SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CURTIS THOMAS BENJAMIN
(Last) (First) (Middle)
5707 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE
(Street)
MIAMI FL 33126
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Restaurant Brands International Inc. [ QSR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
See Remarks
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2023
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 02/22/2023 A 2,423(1) A $67.75(2) 14,768.3657 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units (3) (4) (4) Common Shares 7,989.7583 7,989.7583 D
Performance Share Units (5) 09/01/2024 09/01/2024 Common Shares 15,849.0815 15,849.0815 D
Restricted Share Units (3) (6) (6) Common Shares 10,476.4255 10,476.4255 D
Performance Share Units (7) 12/15/2024 12/15/2024 Common Shares 15,714.6383 15,714.6383 D
Restricted Share Units (3) (8) (8) Common Shares 7,120.4967 7,120.4967 D
Performance Share Units (9) 02/25/2025 02/25/2025 Common Shares 41,001.5473 41,001.5473 D
Restricted Share Units (3) 02/22/2023 A 9,086(10) (11) (11) Common Shares 9,086 $0.00 9,086 D
Performance Share Units (12) 02/22/2023 A 44,280 02/22/2026 02/22/2026 Common Shares 44,280 $0.00 44,280 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. The shares reported represent common shares purchased from the Issuer by the Reporting Person upon exercise of his investment rights pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Bonus Swap Program under its Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan ("2014 Plan"). The Reporting Person elected to use 50% of his 2022 net bonus to purchase common shares at a purchase price of $67.75 per share ("Investment Shares").
2. Pursuant 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 10 below pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 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, 2023.
3. Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive one common share.
4. These restricted share units vest in equal installments on December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2024.
5. The shares reported represent an award of performance based restricted share units ("2021-1 PBRSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. The 2021-1 PBRSUs will have a performance period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023 and to the extent earned will vest on September 1, 2024, the number of common shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the performance condition.
6. These restricted share units vest in equal installments on December 15, 2022, December 15, 2023 and December 15, 2024.
7. The shares reported represent an award of performance based restricted share units ("2021-2 PBRSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. The 2021-2 PBRSUs will have a performance period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023 and to the extent earned will vest on December 15, 2024, the number of common shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the performance condition.
8. These restricted share units vest in equal installments on December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025.
9. The shares reported represent an award of performance based restricted share units ("2022 PBRSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. The 2022 PBRSUs will have a performance period beginning January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2024 and to the extent earned will vest on February 25, 2025, the number of common shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the performance condition.
10. The Issuer granted the 2023 restricted share units ("2023 RSUs") to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Bonus Swap Program under its 2014 Plan. The Reporting Person elected to use 50% of his 2022 net bonus to purchase Investment Shares and received a matching grant of 2023 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 $67.75 per share. The RSU Multiplier was 2.25 for executive vice presidents and above. If the Reporting Person sells any of the Investment Shares, he will forfeit all of the 2023 RSUs that have not yet vested.
11. These restricted share units vest in equal installments on December 15, 2023, December 15, 2024, December 15, 2025 and December 15, 2026.
12. The shares reported represent an award of performance based restricted share units ("2023 PBRSUs") granted to the Reporting Person. The 2023 PBRSUs will have a performance period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025 and to the extent earned will vest on February 22, 2026, the number of common shares that will be earned at the end of the performance period is subject to increase or decrease based on the results of the performance condition.
Remarks:
President, Burger King US & Canada
/s/ Michele Keusch, as Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas B. Curtis IV 02/24/2023
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