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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $42.73 (Toronto symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (212-333-3810; www.rbi.com; Shares outstanding: 483.3 million; Market cap: $20.7 billion; Dividend yield: n/a) is the new company formed by the merger of Tim Hortons (old symbol THI) and Burger King Worldwide (old symbol BKW). Restaurant Brands is the world’s thirdlargest fast-food chain, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion. Roughly 72% of Tim Hortons shareholders opted to receive 3.0879 shares of the new company for each Tim Hortons share they held. A further 26% chose the default option of $65.50 (Canadian) in cash plus 0.8025 of a Restaurant Brands share, while 2% picked the all-cash option of $88.50 (Canadian) a share....
TIM HORTONS INC., $85.92, New York symbol THI, has completed its merger with U.S.-based BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC., $35.50, New York symbol BKW.

On Monday, December 15, 2014, the combined company, called Restaurant Brands International Inc., will begin trading on the Toronto and New York exchanges under the QSR symbol.

Restaurant Brands is the world’s third-largest fast-food restaurant operator, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion.

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TIM HORTONS INC., $99.00, symbol THI on Toronto, has completed its merger with U.S.-based BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC., $35.50, symbol BKW on New York.

On Monday, December 15, 2014, the combined company, called Restaurant Brands International Inc., will begin trading on the Toronto and New York exchanges under the QSR symbol.

Restaurant Brands is the world’s third-largest fast-food restaurant operator, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion U.S.

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TIM HORTONS INC., $99.00, Toronto symbol THI, has completed its merger with U.S.-based BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC., $35.50, New York symbol BKW.

On Monday, December 15, 2014, the combined company, called Restaurant Brands International Inc., will begin trading on the Toronto and New York exchanges under the QSR symbol.

Restaurant Brands is the world’s third-largest fast-food restaurant operator, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion U.S.

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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $35 (New York symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 483.3 million; Market cap: $16.9 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: n.a.; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) is the new company formed by the merger of Tim Hortons Inc. (old symbol THI) and Burger King Worldwide (old symbol BKW).

Restaurant Brands is the world’s third-largest fast-food chain, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion.

Roughly 72% of Tim Hortons shareholders opted to receive 3.0879 shares of the new company for each Tim Hortons share they held. A further 26% chose the default option of $65.50 (Canadian) in cash plus 0.8025 of a Restaurant Brands share, while 2% picked the all-cash option of $88.50 (Canadian) a share.

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TIM HORTONS INC., $84.91, New York symbol THI, shareholders will vote on the friendly takeover offer from BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC., $34.81, New York symbol BKW, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. If the deal is approved, Tim Hortons investors will have a number of options: They can sell their shares on the New York exchange and receive the current trading price of $84.91 (less brokerage commissions). If they don’t do that, they can opt for one of the three choices below by notifying their brokers no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 9, 2014....
TIM HORTONS INC., $96.97, symbol THI on Toronto, shareholders will vote on the friendly takeover offer from BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, $34.81, symbol BKW on New York, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. If the deal is approved, Tim Hortons investors will have a number of options: They can sell their shares on the Toronto exchange and receive the current trading price of $96.97 (less brokerage commissions). If they don’t do that, they can opt for one of the three choices below by notifying their brokers no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2014....
TIM HORTONS INC., $96.97, Toronto symbol THI, shareholders will vote on the friendly takeover offer from BURGER KING WORLDWIDE INC., $34.81, New York symbol BKW, on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. If the deal is approved, Tim Hortons investors will have a number of options: They can sell their shares on the Toronto exchange and receive the current trading price of $96.97 (less brokerage commissions). If they don’t do that, they can opt for one of the three choices below by notifying their brokers no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 9, 2014....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $42.73 (Toronto symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (212-333-3810; www.rbi.com; Shares outstanding: 483.3 million; Market cap: $20.7 billion; Dividend yield: n/a) is the new company formed by the merger of Tim Hortons (old symbol THI) and Burger King Worldwide (old symbol BKW).

Restaurant Brands is the world’s thirdlargest fast-food chain, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 14,000 Burger King restaurants and 4,590 Tim Hortons outlets in 100 countries. In all, these locations have annual sales of over $23 billion.

Roughly 72% of Tim Hortons shareholders opted to receive 3.0879 shares of the new company for each Tim Hortons share they held. A further 26% chose the default option of $65.50 (Canadian) in cash plus 0.8025 of a Restaurant Brands share, while 2% picked the all-cash option of $88.50 (Canadian) a share.

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CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (Toronto symbol CTC.A; www.canadiantire.ca)operates 492 Canadian Tire stores, which specialize in automotive, household and sporting goods. It also owns other retail chains, such as Mark’s (casual clothing) and SportChek.

The company continues to add new locations and renovate older stores. It’s also benefiting from its 2011 purchase of the Forzani Group of sporting goods stores, including the popular SportChek banner. These moves are helping it compete with U.S.-based retailers like Wal-Mart.

Earlier this year Canadian Tire agreed to sell 20% of its credit card operations to Bank of Nova Scotia for $500 million. The company has an option to sell an additional 29% to the bank over the next 10 years.

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