-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ue2l36Zm4rcZSlkZL2jUWfb1j3sQT0DtZjuGE/CqhDF3VLxgffO96aH2ennY5p1u 6W67GTiXXOCK1vnFA1T7XQ== 0001209191-08-055269.txt : 20081003 0001209191-08-055269.hdr.sgml : 20081003 20081003164126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-08-055269 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080929 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081003 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030697 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810] IRS NUMBER: 380471180 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1230 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST STREET 2: SUITE 1200 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30338 BUSINESS PHONE: (678) 514-4100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST STREET 2: SUITE 1200 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30338 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRIARC COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DWG CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEISEL WEMMER GILBERT CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680820 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trian Partners General Partner, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001345464 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 081107083 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-451-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001345469 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 081107082 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-451-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trian Fund Management, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001345471 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 081107085 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-451-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trian Partners Parallel Fund II General Partner, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001363625 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 081107081 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-451-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Trian Fund Management GP, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001345472 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 081107084 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-451-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0303 4 2008-09-29 0 0000030697 WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. WEN 0001345471 Trian Fund Management, L.P. 280 PARK AVENUE 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 0 1 Schedule 13D Filer 0001345472 Trian Fund Management GP, LLC 280 PARK AVENUE 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 0 1 Schedule 13D filer 0001345464 Trian Partners General Partner, LLC 280 PARK AVENUE 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 0 1 Schedule 13D filer 0001345469 Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC 280 PARK AVENUE 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 0 1 Schedule 13D filer 0001363625 Trian Partners Parallel Fund II General Partner, LLC 280 PARK AVENUE 41ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 0 1 Schedule 13D filer Class B Common Stock, Series 1 2008-09-29 5 J 0 E 2686159 D 0 I Please see explanation below Class A Common Stock 2008-09-29 5 J 0 E 2686159 A 4117159 I Please see explanation below Class A Common Stock 2008-09-29 4 J 0 23110593 A 27227752 I Please see explanation below On September 29, 2008, the Issuer (formerly known as Triarc Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation) completed the acquisition of Wendy's pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger and, as a result of a merger of Wendy's and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer in which Wendy's was the surviving corporation (the "Merger"), Wendy's is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer. As a result of the Merger, holders of Wendy's common stock received 4.25 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock") in exchange for each share of Wendy's common stock held by them. In addition, as approved by the stockholders of Triarc, following the Merger each outstanding share of Triarc's Class B Common Stock, Series 1 ("Class B Common Stock") was converted into one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Class B Conversion"). On September 29, 2009, the closing price of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Wendy's common stock was $5.90, $6.75 and $19.21, respectively. In connection with the Class B Conversion, 2,686,159 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the reporting persons were converted into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock. Trian Fund Management GP, LLC ("Trian Management GP") is the general partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P ("Trian Management"), which serves as (i) the management company for Trian Partners, L.P. ("Trian Onshore"), Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P. ("Trian Offshore"), Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P. ("Parallel Fund I") and Trian Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P. ("Parallel Fund II" and collectively, the "Trian Entities") and (ii) the investment manager for a separate account owned by TCMG-MA, LLC (the "Separate Account"). Trian Management has full discretion and authority to make all investment and voting decisions in respect of the Separate Account. (FN 4, contd.) Trian Partners General Partner, LLC ("Trian GP LLC") is the general partner of Trian Partners GP, L.P. ("Trian GP"), which is the general partner of Trian Onshore and Trian Offshore. Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC ("Parallel Fund I GP LLC") is the general partner of Parallel Fund I. Trian Partners Parallel Fund II General Partner, LLC ("Parallel Fund II GP LLC") is the general partner of Trian Partners Parallel Fund II GP, L.P. ("Parallel Fund II GP"), which is the general partner of Parallel Fund II. Each reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such person in such securities. In connection with the Merger, the reporting persons received an aggregate of 23,110,593 shares of Class A Common Stock in consideration for the 5,437,787 shares of Wendy's common stock held by them. Each of Trian Partners GP, L.P.; Trian Partners, L.P.; Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.; Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.; Trian Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P.; Trian Partners Parallel Fund II GP, L.P. (the "LP Entities") is also a reporting person. Since the SEC's filing system will not accept CIK and CCC codes from more than ten joint filers of a report, the individual LP Entities have filed separately from this Form 4 and such filing relates to the same securities and transactions reported herein. Thus, in total, there are eleven (11) joint filers: Trian Fund Management, L.P.; Trian Partners General Partner, LLC; Trian Fund Management GP, LLC; Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC; Trian Partners Parallel Fund II General Partner, LLC; Trian Partners GP, L.P.; Trian Partners, L.P.; Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.; Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.; Trian Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P.; and Trian Partners Parallel Fund II GP, L.P. Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden are the members of Trian Fund Management GP, LLC and as such are in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions made each of the eleven (11) joint filers. Messrs. Peltz, May and Garden currently report their holdings and transactions in the Issuer's securities in separate filings. The transactions reported in this filing and the filing by the other joint filers are also reported in the filings made by each of Messrs. Peltz, May and Garden and in each case relate to the same securities. In addition, the holdings of securities of the Issuer reported in this filing and in the filing by the other joint filers are also reported in the filings made by each of Messrs. Peltz, May and Garden as indirectly owned by each of them and in each case relate to the same shares. Trian Fund Management, L.P., By: Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, General Partner, By: Edward P. Garden 2008-10-03 Edward P. Garden, member 2008-10-03 Edward P. Garden, member 2008-10-03 Edward P. Garden, member 2008-10-03 Edward P. Garden, member 2008-10-03 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----