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Issuer:     Wendy's Co (WEN)
CIK:        0000030697
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-321131
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wendy's issues $450M 5.422% notes; refinances near-term debt and amends indenture
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- Issued $450M Series 2025-1 5.422% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2, due 2055 (anticipated 2032).
- Proceeds to repay Series 2019-1 3.783% notes and 7% debentures maturing Dec 2025, plus fees and general corporate purposes.
- Amended base indenture to increase flexibility on asset disposition proceeds and debt incurrence thresholds.
- Notes secured by franchise agreements, real estate, and intellectual property of securitization entities; non-recourse to Wendy's parent.
- Amended management agreement to allow greater debt incurrence by Company without leverage test.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312525321131/0001193125-25-321131-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312525321131/d561958d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-321131

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