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SHAREHOLDER & CONTACT INFO
BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC. FISCAL 2007 ANNUAL REPORT
John W. Chidsey
Chief Executive Officer, BKC
Brian T. Swette
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Andrew B. Balson
Managing Director, Bain Capital Partners
David Bonderman
Founding Partner, TPG Capital
Richard W. Boyce
Partner, TPG Capital
David A. Brandon
Chairman and CEO, Dominos Pizza
Ronald M. Dykes
Former CFO, BellSouth Corporation
Peter R. Formanek
Private Investor
Manuel A. Garcia
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Atlantic Coast Management
Adrian Jones
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Sanjeev K. Mehra
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Stephen G. Pagliuca
Managing Director, Bain Capital Partners
Kneeland C. Youngblood
Co-Founder and Managing Partner,
Pharos Capital Group
John W. Chidsey
Chief Executive Officer
Anne Chwat
General Counsel and Secretary
Charles M. Fallon, Jr.
President, North America
David Gagnon
Senior Vice President,
North America-Company Operations/Training
Russell B. Klein
President, Global Marketing, Strategy,
and Innovation
Julio Ramirez
Executive Vice President, Global Operations
Raj Rawal
Senior Vice President and
Chief Information Officer
Peter Robinson
President, Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Peter C. Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer
Peter Tan
President, Asia Pacific
BK AsiaPac, Pte. Ltd.
Amy E. Wagner
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and
Global Communications
Ben K. Wells
Chief Financial Officer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE TEAM
Stock Listing
New York Stock Exchange, Symbol: BKC
Transfer Agent
e Bank of New York Mellon
Investor Services
Church Street Station
P.O. Box 11258
New York, NY 10286-1258
Phone: 800.524.4458
Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP, Miami, Florida
Annual Meeting
e 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will
be held at 9 a.m. Eastern time on Nov. 29, 2007,
at the Hilton Miami Airport, 5101 Blue Lagoon
Drive, Miami, Florida 33126.
Certifications
e Companys Chief Executive Officer,
John W. Chidsey, certified to the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 12, 2007,
pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE’s
listing standards, that he was not aware of any
violation by the company of the NYSE’s
corporate governance listing standards as
of that date.
John W. Chidsey and Ben K. Wells, Chief
Financial Officer, have issued the certifications
required by Sections 302 and 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and applicable
Securities and Exchange Commission
regulations with respect to the companys
2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. e
full text of the certifications is set forth in
Exhibits 31 and 32 to the companys 2007
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Shareholders
may obtain a copy of these certifications and/
or a complete copy of the companys Annual
Report on Form 10-K free of charge through
the Investor Relations – SEC Filings section
of its Internet Web site at www.bk.com.
This Annual Report to shareholders contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s expectations regarding future events and operating performance and are
subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our ability to realize our growth opportunities and expand our international
network; our expectations regarding our development pipeline; our ability to achieve our highest restaurant count by the end of fiscal 2008; our beliefs and expectations regarding
system-wide comparable sales and average restaurant sales; our ability to continue to offer innovative products and employ creative marketing strategies; and our expectations
regarding our ability to make capital improvements and implement operational initiatives and the impact of these on our growth. These forward-looking statements are based on
our current expectations and projections about future events. Important factors could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those risk factors set forth in filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our annual and quarterly reports, and the following: our ability to compete domestically and internationally in an intensely competitive industry;
our ability to realize our growth opportunities and successfully implement our international growth strategy; our continued ability, and the ability of our franchisees, to obtain
suitable locations and financing for new restaurant development; increases in our operating costs, including food and paper products, energy costs and labor costs; changes in
consumer preferences, perceptions of dietary health and food safety and negative publicity relating to our products; the effectiveness of our marketing and advertising programs
and franchisee support of these programs; and our ability to bring more guests into our restaurants through operational excellence. TM and © 2007 Burger King Brands Inc.
(USA only). TM and © 2007 Burger King Corporation (outside USA). All rights reserved.
All photography copyrighted and owned or licensed for use by Burger King Corporation. Design and Editorial: Edelman Design Communications, Chicago, IL
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