Brookfield Asset Management AGM Webcast & 2012 Q1 Results Webcast Notice

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 4, 2012) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM)(EURONEXT:BAMA) -

Annual Meeting

Brookfield Asset Management's Annual & Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) at Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario. If unable to attend in person, you are invited to participate in the live Webcast presentation at http://services.choruscall.com/links/bamagm120510.html. This presentation will be archived for future reference.

First Quarter Conference Call

You are invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's 2012 First Quarter Conference Call & Webcast on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss with members of senior management our results and current business initiatives.

These results will be released on May 10^th at approximately 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) and will be available following the release on our website at www.brookfield.com under "Press Releases." The Conference Call will also be Webcast live on our website, where it will be archived for future reference.

To participate in the Conference Call, please dial 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America, or for overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340 at approximately 1:50 p.m. The Conference Call will also be Webcast live at http://services.choruscall.com/links/bam120510.html. For those unable to participate in the Conference Call, the telephone replay will be archived and available until midnight June 10^th, 2012. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or 1-604-638-9010 (password: 2811#).

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $150 billion in assets under management. We have over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. We have a range of public and private investment products and services, which leverage our expertise and experience and provide us with a distinct competitive advantage in the markets where we operate. Brookfield is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BAM and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit our web site at www.brookfield.com.