OAKVILLE, ON, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX/NYSE: QSR) ("RBI") today announced the results of the vote on the election of directors at its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on June 5, 2017.

The total number of eligible votes represented in person or by proxy at the meeting was 470,059,706 representing 88.5% of all eligible votes.

RBI's proxy circular provided for twelve nominees to the Board of Directors. The twelve individuals nominated by the Board of Directors for election as directors of RBI were elected, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected or appointed. Each nominee was an incumbent director.

The votes cast with respect to each nominee were as follows:



     Director
     Nominee   Votes For             %          Votes Withheld             %
     --------  ---------             ---        --------------             ---

     Alexandre
     Behring             445,460,650     96.47%                16,276,731      3.53%
     ---------           -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Marc
     Caira               460,142,682     99.66%                 1,592,155      0.34%
     -----               -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Martin
     E.
     Franklin            443,003,317     95.94%                18,734,065      4.06%
     --------            -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Paul
     J.
     Fribourg            445,925,584     96.58%                15,811,798      3.42%
     --------            -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Neil
     Golden              460,754,892     99.79%                   982,490      0.21%
     ------              -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Ali
     Hedayat             461,604,300     99.97%                   133,081      0.03%
     -------             -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Thomas
     V.
     Milroy              448,821,748     97.20%                12,915,634      2.80%
     ------              -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Daniel
     S.
     Schwartz            460,170,072     99.66%                 1,556,046      0.34%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Carlos
     Alberto
     Sicupira            449,658,432     97.38%                12,078,950      2.62%
     --------            -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Cecilia
     Sicupira            460,225,480     99.67%                 1,511,901      0.33%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Roberto
     Moses
     Thompson
     Motta               457,675,164     99.12%                 4,062,218      0.88%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Alexandre
     Van
     Damme               451,154,780     97.71%                10,582,602      2.29%
     ---------           -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

Final voting results on all matters at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.

About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $27 billion in system-wide sales and over 23,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. RBI owns three of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, and POPEYES®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for over 40 years. To learn more about RBI, please visit the company's website at www.rbi.com.

SOURCE Restaurant Brands International Inc.