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): December 15, 2015
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada | 001-36786 | 98-1202754 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
226 Wyecroft Road
Oakville, Ontario L6K 3X7
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(905) 845-6511
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on December 9, 2015, Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) entered into an underwriting agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley Canada Limited (the Underwriters) and Holdings L115 LP (the Selling Shareholder), an affiliate of 3G Capital Partners LP, with respect to the sale by the Selling Shareholder of 17,542,410 common shares, no par value (the Shares), of RBI to the Underwriters (the Offering).
The Offering closed on December 15, 2015. A copy of the opinion of Torys LLP relating to the validity of the Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Description | |
5.1 | Opinion of Torys LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Torys LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) |
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. | ||||||
/s/ Jill Granat | ||||||
Date: December 15, 2015 | Name: | Jill Granat | ||||
Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |