James Moore acts to safe guard Canada's most important commercial asset: A dougnut chain.
The combined company will also establish its headquarters in Oakville, Ont., where Tim Hortons is currently based, and "maintain significant employment levels" at the office.
It will list on the Toronto Stock Exchange and maintain Tim Hortons as a distinct brand, without any co-branding in Canada or the United States.
The Canadian franchisee rent and royalty structure will also remain the same for five years.
The takeover received approval by U.S. antitrust regulators in September.
Burger King agreed in August to buy Tim Hortons in a friendly deal worth more than $12 billion in stock and cash.
No word on whether the agreement also stipulates that the combined chain must always, at all times, have six freshly baked Canadian Maples ready for sale.
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