Wendy's Co — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2018

Apr 20, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on June 5, 2018.

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Meeting Type: 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
For holders as of: April 9, 2018
Date: June 5,
2018 Time: 10:00 a.m. (EDT)
Location: The Wendy’s
Company Thomas Conference Center One Dave Thomas Boulevard Dublin, Ohio 43017
You are receiving this Notice because you hold shares of stock in The Wendy’s Company. This is not a ballot. You cannot use this Notice
to vote these shares. This Notice presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper or e-mail copy at no charge (see reverse side for details). We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
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	— Before You Vote — How to Access the Proxy Materials — Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:	Admission Ticket
	NOTICE OF 2018 ANNUAL MEETING, PROXY STATEMENT
AND 2017 ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS How to View Online: Have the control number that is printed in the box marked by the arrow (located on the following page) available and visit: www.proxyvote.com. How to Request and
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card that contains instructions on how to transmit your voting instructions by telephone. Vote By Mail: You can vote by mail by requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card and a
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proxy prior to the meeting, even if you plan to attend the meeting in person. Directions to the meeting are available on the Company’s website at www.wendys.com/who-we-are.

Voting Items

Notice is hereby given that the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Wendy’s Company will be held at the Thomas Conference Center located at the Company’s corporate offices, One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio 43017, on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), for the following purposes:

| Election of Directors | | The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3: — 2. | Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm for 2018. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nominees: | | | |
| 1a. | Nelson Peltz | 3. | Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. |
| 1b. | Peter W. May | If any other matter properly comes
before the meeting, shares represented by properly submitted proxies will be voted on such matter in the discretion of the persons named as proxies in the Company’s proxy card for the meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 9,
2018, the record date for the meeting, are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the meeting. | |
| 1c. | Kristin A. Dolan | | |
| 1d. | Kenneth W. Gilbert | | |
| 1e. | Dennis M. Kass | | |
| 1f. | Joseph A. Levato | | |
| 1g. | Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin | | |
| 1h. | Matthew H. Peltz | | |
| 1i. | Todd A. Penegor | | |
| 1j. | Peter H. Rothschild | | |
| 1k. | Arthur B. Winkleblack | | |