Wendy's Co — Director's Dealing 2017

Jun 7, 2017

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Wendy's Co (WEN)
CIK: 0000030697
Period of Report: 2017-06-05

Reporting Person: GARDEN EDWARD P (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2017-06-05	Common Stock	S	5500000	$15.97	Disposed	39035921	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	240365	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Management") serves as the management company for Trian Partners, L.P., Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P., Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G II L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-G III, L.P., Trian Partners Strategic Fund-K, L.P., and Trian Partners Strategic Fund-C, Ltd. (collectively, the "Trian Entities"), and as such determines the investment and voting decisions of the Trian Entities 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 Entities.

F3: (FN 2, contd.) 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.
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 Entities 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.