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Issuer:     Wendy's Co (WEN)
CIK:        0000030697
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-215257
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wendy's Chairman Nelson Peltz resigns board; Arthur Winkleblack named Chairman
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- Nelson Peltz resigned from Wendy's Board effective Sept 6, 2024 to focus on Trian Fund Management and other board commitments.
- Peltz appointed Chairman Emeritus; he was non-executive Chairman since 2007 and Trian owns ~15.3% of WEN shares.
- Arthur Winkleblack, previously Lead Independent Director, appointed non-executive Chairman and Chairman of Executive Committee.
- Board size reduced from 12 to 11 directors; Peter W. May and Matthew H. Peltz remain as Senior Vice Chairman and Vice Chairman.
- CEO Kirk Tanner expressed confidence in Winkleblack and noted Peltz's continued support as a significant shareholder.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524215257/0001193125-24-215257-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312524215257/d893397d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-215257

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