Restaurant Brands International

QSR · New York Stock Exchange · Canada

The common shares are dual listed, trading under QSR on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Source

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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Restaurant Brands International

4 recorded campaigns from 3 organizations.

· 2025
The Accountability Board at Restaurant Brands International
Track and annually disclose how much food waste the business generates and establish and disclose measurable reduction targets.
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Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · 2024 · Filed a resolution
Resolution on animal welfare failed at Restaurant Brands International, 4.9% support
Animal-welfare-related shareholder proposal (Burger King/Tim Hortons/Popeyes parent) went to a vote and failed with 4.9% support.
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FAIRR Initiative · 2019 · Supported another filer
Coordinates a multi-year Restaurant Antibiotics engagement with the largest North American quick-service chains
An investor coalition (Phase 2 backed by 43 investors representing $8.9tn) asks 12 of the largest North American QSR chains to adopt antibiotic-use policies aligned with WHO guidance across all key proteins globally, with implementation evidence via target-setting and auditing. Progress report: "Restaurants, Risk and Resistance," published Jan 27, 2026.
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As You Sow · 2017
As You Sow at Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Stop using antibiotics in the chicken it buys except to treat sick birds.
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What shareholders voted on

From Restaurant Brands International’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.

2026

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal	99.8%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	97.5%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	96.8%	Passed
Election of Marcia Smith	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Cristina Farjallat	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Thecla Sweeney	Director	99.3%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	99%	Passed
Election of J. Patrick Doyle	Director	99%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director	98.5%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director	97.3%	Passed

2025

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding antibiotics policy	Shareholder proposal		16.5%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding food waste	Shareholder proposal	The Accountability Board	16.4%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding defining director independence	Shareholder proposal	The Accountability Board	13.9%	Failed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal		99.7%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal		97.5%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor		96.3%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director		98.8%	Passed
Election of J. Patrick Doyle	Director		98.7%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of Cristina Farjallat	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of Thecla Sweeney	Director		98.5%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director		97.9%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director		95.6%	Passed
Election of Jordana Fribourg	Director		95.4%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director		92.4%	Passed

2024

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding water risk	Shareholder proposal	The Province of Saint Joseph of the Capuchin Order	28.7%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding reducing plastic use	Shareholder proposal	As You Sow	27.3%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to require Board Chair to be independent	Shareholder proposal	The Accountability Board	22.5%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding antibiotics	Shareholder proposal		11.6%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to require us to disclose our broiler KWIs, metrics for improving boiler welfare and how we are using our KWIs and metrics to improve animal welfare	Shareholder proposal		5%	Failed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal		99.6%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal		90.4%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor		95.6%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director		99.6%	Passed
Election of Thecla Sweeney	Director		99.4%	Passed
Election of J. Patrick Doyle	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director		97.1%	Passed
Election of Cristina Farjallat	Director		96.5%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director		96%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director		95.4%	Passed
Election of Jordana Fribourg	Director		95.3%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director		93%	Passed

2023

Item	Kind	Asked for by	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal to report on the Company’s reduction of plastics use	Shareholder proposal		36.8%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding the Company’s report on lobbying activities and expenditures	Shareholder proposal		24.7%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to report on the Company’s business strategy in the face of labour market pressure	Shareholder proposal	The Shareholder Association for Research & Education	15.9%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal regarding the annual glidepath ESG disclosure	Shareholder proposal	The Humane Society of the United States	3.1%	Failed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal		99.6%	Passed
Approval of the 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan	Company proposal		93.4%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal		74.5%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor		95.2%	Passed
Election of Thecla Sweeney	Director		99.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director		99.5%	Passed
Election of J. Patrick Doyle	Director		98.6%	Passed
Election of Cristina Farjallat	Director		98.3%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director		97.6%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director		94.7%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director		92.7%	Passed
Election of Jordana Fribourg	Director		92.5%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director		89.4%	Passed

2022

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal to report on business strategy in the face of labour market pressure including information on franchisee human capital management	Shareholder proposal	14%	Failed
Giovanni (John) Prato	Company proposal	99.8%	Passed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal	99.6%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	97.5%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	96.1%	Passed
Election of Thecla Sweeney	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Neil Golden	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of João M. Castro-Neves	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Golnar Khosrowshahi	Director	97.6%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	95.8%	Passed
Election of Paul J. Fribourg	Director	94.6%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director	92.8%	Passed

2021

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Giovanni (John) Prato	Company proposal	99.6%	Passed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal	99.5%	Passed
Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	98.6%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	98.3%	Passed
Election of Jason Melbourne	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Marc Lemann	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Golnar Khosrowshahi	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Neil Golden	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of João M. Castro-Neves	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	99.5%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Carlos Alberto Sicupira	Director	95.4%	Passed
Election of Paul J. Fribourg	Director	94.7%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director	89%	Passed

2020

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal to report on Company’s minimum requirements and standards related to workforce practices	Shareholder proposal	37.3%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to develop a comprehensive policy on plastic pollution and sustainable packaging and issue a report to investors	Shareholder proposal	9.4%	Failed
Giovanni (John) Prato	Company proposal	99.8%	Passed
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum	Company proposal	99.5%	Passed
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	91.9%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	72.2%	Passed
Election of Roberto Moses Thompson Motta	Director	99.4%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Neil Golden	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of João M. Castro-Neves	Director	99.1%	Passed
Election of Carlos Alberto Sicupira	Director	96.2%	Passed
Election of Golnar Khosrowshahi	Director	96.1%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	96%	Passed
Election of Paul J. Fribourg	Director	95.2%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director	90.2%	Passed

2019

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Consider a shareholder proposal to report on Company’s minimum requirements and standards related to workforce practices	Shareholder proposal	25.8%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to develop a comprehensive policy on plastic pollution and sustainable packaging and issue a report to investors	Shareholder proposal	22.2%	Failed
Consider a shareholder proposal to issue an annual report to investors regarding supply chain impacts on deforestation	Shareholder proposal	22.1%	Failed
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	95.2%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	78.3%	Passed
Election of Neil Golden	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of João M. Castro-Neves	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Marc Caira	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Golnar Khosrowshahi	Director	98.9%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Van Damme	Director	98.1%	Passed
Election of Roberto Moses Thompson Motta	Director	96.6%	Passed
Election of Carlos Alberto Sicupira	Director	96.6%	Passed
Election of Alexander Behring	Director	92.6%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	81.6%	Passed
Election of Paul J. Fribourg	Director	81.5%	Passed
Election of Martin E. Franklin	Director	81.3%	Passed

2018

Item	Kind	Support	Outcome
Consideration of a shareholder proposal to issue an annual report to shareholders regarding supply chain impacts on deforestation	Shareholder proposal	19.1%	Failed
Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation paid by the Company to its named executive officers	Company proposal	96.3%	Passed
Approval of an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan to increase the number of common shares available for issuance by	Company proposal	76.7%	Passed
Appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s auditors to serve until the close of the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and authorization of the Company’s directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration	Auditor	95.7%	Passed
Election of Golnar Khosrowshahi	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of João M. Castro-Neves	Director	99.9%	Passed
Election of Neil Golden	Director	99.8%	Passed
Election of Daniel S. Schwartz	Director	99.7%	Passed
Election of Marc Caira	Director	99.6%	Passed
Election of Roberto Moses Thompson Motta	Director	99.2%	Passed
Election of Ali Hedayat	Director	98.4%	Passed
Election of Martin E. Franklin	Director	98.3%	Passed
Election of Paul J. Fribourg	Director	97.8%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Van Damme	Director	97.5%	Passed
Election of Carlos Alberto Sicupira	Director	97.2%	Passed
Election of Alexandre Behring	Director	95.1%	Passed

Proxy statements and vote results

Straight from Restaurant Brands International’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.

Year	Filing	Filed
2026	Vote results	2026-06-03
2026	Proxy statement	2026-04-23
2025	Vote results	2025-06-03
2025	Proxy statement	2025-04-24
2024	Vote results	2024-06-06
2024	Proxy statement	2024-04-25
2023	Vote results	2023-05-23
2023	Proxy statement	2023-04-12
2022	Vote results	2022-06-16
2022	Proxy statement	2022-04-29
2021	Vote results	2021-06-17
2021	Proxy statement	2021-04-22
2020	Vote results	2020-06-11
2020	Proxy statement	2020-04-29
2019	Vote results	2019-06-12
2019	Proxy statement	2019-04-30
2018	Vote results	2018-06-07
2018	Proxy statement	2018-04-27

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