Exhibit 99.1
Restaurant Brands International Inc. Announces Launch of Second Lien Senior Secured Notes Offering and Intention to Amend Term Loan Facility
Toronto, Ontario – November 14, 2019 – Restaurant Brands International Inc. (“RBI”) (TSX/NYSE: QSR, TSX: QSP), 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company (the “Issuer”) and New Red Finance, Inc. (the“Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”) announced today that the Issuers have launched an offering of $1,000 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “2019 Senior Notes”) and that the Issuers intend to enter into an amendment (the “2019 Amendment”) to their existing credit agreement on or about the date of the closing of the 2019 Senior Notes, providing for, among other things, a maturity extension of the existing term loan B facility (the “Term Loan B Facility”) and the reduction of the interest rate margins and the interest rate floors applicable to the Term Loan B Facility. The net proceeds from the offering of the 2019 Senior Notes, together with borrowings under the Issuers’ existing revolving credit facility and/or cash on hand, are expected to be used to repay approximately $1,500 million of outstanding loans under the Term Loan B Facility and to pay related fees and expenses.
The 2019 Senior Notes will be second lien senior secured obligations of the Issuers guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the subsidiaries that guarantee the Issuers’ obligations under the Issuers’ existing senior secured credit facilities.
The 2019 Senior Notes will be marketed (i) in the U.S. to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and (ii) outside the U.S. pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2019 Senior Notes and the related guarantees have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the U.S. absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
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 securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About Restaurant Brands International
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $33 billion in system-wide sales and over 26,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. RBI owns three of the world’s most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, and POPEYES®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for over 45 years.
