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): June 28, 2019

 

 

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.

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership

130 King Street West, Suite 300

Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E1

(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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, without par value   QSR  

New York Stock Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Class B exchangeable limited partnership units   QSP   Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.02         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b) & (e)    On January 23, 2019, Restaurant Brands International, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Daniel S. Schwartz, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, would serve as Executive Chairman of the Company through a transition period ending on September 30, 2019. On June 28, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that the transition was complete and approved June 30, 2019 as the last day of the transition period. Accordingly, Mr. Schwartz’s existing Employment and Post Covenants Agreements with the Company, Burger King Corporation and The TDL Group Corp. were amended to change the last day of the transition period to June 30, 2019.

Mr. Schwartz will continue to serve as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.


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 PARTNERSHIP, by its general partner RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

   

/s/ Jill Granat

Date: June 28, 2019     Name:   Jill Granat
    Title:   General Counsel and Corporate Secretary