UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 28, 2015
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada Ontario |
001-36786 001-36787 |
98-1202754 98-1206431 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
226 Wyecroft Road
Oakville, Ontario L6K 3X7
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(905) 845-6511
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 28, 2015, Restaurant Brands International Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the proposed acquisition of Quick Group by Burger King France S.A.S., the Company’s master franchise joint venture in France (“Burger King France”). A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 as well as the press release attached as Exhibit 99 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 28, 2015, Groupe Bertrand, the majority shareholder of Burger King France, and Qualium Investissements, the owners of Quick Group, signed an offer letter for Burger King France to acquire Quick Group, the owner of the QUICK® fast food hamburger chain. As of September 28, 2015, Quick Group operated 509 restaurants in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and outside of Europe. Burger King France intends to convert QUICK restaurants in France to BURGER KING® restaurants over time.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| Exhibit 99 | Press release issued by the Company on September 28, 2015 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | ||||
| /s/ Jill Granat | ||||
| Date: September 29, 2015 | Name: | Jill Granat | ||
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||