Definitive Additional Materials

Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:

Admission Ticket

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, PROXY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

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☐	Preliminary Proxy Statement

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☐	Definitive Proxy Statement

☒	Definitive Additional Materials

☐	Soliciting Material under Rule 14a-12

THE WENDY’S COMPANY
Name of the Registrant as Specified In Its Charter

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THE WENDY’S COMPANY		Meeting Information
THE WENDY’S COMPANY		Meeting Type:	2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
		For holders as of:	March 27, 2017
		Date: May 23, 2017 Time: 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
		Location: The Wendy’s Company
		Thomas Conference Center
		One Dave Thomas Boulevard
		Dublin, Ohio 43017
	You are receiving this Notice because you hold shares of stock in The Wendy’s Company.
THE WENDY’S COMPANY ONE DAVE THOMAS BOULEVARD DUBLIN, OHIO 43017	This is not a ballot. You cannot use this Notice to vote these shares. This Notice presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper or e-mail copy at no charge (see reverse side for details).
	We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
		See the reverse side of this Notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.


Notice is hereby given that the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Wendy’s Company will be held at the Thomas Conference Center located at the Company’s corporate offices, One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio 43017, on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), for the following purposes:
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the election of each of the director nominees named below:	The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3:
1. Election of Directors Nominees:	2.	Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2017.
1a. Nelson Peltz 1b. Peter W. May 1c. Emil J. Brolick 1d. Kenneth W. Gilbert 1e. Dennis M. Kass 1f. Joseph A. Levato 1g. Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin 1h. Matthew H. Peltz 1i. Todd A. Penegor 1j. Peter H. Rothschild 1k. Arthur B. Winkleblack	3.	Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.
	The Board of Directors recommends that you vote 1 YEAR on proposal 4:
	4.	Advisory resolution to approve the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
	The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST proposal 5:
	5.	Stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chairman, if properly presented at the meeting.
	If any other matter properly comes before the meeting, shares represented by properly submitted proxies will be voted on such matter in the discretion of the persons named as proxies in the Company’s proxy card for the meeting.
	Only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 27, 2017, the record date for the meeting, are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.


						Vote By Internet: To vote by Internet, go to www.proxyvote.com. Have the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page) available and follow the instructions. Vote By Telephone: You can vote by telephone by requesting a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card that contains instructions on how to transmit your voting instructions by telephone. Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card and a postage-paid return envelope. Vote In Person: Ballots will be available to stockholders who attend the meeting in person. Admission to the meeting will be by ticket only. Please review the proxy materials for the Company’s admission policy. You may vote the shares by proxy prior to the meeting, even if you plan to attend the meeting in person. Directions to the meeting are available on the Company’s website at www.aboutwendys.com.