Brookfield Asset Management Announces Strong Annual Operating Cash Flow of $1.5 Billion for 2010

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 18, 2011) -

Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Asset Management's 2010 Fourth Quarter Results as well as the Shareholders' Letter, Financial Review and Supplemental Information on Brookfield's website under the Investor Centre/Financial Reports section at www.brookfield.com.

The 2010 Year End Results conference call can be accessed via webcast on February 18, 2011 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time at www.brookfield.com or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America. For overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340, at approximately 10:50 a.m. Eastern Time. The teleconference taped rebroadcast can be accessed at 1-800-319-6413 or 604-638-9010 (Password 2811#).

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM)(EURONEXT:BAMA) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2010. The financial results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") unless otherwise noted.

Cash Flow From Operations

Cash flow from operations for the year increased to $1,463 million ($2.37 per share) from $1,402 million ($2.34 per share) in 2009. The operating results benefitted from continued strong performance by the company's commercial office businesses reflecting high occupancy levels and improved leasing markets. Operating returns from infrastructure operations increased due to improving economic conditions and investment of additional capital at favourable returns, while lower water levels more than offset the impact of higher realized prices within the company's power generating operations.

	Three months ended December 31						Years ended December 31
	2010		2009		2009		2010		2009		2009
US$ millions (except per share amounts)	IFRS		IFRS		CGAAP		IFRS		IFRS		CGAAP
Cash flow from operations	$	416	$	365	$	381	$	1,463	$	1,402	$	1,450
Cash flow from operations per share	$	0.67	$	0.60	$	0.63	$	2.37	$	2.34	$	2.43

"We completed investments in a number of world class assets last year, which strengthens our ability to deliver sustainable long-term growth across our businesses," commented Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield. "Our operations and balance sheet are strong, and we are increasingly well positioned to benefit as recovery in the developed markets fully takes hold."

Net Income

Net income under IFRS for 2010 was $3.2 billion in total, of which $1.45 billion ($2.33 per share) was attributable to Brookfield's common shareholders and the balance of $1.74 billion accrued to co-investors in the company's consolidated operations. Brookfield's net income in 2009 was $454 million ($0.71 per share) under Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("CGAAP"). Net income for 2009, restated to conform to IFRS, included downward adjustments to the appraisal values of its commercial office portfolios, resulting in a net loss for the year on a comparable basis. The company's Consolidated Statements of Operations are presented on page 7 of this release.

Basis of Presentation

This news release and accompanying financial statements make reference to cash flow from operations on a total and per share basis. Cash flow from operations is defined as net income prior to fair value changes, depreciation and amortization, and future income taxes and includes certain disposition gains that are not otherwise included in net income as determined under IFRS, and after deducting the associated interests of non-controlling shareholders. Brookfield uses cash flow from operations to assess its operating results and the value of its business and believes that many of its shareholders and analysts also find this measure of value to them. The company provides the components of cash flow from operations and a full reconciliation between cash flow from operations and net income in the Supplemental Information available at www.brookfield.com and on page 8 of this release. Cash flow from operations is a non-IFRS measure which does not have any standard meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.

Intrinsic Value

The intrinsic value of Brookfield's common equity was $37.45 per share at year end. This includes net tangible asset value of $30.96 per share and $6.49 per share related to the company's asset management franchise. Intrinsic value increased by $3.77 per share, or 12% during 2010, prior to dividends. Please see pages 5 and 6 of this release for further information on the company's intrinsic value.

Dividend Declaration

The Board of Directors declared a dividend of US$0.13 per Class A Common Share, payable on May 31, 2011, to shareholders of record as at the close of business on May 1, 2011. The Board also declared all of the regular monthly and quarterly dividends on its preferred shares.

Information on Brookfield Asset Management's declared share dividends can be found on the company's website under Investor Centre/Stock and Dividend Information.

Additional Information

The Letter to Shareholders and the company's Financial Review and Supplemental Information for the year ended December 31, 2010 contain further information on the company's strategy, operations and financial results. Shareholders are encouraged to read these documents, which are available on the company's website.

The attached statements are based primarily on information that has been extracted from our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, which have been prepared using the standards and interpretations currently issued under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The amounts have not been audited or subject to review by Brookfield's external auditor.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., focused on property, renewable power and infrastructure assets, has over $100 billion of assets under management and 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 website at www.brookfield.com.

Please note that Brookfield's previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on EDGAR and SEDAR and can also be found in the investor section of our website at www.brookfield.com. Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.

For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfield.com.

Note: This news release contains forward-looking 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 harbour" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The words "continue," "expect," "intend," "believe," derivations thereof and other expressions, including conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "can," "would," and "should," are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects or identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements with respect to: our ability to deliver sustainable long-term growth across our businesses; our belief of recovery in the developed markets; and accounting policies adopted under IFRS and the potential modification of the application thereof. Although Brookfield Asset Management believes that its anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied of such assets by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information as such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include: economic and financial conditions in the countries in which we do business; the behaviour of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates; availability of equity and debt financing; strategic actions including dispositions; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits; adverse hydrology conditions; regulatory and political factors within the countries in which the company operates; availability of new tenants to fill property vacancies; tenant bankruptcies; acts of God, such as earthquakes and hurricanes; the possible impact of international conflicts and other developments including terrorist acts; changes in accounting policies to be adopted under IFRS; and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in the company's form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents filed by the company with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States, including the company's most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results under the heading "Business Environment and Risks."

We caution that the foregoing factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Brookfield Asset Management, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)		Three months ended December 31						Years ended December 31
US$ millions (except per share amounts)		2010			2009			2010			2009
Operating platforms
	Renewable power generation	$	240		$	66		$	548		$	720
	Commercial properties		121			101			364			309
	Infrastructure		29			18			130			62
	Development activities		70			60			192			69
	Private equity and finance		(24	)		28			181			112
	Investment and other income		61			128			311			370
Total operating platform cash flow			497			401			1,726			1,642
Asset management and other services			109			123			348			298
Operating cash flow prior to unallocated costs			606			524			2,074			1,940
	Interest expense		(88	)		(73	)		(313	)		(267	)
	Operating costs		(99	)		(82	)		(277	)		(268	)
	Current income taxes		(3	)		(4	)		(21	)		(3	)
Operating cash flow		$	416		$	365		$	1,463		$	1,402
	– Per share	$	0.67		$	0.60		$	2.37		$	2.34

Notes:

Cash flow from operations in this statement is on a segmented basis and represents the operations of Brookfield Asset Management net of charges associated with related liabilities and non-controlling interests. Readers are encouraged to refer to the company's Financial Review and Supplemental Information which is available at www.brookfield.com.

The basis of presentation in this statement differs from the Consolidated Statements of Operations on page 7. Reconciliation between these two statements is presented on page 8.

The statements of cash flow from operations above are prepared on a basis that is consistent with the company's Supplemental Information and differs from net income and loss as presented in the company's Consolidated Statements of Operations on page 7 of this release, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management uses cash flow from operations as a key measure to evaluate performance and to determine the underlying value of its businesses. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in assessing Brookfield Asset Management's results.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN INTRINSIC VALUE

(Unaudited)		Three months ended December 31, 2010						Years ended December 31, 2010
US$ millions (except per share amounts)		Total			Per Share			Total			Per Share
Opening intrinsic value1		$	21,782		$	36.74		$	20,154		$	34.20
Operating cash flow			416			0.67			1,463			2.37
	Preferred share dividends		(22	)		n/a			(75	)		n/a
Operating cash flow for common shares			394			0.67			1,388			2.37
Fair value changes
	IFRS carrying values1		(64	)		(0.19	)		(269	)		(0.65	)
	Tangible asset values not recognized under IFRS		(50	)		(0.02	)		1,200			2.06
	Asset management franchise values		500			0.80			500			0.80
Total fair value changes2			386			0.59			1,431			2.21
Less: gains recorded in cash flow3			(227	)		(0.42	)		(414	)		(0.81	)
Total return			553			0.84			2,405			3.77
Common share dividends			(74	)		(0.13	)		(298	)		(0.52	)
Net change in intrinsic value			479			0.71			2,107			3.25
Intrinsic value1		$	22,261		$	37.45		$	22,261		$	37.45

Composition of Intrinsic Value

(Unaudited)	December 31, 2010				September 30, 2010				December 31, 2009
US$ millions	Total		Per Share		Total		Per Share		Total		Per Share
Net tangible asset value	$	18,261	$	30.96	$	18,282	$	30.99	$	16,654	$	28.45
Asset management franchise value		4,000		6.49		3,500		5.75		3,500		5.75
Intrinsic value1	$	22,261	$	37.45	$	21,782	$	36.74	$	20,154	$	34.20

Notes:
1.	Determined on a pre-tax basis.
2.	Includes management estimates of values for items that are not otherwise revalued under IFRS.
3.	Represents the portion of disposition gains that were previously included in equity as unrealized gains or appraisal surplus.

STATEMENTS OF INVESTED CAPITAL AND INTRINSIC VALUE

		Net Invested Capital
(Unaudited)		December 31		December 31
US$ millions		2010		2009
Assets
Operating platforms
	Renewable power generation	$	7,492	$	8,468
	Commercial properties		6,909		4,841
	Infrastructure		1,905		1,646
	Development activities		3,184		3,153
	Private equity and finance		2,155		2,031
Cash and financial assets			1,543		1,607
Other assets			919		1,014
Asset management and other services			1,800		1,053
		$	25,907	$	23,813
Liabilities
Corporate borrowings		$	2,905	$	2,593
Subsidiary borrowings			858		779
Other liabilities			1,556		2,011
			5,319		5,383
Capitalization
Capital securities			669		632
Shareholders' equity
	Preferred equity		1,658		1,144
	Common equity (net tangible asset value)		18,261		16,654
			20,588		18,430
		$	25,907	$	23,813
Intrinsic value per common share
Net tangible asset value		$	30.96	$	28.45
Asset management franchise value			6.49		5.75
Intrinsic value		$	37.45	$	34.20

Notes:

Invested capital in these statements represents the capital invested by the company in its operations on a segmented basis, net of the underlying liabilities and non-controlling interests. The balances are derived from the company's IFRS balance sheets and adjusted to exclude deferred income taxes and to include adjustments to reflect the fair value of assets and liabilities that are carried at historical book values or otherwise not recognized in the company's IFRS balance sheets. Common equity on this basis is referred to as net tangible asset value.

Intrinsic value per common share includes net tangible asset value as well as the value attributed to the company's asset management franchise.

Asset management franchise value represents management's estimate of the value attributable to the company's asset management activities, based on current capital under management, associated fee arrangements, and potential growth that is not otherwise included in net tangible asset value.

Accordingly, the statements above differ from the company's Consolidated Balance Sheets contained in its annual financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with IFRS. Readers are encouraged to consider both bases of presentation in assessing Brookfield Asset Management's financial position and to refer to the company's Financial Review and Supplemental Information, available at www.brookfield.com, which contains a full reconciliation between these two bases of presentation.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)		Three months ended December 31						Years ended December 31
US$ millions (except per share amounts)		2010			2009			2010			2009
Total revenues		$	3,957		$	3,792		$	13,623		$	11,218
Asset management and other services			126			123			365			298
Revenues less direct operating costs
	Renewable power generation		188			217			748			777
	Commercial properties		366			344			1,282			1,059
	Infrastructure		76			21			221			95
	Development activities		169			80			527			156
	Private equity and finance		13			21			281			111
Equity accounted income			132			144			494			353
Investment and other income			85			159			593			683
			1,155			1,109			4,511			3,532
Expenses
	Interest		517			395			1,829			1,480
	Operating costs		121			122			417			396
	Current income taxes		13			(44	)		97			(5	)
Net income prior to other items			504			636			2,168			1,661
Other items
	Depreciation and amortization		(215	)		(173	)		(795	)		(656	)
	Fair value changes		1,792			279			1,865			(2,268	)
	Other future income taxes		(10	)		(33	)		(43	)		287
Net income (loss)		$	2,071		$	709		$	3,195		$	(976	)
Net income (loss) attributable to:
	Common shareholders	$	1,089		$	215		$	1,454		$	(836	)
	Non-controlling interests		982			494			1,741			(140	)
		$	2,071		$	709		$	3,195		$	(976	)
Net income (loss) per common share
	Diluted	$	1.80		$	0.35		$	2.33		$	(1.54	)
	Basic	$	1.86		$	0.35		$	2.40		$	(1.54	)

Notes:

The foregoing table includes the results attributable to non-controlling interests whereas the corporation's segmented operating results presented elsewhere do not. Please refer to page 8 for further information.

RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS TO NET INCOME (LOSS)

	Three months ended December 31												Years ended December 31
(Unaudited)	2010						2009						2010						2009
US$ millions	Total1			Net2			Total1			Net2			Total1			Net2			Total1			Net2
Cash flow from operations (as presented on page 4)		n/a		$	416			n/a		$	365			n/a		$	1,463			n/a		$	1,402
Less: disposition gains recognized in equity under IFRS		n/a			(227	)		n/a			(21	)		n/a			(414	)		n/a			(410	)
Net income prior to other items		504			189			636			344			2,168			1,049			1,661			992
Depreciation and amortization		(215	)		(183	)		(173	)		(150	)		(795	)		(693	)		(656	)		(573	)
Revaluation and other items		1,792			1,135			279			51			1,865			1,129			(2,268	)		(1,502	)
Future income taxes		(10	)		(52	)		(33	)		(30	)		(43	)		(31	)		287			247
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders		n/a			1,089			n/a			215			n/a			1,454			n/a			(836	)
Non-controlling interests		—			982			—			494			—			1,741			—			(140	)
Net income (loss) (as presented on page 7)	$	2,071		$	2,071		$	709		$	709		$	3,195		$	3,195		$	(976	)	$	(976	)

1.	Includes share attributable to non-controlling interests.
2.	Excludes share attributable to non-controlling interests.