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The Wendy's Company files SEC reports that document its quick-service restaurant system, Nasdaq-listed common stock, operating results, governance matters, and capital structure. Its 8-K filings cover quarterly and annual results, Regulation FD disclosures, material agreements, shareholder voting matters, and other company events tied to franchise operations, restaurant sales, royalties, fees, and advertising funds.
WEN filings also include proxy materials covering board and shareholder governance, ownership-related disclosures such as Schedule 13D amendments, and financing records for subsidiary-issued securitized notes. Those financing disclosures describe collateral tied to franchise-related agreements, real estate assets, and intellectual property and license agreements within the Wendy's system.
Wendy's director and 10% owner Peter W. May reported receiving 5,704 shares of common stock on January 5, 2026. The shares were issued at $8.37 per share under the company’s 2020 Omnibus Award Plan in lieu of his quarterly Board and Board committee cash retainer fees, with the price based on the average closing price over the 20 trading days before the payment date.
Following this grant, May directly beneficially owned 5,537,881 Wendy’s shares. The filing also reports 14,943,466 shares indirectly beneficially owned through Trian Partners, where Trian Fund Management, L.P. and May may be deemed to share investment and voting power, while disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.
The Wendy's Company reported new equity awards for an executive. A company officer, serving as Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer, received several grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) on December 15, 2025, including 29, 74, 205 and 1,024 RSUs, each with an exercise price of $0 and each representing the right to receive one share of common stock.
The RSUs are described as dividend equivalent units and increase the officer’s beneficial ownership of derivative securities to 79,586 RSUs following the reported transactions. The awards vest over time, with portions scheduled to vest on August 5, 2026 and 2027, August 11, 2026, and August 12 in 2026, 2027 and 2028, in each case contingent on the officer’s continued employment with the company on the applicable vesting dates.
The Wendy's Company Chief People Officer reports additional restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to dividend equivalents. On 12/15/2025, Mr. O'Brien received several RSU grants credited as dividend equivalent units, including 312, 31, 85, 243 and 1,216 RSUs, all at a price of $0.
Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Wendy's common stock. After these grants, Mr. O'Brien beneficially owned 112,816 derivative securities in the form of RSUs. The units have different vesting schedules, generally requiring continued employment through future dates in March 2026 and in August 2026, 2027 and 2028.
The Wendy's Company reported a Form 4 transaction for its U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, identified as an officer of the company. On 12/15/2025, she received multiple grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) with tandem dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights, each RSU representing a right to receive one share of common stock at no cash cost.
The new RSUs reflect dividend equivalent units added to several existing equity awards, in amounts including 11, 147, 35, 89, 532, 179 and 896 units, all settled in common stock. After these transactions, she beneficially owned 112,956 derivative securities tied to Wendy's common stock.
The RSUs have staggered vesting schedules between August 2026 and August 2028, with various awards vesting in one or more installments and all vesting remaining subject to Ms. Radkoski’s continued employment with the company on the applicable vesting dates.
The Wendy's Company executive reports new stock-based awards. On December 15, 2025, the company's Chief Information Officer received several grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to common stock dividend equivalents, in amounts of 11, 39, 175, 148 and 736 units at a price of $0 per unit. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Wendy's common stock, and following these transactions the executive beneficially owned 66,171 derivative securities in the form of RSUs held directly.
The RSUs carry dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights and will vest over time, subject to the executive’s continued employment. The vesting schedule runs through dates including February 20, 2026, 2027 and 2028 and August 5, 2026 and 2027, as well as August 11, 2026 and August 12, 2026, 2027 and 2028, reflecting a mix of remaining single and multiple installment vesting conditions.
The Wendy's Company reported an insider equity award for its Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Thuerk. On December 15, 2025, she received several grants of restricted stock units (RSUs) that represent dividend equivalent units, each linked to one share of Wendy's common stock and carrying tandem dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights.
The RSUs have no exercise price and convert into common shares if vesting conditions are met. The awards vest over multiple future dates, including a remaining installment on August 11, 2026, two equal installments on August 5, 2026 and 2027, one installment on December 18, 2027, three equal installments on August 12, 2026, 2027 and 2028, and two equal installments on August 12, 2026 and 2027, in each case subject to her continued employment with the company.
The Wendy's Company reported that its President, International received multiple grants of restricted stock units as dividend equivalents on December 15, 2025. These restricted stock units carry tandem dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights and each unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Wendy's common stock at no cash cost to the executive.
The filing explains that portions of these restricted stock units, including a grant of 1,946 units, will vest over time if the executive remains employed. Vesting dates run through August 2028, with some awards vesting in one remaining installment in August 2026, others in two equal installments in August 2026 and 2027, and others in three equal installments in August 2026, 2027 and 2028.
Wendy's Co reported an equity award transaction for an executive officer on a Form 4. The reporting person is an officer serving as Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, and the filing covers derivative securities in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) tied to the company’s common stock.
On December 15, 2025, the officer received RSUs classified as dividend equivalent units at a price of $0 per unit, with underlying common stock in amounts of 254, 285, and 1,428 shares. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. These RSUs carry tandem dividend equivalent rights and tax withholding rights.
The vesting schedules vary: one tranche vests in full on September 16, 2027, another vests in three equal installments on August 12, 2026, 2027 and 2028, and another vests in two equal installments on August 12, 2026 and 2027, in each case subject to the officer’s continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.
Wendy's CoDecember 15, 2025, he received three separate grants of dividend-equivalent restricted stock units covering 299, 285, and 2,561 units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock at no exercise price. These units carry dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights.
The units have different vesting schedules. One grant vests in full on December 2, 2027, another vests in three equal installments on August 12, 2026, 2027, and 2028, and the third vests in two equal installments on August 12, 2026 and 2027, all subject to Mr. Cook’s continued employment with the company on the applicable vesting dates.
Wendy's CoDecember 15, 2025, he received two grants of restricted stock units as dividend equivalents tied to existing awards. One grant was for 2,388 restricted stock units and the other for 385 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share of Wendy's common stock per unit at no cash exercise price.
The filing shows these units carry tandem dividend equivalent and tax withholding rights. The 2,388 units are scheduled to vest in full on July 22, 2027, while the 385 units vest in three equal installments on August 12, 2026, 2027 and 2028, in each case contingent on Mr. Suerken’s continued employment with the company on the relevant vesting dates.