SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-19-013886

Restaurant Brands International Inc. · QSR

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Table I — non-derivative securities

Table II — derivative securities

Explanation of responses

• F1The shares reported represent common shares purchased from the Issuer by the Reporting Person upon exercise of his investment rights pursuant to the Issuer's 2018 Bonus Swap Program under its Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan"). The Reporting Person elected to use 50% of his 2018 net bonus to purchase common shares at a purchase price of $64.75 per share ("Investment Shares").
• F10These restricted share units vest on December 31, 2021.
• F11These dividend equivalent rights accrued on the 2017 restricted share unit award (the "2017 RSUs"). Dividend equivalent rights accrue when and as dividends are paid on the common shares underlying the 2017 RSUs and vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the 2017 RSUs to which they relate.
• F12These restricted share units vest on December 31, 2022.
• F13These dividend equivalent rights accrued on the 2018 restricted share unit award (the "2018 RSUs"). Dividend equivalent rights accrue when and as dividends are paid on the common shares underlying the 2018 RSUs and vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the 2018 RSUs to which they relate.
• F14The shares reported represent an award of performance based restricted share units ("2016 PBRSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. The 2016 PBRSUs will have a three-year performance period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2018 and will vest 100% on February 23, 2023, which is the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The number of common shares that will be earned at the end of the three-year performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the Issuer performance condition.
• F15Represents an award of additional 2016 PBRSUs that were earned based on the results of the Issuer performance condition.
• F16Each whole dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive one common share, subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the Issuer performance condition.
• F17Represents an award of additional dividend equivalent rights that were earned based on the results of the Issuer performance condition.
• F18These dividend equivalent rights accrued on the 2016 PBRSUs. Dividend equivalent rights accrue when and as dividends are paid on the common shares underlying the 2016 PBRSUs and vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the 2016 PBRSUs to which they relate.
• F19The Issuer granted the 2019 restricted share units ("2019 RSUs") to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2018 Bonus Swap Program under its 2014 Plan. The Reporting Person elected to use 50% of his 2018 net bonus to purchase Investment Shares and received a matching grant of 2019 RSUs in an amount equal to 50% of his gross bonus, multiplied by a multiple based on the Reporting Person's position level with the Issuer ("RSU Multiplier"), and divided by the purchase price of $64.75 per share. The RSU Multiplier was 2.0 for executive vice presidents and above. If the Reporting Person sells 50% or less of the Investment Shares, he will forfeit 12,017 of the 2019 RSUs and a proportionate number of the remaining 2019 RSUs based on the number of Investment Shares sold. If the Reporting Person sells more than 50% of the Investment Shares, he will forfeit all of the 2019 RSUs.
• F2Pursuant to the Issuer's 2014 Plan, the purchase price of the Investment Shares is, and the number of matching restricted share units described in footnote 19 below pursuant to the Issuer's 2018 Bonus Swap Program is calculated based on, the last sales price of a common share of the Issuer on the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately preceding the grant date, in this case February 21, 2019.
• F20These restricted share units vest on December 31, 2023.
• F3The securities are held by Ameco Food Holdings LLC ("Ameco"). The Reporting Person holds all voting and dispositive power for these securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Ameco except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
• F4Each Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership exchangeable unit is convertible, at the Reporting Person's election, into common shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc. or a cash amount equal to a prescribed cash amount determined by reference to the weighted average trading price of Restaurant Brands International Inc.'s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange for the 20 consecutive trading days ending on the last business day prior to the exchange date, at the sole discretion of the general partner of Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (subject to the consent of the Restaurant Brands International Inc. conflicts committee, in certain circumstances). This conversion right has no expiration date.
• F5These options are immediately exercisable.
• F6Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share.
• F7These restricted share units vest on December 31, 2020.
• F8Each whole dividend equivalent right represents a contingent right to receive one common share.
• F9These dividend equivalent rights accrued on the 2016 restricted share unit award (the "2016 RSUs"). Dividend equivalent rights accrue when and as dividends are paid on the common shares underlying the 2016 RSUs and vest proportionately with and are subject to settlement and expiration upon the same terms as the 2016 RSUs to which they relate.