Wendy's Co — Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Mar 9, 2010

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20 549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 36)*

WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.10 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

950587 105

(CUSIP Number)

PETER W. MAY 280 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 TEL. NO.: (212) 451-3000 BRIAN L. SCHORR, ESQ. CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P. 280 PARK AVENUE, 41 st FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017 TEL. NO.:(212) 451-3000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 4, 2010

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨ .

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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 (however, see the Notes).

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON NELSON
PELTZ | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS Not
applicable | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United
States | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 101,141,004 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 15,944,581 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 101,141,004 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 22.79% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON PETER
W. MAY | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS Not
applicable | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United
States | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 101,034,189 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 8,263,113 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 101,034,189 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 22.76% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON EDWARD
P. GARDEN | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS Not
Applicable | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United
States | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 238,994 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 238,994 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 76,862,139 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.32% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Fund Management, L.P. S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3454182 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 76,623,145 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.26% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Fund Management GP, LLC S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3454087 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 76,623,145 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 76,623,145 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 17.26% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners GP, L.P. S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3453775 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 74,703,830 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 74,703,830 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 74,703,830 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 16.83% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners General Partner, LLC S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3453595 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 74,703,830 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 74,703,830 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 74,703,830 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 16.83% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners, L.P. S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3453988 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 19,754,841 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 19,754,841 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 19,754,841 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.45% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners Master Fund, L.P. S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 98-0468601 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman
Islands | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 54,923,668 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 54,923,668 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 54,923,668 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 12.37% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P. S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3694154 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 1,919,315 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 1,919,315 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 1,919,315 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.43% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON PN | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON Trian
Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner, LLC S.S.
OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 20-3694293 | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) [] (b) [] |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | SOURCE
OF FUNDS OO | |
| 5 | CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e) | [] |
| 6 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 7 | SOLE
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 8 | SHARED
VOTING POWER (See Item 5) 1,919,315 |
| | 9 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 0 |
| | 10 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER (See Item 5) 1,919,315 |
| 11 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON (See Item
5) 1,919,315 | |
| 12 | CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | [] |
| 13 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.43% * | |
| 14 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON OO | |

• This percentage is calculated based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010.

AMENDMENT NO. 36 TO SCHEDULE 13D

This Amendment No. 36 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D dated October 13, 1992 (the “ Original Statement ”), as amended and restated by Amendment No. 6 dated May 3, 1993, as amended by Amendment No. 7 dated February 14, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 8 dated October 13, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 9 dated March 12, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 10 dated May 4, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 11 dated November 12, 2002, as amended by Amendment No. 12 dated April 25, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 13 dated July 1, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 14 dated September 24, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 15 dated December 4, 2003, as amended by Amendment No. 16 dated January 15, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 17 dated April 20, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 18 dated June 29, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 19 dated July 23, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 20 dated May 23, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 21 dated January 6, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 22 dated February 23, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 23 dated December 26, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 24 dated April 23, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 25 dated September 16, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 26 dated September 23, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 27 dated September 25, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 28 dated October 1, 2008 (“ Amendment 28 ”), as amended by Amendment No. 29 dated October 8, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 30 dated November 6, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 31 dated November 25, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 32 dated December 5, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 33 dated December 8, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 34 dated December 11, 2008, and as amended by Amendment 35 dated April 1, 2009 (“ Amendment 35 ”) (the Original Statement, as so amended shall be known as the “ Statement ”), with respect to the (i) the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (the " Company ," formerly known as Triarc Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Triarc ”) and successor by merger to Triarc Companies, Inc., an Ohio corporation formerly named DWG Corporation) for periods commencing on or after May 28, 2009, (ii) the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of Triarc (through September 29, 2008, the date of the closing of the acquisition of Wendy’s described in Item 4) and of the Company for the period commencing on September 30, 2008 and ending on May 27, 2009 (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), and (iii) for periods prior to September 30, 2008, the Class B Common Stock, Series 1, par value $.10 per share, of Triarc (the “ Class B Common Stock ”). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Statement.

Except as set forth below, there are no changes to the information set forth in the Statement. As noted in Amendment Nos. 14 through 28, all references in the Statement (through Amendment 35) to “Common Stock” shall be deemed to refer to the Class A Common Stock of Triarc through September 29, 2008, the date of the closing of the acquisition of Wendy’s (see Item 4).

The Filing Persons are filing this Amendment 36 to the Original Statement to report an increase in their respective beneficial ownership percentages of Common Stock resulting from a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, as recently reported by the Company in its Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Identity and Background

Item 2 is amended by deleting all references to Trian Partners Parallel Fund II, L.P., Trian Partners Parallel Fund II GP, L.P. and Trian Partners Parallel Fund II General Partner, LLC which no longer beneficially own any shares of the Company and are no longer Filing Persons.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(1) Part (a) through (c) of Item 5 of the Statement is amended by deleting (i) the eleventh through seventeenth paragraphs thereof and replacing them with the following:

Mr. Peltz directly owns and has the sole power to dispose of and the shared power to vote 15,944,581 shares of Common Stock. Included in such shares are 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by the NP 2009 GRAT, a trust of which Mr. Peltz is the sole trustee. Mr. May directly owns and has the sole power to dispose of and the shared power to vote 8,263,113 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Garden directly owns and has the sole power to dispose of and vote 238,994 shares of Common Stock.

The Peltz L.P. is the beneficial owner of 70,650 shares of Common Stock. The general partner of the Peltz L.P. is a limited liability company of which Claudia Peltz, Mr. Peltz's wife, is the sole member. In addition, Mr. Peltz's minor children are the beneficial owners of 600 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Peltz may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by the Peltz L.P. and his minor children. Mr. Peltz disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

The Peltz Family Foundation is the beneficial owner of 238,915 shares of Common Stock. Mr. and Mrs. Peltz, one of their adult children and an unrelated person serve as the trustees of the Peltz Family Foundation. Mr. Peltz disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

The May Family Foundation is the beneficial owner of 203,350 shares of Common Stock. Mr. and Mrs. May and their two adult children serve as the directors of the May Family Foundation. Mr. May may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by the May Family Foundation. Mr. May disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, Mr. Peltz may also be deemed to share voting power (but has no dispositive power) with respect to 8,263,113 shares of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. May (excluding shares beneficially owned by the May Family Foundation), and Mr. May may also be deemed to share voting power (but has no dispositive power) with respect to 15,944,581 shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Peltz (excluding shares beneficially owned by the Peltz L.P., Mr. Peltz's minor children and the Peltz Family Foundation). Accordingly, Mr. Peltz may be deemed to beneficially own such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. May, and Mr. May may be deemed to beneficially own such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. Peltz.

Trian Onshore directly owns 19,754,841 shares of Common Stock, Trian Master Fund directly owns 54,923,668 shares of Common Stock, Parallel Fund I directly owns 1,919,315 shares of Common Stock, and Trian GP directly owns 25,321 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Peltz and Mr. May and Mr. Garden, by virtue of their relationships to Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Parallel Fund I, Trian GP and Trian GP LLC (discussed in Item 2), may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to, and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Parallel Fund I and Trian GP. Mr. Peltz, Mr. May and Mr. Garden disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.

As a result, Mr. Peltz may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 101,141,004 shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. May, the Peltz L.P. Mr. Peltz's minor children, the Peltz Family Foundation, Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Trian GP and Parallel Fund I, but excluding shares beneficially owned by the May Family Foundation), representing approximately 22.79% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. In addition, Mr. May may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 101,034,189 shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the May Family Foundation, Mr. Peltz, Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Trian GP, and Parallel Fund I, but excluding shares beneficially owned by the Peltz L.P., Mr. Peltz's minor children and the Peltz Family Foundation), representing approximately 22.76% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. Mr. Garden may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 76,862,139 shares of Common Stock (including shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Parallel Fund I and Trian GP), representing approximately 17.32% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.

(2) Item 5 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting Parts (a) and (b) of Item 5 of Amendment 35 and replacing them with the following:

(a) As of 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 9, 2010, the Filing Persons beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 101,583,348 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 22.89% of the outstanding Common Stock (based upon 443,829,031 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 26, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 4, 2010).

(b) Each of Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Parallel Fund I and Trian GP beneficially and directly owns and has sole voting power and sole dispositive power with regard to 19,754,841, 54,923,668, 1,919,315 and 25,321 shares of Common Stock, respectively, in each case except to the extent that other Filing Persons as described in the Statement may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to such shares.

Each of Trian GP, Trian GP LLC, Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, by virtue of their relationships to Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund and Parallel Fund I (discussed in Item 2), may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to, and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), all of the shares of Common Stock that Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund and Parallel Fund I directly and beneficially own. Each of Trian GP, Trian GP LLC, Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes. Each of Trian GP LLC, Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, by virtue of their relationships to Trian GP (discussed in Item 2), may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to, and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), all of the shares of Common Stock that Trian GP directly and beneficially owns. Each of Trian GP LLC, Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes. Each of Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, by virtue of their relationships to Trian GP LLC (discussed in Item 2), may be deemed to have shared voting power and shared dispositive power with regard to, and therefore may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), all of the shares of Common Stock that Trian GP LLC directly and beneficially owns. Each of Trian Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares for all other purposes.

Parallel Fund II, Parallel Fund II GP and Parallel Fund II GP, LLC no longer beneficially own any shares of Common Stock and will no longer be Filing Persons.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: March 9, 2010

TRIAN PARTNERS GP, L.P.

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

TRIAN PARTNERS GENERAL PARTNER, LLC

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

TRIAN PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Trian Partners GP, L.P., its general partner

By: Trian Partners General Partner, LLC, its general partner

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

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TRIAN PARTNERS MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Trian Partners GP, L.P., its general partner

By: Trian Partners General Partner, LLC, its general partner

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

TRIAN PARTNERS PARALLEL FUND I, L.P.

By: Trian Partners Parallel Fund I General Partner LLC, its general partner

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

TRIAN PARTNERS PARALLEL FUND I GENERAL PARTNER, LLC

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT GP, LLC

By: /s/PETER W. MAY

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

/s/NELSON PELTZ

Nelson Peltz

/s/PETER W. MAY

Peter W. May

/s/EDWARD P. GARDEN

Edward P. Garden

Common Stock: CUSIP No. 950587 105

EXHIBIT INDEX

| EXHIBIT | DESCRIPTION | PAGE
NO. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 1992 by and between the
Purchaser, Posner, Posner Trust and Security Management. | Filed
with Original Statement |
| 2 | Exchange
Agreement dated as of October 12, 1992 between the Company and Security
Management. | Filed
with Original Statement |
| 3 | Agreement
dated as of October 1, 1992 between the Company and the
Purchaser. | Filed
with Original Statement |
| 4 | Agreement
of Limited Partnership of the Purchaser dated as of September 25,
1992. | Filed
with Original Statement |
| 5 | Joint
Filing Agreement of the Purchaser, Peltz and May. | Filed
with Amendment No. 14 |
| 6 | Memorandum
of Understanding, dated January 21, 1993, by and between the Purchaser and
William A. Ehrman, individually and derivatively on behalf of
SEPSCO. | Filed
with Amendment No. 2 |
| 7 | Letter
dated January 25, 1993 from Steven Posner to the Purchaser Filed with
Amendment (including proposed terms and conditions of Consulting Agreement
to be No. 2 entered into between the Company and Steven
Posner). | Filed
with Amendment No. 2 |
| 8 | Undertaking
and Agreement, dated February 9, 1993, executed by the
Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 3 |
| 9 | Amendment
No. 3 dated as of April 14, 1993 to Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 4 |
| 10 | Citibank
Loan Documents (Exhibits and Schedule omitted). | Filed
with Amendment No. 4 |
| 11 | Republic
Loan Documents (Exhibits and Schedules omitted). | Filed
with Amendment No. 4 |
| 12 | Pledge
and Security Agreement, dated as of April 5, 1993, between the Purchaser
and Citibank. | Filed
with Amendment No. 5 |
| 13 | Custodial
Loan Documents. | Filed
with Amendment No. 5 |
| 14 | Agreement,
dated May 2, 1994 among Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Leon
Kalvaria. | Filed
with Amendment No. 6 |
| 15 | Amended
and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of July 25, 1994
between the Purchaser and Citibank. | Filed
with Amendment No. 6 |
| 16 | Amendment
No. 1 dated as of November 15, 1992 to Agreement of Limited
Partnership of the Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 7 |
| 17 | Amendment
No. 2 dated as of March 1, 1993 to Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 7 |
| 18 | Amendment
No. 4 dated a January 1, 1995 to Agreement of Limited Partnership of
the Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 7 |
| 19 | Amendment
No. 5 dated as of January 1, 1996 to Agreement of Limited Partnership
of the Purchaser. | Filed
with Amendment No. 7 |
| 20 | BOA
Loan documents, as amended (Exhibits and Schedules
omitted). | Filed
with Amendment No. 22 |
| 21 | Letter,
dated October 12, 1998, from Messrs. Nelson Peltz and Peter W. May to the
Company. | Filed
with Amendment No. 8 |
| 22 | Press
release, issued by the Company, dated October 12, 1998. | Filed
with Amendment No. 8 |
| 23 | Letter,
dated October 12, 1998, from the Company to Messrs. Nelson Peltz and Peter
W. May. | Filed
with Amendment No. 8 |
| 24 | Press
release issued by the Company, dated March 10, 1999. | Filed
with Amendment No. 9 |
| 25 | Amended
and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Purchaser, amended
and restated as of November 11, 2002. | Filed
with Amendment No. 11 |
| 26 | Pledge
Agreement dated April 2, 2001, made by Peltz Family Limited Partnership,
in favor of Bank of America, N.A. | Filed
with Amendment No. 13 |
| 27 | Pledge
and Security Agreement dated April 2, 2003, made by Peter W. May, in favor
of Bank of America, N.A. (Schedule II omitted). | Filed
with Amendment No. 13 |
| 28 | Voting
Agreement, dated June 26, 2004, by and among Messrs. Nelson Peltz, Peter
W. May and Gregory H. Sachs. | Filed
with Amendment No. 18 |
| 29 | Voting
Agreement dated July 23, 2004, between Messrs. Nelson Peltz and Peter W.
May. | Filed
with Amendment No. 19 |
| 30 | Pledge
and Security Agreement dated July 23, 2004, made by Nelson Peltz, in favor
of Bank of America, N.A., as amended (Schedule I
omitted). | Filed
with Amendment No. 22 |
| 31 | Amendment
No. 1 to Pledge and Security Agreement dated July 23, 2004, made by
Peter W. May, in favor of Bank of America, N.A. | Filed
with Amendment No. 19 |
| 32 | Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated April 23, 2008, by and among Triarc, Wendy’s and
Green Merger Sub. | Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29,
2008. |
| 33 | Voting
Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2008, by and among the Company, Nelson
Peltz and Peter W. May. | Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29,
2008. |
| 34 | Joint
Filing Agreement of the Filing Persons. | Filed
with Amendment No. 25. |
| 35 | Amended
and Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2008, by and among
the Company, Nelson Peltz and Peter W. May . | Incorporated
by reference to Annex J to the Company's Prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 20, 2008. |
| 36 | Joint
Filing Agreement of the Filing Persons. | Filed
with Amendment 28. |
| 37 | Amendment
No. 1 to Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2009, by and among the Company,
Trian Onshore, Trian Master Fund, Parallel Fund I, Parallel Fund II, Trian
Management, Trian Management GP, Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P.
Garden. | Filed
with Amendment 35. |