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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 15, 2021

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada

001-36786

98-1202754

Ontario

001-36787

98-1206431

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)


130 King Street West, Suite 300		M5X 1E1
Toronto,	Ontario
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, without par value

QSR

New York Stock Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class B exchangeable limited partnership units

QSP

Toronto Stock Exchange

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (the Company) intends to share the following information, or portions thereof, with investors.

As disclosed in Note 2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on April 30, 2021 for period ended March 31, 2021, certain prior year amounts in the statement of operations and accompanying segment results have been reclassified in order to be comparable with the current year classifications. These consist of the reclassification of advertising fund contributions from Franchise and property revenues to Advertising revenues and advertising fund expenses from Selling, general and administrative expenses to Advertising expenses, with General and administrative expenses now presented separately. Depreciation and amortization expenses related to the advertising funds have also been reclassified from Franchise and property expenses to Advertising expenses. These reclassifications did not arise as a result of any changes to accounting policies and relate entirely to presentation with no effect on previously reported net income. The following information reflects these reclassifications in the results of operations for the twelve months ended 2019 and 2018.

Results of Operations for the twelve months ended 2019 and 2018

Tabular amounts in millions of U.S. dollars unless noted otherwise. Segment income may not calculate exactly due to rounding.


Consolidated	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2019		2018
Revenues:
Sales	$	2,362	$	2,355
Franchise and property revenues	2,381		2,196
Advertising revenues	860		806
Total revenues	5,603		5,357
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	1,813		1,818
Franchise and property expenses	533		409
Advertising expenses	865		806
General and administrative expenses	406		421
(Income) loss from equity method investments	(11)		(22)
Other operating expenses (income), net	(10)		8
Total operating costs and expenses	3,596		3,440
Income from operations	2,007		1,917
Interest expense, net	532		535
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	23		—
Income before income taxes	1,452		1,382
Income tax expense	341		238
Net income	$	1,111	$	1,144

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, by its general partner RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.

Date: June 15, 2021	/s/ Jill Granat
	Name:	Jill Granat
	Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary