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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 9, 2009) - Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A)(NYSE:BAM)(EURONEXT:BAMA) -

You are invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's 2009 Third Quarter Conference Call & Webcast on Friday, November 6, 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 November 6^th 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 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 604-638-5340 at approximately 10:50 a.m. The Conference Call will also be Webcast live at [ http://services.choruscall.com/links/bam091106.html ]. For those unable to participate in the Conference Call, the webcast will be archived and available until midnight December 7^th, 2009. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or 604-638-9010 (password: 2811#).

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global asset manager focused on property, renewable power and infrastructure assets and with over $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 ].