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Notice of Annual Meeting

AGM29 May 2019RBDConsumer Discretionary

NOTICE
OF ANNUAL

MEETING OF

SHAREHOLDERS

Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited

Notice is given that the 22nd
annual meeting of shareholders

of Restaurant Brands New Zealand

Limited (the Company) will be held

at the Cole Theatre, Waipuna Hotel &

Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road,

Mt Wellington, Auckland on Wednesday

10 July 2019, commencing at 11.00am.

Agenda_
1. Chairman’s address

2. Chairman-elect’s address

3. Group Chief Executive Officer’s review

4. Shareholder questions

5. Election of directors

Biographical details for all directors seeking election

are set out in the Appendix to this Notice.

In accordance with Listing Rule 2.7.1, Mr José Parés retires

and, being eligible, offers himself for election.

Resolution 1: That Mr José Parés be elected as a director.

In accordance with Listing Rule 2.7.1, Mr Emilio Fullaondo

retires and, being eligible, offers himself for election.

Resolution 2: That Mr Emilio Fullaondo be elected

as a director.

Mr Carlos Fernández has accepted a nomination

as a director and, being eligible, has offered himself

for election.

Resolution 3: That Mr Carlos Fernández be elected

as a director.

Mr Luis Miguel Álvarez has accepted a nomination

as a director and, being eligible, has offered himself

for election.

Resolution 4: That Mr Luis Miguel Álvarez be elected

as a director.

Mr Stephen Ward has accepted a nomination as

a director and, being eligible, has offered himself

for election.

Resolution 5: That Mr Stephen Ward be elected

as a director.

Ms Huei Min (Lyn) Lim has accepted a nomination

as a director and, being eligible, has offered herself

for election.

Resolution 6: That Ms Huei Min (Lyn) Lim be elected

as a director.

6. Auditors

To record the reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers

as the Company’s auditors, and to authorise the directors

to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the ensuing year.

Resolution 7: That the Board of Directors be authorised

to fix the auditor’s remuneration for the ensuing year.

7. Constitution amendments

To consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following

special resolution:

Resolution 8: That Restaurant Brands New Zealand

Limited amend its existing Constitution, in the manner

marked up in the Constitution as presented to

shareholders at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

and initialled by a director of the Company for the

purposes of identification.

8. General business

To consider any other matter that may lawfully be

considered at the meeting.

Resolutions 1 to 7 above are proposed as ordinary resolutions

and require approval by a simple majority of votes of shareholders

who are entitled to vote on the resolutions (and who exercise

their right to vote) to be passed.

Resolution 8 is proposed to be a special resolution and

requires approval by a majority of 75% of votes of shareholders

who are entitled to vote on the resolution (and who exercise

their right to vote) to be passed.


By order of the board

G R Ellis

Company Secretary

30 May 2019

Procedural notes_
1. All shareholders may attend and vote at the Annual

Meeting, or may appoint a proxy to attend and vote

in their place.

2. If a shareholder wishes to appoint a proxy, that shareholder

should complete the proxy form which is enclosed with

this notice of meeting, or follow the instructions on the

proxy form to lodge its proxy online. A proxy need not be

a shareholder of the Company. If a shareholder wishes,

it may appoint “the Chairman of the Meeting” as that

shareholder’s proxy.

3. A body corporate, which is a shareholder of the Company,

may appoint a representative to attend the Annual Meeting

on its behalf in the same manner as that in which it would

appoint a proxy. A representative will have the same rights

and powers as if the representative were a proxy.

4. Proxy forms must be returned to the office of Restaurant

Brands New Zealand’s share registrar, Computershare

Investor Services Limited, either by fax to 64 9 488 8787,

by delivery to Level 2, 159 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna,

Auckland, New Zealand or by mail to Private Bag 92 119,

Auckland 1142, New Zealand so as to be received not later

than 11.00am on Monday 8 July 2019.

Explanatory notes_

All references in this Notice of Meeting to the “Listing Rules”

are references to the updated NZX Listing Rules dated

1 January 2019.

Resolution 1

Election of director – José Parés

José Parés is currently a non-executive director of the

Company. Pursuant to Listing Rule 2.7.1, any person who is

appointed as

a Director by the Board shall retire from office at the next

Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, but shall be eligible for election

at that meeting.

José Parés was appointed by the Board on 1 April 2019.

The board does not consider José Parés to be an independent

director under the provisions of Listing Rule 2.6.1 as he

represents a substantial product holder in the Company (Global

Valar, S.L., a subsidiary of Finaccess Capital, S.A. de C.V.).

The other directors support the election of Jose Parés

as a director, and recommend that shareholders vote

to approve Resolution 1.

Resolution 2

Election of director – Emilio Fullaondo

Emilio Fullaondo is currently a non-executive director of the

Company. Pursuant to Listing Rule 2.7.1, any person who is

appointed as a Director by the Board shall retire from office at

the next Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, but shall be eligible for

election at that meeting.

Emilio Fullaondo was appointed by the Board on 1 April 2019.

The board considers Emilio Fullaondo to be an independent

director under the provisions of Listing Rule 2.6.1 as he is not

an executive of the Company and does not have any direct or

indirect interests or relationships that could reasonably influence,

in a material way, his decisions in relation to the Company.

The other directors support the election of Emilio Fullaondo as

a director, and recommend that shareholders vote to approve

Resolution 2.

Resolution 3

Election of director – Carlos Fernández

Carlos Fernández has accepted a nomination as a director

and, being eligible, has offered himself for election.

It is the opinion of the Board that, in the event Carlos Fernández

is elected as a director, he will not be considered to be an

independent director under the provisions of Listing Rule

2.6.1 as he represents a substantial product holder in the

Company (Global Valar, S.L., a subsidiary of Finaccess Capital,

S.A. de C.V.).

The other directors support the election of Carlos Fernández as

a director, and recommend that shareholders vote to approve

Resolution 3.

Resolution 4

Election of director – Luis Miguel Álvarez

Luis Miguel Álvarez has accepted a nomination as a director

and, being eligible, has offered himself for election.

It is the opinion of the Board that, in the event Luis Miguel

Álvarez is elected as a director, he will not be considered to

be an independent director under the provisions of Listing

Rule 2.6.1 as he represents a substantial product holder in the

Company (Global Valar, S.L., a subsidiary of Finaccess Capital,

S.A. de C.V.).

The other directors support the election of Luis Miguel Álvarez

as a director, and recommend that shareholders vote to approve

Resolution 4.

Resolution 5

Election of director – Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward has accepted a nomination as a director and,

being eligible, has offered himself for election.

It is the opinion of the Board that, in the event Stephen

Ward is elected as a director, he will be considered to be an

independent director under the provisions of Listing Rule

2.6.1 as he is not an executive of the Company and does

not have any direct or indirect interests or relationships that

could reasonably influence, in a material way, his decisions in

relation to the Company. Stephen Ward is ordinarily resident

in New Zealand for the purposes of the Listing Rules and the

Company’s Constitution.

The other directors support the election of Stephen Ward as

a director, and recommend that shareholders vote to approve

Resolution 5.

Resolution 6
Election of director – Huei Min (Lyn) Lim

Huei Min (Lyn) Lim has accepted a nomination as a director

and, being eligible, has offered herself for election.

It is the opinion of the Board that, in the event Huei Min (Lyn)

Lim is elected as a director, she will be considered to be an

independent director under the provisions of Listing Rule

2.6.1 as she is not an executive of the Company and does not

have any direct or indirect interests or relationships that could

reasonably influence, in a material way, her decisions in relation

to the Company. Huei Min (Lyn) Lim is ordinarily resident in

New Zealand for the purposes of the Listing Rules and the

Company’s Constitution.

The other directors support the election of Huei Min (Lyn)

Lim as a director, and recommend that shareholders vote to

approve Resolution 6.

Resolution 7

Fix the remuneration of the auditors

Pursuant to section 207T of the Companies Act 1993,

PricewaterhouseCoopers is automatically re-appointed at

the Company’s Annual Meeting as auditors of the Company.

This resolution authorises the Board of Directors to fix the

remuneration of the auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Directors recommend that shareholders vote to approve

Resolution 7.

Resolution 8

Amend the Company’s Constitution

The former NZX Main Board Listing Rules (dated 1 October 2017)

have been replaced by updated Listing Rules (1 January 2019).

As the Company is required to comply with the updated Listing

Rules from 1 July 2019, a number of amendments are required

to be made to the existing Constitution of the Company ensure

it meets the requirements of, and is consistent with, the Listing

Rules (as required by Listing Rule 2.18.1).

In principle, the amendments proposed are limited to those

required to conform to the Listing Rules and certain minor

changes to update certain out-of-date references in the

document and to amend certain practical aspects to better

reflect current market practice. Unless expressly stated

otherwise, references to clause numbers below are references

to clause numbers in the Constitution as proposed to be amended.

The amendments to the existing Restaurant Brands Constitution

that have been proposed for the purposes of alignment with the

Listing Rules can be summarised as follows:

• Sale of Minimum Holdings: Clause 9.7 has been amended to

remove the requirement that shares in small holdings be sold

through NZX or in a manner approved by NZX, to comply

with Listing Rule 8.1.6 (c).

• Election of Directors: Clause 20.6 has been amended

to require each resolution for appointment of a director to

relate to one director only, to comply with Listing

Rule 2.3.3.

• Director rotation: The former clause 20.6 (relating to

exceptions to director rotation for Managing Directors) has

been removed to reflect that all directors are subject to the

director rotation requirements out in Listing Rule 2.7.

• Voting at meetings of shareholders: Certain provisions

in clause 15 have been amended to reflect that voting

at shareholder meetings must be by poll as required under

Listing Rule 6.1 (rather than on a show of hands).

• Executive Director: the term “Managing Director” has been

replaced with “Executive Director” in clause 22

to be consistent with the definition in the Listing Rules.

The following amendments are also proposed to generally

update the Constitution:

• Updating references in the Constitution from “New Zealand

Exchange Limited” to “NZX Limited” and references to the

“NZSX Listing Rules” to “NZX Listing Rules”.

• Updating references to refer to current legislation (e.g. the

introduction of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013).

• Allowing for electronic means of voting at shareholder meetings.

• Removing the ability for notices of meetings of directors to

be delivered by facsimile.

• Allowing for dividend payments to be made by bank transfer

in the first instance (rather than by cheque).

• Making consequential alterations in numbering.

Pursuant to the Companies Act 1993, the proposed amendments

must be approved by a special resolution of shareholders.

As the amendments to the Constitution do not impose or

remove a restriction on the activities of the Company or affect

the rights attaching to shares, the shareholder minority buy-out

rights under the Companies Act 1993 do not apply.

The Company’s solicitors, Harmos Horton Lusk, have provided

an opinion to NZX that they consider that the Constitution after

the proposed amendments will comply with the Listing Rules.

A mark-up of the Constitution setting out all of the proposed

amendments can be viewed on the Restaurant Brands website

at http://www.restaurantbrands.co.nz/corporate-info/annual-

shareholders-meeting/ and is also available at the registered

office of the Company at Level 3, Building 7, Central Park, 666

Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland.

José Parés is the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Global Valar S.L.,

the Chief Executive Officer of its parent,

Finaccess Capital S.A. de C.V. and is also

the Chairman of the Board and a Proprietary

Director of AmRest Holdings SE.

Previously, José worked for 19 years

at Grupo Modelo (Mexico), in various

positions, including as the Vice President

of Marketing and Sales International

where he oversaw growth of Grupo

Modelo’s annual revenues from USD

1 billion to USD 3 billion. He also served

as a Director of the Board of Crown

Imports, Chicago, the Vice Chairman

of the Board of MMI, Toronto, Canada,

Director of the Board of DIFA, Mexico

and as a member of the Beer Chamber

of Mexico.

José graduated from Universidad

Panamericana, Mexico (Business and

Finance) and completed his MBA at

ITAM, Mexico as well as the Business D-1

Program at IPADE, Mexico and Executive

Programme at Wharton, San Francisco.

José was appointed as a director of

Restaurant Brands on 1 April 2019 and

is a member of the Audit & Risk, Health &

Safety and Remuneration & Nominations

Committees of the board.

Emilio Fullaondo is a senior executive

with over 23 years of experience in the

beer industry. Emilio worked in a number

of finance roles for Grupo Modelo,

including four years as Chief Financial

Officer. Following the acquisition of

Grupo Modelo by AB InBev in 2013,

Emilio oversaw significant cultural

and organisational changes at

AB InBev (Mexico) as Vice President,

Human Resources (to 2017) and Vice

President, Projects until his resignation

in January 2019.

Emilio graduated from ITAM, Mexico

(Public Accountant) and completed his

MBA at the same institution as well as

the Executive Management (AD) Program

at IPADE, Mexico.

Emilio was appointed as a director of

Restaurant Brands on 1 April 2019 and

is a member of the Audit & Risk, Health &

Safety and Remuneration & Nominations

Committees of the board.

Over the last 30 years, Carlos Fernández

has held management positions in

various business sectors. He was the

CEO (1997-2013) and Chairman of the

Board of Directors (2005-2013) of Grupo

Modelo. From the time he was named

CEO, up to 2013, this group consolidated

its position as the leading brewing

company in Mexico, the seventh biggest

worldwide and the world’s biggest beer

exporter.

He has also served on the boards of

national and international companies,

including Anheuser Busch (US), Emerson

Electric Co. (US), Seeger Industrial (Spain),

Grupo Televisa (Mexico), Crown Imports

Ltd. (US), Inbursa (Mexico) and Mexican

Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de

Valores). He has served on the advisory

board of the Grupo Modelo and has

also been a member of the international

advisory board at Banco Santander,

S.A. and a director of Grupo Financiero

Santander México S.A.B de C.V.

Carlos is currently Chairman of the

Board of Directors of Grupo Finaccess

S.A.P.I. de C.V. – a company of which

he was founder and which controls 75%

of Restaurant Brands ordinary shares and

is also active in Mexico, Europe, Asia and

the US. He is also a Proprietary Director

of AmRest Holdings SE, an independent

director of Banco Santander, S.A. and

a non-executive director of Inmobiliaria

Colonial, S.A.

Carlos is an industrial engineer and has

also studied on senior management

programmes at the IPADE Business

School (Instituto Panamericano de Alta

Dirección de Empresa).

Emilio FullaondoCarlos Fernández

Appendix_

José Parés

Luis Miguel Álvarez is a Board Member,
Audit Committee Member and Investment

Committee Member of Finaccess,

S.A.P.I. de C.V. (since 2013). He is also

the Founder, Chairman of the Board

and CEO of Compitalia, S.A. de C.V.,

a family investment company business

which primarily invests directly in target

companies through equity holdings and

real estate investments, primarily in

sectors such as: clean energy, biofuels,

oils and derivatives, quick service

restaurants, real estate projects and

financial funds.

For over 25 years Luis Miguel occupied

different positions within several Grupo

Modelo entities (including the Vertical

Companies Director of Grupo Modelo,

S.A.B. de C.V., President & General

Manager of Gmodelo Agriculture, LLC.,

Idaho Falls, Idaho, Vice President &

General Manager of Gmodelo Agriculture,

Inc.). During his time at Grupo Modelo,

Luis Miguel held various board positions

within the group, including: Alternate

Board Member and Executive Committee

Member of Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V.,

Board Member and Executive Committee

Member of InteGrow Malt, LLC., as well as

Board Member of Impulsora Agrícola, S.A.

and International CO2 Extraction, LLC.

Luis Miguel is currently a Proprietary

Director of AmRest Holdings SA and

a board member of other private and

not for profit organisations.

Stephen Ward is a professional director

with diverse corporate governance

experience in New Zealand and Australia

together with extensive expertise as

a corporate and commercial lawyer in

New Zealand. Stephen is a non-executive

director of Sydney Airport Limited and

the chair of its Safety, Security and

Sustainability Committee. Stephen is

the non-executive chair of SecureFuture

Wiri Limited. He is a member of the

National Provident Fund Trust Board.

He holds voluntary positions on the

boards of Wellington Free Ambulance,

and The Life Flight Trust. Stephen is also

the independent chair of the Advisory

Council for the Financial Dispute

Resolution Service.

Stephen was previously an independent

director and member of the Audit & Risk

and Appointments & Remunerations

Committees of Sovereign Assurance

Company Limited. He also served as an

independent director, chair of the Audit

& Risk Committee and chair of the board

at MAp Airports International Limited.

Stephen was a partner of Simpson

Grierson, one of New Zealand’s leading

law firms for over 20 years (including

over 14 years as a member of the firm’s

Board of Management) and continues

to be a consultant to the firm.

Stephen holds a LLB from University

of Canterbury, is a member of the

New Zealand Law Society and is a

Chartered Member of the New Zealand

Institute of Directors.

Lyn Lim is on the boards of Auckland

University of Technology (AUT),

Auckland Regional Amenities Funding

Board and General Capital Limited.

She is also a trustee of the Asia

New Zealand Foundation.

Lyn has also served on the boards of the

New Zealand Shareholders’ Association,

Public Trust, the New Zealand China

Trade Association, the Hong Kong

New Zealand Business Association,

was the Chair of the New Zealand

Chinese Youth Trust and held the

positions of Trustee, Deputy Chair and

Chair of Foundation North (the biggest

and leading philanthropic entity in

New Zealand). She has been a member

of ANZ Private Bank External Advisory

Board and has served as a council

member of the Auckland District Law

Society Inc..

Lyn was a founding partner of Forest

Harrison which she started in 2006

after being a partner of a national legal

firm for eight years. Lyn commenced her

legal career in 1990, after graduating

from the University of Canterbury with

an LLB (Hons). In her legal practice she

specialises in commercial, corporate and

governance issues and dispute resolution.

In 2017, Lyn was appointed as a Member

of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her

services to New Zealand-Asia relations

and governance. Lyn is a Chartered

Member of the New Zealand Institute of

Directors, a member of the New Zealand

Law Society and a member and Vice Chair

of the Women in Business Committee of

the InterPacific Bar Association.

Luis Miguel ÁlvarezStephen Ward

Huei Min (Lyn) Lim MNZM

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