As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2020
Registration No. 333-82069
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
The Wendys Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 38-0471180 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
One Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, Ohio | 43017 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Triarc Companies, Inc. 1998 Equity Participation Plan
(Full title of the plan)
E.J. Wunsch, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
The Wendys Company
One Dave Thomas Blvd.
Dublin, Ohio 43017
(614) 764-3100
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Adam L. Miller, Esq.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
52 E. Gay Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 464-6250
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
DEREGISTRATION OF CERTAIN SECURITIES
The Wendys Company (f/k/a Triarc Companies, Inc.) (the Company) filed a registration statement on Form S-8, Registration Number 333-82069 (the Form S-8 Registration Statement), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 1999 to register a total of 5,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company (the Class A Common Stock) for issuance under the Triarc Companies, Inc. 1998 Equity Participation Plan (the Plan).
The Plan has since terminated in accordance with its terms and no awards granted under the Plan remain outstanding. In accordance with the undertaking made by the Company in the Form S-8 Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-8 Registration Statement is being filed to remove from registration the shares of Class A Common Stock previously registered for offering or sale pursuant to the Plan that remain unsold and unissued, if any, and the Form S-8 Registration Statement is hereby amended to reflect the deregistration of such shares of Class A Common Stock and to terminate the effectiveness of the Form S-8 Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dublin, State of Ohio, on January 29, 2020.
THE WENDYS COMPANY | ||
By: | /s/ TODD A. PENEGOR | |
Name | Todd A. Penegor | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities on January 29, 2020.
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ NELSON PELTZ Nelson Peltz |
Chairman and Director | |
/s/ PETER W. MAY Peter W. May |
Vice Chairman and Director | |
/s/ TODD A. PENEGOR Todd A. Penegor |
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ KRISTIN A. DOLAN Kristin A. Dolan |
Director | |
/s/ KENNETH W. GILBERT Kenneth W. Gilbert |
Director | |
/s/ DENNIS M. KASS Dennis M. Kass |
Director | |
/s/ JOSEPH A. LEVATO Joseph A. Levato |
Director | |
/s/ MICHELLE J. MATHEWS-SPRADLIN Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin |
Director | |
/s/ MATTHEW H. PELTZ Matthew H. Peltz |
Director | |
/s/ PETER H. ROTHSCHILD Peter H. Rothschild |
Director | |
/s/ ARTHUR B. WINKLEBLACK Arthur K. Winkleblack |
Director | |
/s/ GUNTHER PLOSCH Gunther Plosch |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/s/ LEIGH A. BURNSIDE Leigh A. Burnside |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |