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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities.
In December 2011, The Wendy’s Company transferred the listing of its common stock from the New York
Stock Exchange (symbol: WEN) to NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”). The Company’s common stock
continues to trade under the symbol “WEN.” The high and low market prices for The Wendy’s Company common
stock are set forth below:
Fiscal Quarters
Market Price
Common Stock
High Low
2012
First Quarter ended April 1 .............................................. $5.50 $4.67
Second Quarter ended July 1 ............................................. 5.09 4.37
Third Quarter ended September 30 ........................................ 4.80 4.16
Fourth Quarter ended December 30 ........................................ 4.87 4.09
2011
First Quarter ended April 3 .............................................. $5.22 $4.40
Second Quarter ended July 3 ............................................. 5.20 4.50
Third Quarter ended October 2 ........................................... 5.62 4.36
Fourth Quarter ended January 1 ........................................... 5.58 4.29
The Wendy’s Company common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters on which stockholders
are entitled to vote. The Wendy’s Company 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.
For the first three quarters of the 2012 fiscal year and during the 2011 fiscal year, The Wendy’s Company paid
quarterly cash dividends of $0.02 per share on its common stock. The fourth quarter 2012 cash dividend was
$0.04 per share of common stock.
During the 2013 first quarter, The Wendy’s Company declared a dividend of $0.04 per share to be paid on
March 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of March 1, 2013. Although The Wendy’s Company 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 our Board of Directors and will be based on such factors as The Wendy’s Company
earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors.
As of February 22, 2013, there were approximately 39,494 holders of record of The Wendy’s Company
common stock.
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