Carrols Restaurant (TAST) Completes Massive Burger King Location Acquisition

May 30, 2012 4:04 PM EDT
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TAST) announced that it has completed the acquisition of 278 BURGER KING restaurants from Burger King Corporation.

The acquired restaurants are located in the Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia markets. Carrols, which operates 574 BURGER KING restaurants following the acquisition, is the brand’s largest franchisee, globally.

Total consideration to BKC included a 28.9% equity interest in Carrols (subject to certain limitations as previously disclosed) and total cash payments of approximately $16.2 million. The cash consideration was for refranchising fees of $9.4 million, inventory and cash of approximately $2.9 million and payments to be made over five years in conjunction with BKC's assignment to Carrols of its right of first refusal on franchisee sales of BURGER KING® restaurants in 20 states. With the completion of the transaction, BKC’s President, North America Steve Wiborg and Chief Financial Officer Daniel Schwartz have also joined Carrols’ Board of Directors.


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