partnership," and
along with its related entities, "Brookfield Infrastructure")
announced today that it has
filed its 2007 annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007, with
the SEC on EDGAR as well as with the Canadian securities authorities
on SEDAR. These documents are also available at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com
and a hard copy will be provided
to unitholders free of charge upon request.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. was established by
Brookfield Asset Management as its primary vehicle to own and
operate certain infrastructure assets on a global basis. The
Partnership's sole material asset is its 60% limited partnership
interest in Brookfield Infrastructure L.P. Brookfield Infrastructure
operates high quality, long-life assets that generate stable
cash flows, require relatively minimal maintenance capital expenditures
and, by virtue of barriers to entry and other characteristics,
tend to appreciate in value over time. Its current business
consists of the ownership and operation of premier electricity
transmission systems and timberlands in North and South America,
and it seeks acquisition opportunities in other infrastructure
sectors with similar attributes. The Partnership's units trade
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BIP.
For more information, please visit our web site at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com.
Investors:
Tracey Wise
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
Brookfield Asset Management
Tel: 416-956-5154
Email: twise@brookfield.com
Media:
Denis Couture
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate & International Affairs
Brookfield Asset Management
Tel: 416-956-5189
Email: dcouture@brookfield.com
Note: This press release contains forward-looking
information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities
laws and other "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, "safe harbor" provisions of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements
about the proposed use of funds drawn under the credit facility,
the future prospects of the assets that Brookfield Infrastructure
operates and Brookfield Infrastructure's plans for growth through
acquisitions. The words "seeks", "tend" and
other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future
events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical
matters identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking
statements. Although the Partnership believes that these forward-looking
statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions
and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance
on them, or any other forward-looking statements or information
in this press release. The future performance and prospects
of Brookfield Infrastructure are subject to a number of known
and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause
actual results of Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially
from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this
press release include general economic conditions in the United
States and elsewhere, which may impact the markets for timber,
the fact that success of Brookfield Infrastructure is dependant
on market demand for an infrastructure company, which is unknown,
the availability of equity and debt financing for Brookfield
Infrastructure, the ability to effectively complete new acquisitions
in the competitive infrastructure space and to integrate acquisitions
into existing operations, and other risks and factors described
in the documents filed by the Partnership with the securities
regulators in Canada and the United States including under "Risk
Factors" in the registration statement filed in connection
with the distribution of the Partnership's units and other
risks and factors that are described in the registration statement.
Except as required by law, the Partnership undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
or information, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.