0001209191-16-110425.txt : 20160324 0001209191-16-110425.hdr.sgml : 20160324 20160324165519 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-16-110425 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160212 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160324 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160324 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wendy's Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000030697 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810] IRS NUMBER: 380471180 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0101 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 BUSINESS PHONE: (614) 764-3100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080926 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GARDEN EDWARD P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001257864 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02207 FILM NUMBER: 161527759 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 280 PARK AVE STREET 2: 41ST FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-02-12 0 0000030697 Wendy's Co WEN 0001257864 GARDEN EDWARD P 280 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2016-02-12 4 M 0 4000 5.20 A 239081 D Common Stock 2016-02-12 4 F 0 2227 9.34 D 236854 D Common Stock 2016-02-12 4 M 0 8000 5.24 A 244854 D Common Stock 2016-02-12 4 F 0 4489 9.34 D 240365 D Common Stock 40792537 I By Trian Partners Stock Option (right to buy) 5.20 2016-02-12 4 M 0 4000 0.00 D 2018-09-15 Common Stock 4000 0 D Stock Option (right to buy) 5.24 2016-02-12 4 M 0 8000 0.00 D 2018-09-15 Common Stock 8000 0 D Trian Fund Management, L.P ("Trian Management") serves as 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 Strategic Investment Fund, L.P. ("Strategic Fund" and collectively, the "Trian Funds"), and as such determines the investment and voting decisions of the Trian Funds with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by them. Mr. Garden is a member of Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Trian Management, and as such is in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions made by Trian Management on behalf of the Trian Funds. Mr. Garden is also a member of Trian Partners General Partner, LLC ("Trian GP LLC"), the general partner of Trian Partners GP, L.P. ("Trian GP"), and as such is in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions made by Trian GP LLC on behalf of Trian GP. (FN 1, contd.) Accordingly, Mr. Garden may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) the shares beneficially owned by the Trian Funds and Trian GP. Mr. Garden disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. The option vested in two equal installments on September 15, 2009 and September 15, 2010. Stuart I. Rosen, Attorney-In-Fact for Edward P. Garden 2016-03-24