0001193125-13-143951.txt : 20130405 0001193125-13-143951.hdr.sgml : 20130405 20130405160741 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-143951 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130401 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20130405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130405 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Burger King Worldwide, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001547282 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 455011014 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35511 FILM NUMBER: 13745955 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33133 BUSINESS PHONE: 305-378-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33133 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Justice Delaware Holdco Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20120412 8-K 1 d517296d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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): April 1, 2013

 

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   1-35511   45-5011014

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive

Miami, Florida

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

33126

(Zip Code)

 

 

(305) 378-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On April 1, 2013, Burger King Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burger King Worldwide, Inc.( the “Company”), contributed all of its 98 BURGER KING® company-owned restaurants in Mexico to a joint venture with ALSEA, S.A.B. de C.V. (“ALSEA”) in exchange for cash and a minority interest in the joint venture, pursuant to a joint venture agreement announced on December 12, 2012. ALSEA, through the joint venture, has become the master franchisee for Mexico, with operating control of the BURGER KING® brand throughout Mexico and exclusivity for new restaurant development for 20 years. The joint venture owns and operates 204 BURGER KING® restaurants in Mexico and has committed to open several hundred more over the next 20 years.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains certain forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations and beliefs regarding the ability of the joint venture in Mexico to open several hundred BURGER KING® restaurants over the next 20 years. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as its annual and quarterly reports and current reports on Form 8-K, including the following: risks related to our international operations and risks related to transactions with strategic partners and joint ventures.

SIGNATURE

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.

 

BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:   /s/ Jill M. Granat
 

Jill M. Granat

SVP and General Counsel

Date: April 5, 2013