OAKVILLE, ON, June 10, 2016 /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 9, 2016.

The total number of eligible votes represented in person or by proxy at the meeting was 462,664,749 representing 87.5% of all eligible votes.

RBI's proxy circular provided for eleven nominees to the Board of Directors. The eleven 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. Of the eleven directors elected, only Neil Golden was not an incumbent director.

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



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

     Alexandre
     Behring             434,844,151     97.44%                11,413,550      2.56%
     ---------           -----------      -----                 ----------       ----

     Marc
     Caira               445,699,049     99.87%                   558,652      0.13%
     -----               -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Martin
     E.
     Franklin            443,720,891     99.43%                 2,536,810      0.57%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Paul
     J.
     Fribourg            443,532,192     99.39%                 2,725,509      0.61%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Neil
     Golden              446,056,477     99.95%                   201,223      0.05%
     ------              -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     John
     A.
     Lederer             446,081,530     99.96%                   176,171      0.04%
     -------             -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Thomas
     V.
     Milroy              445,530,541     99.84%                   727,160      0.16%
     ------              -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Daniel
     S.
     Schwartz            446,035,441     99.95%                   222,259      0.05%
     --------            -----------      -----                    -------       ----

     Carlos
     Alberto
     Sicupira            442,030,937     99.05%                 4,226,764      0.95%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Roberto
     Moses
     Thompson
     Motta               444,400,349     99.58%                 1,857,352      0.42%
     --------            -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

     Alexandre
     Van
     Damme               443,029,685     99.28%                 3,228,016      0.72%
     ---------           -----------      -----                  ---------       ----

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 approximately $23 billion in system sales and over 19,000 restaurants in approximately 100 countries and U.S. territories. Restaurant Brands International owns two of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - TIM HORTONS® and BURGER KING®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees, and communities for over 50 years. To learn more about Restaurant Brands International, please visit the Company's website at www.rbi.com.

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