Registration No. 333-196737
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TIM HORTONS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Canada | 98-0641955 | |
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
874 Sinclair Road
Oakville, Ontario L6K 2Y1
Canada
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Tim Hortons USA Inc.
4150 Tuller Road, Suite 236
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 791-4200
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment (this Post-Effective Amendment) relates to the Registration Statement of Tim Hortons Inc. (the Company) on Form S-3 (File 333-196737) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on June 13, 2014 (the Registration Statement).
On December 12, 2014, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Arrangement Agreement), dated as of August 26, 2014, by and among the Registrant, Burger King Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), 9060669 Canada Inc., a corporation continued under the laws of Canada (f/k/a 1011773 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company) (Holdings), New Red Canada Limited Partnership, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Ontario and wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings (f/k/a New Red Canada Partnership) (Partnership), Blue Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware and a wholly owned subsidiary of Partnership (Merger Sub), and 8997900 Canada Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary of Partnership (Amalgamation Sub), Merger Sub was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger).
As a result of the Merger, the Registrant has terminated any offerings of securities pursuant to the Registration Statement. In accordance with the undertakings made by the Registrant in the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that had been registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby removes from registration any securities of the Registrant registered but unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant, Tim Hortons Inc., certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakville, Province of Ontario, Canada, on December 22, 2014.
TIM HORTONS INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jill M. Granat | |||
Name: | Jill M. Granat | |||
Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, solely in its capacity as the registrants duly authorized representative in the United States, on this 22nd day of December, 2014.
TIM HORTONS USA INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Jill M. Granat | |||
Name: | Jill M. Granat | |||
Title: | General Counsel and Secretary |
No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.