UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2021 (May 18, 2021)

THE WENDY’S COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant, as specified in its charter)

(614) 764-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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On May 18, 2021, The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected each of the 11 director nominees; (ii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021; (iii) approved an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation; and (iv) approved the stockholder proposal requesting a report on the protection of workers in the Company’s supply chain. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2021.

The proposal to elect each of the 11 nominees to serve as a director of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, was approved. Each nominee received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such nominee’s respective election. Voting results for the nominees were as follows:

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for this proposal were as follows: (i) 180,288,088 votes for; (ii) 2,119,406 votes against; and (iii) 375,292 abstentions.

The proposal to approve an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for this proposal were as follows: (i) 156,159,268 votes for; (ii) 2,863,481 votes against; (iii) 1,238,540 abstentions; and (iv) 22,521,497 broker non-votes.

The stockholder proposal requesting a report on the protection of workers in the Company’s supply chain was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The voting results for this proposal were as follows: (i) 151,174,213 votes for; (ii) 7,474,784 votes against; (iii) 1,612,292 abstentions; and (iv) 22,521,497 broker non-votes.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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