Brookfield Asset Management Annual Meeting and ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 03, 2009) - Brookfield Asset
Management Inc. (TSX: BAM.A)(NYSE: BAM)(EURONEXT: BAMA) -

                            - NOTICE -

           ANNUAL MEETING AND 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
       CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST FOR INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS

             Webcast of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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             Date:     Tuesday, May 5, 2009
             Location: 300 Madison Avenue, Main Auditorium, New York
             Time:     9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

             2009 First Quarter Conference Call
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             Date:     Tuesday, May 5, 2009
             Time:     11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

You are invited to participate in the live Webcast presentation of
Brookfield Asset Management's Annual Meeting of Shareholders at


http://services.choruscall.com/links/bamagm090505.html on Tuesday,
May 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). This presentation will be
archived for future reference. If you wish to attend in person, the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Main
Auditorium at 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. You are also
invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's 2009 First
Quarter Conference Call & Webcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:00
a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss with members of senior management our
results and current business initiatives.

These results will be released on May 5th at approximately 8:00 a.m.
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 web site, 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
604-638-5340 at approximately 10:50 a.m. The Conference Call will
also be Webcast live at


http://services.choruscall.com/links/bam090505.html. For those unable
to participate in the Conference Call, the webcast will be archived
and available until midnight June 5, 2009. To access this
rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or 604-638-9010 (password:
2811).

If you have any questions about the Conference Call, please contact
Linda Northwood, Director, Investor Relations at 416-359-8647 or by
email at [e-mail].

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global asset manager focused on
property, power and other infrastructure assets and with
approximately $80 billion of assets under management. The company's
shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under
the symbols BAM and BAM.A, respectively, and on Euronext under the
symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit Brookfield's website
at www.brookfield.com.

Contacts:
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Linda Northwood
Director, Investor Relations
416-359-8647
[e-mail]
www.brookfield.com


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