qsr-20240516

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2024

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

001-36786

98-1202754

Ontario

001-36787

98-1206431

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)


130 King Street West, Suite 300		M5X 1E1
Toronto,	Ontario
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

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Trading Symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value

QSR

New York Stock Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

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

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Class B exchangeable limited partnership units

QSP

Toronto Stock Exchange

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 16, 2024, 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an unlimited liability company organized under the laws of British Columbia (the “Parent Borrower”), and New Red Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Borrower (the “Subsidiary Borrower” and, together with the Parent Borrower, the “Borrowers”) and Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership, a limited partnership organized under the laws of British Columbia (“Holdings”), each a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the “Company”), entered into Incremental Facility Amendment No. 6 and Amendment No. 9 (the “2024 Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2014, as previously amended (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrowers, Holdings, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2024 Amendment increases the existing term loan B facility with $5,162 million outstanding to a $5,912 million term loan B facility (the “Term Loan B Facility”) on the same terms as the existing term loan B facility. The security and guarantees under the amended Credit Agreement will be the same as those under the existing facilities. The proceeds from the increase in the Term Loan B Facility were used along with cash on hand to complete the previously announced acquisition of Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. that closed on May 16, 2024.

The 2024 Amendment also amended the interest rate applicable to the Canadian dollar loans under the Credit Agreement to be based on Term CORRA. The 2024 Amendment made no other material changes to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the 2024 Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the 2024 Incremental Amendment, filed as Exhibit 10.10(o) hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release to announce the closing of the Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. acquisition. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, by its general partner RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

Date: May 16, 2024	/s/ Jill Granat
	Name:	Jill Granat
	Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary



Exhibit No.						Description
10.10(o)						Incremental Facility Amendment No. 6 and Amendment No. 9, dated as of May 16, 2024, to the Credit Agreement, dated October 27, 2014 (as amended), by and among 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, as parent borrower, New Red Finance, Inc., as subsidiary borrower, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership, the other guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and swing line lender, and the other lenders party thereto.
99.1						Press release dated May 16, 2024.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.