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( Check One ) ✗ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F Registration statement pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Annual report pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission file number 001-15160 BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC . Ontario , Canada ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1121 , 1031 , 1061 , 1311 , 1321 , 2421 , 4939 , 6311 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ( if applicable ) ) Not applicable ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ( if Applicable ) ) Suite 300 , Brookfield Place , 181 Bay Street , P.O. Box 762 , Toronto , Ontario , Canada M5J 2T3 ( 416 ) 363-9491 ( Address and Telephone Number of Registrant's Principal Executive Office ) Torys LLP , 1114 Avenue of the Americas , New York , NY 10036-7703 ( 212 ) 880-6000 ( Name , Address ( Including Zip Code ) and Telephone Number ( Including Area Code ) of Agent For Service in the United States ) Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Class A Limited Voting Shares 16 , 2080 4.625 % Subordinated Notes due October 4.50 % Perpetual Subordinated Notes Trading Symbol ( s ) BAM BAMH BAMI Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15 ( d ) of the Act : None For annual reports , indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form : × Annual Information Form x Audited Annual Financial Statements