Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund

The full company name is Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc.

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All eyes are on Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund (RA) to see if it continues its 4-year string of faithfully paying its $0.199 monthly distribution. It should announce it next week, if it sticks to its past schedule of declaring 3 months ahead.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (“Brookfield”) announced that, at the Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today, stockholders of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RA) (the “Fund”) voted to approve a new investment sub-advisory agreement among Brookfield, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and the Fund.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of a New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement

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NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Public Securities Group LLC (“Brookfield”) announced that, at the Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) held earlier today, stockholders of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RA) (the “Fund”) approved the proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Fund's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. In addition, Brookfield announced that the Special Meeting was adjourned with respect to the proposal to approve a new sub-advisory agreement (the "New Sub-Advisory Agreement") among Brookfield, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and the Fund until 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on Friday, December 18, 2020. The Special Meeting has been adjourned to allow for further solicitation of stockholders to meet the requirement that the New Sub-Advisory Agreement is approved by the affirmative vote of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the Fund.1   As of the Special Meeting date, the Fund needs approximately an additional 3.2% of its outstanding shares to vote in favor of the proposal in order to approve the New Sub-Advisory Agreement.   Additionally, in light of public health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the rescheduled Special Meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. Announces Adjournment and Rescheduling of December 10, 2020 Special Meeting of Stockholders

NEW YORK, Oct. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: RA) (the “Fund”) is announcing a correction to the ex-distribution date for the November 2020 monthly distribution. The ex-distribution date for the November 2020 monthly distribution is November 9, 2020. The press release that was issued on Friday, October 2, 2020, stated the incorrect date.  

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. Announces Corrected Ex-Date for November Monthly Distribution

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. invests in real assets.

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