RISK FACTORS

Shareholders of Tim Hortons and stockholders of Burger King Worldwide should carefully consider the following risk factors in connection with their consideration of the arrangement and the merger. Such risks may not be the only risks arising in connection with the transactions or facing Tim Hortons, Burger King Worldwide and each of their respective subsidiaries. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known may also materially and adversely affect the business, operations, financial condition or prospects of Tim Hortons, Burger King Worldwide and each of their respective subsidiaries.

Factors Relating to the Transactions

The arrangement agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the transactions may not be completed.

The arrangement agreement contains a number of conditions that must be fulfilled to complete the transactions. Those conditions include, among other customary conditions, the approval of the arrangement resolution by Tim Hortons shareholders, the approval of the arrangement by the Ontario court, receipt of requisite regulatory approvals, absence of orders prohibiting consummation of the transactions, effectiveness of the registration statement of which this document is a part, approval of the Holdings common shares for listing on the NYSE and conditional approval for listing on the TSX and conditional approval of the Partnership exchangeable units for listing on the TSX. These conditions to the closing of the transactions may not be fulfilled and, accordingly, the transactions may not be completed. In addition, if the transactions are not completed by March 31, 2015 (subject to extension to April 30, 2015, if the only conditions not satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the closing, which conditions shall be capable of being satisfied) are conditions relating to regulatory approvals and the absence of any orders relating to regulatory approvals), either Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide may choose to terminate the arrangement agreement. In addition, Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide may elect to terminate the arrangement agreement in certain other circumstances, and the parties can mutually decide to terminate the arrangement agreement at any time prior to the closing, before or after shareholder or stockholder approval, as applicable. See “ The Arrangement Agreement—Termination of the Arrangement Agreement” and “—Termination Fees ” for a more detailed description of these circumstances.

Failure to complete the transactions could negatively impact the share prices and the future business and financial results of either or both of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide.

If the transactions are not completed, the ongoing businesses of either or both of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide may be adversely affected. Additionally, if the transactions are not completed and the arrangement agreement is terminated, in certain circumstances, either Tim Hortons may be required to pay to Burger King Worldwide a termination fee of C$345 million or Burger King Worldwide may be required to pay to Tim Hortons a termination fee of C$500 million. In addition, Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide may incur significant transaction expenses in connection with the transactions regardless of whether the transactions are completed. The foregoing risks, or other risks arising in connection with the failure of the transactions, including the diversion of management attention from conducting the business of the respective company and pursuing other opportunities during the pendency of the transactions, may have a material adverse effect on the businesses, operations, financial results and share and stock prices of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide. In addition, either of Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide could be subject to litigation related to any failure to consummate the transactions or any related action that could be brought to enforce a party’s obligation under the arrangement agreement.

Tim Hortons shareholders may receive a portion of their consideration in a different form from what they elect.

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dissenting shares, will be converted into the right to receive the arrangement mixed consideration of 0.8025 Holdings common shares and C$65.50 in cash. Alternatively, Tim Hortons shareholders will have the right to make a cash election to receive the cash consideration of C$88.50 in cash, or a shares election to receive the arrangement shares consideration of 3.0879 Holdings common shares, for each of their Tim Hortons common shares.

Although each Tim Hortons shareholder may elect to receive all cash or all Holdings common shares in the arrangement, both the cash election and the shares election are subject to a proration procedure as set forth in the plan of arrangement. The pool of cash and the number of Holdings common shares available for all Tim Hortons shareholders will be fixed at the aggregate amount of cash that would have been paid, and the aggregate number of Holdings common shares that would have been issued, to all of the holders of Tim Hortons common shares had the election to receive the arrangement mixed consideration been made with respect to each Tim Hortons common share (i.e., the aggregate number of Holdings common shares required to provide each Tim Hortons shareholder with 0.8025 Holdings common shares and the aggregate amount of cash required to provide each Tim Hortons shareholder with C$65.50 in cash). As a result, if the aggregate number of shares with respect to which either cash elections or shares elections have been made would otherwise result in payments of cash or shares in excess of the maximum amount of cash or number of shares available, and a Tim Hortons shareholder has chosen the consideration election that exceeds the maximum available, such Tim Hortons shareholder will receive consideration in part in a form that such shareholder did not elect.

The mix of consideration payable to Tim Hortons shareholders who make cash elections or shares elections, giving effect to the proration procedure, will not be known until Holdings tallies the results of the elections made by Tim Hortons shareholders, which will not occur until shortly prior to the closing of the arrangement. As a result, Tim Hortons shareholders who make cash elections or shares elections cannot determine the exact amount of cash and the exact number of Holdings common shares that they will receive in the arrangement prior to making an election. This could result in, among other things, tax consequences that differ from those that would have resulted if such Tim Hortons shareholder had received the form of consideration that the shareholder elected.

For illustrative examples of how the proration procedures would work in the event there is an oversubscription of the cash election or shares election in the arrangement, see “ The Transactions—Election and Proration Procedures; Procedures for Converting Tim Hortons Common Shares into Arrangement Consideration ; Dissenters Rights; Withholding Rights ”.

Because the value of each Holdings common share that Holdings will issue to Tim Hortons shareholders in connection with the arrangement could be different from the implied value of Holdings common shares at the time Tim Hortons shareholders vote to approve the arrangement, Tim Hortons shareholders cannot be sure of the market price of the Holdings common shares they will receive.

Upon completion of the transactions, holders of Tim Hortons common shares, other than those who make cash elections or shares elections, will receive 0.8025 Holdings common shares and C$65.50 in cash. Holders of Tim Hortons common shares who make cash elections will receive C$88.50 in cash, and holders of Tim Hortons common shares who make shares elections will receive 3.0879 Holdings common shares, in each case subject to the proration procedure. The number of Holdings common shares that Holdings will issue to Tim Hortons shareholders as a result of the arrangement will not be adjusted in the event of any increase or decrease in the share price of either Burger King Worldwide common stock or Tim Hortons common shares between the time Tim Hortons shareholders vote to approve the arrangement and the completion of the transactions.

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of Holdings common shares that will be issued to Tim Hortons shareholders as a result of the arrangement will not be adjusted to reflect any changes in the market value of Burger King Worldwide common stock or Tim Hortons common shares, such market price fluctuations may affect the value that Tim Hortons shareholders will receive upon completion of the transactions. Share price changes may result from a variety of factors, including changes in the business, operations or prospects of Burger King Worldwide or Tim Hortons, market assessments of the likelihood that the transactions will be completed, the timing of the transactions, regulatory considerations, general market and economic conditions and other factors. Shareholders are urged to obtain current market quotations for Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares. See “ Financial Information—Comparative Per Share Data ” and “ Financial Information—Comparative Per Share Market Price Data and Dividend Information ” for additional information on the market value of Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares.

Burger King Worldwide stockholders may receive a portion of their consideration in a different form from what they elect.

As a result of the merger, stockholders of Burger King Worldwide will receive, for each share of Burger King Worldwide common stock held, 0.99 Holdings common shares and 0.01 Partnership exchangeable units. Alternatively, Burger King Worldwide stockholders will have the right to make an election to receive one Partnership exchangeable unit, but no Holdings common shares, for each share of their Burger King Worldwide common stock.

Although each Burger King Worldwide stockholder may elect to receive only Partnership exchangeable units in the merger, such election is subject to a proration procedure as set forth in the arrangement agreement. The maximum number of Partnership exchangeable units available for all Burger King Worldwide stockholders will be fixed at the number of exchangeable units that would cause the fair market value of Holdings’ interest in Partnership to be less than 50.1% of the fair market value of all equity interests in Partnership as of the date on which the transactions are completed. As a result, if the aggregate number of Partnership exchangeable units that would otherwise have been issued to Burger King Worldwide stockholders who elected to receive only Partnership exchangeable units exceeds this maximum number, each such stockholder will receive fewer exchangeable units, and correspondingly more Holdings common shares, than such stockholder elected. Accordingly, Burger King Worldwide stockholders who elect to receive only Partnership exchangeable units will not know the consideration they will receive in the merger at the time they make the election with respect to their Burger King Worldwide common stock. This could result in, among other things, tax consequences that differ from those that would have resulted if such Burger King Worldwide stockholder had received the form of consideration that the stockholder elected.

For illustrative examples of how the proration procedure would work in the event there is an oversubscription of exchangeable units in the merger, see “ The Transactions—Election and Proration Procedures; Exchange of Shares of Burger King Worldwide Common Stock ”.

Because the value of each Holdings common share that Holdings will issue to Burger King Worldwide stockholders in connection with the merger could be different from the implied value of Holdings common shares at the date of execution of the arrangement agreement, Burger King Worldwide stockholders cannot be sure of the market price of the Holdings common shares they will receive.

The number of Holdings common shares (or Partnership exchangeable units) that Holdings (or Partnership) will issue to Burger King Worldwide stockholders as a result of the merger will not be adjusted in the event of any increase or decrease in the share price of either Burger King Worldwide common stock or Tim Hortons common shares between the date of execution of the arrangement agreement (August 26, 2014) and the completion of the transactions.

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from the implied value of Holdings common shares on the date of execution of the arrangement agreement. Because the number of Holdings common shares (and Partnership exchangeable units) that will be issued to Burger King Worldwide stockholders as a result of the merger will not be adjusted to reflect any changes in the market value of Burger King Worldwide common stock or Tim Hortons common shares, such market price fluctuations may affect the value that Burger King Worldwide stockholders will receive upon completion of the transactions. Share price changes may result from a variety of factors, including changes in the business, operations or prospects of Burger King Worldwide or Tim Hortons, market assessments of the likelihood that the transactions will be completed, the timing of the transactions, regulatory considerations, general market and economic conditions and other factors. Stockholders are urged to obtain current market quotations for Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares. See “ Financial Information—Comparative Per Share Data ” and “ Financial Information—Comparative Per Share Market Price Data and Dividend Information ” for additional information on the market value of Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares.

Obtaining required approvals necessary to satisfy the conditions to the completion of the transactions may delay or prevent completion of the transactions, result in additional expenditures of money and resources and/or reduce the anticipated benefits of the transactions.

The transactions are subject to customary closing conditions. These closing conditions include, among others, the receipt of required approval of Tim Hortons shareholders, approval of the arrangement by the Ontario court, the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this joint information statement/circular is a part, expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act in the United States and receipt of Competition Act, Investment Canada Act and Transportation Act approvals in Canada. The governmental agencies from which the parties will seek certain of these approvals have broad discretion in administering the governing regulations. As a condition to their approval, these agencies may impose requirements, limitations or costs, require divestitures, require undertakings or place restrictions on the conduct of the Holdings business after the closing. These requirements, limitations, costs, divestitures or restrictions could jeopardize or delay the consummation of the transactions or may reduce the anticipated benefits of the transactions. Further, no assurance can be given as to the terms, conditions and timing of the required approvals. If Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons agree to any material requirements, limitations, costs or restrictions in order to obtain any approvals required to consummate the arrangement and the merger, these requirements, limitations, costs or restrictions could materially and adversely affect the anticipated benefits of the transactions. This could result in a failure to consummate these transactions or have a material adverse effect on Holdings’ and Partnership’s business and results of operations. In addition, failure to obtain approval from any of the governmental agencies may result in the termination of the transactions. If the transactions are terminated because Burger King Worldwide is unable to obtain Investment Canada Act approval, Burger King Worldwide may be required to pay to Tim Hortons a termination fee of C$500 million. See “ The Arrangement Agreement—Conditions to the Completion of the Arrangement and the Merger ” for a discussion of the conditions to the completion of the transactions and “ The Transactions—Regulatory Approvals Required ”. Early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act with respect to the transactions was granted on September 26, 2014.

Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide’s respective business relationships, including relationships with franchisees and customer relationships, may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the transactions.

Parties with which Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide currently do business or may do business in the future, including franchisees, customers and suppliers, may experience uncertainty associated with the transactions, including with respect to current or future business relationships with Tim Hortons, Burger King Worldwide, Partnership or Holdings. As a result, Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide’s business relationships may be subject to disruptions if franchisees, customers, suppliers and others attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide as a result of the transactions. These disruptions could have a material

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and adverse effect on the businesses, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of Holdings and Partnership following the closing. The effect of such disruptions could be exacerbated by a delay in the consummation of the transactions or termination of the arrangement agreement.

While the transactions are pending, Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide are restricted from taking certain actions. In addition to affecting their respective business operations, this may also affect relationships with their respective employees.

The arrangement agreement restricts Tim Hortons and, to a lesser extent, Burger King Worldwide, from taking specified actions until the transactions occur without the consent of the other party. These restrictions may prevent Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the transactions. In addition, employee retention may be challenging during the pendency of the transactions, as certain employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles. If key employees depart because of issues related to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to remain with the businesses, the business of the combined company following the transactions could be seriously harmed.

Until the completion of the transactions or the termination of the arrangement agreement in accordance with its terms, Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide are each prohibited from entering into certain transactions and taking certain actions that might otherwise be beneficial to Tim Hortons or Burger King Worldwide and their respective shareholders and stockholders.

Until the transactions are completed, the arrangement agreement restricts Tim Hortons and, to a lesser extent, Burger King Worldwide, from taking specified actions without the consent of the other party, and requires each of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices. These restrictions may prevent Tim Hortons and/or Burger King Worldwide from making appropriate changes to their respective businesses or pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the transactions. See “ The Arrangement Agreement—Covenants ” for a description of the restrictive covenants applicable to Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide.

The arrangement agreement contains provisions that restrict Tim Hortons ability to pursue alternatives to the transactions and, in specified circumstances, could require Tim Hortons to pay Burger King Worldwide a termination fee.

Under the arrangement agreement, Tim Hortons is restricted, subject to certain exceptions, from soliciting any offer or proposal for specified alternative transactions involving Tim Hortons, or, subject to certain exceptions relating to the receipt of unsolicited offers that may be deemed to be superior proposals, from participating in discussions or engaging in negotiations regarding such an offer or proposal with, or furnishing any non-public information in connection with such an offer or proposal to, any person that has made such an offer or proposal. If the arrangement agreement is terminated by Tim Hortons to enter into an agreement with respect to a superior proposal, or by Burger King Worldwide after the Tim Hortons board of directors has changed its recommendation regarding the arrangement, then Tim Hortons will be required to pay a termination fee of C$345 million to Burger King Worldwide. Tim Hortons will also be required to pay a termination fee of C$345 million to Burger King Worldwide if either party terminates the arrangement agreement after Tim Hortons shareholders have failed to approve the arrangement, if prior to such termination an acquisition proposal was publicly made for Tim Hortons and not withdrawn, and prior to the 12-month anniversary of the termination Tim Hortons consummates an alternative transaction.

These provisions may have the effect of increasing the cost to Tim Hortons if Tim Hortons enters into an agreement with respect to a superior proposal or if the Tim Hortons board of directors changes its recommendation that Tim Hortons shareholders approve the arrangement. These provisions could also discourage a third party that may have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of Tim Hortons from considering or proposing that acquisition, even if such third party were willing to pay consideration with a higher value than the consideration to be paid in the arrangement.

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Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide directors and officers may have interests in the transactions different from the interests of Tim Hortons shareholders and Burger King Worldwide stockholders.

Certain of the directors and executive officers of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide negotiated the terms of the arrangement agreement, the boards of directors of each of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide each unanimously approved the arrangement agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and the Tim Hortons board of directors recommended that the shareholders of Tim Hortons vote in favor of the arrangement. These directors and executive officers may have interests in the transactions that are different from, or in addition to, those of Tim Hortons shareholders and Burger King Worldwide stockholders. These interests include, but are not limited to, the continued employment of certain executive officers of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide by Holdings, the continued service of certain directors of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide as directors of Holdings and the treatment in the arrangement of stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units, deferred stock units, change of control–employment agreements and other rights held by Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide directors and executive officers. Tim Hortons shareholders should be aware of these interests when they consider the recommendation of the Tim Hortons board of directors that they vote in favor of the arrangement. The Tim Hortons board of directors was aware of these interests when it determined that the consideration to be received by Tim Hortons shareholders pursuant to the arrangement is fair from a financial point of view, and that the arrangement is in the best interests of Tim Hortons, and recommended that Tim Hortons shareholders vote in favor of the arrangement. The Burger King Worldwide board of directors was also aware of these interests when it determined that the transactions are in the best interests of Burger King Worldwide and approved the arrangement agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. The interests of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide directors and executive officers are described in more detail in the section of this document entitled “ The Transactions—Interests of Certain Persons related to Tim Hortons in the Transactions ” and “ The Transactions—Interests of Certain Persons related to Burger King Worldwide in the Transaction s”.

Tim Hortons shareholders and Burger King Worldwide stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest in the combined company after the transactions and will exercise less influence over management.

Tim Hortons shareholders currently have the right to vote in the election of the board of directors of Tim Hortons and on other matters affecting Tim Hortons. Upon the completion of the transactions, each Tim Hortons shareholder who receives Holdings common shares will become a shareholder of Holdings with a percentage ownership of Holdings that is smaller than the shareholder’s previous percentage ownership of Tim Hortons. It is currently expected that the former shareholders of Tim Hortons as a group will receive shares in the arrangement constituting approximately 21% of the voting power of Holdings immediately after the transactions. Because of this, the former Tim Hortons shareholders as a group will have less influence on the management and policies of Holdings than they now have on the management and policies of Tim Hortons.

Similarly, Burger King Worldwide stockholders currently have the right to vote in the election of the board of directors of Burger King Worldwide and on other matters affecting Burger King Worldwide. Upon the completion of the transactions, each Burger King Worldwide stockholder who receives Holdings common shares (or Partnership exchangeable units) will become a shareholder of Holdings (and/or a unitholder of Partnership) with a percentage ownership of Holdings (including on a fully exchanged basis) that is smaller than the shareholder’s previous percentage ownership of Burger King Worldwide. It is currently expected that the former stockholders of Burger King Worldwide as a group will receive common shares (or Partnership exchangeable units) in the merger constituting approximately 68% of the voting power of Holdings (on a fully exchanged basis) immediately after the transactions. Because of this, Burger King Worldwide stockholders will have less influence on the management and policies of Holdings as a group than they now have on the management and policies of Burger King Worldwide.

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3G will own a significant amount of the voting power of Holdings after the transactions, and its interests may conflict with or differ from the interests of the Tim Hortons shareholders and the other Burger King Worldwide stockholders.

3G, which is controlled by 3G Capital, currently owns approximately 69.22% of the Burger King Worldwide common stock, and, after the completion of the transactions, will control approximately 48% of the voting power of Holdings. The interests of 3G Capital may not always be aligned with the interests of Tim Hortons shareholders and the other Burger King Worldwide stockholders. Following the transactions, it is expected that 3G Capital will beneficially own 51% of the common equity of the combined company on a fully diluted basis, representing an aggregate of 48% of the voting power of Holdings. So long as 3G Capital continues to directly or indirectly own a significant amount of the voting power of Holdings, it will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control the business decisions of Holdings. 3G Capital may have interests that are different from those of Tim Hortons shareholders and the other Burger King Worldwide stockholders, and it may exercise its voting and other rights in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of such shareholders.

In addition, this concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or otherwise discouraging a potential acquiror from attempting to obtain control of Holdings, which could cause the market price of Holdings common shares to decline or prevent Holdings shareholders from realizing a premium over the market price for their common shares or exchangeable units.

3G Capital is in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time in the future acquire or develop controlling interests in businesses engaged in the QSR industry that complement or directly or indirectly compete with certain portions of the Holdings business. In addition, 3G Capital may pursue acquisitions or opportunities that may be complementary to the Holdings business and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to Holdings.

Upon completion of the transactions Holdings expects not to be in compliance with certain “best practices” established by Canadian securities regulators in respect of corporate governance.

It is anticipated that the chairman of Holdings will not be “independent” for purposes of Canadian securities laws, and Holdings’ nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees will not be composed solely of independent directors. Accordingly, Holdings will not be in compliance with certain governance best practices set forth in National Policy 58-201 – Corporate Governance Guidelines (referred to herein as “NP 58-201”) and National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (referred to herein as “NI 58-101”) with respect to standards of director independence. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are in compliance with the corporate governance best practices established by the Canadian Securities Administrators.

The Tim Hortons shareholders are expected to receive dissent rights in connection with the Arrangement, which if exercised in substantial numbers could impact the arrangement consideration mix or the completion of the arrangement.

Registered holders of Tim Hortons common shares are expected to be entitled to dissent from the arrangement resolution in the manner provided in section 190 of the CBCA, as expected to be modified by the interim order and the plan of arrangement. If the statutory procedures governing dissent rights are complied with, this right could lead to judicial determination of the fair value required to be paid to such dissenting shareholders for their Tim Hortons common shares that is different in amount and form from the consideration offered under the arrangement. There is no assurance that the arrangement can be completed without Tim Hortons shareholders exercising dissent rights in respect of a substantial number of Tim Hortons common shares, which would reduce the amount of cash available to the Tim Hortons shareholders as consideration under the arrangement.

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In addition, the arrangement agreement is subject to a condition in favor of Burger King Worldwide that the number of Tim Hortons common shares held by Tim Hortons shareholders that have validly exercised dissent rights will not exceed nine percent of the number of Tim Hortons common shares outstanding as of August 26, 2014. If such condition is not satisfied, the transactions may not occur.

Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons may be named in legal proceedings in connection with the transactions, the outcomes of which are uncertain, could delay or prevent the completion of the transactions.

Burger King Worldwide, Tim Hortons and their respective directors may be named as defendants in putative shareholder class action challenging the proposed transactions. Among other remedies, the plaintiffs in such actions, if they do arise, may seek to enjoin the transactions. Such legal proceedings could delay or prevent the transactions from becoming effective within the agreed upon timeframe.

Burger King Worldwide’s inability to satisfy and comply with conditions under its existing financing commitments or, if necessary, obtain additional or replacement financing could delay or prevent the completion of the transactions.

The obligations of Burger King Worldwide and Holdings under the arrangement agreement are not subject to any conditions regarding their ability to finance, or obtain financing for, the transactions contemplated by the arrangement agreement.

Holdings must obtain a substantial amount of capital from third-party sources to finance the transactions contemplated by the arrangement agreement. This financing is expected to take several forms, including a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $6,750 million, a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million, senior secured second lien notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,250 million and the proceeds of the sale of the preferred shares to Berkshire pursuant to the securities purchase agreement. See “ The Transactions—Financing for the Transactions ” for more information.

The funding of the debt financing commitment obtained by Burger King Worldwide in connection with the arrangement agreement and the sale of the preferred shares are subject to a number of conditions, as described under “ The Transactions—Financing for the Transactions ”, and there is a risk that one or more of these conditions will not be satisfied. If these conditions are not satisfied, then the funds under these financing arrangements may not be available to Holdings for purposes of consummating the transactions.

Holdings’ substantial leverage and debt service obligations could adversely affect Holdings’ business.

After giving effect to the transactions, Holdings expects to have total external debt of approximately $9.2563 billion. The degree to which Holdings will be leveraged following the transaction could have important consequences to Holdings shareholders, including, but not limited to, potentially:

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Holdings expects the terms of its indebtedness to restrict its current and future operations, particularly its ability to incur additional debt that it may need to fund initiatives in response to changes in its business, the industries in which it operates, the economy and government regulations.

The terms of Holdings’ indebtedness are expected to include a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on Holdings and its subsidiaries and limit the ability to engage in actions that may be in Holdings’ long-term best interests, including but not limited to restrictions on Holdings’ and its subsidiaries’ ability to:

A breach of the covenants under Holdings’ indebtedness could result in an event of default under the applicable agreement. Such a default could allow the holders of such indebtedness to accelerate the repayment of such debt and may result in the acceleration of the repayment of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default under the senior secured credit facilities would also permit the lenders thereunder to terminate all other commitments to extend additional credit under the senior secured credit facilities.

Furthermore, if Holdings were unable to repay the amounts due under its secured indebtedness, the holders of such indebtedness could proceed against the collateral that secures such indebtedness. In the event Holdings’ creditors accelerate the repayment of its indebtedness, Holdings and its subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness.

Despite its expected substantial indebtedness level, Holdings may be able to incur substantially more indebtedness. This could further exacerbate the risks to Holdings’ financial condition described above.

Holdings and its subsidiaries expect to be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Although the terms of Holdings’ indebtedness are expected to contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness and additional liens, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, and the additional indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions could be substantial.

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Servicing debt and funding other obligations requires a significant amount of cash, and Holdings’ and Partnership’s ability to generate sufficient cash depends on many factors, some of which are beyond their control.

Holdings’ and Partnership’s ability to make payments on and refinance their indebtedness and make required payments to holders of preferred shares and Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide’s ability to make payments on and refinance the indebtedness of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons and to fund each of their operations and capital expenditures depends upon their ability to generate cash flow and secure financing in the future. Their ability to generate future cash flow depends, among other things, upon:

Some of these factors are beyond their control. There is no assurance that the businesses of Burger King Worldwide or Tim Hortons will generate cash flow from operations or that future debt or equity financings will be available to them to enable them to pay their indebtedness or to fund other needs. As a result, any of them may need to refinance all or a portion of their indebtedness on or before maturity. There is no assurance that they will be able to refinance any of their indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all. Any inability to generate sufficient cash flow or refinance their indebtedness on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Holdings and Partnership.

Holdings expects the terms of its indebtedness and preferred shares to be subject to mandatory redemption or repayment upon a change of control, and such terms could have the effect of delaying or preventing a future change of control.

Holdings intends to obtain capital from third-party sources to finance the transactions contemplated by the arrangement agreement. This financing is expected to take several forms, including a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $6,750 million, a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million, senior secured second lien notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $2,250 million and $3 billion in preferred shares and a warrant to purchase Holdings common shares issued to Berkshire pursuant to the securities purchase agreement.

In connection with any future change of control of Holdings, subject to important exceptions contained therein, (i) the terms of the credit agreement governing the senior secured term loan facility and the senior secured revolving credit facility will require repayment by Holdings in the event of a change of control; (ii) the indenture governing the senior secured second lien notes will require the issuer thereof to make an offer to repurchase the notes in connection with a change of control; and (iii) the terms of the preferred shares will require, if requested by the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding preferred shares, the preferred shares to be redeemed in full by Holdings as a result of a change of control. In addition, other existing or future indebtedness of Holdings may also be subject to mandatory repurchase or repayment upon a future change of control. Accordingly, a future change of control of Holdings would require these and possibly other obligations to become subject to repurchase, repayment and/or redemption. In any such event, Holdings may not have sufficient resources to repurchase, repay and redeem these obligations, as applicable. Moreover, if such financing is required to be repurchased, repaid or redeemed, other third-party financing may be required in order to provide the funds necessary for Holdings to satisfy such obligations, and Holdings may not be able to obtain such additional financing on terms favorable to it or at all.

Any of these provisions may also discourage a potential acquirer from proposing or completing a transaction that may otherwise have presented a premium to Holdings shareholders.

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The proposed transactions could have an adverse effect on the Tim Hortons and the Burger King Worldwide brands.

The success of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide is largely dependent upon the ability of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide to maintain and enhance the value of their respective brands, their guests’ connection to and perception of the brands, and a positive relationship with restaurant owners. Brand value could be severely damaged if the proposed transactions receive considerable negative publicity or if guests or restaurant owners otherwise come to have a diminished view of the brands as a result of the transactions or the common ownership of the existing businesses.

The common ownership of the businesses currently conducted by Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons will create numerous risks and uncertainties, which could adversely affect operating results of Holdings or prevent Holdings from realizing the expected benefits of the merger and the arrangement.

Strategic transactions like the merger and the arrangement create numerous uncertainties and risks and require significant efforts and expenditures. Each of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons will transition from being a standalone public corporation to being part of one holding company incorporated in Canada. The success of the arrangement will depend, in part, on Holdings’ ability to realize the anticipated synergies and cost savings, which is subject to integration challenges and other unforeseen difficulties. The ability of Holdings to realize synergies will be constrained by undertakings which will be required to be given to the Government of Canada in connection with obtaining approval under the Investment Canada Act. The transaction involves the integration of companies that have previously operated independently. The integration process may be complex, costly and time-consuming. The difficulties of integration include, among others:

If any of these factors impairs Holdings’ ability to integrate the operations of Tim Hortons with those of Burger King Worldwide successfully or on a timely basis, Holdings may not be able to realize the anticipated synergies, business opportunities and growth prospects from ownership of businesses. Holdings may not be able to accomplish any or all of these integrations smoothly, successfully or within the anticipated costs or time frame. In addition, Holdings may be required to spend additional time or money on integration that otherwise would be spent on the development and expansion of its business.

In addition, the market price of Holdings common shares and/or Partnership exchangeable units may decline following the transaction if, among other things, the integration of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons is unsuccessful, takes longer than expected or fails to achieve financial benefits to the extent anticipated by financial analysts or investors, or the effect of the transaction on the financial results of the combined company is otherwise not consistent with the expectations of financial analysts or investors. These integration matters and our significant amount of indebtedness may hinder our ability to make further acquisitions and could have an adverse effect on us for an undetermined period after consummation of the arrangement.

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Common ownership of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons may be more difficult, costly or time-consuming than expected, which may adversely affect Holdings’ results and negatively affect the value of Holdings common shares following the transactions.

Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons have entered into the arrangement agreement because each believes that the transactions will be beneficial to it and its respective stockholders and shareholders and that common ownership of the businesses of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons will produce benefits and cost savings. If Holdings is not able to successfully manage the businesses of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons in an efficient and effective manner, the anticipated benefits and cost savings of the transactions may not be realized fully, or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, and the value of Holdings common shares may be affected adversely. The ability of Holdings to realize cost savings will also be constrained by undertakings which will be required to be given to the Government of Canada in connection with obtaining approval under the Investment Canada Act.

In addition, the actual integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses, and the anticipated benefits of the integration plan may not be realized. Actual synergies, if achieved, may be lower than and may take longer to achieve than anticipated. If Holdings is not able to adequately address integration challenges, Holdings may be unable to successfully integrate Burger King Worldwide’s and Tim Hortons operations or to realize the anticipated benefits of the integration of the two companies.

Holdings’ actual financial positions and results of operations may differ materially from the unaudited pro forma financial data included in this joint information statement/circular.

The pro forma financial information contained in this joint information statement/circular may not necessarily be an indication of what Holdings’ financial position or results of operations would have been had the transactions been completed on the dates indicated. The pro forma financial information has been derived from (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of Burger King Worldwide as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and incorporated by reference in this joint information statement/circular, (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements of Tim Hortons as of and for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and are incorporated by reference in this joint information statement/circular and (iii) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons for the six month periods ended June 30, 2014 and June 29, 2014, respectively, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and are incorporated by reference in this joint information statement/circular. Differences between assumptions in the pro forma financial information and the final acquisition accounting will occur and could have a material impact on the pro forma financial information and the combined company’s financial position and future results of operations.

Moreover, the pro forma financial information does not reflect all costs that are expected to be incurred by Holdings in connection with the transactions. As a result, the actual financial condition and results of operations of Holdings following the transactions may not be consistent with, or evident from, the pro forma financial information.

In addition, the assumptions used in preparing the pro forma financial information may not necessarily prove to be accurate, and other factors may affect Holdings’ financial condition or results of operations following the closing. Any potential decline in Holdings’ financial condition or results of operations may cause significant variations in the share price of Holdings and/or the market price of Partnership exchangeable units. See “ Financial Information—Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information ”.

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Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons will incur substantial, direct and indirect transaction-related costs in connection with the arrangement and the merger and other transactions contemplated by the arrangement agreement.

Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons expect to incur a number of non-recurring transaction-related costs associated with completing the transactions. These fees and costs will be substantial. Non-recurring transaction costs include, but are not limited to, fees paid to legal, financial and accounting advisors, filings fees and printing costs.

Holdings expects to incur substantial expenses in connection with coordinating the businesses, operations, policies and procedures of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons. While Holdings has assumed that a certain level of transaction and coordination expenses will be incurred, there are a number of factors beyond Holdings’ control that could affect the total amount or the timing of these transaction and coordination expenses. Many of the expenses that will be incurred, by their nature, are difficult to estimate accurately. These expenses may exceed the costs historically borne by Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons.

Additional Factors Relating to Holdings Common Shares

An active trading market for Holdings common shares may not develop.

Prior to the completion of the transactions, there will have been no public market for Holdings common shares. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in Holdings will lead to the development of an active trading market on the NYSE or the TSX or how liquid that market might become. An active public market for Holdings common shares may not develop or be sustained after the completion of the transactions. If an active public market does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for you to sell your Holdings common shares at a price that is attractive to you, or at all.

The market price of Holdings common shares may be volatile, and the value of your investment could materially decline.

Investors who hold Holdings common shares may not be able to sell their shares at or above the price at which they purchased the Burger King Worldwide common stock or Tim Hortons common shares. The prices of Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares have fluctuated materially from time to time, and Holdings cannot predict the price of its common shares. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of Holdings common shares, regardless of Holdings’ operating performance. In addition, the Holdings share price may be dependent upon the valuations and recommendations of the analysts who cover the Holdings business, and if its results do not meet the analysts’ forecasts and expectations, Holdings’ share price could decline as a result of analysts lowering their valuations and recommendations or otherwise. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies. Such litigation, if instituted against Holdings, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could materially and adversely affect Holdings’ business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

Future sales of Holdings common shares in the public market could cause volatility in the price of Holdings common shares or cause the share price to fall.

Sales of a substantial number of Holdings common shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of Holdings common shares, and could impair Holdings’ ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities.

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The Holdings common shares to be received by Burger King Worldwide stockholders and Tim Hortons shareholders in connection with the transactions will have different rights from the Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares, respectively.

Upon consummation of the transactions, Burger King Worldwide stockholders and Tim Hortons shareholders may become Holdings shareholders and their rights as shareholders will be governed by Holdings’ articles of amendment and by-laws and Canadian law. The existing rights associated with Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares are different from the rights associated with Holdings common shares. See “ Comparison of Rights of Holders of Burger King Worldwide Common Stock, Holdings Common Shares and Partnership Exchangeable Units ” and see “ Comparison of the Rights of Tim Hortons Shareholders and Holdings Shareholders ”.

Holdings cannot assure you that it will pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future or that you will realize gains on Holdings common shares.

Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the Holdings board of directors and will depend upon results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, including agreements governing its debt and equity financing and any future indebtedness it may incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors the Holdings board of directors deems relevant. Realization of a gain on your Holdings common shares will depend on the appreciation of the price of your Holdings common shares, which may never occur.

Additional Factors Relating to Partnership Exchangeable Units

An active trading market for Partnership exchangeable units may not develop.

Prior to the completion of the transactions, there will have been no public market for Partnership exchangeable units. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in Partnership will lead to the development of an active trading market on the TSX or how liquid that market might become. Additionally, Partnership exchangeable units are not expected to be listed on a national exchange in the United States. An active public market for Partnership exchangeable units may not develop or be sustained after the completion of the transactions, and such market is not expected to be as liquid as for the Holdings common shares. If an active public market does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for you to sell your Partnership exchangeable units at a price that is attractive to you, or at all.

The market price of Partnership exchangeable units may be volatile, and the value of your investment could materially decline.

Investors who hold Partnership exchangeable units may not be able to sell their exchangeable units at or above the price at which they purchased the Burger King Worldwide common stock. It is also expected that the market for exchangeable units will be less liquid than for the Holdings common shares. The prices of Burger King Worldwide common stock and Tim Hortons common shares have fluctuated materially from time to time, and Partnership cannot predict the price of its exchangeable units. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of Partnership exchangeable units, regardless of Partnership’s operating performance. In addition, the price of Partnership exchangeable units may be dependent upon the valuations and recommendations of the analysts who cover the business of Holdings and Partnership, and if its results do not meet the analysts’ forecasts and expectations, the price of Partnership exchangeable units could decline as a result of analysts lowering their valuations and recommendations or otherwise. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted against companies. Such litigation, if instituted against Partnership, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could materially and adversely affect Partnership’s business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.

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Future sales of Partnership exchangeable units or Holdings common shares in the public market could cause volatility in the price of Partnership exchangeable units or cause the unit price to fall.

Sales of a substantial number of Partnership exchangeable units or Holdings common shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of Partnership exchangeable units, and could impair Partnership’s ability to raise capital through the sale of additional exchangeable units.

Partnership Exchangeable units may not trade equally with the Holdings common shares.

The Partnership exchangeable units and the Holdings common shares are distinct securities, and the Partnership exchangeable units will not be exchangeable for Holdings common shares for a period of one year following the closing of the transactions. The Partnership exchangeable units and Holdings common shares will at all times trade separately, and the public market for Partnership exchangeable units is not expected to be as liquid as for the Holdings common shares. In addition, if a holder of Partnership exchangeable units exercises its exchange right, Partnership has the right to repurchase each Partnership exchangeable unit submitted for exchange in consideration for a cash amount equal to the exchangeable units cash amount (as defined on page [ — ] of this joint information statement/circular) (rather than one Holdings common share), at the sole discretion of the general partner of Partnership. As such, Partnership exchangeable units may not trade equally with the Holdings common shares, and could trade at a discount to the market price of the Holdings common shares, which discount could possibly be material.

Burger King Worldwide stockholders may not receive Partnership exchangeable units in accordance with their elections.

If you make an election to receive Partnership exchangeable units in connection with the merger, the actual mix of consideration you will receive will not be known until after all elections have been made. An election to receive the exchangeable unit consideration will be subject to allocation procedures designed to ensure that the fair market value of Holdings’ interest in Partnership is no less than 50.1% of the fair market value of all equity interests in Partnership as of the date on which the transactions are completed. If exchangeable elections are made by a number of Burger King Worldwide stockholders that would result in such former Burger King Worldwide stockholders owning Partnership exchangeable units that represent more than 49.9% of the fair market value of Partnership, then each Burger King Worldwide stockholder will be entitled to receive exchangeable units subject to the proration procedures described below. At this time there is not a way to calculate the potential outcomes of the proration as it is unknown how many Burger King Worldwide stockholders will elect to receive solely Partnership exchangeable units.

As a result of the allocation and proration procedures outlined in the preceding paragraph, holders of Burger King Worldwide common stock may receive the Holdings consideration for some or all of their shares despite the holders’ exchangeable election. Any consideration in the form of Holdings common shares received by these holders in the merger, unlike the exchangeable unit consideration, generally will be immediately taxable to those holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

After submitting an election form to receive Partnership exchangeable units, a Burger King Worldwide stockholder will not, subsequent to delivery of stock certificates to the merger exchange agent in connection with a unit election, be able to sell or otherwise transfer his or her shares of Burger King Worldwide for which an exchangeable election has been made, unless and until the Burger King Worldwide stockholder properly revokes his or her unit election by the election deadline.

Under the terms of the arrangement agreement, in the event that a Burger King Worldwide stockholder makes a valid election to receive Partnership exchangeable units, he or she will be required to deliver his or her stock certificates (or an agent’s message or other evidence of transfer with respect to Burger King Worldwide stock held in book-entry form satisfactory to the merger exchange agent) evidencing his or her shares to be

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converted into Partnership exchangeable units, in each case together with a properly completed and executed election form, to the merger exchange agent. In order to make a valid exchangeable election, a Burger King Worldwide stockholder must deliver the stock certificates (or an agent’s message or other evidence of transfer with respect to Burger King Worldwide stock held in book-entry form satisfactory to the merger exchange agent) and duly completed and executed election form on or before the election deadline, and there may be a period of up to three business days between that date and the date the merger is completed.

During the period from the date upon which a Burger King Worldwide stockholder submits an election form until the closing of the merger, he or she will not be able to sell or otherwise transfer any shares of Burger King Worldwide common stock subject to the unit election. However, if a Burger King Worldwide stockholder revokes his or her unit election with respect to any of his or her shares of Burger King Worldwide common stock prior to the election deadline, he or she will be able to sell those shares following the return to him or her of the stock certificates evidencing those shares as long as there is sufficient time for such a sale to be completed prior to the closing of the merger.

If the arrangement agreement is terminated, any stock certificates evidencing shares of Burger King Worldwide common stock delivered to the merger exchange agent will be promptly returned and Burger King Worldwide stockholders will again be able to sell or otherwise transfer their shares, although the market price for shares of Burger King Worldwide common stock could be significantly lower at the time the shares are returned than was the case when initial delivery was made.

The Burger King Worldwide board of directors has not made any recommendation with respect to whether a Burger King Worldwide stockholder should make a unit election.

The Burger King Worldwide board of directors makes no recommendation as to whether any Burger King Worldwide stockholder should make an exchangeable election. A stockholder’s determination to make a unit election is a purely voluntary decision. In making this decision, Burger King Worldwide stockholders will not have the benefit of any recommendation of Burger King Worldwide’s board of directors.

The exchange of Partnership exchangeable units into Holdings common shares is subject to certain restrictions and the value of the Holdings common shares received in any exchange may fluctuate.

Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Partnership exchangeable units will not be exchangeable for Holdings common shares for a period of one year following the closing of the transactions.

Beginning one year following the closing of the transactions, holders of Partnership exchangeable units will be entitled to require Partnership to exchange all or any portion of such holder’s Partnership exchangeable units for Holdings common shares at a ratio of one Holdings common share for each Partnership exchangeable unit, subject to the right of Holdings, in its capacity as the general partner of Partnership and in its sole discretion, to cause Partnership to repurchase the Partnership exchangeable units for cash (in an amount determined in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement of Partnership) in lieu of exchanging for Holdings common shares.

The Holdings common shares into which Partnership exchangeable units may be exchanged may be subject to significant fluctuations in value for many reasons, including:

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Consequently, due to the potential fluctuations in value, at the time that the exchange right of holders of Partnership exchangeable units becomes exercisable, the Holdings common shares into which Partnership exchangeable units may be exchanged may have a value that differs from the value of Holdings common shares as of the merger effective time. If a holder of Partnership exchangeable units elects to exchange his or her Partnership exchangeable units for Holdings common shares, the exchange generally will be taxable for U.S. and Canadian federal income tax purposes.

In certain circumstances, a Limited Partner may lose its limited liability status.

The Limited Partnerships Act (Ontario) (the “Ontario Limited Partnerships Act”) provides that a limited partner benefits from limited liability unless, in addition to exercising rights and powers as a limited partner, such limited partner takes part in the control of the business of a limited partnership of which such limited partner is a partner. Subject to the provisions of the Ontario Limited Partnerships Act and of similar legislation in other jurisdictions of Canada, the liability of each limited partner for the debts, liabilities and obligations of Partnership will be limited to the limited partner’s capital contribution, plus the limited partner’s share of any undistributed income of Partnership. However, pursuant to the Ontario Limited Partnerships Act, where a limited partner has received the return of all or part of that limited partner’s capital contribution, the limited partner would be liable to Partnership or, where Partnership is dissolved, to its creditors, for any amount, not in excess of the amount of capital contribution returned with interest, necessary to discharge the liabilities of Partnership to all creditors who extended credit or whose claims otherwise arose before the return of the capital contribution. A limited partner holds as trustee for the limited partnership any money or other property that is paid or conveyed to the limited partner as a return of the limited partner’s contribution that is made contrary to the Ontario Limited Partnerships Act.

The limitation of liability conferred under the Ontario Limited Partnerships Act may be ineffective outside Ontario except to the extent it is given extra-territorial recognition or effect by the laws of other jurisdictions. There may also be requirements to be satisfied in each jurisdiction to maintain limited liability. If limited liability is lost, limited partners may be considered to be general partners (and therefore be subject to unlimited liability) in such jurisdiction by creditors and others having claims against Partnership.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Risks Related to the Holdings Common Shares and Partnership Exchangeable Units

You should read the discussion under the caption “ The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations ” below for a more complete discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to the transactions and the acquisition, ownership and disposition of Holdings common shares and Partnership exchangeable units.

Holdings and/or Partnership may be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Holdings, a corporation continued under the laws of Canada, and Partnership, an Ontario limited partnership, generally would be classified as non-U.S. entities (and, therefore, non-U.S. tax residents) under general rules of U.S. federal income taxation. Section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), however, contains rules that result in a non-U.S. corporation being taxed as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless certain tests regarding ownership of such entity (as relevant here, ownership by former Burger King Worldwide stockholders) or level of business activities (as relevant here, business activities in Canada by Holdings and its affiliates, including Partnership), are satisfied. The Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code apply these same rules to non-U.S. publicly traded partnerships, such as Partnership. These statutory and regulatory rules are relatively new, their application is complex and there is little guidance regarding their application.

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Based on the terms of the transactions and the anticipated level of business activities of Holdings and its affiliates, including Partnership, it is expected that one or both such tests will be satisfied. Satisfaction of these tests, however, will not be finally determined until after the time of the closing. If it were determined that Holdings and/or Partnership should be taxed as U.S. corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Holdings and/or Partnership could be liable for substantial additional U.S. federal income tax. For Canadian tax purposes, Holdings and Partnership are expected, regardless of any application of section 7874 of the Code, to be treated as a Canadian resident company and a SIFT partnership (as defined in the Tax Act), respectively. Consequently, if Holdings and/or Partnership did not satisfy either of the applicable tests, one or both might be liable for both Canadian and U.S. taxes, which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.

Future changes to U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws could materially affect Holdings and/or Partnership, including their status as foreign entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and adversely affect their anticipated financial positions and results :

Although Holdings and Partnership are expected to satisfy the tests described above and therefore not to be treated as U.S. corporations for U.S. federal tax purposes, changes to the rules in section 7874 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, or other changes in law, could adversely affect Holdings’ and/or Partnership’s status as a non-U.S. entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, their effective tax rate or future planning for the combined company that is based on current law, and any such changes could have prospective or retroactive application to Holdings and/or Partnership, Burger King Worldwide, their respective stockholders, shareholders and affiliates, and/or the transactions. For example, recent legislative proposals have aimed to expand the scope of section 7874 of the Code, or otherwise address certain perceived issues arising in connection with so-called inversion transactions. It is presently uncertain whether any of such legislative proposals will be enacted into law and, if so, what impact such legislation would have on Holdings. In addition, the U.S. Treasury has indicated that it is considering possible regulatory action in connection with so-called inversion transactions, including, most recently, in Notice 2014-52 (the “Notice”). The timing and substance of any such action is presently uncertain. Any such change of law or regulatory action could adversely impact Holdings’ tax position as well as its financial position and results in a material manner. It is not expected that the promulgation of any of the Treasury Regulations described in the Notice will have any such material adverse impact, nor are they expected to change the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the transactions as described herein. However, the precise scope and application of the regulatory proposals will not be clear until proposed Treasury Regulations are actually issued, and, accordingly, until such regulations are promulgated and fully understood, we cannot be certain that there will be no such impact. In any case, no such change of law or regulatory action would be grounds for terminating the transactions contemplated by the arrangement agreement.

Moreover, the U.S. Congress, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and other government agencies in jurisdictions where Holdings and its affiliates do business have had an extended focus on issues related to the taxation of multinational corporations. In particular, specific attention has been paid to “base erosion and profit shifting”, where payments are made between affiliates from a jurisdiction with high tax rates to a jurisdiction with lower tax rates. As a result, the tax laws in the U.S. and other countries in which Holdings and its affiliates do business could change on a prospective or retroactive basis, and any such change could adversely affect Holdings, including by reducing the economic benefits expected to be generated by common ownership of Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons.

If the arrangement, taken together with the merger, does not qualify as a transaction described in section 351 of the Code, certain U.S. holders of Tim Hortons common shares may be required to pay additional U.S. federal income taxes.

It is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the arrangement, taken together with the merger, qualify as a transaction described in section 351 of the Code. However, there is some uncertainty regarding whether the arrangement, taken together with the merger, will qualify for such treatment because there is no authority directly on point with respect to a transaction involving the same facts as the arrangement and the merger. In addition, the closing of the transactions is not conditioned upon the receipt of an opinion of counsel

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that the arrangement, taken together with the merger, will qualify as a transaction described in section 351 of the Code, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge such treatment or that a court would not sustain such challenge. Moreover, none of Holdings, Partnership, Burger King Worldwide or Tim Hortons intends to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the arrangement, taken together with the merger. If the arrangement, taken together with the merger, does not qualify as a transaction described in section 351 of the Code, certain U.S. holders of Tim Hortons common shares receiving Holdings common shares in the arrangement (in particular, such U.S. holders who elect to receive and receive solely Holdings common shares in the arrangement) will be required to pay additional U.S. federal income taxes.

Partnership may be treated as a publicly traded partnership taxed as a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

While Partnership is organized as an Ontario limited partnership and intends to operate so that it will qualify to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a partnership, and not as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, given the highly complex nature of the rules governing partnerships, the ongoing importance of factual determinations, and the possibility of future changes in circumstances, no assurance can be given that Partnership will so qualify for any particular year. Partnership’s taxation as a partnership that is not a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation will depend on its ability to meet, on a continuing basis, through actual operating results, the qualifying income exception (as described in “ The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for U.S. Holders of Holdings Common Shares or Partnership Units—Taxation of Holders of Partnership Units ”). Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of Partnership’s operations for any taxable year will satisfy the qualifying income exception.

If Partnership fails to satisfy the qualifying income exception (other than a failure which is determined by the IRS to be inadvertent and which is cured within a reasonable period of time after the discovery of such failure as described below), it will be treated as if it had transferred all of its assets, subject to its liabilities, to a newly formed foreign corporation, on the first day of the year in which it failed to satisfy the qualifying income exception, in return for stock of the corporation, and then distributed such stock to the holders of Partnership units in liquidation of their interests in Partnership. This contribution and liquidation would be taxable to U.S. holders of Partnership units, in whole or in part, in an amount not to exceed the excess of the fair market value of Partnership units over their adjusted basis in the hands of the U.S. holder. If Partnership is not treated as a Partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the consequences of the exchange of Burger King Worldwide stock for Partnership exchangeable units would generally be the same as described below under “ The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger for U.S. Holders—Burger King Worldwide Stockholders Receiving Holdings Common Shares”.

You may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on your share of Partnership’s taxable income, regardless of whether you receive any cash distributions from Partnership.

As long as Partnership meets the qualifying income exception for each year (as described in “ The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for U.S. Holders of Holdings Common Shares or Partnership Units—Taxation of Holders of Partnership Units ”), Partnership generally should be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a partnership. As a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, Partnership is not a taxable entity. Instead, each U.S. holder in computing such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability for a taxable year will be required to take into account its allocable share of items of Partnership’s income, gain, loss, deduction and credit for each of Partnership’s taxable years ending with or within the taxable year of such U.S. holder, regardless whether the holder has received any distributions. The characterization of an item of Partnership’s income, gain, loss, deduction or credit generally will be determined at Partnership’s (rather than at the holder’s) level. In addition, as a result of such allocation method, a holder may be allocated taxable income even if such holder does not receive any cash distributions.

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Tax gain or loss on disposition of Partnership units could be more or less than expected.

A sale or other taxable disposition of all or a portion of a U.S. holder’s interest in its Partnership units will result in the recognition of gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized on the disposition (including any amount realized in connection with the deemed assumption of partnership liabilities allocated to such U.S. holder) and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in its Partnership units sold. Prior distributions to you in excess of the total net taxable income allocated to you, which decrease the tax basis in your Partnership units, will in effect become taxable income to you if the Partnership units are sold at a price greater than your tax basis in those Partnership units, even if the price is less than the original cost.

Tax-exempt entities face unique tax issues from owning Partnership units that may result in adverse tax consequences to them.

In light of the intended financing structure, Partnership may derive income that constitutes “unrelated business taxable income,” or “UBTI.” Consequently, a holder of Partnership units that is a tax-exempt organization may be subject to “unrelated business income tax” to the extent that its allocable share of income consists of UBTI. A tax-exempt partner of a partnership could be treated as earning UBTI if the partnership regularly engages in a trade or business that is unrelated to the exempt function of the tax-exempt partner, if the partnership derives income from debt-financed property or if the partnership interest itself is debt-financed. Tax-exempt entities face unique tax issues from owning Partnership units that may result in adverse tax consequences to them.

Partnership cannot match transferors and transferees of Partnership units, and Partnership will therefore adopt certain income tax accounting positions that may not conform with all aspects of applicable tax requirements. The IRS may challenge this treatment, which could adversely affect the value of Partnership units.

Because Partnership cannot match transferors and transferees of Partnership units, Partnership must maintain uniformity of the economic and tax characteristics of Partnership units to a purchaser of Partnership units. In the absence of uniformity, Partnership may be unable to comply fully with a number of U.S. federal income tax requirements. In order to maintain the fungibility of all Partnership units at all times, Partnership will seek to achieve the uniformity of U.S. tax treatment for all purchasers of Partnership units which are acquired at the same time and price (irrespective of the identity of the particular seller of Partnership units or the time when Partnership units are issued by Partnership), through the application of certain tax accounting principles that the general partner (i.e., Holdings) believes are reasonable for Partnership. However, the IRS may disagree with Partnership and may successfully challenge its application of such tax accounting principles. Any non-uniformity could have a negative impact on the value of Partnership units.

Partnership does not expect to be able to furnish to each holder of Partnership units specific tax information within 90 days after the close of each calendar year, which means that holders of Partnership units who are U.S. taxpayers should anticipate the need to file annually a request for an extension of the due date of their income tax return.

Partnership has agreed to use reasonable efforts to furnish Partnership unit holders tax information (including Schedule K-1) as promptly as possible, which describes a Partnership unit holder’s allocable share of Partnership’s income, gain, loss and deduction for Partnership’s preceding taxable year. Delivery of this information by Partnership will be subject to delay in the event of, among other reasons, the late receipt of any necessary tax information from a subsidiary in which Partnership holds an interest. It is therefore possible that, in any taxable year, Partnership unit holders will need to apply for extensions of time to file their tax returns.

The tax treatment of publicly traded partnerships or an investment in Partnership units could be subject to potential legislative, judicial or administrative changes and differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis.

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time. Any modification to the U.S. federal income tax laws and interpretations thereof may or may not be applied retroactively. Moreover, any such modification could make it more difficult or impossible for Partnership to meet the qualifying income exception (as described in “ The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for U.S. Holders of Common Shares or Partnership Units—Taxation of Holders of Partnership Units ”) which allows publicly traded partnerships that generate qualifying income to be treated as partnerships (rather than corporations), affect or cause Partnership to change its business activities, or affect the tax consequences of an investment in Partnership units. For example, members of Congress have considered substantive changes to the definition of qualifying income and the treatment of certain types of income earned from partnerships. While these specific proposals would not appear to affect Partnership’s treatment as a partnership, we are unable to predict whether any of these changes, or other proposals, will ultimately be enacted. Any such changes could negatively impact the value of an investment in Partnership units.

The IRS may view the receipt of Partnership exchangeable units as a taxable event for U.S. Holders.

It is possible that the IRS may not accept our view that Partnership will generally be treated as a partnership, and not as a corporation, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and that the receipt of Partnership units (except with respect to the interest in the Holdings Voting Trust as described in more detail under “ The Transactions— —Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations for U.S. Holders of Holdings Common Shares or Partnership Units” and “The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger to U.S. Holders – Burger King Worldwide Stockholders Receiving Partnership Units ”) pursuant to the merger should qualify as a tax-free exchange within the meaning of section 721 of the Code. It is also possible that the IRS may not accept our view that Partnership units represent interests in Partnership and may attempt to recharacterize Partnership units as shares in Holdings. If Partnership or Partnership units were not so treated, the consequences of the exchange of Burger King Worldwide stock for Partnership units would generally be the same as described below under The Transactions—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger to U.S. Holders—Burger King Worldwide Stockholders Receiving Holdings Common Shares ”.

Additional Factors Relating to Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons

Burger King Worldwide and Tim Hortons are subject to the risks described in (i) Item 1A – Risk Factors, in Burger King Worldwide’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2014 and is incorporated by reference in this joint information statement/circular and all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, all of which are filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into this joint information statement/circular, and (ii) Item 1A—Risk Factors, in Tim Hortons Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013 as filed with the SEC on February 25, 2014 and is incorporated by reference in this joint information statement/circular and all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, all of which are filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference into this joint information statement/circular. See “ Where You Can Find More Information ” beginning on page [ — ] for the location of information incorporated by reference into this joint information statement/circular.

Additional Factors Relating to the Businesses of Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide

Whether or not the transactions are completed, Tim Hortons and Burger King Worldwide will continue to face many of the risks that they currently face with respect to their businesses and affairs. A description of the risk factors applicable to Tim Hortons is found under Item 1A in Tim Hortons Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 and in Tim Hortons Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2014, and a description of the risk factors applicable to Burger King Worldwide is found under Item 1A in Burger King Worldwide’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, each of which is incorporated by reference into this joint information statement/circular.

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