Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. 10-K

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective at the reasonable assurance level to accomplish their objectives of ensuring that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during our most recent year, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Management of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (“BAM”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer and effected by the Board of Directors, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Management assessed the effectiveness of BAM's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, management concludes that, as of December 31, 2025, BAM's internal control over financial reporting are effective. Consistent with guidance issued by the SEC, excluded from our evaluation was internal control over financial reporting of the Asset Management Company, which was acquired on February 4, 2025. The Asset Management Company constitutes approximately 96% of total assets, 81% of net assets, 99% of total revenues and 96% of net income of BAM's consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025. BAM's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, has been audited by Deloitte LLP, the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, who also audited BAM's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. As stated in the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Deloitte LLP expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of BAM's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025. Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Deloitte LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm that audited BAM's consolidated financial statements included in this report, has issued its attestation report on BAM's internal control over financial reporting, which is included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. 133 ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION None . ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS Not applicable. 134 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Directors and Executive Officers Our directors are: (a) Name Age Position Principal Location Barry Blattman 63 Director United States Angela F. Braly 64 Director United States Marcel R. Coutu 72 Director (Lead Independent Director) United States Scott Cutler 56 Director United States Bruce Flatt 60 Director (Chair of the Board) United States Olivia (Liv) Garfield 50 Director United Kingdom Nili Gilbert 47 Director United States Keith Johnson 50 Director United States Bruce Karsh 70 Director United States Brian W. Kingston 52 Director United States Cyrus Madon 60 Director United States Diana Noble 64 Director United Kingdom (a) Messrs. Blattman and Cutler and Ms. Braly were appointed to the Board effective March 17, 2025. Messrs. Samuel J.B. Pollock and Satish Rai and Ms. Allison Kirkby stepped down from the Board effective March 17, 2025. Mr. Pollock remains CEO of Brookfield's Infrastructure business. Mr. Rai joined the board of directors of BN, effective March 17, 2025. Mr. Karsh was appointed to the Board effective February 3, 2026, replacing Mr. William Powell, who stepped down from the Board effective the same date. Our executive officers are: Name Age Position Principal Location Connor Teskey (a) 38 Chief Executive Officer, BAM; Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Power and Transition United Kingdom Hadley Peer Marshall 52 Chief Financial Officer, BAM United States David Levi 54 Chief Executive Officer, Global Client Group United States Brian W. Kingston 52 Head of U.S., BAM; Executive Chair, Real Estate United States Cyrus Madon 60 Executive Vice Chair, BAM; Executive Chair, Private Equity United States (a) Mr. Teskey was appointed Chief Executive Officer of BAM effective February 3, 2026, with Mr. Flatt continuing in his role as Chair of the Board of BAM. Connor Teskey is CEO of BAM, a position he has held since 2026. He is also the head of Brookfield’s Renewable Power and Transition business and CEO of Brookfield Renewable Partners, positions he has held since 2020. In these roles, he is responsible for investments, operations and the expansion of the Renewable Power and Transition business. Mr. Teskey joined Brookfield in 2012 and has held a variety of investment and management roles. Prior to Brookfield, he worked in corporate debt origination at a Canadian bank. Mr. Teskey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario. Hadley Peer Marshall is the Chief Financial Officer of BAM, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the firm’s finance, treasury, tax and investor relations functions. She is also a Managing Partner and Co-Head of Brookfield’s infrastructure debt and structured solutions businesses, a position she has held since 2021, where she oversees the origination, execution and asset management of Brookfield's infrastructure credit and structured solutions investments. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2015, Ms. Peer Marshall was Co-Head of the project finance and infrastructure group at a leading investment bank, where she was responsible for originating, structuring, executing and advising on infrastructure and project financings for clients. Ms. Peer Marshall holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David Levi is Chief Executive Officer of BAM's Global Client Group. In this role, he is responsible for Brookfield’s client relationships across the organization, including the expansion of fund offerings, client solutions and servicing its large and growing institutional and private wealth client base. Prior to this, Mr. Levi was Managing Partner and CEO of Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions, which is responsible for Brookfield and Oaktree’s relationships with private wealth clients globally. He is a member of Brookfield’s Executive Committee. Mr. Levi holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College. He is a Fellow of the 2019 class of the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. 135 Brian W. Kingston has been a director of BAM since 2022 and is the Head of U.S., BAM. He is also the Executive Chair of Brookfield’s Real Estate business; in this role, he is responsible for investments, operations and the expansion of the Real Estate business. Prior to his current role, Mr. Kingston led Brookfield’s Australian business activities, holding the positions of CEO of Brookfield Office Properties Australia, CEO of Prime Infrastructure and CFO of Multiplex. Mr. Kingston joined Brookfield in 2001. Under his leadership, Brookfield has conducted a wide range of mergers and acquisitions activities, including investments in Forest City Realty Trust, General Growth Properties and Canary Wharf. Mr. Kingston holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. Cyrus Madon is Executive Vice Chair of BAM and has been a director of BAM since 2022. He is also the Executive Vice Chair of BN, and Executive Chair of Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, he is responsible for developing strategy, providing investment oversight, and supporting the broader team in executing our growth initiatives. He is also a member of Brookfield's Executive Committee. Mr. Madon joined Brookfield in 1998 and has held a number of senior roles across the organization, including CEO of Brookfield's Private Equity business. Mr. Madon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. He is also on the board of the C.D. Howe Institute. Barry Blattman is a Vice Chair of BAM and has been a director since 2025. In this role, he focuses on senior, strategic client and business relationships, and contributes to general business development and transaction strategy globally. He is also a director of BWS. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2002, Mr. Blattman was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, having begun his career with Salomon Brothers in 1986. Mr. Blattman holds a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. He serves on the board of Montefiore Health System, and chairs its Real Estate Planning and Development Committee. Angela F. Braly has been a director of BAM since 2025. She is the former Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of WellPoint, Inc. (“WellPoint”), a health benefits company now known as Elevance Health Inc. She was Chair of the Board of WellPoint from 2010 to 2012 and President and Chief Executive Officer and a Board member from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Braly served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Public Affairs Officer of WellPoint and President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri. Since 2016, she has served on the board of Exxon Mobil Corporation. She served on the board of BN from 2015 to 2025, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. from 2013 to 2021 and The Procter & Gamble Company from 2009 to 2024, including serving on the Audit Committee. She has a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, BBA from Texas Tech University. Marcel R. Coutu has been a director since 2022. He previously served as a director of BN from 2006 to 2022. Mr. Coutu is the past Chairman of Syncrude Canada Ltd., a former President and CEO of Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited, and has held a number of senior roles in corporate finance, investment banking, mining and oil and gas exploration and development. Mr. Coutu is a board director of IGM Financial Inc., Power Corporation of Canada, Great-West Lifeco Inc. and the Calgary Stampede Foundation Board. He is a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a past member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and a past member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta. Mr. Coutu holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Geology from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. Scott Cutler has been a director of BAM since 2025. He is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of HealthEquity, Inc., the largest health savings account custodian in the U.S. Prior to joining HealthEquity, Mr. Cutler served as Chief Executive Officer of StockX from 2019 to 2024, and prior to that as Senior Vice President of the Americas at eBay, Inc., from 2017 to 2019. From 2015 to 2017, he served as President of StubHub. Before joining StubHub, Mr. Cutler spent nine years as Executive Vice President at the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Cutler holds a Bachelor of Science in economics from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He currently serves on the non-profit board of Vibrant Emotional Health, and previously served on the board of Brookfield Renewable Partners and Brookfield Renewable Corporation from 2020 to 2025 and Brookfield Property Partners from 2019 to 2020. Bruce Flatt is the Chair of the Board of BAM. Mr. Flatt joined Brookfield in 1990 and became CEO of BN, the majority shareholder of BAM, in 2002, of which he also serves as a director. He has been a director of BAM since 2022, when the listed company was formed and was CEO of BAM from formation until February 2026. Under his leadership, Brookfield has developed a global operating presence in more than 50 countries. Mr. Flatt has served on many public company boards over more than three decades. Olivia (Liv) Garfield has been a director since 2022. She is formerly the CEO of Severn Trent, a FTSE 100 water utilities company, a position she held from April 2014 until December 2025. Before joining Severn Trent, Ms. Garfield was CEO of Openreach, part of the BT Group, where she spearheaded and oversaw the commercial roll-out of fibre broadband to two-thirds of the country. She joined BT in 2002 and held the pivotal roles of Group Director of Strategy and Regulation, Managing Director Commercial and Brands, Global Services and U.K. Customer Services Director. From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Garfield worked for Accenture as a consultant in the Communications and High Tech Market Unit, designing and implementing business change solutions across a number of industry sectors. In October 2020, Ms. Garfield was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 136 Honours for services to the water industry. Ms. Garfield holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge. Nili Gilbert has been a director since 2022. She is the Vice Chairwoman of Carbon Direct, a leader in scaling carbon management into a global industry through climate investment, technology, and client advisory. She is also Chair of the David Rockefeller Fund Investment Committee, a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Advisory Council and the Harvard Salata Institute Advisory Board, and Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s Advisory Panel. With a focus on global macroeconomic investment and forecasting, Nili previously Co-Founded Matarin Capital, growing the firm into one of the largest women-owned asset managers in the U.S. She Co-Chairs the Milken Institute Geo-Economics Leadership Network, serves on the World Economic Forum Global Future Council and the Bretton Woods Committee, and has served in committee chair and advisory roles as a permanent member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of New York. Ms. Gilbert received her Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, her MBA from Columbia Business School, where she was a Toigo Fellow, and she has completed programs in leadership and sustainability at Oxford and Stanford Universities. Keith Johnson has been a director since 2022. He is Founding Partner and CEO of HRTG Partners (formerly Sequoia Heritage), a global, evergreen private investment partnership investing on behalf of entrepreneurs, families, and philanthropies established in 2010. Prior to Sequoia Heritage, Mr. Johnson held several investment and wealth management positions with the Stanford Management Company, Bel Air Investment Advisors and Salomon Smith Barney (acquired by Morgan Stanley). Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics from the Brigham Young University and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Mr. Johnson is a CFA charterholder. Bruce Karsh has been a director of BAM since 2026. He is Oaktree’s Co-Chairman and one of the firm’s co-founders. He is also Oaktree’s Chief Investment Officer and serves as portfolio manager for Oaktree’s Global Opportunities and Global Credit strategies. Mr. Karsh holds an A.B. degree in economics summa cum laude from Duke University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He serves on the boards of a number of privately held companies, is a member of the investment committee of the Broad Foundations and a Trustee Emeritus of Duke University. Diana Noble has been a director since 2022. Ms. Noble’s background is in private equity, venture capital and international development. She was a partner of Schroder Ventures, later Permira, for 10 years, founder CEO of eVentures and Reed Elsevier Ventures and from 2011 to 2017 was CEO of British International Investment, the British Government’s development finance institution, investing solely in Africa and South Asia, with a dual mission of financial return and development impact. She is currently Deputy Chair of the Bank of England’s Court (the Bank’s governing board), chair of the Remuneration Committee and chaired the 2021 Court Review into Ethnic Diversity and Inclusion at the Bank. She is also a Governor of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation, supporting scientific research for step changes in health outcomes, chairs the People and Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee. Her advisory business, Kirkos Partners, advises leaders of PE/VC firms on leadership transition. She has recently published research on this topic (“When to Go and How to Go” – Founder and Leader Transition in Private Equity) with Professor Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School. Governance BAM is committed to good corporate governance. As such, we aim to continue to strengthen Board and management accountability to maintain public trust in BAM, and promote the long-term interests of BAM and our shareholders. Corporate Governance • Majority independent Board, with seven independent directors • Lead Independent Director • Private sessions of independent directors after each Board and committee meeting • Only independent directors on Audit Committee and Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee • Risk oversight by the Board and Audit Committee • Oversight of sustainability matters • Board and committee self-evaluations • Robust Code of Business Conduct and Ethics • Board Diversity Policy • Directors attended 100% of meetings held Compensation • Executive compensation program with emphasis on long-term incentives where rewards are reflective of strong performance over time (described in more detail in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this report) • Director share ownership guidelines requiring directors to hold shares and share units having a value of at least 2 times their annual retainer • Independent directors required to take 33.3% of their annual retainer in deferred share units, regardless of existing ownership • Share retention policy of at least 5 times annual salary and post-exercise hold period requirements for executives • Executives’ incentive awards/equity compensation subject to clawback • Anti-hedging, short sale and pledging restrictions Shareholder Rights • Annual election of directors • Majority voting for directors • Cumulative voting for directors • Active shareholder engagement BAM’s comprehensive corporate governance policies and practices are consistent with the requirements of the SEC, the listing standards of the NYSE and the applicable provisions under the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”). They are also consistent with the guidelines adopted by the CSA and the TSX. 137 Board of Directors Mandate of the Board The Board oversees the management of BAM’s business and affairs directly and through two committees: the Audit Committee and the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee (the “GNCC”, each of the Audit Committee and the GNCC, a “Committee” and collectively, the “Committees”). The responsibilities of the Board and each Committee are set out in written charters, which are reviewed and approved annually by the Board. All Board and Committee charters are posted on BAM’s website, https://bam.brookfield.com under “Corporate Governance”. The Board is responsible for: • overseeing BAM’s long-term strategic planning process and reviewing and approving its annual business plan; • overseeing management’s approach to managing the key risks facing BAM; • safeguarding shareholders’ equity interests through the optimum utilization of BAM’s capital resources; • promoting effective corporate governance; • overseeing BAM’s sustainability program and related practices; • reviewing major strategic initiatives to determine whether management’s proposed actions accord with long-term corporate goals and shareholder objectives; • assessing management’s performance against approved business plans; • appointing the CEO, overseeing the CEO’s selection of other members of senior management and reviewing succession planning; and • reviewing and approving the reports issued to shareholders, including annual and interim financial statements. Expectations of Directors The Board has adopted a charter of expectations for directors (the “Charter of Expectations”), which sets out BAM’s expectations for personal and professional competencies, share ownership, meeting attendance, conflicts of interest, changes of circumstance, and resignation events. Directors are expected to bring any potential conflict of interest to the attention of the Chair or a Committee Chair in advance, and refrain from voting on such matters. Directors are also expected to submit their resignations to the Chair if: (i) they become unable to attend at least 75% of the Board’s regularly scheduled meetings or (ii) if they become involved in a legal dispute, regulatory or similar proceedings, take on new responsibilities, or experience other changes in personal or professional circumstances that could adversely affect BAM or their ability to serve as a director. The Charter of Expectations is reviewed annually and a copy is posted on BAM’s website, https://bam.brookfield.com under “Corporate Governance”. Meetings of the Board The agenda for each Board meeting is set by the Chair, in consultation with the CFO and Corporate Secretary, before circulation to the full Board. The Board meets at least quarterly to review and approve earnings, consider dividend payments and review specific items of business, including transactions and strategic initiatives. The Board holds additional meetings as necessary to consider special business. The Board also meets once a year to review BAM’s annual business plan and long-term strategy. Meetings of the Board are primarily held in New York, NY. In 2025, there were five scheduled Board meetings, consisting of four regular meetings and one annual strategy session held in November 2025. With the exception of one board meeting held in London, U.K., all of the meetings were held in New York, NY. In 2026, there are five scheduled Board meetings, consisting of four regular meetings and one annual strategy session. Meetings of Independent Directors Private sessions of the independent directors without management directors present are held at the end of each regularly scheduled and special Board meeting, as well as at the end of the annual strategy session. Each private session of the Board is chaired by the Lead Independent Director, who reports back to the CEO on any matters requiring action by management. There were five private meetings of independent directors in 2025. Private sessions of the Committees without management directors present are also held after each Committee meeting, chaired by the respective Committee Chair, who reports back to an appropriate executive on any matters requiring action by management. 138 Independent Directors The Board has a policy that the Lead Independent Director and at least a majority of its directors are independent in order to ensure that the Board operates independent of management and effectively oversees the conduct of management. BAM obtains information from its directors annually to determine their independence. The Board decides which directors are considered to be independent based on the recommendation of the GNCC, which evaluates director independence based on the guidelines set forth under applicable securities laws. In this process, the Board conducts an analysis of each director nominee to determine if they are a management director, affiliated director or an independent director. The Chair of the Board is Mr. Flatt, who is not an independent director. However, each of the Committees are fully comprised of independent directors and the Board has a Lead Independent Director, Mr. Coutu. In addition, special committees of independent directors may be formed from time to time to review particular matters or transactions. The Board encourages regular and open dialogue between the independent directors and the Chair to discuss matters raised by independent directors. The following table shows our current directors and whether each director is an Independent, (a) Management (b) or Affiliated (c) director. Director Independent Management Affiliated Reason for Management Status Barry Blattman ü Mr. Blattman is a Vice Chair of BAM Angela F. Braly ü Marcel R. Coutu ü Scott Cutler ü Bruce Flatt ü Mr. Flatt is the CEO of BN Olivia (Liv) Garfield ü Nili Gilbert ü Keith Johnson ü Bruce Karsh ü Mr. Karsh is Co-Chairman of Oaktree Brian W. Kingston ü Mr. Kingston is the Head of U.S., BAM and CEO of Real Estate Cyrus Madon ü Mr. Madon is the Executive Vice-Chair, BAM and Executive Chair, Private Equity Diana Noble ü (a) “Independent” refers to the Board’s determination of whether a director is “independent” under NYSE rules relating to corporate governance matters and section 1.2 of National Instrument 58-101 — Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices. (b) “Management” refers to a director who is a current member of management of BAM. (c) “Affiliated” refers to a director who (i) owns greater than a de minimis interest in BAM (exclusive of any securities compensation earned as a director) or (ii) within the last two years has directly or indirectly (a) been an officer of or employed by BAM or any of its affiliates, (b) performed more than a de minimis amount of services for BAM or any of its affiliates, or (c) had any material business or professional relationship with BAM other than as a director of BAM. “De minimis” for the purpose of this test includes factors such as the relevance of a director’s interest in BAM to themselves and to BAM. The Board considers the seven directors listed as “Independent” above (approximately 58% of the Board) to be independent. Term Limits and Board Renewal The GNCC leads the effort to identify and recruit candidates to join the Board. In this context, the GNCC’s view is that the Board should reflect a balance between the experience that comes with longevity of service on the Board and the need for renewal and fresh perspectives. The GNCC does not support a mandatory retirement age, director term limits or other mandatory Board turnover mechanisms because its view is that such policies are overly prescriptive; therefore, BAM does not have term limits or other mechanisms that compel Board turnover. The GNCC does believe that periodically adding new voices to the Board can help BAM adapt to a changing business environment and Board renewal continues to be a priority. The GNCC reviews the composition of the Board on a regular basis in relation to approved director criteria and skill requirements and recommends changes as appropriate to renew the Board (see the “Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee” section in this report for further information on BAM’s process to identify candidates for election to the Board). Board Diversity Policy BAM is committed to enhancing the diversity of the Board. Our deep roots in many global jurisdictions inform our perspective on diversity and our view that the Board should reflect a diversity of backgrounds relevant to its strategic priorities. This includes (but is not limited to) such factors as diversity based on gender, race and ethnicity, as well as diversity of business expertise and international experience. To achieve the Board’s diversity goals, it has adopted the following written policy: 139 • Board appointments will be based on merit, having due regard for the benefits of diversity on the Board, so that each nominee possesses the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to serve effectively as a director; • In the director identification and selection process, diversity on the Board, including the factors referenced above, will influence succession planning and be a key criterion in identifying and nominating new candidates for election to the Board; and • The Board has an ongoing gender diversity target of ensuring at least 30% of directors are women. The Board reflects a diversity of gender, ethnic and racial backgrounds. Of the 12 directors, two directors self-identify as ethnically diverse and four are women; therefore, 17% of the Board is ethnically diverse, and 57% of the independent directors and approximately 33% of the entire Board are women, as shown in the gender metrics table below for the directors. Women on the Board Number Percentage Minimum Target Percentage Target Met 4 33% 30% Met The GNCC is responsible for implementing the Board diversity policy, monitoring progress towards the achievement of its objectives and recommending to the Board any necessary changes that should be made to the policy. Director Share Ownership Guidelines The Charter of Expectations sets forth share ownership requirements of directors, which are in place because BAM believes that directors can better represent shareholders if they have economic exposure to BAM themselves. BAM requires that each director hold Class A Shares, Restricted Shares and/or Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) having, in the aggregate, a value equal to at least two times the director’s annual retainer fee (“Annual Retainer”), as determined by the Board from time to time. New directors have six years from the date of joining the Board to achieve this minimum economic ownership requirement. All directors are required to take one-third of their Annual Retainer in the form of DSUs. Director Orientation BAM’s director orientation program consists of private educational sessions with members of senior management and a comprehensive orientation package. These sessions include information on BAM’s various businesses, its culture, its corporate governance practices, its approach to sustainability matters and risk management, as well as information regarding the Board and Committees framework in place to manage BAM’s affairs and oversee management. Each new director is informed of the expectations that will be placed on them and the commitment they will be asked to make to BAM. Director Education and Site Visits BAM provides regular continuing education for directors. Time is set aside at all regularly scheduled Board meetings for presentations on different areas of BAM’s businesses, led by executives responsible for or familiar with these operations. On a rotating basis, directors are provided with an in-depth analysis of a business unit of BAM in order to further educate the directors about BAM and its business activities. Directors also receive presentations on new developments and trends in corporate governance and director fiduciary duties as appropriate. Director dinners, with select management present, are held before or immediately following all regularly scheduled Board meetings, and director education is provided at these dinners by way of presentations on areas relevant to BAM’s business. These presentations increase director knowledge of various business activities and initiatives. Often more junior executives are invited to Board dinners in order to provide directors with exposure to the next generation of executives and better enable the Board to assess BAM’s bench strength from a succession standpoint. BAM’s quarterly Board materials include a general market report which incorporates detailed information on developed and emerging economies. As well, throughout the course of the year, the directors are privy to a number of educational sessions as part of the Board and Committee meetings and outside of such meetings, attend BAM’s “Director Education Series”. To date, BAM has held educational sessions on topics including SEC and regulatory compliance, renewable energy and impact investing, and artificial intelligence. BAM has undertaken to provide off-site visits for the Board to BAM’s business operations and other relevant destinations in key markets outside of New York and London, where regularly scheduled Board meetings are normally held. These off-site visits will be designed to provide an opportunity for directors to gain direct exposure to BAM’s operations and a more detailed understanding of its 140 asset management operations. Off-site visits also offer directors an opportunity to meet and assess BAM’s regional leadership in these markets. Director Commitments The GNCC monitors the demands placed on each director’s time and attention outside of their service on the Board. This includes, among other things, reviewing the number of other public company boards that a director sits on to ensure that no director has excessive commitments to other public companies that may result in a reduced ability for the director to provide effective oversight as a Board member. In this regard, each director is required to notify the Chair prior to accepting a directorship at another public company. The view of the GNCC is that a policy limiting the number of other public company boards that a director can sit on is overly prescriptive and would unnecessarily limit our pool of candidate directors. Instead, the GNCC’s philosophy is to consider all outside commitments of a director in context and make a determination whether each director is able to serve effectively on behalf of BAM’s shareholders. Interlocking Directorships The GNCC monitors interlocking board and committee memberships among all directors. Board interlocks exist when two directors of one public company sit on the board of another company and committee interlocks exist when two directors sit together on another board and are also members of the same board committee. There are currently no interlocking board or committee memberships among the directors of BAM. Committees of the Board The Committees of the Board assist in the effective functioning of the Board and help ensure that the views of independent directors are effectively represented: • Audit Committee; and • GNCC. The responsibilities of these Committees are each set out in written Charters, which are reviewed and approved annually by the Board. The Charter of each Committee, which includes the position description of its respective Committee Chair, can be found on BAM’s website, https://bam.brookfield.com under “Corporate Governance”. It is the Board’s policy that the Committees must consist entirely of independent directors. Special committees may be formed from time to time to review particular matters or transactions. While the Board retains overall responsibility for corporate governance matters, each Committee has specific responsibilities for certain aspects of corporate governance in addition to its other responsibilities, as described below. Audit Committee The Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring BAM’s systems and procedures for financial reporting and associated internal controls, and the performance of BAM’s external and internal auditors. It is responsible for reviewing certain public disclosure documents before their approval by the full Board and release to the public, such as BAM’s quarterly and annual financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis. The Audit Committee is also responsible for recommending the independent registered public accounting firm to be nominated for appointment as the external auditor, and for approving the assignment of any non-audit work to be performed by the external auditor, subject to the Audit Committee’s Audit Policy. The Audit Committee meets regularly in private session with BAM’s external auditor and internal auditors, without management present, to discuss and review specific issues as appropriate. The Audit Committee met four times in 2025. In addition to being independent directors as described above, all members of the Audit Committee must meet an additional “independence” test under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Canadian securities laws, in that their directors’ fees must be and are the only compensation they receive, directly or indirectly, from BAM. Further, the Audit Committee requires that all its members disclose any form of association with a present or former internal or external auditor of BAM to the Board for a determination as to whether this association affects the independent status of the director. As at February 23, 2026, the Audit Committee was comprised of the following three directors: Mr. Coutu (Chair) and Mses. Braly and Gilbert, all of whom are independent directors and were members of the Audit Committee throughout 2025, except for Ms. Braly, who was appointed to the Audit Committee effective March 17, 2025. The Board has determined that all of these directors are independent for Audit Committee service and financially literate in accordance with the rules of the NYSE, and that Mr. Coutu is qualified as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the Exchange Act. Mr. Coutu has a Master of Business Administration and over 27 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance. He is the former President and CEO of Canadian Oil Sands Limited, and former Chief Financial Officer of Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Ms. Braly is the former CEO, President and Chair of the Board of WellPoint, Inc. and has extensive audit committee experience, including having served on the audit committees of BN 141 and The Procter & Gamble Company. Ms. Gilbert has a Master of Business Administration from Columbia Business School and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) and Chartered Alternative Investments Analyst charterholder. Ms. Gilbert has over 20 years of professional experience in the asset management business and is the Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s Advisory Panel of technical experts, as well as a member of its CEO Principals Group and serves as Chair of the Investment Committees of both the David Rockefeller Fund and the Synergos Institute. Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee It is the responsibility of the GNCC, in consultation with the Chair, to assess from time to time the size and composition of the Board and its Committees; to review the effectiveness of the Board’s operations and its relations with management; to assess the performance of the Board, its Committees and individual directors; to review BAM’s statement of corporate governance practices and to review and recommend the directors’ compensation. The GNCC met three times in 2025, consisting of three regular meetings. The Board has in place a formal procedure for evaluating the performance of the Board, its Committees and individual directors – the GNCC reviews the performance of the Board, its Committees and the contribution of individual directors on an annual basis (see the “Board, Committee and Director Evaluation” section in this Statement of Corporate Governance Practices for further information on the annual director evaluation process). The GNCC is also responsible for reviewing the credentials of proposed nominees for election or appointment to the Board and for recommending candidates for Board membership, including the candidates proposed to be nominated for election to the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders. To do this, the GNCC maintains an “evergreen” list of candidates to ensure outstanding candidates with needed skills can be quickly identified to fill planned or unplanned vacancies. Candidates are assessed in relation to the criteria established by the Board to ensure that the Board has the appropriate mix of talent, quality, skills, diversity, perspectives and other requirements necessary to promote sound governance and Board effectiveness. The GNCC is also responsible for overseeing BAM’s approach to sustainability matters, which includes a review of their sustainability initiatives and any material disclosures regarding sustainability matters. The GNCC reviews, at least once a year, the composition of the Committees to ensure that Committee membership complies with the relevant governance guidelines, that the workload for independent directors is balanced, and that Committee positions are rotated as appropriate. In doing so, the GNCC consults with the Chair and makes recommendations to the Board, which appoints Committee members. The GNCC is also responsible for reviewing and reporting to the Board on management resource matters for BAM, including ensuring a diverse pool for succession planning, the job descriptions and annual objectives of senior executives, the form of executive compensation in general, including an assessment of the risks associated with the compensation plans and the levels of compensation of the CEO and other senior executives. The compensation of BAM’s CEO is set by the GNCC. The GNCC also reviews the performance of senior management against written objectives and reports thereon. In addition, the GNCC is responsible for reviewing any allegations of workplace misconduct claims that are brought to the Committee’s attention through BAM’s ethics hotline, a referral from BAM’s human resources department, or otherwise. In reviewing BAM’s compensation policies and practices each year, the GNCC will seek to ensure the executive compensation program provides an appropriate balance of risk and reward consistent with the company’s risk profile. The GNCC will also seek to ensure BAM and our asset management business’ compensation practices do not encourage excessive risk-taking behavior by the senior management team. The participation in long-term incentive plans is intended to discourage executives from taking excessive risks in order to achieve short-term unsustainable performance. All members of the GNCC meet the standard director independence test in that they have no relationship which could, in the view of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of their independent judgment. The Board has adopted a heightened test of independence for all members of the GNCC, which entails that the Board has determined that no GNCC member has a relationship with senior management that would impair the member’s ability to make independent judgments about BAM’s executive compensation. This additional independence test complies with the test in the listing standards of the NYSE. Additionally, the GNCC evaluates the independence of any advisor it retains in order to comply with the aforementioned NYSE listing standards. In addition, on an annual basis, the GNCC reviews and recommends for approval to the Board, a number of BAM’s conduct guidelines and corporate policies, including the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Conduct”) and guidelines which apply to BAM’s directors, officers and employees as well BAM’s investment and capital markets activities, including the thresholds and other criteria governing when such activities can be approved by management and when Board approval is required. The full text of our Code of Conduct is published on BAM’s website, https://bam.brookfield.com under “Corporate Governance”. If we make any amendments to the Code of Conduct, or grant any waiver from a provision of either code to any executive officer or director, we will promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on our website or in a Current Report on Form 8-K. As at February 23, 2026, the GNCC was comprised of the following four directors: Mses. Garfield (Chair), Gilbert and Noble and Mr. Cutler, all of whom are independent directors and were members of the GNCC throughout 2025, except for Mr. Cutler, who was appointed to the GNCC effective March 17, 2025. 142 Reporting Each Committee Chair provides a report to the Board following a meeting of their Committee. A Committee’s report to the Board provides a review of the matters that came before the Committee during its meeting, a summary of any decisions that the Committee made, and any other information that the Committee deems relevant. Additionally, as part of the Committee’s report, the Committee will recommend any resolutions that it proposes for adoption by the Board. On an annual basis, each Committee provides a report to shareholders highlighting its work and achievements during the prior year. Board, Committee and Director Evaluation The Board believes that a regular and formal process of evaluation improves the performance of the Board as a whole, the Committees and individual directors. Each year, a survey is sent to independent directors inviting comments and suggestions on areas for improving the effectiveness of the Board and its Committees. The results of this survey are reviewed by the GNCC, which makes recommendations to the Board as required. Each independent director also receives a self-assessment questionnaire and all directors are required to complete a skill-set evaluation which is used by the GNCC for planning purposes. The Chair or the Lead Independent Director holds private interviews with each non-management director annually to discuss the operations of the Board and its Committees, and to provide any feedback on individual director’s contributions. This interview process also includes a peer review, where each director provides feedback to the Chair or the Lead Independent Director on the performance of their colleagues on the Board. The Chair or the Lead Independent Director reports on these interviews to the GNCC as a basis for recommending to the Board measures to improve individual director performance and the overall effectiveness of the Board. Board and Management Responsibilities Lead Independent Director BAM has a separate Chair and CEO. The Chair is Mr. Flatt and the CEO is Mr. Teskey. Since the Board has not appointed an independent Chair, the Board has appointed Mr. Coutu as Lead Independent Director. The Board has adopted written position descriptions for each of the Chair, the Lead Independent Director and CEO, which are summarized below, as well as position descriptions for each Committee Chair. These position descriptions are reviewed annually by the Board and posted on BAM’s website, https://bam.brookfield.com under “Corporate Governance”. The Chair manages the business of the Board and ensures that the functions identified in the Board’s Charter are being carried out effectively by the Board and its Committees. In addition, the Chair is responsible for: approving the agenda for each Board meeting after consultation with the CEO, CFO and Corporate Secretary; ensuring directors receive the information required to perform their duties; ensuring an appropriate committee structure is in place; providing an evaluation system to assess the performance of the Board as a whole, the Committees and individual directors; and working with the CEO and senior management of BAM in monitoring progress on strategic planning, policy implementation and succession planning. The Lead Independent Director is generally responsible for facilitating the functioning of the Board independent of management and the non-independent Chair. The responsibilities of the Lead Independent Director include: maintaining and enhancing the quality of corporate governance; coordinating the activities of the other independent directors; consulting and communicating directly with shareholders of BAM and other stakeholders, when appropriate; presiding over all private sessions of BAM’s independent and unaffiliated directors and ensuring that matters raised during these meetings are reviewed with the CEO and Chair and acted upon in a timely fashion; providing leadership to the Board if circumstances arise in which the Chair may be, or may be perceived to be, in conflict, in responding to any reported conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, arising for any director; and calling meetings of the independent directors, if necessary. The CEO provides leadership to BAM and, subject to approved policies and direction by the Board, manages the business and affairs of BAM and oversees the execution of its strategic plan. In addition, the CEO is responsible for the following functions: presenting to the Board for approval an annual strategic plan for BAM; presenting to the Board for approval BAM’s capital and operating plans on an ongoing basis; acting as the primary spokesperson for BAM; presenting to the Board for approval an annual assessment of senior management and succession plans; appointing or terminating senior executives of BAM; setting the direction for BAM’s approach to sustainability within its corporate and asset management activities; and, together with the CFO, establishing and maintaining controls and procedures appropriate to ensure the accuracy and integrity of BAM’s financial reporting and public disclosures. Management’s Relationship to the Board BAM’s senior management team reports to and is accountable to the Board. Members of management attend Board meetings at the invitation of the Chair, and Committee meetings at the invitation of the respective Committee Chairs. The information provided by management to directors is critical to Board effectiveness. In addition to the reports presented to the Board and its Committees at meetings, the directors are also kept informed by management on a timely basis of corporate 143 developments and key decisions taken by management in pursuing corporate objectives. The directors annually evaluate the quality, completeness and timeliness of information provided by management to the Board. Strategic Planning The Board oversees BAM’s strategy to be a leading global alternative asset manager across renewable power and transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit. To facilitate this strategy, BAM develops an annual business plan to ensure the compatibility of shareholder, Board and management views on BAM’s strategic direction and performance targets, and the effective use of shareholder capital. The Board meets once a year at an annual strategy session to review the strategic initiatives and annual business plan submitted by senior management. At the Board’s annual strategy session, the Board reviews BAM’s business model, which is to grow fee-related earnings and distributable earnings by raising and managing Fee-Bearing Capital in various forms from institutional and public market investors. BAM is able to raise capital by creating new investment strategies that help its clients meet their financial objectives and by generating attractive risk-adjusted returns for its clients. In order to deliver strong performance returns on its funds, BAM utilizes its global reach to identify and acquire high quality assets at favorable valuations, finance them prudently, and then seek to enhance the cash flows and values of these assets through established operating business groups. BAM’s strategic plan is designed to achieve attractive long-term total returns for shareholders while minimizing risk and enhancing value across our various stakeholder groups in the best interests of BAM. At the annual strategy session, the Board evaluates the strategic plan and management’s annual accomplishments versus the corporate objectives set forth in the plan. The Board approves an annual business plan, which guides senior management in the conduct of BAM’s affairs over the ensuing year. Business planning sessions typically occur during the early part of the fourth quarter of each year, where the Board reviews and provides input into management’s business plan for the coming year. Material proposed deviations from the approved annual business plan are reported to and considered by the Board. Time is spent at each Board meeting discussing BAM’s strategy with management in the context of corporate opportunities and strategic initiatives across the organization. On a quarterly basis, the Board reviews the current global economic climate as applicable to BAM and its business, based on which adjustments to BAM’s strategy may be considered. Risk Management Oversight Managing risk is an integral part of the Board’s activities. BAM has established a risk management framework for managing risks across the organization and the Board plays a central role in overseeing a disciplined and focused approach to risk management. Given the diversification and scope of BAM’s operations, BAM seeks to ensure that risk is managed as close to its source as possible, and by management teams that have direct and ongoing knowledge and expertise in the business or risk area. As such, business specific risks are generally managed at the business unit level, as the risks of each business vary based on its unique nature and operational characteristics. At the same time, BAM utilizes a coordinated approach to risks with the potential to impact the asset management business as a whole, as well as risks that tend to be more pervasive and correlated in their impact across the organization. A coordinated approach is also emphasized where management can bring together specialized knowledge to better manage such risks. At least quarterly, management reports to the Board and its Committees on developments and progress made on strategies for managing key risks. The Board has governance oversight for risk management with a focus on the more significant risks facing BAM, and builds upon management’s risk assessment processes. The Board has delegated responsibility for the oversight of specific categories of risks to its Committees as follows: Audit Committee Oversees the management of risks related to BAM’s systems and procedures for financial reporting, as well as for associated audit processes (both internal and external). Part of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities is the review and approval of the internal audit plan, which is designed to ensure alignment with risk management activities and organizational priorities. Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee Oversees the management of risks related to BAM’s governance structure and management resource matters, including the effectiveness of Board and Committee activities and potential conflicts of interest, succession planning, executive compensation, and the roles and annual objectives of senior executives, as well as performance against those objectives. Related Party Transactions Pursuant to its charter, the GNCC is responsible for reviewing and conducting oversight of all significant related party transactions involving BAM and situations involving a potential conflict of interest, which includes transactions between BAM and an executive 144 officer, director, principal shareholder or their immediate family members. The GNCC is also responsible for ensuring that no related party transaction entered into is inconsistent with the interests of BAM and its shareholders. Where a related party transaction or situation involving a potential conflict of interest is required to be dealt with by an independent special committee pursuant to applicable securities laws, BAM will form such a committee. See “Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee” on page 143 of this report for more information about the GNCC. Location of Annual Meeting of Shareholders BAM holds its annual meeting of shareholders in-person in New York, NY, with an option to watch the meeting via live webcast. Controlled Company Exception and Director Independence After giving effect to the 2025 Arrangement, BN, directly and indirectly, holds more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors, and as such, BAM is a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. Under these standards, a “controlled company” may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards, including the requirements (a) that a majority of its board of directors consist of independent directors, (b) that its board of directors have a compensation committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities and (c) that its board of directors have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. We currently do not rely on any of these exemptions; in particular, we currently have and intend to continue to maintain a majority independent board of directors. If, in the future, we rely on these exemptions, but cease to be a “controlled company” and our Class A Shares continue to be listed on the NYSE, we will be required to comply with these provisions within the applicable transition periods. While we are exempt from the NYSE rules requiring a majority of independent directors, we currently have and intend to continue to maintain a majority independent board of directors. As at the date of this report, our Board has a total of 12 members, including seven members, Messrs. Coutu, Cutler and Johnson, and Mses. Braly, Garfield, Gilbert and Noble, who are independent under NYSE rules relating to corporate governance matters and the independence standards described in our governance policies. Insider Trading Policies BAM has an insider trading policy, incorporated by reference in the Code of Conduct, governing the purchase, sale, and other dispositions of BAM’s securities that applies to all BAM personnel, including directors, officers, employees, and other covered persons. We believe our insider trading policy is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to BAM. 145 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Compensation Discussion and Analysis Overview Brookfield’s investment approach is to acquire high quality assets and businesses that are reasonably valued and actively utilize the breadth of our operating experience to enhance the value of what we buy. Once we have optimized the earning profile and the investment has been de-risked, we seek to sell the business opportunistically to realize maximum risk-adjusted returns. Our goal is to create long-term sustainable growth in fee-related earnings and carried interest flow from our alternative investment business that increases long-term shareholder value. We believe that the price of the Class A Shares over the long-term is the most relevant and appropriate measure of whether we have achieved this goal. Successfully executing on this investment approach requires a management team with a long-term focus on running the business, predicated on collaborative relationships, the discipline to follow our investment strategy in good and more difficult times, and the entrepreneurship to focus on the long-term. In furtherance of our investment approach, we employ a talent management strategy designed to (i) attract people who embrace this long-term focus and demonstrate our values of collaboration, discipline, and entrepreneurship, and (ii) ensure we develop and retain them. The policies and practices we adopt to do this are deliberate. We follow them because they have demonstrably supported, and we believe will continue to support, our long-term approach to running the business. The primary objectives of our talent management strategy are to: • attract and retain highly qualified and motivated executives who have confidence in, and are committed to, BAM’s overall business strategy to create shareholder value over the long-term; • emphasize long-term decision-making with a focus on capital preservation and achievement of attractive risk-adjusted returns; • encourage collaboration across the organization to ensure we harness the power of the breadth of our platform; • reward consistent, long-term performance aligned with the interests and expectations of our investors; and • be transparent to the employees and the shareholders of BAM. Compensation Approach A critical component of our talent management strategy is our approach to compensation. Our decades of experience has taught us that the approach we take to compensation is essential to executing our long-term business plan. Some highlights of our approach to compensation include: • alignment of pay with appreciation in our Class A Share price over the long-term. • compensation programs that reward behaviors that align with long-term value creation. • long-term incentives that are competitive within our industry in form and level, allowing for the attraction of top talent. • pay mix heavily weighted to long-term incentives. • five-year vesting period for all long-term incentive awards and mandatory hold period upon vest for executive officers. • departing executives forfeit unvested awards. • clawback policy triggered by detrimental conduct or accounting misstatement. • minimum share ownership requirements for executive officers. • say on pay advisory vote on executive compensation programs. Our emphasis on equity compensation, which has long-term vesting and retention requirements, ensures that our executives make decisions and take risks in a manner that aligns with the long-term interests of shareholders. Executives in dedicated fund management groups in most cases have compensation arrangements that also include a component more directly linked to the long-term performance of the fund being managed. This includes BAM’s CFO who, in addition to being responsible for overseeing the firm’s finance, treasury, tax and investor relations functions, is a co-head of Brookfield’s infrastructure debt and structured solutions businesses and has a percentage of her long-term compensation tied to the long-term performance of this business. The value created for the applicable fund’s investors directly relates to the payments made under such plans and this value, in turn, benefits BAM. The timing of these payments to executives who are dedicated to a fund are delayed until the fund’s performance is substantially realized and risk outcomes are determined, ensuring that the principles of rewarding risk management and value creation over the long-term are consistent across each of our businesses. Awards under these plans have the same 5-year vesting period and departing executives 146 forfeit unvested awards. In addition, vested awards may be forfeited for non-compliance in certain circumstances. Unless specifically noted otherwise, the remainder of the discussion in this report focuses on the Named Executive Officers (as defined on page 149 of this report), but also pertains to executives of BAM who have corporate responsibilities. Compensation Arrangements Create Alignment of Interests between Shareholders and Management While the goals of our compensation arrangements are similar to the goals expressed by many companies, the policies and practices we use to achieve these goals differ in certain respects from market convention. Our compensation policies and practices have been shaped to align our executives with our goal of creating exceptional value for our shareholders with a focus on long-term stewardship of the business. More specifically, our compensation programs consistently focus on the long term: • All executives receive a significant portion of their compensation in the form of equity which vests for a minimum 5-year period in arrears. As individuals progress in seniority, more of their compensation is in the form of long-term awards. The Named Executive Officers, in aggregate, have on average received approximately 73% of their 2025 annual compensation in the form of long-term awards. • Cash bonuses represent a relatively modest proportion of each Named Executive Officer’s total average annual compensation. Further, Named Executive Officers are eligible to elect to receive their cash bonuses in the form of long-term incentives. • Our option and Escrowed Share awards have a 10-year life and reward executives for share price appreciation over the period. Our executive officers, which includes the Named Executive Officers, has consistently held these equity-based awards for over eight years on average; moreover, upon exercise and/or exchange, our executive officers have retained a substantial majority of the net proceeds in the form of Class A Shares. • Executive officers are required to hold a minimum of five times their salary in BAM equity and all executive officers meet and, in most cases, far exceed this requirement. This high share ownership further demonstrates management’s strong alignment with and belief in the long-term prospects of the business. • Management, executive officers and directors of BAM hold direct, indirect and economic interests in BAM representing approximately 101 million Class A Shares and share equivalents of BAM. Put simply, our management team acts like, thinks like, and is a significant owner, alongside all of our shareholders, of the business. In addition, we have adopted the following policies which further support a long-term ownership focus and alignment with shareholders: • Executive officers are required to hold, for at least one year, an interest in Class A Shares equal to the net proceeds realized on the exercise of options or the exchange of Escrowed Shares. • Departing executives forfeit all unvested long-term incentive awards unless a different arrangement is specifically approved by the GNCC. • Our clawback policy provides for the reimbursement of incentive and equity-based compensation by executive officers in the event of conduct that is detrimental to the business or an accounting restatement, and is designed to comply with the clawback rules of the SEC and the related exchange listing standards (the “U.S. Clawback Rules”). In light of the significant long-term nature of our approach to compensation, we do not add performance conditions to our vesting terms. In general, performance vesting involves setting specific performance metrics which BAM is required to meet over a specified performance period before executives are entitled to receive value under the long-term plan. It is quite common for these provisions to include performance periods of three years. As noted above, our compensation programs provide for longer vesting periods of five years. We believe that adding short-term performance metrics to our compensation plans would be detrimental to our overall long-term focus and would threaten to introduce the risk of behavior that favors short-term performance over long-term value creation. While we are respectful of those who use these metrics, we have reviewed this approach and do not believe it is in the best interests of our shareholders or of the business. Value creation for our senior management team is almost entirely based on share price over the long term — we do not provide performance multipliers that pay out for strong performance in a weak market or for achieving internal targets set by management — our management receive value from their equity awards only when our shareholders realize value over the long-term. The following sections provide a detailed description of BAM’s executive compensation philosophy and programs and the decisions of our GNCC under these programs, as well as the factors considered in making its decisions. Overview of the Business in 2025 BAM’s operations are organized into five principal investment strategies in addition to our corporate activities. These strategies consist of infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity, real estate and credit. Certain executives who: (i) have 147 responsibility for overall corporate activity; (ii) are in charge of one of BAM’s principal business units, divisions or functions; or (iii) perform a similar policy making function for BAM, are executive officers of BAM. As at December 31, 2025, there were five executive officers. BAM’s compensation philosophy described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis is applicable for all corporate executives; however, the focus is on the compensation of our “Named Executive Officers” for 2025 who were: Named Executive Officer Position Bruce Flatt (a) CEO, BAM Hadley Peer Marshall CFO, BAM Connor Teskey (a) President, BAM; CEO, Renewable Power and Transition Brian W. Kingston Head of US, BAM Cyrus Madon Executive Vice Chair, BAM and Executive Chair, Private Equity (a) Connor Teskey was appointed as CEO on February 3, 2026. The GNCC recommends to the full Board for the final approval of the compensation for the Named Executive Officers and the other executive officers of BAM. The Board has charged the executive officers with building a global asset management business focused on long-term sustainable growth in cash flows. The following table outlines the key business accomplishments for 2025: 2025 Business Achievements • Expanded our asset management activities: • Increased Fee-Bearing Capital to $603 billion. • Raised over $112 billion of capital for the full year. • Deployed over $66 billion of capital over the year, most notably within credit ($36.3 billion), infrastructure ($10.8 billion) and real estate ($7.5 billion). Additionally, we sold assets and businesses valued at nearly $80 billion, representing $50 billion of equity capital. • Achieved record financial results, generating $3.0 billion of Fee-Related Earnings in the year, up 22% from the prior year, and $2.7 billion of Distributable Earnings, up 14% from the prior year. • Increased our quarterly dividend by 15% to $2.01 per share on an annual basis. Role of the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee Members and Expertise Mses. Garfield (Chair) and Noble were appointed to the GNCC on December 9, 2022, Ms. Gilbert was appointed to the GNCC on June 9, 2023, and Mr. Cutler was appointed to the GNCC effective March 17, 2025. Each of the four members of the GNCC are independent, and the Board believes that the GNCC collectively has the knowledge, skills, experience and background required to fulfill its mandate. Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee Mandate The GNCC has a specific written mandate to review and approve compensation for the executive officers. This includes an annual evaluation of the performance of the Named Executive Officers and other executive officers. The GNCC makes recommendations to the Board with respect to the compensation of the Named Executive Officers and the Board gives final approval on compensation matters. The GNCC meets as required, and at least annually, to monitor and review management compensation policies, management succession planning, diversity and the overall composition and quality of BAM’s management resources. The GNCC held three meetings in 2025 and there are three regular meetings scheduled for 2026. None of the recommendations of the GNCC were rejected or modified by the Board during 2025. Benchmarking Executive Compensation and Compensation Peer Group Salary and short-term incentives are elements of compensation that can be easily benchmarked; however, long-term incentives are more difficult to benchmark since their value is dependent on the underlying assumptions used by each organization and may not be consistent across organizations. Since long-term incentives are a significant focus of BAM’s incentive programs, the GNCC has not defined a peer group or benchmarked Named Executive Officer compensation against a peer group. Management conducts annual 148 compensation benchmarking for executives and results are shared with the GNCC as appropriate. As described above, the GNCC believes that BAM’s current compensation policies have assisted in attracting and retaining top talent and encouraging executives to assess the risks related to their decisions and actions, and minimizing the ability of executives to benefit from taking risks that increase the performance of BAM in the short-term at the expense of long-term value. The GNCC also believes that BAM’s current compensation policies meet BAM’s other objectives, as described under “Compensation Approach” on page 146 of this report. Independent Compensation Advisors The GNCC has the authority to retain independent compensation advisors, but did not do so in 2025. If the GNCC engages outside compensation advisors in the future, it will take appropriate steps to ensure they are independent from, and provide no other services to, BAM or its management. Succession Planning Each year the GNCC assesses the availability of suitable succession candidates for the executive officer positions, including the CEO and other Named Executive Officers. Specifically, the GNCC is provided with a list of potential leadership candidates and reviews the performance, skills, current responsibilities and plans for their continued development. In addition, the GNCC spends time each year reviewing, with management, the performance and development of junior executives. The GNCC believes that this review is important for succession planning purposes and for the compensation awarding process. Brookfield has a long history of developing executives from within rather than hiring externally and the awarding of long-term incentives is an important component of rewarding and retaining these executives. Diversity BAM is committed to workplace diversity, which is important to BAM’s long-term success and BAM actively supports the development and advancement of a diverse group of employees capable of achieving leadership positions. Leadership appointments are solely based on merit, and not on other factors because management and the Board believe that merit should be the guiding factor in determining whether a particular candidate is capable of bringing value to BAM. As such, the Board has not adopted formal targets for female representation in executive positions. However, a cornerstone of BAM’s succession planning process is a tailored approach to the development and advancement of employees capable of achieving executive officer positions. Tailoring the development plan for each individual permits BAM to consider the needs of the individual. This tailored approach to developing executives starts with identifying individuals who demonstrate the skills and attributes required to achieve executive officer positions within BAM. The progress of these individuals is reviewed annually in order to ensure that each individual is being provided opportunities to achieve their potential. Development opportunities include exposure to a new competency or skill, a transfer between business units, a relocation, a role expansion and other stretch opportunities. Compensation Related Risk Annually, the GNCC reviews BAM’s compensation approach, policies and practices as well as BAM’s incentive plans at the corporate level and within its business units. In 2025, the GNCC completed this review in November 2025. The GNCC also reviews the terms and conditions of the Long-Term Share Ownership Plans, as well as any proposed amendments, and considers the appropriateness and effectiveness of the plans in the context of current compensation practices, regulatory changes and BAM’s objectives. The GNCC receives an update on the financial arrangements entered into by BAM to hedge the impact on BAM of future increases in the market price of its Class A Shares against the liability incurred under BAM’s Deferred Share Unit Plan. For 2025, the GNCC determined that the plans are appropriate and effective. The GNCC reviewed BAM’s compensation policies and practices, including the design of BAM’s incentive plans to ensure that they: • encourage management to consider the risks associated with their decisions; • minimize management’s ability to benefit from taking risks that increase performance in the short-term at the expense of long-term value creation; • hold management accountable for their decisions both during employment with, and post-departure from, BAM; and • provide discretion to the GNCC, where appropriate, to prevent unintended consequences which either unduly benefit or penalize management. This review separately considered businesses that deploy capital (e.g. private fund business) and businesses that do not deploy capital (e.g. fee for service business) since the compensation risks associated with these businesses are different. As part of its 2025 review, the GNCC did not identify any risks which are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on BAM. It was concluded that BAM’s compensation approach, policies and practices for its executives at the corporate level and within its business units appropriately: 149 • encourage executives to consider the risks associated with their decisions and actions; and • do not result in the probability that excessive payouts will be made before the outcome of risks are known. In reaching their conclusion, the GNCC considered the following: • the emphasis on long-term compensation for executives in businesses that allocate capital including five-year vesting periods and the forfeiture terms related to departure; • the fact that the design of incentive arrangements for businesses that deploy capital considers the additional risk relative to businesses that do not deploy capital; • the direct link between the payout to the executive and the performance of the businesses; and • the timing of payouts to executives who are dedicated to a fund are delayed until the funds’ performance is substantially realized and risk outcomes are determined. The GNCC also reported that the compensation arrangements for the Named Executive Officers are consistent with the objectives of BAM’s compensation program as outlined under “Compensation Approach” on page 146 of this report, support the creation of shareholder value over the longer term, as well as the attraction and retention of executives who make decisions with a long-term view, and encourage an assessment of risk related to the decisions made and actions taken. The following practices related to the compensation of the executive officers support this conclusion: • the highest percentage of total annual compensation is granted as Long-Term Share Ownership Plan awards which vest over five years with overlapping vesting periods; • the significant level of equity ownership by management; • management remains exposed to the long-term risks associated with their decision-making through their equity ownership and compensation granted as long-term incentives; • the fact that options and escrowed shares are held well beyond their vesting period and generally until close to their expiry date; and • the length of tenure of management with Brookfield. Key Elements of Compensation During the past four years, total compensation for the Named Executive Officers has been comprised of approximately 13% Base Salary, 9% Annual Management Incentive Plan awards and 78% Long-Term Share Ownership Plan awards. In order to achieve our compensation objective to create alignment of interests between shareholders and management, while minimizing management’s ability to benefit from taking risks that increase performance in the short-term at the expense of long-term value creation, executives receive a substantial portion of their compensation in awards under the Long-Term Share Ownership Plans as described on pages 152 to 154 of this report which: • reinforces the focus on long-term value creation; • aligns the interests of executives with other shareholders of BAM; and • encourages management to follow a rigorous forward-looking risk assessment process when making business decisions. Total compensation for executives with corporate responsibilities is comprised of the following elements: Base Salary, Annual Management Incentive Plan awards (“Bonus”) and participation in BAM’s Long Term Share Ownership Plans and standard benefits. Total compensation for executives who are at earlier stages in their careers also includes awards pursuant to BAM’s Long-Term Share Ownership Plans but a larger percentage of their total compensation is in the form of Base Salary and Bonus awards in recognition of their personal needs and to be competitive within the alternative asset management industry. Furthermore, changes in total compensation from year to year often vary more for these executives as they take on increasing responsibility. As executives progress within BAM, they have the opportunity to receive their annual Bonus in DSUs instead of cash under BAM’s Deferred Share Unit Plan or Restricted Shares under BAM’s Restricted Stock Plan. This enables executives to increase their ownership interest in BAM over time. 150 The following table provides an overview of each of the elements of compensation, followed by further details related to BAM’s Bonus and Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. Element Purpose How Determined Base Salary • Delivers the only form of fixed compensation • CEO Base Salary is similar to other executive officers, subject to cost of living differentials between employment locations • Not intended to be the most significant component of an executive’s compensation • Base Salaries for senior and other executives are reviewed annually to reflect the relative experience and contribution of each executive Annual Management Incentive Plan (Bonus) Maximum target annual incentive is 100% of Base Salary (There is a detailed description of the plan on page 151 and 2025 awards are outlined on page 157 of this report) • Motivate and reward participants for achieving annual business objectives and for making decisions and taking actions consistent with BAM’s long-term focus • Foster a collaborative approach to meeting long-term objectives • Not intended to be the most significant component of an executive’s compensation • Executives may elect to take bonuses in the form of DSUs or Restricted Shares • Annual cash bonuses are discretionary, based on individual, team and corporate performance • Awards are based on performance and consider the specific operational and individual annual performance targets, but are not formulaic Long-Term Share Ownership Plans (There is a detailed description of each of the plans on pages 152 to 154 and 2025 awards are also outlined on page 160 of this report) • Align the executive’s interests with those of BAM’s shareholders • Foster a collaborative approach to meeting long-term objectives • Enable participants to create personal wealth through an increase in the value of BAM’s shares • Motivate executives to improve BAM’s long-term financial success • Intended to be the most significant component of an executive’s compensation • BAM currently operates three Long-Term Share Ownership Plans and executives receive their long-term incentive awards in one of the following Plans: 1. Share Option Plans • Management Share Option Plan • Non-qualified Management Share Option Plan 2. Deferred Share Unit Plan 3. Restricted Stock Plans • Restricted Stock Plan • Escrowed Stock Plan • Annual participation in each plan is dependent on the business unit and the level of the executive • Named Executive Officers receive their long-term incentive award in the form of Escrowed Shares under the Escrowed Stock Plan Group Benefits Health Insurance • Provide health and dental benefits and life and disability insurance coverage • All employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are eligible to participate in health, dental and insurance plans which vary by location Retirement Savings Plan • Provide tax deferred retirement savings • All employees, including the Named Executive Officers, are eligible to receive an annual contribution to a registered retirement savings plan equivalent to a nominal percentage of Base Salary based on local market practice. The percentage is the same for all executives • There are no defined benefit pension plans in place for the Named Executive Officers or any other executives Annual Management Incentive Plan (“Bonus Plan”) BAM believes that, given its focus on the long-term when making decisions, the impact of which is difficult to assess in the short-term, a heavy emphasis on annual incentives and a formulaic calculation of awards based on the achievement of annual operational or individual performance targets may not appropriately reflect decisions that are fully aligned with the long-term strategy of BAM. Accordingly, the awards made under the Bonus Plan typically represents approximately 10% of an executive officer’s total compensation. The GNCC believes that its ability to exercise discretion and judgment is critical to ensuring that annual incentives reflect the assessment of risk in the decisions and actions taken by management and consider unexpected circumstances or events that have occurred during the year. Accordingly, for the executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, the GNCC starts with a review of the management team’s collective performance in meeting the broader business plan objectives. These objectives include both short-term operational goals and objectives related to the implementation of the long-term business strategy. Given the emphasis 151 on long-term value creation, it is not unusual for some of the objectives set at the beginning of the year to change during the year. Each year, the GNCC reviews: • the accomplishments during the year; • why certain objectives were not met or certain actions were not undertaken; and • additional initiatives undertaken by management, which were not contemplated in the initial objectives. Accordingly, annual incentive awards are determined based on the GNCC’s: • assessment of management’s decisions and actions and how those decisions and actions align with BAM’s long-term strategy of value creation and how management considered the risks associated with such decisions; and • determination of whether any objectives were not met because management made decisions in the best long-term interests of BAM or due to factors outside of management’s control. The compensation structure for Mr. Flatt includes a Base Salary and Long-Term Share Ownership award only, further reinforcing a focus on long-term decision-making. In addition, given BAM’s view that a collaborative approach is fundamental to meeting its long-term objectives, the Bonus Plan awards for the Named Executive Officers tend to be similar in amount and typically do not fluctuate significantly from year to year. For other executives, the incentive award is based more on the performance of the individual executive (as measured by the achievement of specific objectives) and less on collective performance. Long-Term Share Ownership Plans BAM’s Long-Term Share Ownership Plans are intended to: • encourage share ownership; • increase executives’ interest in the success of BAM; • encourage executives to remain with BAM as a result of the delayed vesting of awards; and • attract new members of management by remaining competitive in terms of total compensation arrangements. 152 BAM has three types of Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. Awards are made under the following plans: Award Key Terms Basis for Award Option Plans Management Share Option Plan and Non-Qualified Management Share Option Plan (collectively, the “Option Plans”) Options to purchase Class A Shares (“options”) which are settled in Class A Shares The Option Plans are administered by the Board and described in detail under “Security-Based Compensation Arrangements” on pages 162 to 163 of this report • 10 year term • Each award vests 20% per year over five years in arrears • No entitlement to dividends • Exercise price based on the volume-weighted average price of a Class A Share for the five business days preceding the grant date • Generally granted in the first quarter of each year as part of the annual compensation review: ◦ Number of options is determined based on executive’s level of responsibility and performance ◦ Consideration is given to the number and value of previous option awards • Also granted: ◦ From time to time as additional discretionary awards to executives who have demonstrated an ability to take on additional responsibility or who have consistently performed at a high level ◦ In certain circumstances, to executives commencing employment with BAM • The CEO recommends all awards to the GNCC • The GNCC recommends the award for the CEO • The Board, at the recommendation of the GNCC, approves all awards 2025 Awards and Exercises In 2025, we granted a total of 4,777,175 options under the Option Plans, representing approximately 0.3% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025 on a fully diluted basis. In total during 2025, 1.6 million options with an aggregate in-the-money value of $54 million were disposed of or exercised. Deferred Share Unit Plan Deferred Share Unit Plan Settled by a cash payment equal to the value of the Class A Shares • Vesting period over five years in arrears • DSUs awarded in lieu of an annual cash bonus vest immediately • Only redeemed for cash upon cessation of employment through retirement, resignation, termination or death • Dividends are received in the form of additional DSUs • Annual cash bonus taken in the form of DSUs at the executive’s election • A mandatory deferral of a cash bonus in certain businesses • Additional discretionary awards may be granted to executives who have demonstrated an ability to take on additional responsibility or who have consistently performed at a high level 2025 Awards In 2025, we awarded 24,199 DSUs in lieu of cash bonuses. 153 Award Key Terms Basis for Award Restricted Stock Plans Restricted Stock Plan Class A Shares purchased directly or indirectly on the open market subject to certain restrictions (“Restricted Shares”) • Vesting period over five years • Restricted Shares awarded in lieu of an annual cash bonus vest immediately • Vested and unvested Restricted Shares must be held until the vesting date (or in certain jurisdictions, until the fifth anniversary of the award date) • Dividends are received in the form of cash, unless otherwise elected • Annual cash bonus taken in the form of Restricted Shares at the executive’s election • A mandatory deferral of a cash bonus in certain businesses • Additional discretionary awards are also granted to executives who have demonstrated an ability to take on additional responsibility or who have consistently performed at a high level • Occasionally awarded as long-term incentives 2025 Awards In 2025, we granted a total of 1,297,820 Restricted Shares. Escrowed Stock Plan Non-voting common shares (“Escrowed Shares”) of one or more private companies (each, an “Escrowed Company”). Each Escrowed Company is capitalized with common shares and preferred shares issued to BAM or BN for shares of Brookfield Asset Management ULC, Class A Shares or cash proceeds. Regular dividends paid to each Escrowed Company on the shares of Brookfield Asset Management ULC or the Class A Shares acquired by the Escrowed Company will be used to pay dividends on the preferred shares which are held by BAM and BN. • Typically vest 20% each year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of the award • Right to exchange Escrowed Shares for Class A Shares issued from treasury no later than the 10 th anniversary of the award date • Any Class A Shares acquired by an Escrowed Company will not be voted • Any Class A Shares acquired by the Escrowed Companies are generally purchased in the open market, thereby limiting dilution for shareholders • Generally awarded in the first quarter of each year as part of the annual compensation review and only to the executive officers and certain senior management (a) • The CEO recommends all awards to the GNCC • The GNCC recommends the award for the CEO • The Board, at the recommendation of the GNCC, approves all awards 2025 Awards and Settlements In 2025, we granted a total of 3,544,325 Escrowed Shares and 73,908 Class A Shares were issued under the Escrowed Stock Plan for settlement of existing awards. (a) For corporate executives, the annual long-term incentive award is typically in the form of options, Escrowed Shares or occasionally Restricted Shares. The number of options, Escrowed Shares or Restricted Shares awarded is dependent on the executive’s annual target (the “Target”). The Target is a function of the executive’s role, level and contribution. Accordingly, an individual’s Target typically increases over time. The number of options or Escrowed Shares awarded to an executive is calculated as (i) the Target divided by (ii) the price of the Class A Shares at the time the award is determined. In certain circumstances, awards in excess of the Target are granted to executives who have taken on additional responsibility, or who have consistently performed at a high level. Key Policies and Practices to Support Alignment The GNCC maintains compensation programs that incorporate leading compensation governance principles. Highlighted below are some of BAM’s executive compensation policies and practices that are designed to (i) encourage executives to consider the risks associated with their decisions, (ii) minimize the risk that executives are rewarded in the short-term for actions which are detrimental in the long-term, and (iii) reinforce the alignment of the interests of management with the long-term interests of shareholders. The following outlines BAM’s policies and practices which incorporate leading compensation governance principles: ü Require executive officers to own a significant interest in BAM ü Require executive officers to hold, for at least one year, an interest in Class A Shares equal to the net proceeds realized on exercise of options or exchange of Escrowed Shares ü Provide for clawback of incentive and equity-based compensation in the event of accounting restatements or detrimental conduct ü Require long-term incentives to vest over five years ü Termination provisions generally require departing executives to forfeit unvested awards ü Do not provide defined benefit pension plans for any executives ü Restrict hedging of shares or share-based incentives Share Ownership Guidelines The executive officers are required to hold Class A Shares, DSUs, Restricted Shares or other equity securities that own underlying Class A Shares with a value equal to five times Base Salary, based on the market value of the securities held, and which must be attained within five years of being designated as executive officers. As at February 23, 2026, all of the executive officers who are 154 required to have met the share ownership requirement have done so. Any executive officer who has not yet met the ownership requirement remains on track to fulfill the ownership requirement within the applicable timeframe. Reimbursement of Incentive and Equity-Based Compensation (Clawback) Pursuant to BAM’s Clawback Policy (the “Clawback Policy”), executive officers may be required to pay to BAM an amount equal to some or all of any cash payments or equity awards granted or paid to, or earned by, such executive officer under the terms of any of BAM’s incentive compensation or long-term incentives plans (collectively, “Awards”). This payment may be required in the event that (i) BAM is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to BAM’s material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under United States federal securities laws or to avoid a material accounting misstatement or (ii) an executive officer is determined to have engaged in conduct which the GNCC determines is detrimental to BAM. The GNCC has full and final authority to make all determinations under the Clawback Policy including, without limitation, whether the Clawback Policy applies and if so, the amount of compensation to be repaid or forfeited by the executive officer. In the event that BAM is required to prepare an accounting restatement, the GNCC will review all incentive-based compensation earned by its executive officers (i) after beginning service as an executive officer, (ii) during the three completed fiscal years immediately preceding the date on which BAM is required to prepare the accounting restatement (as well as during any transition period specified in the U.S. Clawback Rules), (iii) while BAM has a class of securities listed on a U.S. stock exchange, and (iv) after the U.S. Clawback Rules became effective. If the GNCC determines that one or more executive officers received any erroneously awarded compensation in connection with an accounting restatement, the GNCC will seek recoupment from such executive officers of all such erroneously awarded compensation, unless it determines that one of the impracticality exceptions set forth in the U.S. Clawback Rules is available. In order to protect BAM’s reputation and competitive ability, the Clawback Policy may also apply to executive officers that engage in conduct that is detrimental to BAM during or after the cessation of such executive officer’s employment with BAM. Detrimental conduct includes any conduct or activity, whether or not related to the business of BAM, that is determined in individual cases by the GNCC, to constitute: (i) fraud, theft-in-office, embezzlement or other illegal activity; (ii) failure to abide by applicable financial reporting, disclosure and/or accounting guidelines; (iii) material violations of BAM’s Code of Conduct; or (iv) material violations of BAM’s Positive Work Environment Policy (including the sexual harassment related provisions thereof). In the event that it is determined that detrimental conduct has occurred, the Clawback Policy relates to any Awards received: (i) on or after the date the executive officer is determined to have engaged in detrimental conduct; and/or (ii) the two year period prior to the date the executive officer is determined to have engaged in detrimental conduct. Where it is determined (i) through an accounting restatement that incentive-based compensation was erroneously awarded to an executive officer or (ii) that the executive officer engaged in detrimental conduct, the GNCC will have the ability to: (x) require the executive officer to re-pay any Award paid to the executive officer; (y) cancel/revoke any prior Award that has not yet vested to, and any Award that has vested but has not yet been exercised by, the executive officer; and/or (z) require the executive officer to re-pay the cash value realized by the executive officer on any Award that has already vested to the executive officer. Awards include all plans under which cash payments or equity awards granted or paid are currently being made (DSUs, Escrowed Shares and Restricted Shares) or any plans which are no longer operating but still have outstanding awards. Hedging of Economic Risks for Personal Equity Ownership All executives are prohibited from entering into transactions that have the effect of hedging the economic value of any direct or indirect interests by the executive in Class A Shares, including their participation in Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. Under limited circumstances, an executive may be permitted to enter into a transaction that has the effect of hedging the economic value of any direct or indirect interests held by such executive, but only to the extent that the transaction (i) is executed and disclosed in full compliance with all applicable rules and regulations; (ii) has been approved by the CEO, President and CFO and, if appropriate, the GNCC; and (iii) is in respect of interests directly or indirectly held by such individual in excess of the interests that such individual is required to hold under the Share Ownership Guidelines. To date, no executive has hedged the economic value of their direct or indirect interests in BAM. Option Exercise Hold Periods During and Post-Employment In order to minimize any possibility of executives opportunistically exercising options and selling the securities received at an inappropriate time, and to require share ownership post-employment, executive officers are required to continue to hold, for at least one year, an interest in Class A Shares equal to any net after-tax cash proceeds realized from the exercise of options or exchange of Escrowed Shares. This requirement is distinct and in addition to any share ownership guidelines. 155 Termination and Change of Control Provisions As a general practice, BAM does not provide contractual termination or post-termination payments or change of control arrangements to employees. Specifically, BAM has not entered into contractual termination, post-termination or change of control arrangements, employment contracts or golden parachutes with any of its Named Executive Officers. The following table provides a summary of the termination provisions in BAM’s Long-Term Share Ownership Plan. No incremental entitlements are triggered by termination, resignation, retirement or a change in control. Any exceptions to these provisions are approved on an individual basis at the time of cessation of employment. Exceptions are approved by the Chair of the GNCC or the Board, depending on the circumstances. Long-Term Share Ownership Plan Termination Provisions (a) Termination Event DSUs Options Restricted Shares / Escrowed Shares Retirement (as determined at the discretion of the Board) Vested units are redeemable on the day employment terminates. Unvested units are forfeited. Vesting ceases on retirement. Vested options are exercisable until their expiration date. Unvested options are cancelled. Vested shares are redeemable on the day employment terminates, subject to the hold period. Unvested shares are forfeited. Termination Without Cause Vested units are redeemable on the day employment terminates. Unvested units are forfeited. Upon the date of termination, unvested options are cancelled and vested options continue to be exercisable for 60 days(b) from the termination date, after which unexercised options are cancelled immediately. Vested shares are redeemable on the day employment terminates, subject to the hold period. Unvested shares are forfeited. Termination With Cause Upon date of termination, all unvested and vested units are forfeited, with the exception of DSUs awarded as a result of a participant’s election to take their annual bonus in the form of DSUs. All vested and unvested options are cancelled upon the close of business on the termination date. Upon date of termination, all vested and unvested shares are forfeited. Resignation Vested units are redeemable on the day employment terminates. Unvested units are forfeited. Upon the date of termination, all vested and unvested options are cancelled. Vested shares are redeemable on the day employment terminates, and remain subject to the hold period. Unvested shares are forfeited. Death Vested units are redeemable on the date of death. Unvested units are forfeited. Options continue to vest and are exercisable for six months following date of death(b) after which all unexercised options are cancelled immediately. Vested shares are redeemable on the date of death, and remain subject to the hold period. Unvested shares are forfeited. (a) This table represents a summary of the termination provisions in the Long-Term Share Ownership Plans provided by BAM and should not be construed as the complete terms. (b) Up to, but not beyond, the expiry date of options. 2025 Compensation Decisions The Board has charged the CEO and the management team with expanding the asset management business globally in a manner consistent with the creation of shareholder value over the long term. The CEO’s personal performance, as well as the performance of the executive officers, is reviewed each year by the Board and the GNCC in relation to operational results, the achievement of other objectives set out at the beginning of the year related to the implementation of the long-term business strategy and other accomplishments. Each year, the CEO presents an annual business plan to the Board. The plan incorporates both short-term and long-term growth objectives. This annual business plan sets out the strategic direction of BAM, together with specific operational targets and objectives related to the implementation of BAM’s long-term business strategy. The targets and objectives are aggressive and, given the opportunistic and entrepreneurial nature of the organization, provide the Board with examples of various transactions and initiatives that management believes will create shareholder value over the long-term. The determination of annual incentive awards and long-term ownership awards is not formulaic but instead is entirely based on the Board’s assessment of the specific actions taken during the year by the team to implement BAM’s strategic plans and any amendments to the plans, all in the context of long-term value creation, and other actions taken in response to unforeseen developments during the year. 156 Information Reviewed by the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee In February 2026, the GNCC received a report detailing the compensation arrangements for the executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers. The report summarized the total 2025 compensation, including proposed annual incentive awards and Long-Term Share Ownership Plan awards as well as the proposed 2026 Base Salaries. The report also presented a wealth accumulation analysis, including the “in-the-money” value of vested and unvested Long-Term Share Ownership Plan awards previously granted and the options exercised during the year for each executive officer. The report included an analysis of the expected value of 2025 compensation awards to the Named Executive Officers that would be paid under various performance results. The GNCC determined that the resulting compensation was reasonable and appropriate based on the projected performance of the Class A Shares over a 10-year period. The extent of equity ownership by all executives is an important consideration for the GNCC. It demonstrates the extent to which executives will benefit from, and will be motivated to achieve, the long-term enhancement of shareholder value. Accordingly, the report also contained an analysis of equity ownership by all executives. It also summarized the equity ownership by the most senior executives including Class A Shares held directly and indirectly as well as through Long-Term Share Ownership Plans, along with a summary of the tenure with the organization of each executive officer. The GNCC determined that the significant level of equity ownership of the executive officers creates an alignment of interests to enhance shareholder value over the longer term. In addition, the report contained a summary of regular and additional discretionary option awards to all executives as recommended by the executive officers. The GNCC has determined that these arrangements are reasonable and appropriate. 2025 Incentive Awards The GNCC considered the significant achievements by BAM in 2025 as outlined on page 147 of this report. After considering these achievements, the GNCC determined that management had advanced the long-term business strategy in a manner consistent with the creation of shareholder value over the longer term. Accordingly, the annual and long-term incentive awards for 2025 were as follows: Named Executive Officer Annual Incentive ($) Long-Term Incentive Value ($) Bruce Flatt (a) — 3,221,160 Hadley Peer Marshall 900,000 2,041,209 Connor Teskey 1,000,000 4,026,450 Brian W. Kingston (b) 750,000 5,360,400 Cyrus Madon (c) — 1,610,580 (a) Mr. Flatt is not eligible for an annual incentive. His compensation consists of a Base Salary and an award under one of BAM’s Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. In addition, Mr. Flatt, who remains CEO of BN, is eligible for BN compensation, including Long-Term Share Owners hip Plans. In 2025, Mr. Flatt received $5,360,400 in Long-Term Incentive Value as BN compensation in his capacity as CEO of BN. (b) Mr. Kingston is eligible for an annual award under one of BAM’s Long-term Share Ownership Plans. In addition, Mr. Kingston is eligible for awards under BN Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. In 2025, Mr. Kingston’s Long-Term Incentive Value was awarded as BN compensation. (c) Mr. Madon is not eligible for an annual incentive. His compensation consists of a Base Salary and an award under one of BAM’s Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. In addition, Mr. Madon is eligible for BN compensation, including Long-Term Share Ownership Plans. In 2025, Mr. Madon received $2,680,200 in Long-Term Incentive Value as BN compensation in his capacity as Executive Vice Chair of B N. The GNCC considered these awards to be aligned with the compensation approach of rewarding long-term value creation and consistent with BAM’s compensation philosophy of providing a significant portion of executive compensation in the form of long-term equity-based awards. The Named Executive Officers also received an annual contribution to a retirement savings plan. Their participation in these retirement savings plans is on the same basis as all other employees of BAM subject to geographic and market differentials, and they do not have any entitlement to future pension benefits or other post-employment benefits from BAM. As a result, BAM has no post-employment obligation to provide pension, medical or other employee benefits to the Named Executive Officers. Named Executive Officer Compensation Mix On average, approximately 70% of the value of compensation awarded to our Named Executive Officers for 2025, excluding Mr. Flatt, is in the form of long-term incentive awards. Approximately 90% of the value of compensation awarded to Mr. Flatt for 2025 is in the form of long-term share ownership awards. The actual value of this compensation, which is earned over time, depends upon the performance of the Class A Shares. The compensation mix for the Named Executive Officers, in 2025, is set out in the table below. 157 Annual Management Incentive Base Salary Cash Bonus DSUs / Restricted Shares Long-Term Share Ownership Percentage of Compensation at Risk One Year (2025) Chief Executive Officer 10% — — 90% 90% Other Named Executive Officers 16% 14% —% 70% 70% Four Years (2022 - 2025) Chief Executive Officer 10% — — 90% 90% Other Named Executive Officers 14% 12% 4% 70% 74% Details of the components of the compensation paid to Mr. Flatt and the other Named Executive Officers for 2025 is set out in the Summary Compensation Table on page 160 of this report. Chief Executive Officer Ownership Interests in BAM Consistent with BAM’s philosophy of aligning the interests of management and shareholders and fostering an entrepreneurial environment that encourages a focus on long-term value creation, Mr. Flatt has, over his 36 years with Brookfield, and as a result of the treatment of outstanding long-term incentive awards in the Arrangement, accumulated a number of ownership interests in BAM in the form of DSUs and Escrowed Shares. In addition, and separate from any compensation arrangements, but relevant to the extent it aligns Mr. Flatt’s interests with shareholders, Mr. Flatt owns a significant number of Class A Shares. These ownership interests are held both directly and through ownership in Partners Value Investments L.P. Class A Share Performance Graphs The following graphs detail the share performance of BAM’s Class A Shares on the NYSE and TSX. The total return on the NYSE for the period from December 9, 2022 (the date of BAM’s public listing) to December 31, 2025 has been 81.6%. Total average compensation for the Named Executive Officers has increased by approximately 0.9% over the same period. NYSE (Symbol: BAM) The following shows the cumulative total shareholder return for BAM’s Class A Shares (assuming reinvestment of dividends) since December 9, 2022, in comparison with the cumulative total return of the NYSE Composite Total Return Index. December 9, 2022 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 Class A Shares (BAM) 100 89.6 130.4 182.1 181.6 NYSE Composite Total Return Index 100 99.5 113.3 131.4 154.9 158 TSX (Symbol: BAM) The following shows the cumulative total shareholder return for BAM’s Class A Shares (assuming reinvestment of dividends) since December 9, 2022, in comparison with the cumulative total return of the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index. December 9, 2022 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2024 December 31, 2025 Class A Shares (BAM) 100 85.8 122.4 185.6 176.6 S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index 100 97.4 109.0 132.6 174.6 Ratio of Named Executive Officer Compensation to Fee-Related Earnings The following table illustrates the total compensation awarded to the Named Executive Officers for 2023, 2024 and 2025 as a percentage of FRE: 2025 2024 2023 Aggregate Named Executive Officer Compensation (a) $22,498,943 $32,419,360 $27,951,689 As a Percentage of FRE (b)(c) 0.75 % 1.32 % 1.25 % (a) Aggregate Named Executive Officer Compensation is defined as the Total Compensation as it appears in the Summary Compensation Table on page 160 of this report. (b) FRE totaled $2.995 billion, $2.456 billion and $2.241 billion in 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. (c) FRE is a non-GAAP measure. See the “Certain Terms Used in this Report” on page 4 of this report. Compensation of Named Executive Officers The compensation paid and disclosed in the table below represents aggregate amounts earned by the Named Executive Officers for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Mr. Flatt, who served as CEO of both BAM and BN, also received, compensation paid and disclosed by BN in the year ended December 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. 159 Summary Compensation Table (a) Name and Principal Position Year Annual Base Salary ($) Annual Incentive Cash ($) Restricted Shares/DSUs ($) Escrowed Shares / Options (f) ($) All Other Compensation (g) ($) Total Compensation ($) Bruce Flatt (b) CEO 2025 375,000 — — 3,221,160 — 3,596,160 2024 375,000 — — 4,470,600 — 4,845,600 2023 375,000 — — 2,755,485 — 3,130,485 Hadley Peer Marshall CFO 2025 900,000 900,000 — 2,041,209 — 3,841,209 2024 690,000 690,000 — 2,889,125 — 4,269,125 2023 675,000 675,000 — 1,136,484 — 2,486,484 Connor Teskey (c) President 2025 1,000,000 1,000,000 — 4,026,450 174,063 6,200,513 2024 1,000,000 1,000,000 — 5,588,250 234,598 7,822,848 2023 923,370 923,370 2,835,040 4,362,851 91,171 9,135,802 Brian W. Kingston (d) Head of U.S. 2025 750,000 750,000 — 5,360,400 — 6,860,400 2024 750,000 750,000 — 5,588,250 — 7,088,250 2023 750,000 750,000 — 4,592,475 — 6,092,475 Cyrus Madon (e) Executive Vice Chair 2025 375,000 — — 1,610,580 15,082 2,000,662 2024 750,000 — — 4,470,600 29,604 5,250,204 2023 536,925 — — 3,520,898 28,796 4,086,619 (a) Messrs. Flatt and Madon’s compensation consists of an annual Base Salary and Escrowed Shares. Each other Named Executive Officer is awarded an annual incentive which they can elect to receive in cash, DSUs or Restricted Shares. (b) Mr. Flatt also received compensation paid by BN in recognition of his role as CEO of BN for the year ended December 31, 2025. Such compensation consisted of a salary of $375,000 and an Escrowed Share award with a grant date fair value of $5,360,400 based on the grant date price of a BN Class A Share on the NYSE on February 23, 2026 of $47.11. This value awarded is determined by the BN board of directors and considers the stock market price of the BN Class A Shares at the time of the award and the potential increase in value based on a hold period of 7.5 years, a volatility of 30.71%, a risk free rate of 3.88% and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This values has been discounted by 25% to reflect the five-year vesting. (c) To provide for alignment with BN (as majority shareholder of BAM) consistent with that of other BAM Named Executive Officers, Mr. Teskey also received an award of BN Escrowed Shares granted by BN on February 23, 2026. The BN Escrowed Shares have a grant date fair value of $6,700,500 based on the grant date price of a BN Class A Share on the NYSE on February 23, 2026 of $47.11.This value awarded is determined by the BN board of directors and considers the stock market price of the BN Class A Shares at the time of the award and the potential increase in value based on a hold period of 7.5 years, a volatility of 30.71%, a risk free rate of 3.88% and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This value has been discounted by 25% to reflect the five-year vesting. (d) The 2025 Escrowed Shares amount for Mr. Kingston reflects an award of BN Escrowed Shares granted by BN on February 23, 2026. The BN Escrowed Shares have a grant date fair value of $5,360,400 based on the grant date price of a BN Class A Share on the NYSE on February 23, 2026 of $47.11. This value awarded is determined by the BN board of directors and considers the stock market price of the BN Class A Shares at the time of the award and the potential increase in value based on a hold period of 7.5 years, a volatility of 30.71%, a risk free rate of 3.88% and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This value has been discounted by 25% to reflect the five-year vesting. (e) Mr. Madon also received compensation paid by BN in recognition of his role as Executive Vice Chair of BN for the year ended December 31, 2025. Such compensation consisted of a salary of $375,000 and an Escrowed Share award with a grant date fair value of $2,680,200 based on the grant date price of a BN Class A Share on the NYSE on February 23, 2026 of $47.11. This value awarded is determined by the BN board of directors and considers the stock market price of the BN Class A Shares at the time of the award and the potential increase in value based on a hold period of 7.5 years, a volatility of 30.71%, a risk free rate of 3.88% and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This value has been discounted by 25% to reflect the five-year vesting. (f) The amounts for 2025 reflect grants of BAM Escrowed Shares for all Named Executive Officers except for Mr. Kingston whose amount reflects a grant of BN Escrowed Shares. The value awarded under the Escrowed Stock Plan for annual grants is determined by the Board and considers the stock market price of the Class A Shares at the time of the award and the potential increase in value based on a hold period of 7.5 years, a volatility of 31.34%, a risk free rate of 3.88% and a dividend yield of 4.94%. These values, for the annual grants, have been discounted by 25% to reflect the five-year vesting. (g) These amounts include annual retirement savings contributions and participation in the executive medical program. These amounts also include advance payments in 2023, 2024 and 2025 made to Mr. Teskey under the carried interest plans for Brookfield Capital Partners IV. Incentive Plan Awards Mr. Flatt is not eligible for an annual cash incentive award; he receives an annual Base Salary and Escrowed Shares. BAM has no long-term non-equity incentive plan programs. The following four tables show, for each Named Executive Officer (i) outstanding vested and unvested options at December 31, 2025, (ii) unvested Escrowed Shares, Restricted Shares and DSUs and the market value of vested and unvested Escrowed Shares, Restricted Shares and DSUs at December 31, 2025, and (iii) the value of all option and share-based awards which vested during 2025. 160 Outstanding Option and Share-Based Awards at December 31, 2025 Options Name and Principal Position Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Option (#) Option Exercise Price ($) Option Expiration Date Market Value of Unexercised Options at December 31, 2025 (a) ($) Hadley Peer Marshall CFO 2,118 32.75 February 24, 2030 41,594 3,031 31.46 February 21, 2031 63,447 10,825 41.24 February 17, 2032 120,692 91,575 35.13 February 15, 2033 1,580,722 185,600 40.07 February 15, 2034 2,286,889 Total 293,149 4,093,344 Connor Teskey President 151,368 32.75 February 24, 2030 2,972,640 25,000 31.46 February 21, 2031 523,315 Total 176,368 3,495,955 Brian W. Kingston Head of U.S. 225,000 17.81 February 16, 2027 7,780,230 Total 225,000 7,780,230 Grand Total 694,517 15,369,529 (a) The market value of the options is the amount by which the closing price of the Class A Shares on December 31, 2025 exceeded the exercise price of the options. All values are calculated using the closing price of a Class A Share on December 31, 2025 on the NYSE of $52.39. Escrowed Shares, Restricted Shares and DSUs (a) Escrowed Shares Share-Based Awards Restricted Shares (RSs) Deferred Share Units (DSUs) Number of Unvested Escrowed Shares Market Value of Unvested Escrowed Shares (b) Market Value of Vested Escrowed Shares (b) Number of Unvested RSs Market Value of Unvested RSs Market Value of Vested RSs Number of Unvested DSUs Market Value of Unvested DSUs (c) Market Value of Vested DSUs (c) Name (#) ($) ($) (#) ($) ($) (#) ($) ($) Bruce Flatt 1,901,357 28,834,937 33,608,080 — — — — — 22,709,778 Hadley Peer Marshall 258,500 — — 288 15,080 7,382 — — — Connor Teskey 1,779,657 20,697,440 10,584,041 — — — — — 122,095 Brian W. Kingston 1,762,346 20,484,586 16,307,228 — — — — — 10,345,389 Cyrus Madon 1,831,967 25,884,830 26,779,644 — — — — — 18,554,052 (a) The values do not include the most recent Escrowed Share, Restricted Share and DSU awards made to the Named Executive Officers on February 23, 2026. (b) The value of the Escrowed Shares is equal to the value of the Class A Shares held by the Escrowed Company less the net liabilities and preferred share obligations of the Escrowed Company. (c) Includes DSUs issued by BN, which track the value of a Class A Share. Values are calculated using the closing price of the Class A Shares on the TSX on December 31, 2025 of $52.39 (C$71.90, converted into U.S. dollars at the Bloomberg mid-market exchange rate on that date of C$1.00 = US$0.7286) and $52.39 on the NYSE, as applicable . Option and Share-Based Awards Vested During 2025 Value Vested During 2025 (a) Named Executive Officer Options (b) ($) DSUs (c) ($) Restricted Shares ($) Escrowed Shares (d) ($) Bruce Flatt — — — 13,779,368 Hadley Peer Marshall 1,255,310 — 16,859 — Connor Teskey 901,727 — — 7,727,144 Brian W. Kingston — — — 9,336,928 Cyrus Madon — 417,437 — 12,181,398 (a) All values are calculated using the closing price of a Class A Share on the vesting date on the TSX and NYSE, as applicable, and converted into U.S. dollars using the average Bloomberg mid-market exchange rate for 2025 of C$1.00 = US$0.7159. (b) The value represents the amount by which the value of the Class A Shares exceeded the exercise price on the day the options vested. 161 (c) Values in this column represent the value of DSUs vested in 2025. (d) T he value of the Escrowed Shares is equal to the Class A Shares held by the Escrowed Company less the net liabilities and preferred share obligations of the Escrowed Company. Security-Based Compensation Arrangements BAM’s only security-based compensation arrangements are its Option Plans and its Escrowed Stock Plan. 2022 Management Share Option Plan The 2022 Management Share Option Plan (the “2022 Plan”) was approved by the BN board of directors on September 23, 2022 and by the holders of Class A Shares of BN at the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 9, 2022. The 2022 Plan provides for the issuance of 17,500,000 Class A Shares (representing approximately 1.07% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. Options to acquire 8,559,987 Class A Shares have been granted but not exercised, representing approximately 0.52% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. 3,520,804 Class A Shares are available for future option grants, representing approximately 0.21% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. 2022 Non-Qualified Management Share Option Plan The 2022 Non-Qualified Management Share Option Plan (the “2022 Non-Qualified Plan”) was approved by the BN Board on September 23, 2022 and by the holders of Class A Shares of BN at the Special Meeting of Shareholder held on November 9, 2022. The 2022 Non-Qualified Plan provides for the issuance of 12,500,000 Class A Shares (representing approximately 0.76% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. As at December 31, 2025, 960,561 Class A Shares were issuable pursuant to options granted under the 2022 Non-Qualified Plan, representing approximately 0.06% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. As at December 31, 2025, 11,440,343 Class A Shares remained available for future option grants, representing 0.70% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. General Terms of Option Plans The Board establishes the exercise price of each option at the time it is granted, which may not be less than the volume-weighted average price of a Class A Share on the NYSE for the five trading days preceding the effective grant date. If options are approved during a restricted trading period, the effective grant date may not be less than six business days after the restricted trading period ends. The following is a summary of the other key provisions of the Option Plans. Employees, officers and consultants of BAM and its affiliates and others designated by the Board are eligible to participate in the Option Plans. Non-employee directors are not eligible to participate in the Option Plans. The number of Class A Shares issuable to insiders at any time, or issued in any one year to insiders, under any of BAM’s security-based compensation arrangements cannot exceed in either case 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of this class; and no more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares may be issued under these arrangements to any one person. The Board determines the vesting period for each option grant, which is normally 20% per year over five years commencing the first year after the grant. The Board also sets the expiry period for each option grant, which may not exceed 10 years, except where the expiry date falls during or shortly after a restricted trading period, in which case the expiry date is 10 days after the restricted trading period ends. The Option Plans set out provisions regarding the exercise and cancellation of options following a change in the employment status of a plan participant. In general, all vested options must be exercised by, and all unvested options are cancelled on, a participant’s termination date, except as follows: in the event of termination by BAM for reasons other than cause or due to a continuous leave of absence as a result of a disability, vested options must be exercised within 60 days following the termination date; in the event of retirement, vested options continue to be exercisable until the applicable expiry date; and in the event of death, all granted options continue to vest and be exercisable for six months following death. No incremental entitlements are triggered by a change in control of BAM under the Option Plans. The Option Plans permit participants to exercise vested options in exchange for a number of Class A Shares equivalent in value to (i) the aggregate fair market value of the Class A Shares underlying the options on the exercise date over the aggregate exercise price of the options, less (ii) applicable withholding taxes (only to the extent such taxes have not otherwise been satisfied by the participant). This provides for a reduction in shareholder dilution upon the exercise of options using this feature. The Option Plans also provide that each person that is an officer, employee or consultant of BN or any of its affiliates shall, for so long as such person remains an officer, employee or consultant of BN or any of its affiliates, be permitted to hold and exercise his or her options in accordance with their terms as though such person was an officer, employee or consultant, as applicable, of BAM or any of its affiliates. The 2022 Plan also permits participants to pay the applicable exercise price and acquire the full number of Class A Shares underlying the options. 162 Procedure for Amending Option Plans The Option Plans contain an amending provision setting out the types of amendments which can be approved by the Board without shareholder approval and those which require shareholder approval. Shareholder approval is required for any amendment that increases the number of shares issuable under the Option Plans, that lengthens the period of time after a restricted trading period during which options may be exercised, results in the exercise price being lower than fair market value of a Class A Share at the date of grant, reduces the exercise price or any cancellation and reissuance of an option which would be considered a repricing under TSX rules, expands insider participation, extends the term of an option beyond its expiry date, adds a provision which results in participants receiving shares for no consideration or other amendments required by law to be approved by shareholders. The Option Plans also require shareholder approval for any amendment which would permit options to be transferable or assignable other than for normal estate planning purposes, any amendment to the amendment provisions, any amendment expanding the categories of eligible participants which may permit the introduction or reintroduction of non-employee directors on a discretionary basis and any amendment to remove or exceed the insider participation limit. Shareholder approval is not required for any amendment to the Option Plans or any option that is of a housekeeping or administrative nature, that is necessary to comply with applicable laws or to qualify for favorable tax treatment, that is to the vesting, termination or early termination provisions (provided that the amendment does not entail an extension beyond the expiry period of the options), that adds or modifies a cashless exercise feature that provides for a full deduction of the number of Class A Shares from the Option Plan reserve, and to suspend or terminate an Option Plan. No amendments to the Option Plans were made in 2025. Other Features of the Option Plans BAM does not provide any financial assistance to plan participants to facilitate the purchase of Class A Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of options under the Option Plans. Options granted under the Option Plans may be assigned by the plan participant to (i) his or her spouse, descendants or any other immediate family member; or (ii) a trust, the beneficiaries of which are one or more of the plan participant and the participant’s spouse, descendants or immediate family members; or (iii) a corporation or limited liability company controlled by the plan participant or by one or more of the participant and the participant’s spouse, and/or the immediate family members, the shares or interests of which are held directly or indirectly by the plan participant, participant’s spouse and/or immediate family members; or (iv) such other transferees for estate planning purposes as may be permitted by the Board in its discretion. The Board, on the recommendation of the GNCC, approves all option awards. The GNCC recommends the long-term incentive award for the CEO. All other option awards are recommended by the CEO to the GNCC. BAM has established a number of policies related to its long-term share ownership plans, including option exercise hold periods, to reinforce the importance of equity ownership by its senior executives over the longer term. See also “Key Policies and Practices to Support Alignment” on page 154 of this report. The Escrowed Stock Plan The Escrowed Stock Plan was approved by the BN board of directors on September 23, 2022 and by holders of Class A Shares of BN at the Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 9, 2022. The Escrowed Stock Plan governs the award of Escrowed Shares of one or more Escrowed Company to executives or other individuals designated by the Board. Each Escrowed Company is capitalized with common shares and preferred shares issued to BAM or BN in exchange for shares of Brookfield Asset Management ULC, Class A Shares or cash proceeds. Each Escrowed Company may use its cash resources to directly or indirectly purchase Class A Shares in the open market or, subject to obtaining exemptive relief (if applicable), in private purchases. Participants are either awarded Escrowed Shares or provided an election to contribute Class A Shares or previously awarded Escrowed Shares as consideration for the Escrowed Shares. Dividends paid to each Escrowed Company on the shares of Brookfield Asset Management ULC or the Class A Shares acquired by the Escrowed Company will be used to pay dividends on the preferred shares which are held by BAM or BN. If a participant elects to contribute Class A Shares as consideration, dividends paid to the Escrowed Company on the contributed Class A Shares will be paid on the common shares held by the participants. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, 20% of Escrowed Shares will vest on the first anniversary of the granting of such shares, with an additional 20% vesting on each subsequent anniversary, up to and including the fifth anniversary of the grant of the Escrowed Shares. On date(s) determined by the holders of the Escrowed Shares no later than 10 years after the initial grant, the vested Escrowed Shares will be acquired by BAM in exchange for the issuance of Class A Shares from treasury, where the value of the Class A Shares being issued is equal to the value of the Escrowed Shares being acquired. The value of the Escrowed Shares will be equal to the increase in value of the Class A Shares and shares of Brookfield Asset Management ULC held by the Escrowed Company since the grant date of the Escrowed Shares, as applicable, based on the volume-weighted average price of a Class A Share on the NYSE on the date of the exchange. Participants are not permitted to exchange Escrowed Shares during a restricted trading period, except with the consent of the Board. Once all participants of an Escrowed Company have elected to exchange their Escrowed Shares, the Escrowed Company will be wound up or merged and BAM will cancel at least that number of Class A Shares that is equivalent to the number of Class A 163 Shares that have been issued to holders of the Escrowed Shares of the Escrowed Company on exchanges such that the dilutive effect of the issuance of Class A Shares is wholly offset. A maximum of 11,000,000 Class A Shares may be issued under the Escrowed Stock Plan, representing approximately 0.67% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. When Class A Shares are issued in exchange for Escrowed Shares, the number of Class A Shares remaining for future issuance under the Escrowed Stock Plan will be reduced. On the wind-up or merger of an Escrowed Company, the number of Class A Shares held by one or more Escrowed Companies that are cancelled in respect of Class A Shares issued by BAM in exchange for Escrowed Shares are added back to the number of Class A Shares available for future issuance. The combined effect on wind-up or merger of an Escrowed Company is that the dilutive effect of the Class A Share issuance is wholly offset. 186,136 Class A Shares have been issued (representing approximately 0.01% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025) and 110,038 Class A Shares have been cancelled under the Escrowed Stock Plan. As at December 31, 2025, 10,923,902 Class A Shares are available for future issuance, representing approximately 0.67% of BAM’s issued and outstanding Class A Shares as at December 31, 2025. Eligibility for participation in the Escrowed Stock Plan is restricted to designated executives of BAM and its affiliates or any other persons designated by the Board. The number of Escrowed Shares to be granted to each participant is determined at the discretion of the Board, on the recommendation of the GNCC. The GNCC recommends the award of Escrowed Shares for the CEO. All other awards of Escrowed Shares are recommended by the CEO to the GNCC. The number of Class A Shares issuable to insiders at any time, or issued in any one year to insiders, under any of BAM’s security-based compensation arrangements cannot exceed in either case 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of this class; and no more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares may be issued under these arrangements to any one person. Aside from transfers to BAM (in the case of termination of employment, described in the table under “Termination and Change of Control Provisions” on page 156 o f this report or for personal tax planning purposes, transfers of Escrowed Shares are not permitted. No incremental entitlements are triggered by a change in control of BAM under the Escrowed Stock Plan. The number of Escrowed Shares granted under the Escrowed Stock Plan annually, expressed as a percentage of the weighted average number of Class A Shares outstanding in the year, was 0.15% in 2023, 0.29% in 2024, and 0% in 2025 . See also “Dilution of Class A Shares” on page 165 of this report for information on the rate of Class A Share issuances under the Escrowed Stock Plan. The Escrowed Stock Plan also provides that each person that is an officer, employee or consultant of BN or any of its affiliates shall, for so long as such person remains an officer, employee or consultant of BN or any of its affiliates, be permitted to hold and exchange his or her Escrowed Shares in accordance with their terms as though such person was an officer, employee or consultant, as applicable, of BAM or any of its affiliates. Procedure for Amending Escrowed Stock Plan The Escrowed Stock Plan contains an amending provision setting out the types of amendments which can be approved by the Board without shareholder approval and those which require shareholder approval. Shareholder approval is required for any amendment that increases the number of Class A Shares issuable under the Escrowed Stock Plan, expands insider participation, expands participation to include non-employee directors of BAM, any amendment to the amendment provisions or other amendments required by law to be approved by shareholders. Shareholder approval is not required for any amendment to the Escrowed Stock Plan that is of a housekeeping or administrative nature, that is necessary to comply with applicable laws or to qualify for favorable tax treatment, that is to vesting provisions, that is to the termination or early termination provisions (provided that the amendment does not entail an extension beyond the tenth anniversary of the award date for any particular Escrowed Company), and to suspend or terminate the Escrowed Stock Plan. Dilution of Class A Shares Options Outstanding under the 2022 Plan and Class A Shares Issued under the 2022 Non-Qualified Plan and the Escrowed Stock Plan as a Percentage of Issued and Outstanding Class A Shares 2025 2024 2023 2022 Plan 0.5% 2.0% 2.7% 2022 Non-Qualified Plan (a) 0.1% 0.8 — Escrowed Stock Plan (b) 0.3% 1.9 — (a) Reflects the number of Class A Shares to be issued upon exchange of the in-the-money Options under the 2022 Non-Qualified Plan during the applicable year. (b) Reflects the number of Class A Shares to be issued upon exchange of the in-the-money Escrowed Shares, less the number of Class A Shares cancelled under the Escrowed Stock Plan during the applicable year. Although the number of Class A Shares outstanding may increase over time as a result of issuances of Class A Shares pursuant to the Escrowed Stock Plan, the Escrowed Stock Plan continues to be non-dilutive as BAM will cancel Class A Shares held by Escrowed Companies that are wound up or merged. Grants Issued as a Percentage of Shares Outstanding The following table shows the number of Class A Shares issuable under awards granted under each of the Option Plans and the Escrowed Stock Plan as a percentage of the average Class A Shares outstanding (the “rate of grants issued”) in the applicable year. 164 The rate of grants issued is defined as the number of Class A Shares issuable under awards granted in a fiscal year, divided by the basic weighted average number of Class A Shares outstanding in that year. 2025 2024 2023 Grants under the 2022 Plan (a) 1,019,300 354,248 1,706,775 Rate of Grants Issued 0.1% 0.1% 0.4% Grants under the 2022 Non Qualified Plan (a) — 1,465,020 74,185,200 Rate of Grants Issued — 0.34% — Grants under the Escrowed Stock Plan (b) — 1,261,666 60,062,800 Rate of Grants Issued — 0.29% — (a) Includes Class A Shares issuable on exercise of the options as of each fiscal year end. Holders of options under the 2022 Non-Qualified Plan are only entitled to receive a number of Class A Shares equal to the in-the-money value of the options at the time of exercise. (b) Includes Class A Shares issuable on exchange as of each fiscal year end for information purposes. Although the number of Class A Shares outstanding may increase over time as a result of issuances of Class A Shares pursuant to the Escrowed Stock Plan, the Escrowed Stock Plan continues to be non-dilutive as BAM will cancel Class A Shares held by Escrowed Companies that are wound up or merged. Securities Authorized for Issue Under Incentive Plans The following table sets out information on BAM’s Option Plans and Escrowed Stock Plan as at December 31, 2025. Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 2022 Plan 8,599,987 $32.22 3,520,804 2022 Non-Qualified Plan (b) 960,561 $37.01 11,440,343 Escrowed Stock Plan (c) 4,189,648 — 10,923,902 Total 13,750,196 25,885,049 (a) Converted into U.S. dollars using the average Bloomberg mid-market exchange rate for 2025 of C$1.00 = US$0.7159. (b) This value represents the number of Class A Shares at December 31, 2025 which could be issued under this plan. Up to December 31, 2025, 99,096 Class A Shares have been issued in connection with this plan. (c) This value represents the number of Class A Shares at December 31, 2025 which could be issued under this plan. Up to December 31, 2025, 186,136 Class A Shares have been issued and 110,038 Class A Shares have been cancelled in connection with this plan. Pension and Retirement Benefits BAM’s Named Executive Officers and its other senior executives do not participate in a registered defined benefit plan or any other post-retirement supplementary compensation plans. The Named Executive Officers do not have any entitlement to future pension benefits or other post-employment benefits from BAM. BAM has not entered into contractual termination, post-termination or change of control arrangements, employment contracts or golden parachutes with any of its Named Executive Officers. 165 Director Compensation Compensation Elements The compensation program of the Board for the 2025 fiscal year was as follows: Compensation Elements Amount Comments Director Retainer $250,000 Lead Independent Director Retainer — No additional compensation is received by the director serving in the capacity of Lead Independent Director. Audit Committee Chair Retainer $35,000 GNCC Chair Retainer $15,000 Audit Committee Member Retainer (Non-Chair) $10,000 Travel stipend – for non-residents of the New York City area $15,000 This payment recognizes the time it takes these directors to travel long distances to attend all regularly scheduled meetings, and is in addition to reimbursement for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses. Members of management who serve as directors of BAM do not receive any compensation in their capacity as directors. The GNCC annually reviews the compensation paid to the non-management directors, taking into account the complexity of BAM’s operations, the risks and responsibilities involved in being a director of BAM, the requirement to participate in regularly scheduled and special Board meetings, expected participation on Committees and the compensation paid to directors of comparable companies. In 2025, the directors, excluding Messrs. Flatt, Kingston, Madon, Blattman and Powell, collectively received annual director compensation having a total value of $1,885,104, excluding all other compensation unrelated to Board membership. Directors’ compensation was comprised of cash and other compensation of $597,731 and DSUs of BAM valued at $1,287,373, which represented approximately 32% and 68%, res pectively, of total compensation paid to these directors during 2025. Other than cash and DSU compensation set forth in the prior paragraph, no other compensation was paid to non-management directors in relation to their Board membership. 2025 Director Compensation The following table sets out compensation received during 2025 by BAM’s directors (a) : Name Board Position Fees Earned in Cash ($) Share-Based Award (DSUs) ($) (b) Option-Based Award /Escrowed Shares ($) All Other Compensation ($) Compensation Total ($) (c) Angela F. Braly — 217,708 — — 217,708 Marcel R. Coutu Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair — 300,000 — — 300,000 Scott Cutler 99,375 104,896 — — 204,271 Olivia (Liv) Garfield Chair of the GNCC — 280,000 — — 280,000 Nili Gilbert 130,000 130,000 — — 260,000 Keith Johnson — 265,000 — — 265,000 Allison Kirkby (d) 45,856 22,894 — 190,000 258,750 Diana Noble 132,500 132,500 — — 265,000 Satish Rai — 52,083 — — 52,083 Total 407,731 1,287,373 — 190,000 1,885,104 (a) Messrs. Flatt, Kingston, Madon, Blattman and Powell did not receive any compensation in their capacity as directors of BAM. For Messrs. Flatt, Kingston and Madon’s compensation as Named Executive Officers (as defined in this report), see page 159 of this report. Messrs. Powell and Blattman received compensation in their capacity as employees of BAM. In total, the amounts paid to these two employees was $1,485,000 in base salaries, $750,000 in cash bonuses and $77,735 in annual retirement savings contributions and participation in the executive medical program in 2025. Messrs. Powell and Blattman also received a total of $3,413,228 in Restricted Shares or Escrowed Shares in 2025. (b) The value of each DSU is equal to the closing price of a Class A Share on the NYSE on the grant date of the DSU. (c) Includes annual travel stipend to eligible directors of $15,000. (d) “All Other Compensation” includes amounts paid to Ms. Kirkby in her capacity as Senior Advisor to Brookfield’s Infrastructure business. Directors are also reimbursed for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred to attend Board or Committee meetings. During 2025, the directors, excluding Messrs. Flatt, Kingston, Madon, Blattman and Powell, received an aggregate of $355,923 for reimbursement of such expenses. 166 The following tables set out information relating to options and other share-based awards granted to directors, excluding Messrs. Flatt, Kingston and Madon, whose awards relate to their roles as employees of BAM and is disclosed under “Compensation of Named Executive Officers” beginning on page 159 of this report. Outstanding Share-Based Awards as at December 31, 2025 (Named Executive Officer directors excluded) The following table shows the number and market value of vested DSUs awarded to and held by the BAM directors at December 31, 2025. Share-Based Awards Deferred Share Units (DSUs) Name Number of Vested DSUs (#) Market Value of Vested DSUs ($) (a) Angela Braly 18,652 977,203 Marcel R. Coutu 52,442 2,747,459 Scott Cutler 1,944 101,863 Olivia (Liv) Garfield 21,470 1,124,809 Nili Gilbert 9,985 523,117 Keith Johnson 20,811 1,090,273 Diana Noble 8,643 452,811 William Powell 13,647 714,954 (a) The market value is based on the closing price of a Class A Share on the TSX on December 31, 2025 of $52.39 (C$71.90 converted into U.S. dollars at the Bloomberg mid-market exchange rate on that date of C$1.00 = US$0.7286) and $52.39 on the NYSE as applicable. Outstanding Escrowed Shares as at December 31, 2025 (Named Executive Officer directors excluded) The following table shows the number and market value of Escrowed Shares awarded to and held by BAM directors at December 31, 2025: Escrowed Shares Name Number of Vested Escrowed Shares (#)(a) Market Value as at December 31, 2025 ($)(b) Barry Blattman 313,179 7,123,914 (a) Mr. Blattman has 10,567 unvested Escrowed Shares outstanding. (b) The value of the Escrowed Shares is equal to the value of the Class A Shares held by the Escrowed Company less the net liabilities and preferred share obligations of the Escrowed Company. Outstanding Options as at December 31, 2025 (Named Executive Officer directors excluded) The following table shows the number and market value of unexercised options awarded to and held by the BAM directors at December 31, 2025. Options Name Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Option (#) Option Exercise Price ($) Option Expiration Date Market Value of Unexercised Options at December 31, 2025 (b) ($) William Powell (a) 31,125 32.75 February 24, 2030 611,248 29,043 31.46 February 21, 2031 607,946 19,850 41.24 February 17, 2032 221,316 174,400 35.13 February 15, 2033 3,010,406 Total 254,418 4,450,916 (a) Mr. Powell’s options were granted in his capacity as an employee of BAM. (b) The market value of the options is the amount by which the closing price of the Class A Shares on December 31, 2025 exceeded the exercise price of the options. All values are calculated usi ng the closing price of the Class A Shares on December 31, 2025 on the TSX and NYSE, as applicable. The closing price of the Class A Shares on the TSX on December 31, 2025 was $52.39 (C$71.90 converted into U.S. dollars at the Bloomberg mid-market exchange rate on that date of C$1.00 = US$ 0.7286 ) and on the NYSE was $52.39. 167 Equity Ownership of Directors Director Share and DSU Ownership Requirements The Board believes that its directors can better represent BAM’s shareholders if they have an alignment of economic interest. Accordingly, directors are required to hold Class A Shares, DSUs and/or Restricted Shares of BAM having a value of at least two times their aggregate annual retainer (the “Director Share Ownership Guidelines”). This minimum ownership requirement is currently $500,000 for non-management directors. A director must achieve this minimum ownership requirement within six years of joining the Board. All independent directors are required to receive at least 33.3% of their Annual Retainer in DSUs (see “Long-Term Share Ownership Plans” on pages 152 to 154 of this report). Subject to these requirements, all non-management directors have the option to receive their Annual Retainer in DSUs or cash. Anti-Hedging Policy In order to maintain the alignment of interests between BAM and its directors, BAM generally prohibits all directors, including management and affiliated directors, from using derivatives or other financial instruments to retain legal ownership of their shares or share units in BAM while reducing their exposure to changes in BAM’s share price. Moreover, a director may not hold a short position in any security of BAM or its affiliates, either by way of a short sale or by utilizing derivatives. This allows shareholders to determine a director’s true economic exposure to BAM’s equity. Under limited circumstances, a director may be permitted to enter into a transaction that has the effect of hedging the economic value of any direct or indirect interests held by the such director, but only to the extent that the transaction (i) is executed and disclosed in full compliance with all applicable rules and regulations; (ii) has been approved by the CEO, President or the CFO and, if appropriate, the GNCC; and (iii) is in respect of interests directly or indirectly held by such director in excess of the interests that such director is required to hold under the Director Share Ownership Guidelines. To date, no director has hedged the economic value of their direct or indirect interests in BAM. 168 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS All of the Class B Shares are held by the BAM Partnership. The table below sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Class A Shares as at February 23, 2026 by: • each person known to us to beneficially own 5% of Class A Shares based on our review of filings with the SEC; • each of our directors and named executive officers; and • all of our directors and executive officers as a group. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 1,638,147,590 Class A Shares issued and outstanding as at February 23, 2026. The amounts and percentage of Class A Shares beneficially owned are reported on the basis of SEC regulations governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power”, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power”, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which he has no economic interest. Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Name of Beneficial Owner (a) Number (b) % of Class 5% Stockholders Brookfield Corporation (c) 1,193,021,145 73 % Directors and Named Executive Officers Barry Blattman (d) 1,040,525 * Angela F. Braly — * Marcel R. Coutu 36,777 * Scott Cutler — * Bruce Flatt (e) 15,107,676 * Olivia (Liv) Garfield — * Nili Gilbert — * Keith Johnson — * Bruce Karsh — * Brian W. Kingston (f) 3,025,584 * Cyrus Madon (g) 4,975,685 * Diana Noble — * Connor Teskey (h) 3,196,284 * Hadley Peer Marshall 512,550 * David Levi 164,705 * Current directors and named executive officers as a group 28,059,786 1.8 * Less than one percent. (a) The address of Brookfield Corporation is Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Suite 100, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2T3. The address of Messrs. Blattman, Coutu, Cutler, Flatt, Johnson, Karsh, Kingston and Madon and Mses. Braly, Gilbert and Peer Marshall is Brookfield, 225 Liberty Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10281-1048. The address of Mr. Teskey and Mses. Garfield and Noble is One Canada Square, Level 25, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AA, United Kingdom. (b) The figures in this column include (i) the individual’s Class A Shares, held directly and indirectly, including under the Restricted Stock Plan; (ii) the individual’s pro rata interests in Class A Shares held by Partners Value Investments L.P. (on a consolidated basis); and (iii) the individual’s Escrowed Shares, which also represent an indirect pro rata interest in Class A Shares. The value of these indirect pro rata interests is impacted by a number of factors, including the terms of their ownership, the capital structure of each company, the value of the Class A Shares held by each company and their net liabilities and preferred share obligations. (c) Brookfield Corporation owns or controls approximately 73% of BAM, which includes approximately 4% held by subsidiaries of BWS. (d) Mr. Blattman holds 681,792 Class A Shares directly and indirectly as of the date of this report, which excludes his pro rata interests held in Class A Shares referenced above in clause (ii) of (b). (e) Mr. Flatt holds 1,706,843 Class A Shares directly and indirectly as of the date of this report, which excludes his pro rata interests held in Class A Shares referenced above in clause (ii) and (iii) of (b). (f) Mr. Kingston holds 273,812 Class A Shares directly and indirectly as of the date of this report, which excludes his pro rata interests held in Class A Shares referenced above in clause (ii) and (iii) of (b). (g) Mr. Madon holds 1,396,948 Class A Shares directly and indirectly as of the date of this report, which excludes his pro rata interests held in Class A Shares referenced above in clause (ii) and (iii) of (b). (h) Mr. Teskey holds 178,816 Class A Shares directly and indirectly as of the date of this report, which excludes his pro rata interests held in Class A Shares referenced above in clause (ii) and (iii) of (b). 169 Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans Please refer to the table set out under “Part III—Item 11. Executive Compensation—Compensation of Named Executive Officers—Securities Authorized for Issue Under Incentive Plans”. For descriptions of these plans, see “Part III—Item 11. Executive Compensation—Long-Term Shares Ownership Awards”, above. 170 ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE The following description is a summary of the material terms of the agreements described below, and does not contain all of the information that you may be relevant to you. For additional information, you should read the copies of such agreements, all of which have been previously filed with the SEC or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this report. Relationship Agreement BN, BAM and the Asset Management Company entered into an agreement to govern aspects of their relationship following the 2022 Arrangement (the “Relationship Agreement”). Under the Relationship Agreement, BN, directly or through its subsidiaries (excluding our asset management business) or BWS, has the right (but not the obligation) to participate up to 25% in each new sponsored fund or other entity of our asset management business. Any commitment of our asset management business to such sponsored fund is separate from the up to 25% allocation of BN. For the BN’s perpetual affiliates, existing fee arrangements continue to apply. For any capital committed by BN or a subsidiary (other than a perpetual affiliate) or BWS, a fee may be paid as agreed between the relevant party and our asset management business; in other cases, particularly where such capital is of strategic value to supporting our asset management business’ activities, no fee may apply. BN has no obligation to provide backstops or other guarantees relating to new investments or acquisitions, or to commit capital on a transitional basis while other investors are being sourced, but any arrangements or understandings existing at the time of completion of the 2022 Arrangement have been continued. Moreover, if BN (i) makes transitory investments, it is generally entitled to receive the same cost of carry for such investment as the relevant fund of our asset management business is entitled to under its fund documents (typically 8%) or (ii) provides backstops or guarantees, it is entitled to receive stand-by / commitment fees at market rates, in each case, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. In connection with other arrangements, BN is entitled to receive such other compensation as otherwise may be mutually agreed between the parties. BAM and the Asset Management Company provide services to BN's perpetual affiliates – BEP, BIP, BBU and BPY. Our asset management business includes the service providers to the perpetual affiliates (collectively with their affiliates, the “Service Providers”) and, in the case of BEP and BIP, has acquired the subsidiary of BN that is entitled to receive incentive distributions. Our asset management business, the other Service Providers and their respective affiliates remain and are bound by the terms of the agreements relating to the governance and management of the perpetual affiliates, being relationship agreements (the “Affiliate Relationship Agreements”) and the master services agreements (“Master Services Agreements”). BN retains all of the ownership interests in the perpetual affiliates. The Asset Management Company is entitled to receive the incentive distributions (if any) paid. In addition, BAM and the Asset Management Company agree with BN that they perform (or cause the Service Providers to perform) all obligations that the Service Providers have under the applicable Master Services Agreements and Affiliate Relationship Agreements. The base management fee is earned by the Service Providers and the parties agree that these agreements cannot be terminated without BN's consent. In addition to other senior management personnel of BAM or the Asset Management Company, the CEO of BAM and BAM's business group CEOs, who are currently Messrs. Baron, Ranjan, Pollock and Teskey, serve on the investment committees suitable to their business group. Additionally, BN's CEO and another senior management nominee from BN serve on the investment committees for each of our strategies. BN is entitled to receive 33.3% of the carried interest on new sponsored funds of our asset management business (which includes more recently raised funds such as BIF V, BGTF I, BGTF II, BCP VI, BSREP IV and BSREP V) and similar distributions in open-end funds (such as Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners and Brookfield Premier Real Estate Partners) and retains 100% of the carried interest earned on mature funds (including, for example, BSREP I and BSREP II). BN and the Asset Management Company are responsible for clawback obligations in relation to carried interest or similar distributions in the same proportion as their entitlements. The Asset Management Company has a pre-emptive right over acquisition opportunities presented to BN that relate to businesses whose revenues are predominantly derived from asset management activities, but BN is not otherwise subject to restrictions in its pursuit of any other types of acquisitions or transactions. Our asset management business continues to be supported by Brookfield’s operating capabilities, including its approximately 250,000 operating employees, on commercial terms that are in accordance with agreed rates (wherever in place) or otherwise on terms consistent with protocols and past practice. In addition, the parties implement secondment and other initiatives among them, their subsidiaries and their portfolio companies that are designed to develop employees and allocate resources effectively, all on terms consistent with protocols and past practice. Customary office sharing arrangements have been entered into among BN, BAM and other affiliates with our asset management business to share physical office space, in line with BN's existing affiliate transaction protocols and subject to agreement on corporate 171 cost allocation. Each of BN and BAM also has the right to request access to information, in its capacity as a shareholder, including to present to its board of directors or board committees or for the preparation of its financial statements. In addition, BAM’s Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee is permitted to oversee the review and setting of the compensation policies and practices of our asset management business. BN is indemnified for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses (including legal fees) arising in connection with the business and activities in respect of or arising from any of the Affiliate Relationship Agreements or the Master Services Agreements, to the extent that the claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses (including legal fees) are determined to have resulted from the bad faith, fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of BAM or our asset management business, respectively, or in the case of a criminal matter, action that the person knew to have been unlawful. The maximum amount of the aggregate liability of BAM / the Asset Management Company, or any of their affiliates, or of any director, officer, employee, contractor, agent, advisor, member, partner, shareholder or other representative of BAM / the Asset Management Company, under this indemnity is equal to the amounts previously paid in the two most recent calendar years by the service recipients pursuant to the applicable Master Services Agreement. The Relationship Agreement continues in perpetuity and is only terminable with the mutual consent of BN and BAM. Incentive Distributions Our asset management business is entitled to performance or incentive distributions in respect of some of the perpetual affiliates. The aggregate incentive distributions from the perpetual affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $561 million. To the extent that a perpetual affiliate or one of its related entities pays to BN (including our asset management business) any comparable performance or incentive distribution, the amount of any future incentive distributions payable by the perpetual affiliate is reduced in an equitable manner to avoid duplication of distributions. Sharing of Carried Interest and Other Distributions Our revenues consist of contractual base management fees, transaction and advisory fees, and performance income or carried interest and similar distributions. BAM’s returns are earned from its interest in our asset management business. For new and more recent funds and open-end funds, our asset management business receives 66.7% of the gross carried interest or similar distributions generated by our managed assets (a portion of which is used by our asset management business to cover management compensation and other costs), with the remainder being received by BN. BN is entitled to receive similar interests in future funds pursuant to the terms of the Relationship Agreement, regardless of participation. BN and our asset management business are responsible for clawback obligations in relation to carried interest or similar distributions in the same proportions noted above. This economic interest does not entitle BN to any governance rights or direct influence over these funds except as described below or as otherwise described in the Relationship Agreement. For mature funds that have already been largely deployed, BN retains the right to receive 100% of the gross carried interest distributions received by our asset management business in respect of the funds, as well as, for certain funds, any distributions received in respect of BN’s limited partner interest, which are also contributed into our asset management business. BN receives these amounts, as well as its 33.3% share of similar distributions on certain open-end funds, through the payment of dividends, as and when declared by the board of directors of subsidiaries of our asset management business, on minority investments (the “Tracking Shares”) that BN owns in the subsidiaries. These subsidiaries pay dividends to BN on the Tracking Shares in an amount equal to the distributions received from the tracked carried interest (or, in the case of certain open-end funds, 33.3% of the similar distributions received). These Tracking Shares are entitled to vote, together with the common shares owned indirectly by our asset management business, in respect of the applicable subsidiary of our asset management business. On a liquidation or redemption of the applicable subsidiary, the holder of the Tracking Shares is entitled to receive a preferred amount equal to the fair market value of the tracked distributions. To the extent that any employees of BAM or our asset management business are entitled to receive any carried interest from the older funds, BAM either distributes such carried interest directly to these employees or reimburses their employing entities for a matching amount. Asset Management Services Agreement BAM provides the services of its employees to our asset management business on a cost recovery basis under a perpetual agreement between BAM and the Asset Management Company (the “Asset Management Services Agreement”). The services provided to our asset management business by these individuals include investment, asset management services, fundraising, investor relations services and other services. The Asset Management Company pays BAM for the services of these individuals on a cost recovery basis such that neither party receives financial gain nor suffers financial loss. BAM’s employees/executives spend all their time discharging their duties as officers and employees of BAM and towards responsibilities related to our asset management business, in accordance 172 with the Asset Management Services Agreement. BAM awards options or other long-term incentive awards to its employees. Further, as may be agreed with the Asset Management Company from time to time, BAM may award options or other long-term incentive awards to employees of our asset management business. Our asset management business compensates BAM for the costs associated with these awards. Services Agreement BN, BAM and the Asset Management Company have entered into an agreement (the “Services Agreement”) in which the parties agree to provide certain services to support day-to-day corporate activities (including services relating to finance, treasury, accounting, legal and regulatory, marketing, communications, human resource, internal audit and information technology) and (ii) upon the request of BN, making the services of BAM investment personnel available for purposes of assisting on acquisitions, investments and other transactions (collectively, the “Services”). The Services are provided, at cost, and shall continue until terminated by written agreement by each of BN, BAM and the Asset Management Company. Trust Agreement BAM, the BAM Partnership and Computershare Trust Company of Canada entered into the Trust Agreement to provide, among other things, that the BAM Partnership will not sell any Class B Shares, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a takeover bid at a price per share in excess of 115% of the market price of the Class A Shares or as part of a transaction involving purchases made from more than five persons or companies in the aggregate, unless a concurrent offer is made to all holders of Class A Shares. The Trust Agreement also provides that the concurrent offer must be: (i) for the same percentage of Class A Shares as the percentage of Class B Shares offered to be purchased from the BAM Partnership; (ii) at a price per share at least as high as the highest price per share paid pursuant to the takeover bid for the Class B Shares; and (iii) on the same terms in all material respects as the offer for the Class B Shares. These provisions in the Trust Agreement also apply to any transaction that would be deemed an indirect offer for the Class B Shares under applicable takeover bid legislation in Canada. Additionally, the BAM Partnership agrees to prevent any person or company from carrying out a direct or indirect sale of Class B Shares in contravention of the Trust Agreement. Asset Management Company-BN Credit Facility The Asset Management Company has a $300 million revolving credit facility established on November 8, 2022, with BN as lender. The facility is available in U.S. and Canadian dollars, where U.S. dollar borrowings are subject to the U.S. Base Rate or SOFR plus a margin of 165 basis points, while Canadian Dollar borrowings are subject to the Canadian Prime Rate or CORRA plus a margin of 165 basis points. This liquidity is readily available for use without any material tax consequences and can be deployed to support our asset management business in funding strategic transactions as well as seeding new investment products. Since this facility was entered into, the largest amount outstanding was $202 million. As at December 31, 2025 the Asset Management Company had fully repaid this credit facility. External Credit Facility BAM established a $750 million five-year revolving credit facility on August 29, 2024 through bilateral agreements with a group of lenders. The facility is available in U.S. and Canadian dollars, where U.S. dollar draws are subject to the U.S. Base Rate or SOFR plus a margin of 110 basis points, while Canadian dollar draws are subject to the Canadian Prime Rate or CORRA plus a margin of 110 basis points. In August and September 2025, BAM increased its revolving credit facility by $300 million to $1.05 billion. As at December 31, 2025, the Company had fully repaid this $1.05 billion facility. Deposit Arrangement Our asset management business has $1.6 billion of cash available to fund future growth opportunities, of which, as at December 21, 2025, $1.1 billion is on deposit with BN until it is deployed by our asset management business. Tax Matters Agreement In connection with the 2022 Arrangement, BN, BAM and the Asset Management Company entered into the tax matters agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”) that governs each party’s respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to allocation of tax liabilities, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the payment of taxes, the control of tax contests, and certain other matters regarding taxes. Covenants The Tax Matters Agreement contains certain customary covenants with respect to the filing of tax returns, payment of taxes, cooperation, assistance, document retention and certain other administration and procedural matters regarding taxes. In general, the Tax Matters Agreement provides that the party that is responsible for filing and making any tax payments under applicable law generally shall be the party primarily responsible for preparing and filing such tax returns. The Tax Matters Agreement also assigns 173 responsibilities for administrative tax matters, such retention of records and the control and conduct of tax audits, examinations or other similar proceedings. The party responsible for preparing and filing a given tax return generally has authority to control tax contests related to any such tax return, subject to certain notice, assistance and cooperation provisions to the extent the resolution of such tax contest has the potential of impacting another party’s tax liability. The Tax Matters Agreement also contains certain covenants that, for the period ending December 9, 2024, may prohibit, except in specific circumstances, the parties from taking or failing to take certain actions that could cause the preliminary transactions taken to reorganize the business of BN undertaken to facilitate the 2022 Arrangement, the 2022 Arrangement or any transaction contemplated by the arrangement agreement dated September 23, 2022 among BN, BAM, the Asset Management Company and 2451634 Alberta Inc. entered into in connection with the 2022 Arrangement, to be taxed in a manner that is inconsistent with the manner provided for in the U.S. and Canadian tax opinions delivered in connection with the 2022 Arrangement. The foregoing restrictions may limit for a period of time BN’s, BAM’s and the entities conducting the asset management business’ ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or other transactions; however, are designed to preserve the intended U.S. and Canadian federal income tax treatment of the 2022 Arrangement. Indemnification Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement, the parties each agree to indemnify and hold harmless the other parties and their representatives against any losses suffered or incurred by the others as a result of or in connection with a breach of any covenant made by the indemnifying party under the Tax Matters Agreement. Trademark Sublicense Agreement BAM has entered into an agreement with BN pursuant to which BAM has obtained a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Brookfield” and the “Brookfield” logo (the “Trademark Sublicense Agreement”). Other than under this limited license, BAM does not have a legal right to the “Brookfield” name or the “Brookfield” logo. BN may terminate the Trademark Sublicense Agreement upon 30 days’ prior written notice of termination if any of the following occurs: • the termination of the Relationship Agreement or the Voting Agreement; • the licensee defaults in the performance of any material term, condition or agreement contained in the agreement and the default continues for a period of 30 days after written notice of the breach is given to the licensee; • the licensee assigns, sublicenses, pledges, mortgages or otherwise encumbers the intellectual property rights granted to it pursuant to the licensing agreement; • certain events relating to a bankruptcy or insolvency of the licensee; or • BN ceases to own at least 25% of the common shares of our asset management business. Arrangement Agreement On October 31, 2024, BAM and BN entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) to provide for the terms of the 2025 Arrangement and certain customary covenants. The 2025 Arrangement was completed on February 4, 2025. Covenants Regarding the Arrangement The Arrangement Agreement contains certain customary covenants of the parties that they will, subject to the terms of the Arrangement Agreement, cooperate with and assist each other in dealing with transitional and other matters relating to or arising from the 2025 Arrangement or the Arrangement Agreement. Director Independence See “Part III—Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance” for information on director independence. 174 ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES Deloitte LLP is the principal external auditor of BAM. The following table provides information about the aggregate fees billed to BAM and the Asset Management Company for professional services rendered by Deloitte LLP during 2025 and 2024. The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services provided to BAM by Deloitte LLP. YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31 (Millions) 2025 2024 Audit Fees $ 4.2 $ 3.2 Audit-Related Fees — — Tax Fees — — All Other Fees — — Total $ 4.2 $ 3.2 Audit Fees. Audit fees include fees for services that would normally be provided by the external auditor in connection with our audit of BAM, including fees for services necessary to perform an audit or review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). This category also includes services that generally only the external auditor reasonably can provide, including comfort letters and consents relating to certain documents filed with securities regulatory authorities. Audit-Related Fees. Audit-related fees are for other statutory audits, assurance and related services, such as due diligence services, that traditionally are performed by the external auditor. More specifically, these services include, among others: statutory audits of our subsidiaries, employee benefit plan audits, accounting consultations and audits in connection with acquisitions, attest services that are not required by statute or regulation, and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. Tax Fees. Tax fees are principally for assistance in tax return preparation and tax advisory services. All Other Fees. All other fees include fees for certain permissible consulting and advisory services. 175 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (a) and (c) The following documents are filed as part of this annual report. 1. Financial Statements: See Item 8 above. 2. Financial Statement Schedules: The (i) audited consolidated financial statements of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and its subsidiaries are included in Item 8 of this Annual Report and (ii) audited combined and consolidated financial statements of Oaktree Capital II, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Oaktree AIF Investments, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management (Cayman), L.P., and Oaktree Investment Holdings, L.P., and their consolidated subsidiaries are included in Exhibit 99.1 of this Annual Report, in each case pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X. Other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions or are not applicable, and therefore have been omitted. (b) Exhibits: Exhibit Number Exhibit Description 3.1 Articles of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of BAM’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2025). 4.1 Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of BAM’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2025). 4.2 Indenture dated as of April 24, 2025, among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of BAM’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 24, 2025). 4.3 First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 24, 2025, among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of BAM’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 24, 2025). 4.4 Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 9, 2025, among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of BAM’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2025). 4.5 Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 18, 2025, among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of BAM’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 18, 2025). 4.6 Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 18, 2025, among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Computershare Trust Company of Canada and Computershare Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of BAM’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 18, 2025). 10.1 Relationship Agreement dated November 8, 2022 among Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Brookfield Asset Management ULC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of BAM’s Form F-1/A filed with the SEC on November 9, 2022). 10.2 Amended and Restated Relationship Agreement dated May 5, 2023 by and among Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P., Brookfield Renewable Energy L.P., the Service Providers, Brookfield Corporation, and others (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2023) . 10.3 Amended and Restated Relationship Agreement dated March 28, 2014, by and among Brookfield Corporation, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., Brookfield Infrastructure L.P., and others (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 28, 2014) . 10.4 Amended and Restated Relationship Agreement dated January 23, 2024, by and among Brookfield Business Partners L.P., Brookfield Corporation and others (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Brookfield Business Partners L.P.’s Form 20-F filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024) . 10.5 Master Services Agreement dated June 1, 2016 among Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Brookfield Business Partners L.P., Brookfield Business L.P., Brookfield BBP Canada Holdings Inc., Brookfield BBP US Holdings LLC, Brookfield BBP Bermuda Holdings Limited, Brookfield Asset Management Private Institutional Capital Adviser (Private Equity), L.P., Brookfield Canadian Business Advisor L.P., Brookfield BBP Canadian GP L.P., Brookfield Asset Management (Barbados) Inc. and Brookfield Global Business Advisor Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of Brookfield Business Partners L.P.’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016). 10.6 Asset Management Services Agreement dated November 8, 2022 between Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Brookfield Asset Management ULC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of BAM’s Form F-1/A filed with the SEC on November 9, 2022). 176 10.7* Services Agreement dated December 9, 2025 between Brookfield Corporation, Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Brookfield Asset Management ULC. 10.8 2022 Trust Agreement dated December 9, 2022 among Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., BAM Partners Trust and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of BAM’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2022). 10.9 Credit Agreement dated November 8, 2022 between Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Brookfield Asset Management ULC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of BAM’s Form F-1/A filed with the SEC on November 9, 2022). 10.10 Asset Management Company Credit Facility dated November 8, 2022 between Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management ULC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of BAM’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2025) . 10.11 Trademark Sublicense Agreement dated December 9, 2022 between Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 of BAM’s Form 6-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2022). 10.12+ 2022 Management Share Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of BAM's Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 13, 2022). 10.13+ 2022 Non-Qualified Management Share Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of BAM's Form S-8 filed with the SEC on December 13, 2022) . 10.14+ Escrowed Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of BAM's Form S-8 filed with the SEC on March 17 , 202 5 ) . 10.15*+ Restricted Stock Plan. 10.16*+ Restricted Stock Plan (Canada). 19.1* Brookfield Asset Management Personal Trading Policy . 21.1* Subsidiaries of the Registrant 22.1 List of Subsidiary Guarantors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22.1 of BAM's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 10, 2025). 23.1* Consent of Deloitte LLP, relating to the audited consolidated financial statements of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. 23.2* Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, relating to the audited combined and consolidated financial statements of Oaktree Capital II, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Oaktree AIF Investments, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management (Cayman) L.P. and Oaktree Investment Holdings, L.P. and their consolidated subsidiaries 31.1* Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a). 31.2* Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a). 32.1** Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2** Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 97.1* Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. Incentive Compensation Clawback Policy. 99.1* The audited combined and consolidated financial statements of Oaktree Capital II, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Oaktree AIF Investments, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management (Cayman), L.P., and Oaktree Investment Holdings, L.P., and their consolidated subsidiaries. 101.INS* Inline XBRL Instance Document. 101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. 101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. 101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. 101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. 101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. 104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). ____________________ * Filed herewith. ** Furnished herewith. + Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement in which directors or executive officers are eligible to participate. The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosures other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. 177 ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY None. 178 Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: March 2, 2026 Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. /s/ Hadley Peer Marshall Name: Hadley Peer Marshall Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on this 2 nd day of March, 2026. /s/ Connor Teskey /s/ Hadley Peer Marshall Connor Teskey, Chief Executive Officer Hadley Peer Marshall, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer) (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Bruce Flatt /s/ Barry Blattman Bruce Flatt, Chair of the Board Barry Blattman, Director /s/ Angela F. Braly /s/ Marcel R. Coutu Angela F. Braly, Director Marcel R. Coutu, Director /s/ Scott Cutler /s/ Bruce Karsh Scott Cutler, Director Bruce Karsh, Director /s/ Olivia (Liv) Garfield /s/ Nili Gilbert Olivia (Liv) Garfield, Director Nili Gilbert, Director /s/ Keith Johnson /s/ Brian W. Kingston Keith Johnson, Director Brian W. Kingston, Director /s/ Cyrus Madon /s/ Diana Noble Cyrus Madon, Director Diana Noble, Director 179