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Item 8.01 | Other Events On March 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of Burger King Holdings, Inc. (the Company) authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Companys common stock at any time and from time to time prior to December 31, 2010 (the Repurchase Plan). The share repurchases may be made from time to time at managements discretion in the open market in compliance with applicable securities laws and other legal requirements and are subject to market conditions, share price, the terms of the Companys credit facility and other factors. The Repurchase Plan may be suspended or discontinued at any time. Shares of common stock repurchased under the Repurchase Plan will be deposited into treasury and retained for possible future use. The Companys previous $100 million stock repurchase plan expired as of December 31, 2008. Also on March 5, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 30, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 16, 2009. A press release relating to the Repurchase Plan and the quarterly dividend is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibit 99.1 Press Release |
BURGER KING HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Anne Chwat | |||||
Anne Chwat | ||||||
General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||
Date: March 6, 2009 |