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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-060013
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150218
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150224
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150224

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wendy's Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000030697
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810]
		IRS NUMBER:				380471180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02207
		FILM NUMBER:		15643564

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(614) 764-3100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD
		CITY:			DUBLIN
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20080926

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRIARC COMPANIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19931109

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DWG CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;24, 2015 (February 18, 2015) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE WENDY&#146;S COMPANY </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-2207</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>38-0471180</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>One Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, Ohio</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>43017</B></TD></TR>
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name or former address, if changed since last report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;18, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) of The Wendy&#146;s Company (the &#147;Company&#148;), upon the
recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Michelle &#147;Mich&#148; Mathews-Spradlin to serve as a director of the Company effective as of
February&nbsp;19, 2015. Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin will serve as a member of the Board until the Company&#146;s 2015 annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is elected and qualified, or until her earlier death, resignation, retirement,
disqualification or removal. Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin has not been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board at this time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
her capacity as a non-management director of the Company, Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin will receive the same compensation as the other non-management directors of the Company. The Company&#146;s compensation program for non-management directors was
described in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;11, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There were no arrangements or understandings between Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin and any other persons pursuant to which
Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin was selected as a director. Neither Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin nor any member of her immediate family has had (or proposes to have) a direct or indirect interest in any transaction in which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries was (or is proposed to be) a participant that would be required to be disclosed under Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A
copy of the press release announcing Ms.&nbsp;Mathews-Spradlin&#146;s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dana Klein</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President &#150; Corporate and Securities</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Counsel, and Assistant Secretary</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dublin, Ohio (February
24, 2015) &#150; The Wendy&#146;s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the size of the Board from 10 to 11 members and elected Michelle &#147;Mich&#148; Mathews-Spradlin to serve as a director of the
Company effective immediately. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to her retirement in 2011, Mathews-Spradlin worked at Microsoft Corporation for 18 years, where she served, among
other roles, as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President. In this position, she oversaw the company&#146;s global marketing function and built demand for the technology brands, including Windows, Office, Xbox, Bing and Internet Explorer.
She oversaw a multi-billion dollar marketing budget and a department of several thousand people. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman Nelson Peltz said Mathews-Spradlin provides the
Wendy&#146;s Board with extensive experience in global brand management and a deep understanding of the technology industry. &#147;We are thrilled to have someone with Mich&#146;s impressive background and qualifications serve on our Board,&#148;
Peltz said. &#147;We are especially excited about her experience in digital media and marketing strategy, as well as her in-depth understanding of consumer-facing technology.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mathews-Spradlin grew up in England and attended Brighton University, where she received a Bachelor&#146;s degree in Business Management. After graduation,
she spent three years in various capacities at General Motors and then began her career with Microsoft as a communications consultant in the United Kingdom. She later joined Microsoft as a full-time employee in 1993 as head of the corporate public
relations function. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to her Board seat at Wendy&#146;s, Mathews sits on the Digital Advisory Board of Unilever N.V., and the Boards of Oanda
Corporation, True [X] Media and Bitium, Inc. She also serves as Executive-in-Residence at the University of Southern California&#146;s Annenberg School of Journalism and Communications. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About The Wendy&#146;s Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Wendy&#146;s Company
is the world&#146;s third-largest quick-service hamburger company. The Wendy&#146;s system includes more than 6,500 franchise and Company-operated restaurants in the United States and 28 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. For more
information, visit aboutwendys.com or wendys.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investor contact: </P>
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