---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001618755-24-000024"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "RSTRF"
cik: "0001618755"
company_name: "Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership"
filed_at: "2024-04-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T23:23:48.497005+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBI appoints Sami Siddiqui as CFO; Matthew Dunnigan departs with $685K severance

## Summary
- Matthew Dunnigan's employment terminated effective March 14, 2024; separation agreement finalized April 9, 2024.
- Dunnigan receives $685,000 salary continuation for one year, COBRA at employee rate, and vesting of an additional 30% of 2020 PSUs.
- Sami Siddiqui appointed as CFO to succeed Dunnigan; effective date immediately following departure.
- Dunnigan agrees to non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement covenants and a release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001618755-24-000024
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: RSTRF
- cik: 0001618755
- company_name: Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership
- filed_at: 2024-04-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875524000024/0001618755-24-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875524000024/qsr-20240312.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618755-24-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618755-24-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001618755-24-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew Dunnigan was terminated as Chief Financial Officer at Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership.
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The final terms of Mr. Dunnigan’s separation from the Company and termination of his employment have been agreed as April 9, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875524000024/0001618755-24-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sami Siddiqui was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board has appointed Sami Siddiqui to succeed Matthew Dunnigan as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618755/000161875524000024/0001618755-24-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.