RBI: Announces Election of Directors

Oakville / CA. (rbi) Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) announced the results of the vote on the election of directors at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders 2016. The total number of eligible votes represented in person or by proxy at the meeting was 462’664’749 representing 87.5 percent of all eligible votes. RBI’s proxy circular provided for eleven nominees to the Board of Directors. The eleven individuals nominated by the Board of Directors for election as directors of RBI were elected, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected or appointed. Of the eleven directors elected, only Neil Golden was not an incumbent director. The votes cast with respect to each nominee were as follows:

Director Nominee Votes For % Votes Withheld %
Alexandre Behring 434’844’151 97.44% 11’413’550 2.56%
Marc Caira 445’699’049 99.87% 558’652 0.13%
Martin E. Franklin 443’720’891 99.43% 2’536’810 0.57%
Paul J. Fribourg 443’532’192 99.39% 2’725’509 0.61%
Neil Golden 446’056’477 99.95% 201’223 0.05%
John A. Lederer 446’081’530 99.96% 176’171 0.04%
Thomas V. Milroy 445’530’541 99.84% 727’160 0.16%
Daniel S. Schwartz 446’035’441 99.95% 222’259 0.05%
Carlos Alberto Sicupira 442’030’937 99.05% 4’226’764 0.95%
Roberto Moses Thompson Motta 444’400’349 99.58% 1’857’352 0.42%
Alexandre Van Damme 443’029’685 99.28% 3’228’016 0.72%

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Final voting results on all matters at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies with approximately 23 billion USD in system sales and over 19’000 restaurants in approximately 100 countries and U.S. territories. Restaurant Brands International owns two of the world’s most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – Tim Hortons (TH) and Burger King (BK). These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees, and communities for over 50 years.