SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-049694
Wendy's Co · WEN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Peter W May
Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
Jun 1, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Jun 3, 2015 · 5:10 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000030697
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Jun 1, 2015 | A | 7,599 | $0.00 | A | 8,326,539 | D | |
| Common StockF1,F2 | holding | — | — | — | 64,800,245 | I | By Trian Partners |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Trian Fund Management, L.P ("Trian Management") serves as the management company for Trian Partners, L.P. ("Trian Onshore"), Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P. ("Trian Offshore"), Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P. ("Parallel Fund I") and Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund, L.P. ("Strategic Fund" and 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. May 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. Mr. May 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.
- F2(FN 2, contd.) Accordingly, Mr. May 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. May 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.