Wendy's Co — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2010

Apr 9, 2010

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* Exercise Your Right to Vote *Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on May 27, 2010.

WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC.	Meeting Information
	Meeting Type:	Annual Meeting
	For holders as of:	April 1, 2010
	Date: May 27, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST ATLANTA, GA 30338	Location:	W New York 541 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022
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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the election of the nominees listed and “FOR” each proposal, except the stockholder proposal regarding poultry slaughter (Proposal 4), which the Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST.”

1.
Nominees:
01)	Nelson Peltz	07)	J. Randolph Lewis
02)	Peter W. May	08)	Peter H. Rothschild
03)	Clive Chajet	09)	David E. Schwab II
04)	Edward P. Garden	10)	Roland C. Smith
05)	Janet Hill	11)	Raymond S. Troubh
06)	Joseph A. Levato	12)	Jack G. Wasserman

2.	To approve the Company’s 2010 Omnibus Award Plan.
3.	To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
the Company’s independent registered public accountants for 2010.
4.	To vote on a stockholder proposal regarding poultry slaughter.

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