Brookfield Renewable Submits Proposal to Acquire TerraForm Power on an All Stock Basis; Announces a 5% Distribution Increase - Seite 3

The quarterly dividends on Brookfield Renewable’s preferred shares and preferred units have also been declared.

Brookfield Renewable Partners

Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Our portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, solar and storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe and Asia, and totals 19,000 megawatts of installed capacity and a 13,000 megawatt development pipeline. Brookfield Renewable is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Further information is available at https://bep.brookfield.com. Important information may be disseminated exclusively via the its website; investors should consult the site to access this information.

Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed renewable power company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with over $500 billion of assets under management.

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Investors: Divya Biyani Director – Investor Relations [phone] [e-mail]

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “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. The words “will”, “intend”, “should”, “could”, “target”, “growth”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, derivatives thereof 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. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the proposed transaction, the prospects and benefits of the combined company and the special distribution of BEPC shares and any other statements regarding Brookfield Renewable’s future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance. Although Brookfield Renewable believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, you should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward-looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Renewable are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Renewable to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this communication include uncertainties as to whether an agreement of the proposed transaction will be negotiated and executed; uncertainties as to whether TerraForm Power will cooperate with Brookfield Renewable regarding the proposed transaction; uncertainties as to whether TerraForm Power’s independent committee will approve any transaction proposed by Brookfield Renewable; uncertainties as to whether TerraForm Power’s stockholders not affiliated with Brookfield Renewable will approve any transaction; uncertainties as to whether the other conditions to the proposed transaction will be satisfied or satisfied on the anticipated schedule; the timing of the proposed transaction and whether the proposed transaction will be completed; failure to realize contemplated benefits from the proposed transaction; and incurrence of significant costs in connection with the proposed transactions. For further information on these known and unknown risks, please see “Risk Factors” included in the Form 20-F of Brookfield Renewable and other risks and factors that are described therein and that are described in Brookfield Renewable’s and BEPC’s joint preliminary Form F-1 and prospectus  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the securities regulators in Canada.