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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities.
(Wendy’s/Arby’s)
The principal market for Wendy’s/Arby’s Common Stock is the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: WEN).
The high and low market prices for Wendy’s/Arby’s Common Stock, as reported in the consolidated transaction
reporting system, are set forth below:
Fiscal Quarters
Market Price
Common Stock
High Low
2010
First Quarter ended April 4 .......................................... $5.22 $4.26
Second Quarter ended July 4 ......................................... 5.55 3.95
Third Quarter ended October 3 ....................................... 4.73 3.83
Fourth Quarter ended January 2 ....................................... 5.09 4.28
2009
First Quarter ended March 29 ........................................ $5.80 $3.86
Second Quarter ended June 28 ........................................ 5.78 3.55
Third Quarter ended September 27 .................................... 5.54 3.80
Fourth Quarter ended January 3 ....................................... 5.04 3.95
Wendy’s/Arby’s Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders are
entitled to vote. Wendy’s/Arby’s has no class of equity securities currently issued and outstanding except for its
Common Stock. However, it is currently authorized to issue up to 100 million shares of preferred stock.
During its 2010 fiscal year, Wendy’s/Arby’s paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.015 per share on its Common
Stock on March 15, 2010, June 15, 2010 and September 15, 2010. The quarterly cash dividend paid on
December 15, 2010 was $0.02 per share of Common Stock.
During its 2009 fiscal year, Wendy’s/Arby’s paid regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.015 per share of
Common Stock.
During the 2011 first quarter, Wendy’s/Arby’s declared dividends of $0.02 per share to be paid on March 15,
2011 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2011. Although Wendy’s/Arby’s currently intends to continue to
declare and pay quarterly cash dividends, there can be no assurance that any additional quarterly cash dividends will
be declared or paid or the amount or timing of such dividends, if any. Any future dividends will be made at the
discretion of their Board of Directors and will be based on such factors as Wendy’s/Arby’s earnings, financial
condition, cash requirements and other factors.
As of February 25, 2011, there were approximately 46,206 holders of record of Wendy’s/Arby’s Common
Stock.
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