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Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On September 24, 2019, 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an unlimited liability company organized under the laws of British Columbia (the “Issuer”), and New Red Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with the Issuer, the “Issuers”), each a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (the “Company”), entered into an indenture (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuers, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent, in connection with the issuance and sale by the Issuers to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and certain other initial purchasers of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Issuers expect to use the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, together with borrowings under the New Term Loan (as defined below) and cash on hand to redeem the Issuers’ outstanding 4.625% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the “2022 First Lien Notes”), which the Issuers expect to redeem on or around October 6, 2019, to prepay a portion of outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities (as defined below) and to pay related fees and expenses. On or about the redemption date of the 2022 First Lien Notes, a new term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750 million (the “New Term Loan”) pursuant to the Incremental Facility Amendment No. 4, dated September 6, 2019, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2014 (as amended, restated, modified and supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, as parent borrower, the Co-Issuer, as borrower, 1013421 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, as holdings, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, is expected to close.
Interest; Ranking; Guarantees; Security
The Notes will mature on January 15, 2028, and bear interest at a rate of 3.875% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2020. The Notes are first lien senior secured obligations and rank (i) equal in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ existing and future senior debt, including borrowings under the Issuers’ existing term loan facility, the New Term Loan Facility and the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”), the Issuers’ 5.00% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2025 (the “Existing Second Lien Notes”) and the Issuers’ 4.250% First Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “2024 First Lien Notes” and, together with the 2022 First Lien Notes and the Existing Second Lien Notes, the “Existing Secured Notes”); (ii) equal in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ existing and future first-priority senior secured debt, including the 2022 First Lien Notes, the 2024 First Lien Notes and borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt; (iii) effectively senior in the right of payment to all of the Issuers’ existing and future unsecured senior debt and junior lien debt, including the Existing Second Lien Notes, to the extent of the value of collateral securing the Notes; (iv) senior in right of payment to all of the Issuers’ future subordinated debt; and (v) structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Issuers’
non-guarantor
subsidiaries.
The Notes are guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) fully and unconditionally, and jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of the Issuers’ wholly owned restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the Issuers’ obligations under certain credit facilities (including the Senior Secured Credit Facilities).
The Guarantees will be the Guarantors’ first-priority senior secured obligations and will be (i) equal in right of payment with all of such Guarantors’ existing and future senior debt, including borrowings under and guarantees of the Issuers’ Senior Secured Credit Facilities and guarantees in respect of the Existing Secured Notes and the existing notes of The TDL Group Corp. (the “Existing THI Notes”); (ii) equal in right of payment with all of such Guarantors’ existing and future first-priority senior secured debt, including the 2022 First Lien Notes, the 2024 First Lien Notes and the Existing THI Notes (which are secured by a first-priority lien on the assets of The TDL Group Corp.) and borrowings under and guarantees of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt; (iii) effectively senior to all of such Guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt and junior lien debt, including guarantees in respect of the Existing Second Lien Notes, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the guarantees; and (iv) senior in right of payment to all of such Guarantors’ future subordinated debt.
The Issuers may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to September 15, 2022 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Issuers may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after September 15, 2022 at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to September 15, 2022, up to 40% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes may be redeemed with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, at the redemption price specified in the Indenture.
In connection with any tender offer for the Notes, including a change of control offer or an asset sale offer, the Issuers will have the right to redeem the Notes at a redemption price equal to the amount offered in that tender offer if holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in such tender offer.
If the Issuers experience a change of control, the Issuers must offer to repurchase the Notes from the holders thereof at a purchase price equal to 101% of their aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (including additional amounts specified in the Indenture, if any), if any, to, but excluding, the date of such repurchase.
Covenants and Events of Default
The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit the ability of the Issuer and its restricted subsidiaries to (i) incur additional indebtedness or guarantee indebtedness; (ii) create liens or use assets as security in other transactions; (iii) declare or pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions to stockholders; (iv) make investments; (v) merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all of the Issuers’ assets; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) sell or transfer certain assets; and (viii) agree to certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to the Issuers and their restricted subsidiaries. These covenants are subject to a number of important conditions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations that are described in the Indenture.
The Indenture provides for customary events of default (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), which include payment defaults, a failure to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. These events of default are subject to a number of important qualifications, limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
The foregoing summary of the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the Indenture, filed as Exhibit 4.13 hereto, and the form of Notes, filed as Exhibit 4.13(a) hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The initial purchasers and their affiliates and the Lenders and their affiliates from time to time have provided in the past and may provide in the future various financial advisory, investment banking and other commercial lending services in the ordinary course of business to the Company and its affiliates. In addition, affiliates of certain of the initial purchasers are Lenders and/or agents under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and as such are entitled to certain fees and expenses in connection therewith. The Issuers expect to use the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, together with borrowings under the New Term Loan Facility and cash on hand to redeem the 2022 First Lien Notes, to prepay a portion of outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and to pay related fees and expenses. To the extent the Initial Purchasers or their affiliates own any of the 2022 First Lien Notes, or are lenders under, or holders of, any other indebtedness being repaid, they will receive a portion of the net proceeds of the issuance of the Notes.
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Item 2.03.
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2019, by and among 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, as issuer, New Red Finance, Inc., as co-issuer, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent.
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Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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