| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Wendy's Co [ WEN ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/05/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/05/2017 | S | 5,500,000(1) | D | $15.97 | 39,035,921 | I | Please see explanation below(2)(3)(4) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The sales reported in this Form 4 were principally in connection with the sale of all of the shares of common stock of the issuer owned directly by one of the funds managed by Trian Management (as defined below) in connection with the upcoming expiration of the eight-year term of such fund. |
| 2. Trian Fund Management GP, LLC ("Trian Management GP") is the general partner (the "GP") of Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Management"), which 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"), Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II, L.P. ("Fund-G II"),Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III, L.P. ("Fund-G III"), Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, L.P. ("Fund-K") and Trian Partners Strategic Fund-C, Ltd. ("Fund-C" and collectively, the "Trian Funds"). |
| 3. (FN 2, contd.) Trian Partners General Partner, LLC is the GP of Trian Partners GP, L.P. ("Trian GP"), which is the GP of Trian Onshore and Trian Offshore. Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC is the GP of Parallel Fund I, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II General Partner, LLC is the GP of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II GP, L.P., which is the GP of Fund-G II, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III General Partner, LLC is the GP of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III GP, L.P., which is the GP of Fund-G III, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K General Partner, LLC is the GP of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, GP, L.P., which is the GP of Fund-K and Trian Partners Strategic Fund C General Partner, LLC is the GP of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-C GP, L.P., which is the GP of the feeder fund to Fund-C. |
| 4. 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. |
| Remarks: |
| Each of Trian Management GP, Trian Partners General Partner, LLC, Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II General Partner, LLC, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III General Partner, LLC, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K General Partner, LLC, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-C General Partner, LLC (collectively, the "GP LLC Entities") and Trian GP, Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II GP, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III GP, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K GP, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-C GP, L.P. (collectively, the "GP 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 GP LLC Entities and the GP Entities have filed separate Form 4s that relate to the same securities and transactions reported herein. Thus, in total, there are 22 joint filers: the GP LLC Entities, the GP Entities, Trian Fund Management, L.P. and each of the other persons that is a signatory to this Form 4. Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden are in a position to determine the investment and voting decisions made on behalf of each of the 22 joint filers. Matthew Peltz ("M. Peltz") is a limited partner in the GP Entities and a member of the GP LLC Entities and as such has an indirect interest in the shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Trian Funds, the GP Entities and the GP LLC Entities. Messrs. Peltz, May, Garden and M. Peltz currently report their holdings and transactions in the Issuer's securities in separate filings. The holdings of securities of the Issuer and the transactions reported in this filing and in the filings by the other joint filers are also reported in the filings made by each of Messrs. Peltz, May, Garden and M. Peltz and in each case relate to the same securities (reported as indirectly held by them) and transactions. |
| Trian Fund Management, L.P., By: Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, General Partner, By: Edward P. Garden | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of the general partner of Trian Partners, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of the general partner of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of the general partner of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, member of the general partner of the general partner of Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, L.P. | 06/07/2017 | |
| Edward P. Garden, Director | 06/07/2017 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||