Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K is filed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (a foreign private issuer) for the month of August 2013, with a filing date of August 23, 2013. The registrant is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The filing primarily serves to incorporate by reference a previous Form 6-K dated August 9, 2013, and to disclose the termination of a specific swap agreement.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a procedural filing regarding a corporate event rather than a financial results report.
Material Changes
- Termination of Swap Agreement: The company announced the termination of a swap agreement with American International Group (AIG), as detailed in Exhibit 99.1.
- Regulatory Reference: The filing incorporates a prior report from August 9, 2013, into the company's registration statement on Form F-9.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not contain management commentary, financial guidance, or an outlook for future periods. The primary risk or contingency disclosed is the resolution of the swap agreement with AIG, though specific financial impacts of this termination are not quantified in this text.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the financial impact of the terminated swap agreement with AIG by reviewing the full text of Exhibit 99.1.
- Review the Form 6-K dated August 9, 2013, which is incorporated by reference for additional context.
- Confirm the status of the registration statement on Form F-9 (File No. 333-112049) to which this filing relates.