-----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, TQbeSuBJKwEmLvvrDbm/qiCkXfOx6OxqNArm2A8KyicOCmB4uWpgq3ZD7MfMUdV3 9xjpam9EHOZR46FIH1icDg== 0000902664-08-002139.txt : 20080529 0000902664-08-002139.hdr.sgml : 20080529 20080529092634 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000902664-08-002139 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080529 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080529 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000105668 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812] IRS NUMBER: 310785108 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-18977 FILM NUMBER: 08865004 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4288 W DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD STREET 2: P O BOX 256 CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 BUSINESS PHONE: 6147643100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4288 WEST DUBLIN-GRANVILLE ROAD STREET 2: P O BOX 256 CITY: DUBLIN STATE: OH ZIP: 43017 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: 3G Capital Partners Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001421669 IRS NUMBER: 980467313 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O 3G CAPITAL INC. STREET 2: 800 THIRD AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 893-6727 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O 3G CAPITAL INC. STREET 2: 800 THIRD AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 SC 13G 1 p08-1044sc13g.txt WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------- SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Wendy's International, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, $0.10 par value (Title of Class of Securities) 950590109 (CUSIP Number) May 20, 2008 (Date of event which requires filing of this statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act. (Page 1 of 11 Pages) CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 2 of 11 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 3G Capital Partners Ltd. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,020,231 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** CO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 3 of 11 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 3G Capital Partners, L.P. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,020,231 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 4 of 11 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 3G Fund L.P. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,020,231 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** PN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 5 of 11 Pages - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Alexandre Behring - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP ** (a) [X] (b) [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Brazil - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF (5) SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ______________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY (6) SHARED VOTING POWER 6,020,231 OWNED BY ___________________________________________________________ EACH (7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORTING ______________________________________________________________ PERSON WITH (8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,020,231 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ** [ ] - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.7% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON ** IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 6 of 11 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: The name of the issuer is Wendy's International, Inc. (the "Company"). Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: The Company's principal executive offices are located at 4288 West Dublin-Granville Rd., P.O. Box 256, Dublin, Ohio 43017-0256. Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: This statement is filed by: (i) 3G Capital Partners Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("3G Capital Ltd."), with respect to the Shares owned by 3G Fund L.P. (as defined below) (the "3G Shares"); (ii) 3G Capital Partners, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("3G Capital L.P."), with respect to the 3G Shares; (iii) 3G Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the "3G Fund"), with respect to the to the 3G Shares; (iv) Alexandre Behring, with respect to the 3G Shares. The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is: (i) 3G Capital Partners Ltd.: 36A Dr Roy's Drive, P.O. Box 2510 George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies; (ii) 3G Capital Partners, L.P.: 36A Dr Roy's Drive, P.O. Box 2510 George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies; (iii) 3G Fund L.P.: 36A Dr Roy's Drive, P.O. Box 2510 George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies; (iv) Mr. Alexandre Behring: 800 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10022. CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 7 of 11 Pages Item 2(c). Citizenship: 3G Capital Ltd. is an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. 3G Capital L.P. and the 3G Fund L.P. are limited partnerships organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. Mr. Behring is a citizen of Brazil. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.10 par value (the "Common Stock") Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 950590109 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act, (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act, (c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act, (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E), (f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F), (g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G), (h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (i) [ ] Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box: [x] Item 4. Ownership. 3G Fund L.P. has the power to dispose of and the power to vote the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it, which power may be exercised by its general partner, 3G Capital L.P. 3G Capital Ltd., as general partner of 3G Capital L.P., directs 3G Capital L.P.'s operations. Neither 3G Capital CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 8 of 11 Pages L.P. nor 3G Capital Ltd. directly own any shares of Common Stock. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), 3G Capital L.P. and 3G Capital Ltd. may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by 3G Fund L.P. Mr. Behring, as managing director of 3G Capital Ltd., has shared power to vote the Common Stock beneficially owned by 3G Fund L.P. Mr. Behring does not directly own any shares of Common Stock. By reason of the provisions of Rule 13d-3 of the Act, Mr. Behring may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by 3G Fund L.P. A. 3G Capital Ltd., 3G Capital L.P. and 3G Fund L.P. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,020,231 (b) Percent of class: 6.7% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 87,651,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 5, 2008 as reflected in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 filed by the Company on May 8, 2008. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,020,231 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,020,231 B. Alexandre Behring (a) Amount beneficially owned: 6,020,231 (b) Percent of class: 6.7% The percentages used herein and in the rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 87,651,000 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of May 5, 2008 as reflected in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 filed by the Company on May 8, 2008. (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: 0 (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 6,020,231 (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,020,231 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not applicable. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. 3G Capital L.P., the general partner of 3G Fund L.P., has the power to direct the affairs of 3G Fund L.P., including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the sale of Common Stock. Mr. Behring is CUSIP No. 950590109 13G Page 9 of 11 Pages managing director of 3G Capital Ltd., the managing partner of 3G Capital L.P., and in that capacity directs 3G Capital L.P.'s operations. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not applicable. Item 10. Certification. Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification: By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. CUSIP No. 950590909 13G Page 10 of 11 Pages SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: May 28, 2008 3G CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: 3G Capital Partners Ltd. Its: General Partner /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director 3G CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director 3G FUND L.P. By: 3G Capital Partners, L.P. Its: General Partner By: 3G Capital Partners Ltd. Its: General Partner /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------ Alexandre Behring CUSIP No. 950590909 13G Page 11 of 11 Pages EXHIBIT 1 JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k) The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. DATED: May 28, 2008 3G CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director 3G CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By: 3G Capital Partners Ltd. Its: General Partner /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director 3G FUND L.P. By: 3G Capital Partners, L.P. Its: General Partner By: 3G Capital Partners Ltd. Its: General Partner /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring Managing Director /s/ Alexandre Behring ------------------------------ Alexandre Behring -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----