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employees are not included in our employee count. We consider our relationship with our employees and
franchisees to be good.
Financial Information about Business Segments and Geographic Areas
Financial information about our significant geographic areas (U.S. & Canada, EMEA/APAC, and Latin
America) is incorporated herein by reference from ""Selected Financial Data'' in Part II, Item 6; ""Manage-
ment's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations'' in Part II, Item 7; and in
the ""Financial Statements and Supplementary Data'' in Part II, Item 8.
Available Information
The Company makes available through the Investor Relations section of its internet website at
www.bk.com, this annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K,
annual proxy statements and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ""Exchange Act''), as soon as reasonably
practicable after electronically filing such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission (""SEC'').
This information is also available at www.sec.gov. The references to our website address and the SEC's
website address do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained in these websites
and should not be considered part of this document.
Our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct are also located
within the Investor Relations section of our website. These documents, as well as our SEC filings, are
available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy from our Investor Relations Department.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements under the captions ""Business'',
""Risk Factors'', ""Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations''
and in other sections of this Form 10-K. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking
words such as ""may,'', ""might,'' ""will,'', ""should,'' ""expect,'' ""plan,'' ""anticipate,'' ""believe,'' ""estimate,''
""predict,'' ""potential'' or ""continue,'' the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These
forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include
projections of our future financial performance, based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our
business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future
events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or
achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed
below.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly and could fall below expectations of securities analysts and
investors due to various factors.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly because of a number of factors, including the risk factors
discussed in this section. Moreover, we may not be able to successfully implement the business strategy
described in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K, and implementing our business strategy may not sustain or
improve our results of operations or increase our market share. As a result of the factors described in this
section, operating results for any one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any
other quarter or for any year and system-wide sales, comparable sales and average restaurant sales for any
future period may decrease. In the future, our operating results may fall below the expectations of securities
analysts and investors. In that event, the price of our common stock would likely decrease.
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