BURGER KING France has announced its intention to issue a €50 million tap on its senior secured floating-rate notes due 2023, and issue €210 million payment-in-kind (PIK) notes. Part of the proceeds will be used for acquiring the group's largest franchisees BDBK and the investment vehicle for €93 million, and to fully refinance the Euromezzanine instrument at NewCo GB. We are affirming our 'B-' corporate credit rating on BURGER KING France, and our 'B-' issue rating on the senior secured notes including the proposed €50 million tap. We are also assigning a 'CCC' issue rating to the proposed PIK notes. The stable outlook reflects our view that the group will continue to increase its EBIDTA by robustly executing its business