Exhibit
(a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF
GUARANTEED DELIVERY
For Tender of Shares of Common
Stock
of
BURGER
KING HOLDINGS, INC.
at
$24.00 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated September 16,
2010
by
BLUE
ACQUISITION SUB, INC.,
a direct wholly-owned subsidiary
of
BLUE
ACQUISITION HOLDING CORPORATION
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS
WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON OCTOBER 14,
2010, UNLESS THE TENDER OFFER IS EXTENDED OR EARLIER
TERMINATED.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the
form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as defined below)
if (i) certificates representing shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of Burger King Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, are not immediately available,
(ii) the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be
completed prior to the expiration of the Offer or
(iii) time will not permit all required documents to reach
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (which we refer to as the
“Depositary”) prior to the expiration of the Offer.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by mail,
facsimile transmission or overnight courier to the Depositary.
See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below).
The Depositary for the Tender Offer is:
BNY MELLON SHAREOWNER
SERVICES
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By Registered or Certified Mail:
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By Facsimile Transmission:
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By Overnight Courier:
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(For Eligible Institutions Only)
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BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
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BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
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Corporate Action Department
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(201) 680-4626
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Corporate Action Department
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P.O. Box 3301
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27th Floor
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South Hackensack, NJ 07606
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Confirm Facsimile by Telephone:
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480 Washington Blvd.
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(201) 680-4860
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Jersey City, NJ 07310
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(For Confirmation Only)
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DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF
INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, OTHER THAN AS SET
FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THIS FORM IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF
A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE
GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION (AS DEFINED BELOW) UNDER
THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST
APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON
THE APPROPRIATE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
The Eligible Institution that completes this form must
communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the
Letter of Transmittal (as defined below) or an Agent’s
Message (as defined below) and certificates for Shares to the
Depositary within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so
could result in a financial loss to such Eligible
Institution.
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to Blue Acquisition Sub, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
Blue Acquisition Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
offer to purchase, dated September 16, 2010 (as it may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, what we refer to as
the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of
Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, what we refer to as the “Letter of Transmittal”
and, together with the Offer to Purchase, what we refer to as
the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,
the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(which we refer to as “Shares”), of Burger King
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, specified below,
pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in
Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
Number of Shares and Certificate No(s)
(if available)
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Check here if Shares will be tendered by book entry transfer.
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| Name of Tendering Institution: |
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Dated:
, 2010
Name(s) of Record Holder(s):
(Please type or print)
(Zip Code)
(Daytime telephone
number)
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, an Eligible Institution (as defined in
Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), hereby
(i) represents that the tender of Shares effected hereby
complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended and (ii) guarantees delivery to the
Depositary, at one of its addresses set forth above, of
certificates representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper
form for transfer, or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer of
such Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC (pursuant
to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to
Purchase), in either case together with a properly completed and
duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) or,
in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message
(defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), together
with any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal,
all within two (2) New York Stock Exchange trading days
after the date hereof.
(Zip Code)
(Authorized Signature)
(Please type or
print))
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DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING TENDERED
SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING TENDERED
SHARES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
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