UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 7, 2013
BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-35511 | 45-5011014 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5505 Blue Lagoon Drive
Miami, Florida
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
33126
(Zip Code)
(305) 378-3000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) updates information disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2013 (the “Original Form 8-K”) by Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) to disclose June 7, 2013 as the actual date on which certain management changes described in the Original Form 8-K took place. Except as expressly stated or updated in the Amendment, no other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 7, 2013, Daniel S. Schwartz transitioned from his role as Chief Operating Officer of the Company to Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Bernardo Hees assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. On June 7, 2013, Mr. Hees resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in connection with his new role as Chief Executive Officer of H.J. Heinz Company.
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BURGER KING WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jill M. Granat | |
| Jill M. Granat General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: June 7, 2013