Restaurant Brands International Inc. Announces Receipt of Exchange Notice, Intent to Use Common Shares to Satisfy Exchange and Commencement of Secondary Offering of Common Shares
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Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) announced that affiliate HL1 17 LP has given an exchange notice to convert 17,626,570 Class B exchangeable units into an equal number of RBI common shares, and RBI LP intends to satisfy the exchange with delivery of common shares. The Selling Shareholder has commenced an underwritten registered public offering of up to 17,626,570 common shares, and expects a forward sale agreement with BofA Securities covering up to that amount.
Settlement of the Exchange and the forward sale is expected on or before December 3, 2025. RBI will not sell shares or receive proceeds from the offering.
Positive
- Exchange converts 17,626,570 units into common shares one-for-one
- Aggregate share count unchanged after the Exchange
- Forward sale counterparty involvement provides underwriting liquidity
Negative
- Selling shareholder offering up to 17,626,570 common shares
- Forward counterparty may borrow and sell up to 9,785,784 shares
- RBI will receive $0 proceeds from the offering
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, QSR declined 2.46%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
As previously disclosed, in connection with the merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons to create RBI, all Burger King stockholders had the option to convert their shares into RBI common shares or Exchangeable Units, which receive the same dividends and vote together with RBI common shares. Beginning in December 2015, holders of Exchangeable Units have had the right to exchange their units one-for-one into an equal number of RBI common shares or cash (at RBI LP's election). When RBI LP elects to satisfy the Exchangeable Units by delivering RBI common shares, the Exchangeable Units are deemed repurchased by RBI LP for cancellation and an equal number of RBI common shares are delivered on behalf of RBI LP in consideration for such cancellation.
RBI also announced that the Selling Shareholder has commenced an underwritten registered public offering of up to 17,626,570 common shares. The Selling Shareholder expects to enter into a forward sale agreement with BofA Securities (the "forward counterparty") with respect to up to 17,626,570 common shares. In connection with the forward sale agreement, the forward counterparty or its affiliates are expected to borrow and sell through the underwriter 9,785,784 common shares in the offering, and in addition to sell through the underwriter up to 7,840,786 common shares in the offering to the extent certain current investors that have indicated an interest in purchasing such shares complete such purchase. The Selling Shareholder is expected to physically settle the forward sale agreement by delivering to the forward counterparty the number of common shares sold in the registered public offering. Upon settlement of the forward sale agreement, the Selling Shareholder will receive, in cash, the public offering price of the aggregate number of RBI common shares sold in the offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions, subject to certain adjustments as provided in the forward sale agreement. The settlement of the forward sale agreement and the Exchange is expected to occur on or before December 3, 2025.
RBI will not sell any common shares in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares.
BofA Securities will serve as sole book-running manager in the offering.
The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement (containing a prospectus) filed with the
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or other jurisdiction. Neither the preliminary prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus relating to the offering constitutes a prospectus under Canadian securities laws and therefore does not qualify the securities offered thereunder in
About Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are often identified by the words "may," "might," "believes," "thinks," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends" or similar expressions and reflect management's expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements include statements about RBI's expectations regarding the exchange of the Exchangeable Units for common shares of the Company. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from RBI's expectations are detailed in filings of RBI with the
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FAQ
What exactly is being exchanged in the RBI (QSR) November 13, 2025 notice?
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