SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Howard Hughes Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
44267D107
(CUSIP Number)
Christopher Mark Wilson
Future Fund Board of Guardians
Level 43, 120 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 300, Australia
Telephone: + 61 (03) 8656 6400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
Copy to:
Gregory B. Astrachan, Esq.
Michael A. Schwartz, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019−6099
(212) 728−8000
November 9, 2010
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 370023103
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Page 2 of 12 Pages
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SCHEDULE 13D
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Future Fund Board of Guardians
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) þ
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Australia
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
6,257,951*
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,257,951*
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
6,257,951*
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12
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
15.1%*
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
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* By virtue of certain voting rights, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of these shares of Common Stock. See Item 5.
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This statement on Schedule 13D (this “Schedule 13D”) relates to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of The Howard Hughes Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The address of the Company’s principal executive offices is The Howard Hughes Corporation, One Galleria Tower, 13355 Noel Road, Suite 950, Dallas, Texas, 75240.
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) This Schedule 13D is being filed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians, a statutory body corporate established under the Future Fund Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia (the “Reporting Person”) to govern the Future Fund, a statutory investment fund established by the Australian Commonwealth Government under the Future Fund Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia. Schedule I hereto set forth lists of all of the directors and executive officers or persons holding equivalent positions (the “Scheduled Persons”) of the Reporting Person.
(b) The principal business address of the Reporting Person and each Scheduled Person is Level 43, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Schedule I hereto sets forth the principal business address of each Scheduled Person.
(c) The principal business of the Reporting Person is to assist future Australian governments meet the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities by delivering investment returns on contributions to the Fund. Schedule I hereto sets forth the principal occupation or employment of each Scheduled Person.
(d),(e) During the last five years, neither the Reporting Person nor any of the Scheduled Persons (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Each of the Scheduled Persons is a citizen of Australia.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The Reporting Person holds, indirectly through The Northern Trust Company, a company incorporated in the State of Illinois, in its capacity as custodian for the Reporting Person, an ownership interest in Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC (“BRH II”), one of the Investment Vehicles (defined below), which entitles the Reporting Person to certain voting rights with respect to the Common Stock and Warrants held by all of the Investment Vehicles. Therefore, the Reporting Person may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of such securities. See Items 4 and 5.
Funds for the purchase of the shares of Common Stock and the acquisition of the Warrants reported herein by the entities listed below (each, an “Investment Vehicle”) were derived from the working capital of the Investment Vehicles, which was provided by the members or limited partners, as applicable, of the Investment Vehicles. The Reporting Person provided funds from its working capital to acquire its ownership interest in BRH II, which funds were used in connection with the purchase by BRH II of the securities listed opposite BRH II below. The number of shares of Common Stock purchased by or on behalf of each Investment Vehicle, the number of Warrants acquired by or on behalf of each Investment Vehicle, and the approximate amounts paid by
each Investment Vehicle for such securities, are set forth below.
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Investment Vehicle
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Number of Shares of Common Stock
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Number of Warrants
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Aggregate Amount (1)
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Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC (formerly known as REP Investments LLC) (“BRH”)
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789,145
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1,247,643
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$37,578,333.63
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Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC
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541,513
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856,134
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$25,786,333.54
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Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC (“BRH III”)
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621,147
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982,036
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$29,578,428.81
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Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC (“BRH IV-A”)
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71,816
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113,541
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$3,419,809.55
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Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC (“BRH IV-B”) (2)
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143,342
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226,625
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$6,825,809.58
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Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC (“BRH IV-C”) (2)
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48,023
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75,924
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$2,286,809.54
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Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC (“BRH IV-D”)
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48,023
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75,924
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$2,286,809.54
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Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP (“BRH V”)
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161,609
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255,506
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$7,695,666.73
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Total:
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2,424,618
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3,833,333
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$115,458,000.92
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(1)
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The Warrants were issued to the Investment Vehicles pursuant to the terms of the Cornerstone Agreement (defined below) and no consideration was paid by the Investment Vehicles for the Warrants.
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(2)
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The shares of Common Stock and Warrants are held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC (“BUSRH”). Pursuant to the BRH IV-B Agreement and BRH IV-C Agreement, as applicable, the applicable Investment Vehicle shares investment and voting power (but not with Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC) over the shares of Common Stock and Warrants held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC. See Item 6.
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Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction
Overview
On April 16, 2009 and April 22, 2009, General Growth Properties, Inc. (“GGP”) and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code. On August 27, 2010, GGP filed with the Bankruptcy Court the third amended and restated joint Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of the Debtors (as supplemented on September 30, 2010, the “Plan&
#8221;) and the related disclosure statement for the debtors remaining in the Chapter 11 Cases (the “Debtors”). On October 21, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Plan and on November 9, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), the Plan became effective and GGP and the other Debtors emerged from bankruptcy. The Plan set forth the structure of GGP and the other Debtors following the Closing Date.
Cornerstone Investment Agreement
GGP and BRH entered into a Cornerstone Investment Agreement on March 31, 2010 (as amended and restated from time to time, the “Cornerstone Agreement”) providing for, among other things, the purchase and sale of shares of common stock in the Company in connection with the emergence of GGP and the other Debtors from bankruptcy and the separation of the Company from GGP. The Cornerstone Agreement was amended and restated on August 2, 2010 and on November 9, 2010. In accordance with the Plan and pursuant to the terms of the Cornerstone Agreement, on the Closing Date GGP was restructured and the Company was separated from GGP. On the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Cornerstone Agreement, (a) the Investment Vehicl
es purchased an aggregate of 2,424,618 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $47.619048 per share and (b) the Investment Vehicles were issued an aggregate of 3,833,333 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock.
The summary contained herein of the Cornerstone Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Cornerstone Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Stockholder Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the Cornerstone Agreement and the Plan, the Company and BRH entered into a Stockholder Agreement (the “Stockholder Agreement”) on the Closing Date. The Stockholder Agreement provides that BRH has the right to nominate one director to the Company’s board of directors so long as the “Brookfield Consortium Members” (which includes Brookfield and certain entities controlled by it and/or for which it acts as a general partner, managing member or the equivalent thereof, including the Investment Vehicles) beneficially own in the aggregate at least 10% of the Common Stock on a fully diluted basis. In addition, the Stockholder Agreement provid
es that following the Closing Date, for so long as the Brookfield Consortium Members beneficially own in the aggregate at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis, BRH has a right (the “Pre-emptive Right”), in connection with offerings of Common Stock by the Company, to purchase up to such number of shares of Common Stock from the Company as is necessary to allow the Brookfield Consortium Members collectively to maintain their proportionate ownership interest in the Company on a fully diluted basis. BRH can also designate other Brookfield Consortium Members to exercise such Pre-emptive Right.
Pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the Cornerstone Agreement, the Stockholder Agreement provides that the Investment Vehicles are subject to restrictions, with certain exceptions, on their ability to sell, transfer or dispose of their shares of Common Stock and Warrants for 18 months following the Closing Date (the “lock-up period”). In the first six months of the lock-up period, the Investment Vehicles may not sell, transfer or dispose of any shares of Common Stock or Warrants. In the second six months of the lock-up period, the Investment Vehicles may sell, transfer or dispose of up to an aggregate of
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8.25% of the shares of Common Stock held by them and up to an aggregate of 8.25% of their Warrants. In the final six months of the lock-up period, the Investment Vehicles may sell, transfer or dispose of up to an aggregate of 16.5% of the shares of Common Stock held by them and up to an aggregate of 16.5% of their Warrants (in each case including any shares transferred or sold during the second six months of the lock-up period). After 18 months following the Closing Date, the Investment Vehicles will not be restricted from any transfer of their shares of Common Stock or the Warrants.
The summary contained herein of the Stockholder Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Stockholder Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Warrant Agreement
As described above, on the Closing Date the Investment Vehicles received an aggregate of 3,833,333 warrants (“Warrants”), each of which entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $50.00 per share, subject to adjustments as provided in the warrant agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and among Mellon Investor Services LLC, as warrant agent, and the Company (the “Warrant Agreement”). Each Warrant has a term of seven years from the date of issuance. The Warrants (i) are subject to certain adjustments in connection with dividends and certain other events and (ii) provide each holder with a cash redemption right at a
Black-Scholes-based formula value upon certain change in control events.
The summary contained herein of the Warrant Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Warrant Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Registration Rights Agreement
Pursuant to the terms of the Cornerstone Agreement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Investment Vehicles directly holding shares of Common Stock or Warrants and BUSRH (with respect to the securities held by BUSRH on behalf of BRH IV-B and BRH IV-C) on November 9, 2010, with respect to the Common Stock and Warrants issued to or held by the Investment Vehicles and BUSRH, as applicable. The Registration Rights Agreement provides for (i) unlimited demand registrations, provided that (a) the Company is not obligated to undertake more than three underwritten offerings requested by the Investment Vehicles during the term of the Registration Rights Agreement and (b) the Company is not obli
gated to undertake more than one underwritten offering in any 12-month period pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, and (ii) piggyback registration rights. In addition, the Company is required to use reasonable best efforts to keep the shelf registration statement contemplated by the Cornerstone Agreement continuously effective for use by the Investment Vehicles so long as there remain any registrable securities outstanding under Registration Rights Agreement.
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The summary contained herein of the Registration Rights Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Operating Agreements
The shares of Common Stock and Warrants reported herein are directly held by the Investment Vehicles or, in the case of BRH IV-B and BRH IV-C, by BUSRH for such Investment Vehicles pursuant to an agreement, dated October 25, 2010, by and among BRH IV-B, Brookfield, and BUSRH, and an agreement, dated October 25, 2010, by and among BRH- IV-C A, Brookfield, and BUSRH. Each Investment Vehicle is governed by a substantially similar limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement in the form attached as an exhibit hereto (collectively, the “Operating Agreements”).
BAM Canada acts as managing member or general partner, as applicable, of each of the Investment Vehicles. As managing member or general partner, BAM Canada will have the primary role in structuring and monitoring the investment in the Company, as well as strategy related to the shares of Common Stock, Warrants and other securities directly held by the Investment Vehicles subject to the approval of Tier One Actions as described below. In addition, BAM Canada will be empowered to take any and all actions incident to the conduct of the Investment Vehicle’s business, which is making investments in the Company, subject to approval of Tier One Actions as described below. Additionally, the Operating Agreements provide that an Investment Vehicle will be designated as a “Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle” if such Investment Vehicle includes a member (or a group of affiliated members) which owns 10% or more of the aggregate interests of all of the Investment Vehicles. Each Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle will be governed by a separate board of directors (as applicable to each Tier One parallel Investment Vehicle, the “Board”) comprised of representatives appointed by each member of such Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle that owns 10% or more of the aggregate interests of all of the Investment Vehicles. Each Investment Vehicle which is not a Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle will have a board of directors comprised of representatives appointed by BAM Canada.
Pursuant to the terms of each Operating Agreement, the members of each Investment Vehicle agreed, among other things, (i) to provide other members of the Investment Vehicle with “tag-along” rights to the extent that any member receives and intends to accept a bona fide offer to transfer interests in the Investment Vehicle, (ii) subject to the provisions of the Voting Agreement (defined below), to provide for the pro rata exercise by each Investment Vehicle of, the Pre-emptive Rights (as defined above) to purchase shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or to establish one or more vehicles to exercise such Pre-emptive Rights, and (iii) to provide for a liquidation of the Investment Vehicle (and disposition or distribution of the shares of Common Stock, the Warrants and other assets held by such Investment Veh
icle) upon the occurrence of certain specified events, including the removal of BAM Canada as the managing member or general partner, as applicable, or a vote of a specified percentage of interests in such Investment Vehicle. Pursuant to the terms of each Operating Agreement, Brookfield (US) Investments Ltd., a Bermuda limited company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield, holds a carried interest in BRH II, BRH III, BRH IV-A, BRH IV-B, BRH IV-C and BRH IV-D. In addition, the Operating Agreements provide for, following the third anniversary of the Closing Date, (i) a sale of Common Stock and Warrants held by the applicable Investment Vehicle upon the recommendation by BAM Canada that such securities be sold and (ii) the right of members of the Investment Vehicle to offer to sell their interests in the Investment Vehicle to other members, or, if no other members elect to purchase such interests, the right to cause the sale of the shares of Common Stock and Warrants relating to such
member’s interest in the Investment Vehicle and the distribution of the proceeds from such sales to such requesting member, in exchange for its membership interest in the Investment Vehicle.
The Reporting Person holds a 99.499825% percentage ownership interest in BRH II. Because such interest represents more than 10% of the aggregate interests of all of the Investment Vehicles, BRH II is deemed to be a Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle, which is governed by the Board, and the Reporting Person has a right to appoint the members of the Board of BRH II (as well as any replacement members).
The summary contained herein of the Operating Agreements is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of limited liability company agreement for each Investment Vehicle that is a limited liability company, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 5 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference, and the form of limited partnership agreement for each Investment Vehicle that is a limited partnership, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 6 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Voting Agreement
In connection with the transactions described herein, and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Operating Agreement, each of the Investment Vehicles entered into a Voting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010 (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which each Investment Vehicle agreed not to take certain actions unless the consent of a specified percentage of the interests of the Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles is obtained. Pursuant to the terms of the Voting Agreement, certain actions (including but not limited to (i) any matter that the Investment Vehicles, in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, are entitled to vote
upon and (ii) dispositions of material assets of the Investment Vehicles) (“Tier One Actions”) with respect to the securities of the Company will require either a “majority vote” of the Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles (i.e., more than 50% of the aggregate ownership interests held by all Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles), a “super-majority vote” of the Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles (i.e., 66 2/3% of the aggregate ownership interests held by all Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles), or a “hyper-majority vote” of the Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles (i.e., 86% of the aggregate ownership interests held by all Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles). For any Tier One Action, the Board will instruct BAM Canada, as the Managing Member of each Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle, how to vote such Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle’s interest. Under t
he respective Operating Agreements, each Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle has agreed to act in accordance with the result of the majority vote, super-majority vote, or hyper-majority vote, as applicable, with respect to each Tier One Action which is presented to the Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles in accordance with the Voting Agreement.
The Reporting Person holds a 99.499825% percentage ownership interest in BRH II. Because such interest represents more than 10% of the aggregate interests of all of the Investment Vehicles, BRH II is deemed to be a Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicle, which is governed by a Board and the Reporting Person has a right to appoint the members of the Board of BRH II (as well as any replacement members). Because BRH II owns more than 14% of the aggregate ownership interests held by all Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles, no Tier One Action that requires a “hyper-majority vote” (including voting decisions and material dispositions of Common Stock by the Investment Vehicles) may be taken by any of the Investment
Vehicles without the affirmative vote of BRH II as instructed by the Board of BRH II in accordance with the Operating Agreements and the Voting Agreement. As a result, the Reporting Person may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership over the securities owned by the Investment Vehicles.
The summary contained herein of the Voting Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Voting Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 7 hereto and which is incorporated herein by reference.
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The Reporting Person intends to review continuously its investments in the Company and the Company’s business affairs, financial position, capital needs and general industry and economic conditions and, as part of the Reporting Person’s continuing evaluation of, and preservation of the value of their investment in the Common Stock of the Company, the Reporting Person may from time to time (i) engage in discussions with certain persons, including, without limitation, members of the Company’s board of directors, management or representatives of the Company, other shareholders of the Company and other relevant parties, concerning matters with respect to the Reporting Person’s investment in the Common Stock, including, without limitation, the business, operations, governance, management, strategy and future plans of t
he Company and (ii) write letters to, and respond to inquiries from, various parties including, without limitation, members of the Company’s board of directors, management or representatives of the Company, other shareholders of the Company and other relevant parties regarding the Company’s affairs. Based on such review as well as general economic, market and industry conditions and prospects existing at the time, the Reporting Person may, from time to time (subject to any then existing legal or contractual limitations), determine to increase its respective ownership of Common Stock (including through the exercise of options to acquire shares of Common Stock, through open market purchases, in privately negotiated transactions, through a tender or exchange offer or a merger, reorganization or comparable transaction or otherwise), approve an extraordinary corporate transaction with regard to the Company or engage in any of the events set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of
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Item 4 of Schedule 13D. Alternatively, subject to market conditions, any legal or contractual limitations and other considerations, the Reporting Person may sell all or a portion of Common Stock or Warrants owned by the Reporting Person in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through a public offering or otherwise, but, except as otherwise provided herein, the Reporting Person currently has no intention of selling any shares of Common Stock or Warrants.
Except as set forth herein, or as would occur upon completion of any of the matters discussed herein, the Reporting Person has no present plan or proposal that would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, although the Reporting Person reserves the right to develop such plans or proposals.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) As of the close of business on November 19, 2010, the Investment Vehicles directly held and beneficially owned the shares of Common Stock and Warrants indicated on the following table. Each of the Investment Vehicles shares voting and investment power as indicated in the paragraphs below the table. All calculations of percentages of beneficial ownership in this Item 5 and elsewhere in this Schedule 13D are based on the 37,718,326 shares of Common Stock reported as outstanding as of November 9, 2010 by the Company in its Amendment No. 1 to Form S-11 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2010 plus, where such beneficial ownership includes Warrants, such number of shares
of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included in any such beneficial ownership calculation.
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Investment Vehicle
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Common Stock
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Warrants
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Beneficial Ownership
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BRH
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789,145
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1,247,643
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5.23%
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BRH II
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541,513
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856,134
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3.62%
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BRH III
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621,147
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982,036
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4.14%
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BRH IV-A
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71,816
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113,541
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0.49%
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BRH IV-B (1)
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143,342
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226,625
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0.98%
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BRH IV-C (1)
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48,023
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75,924
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0.33%
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BRH IV-D
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48,023
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75,924
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0.33%
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BRH V
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161,609
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255,506
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1.10%
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Total:
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2,424,618
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3,833,333
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15.06%
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(1) The shares of Common Stock and Warrants are held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the BRH IV-B Agreement and BRH IV-C Agreement, as applicable, the applicable Investment Vehicle shares investment and voting power (but not with Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC) over the shares of Common Stock and Warrants held directly by Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC.
The Reporting Person has no sole voting or investment power with respect to any shares of Common Stock or Warrants.
By virtue of (i) the ability of the Northern Trust Company, acting in its capacity as custodian for the Reporting Person under the Operating Agreement of BRH II, to appoint and remove the members of the board of directors of BRH II, and (ii) the ability of the board of directors of BRH II, which owns more than more than 14% of the of the aggregate ownership interests held by all Tier One Parallel Investment Vehicles, to direct BAM Canada on behalf of BRH II to veto any action requiring a hyper-majority vote under the Voting Agreement (including voting decisions and material dispositions of Common Stock by the Investment Vehicles), the Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and investment power over the Common Stock and Warrants held by each of the Investment Vehicles. Additionally, by virtue of the various agreements a
nd arrangements described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a “group” with the Investment Vehicles and Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Trilon Bancorp Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Retail Split LP, Brookfield US Holdings Inc., Brookfield US Corporation and Brookfield REP GP Inc. (collectively, the “Other Filers”). None of the Investment Vehicles or the Other Filers is a Reporting Person on this Schedule 13D, and any obligations
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any of them may have under Section 13(d) of the Act would have to be satisfied on one or more separate filings. To the extent that any of the Other Filers beneficially owns shares of Common Stock or Warrants that are not held by one of the Investment Vehicles, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own any such shares of Common Stock or Warrants, but expressly disclaims, to the extent permitted by applicable law, beneficial ownership thereof.
(c) Other than the purchase of the shares of Common Stock and the acquisition of Warrants described in Item 4, neither the Reporting Person, nor, to its knowledge, any of the Scheduled Persons, has effected any transaction in Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days.
(d) As described in Item 4, pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreements, Brookfield (US) Investments Ltd., a Bermuda limited company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield, holds a Class B interest in BRH II, BRH III, BRH IV-A, BRH IV-B, BRH IV-C and BRH IV-D, which entitles Brookfield (US) Investments Ltd. to receive a portion (up to 20%) of the aggregate investment proceeds distributed to non-managing members or limited partners, as applicable, of such Investment Vehicles.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 4 and Item 5 of this statement on Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.
On October 25, 2010, the Reporting Person entered into and delivered a letter agreement (the “Future Fund Letter Agreement”) in connection with its purchase of a limited liability company interest in BRH II, and the entering into of the Operating Agreement of BRH II and the subscription agreement related thereto. The Future Fund Letter Agreement establishes certain aspects of the relationship between BAM Canada and the Reporting Person in connection with BAM Canada’s responsibilities as the managing member of BRH II. Among other things, the Future Fund Letter Agreement includes provisions (x) permitting the acquisition by the Reporting Person (or its subsidiaries) of up to 3% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock outside of the In
vestment Vehicles (provided that (i) the Reporting Person notifies BAM Canada of such transactions and (ii) such shares are voted in the same manner and in conformance with how BRH II votes its shares of Common Stock) and (y) relating to transfers of interests, capital calls and commitments, carried interest and other amounts payable to the managing member of BRH II, and additional tax matters arrangements between BAM Canada and the Reporting Person.
The summary contained herein of the Future Fund Letter Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which are filed as Exhibit 8 hereto, and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Except as referenced above or as described in Item 4 hereof, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Item 2 or between such persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Company.
Item 7. Material To Be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit 1
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Amended and Restated Cornerstone Investment Agreement, effective as of March 31, 2010, by and between Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC (formerly REP Investments LLC) and General Growth Properties, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by General Growth Properties, Inc. on November 12, 2010).
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Exhibit 2
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Stockholder Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and between Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC and The Howard Hughes Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by The Howard Hughes Corporation on November 12, 2010).
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Exhibit 3
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Warrant Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and among Mellon Investor Services LLC, as warrant agent, and The Howard Hughes Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by The Howard Hughes Corporation on November 12, 2010).
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Exhibit 4
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2010, by and among Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield US Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP and The Howard Hughes Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by The Howard Hughes Corporation on November 12, 2010).
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Exhibit 5
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Form of Limited Liability Company Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Trilon Bancorp Inc., Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield US Holdings Inc., Brookfield US Corporation, Brookfield REP GP Inc., Brookfield Retail Split LP, Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP on November 19, 2010).
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Exhibit 6
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Form of Limited Partnership Agreement (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 to the Schedule 13D filed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Trilon Bancorp Inc., Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield US Holdings Inc., Brookfield US Corporation, Brookfield REP GP Inc., Brookfield Retail Split LP, Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP on November 19, 2010).
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Exhibit 7
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Voting Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010, by and among Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 7 to the Schedule 13D filed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Trilon Bancorp Inc., Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield US Holdings Inc., Brookfield US Corporation, Brookfield REP GP Inc., Brookfield Retail Split LP, Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC, Brookfiel
d Retail Holdings IV-D LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP on November 19, 2010).
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Exhibit 8
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Amended and Restated Letter Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2010, by and between the Northern Trust Company, acting in its capacity as custodian for the Future Fund Board of Guardians and Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 9 to the Schedule 13D filed by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Trilon Bancorp Inc., Brookfield Private Funds Holdings Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Canada) LP, Brookfield US Holdings Inc., Brookfield US Corporation, Brookfield REP GP Inc., Brookfield Retail Split LP, Brookfield Retail Holdings LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings II LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings III LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-A LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-B LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-C LLC, Brookfield Retail Holdings IV-D LLC and Brookfield Retail Holdings V LP on November 19, 2010).
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Dated: November 19, 2010
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FUTURE FUND BOARD OF GUARDIANS
By: /s/ Robyn Marie Fry
Name: Robyn Marie Fry
Title: Authorised Signatory
By: /s/ Barry Brakey
Name: Barry Brakey
Title: Authorised Signatory
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SCHEDULE I
Scheduled Persons
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Name and Position of Officer or Director
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Principal Occupation or Employment
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Mr. David Murray AO
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Chairman of the Future Fund Board of Guardians
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Mr. Jeffrey Browne
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Director
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Hon. Peter Costello
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Director
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Ms. Susan Doyle
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Director
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Dr. John Mulcahy
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Director
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Mr. Trevor C Rowe AM
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Director
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Mr. Brian Watson
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Director
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