Brookfield Asset Management Announces Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

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BROOKFIELD, NEWS, June 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A) (NYSE:BAM) (Euronext:BAMA) today announced that at the company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held earlier today in Toronto, approximately 92% of Class A Limited Voting Shares ("Class A Shares") voted in favour of an advisory vote approving the company's approach to executive compensation. In addition, at the meeting all eight nominees proposed for election to the board of directors by holders of Class A Shares and all eight nominees proposed for election to the board of directors by the holder of Class B Limited Voting Shares ("Class B Shares") were elected. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below.

Management received the following proxies from holders of Class A Shares in regard to the election of the eight directors nominated by this shareholder class:

Director Nominee	Votes For	%	Votes Withheld	%
M. Elyse Allan	620,669,437	99.53	2,921,901	0.47
Angela F. Braly	618,805,623	99.23	4,785,715	0.77
Murilo Ferreira	621,694,883	99.70	1,896,455	0.30
Frank J. McKenna	613,481,895	98.38	10,109,443	1.62
Rafael Miranda	616,740,151	98.90	6,851,187	1.10
Youssef A. Nasr	621,652,609	99.69	1,938,729	0.31
Seek Ngee Huat	620,307,014	99.47	3,284,324	0.53
Diana L. Taylor	619,962,819	99.42	3,628,519	0.58

Management received a proxy from the holder of Class B Shares to vote all 85,120 Class B Shares for each of the eight directors nominated for election by this shareholder class, namely Jeffrey M. Blidner, Jack L. Cockwell, Marcel R. Coutu, J. Bruce Flatt, Robert J. Harding, Maureen Kempston Darkes, Brian D. Lawson and Lord O'Donnell.

Brookfield Asset Management
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately US$285 billion in assets under management. The company has more than a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield offers a range of public and private investment products and services, and is co-listed on the New York, Toronto and Euronext stock exchanges under the symbol BAM, BAM.A and BAMA, respectively.

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Claire Holland Communications & Media Tel: (416) 369-8236 Email: claire.holland@brookfield.com		Linda Northwood Investor Relations Tel: (416) 359-8647 Email: linda.northwood@brookfield.com