WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. (Form: 10-Q, Received: 05/10/2011 08:43:09)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



(X)		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 3, 2011



( )		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to _______________

Commission file number: 1-2207

WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrants as specified in its charter)



Delaware		38-0471180
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1155 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, GA		30338
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(678) 514-4100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

Commission file number: 333-161613

WENDY’S/ARBY’S RESTAURANTS, LLC

(Exact name of registrants as specified in its charter)



Delaware		38-0471180
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1155 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, GA		30338
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(678) 514-4100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Yes [x] No [ ]

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC Yes [ ] No [x]*

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Yes [x] No [ ]

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC Yes [ ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.

Large accelerated filer [x] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ]

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [x] Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether either registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [ ] No [x]

There were 419,022,290 shares of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. common stock outstanding as of May 2, 2011.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction (H)(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form 10-Q with reduced disclosure format.

* Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the period it was required to file such reports.

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Explanatory Note

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report being filed separately by Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (“Wendy’s/Arby’s”) and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC (“Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants”), a direct 100% owned subsidiary holding company of Wendy’s/Arby’s. Unless the context indicates otherwise, any reference in this report to the “Companies,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refers to Wendy’s/Arby’s together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants. Each registrant hereto is filing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this quarterly report that relates to such registrant. Each registrant hereto is not filing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.

The principal subsidiaries of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants are Wendy’s International, Inc. (“Wendy’s”) and Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Arby’s”) and their subsidiaries. Substantially all of the operating results of Wendy’s/Arby’s are derived from the operating results of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, except for certain administrative expenses of Wendy’s/Arby’s. Where information or an explanation is provided that is substantially the same for each company, such information or explanation has been combined in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Where information or an explanation is not substantially the same for each company, we have provided separate information and explanation. In addition, separate financial statements for each company are included in Part I Item 1, “Financial Statements.”

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	Page
Part I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements	5
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2011 and January 2, 2011	5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010	6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010	7
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2011 and January 2, 2011	9
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010	10
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010	11
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC and Subsidiaries
Combined Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	13
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	42
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	42

Part II: OTHER INFORMATION	43
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	44
Item 1A. Risk Factors	45
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)	45
Item 6. Exhibits	46
Signatures	47

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands)



	April 3, 2011			January 2, 2011
ASSETS	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	500,061		$	512,508
Accounts and notes receivable	84,623			84,258
Inventories	23,112			22,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	53,783			24,386
Deferred income tax benefit	54,996			34,389
Advertising funds restricted assets	85,478			76,553
Total current assets	802,053			754,788
Properties	1,519,962			1,551,261
Other intangible assets	1,351,418			1,358,574
Goodwill	888,095			883,644
Investments	109,941			107,223
Deferred costs and other assets	69,272			77,164
Total assets	$	4,740,741		$	4,732,654

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	17,350		$	18,415
Accounts payable	68,745			81,361
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	240,519			245,157
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	85,478			76,553
Total current liabilities	412,092			421,486
Long-term debt	1,526,674			1,553,987
Deferred income	39,745			11,460
Deferred income taxes	430,189			412,293
Other liabilities	164,928			170,254
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	47,042			47,042
Additional paid-in capital	2,774,276			2,771,126
Accumulated deficit	(422,257		)	(412,464		)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost	(246,568		)	(249,547		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	14,620			7,017
Total stockholders’ equity	2,167,113			2,163,174
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,740,741		$	4,732,654

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Sales	$	756,496		$	748,197
Franchise revenues	91,328			89,250
	847,824			837,447
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	659,788			641,422
General and administrative	103,627			110,482
Depreciation and amortization	43,125			46,326
Impairment of long-lived assets	9,612			11,601
Other operating expense, net	1,032			1,283
	817,184			811,114
Operating profit	30,640			26,333
Interest expense	(34,328		)	(36,278		)
Other income, net	323			1,408
Loss before income taxes	(3,365		)	(8,537		)
Benefit from income taxes	1,956			5,137
Net loss	$	(1,409	)	$	(3,400	)

Basic and diluted loss per share:		$ .00		$	(.01	)

Dividends per share:	$	.02		$	.015

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,409	)	$	(3,400	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	43,125			46,326
Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives	29,357			31,067
Impairment of long-lived assets	9,612			11,601
Share-based compensation provision	3,241			3,519
Distributions received from joint venture	3,113			2,968
Write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs	2,151			1,701
Accretion of long-term debt	2,130			2,715
Non-cash rent expense	1,807			2,879
Provision for doubtful accounts	903			2,600
Equity in earnings in joint venture	(2,363		)	(1,850		)
Deferred income tax benefit, net	(2,900		)	(8,546		)
Other, net	273			1,236
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable	2,342			1,762
Inventories	(370		)	1,295
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(8,676		)	(5,300		)
Accounts payable	4,234			(13,025		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(33,107		)	(42,307		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	53,463			35,241
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(28,568		)	(27,143		)
Business acquisition	(2,900		)	—
Other, net	300			2,958
Net cash used in investing activities	(31,168		)	(24,185		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(30,211		)	(10,216		)
Dividends paid	(8,374		)	(6,653		)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	2,902			939
Repurchases of common stock	—			(80,842		)
Other, net	(18		)	23
Net cash used in financing activities	(35,701		)	(96,749		)
Net cash used in operations before effect of exchange rate
changes on cash	(13,406		)	(85,693		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	959			1,258
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(12,447		)	(84,435		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	512,508			591,719
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	500,061		$	507,284

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED

(In Thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	41,721	$	43,375
Income taxes, net of refunds	$	2,884	$	6,062

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands)



	April 3, 2011			January 2, 2011
ASSETS	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	181,300		$	198,686
Accounts and notes receivable	83,854			83,352
Inventories	23,112			22,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	52,922			24,032
Deferred income tax benefit	43,274			45,067
Advertising funds restricted assets	85,478			76,553
Total current assets	469,940			450,384
Properties	1,511,019			1,541,853
Other intangible assets	1,351,418			1,358,574
Goodwill	893,372			888,921
Investments	105,121			102,406
Deferred costs and other assets	68,339			74,559
Total assets	$	4,399,209		$	4,416,697

LIABILITIES AND INVESTED EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	16,072		$	17,047
Accounts payable	67,912			81,148
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	239,574			244,300
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	85,478			76,553
Total current liabilities	409,036			419,048
Long-term debt	1,515,728			1,542,684
Due to Wendy’s/Arby’s	17,486			30,808
Deferred income	39,745			11,460
Deferred income taxes	476,526			478,472
Other liabilities	152,440			157,595
Commitments and contingencies
Invested equity:
Member interest, $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, one share issued and outstanding	—			—
Other capital	2,426,458			2,423,459
Accumulated deficit	(498,475		)	(499,500		)
Advances to Wendy’s/Arby’s	(155,000		)	(155,000		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,265			7,671
Total invested equity	1,788,248			1,776,630
Total liabilities and invested equity	$	4,399,209		$	4,416,697

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In Thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Revenues:
Sales	$	756,496		$	748,197
Franchise revenues	91,328			89,250
	847,824			837,447
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	659,788			641,422
General and administrative	100,276			108,760
Depreciation and amortization	42,660			45,860
Impairment of long-lived assets	9,612			11,601
Other operating expense, net	977			1,550
	813,313			809,193
Operating profit	34,511			28,254
Interest expense	(34,101		)	(35,939		)
Other income, net	283			495
Income (loss) before income taxes	693			(7,190		)
Benefit from income taxes	332			4,630
Net income (loss)	$	1,025		$	(2,560	)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	1,025		$	(2,560	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,660			45,860
Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives	29,357			31,067
Impairment of long-lived assets	9,612			11,601
Distributions received from joint venture	3,113			2,968
Share-based compensation provision	2,999			3,307
Write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs	2,148			1,695
Accretion of long-term debt	2,130			2,715
Non-cash rent expense	1,807			2,879
Provision for doubtful accounts	903			2,600
Deferred income tax benefit, net	(336		)	(3,433		)
Other operating transactions with Wendy’s/Arby’s	(662		)	(3,624		)
Tax sharing payable to Wendy’s/ Arby’s, net	(914		)	(4,627		)
Equity in earnings in joint venture	(2,363		)	(1,850		)
Tax sharing payment to Wendy’s/ Arby’s	(13,078		)	—
Other, net	429			1,596
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable	2,206			2,041
Inventories	(370		)	1,295
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(8,497		)	(5,319		)
Accounts payable	3,614			(11,959		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(33,180		)	(39,189		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	42,603			37,063
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(28,568		)	(27,143		)
Business acquisition	(2,900		)	—
Other, net	303			2,432
Net cash used in investing activities	(31,165		)	(24,711		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(29,765		)	(4,849		)
Dividends paid to Wendy’s/ Arby’s	—			(112,000		)
Other, net	(18		)	161
Net cash used in financing activities	(29,783		)	(116,688		)
Net cash used in operations before effect of exchange rate
changes on cash	(18,345		)	(104,336		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	959			1,258
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(17,386		)	(103,078		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	198,686			538,864
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	181,300		$	435,786

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(In Thousands)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
	(Unaudited)
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	41,449	$	42,838
Income taxes, net of refunds	$	2,273	$	3,202

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (“Wendy’s/Arby’s” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC (“Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants”), a 100% owned subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of April 3, 2011, and the results of our operations and cash flows for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010. The results of operations for the three months ended April 3, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full 2011 fiscal year. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, and combined notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011 (the “Form 10-K”).

Except where otherwise indicated, these combined notes relate to the Financial Statements for each of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants (the “Companies”). References herein to Wendy’s/Arby’s corporate (“Corporate”) represent Wendy’s/Arby’s parent company functions only and their effect on the consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In January 2011, Wendy’s/Arby’s announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Arby’s”), including a sale of the brand. This process is continuing and there is no assurance as to any particular outcome. To address uncertainties for our employees created by this process, Wendy’s/Arby’s has implemented a retention program; the payment of a portion of this program is conditioned on the sale of Arby’s. During the 2011 first quarter, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and Wendy’s/Arby’s accrued costs of $1,279 and $1,307, respectively, which are included in “General and administrative” related to the portion of this retention program not conditioned on the sale of Arby’s. While the process is pending, Arby’s will continue to execute its growth initiatives. Arby’s did not meet the financial accounting requirements to be classified as held for sale or to be reported as discontinued operations as of April 3, 2011. As of April 3, 2011, the carrying value of our Arby’s business (defined as total assets less all non-intercompany liabilities) was $164,000. (See Note 9 for further segment information.)

We report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. Both three month periods presented herein contain 13 weeks. All references to years and quarters relate to fiscal periods rather than calendar periods.

(2) Acquisitions and Dispositions

During the first quarter of 2011, Wendy’s International, Inc. (“Wendy’s”) acquired the operating assets, net of liabilities assumed, of three Wendy’s franchised restaurants. The total consideration for this acquisition before post closing adjustments was $3,960 consisting of (1) $2,900 of cash, net of $45 cash acquired and (2) the issuance of a note payable of $1,060.

Other restaurant acquisitions and dispositions during the periods presented were not significant.

(3) Investment in Joint Venture with Tim Hortons Inc.

Wendy’s is a partner in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture (“TimWen”) with Tim Hortons Inc. Wendy’s 50% share of the joint venture is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Our equity in earnings from TimWen is included in “Other operating expense, net.”

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

Presented below is an unaudited summary of activity related to our portion of TimWen included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Balance at beginning of period (a)	$	98,631		$	97,476

Equity in earnings for the period	2,926			2,698
Amortization of purchase price adjustments	(563		)	(848		)
	2,363			1,850

Distributions	(3,113		)	(2,968		)
Currency translation adjustment included in “Comprehensive income”	3,465			4,350
Balance at end of period (a)	$	101,346		$	100,708
_____________________
(a) Included in “Investments.”

Presented below is a summary of unaudited financial information of TimWen as of and for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 , respectively, in Canadian dollars. The summary balance sheet financial information does not distinguish between current and long-term assets and liabilities:



	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Balance sheet information:
Properties	C$	77,714	C$	82,005
Cash and cash equivalents	2,011		—
Accounts receivable	3,775		4,107
Other	2,980		3,418
	C$	86,480	C$	89,530

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	C$	701	C$	1,195
Other liabilities	9,222		9,006
Partners’ equity	76,557		79,329
	C$	86,480	C$	89,530



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Income statement information:
Revenues	C$	8,906	C$	8,720
Income before income taxes and net income	6,129		5,376

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Companies’ financial instruments for which the disclosure of fair values is required were as follows:



	April 3, 2011
	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants		Corporate		Wendy’s/Arby’s
Financial assets
Carrying Amount:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	181,300	$	318,761	$	500,061
Restricted cash equivalents:
Current - included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”	778		—		778
Non-current - included in “Deferred costs and other assets”	3,536		685		4,221
Non-current cost investments	3,775		4,820		8,595
Interest rate swaps	7,610		—		7,610

Fair Value:
Cash and cash equivalents (a)	$	181,300	$	318,761	$	500,061
Restricted cash equivalents (a):
Current	778		—		778
Non-current	3,536		685		4,221
Non-current cost investments (b)	5,349		14,593		19,942
Interest rate swaps (c)	7,610		—		7,610



	April 3, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial liabilities
Long-term debt, including current portion:
10% senior notes (d)	$	553,653	$	624,325
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants term loan (d)	469,365		475,210
6.20% senior notes (d)	217,015		233,100
Sale-leaseback obligations (e)	120,607		120,751
Capitalized lease obligations (e)	85,343		85,917
7% debentures (d)	81,487		90,000
Other	4,330		4,318
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants long-term debt, including current portion	1,531,800		1,633,621
6.54% aircraft term loan (e)	12,224		12,149
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s long-term debt, including current portion	$	1,544,024	$	1,645,770



Guarantees of:
Lease obligations for restaurants not operated by the Companies (f)	$	279	$	279
Wendy’s franchisee loans obligations (g)	$	368	$	368

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(a)	The carrying amounts approximated fair value due to the short-term maturities of the cash equivalents or restricted cash equivalents.

(b)

Fair value of these investments was based entirely on statements of account received from investment managers or investees which were principally based on quoted market or broker/dealer prices. To the extent that some of these investments, including the underlying investments in investment limited partnerships, do not have available quoted market or broker/dealer prices, the Companies relied on valuations performed by the investment managers or investees in valuing those investments or third-party appraisals.


(c)	The fair values were based on information provided by the bank counterparties that is model-driven and whose inputs were observable or whose significant value drivers were observable.


(d)	The fair values were based on quoted market prices.


(e)	The fair values were determined by discounting the future scheduled principal payments using an interest rate assuming the same original issuance spread over a current U.S. Treasury bond yield for securities with similar durations.


(f)	The fair value was assumed to reasonably approximate the carrying amount. We have accrued liabilities for these lease obligations based on a weighted average risk percentage.


(g)	Wendy’s provided loan guarantees to various lenders on behalf of franchisees entering into pooled debt facility arrangements for new store development and equipment financing. Wendy’s has accrued a liability for the fair value of these guarantees, the calculation for which was based upon a weighted average risk percentage established at the inception of each program.

The carrying amounts of current accounts, notes receivable and non-current notes receivable approximated fair value due to the effect of related allowances for doubtful accounts and notes receivable. The carrying amounts of accounts payable and accrued expenses approximated fair value due to the short-term maturities of those items.

Valuation techniques under the accounting guidance related to fair value measurements were based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflected readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflected our market assumptions. These inputs are classified into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Inputs - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 Inputs - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 Inputs - Pricing inputs are unobservable for the assets or liabilities and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the assets or liabilities. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

The following table presents the Companies’ financial assets and liabilities (other than cash and cash equivalents) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 3, 2011 by the valuation hierarchy as defined in the fair value guidance:



			Fair Value Measurements
	April 3, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Interest rate swaps (included in “Deferred costs and other assets”)	$	7,610	$	—	$	7,610	$	—

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The following table presents the fair values for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value during the three months ended April 3, 2011 on a non-recurring basis. Total losses include losses recognized from all non-recurring fair value measurements during the quarter ended April 3, 2011 for both the Wendy's and Arby's restaurant segments. The carrying value of properties presented in the table below substantially represents the remaining carrying value of land for properties that were impaired related to the Wendy’s restaurant segment. See Note 5 for more information on the impairment of our long-lived assets.



									Three Months Ended April 3, 2011 Total Losses
			Fair Value Measurements
	April 3, 2011		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Properties	$	575	$	—	$	—	$	575	$	7,755
Other intangible assets	—		—		—		—		1,857
	$	575	$	—	$	—	$	575	$	9,612

Derivative instruments

The Companies’ derivative instruments in the first quarter of 2011 included interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $225,000 that were all designated as fair value hedges on Wendy’s 6.20% senior notes. At April 3, 2011 and January 2, 2011, the fair value of these interest rate swaps of $7,610 and $9,623, respectively, has been included in “Deferred costs and other assets” and as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the Wendy’s 6.20% senior notes.

Interest income on interest rate swaps was $1,413 and $1,812 for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010, respectively.

(5) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Wendy’s restaurant segment:
Impairment of company-owned restaurants:
Properties	$	6,084	$	—
Intangible assets	1,813		—
	7,897		—
Arby’s restaurant segment:
Impairment of company-owned restaurants:
Properties	1,671		10,689
Intangible assets	44		912
	1,715		11,601
Total impairment of long-lived assets	$	9,612	$	11,601

The Wendy’s company-owned restaurant impairment losses in the three months ended April 3, 2011 and the Arby’s company-owned restaurant impairment losses in the three months ended April 4, 2010 predominantly reflected impairment charges on all restaurant level assets resulting from the deterioration in operating performance of certain restaurants, and additional charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in a prior year which did not subsequently recover. The Arby’s restaurant segment impairment losses in the three months ended April 4, 2010 also reflected write-downs in the carrying value of surplus properties and properties held for sale. The Arby’s company-owned restaurant impairment losses in the three months ended April 3, 2011 reflected additional charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in a prior year which did not subsequently recover.

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All of these impairment losses represented the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the affected assets and are included in “Impairment of long-lived assets.” The fair values of impaired assets discussed above for the Wendy’s and Arby’s restaurant segments were generally estimated based on the present values of the associated cash flows and on market value with respect to land (Level 3 inputs).

(6) Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate benefit for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 was 58.1% and 60.2%, respectively. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants effective tax rate benefit for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 was 47.9% and 64.4%, respectively. The Companies’ effective rates vary from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to the effect of (1) state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit, (2) tax credits, and (3) a reduction in our state valuation allowances in 2010.

There were no significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits or related interest and penalties for either the Company or Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants.

Amounts payable for Federal and certain state income taxes are settled by Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants to Wendy’s/Arby’s under a tax sharing agreement. During the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants made tax sharing payments to Wendy’s/Arby’s of $13,078 and $0 , respectively.

(7) Loss Per Share

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)

Basic loss per share for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 was computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Diluted loss per share for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 was the same as basic loss per share for each share since the Company reported a net loss and, therefore, the effect of all potentially dilutive securities on the net loss per share would have been antidilutive.

As of April 3, 2011 , our potential common shares consisted of the following: (1) outstanding stock options which can be exercised into 27,036 shares of our Common Stock and (2) 3,107 restricted shares of our Common Stock.

The weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted loss per share was 418,520 and 443,326 for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 , respectively.

(8) Debt and Equity

Debt

The Wendy's/Arby’s Restaurants senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), which is part of the credit agreement entered into in May 2010 and further described in our Form 10-K, requires prepayments of principal amounts resulting from certain events and on an annual basis from Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants excess cash flow as defined under the Term Loan. An excess cash flow payment for fiscal 2010 of $24,874 was paid in the first quarter of 2011. Should our strategic alternatives for Arby's result in a sale of the brand (as discussed in Note 1), we may be required to utilize a portion of the sales proceeds as a Term Loan prepayment.

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(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

Invested Equity

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)

The following is a summary of the changes in invested equity:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,776,630	$	2,197,907
Comprehensive income (a)	8,619		7,155
Share-based compensation	2,999		3,307
Dividends paid to Wendy’s/Arby’s	—		(112,000		)
Other	—		(75		)
Balance, end of the period	$	1,788,248	$	2,096,294

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(a) The following is a summary of the components of comprehensive income, net of income taxes:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Net income (loss)	$	1,025		$	(2,560	)
Net change in currency translation adjustment	7,649			9,704
Net unrecognized pension (loss) gain	(55		)	11
Other comprehensive income	7,594			9,715
Comprehensive income	$	8,619		$	7,155

Stockholders’ Equity

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)

The following is a summary of the changes in stockholders’ equity:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Balance, beginning of year	$	2,163,174		$	2,336,339
Comprehensive income (a)	6,194			6,340
Share-based compensation	3,241			3,519
Exercises of stock options	2,838			859
Dividends paid	(8,374		)	(6,653		)
Repurchases of common stock for treasury	—			(78,821		)
Other	40			(337		)
Balance, end of the period	$	2,167,113		$	2,261,246

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(a) The following is a summary of the components of comprehensive income, net of income taxes:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Net loss	$	(1,409	)	$	(3,400	)
Net change in currency translation adjustment	7,649			9,704
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities	—			(59		)
Net unrecognized pension (loss) gain	(46		)	95
Other comprehensive income	7,603			9,740
Comprehensive income	$	6,194		$	6,340

(9) Business Segments

The Companies manage and internally report their operations in two segments: (1) the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants and (2) the operation and franchising of Arby’s restaurants. We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on each segment’s operating profit (loss).

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(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

The following is a summary of the Companies’ segment information:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Revenues:
Sales:
Wendy’s (1)	$	509,323		$	512,747
Arby’s	247,210			235,450
Corporate eliminations	(37		)	—
Total	756,496			748,197

Franchise revenues:
Wendy’s	73,189			71,967
Arby’s	18,149			17,283
Corporate eliminations	(10		)	—
Total	91,328			89,250

Total revenues:
Wendy’s	582,512			584,714
Arby’s	265,359			252,733
Corporate eliminations	(47		)	—
Total	$	847,824		$	837,447

Depreciation and amortization:
Wendy’s	$	27,261		$	28,795
Arby’s	12,811			13,894
Shared services center	2,588			3,171
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	42,660			45,860
Corporate	465			466
Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	43,125		$	46,326

Impairment of long-lived assets:
Wendy’s	$	7,897		$	—
Arby’s	1,715			11,601
Total	$	9,612		$	11,601

Segment operating profit (loss):
Wendy’s	$	43,687		$	52,400
Arby’s	(5,312		)	(20,975		)
Corporate eliminations	3			—
Shared services center (2)	(3,867		)	(3,171		)
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	34,511			28,254
Corporate	(3,871		)	(1,921		)
Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	30,640		$	26,333

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants:
Segment operating profit	$	34,511		$	28,254
Unallocated items:
Interest expense	(34,101		)	(35,939		)
Other income, net	283			495
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	693		$	(7,190	)

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	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
Wendy’s/Arby’s:
Segment operating profit	$	30,640		$	26,333
Unallocated items:
Interest expense	(34,328		)	(36,278		)
Other income, net	323			1,408
Loss before income taxes	$	(3,365	)	$	(8,537	)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Cash capital expenditures:
Wendy’s	$	20,797	$	15,680
Arby’s	4,478		6,470
Shared services center	3,293		4,993
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	28,568		27,143
Corporate	—		—
Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	28,568	$	27,143

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(1)	Sales include sales of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees.


(2)	Includes costs associated with exploring strategic alternatives for Arby’s.

(10) Transactions with Related Parties

The following is a summary of ongoing transactions between the Companies and their related parties and includes any updates or amendments, as well as one new transaction (see footnote (e) below) since those reported in our Form 10-K:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010
SSG agreement (a)	$	(2,275	)	$	4,900
Subleases with related parties (b)	(105		)	(80		)
Interest income on revolving credit facility (c)	(19		)	(106		)
AFA dues subsidy (d)	723			—
Wendy’s advertising program (e)	150			—
Charitable contributions to the Foundation (f)	—			500


(Wendy’s/Arby’s)
Advisory fees (g)	$	250		$	250
Sublease income (h)	(408		)	(413		)
Executive use of corporate aircraft (i)	(30		)	(30		)
Liquidation services agreement (j)	110			110

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Transactions with Purchasing Cooperatives, the Foundation, and AFA

(a)

As agreed by its board of directors in March 2011, effective April 2011 the activities of Strategic Sourcing Group Co-op, LLC (“SSG”) were transferred to the Wendy’s independent purchasing cooperative, Quality Supply Chain Co-op (“QSCC”), and Arby’s independent purchasing cooperative (“ARCOP”). Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants had committed to pay approximately $5,145 of SSG expenses, of which $4,900 was expensed in the first quarter of 2010, and was to be paid over a 24 month period through March 2012. During the first quarter of 2011, the remaining accrued commitment of $2,275 was reversed and credited to “General and administrative.”


(b)	Wendy’s and QSCC entered into a sublease amendment, effective January 1, 2011, which increased the office space subleased to QSCC to 14,333 square feet for a one year period for a revised annual base rental of $176 with five one-year renewal options.

The Companies received $18 and $0 of sublease income from SSG, $25 and $26 of sublease income from ARCOP, $23 and $26 of sublease income from the Arby’s Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), and $39 and $28 of sublease income from QSCC during the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.

(c)

In December 2009, and as amended in February and August 2010 and in February 2011, AFA Service Corporation (“AFA”) entered into a revolving loan agreement with Arby’s. As of April 3, 2011 and January 2, 2011 , the outstanding revolving loan balance due from AFA to Arby’s was $0 and $4,458, respectively. Arby’s recorded interest income of $19 and $106 during the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively, which is included in “Other income, net.”

(d)

Arby’s and most domestic Arby’s franchisees pay member dues to AFA. Beginning in January 2011 and for the remainder of 2011, the AFA board approved a dues increase based on a tiered rate structure for the payment of advertising and marketing service fees ranging between 1.25% and 3.50% of sales. In addition and consistent with a similar arrangement in effect from April through December 2010, Arby’s agreed to partially subsidize the top two rate tiers thereby decreasing franchisees’ effective advertising and marketing service fee percentages through December 2011. Arby’s incurred $723 in the first quarter of 2011 associated with the advertising dues subsidy, which is recorded in “Cost of sales.”

(e)

Wendy’s participates in two national advertising funds for Wendy’s United States and Canadian locations established to collect and administer funds contributed for use in advertising through television, radio, newspapers, the Internet and a variety of promotional campaigns. During the first quarter of 2011, Wendy’s reimbursed the Canadian advertising fund approximately $150 for advertising expenses associated with new product testing.


(f)	During the first quarter of 2010, the Companies made a charitable contribution of $500 to the Foundation, primarily utilizing funds reimbursed to it by one of the beverage companies used by Arby’s as provided by the applicable contract. This payment is included in “General and administrative.”

Transactions with the Management Company

(g)

Wendy’s/Arby’s incurred service fees of $250 in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, which are included in “General and administrative.” These fees were paid to a management company (the “Management Company”) which was formed by our Chairman, who was our former Chief Executive Officer, and our Vice Chairman, who was our former President and Chief Operating Officer, and a director, who was our former Vice Chairman, in connection with a services agreement, which commenced on July 1, 2009 and will continue until June 30, 2011.


(h)	Wendy’s/Arby’s recognized income of $408 and $413 from the Management Company under subleases for office space on two of the floors of the Company’s former New York headquarters for the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively, which has been recorded as a reduction of “General and administrative.”

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(i)	Wendy’s/Arby’s received lease income of $30 in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010 under an agreement to lease one of the Company’s aircraft, which is included as an offset to “General and administrative.”


(j)	Wendy’s/Arby’s paid the Management Company a fee of $900 in two installments in June 2009 and 2010, which was deferred and is being amortized through its expiration date of June 30, 2011 for assistance in the sale, liquidation, or other disposition of certain of our investments. $110 was amortized and recorded in “General and administrative” in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010.

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)

The following is a summary of continuing transactions between Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and Wendy’s/Arby’s:



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011		April 4, 2010
Dividends paid (k)	$	—	$	112,000
Other transactions:
Payments for Federal and state income tax (l)	13,078		—
Share-based compensation (m)	2,999		3,307
Expense under management service agreements (n)	1,261		1,254

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(k)	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants paid cash dividends to Wendy’s/Arby’s which were charged to “Invested equity.”


(l)	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants made cash payments to Wendy’s/Arby’s under a tax sharing agreement, as discussed in more detail in Note 6.


(m)	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants provides share based compensation with respect to Wendy’s/Arby’s Common Stock to certain employees. Such compensation cost is allocated by Wendy’s/Arby’s to Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and is correspondingly recorded as capital contributions from Wendy’s/Arby’s.


(n)	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants incurred $1,261 and $1,254 for management services during the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. Such fees are included in “General and administrative” and are settled through Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ intercompany account with Wendy’s/Arby’s.

(11) Legal and Environmental Matters

We are involved in litigation and claims incidental to our current and prior businesses. We provide reserves for such litigation and claims when payment is probable and reasonably estimable. As of April 3, 2011, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants had reserves for all of its legal and environmental matters aggregating $3,905 which are included in the total $3,934 accrued by Wendy’s/Arby’s for all legal and environmental matters. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and we cannot estimate the aggregate possible range of loss, based on currently available information, including legal defenses available to us, and given the aforementioned reserves and our insurance coverage, we do not believe that the outcome of these legal and environmental matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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(12) Guarantor/Non-Guarantor

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants is the issuer of, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries have guaranteed amounts outstanding under our 10% senior notes. Each of the guaranteeing subsidiaries is a direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and each has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the 10% senior notes on a joint and several basis.

The following are included in the presentation of our consolidating: (1) Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2011 and January 2, 2011, (2) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010, and (3) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 to reflect:

(a) Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants (the “Parent”);

(b) the 10% senior notes guarantor subsidiaries as a group;

(d) elimination entries necessary to combine the Parent with the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries; and

(e) Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants on a consolidated basis.

Substantially all of our domestic restricted subsidiaries are guarantors of the 10% senior notes. Certain of our subsidiaries, including our foreign subsidiaries and national advertising funds, do not guarantee the 10% senior notes.

For purposes of presentation of such consolidating information, investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the Parent on the equity method. The elimination entries are principally necessary to eliminate intercompany balances and transactions.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

April 3, 2011



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,664		$	142,819		$	31,817	$	—		$	181,300
Accounts and notes receivable	1,450			78,353			4,051		—			83,854
Inventories	—			22,050			1,062		—			23,112
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,255			45,815			1,852		—			52,922
Deferred income tax benefit	15,834			27,218			222		—			43,274
Advertising funds restricted assets	—			—			85,478		—			85,478
Total current assets	29,203			316,255			124,482		—			469,940
Properties	9,899			1,439,526			61,594		—			1,511,019
Other intangible assets	20,684			1,303,504			27,230		—			1,351,418
Goodwill	—			843,954			49,418		—			893,372
Investments	—			—			105,121		—			105,121
Deferred costs and other assets	30,470			37,188			681		—			68,339
Net investment in subsidiaries	2,612,303			255,422			—		(2,867,725		)	—
Deferred income tax benefit	89,126			—			—		(89,126		)	—
Due from affiliate	44,738			—			16,584		(61,322		)	—
Total assets	$	2,836,423		$	4,195,849		$	385,110	$	(3,018,173	)	$	4,399,209

LIABILITIES AND INVESTED EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	4,981		$	10,852		$	239	$	—		$	16,072
Accounts payable	2,602			60,491			4,819		—			67,912
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	22,244			209,569			7,761		—			239,574
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	—			—			85,478		—			85,478
Total current liabilities	29,827			280,912			98,297		—			409,036
Long-term debt	1,018,348			493,462			3,918		—			1,515,728
Due to affiliates	—			78,808			—		(61,322		)	17,486
Deferred income	—			39,174			571		—			39,745
Deferred income taxes	—			548,224			17,428		(89,126		)	476,526
Other liabilities	—			142,966			9,474		—			152,440
Invested equity:
Member interest, $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, one share issued and outstanding	—			—			—		—			—
Other capital	2,426,458			3,276,291			199,014		(3,475,305		)	2,426,458
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(498,475		)	(524,253		)	40,789		483,464			(498,475		)
Advances to Wendy’s/Arby’s	(155,000		)	(155,000		)	—		155,000			(155,000		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	15,265			15,265			15,619		(30,884		)	15,265
Total invested equity	1,788,248			2,612,303			255,422		(2,867,725		)	1,788,248
Total liabilities and invested equity	$	2,836,423		$	4,195,849		$	385,110	$	(3,018,173	)	$	4,399,209

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

January 2, 2011



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	79,355		$	88,936		$	30,395	$	—		$	198,686
Accounts and notes receivable	320			79,404			3,628		—			83,352
Inventories	—			21,558			1,136		—			22,694
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,900			19,446			686		—			24,032
Deferred income tax benefit	17,634			27,218			215		—			45,067
Advertising funds restricted assets	—			—			76,553		—			76,553
Total current assets	101,209			236,562			112,613		—			450,384
Properties	13,748			1,466,769			61,336		—			1,541,853
Other intangible assets	21,453			1,310,092			27,029		—			1,358,574
Goodwill	—			841,156			47,765		—			888,921
Investments	—			—			102,406		—			102,406
Deferred costs and other assets	32,610			41,274			675		—			74,559
Net investment in subsidiaries	2,559,526			246,578			—		(2,806,104		)	—
Deferred income tax benefit	86,423			—			97		(86,520		)	—
Due from affiliate	59,618			—			17,893		(77,511		)	—
Total assets	$	2,874,587		$	4,142,431		$	369,814	$	(2,970,135	)	$	4,416,697

LIABILITIES AND INVESTED EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	5,228		$	11,587		$	232	$	—		$	17,047
Accounts payable	4,624			70,901			5,623		—			81,148
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	38,871			195,282			10,147		—			244,300
Advertising funds restricted liabilities	—			—			76,553		—			76,553
Total current liabilities	48,723			277,770			92,555		—			419,048
Long-term debt	1,043,623			495,505			3,556		—			1,542,684
Due to affiliates	—			108,319			—		(77,511		)	30,808
Deferred income	—			10,888			572		—			11,460
Deferred income taxes	—			548,088			16,904		(86,520		)	478,472
Other liabilities	5,611			142,335			9,649		—			157,595
Invested equity:
Member interest, $0.01 par value; 1,000 shares authorized, one share issued and outstanding	—			—			—		—			—
Other capital	2,423,459			3,244,488			199,014		(3,443,502		)	2,423,459
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings	(499,500		)	(537,633		)	39,594		498,039			(499,500		)
Advances to Wendy’s/Arby’s	(155,000		)	(155,000		)	—		155,000			(155,000		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	7,671			7,671			7,970		(15,641		)	7,671
Total invested equity	1,776,630			2,559,526			246,578		(2,806,104		)	1,776,630
Total liabilities and invested equity	$	2,874,587		$	4,142,431		$	369,814	$	(2,970,135	)	$	4,416,697

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended April 3, 2011



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total

Revenues:
Sales	$	—		$	702,738		$	53,758		$	—		$	756,496
Franchise revenues	—			86,240			5,088			—			91,328
	—			788,978			58,846			—			847,824

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	—			611,144			48,644			—			659,788
General and administrative	1,279			95,263			3,734			—			100,276
Depreciation and amortization	2,588			37,405			2,667			—			42,660
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			9,258			354			—			9,612
Other operating expense (income), net	—			2,909			(1,932		)	—			977
	3,867			755,979			53,467			—			813,313
Operating (loss) profit	(3,867		)	32,999			5,379			—			34,511
Interest expense	(23,336		)	(10,649		)	(116		)	—			(34,101		)
Other income (expense), net	—			3,868			(3,585		)	—			283
Equity in income of subsidiaries	13,386			1,195			—			(14,581		)	—
(Loss) income before income taxes	(13,817		)	27,413			1,678			(14,581		)	693
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	14,842			(14,027		)	(483		)	—			332
Net income	$	1,025		$	13,386		$	1,195		$	(14,581	)	$	1,025

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the three months ended April 4, 2010



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Total

Revenues:
Sales	$	—		$	694,804		$	53,393		$	—	$	748,197
Franchise revenues	—			84,139			5,111			—		89,250
	—			778,943			58,504			—		837,447

Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	—			594,333			47,089			—		641,422
General and administrative	—			103,978			4,782			—		108,760
Depreciation and amortization	3,171			40,011			2,678			—		45,860
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			11,601			—			—		11,601
Other operating expense (income), net	—			2,923			(1,373		)	—		1,550
	3,171			752,846			53,176			—		809,193
Operating (loss) profit	(3,171		)	26,097			5,328			—		28,254
Interest expense	(15,226		)	(20,634		)	(79		)	—		(35,939		)
Other income (expense), net	73			4,108			(3,686		)	—		495
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	(4,135		)	1,130			—			3,005		—
(Loss) income before income taxes	(22,459		)	10,701			1,563			3,005		(7,190		)
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	19,899			(14,836		)	(433		)	—		4,630
Net (loss) income	$	(2,560	)	$	(4,135	)	$	1,130		$	3,005	$	(2,560	)

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended April 3, 2011



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,025		$	13,386		$	1,195		$	(14,581	)	$	1,025
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Equity in income from operations of subsidiaries	(13,386		)	(1,195		)	—			14,581			—
Depreciation and amortization	2,588			37,405			2,667			—			42,660
Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives	—			29,357			—			—			29,357
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			9,258			354			—			9,612
Distributions received from joint venture	—			—			3,113			—			3,113
Share-based compensation provision	1,196			1,803			—			—			2,999
Write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs	2,148			—			—			—			2,148
Accretion of long-term debt	595			1,535			—			—			2,130
Non-cash rent expense (credit)	—			1,880			(73		)	—			1,807
Provision for doubtful accounts	—			1,024			(121		)	—			903
Tax sharing receipt from (payment to) affiliate, net	14,000			(14,000		)	—			—			—
Deferred income tax benefit, net	(272		)	(64		)	—			—			(336		)
Other operating transactions with affiliates	28,357			(30,328		)	1,309			—			(662		)
Tax sharing (receivable from) payable to affiliate, net	(14,570		)	13,656			—			—			(914		)
Equity in earnings in joint venture	—			—			(2,363		)	—			(2,363		)
Tax sharing payment to Wendy's/Arby's	(13,078		)	—			—			—			(13,078		)
Other, net	(1		)	723			(293		)	—			429
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable	37			2,357			(188		)	—			2,206
Inventories	—			(481		)	111			—			(370		)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(633		)	(6,746		)	(1,118		)	—			(8,497		)
Accounts payable	(223		)	3,423			414			—			3,614
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(21,046		)	(9,517		)	(2,617		)	—			(33,180		)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(13,263		)	53,476			2,390			—			42,603
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(3,293		)	(23,398		)	(1,877		)	—			(28,568		)
Business acquisition	—			(2,900		)	—			—			(2,900		)
Other, net	—			303			—			—			303
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,293		)	(25,995		)	(1,877		)	—			(31,165		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(26,117		)	(3,598		)	(50		)	—			(29,765		)
Capital contribution from Parent	(30,000		)	30,000			—			—			—
Other, net	(18		)	—			—			—			(18		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(56,135		)	26,402			(50		)	—			(29,783		)
Net cash (used in) provided by operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(72,691		)	53,883			463			—			(18,345		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			959			—			959
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(72,691		)	53,883			1,422			—			(17,386		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	79,355			88,936			30,395			—			198,686
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	6,664		$	142,819		$	31,817		$	—		$	181,300

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COMBINED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three months ended April 4, 2010



				Guarantor			Non-guarantor
	Parent			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(2,560	)	$	(4,135	)	$	1,130		$	3,005		$	(2,560	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Equity in loss (income) from operations of subsidiaries	4,135			(1,130		)	—			(3,005		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	3,171			40,011			2,678			—			45,860
Net receipt of deferred vendor incentives	—			31,067			—			—			31,067
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			11,601			—			—			11,601
Share-based compensation provision	894			2,413			—			—			3,307
Distributions received from joint venture	—			—			2,968			—			2,968
Non-cash rent expense (credit)	—			2,966			(87		)	—			2,879
Accretion of long-term debt	356			2,359			—			—			2,715
Provision for doubtful accounts	—			2,440			160			—			2,600
Write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs	738			957			—			—			1,695
Tax sharing (receivable from) payable to affiliate, net	(17,728		)	13,101			—			—			(4,627		)
Other operating transactions with affiliates	(58,915		)	53,672			1,619			—			(3,624		)
Deferred income tax benefit, net	—			(3,433		)	—			—			(3,433		)
Equity in earnings in joint venture	—			—			(1,850		)	—			(1,850		)
Other, net	2,351			1,127			(1,882		)	—			1,596
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable	2			2,573			(534		)	—			2,041
Inventories	—			1,219			76			—			1,295
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	12			(7,131		)	1,800			—			(5,319		)
Accounts payable	(51		)	(11,901		)	(7		)	—			(11,959		)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(23,288		)	(9,571		)	(6,330		)	—			(39,189		)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(90,883		)	128,205			(259		)	—			37,063
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,993		)	(20,285		)	(1,865		)	—			(27,143		)
Other, net	—			2,432			—			—			2,432
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,993		)	(17,853		)	(1,865		)	—			(24,711		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends paid to Wendy’s/Arby’s	(112,000		)	—			—			—			(112,000		)
Repayments of long-term debt	(53		)	(4,747		)	(49		)	—			(4,849		)
Other, net	—			161			—			—			161
Net cash used in financing activities	(112,053		)	(4,586		)	(49		)	—			(116,688		)
Net cash (used in) provided by operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(207,929		)	105,766			(2,173		)	—			(104,336		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	—			—			1,258			—			1,258
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(207,929		)	105,766			(915		)	—			(103,078		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	237,607			268,762			32,495			—			538,864
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	29,678		$	374,528		$	31,580		$	—		$	435,786

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (“Wendy’s/Arby’s”) and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC (“Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants”) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011 (the “Form 10-K”). There have been no material changes as of April 3, 2011 to the application of our critical accounting policies or guarantees and commitments as described in Item 7 of our Form 10-K. Certain statements we make under this Item 2 constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Projections” in “Part II – Other Information” preceding “Item 1.” You should consider our forward-looking statements in light of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, related combined notes, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report, our Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Except where otherwise indicated, this discussion relates to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for each of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants (the “Companies”). References herein to Wendy’s/Arby’s corporate (“Corporate”) represent Wendy’s/Arby’s parent company functions only and their effect on the consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

Wendy’s/Arby’s is the parent company of its 100% owned subsidiary holding company Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants is the parent company of Wendy’s International, Inc. (“Wendy’s”) and Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Arby’s”), which are the owners and franchisors of the Wendy’s® and Arby’s® restaurant systems, respectively. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants has no operations other than those of Wendy’s and Arby’s and their respective subsidiaries.

Introduction and Executive Overview

Our Business

We currently manage and internally report our operations as two business segments: the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants, including its wholesale bakery operations, and the operation and franchising of Arby’s restaurants. As of April 3, 2011 , the Wendy’s restaurant system was comprised of 6,565 restaurants, of which 1,395 were owned and operated by the Companies. As of April 3, 2011 , the Arby’s restaurant system was comprised of 3,631 restaurants, of which 1,139 were owned and operated by the Companies. The 2,534 Wendy’s and Arby’s company-owned restaurants are located principally in the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada (the “North America Restaurants”). In January 2011, we announced that we are exploring strategic alternatives for Arby’s, including a sale of the brand.

Wendy’s and Arby’s revenues and operating results have been impacted by a number of factors, including generally negative sales and traffic trends in the restaurant industry, high unemployment, negative general economic trends and intense price competition. As noted below in “Cost of sales,” both Wendy’s and Arby’s experienced increased commodity costs in the 2011 first quarter, which negatively affected cost of sales and restaurant margins. The Companies expect that significant increases in commodity costs as compared to 2010 for both Wendy’s and Arby’s will continue in 2011. Wendy’s expects to offset much of these increases with prudent price increases, while protecting transactions and market share. Arby’s is also planning to take selective price increases in the second half of 2011.

Wendy’s long-term growth opportunities include (1) product innovation, (2) a continued emphasis on our everyday value menu, (3) expanding dayparts, (4) remodeling our facilities, (5) new unit development, and (6) expanding internationally. Arby’s long-term growth opportunities include (1) our value strategy, which includes our everyday affordability proposition, (2) remodeling our facilities, (3) our new brand positioning, which was introduced during the first quarter of 2011, and (4) product innovation.

As of April 3, 2011 , there were approximately 450 Arby’s franchised restaurants with amounts payable to Arby’s for royalties, rent and/or other fees that were at least 60 days past due. The financial condition of a number of Arby’s franchisees was one of the factors that resulted in a net decrease of 44 and 13 in the number of franchised restaurants for fiscal 2010 and for the three months ended April 3, 2011 , respectively. During those same periods, 96 and 21 franchised Arby’s restaurants were closed, respectively. Prior year trends of declining sales at franchised Arby’s restaurants had resulted in decreases in royalties and other franchise revenues and the deterioration in the financial condition of some of our franchisees. In addition, Arby’s franchisee accounts receivable and related allowance for doubtful accounts had increased significantly, and may continue to grow should the

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financial condition of some of our franchisees not improve. Franchisees’ financial difficulties and the closure of franchised restaurants cause reductions in the contributions to and the extent of advertising programs.

Restaurant business revenues for the first three months of 2011 include: (1) $737.6 million of sales from company-owned restaurants, (2) $18.9 million from the sale of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items to our franchisees, (3) $84.9 million of royalty income from franchisees, and (4) $6.4 million of other franchise-related revenue and other revenues. During the first quarter of 2011, Wendy’s purchasing cooperative, Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. (“QSCC”) began managing the operations for kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees. Sales of kids’ meal promotion items recorded during the first quarter of 2011 were from inventory on hand prior to QSCC’s management of the process. In future quarters we do not expect to receive significant revenue from sales of kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees. However, we do not expect the decrease in these revenues to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Most of our Wendy’s and Arby’s royalty agreements provided for royalties of 4.0% of franchise revenues for the three months ended April 3, 2011 .

Key Business Measures

We track our results of operations and manage our business using the following key business measures:


•	Same-Store Sales

We report Wendy’s North America Restaurants same-store sales commencing after a store has been open for at least 15 continuous months and as of the beginning of the previous fiscal year. Arby’s North America Restaurants same-store sales are reported after a store has been open for 15 continuous months. These methodologies are consistent with the metrics used by our management for internal reporting and analysis. Same-store sales exclude the impact of currency translation.


•	Restaurant Margin

We define restaurant margin as sales from company-owned restaurants less cost of sales divided by sales from company-owned restaurants. Cost of sales includes food and paper, restaurant labor, and occupancy, advertising and other operating costs. Sales and cost of sales exclude amounts related to bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees. Restaurant margin is influenced by factors such as restaurant openings and closures, price increases, the effectiveness of our advertising and marketing initiatives, featured products, product mix, the level of our fixed and semi-variable costs, and fluctuations in food and labor costs.

Related Party Transactions

The Companies have entered into the following transactions with related parties since those reported in our Form 10-K:

SSG

As agreed by its board of directors in March 2011, effective April 2011 the activities of Strategic Sourcing Group Co-op, LLC (“SSG”) were transferred to QSCC, and Arby’s independent purchasing cooperative (“ARCOP”). Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants had committed to pay approximately $5.2 million of SSG expenses, of which $4.9 million was expensed in the first quarter of 2010, and was to be paid over a 24 month period through March 2012. During the first quarter of 2011, the remaining accrued commitment of $2.3 million was reversed and credited to “General and administrative.”

QSCC Sublease

Wendy’s and QSCC entered into a sublease amendment, effective January 1, 2011, which increased the office space subleased to QSCC to 14,333 square feet for a one year period for a revised annual base rental of approximately $0.2 million with five one-year renewal options.

Wendy’s Advertising Program

Wendy’s participates in two national advertising funds for Wendy’s United States and Canadian locations established to collect and administer funds contributed for use in advertising through television, radio, newspapers, the Internet and a variety of promotional campaigns. During the first quarter of 2011, Wendy’s reimbursed the Canadian advertising fund $0.2 million for advertising expenses associated with new product testing.

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Presentation of Financial Information

The Companies’ report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. Both quarters presented contain 13 weeks. All references to years and quarters relate to fiscal periods rather than calendar periods. Certain percentage changes between these years are considered not measurable or not meaningful (“n/m”).

Results of Operations

For each of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, the following tables included throughout this Item 2 set forth the consolidated results of operations for the three months ended April 3, 2011 and April 4, 2010 (dollars in millions):

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)



	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010			$ Change			% Change
Revenues:
Sales	$	756.5		$	748.2		$	8.3		1.1	%
Franchise revenues	91.3			89.2			2.1			2.4
	847.8			837.4			10.4			1.2
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	659.8			641.4			18.4			2.9
General and administrative	103.6			110.5			(6.9		)	(6.2	)
Depreciation and amortization	43.1			46.3			(3.2		)	(6.9	)
Impairment of long-lived assets	9.6			11.6			(2.0		)	(17.2	)
Other operating expense, net	1.1			1.3			(0.2		)	(15.4	)
	817.2			811.1			6.1			0.8
Operating profit	30.6			26.3			4.3			16.3
Interest expense	(34.3		)	(36.3		)	2.0			(5.5	)
Other income, net	0.3			1.5			(1.2		)	(80.0	)
Loss before income taxes	(3.4		)	(8.5		)	5.1			(60.0	)
Benefit from income taxes	2.0			5.1			(3.1		)	(60.8	)
Net loss	$	(1.4	)	$	(3.4	)	$	2.0		(58.8	)%

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	Three Months Ended
	April 3, 2011			April 4, 2010			$ Change			% Change
Revenues:
Sales	$	756.5		$	748.2		$	8.3		1.1	%
Franchise revenues	91.3			89.2			2.1			2.4
	847.8			837.4			10.4			1.2
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	659.8			641.4			18.4			2.9
General and administrative	100.3			108.8			(8.5		)	(7.8	)
Depreciation and amortization	42.6			45.9			(3.3		)	(7.2	)
Impairment of long-lived assets	9.6			11.6			(2.0		)	(17.2	)
Other operating expense, net	1.0			1.5			(0.5		)	(33.3	)
	813.3			809.2			4.1			0.5
Operating profit	34.5			28.2			6.3			22.3
Interest expense	(34.1		)	(35.9		)	1.8			(5.0	)
Other income, net	0.3			0.5			(0.2		)	(40.0	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	0.7			(7.2		)	7.9			n/m
Benefit from income taxes	0.3			4.6			(4.3		)	(93.5	)%
Net income (loss)	$	1.0		$	(2.6	)	$	3.6		n/m



	First Quarter 2011			First Quarter 2010
Sales:
Wendy’s	$	490.4		$	489.0
Arby’s	247.2			235.5
Bakery and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees (a)	18.9			23.7
Total sales	$	756.5		$	748.2

Cost of sales:			% of Sales			% of Sales
Wendy’s
Food and paper	$	157.3	32.1%	$	152.4	31.2%
Restaurant labor	151.1		30.8%	148.5		30.3%
Occupancy, advertising and other operating costs	116.2		23.7%	113.0		23.1%
Total Wendy’s cost of sales	424.6		86.6%	413.9		84.6%
Arby’s
Food and paper	74.2		30.0%	62.6		26.6%
Restaurant labor	81.7		33.1%	80.3		34.1%
Occupancy, advertising and other operating costs	65.0		26.3%	67.2		28.5%
Total Arby’s cost of sales	220.9		89.4%	210.1		89.2%
Bakery and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees	14.3		n/m	17.4		n/m
Total cost of sales	$	659.8	87.2%	$	641.4	85.7%

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	First Quarter 2011			First Quarter 2010
Margin $:
Wendy’s	$	65.8		$	75.1
Arby’s	26.3			25.4
Bakery and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees	4.6			6.3
Total margin	$	96.7		$	106.8

Restaurant margin %:
Wendy’s	13.4		%	15.4		%
Arby’s	10.6		%	10.8		%
Total restaurant margin %	12.5		%	13.9		%

Franchise revenues:
Wendy’s	$	73.2		$	72.0
Arby’s	18.1			17.2
Total franchise revenues	$	91.3		$	89.2

Depreciation and amortization:
Wendy’s	$	27.3		$	28.8
Arby’s	12.8			13.9
Shared services center	2.5			3.2
Total depreciation and amortization Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	42.6			45.9
Corporate	0.5			0.4
Total depreciation and amortization Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	43.1		$	46.3

Impairment of long-lived assets:
Wendy’s	$	7.9		$	—
Arby’s	1.7			11.6
Total impairment of long-lived assets	$	9.6		$	11.6

Other operating expense, net:
Wendy’s	$	0.8		$	1.2
Arby’s	0.2			0.3
Total other operating expense, net Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	1.0			1.5
Corporate	0.1			(0.2		)
Total other operating expense, net Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	1.1		$	1.3

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	First Quarter 2011			First Quarter 2010
Operating profit (loss), net:
Wendy’s (b)	$	43.7		$	52.4
Arby’s	(5.3		)	(21.0		)
Shared services center	(3.9		)	(3.2		)
Total operating profit, net Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	34.5			28.2
Corporate	(3.9		)	(1.9		)
Total operating profit, net Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	30.6		$	26.3

(a) During the first quarter of 2011, QSCC began managing the operations for kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees. Sales of kids’ meal promotion items recorded during the first quarter of 2011 were from inventory on hand prior to QSCC’s management of the process.
(b) Wendy’s “Operating profit” includes the margin dollars for the bakery and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees.



Restaurant statistics:
Wendy’s same-store sales:			First Quarter 2011		First Quarter 2010
North America company-owned restaurants			(0.9	)%	0.2%
North America franchised restaurants			0.3	%	1.0%
North America systemwide			0.0	%	0.8%

Arby’s same-store sales:
North America company-owned restaurants			6.8	%	(11.6)%
North America franchised restaurants			4.8	%	(11.4)%
North America systemwide			5.5	%	(11.5)%

Restaurant count:	Company-owned		Franchised		Systemwide
Wendy’s restaurant count:
Restaurant count at January 2, 2011	1,394		5,182		6,576
Opened	1		9		10
Closed	(4	)	(17	)	(21	)
Net purchased from (sold by) franchisees	4		(4	)	—
Restaurant count at April 3, 2011	1,395		5,170		6,565
Arby’s restaurant count:
Restaurant count at January 2, 2011	1,144		2,505		3,649
Opened	—		8		8
Closed	(5	)	(21	)	(26	)
Restaurant count at April 3, 2011	1,139		2,492		3,631
Total restaurant count at April 3, 2011	2,534		7,662		10,196

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Sales
	Change
Wendy’s	$	1.4
Arby’s	11.7
Bakery and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees	(4.8		)
	$	8.3

The overall increase in the 2011 first quarter sales was driven by the increase in Arby’s North America company-owned same-store sales of 6.8%, partially offset by a decrease in Wendy’s North America company-owned same-store sales of 0.9%.

The Wendy’s North America company-owned same-store sales were impacted by severe winter weather in the first quarter of 2011. In addition, Wendy’s Canada company-owned same-store sales decreased $1.9 million primarily due to the effect of higher sales taxes in two Canadian provinces beginning in the 2010 third quarter. The negative factors impacting Wendy’s sales were partially offset by a $2.9 million benefit from foreign currency translation. Wendy’s new stores opened or acquired subsequent to the first quarter of 2010 resulted in incremental sales of $5.6 million in the 2011 first quarter, which were partially offset by a reduction in sales of $2.5 million from locations sold or closed after the 2010 first quarter.

Arby’s North America company-owned same-store sales increase of 6.8% in the first quarter of 2011 was primarily due to (1) a successful limited time only fish offering, (2) the introduction of the Angus roast beef premium product, (3) Arby’s new brand positioning, and (4) the introduction of a new item in Arby’s everyday value menu. Arby’s locations sold or closed during or subsequent to the first quarter of 2010 resulted in a reduction in sales of $3.7 million for the first quarter of 2011, which was partially offset by incremental sales of $0.5 million in the 2011 first quarter from stores acquired from a franchisee after the 2010 first quarter.



Franchise Revenues
	Change
Wendy’s	$	1.2
Arby’s	0.9
	$	2.1

Both Wendy’s and Arby’s North America franchised restaurant same-store sales for the first quarter of 2011 were impacted by the same factors described above for company-owned restaurants; however, Wendy’s franchised restaurants continued to have higher same-store sales year over year than Wendy’s company-owned restaurants, which we believe is due to differences in pricing.



Cost of Sales
	Change
Wendy’s	2.0%
Arby’s	0.2%
Consolidated	1.5%

Wendy’s North America company-owned restaurant cost of sales increased as a percent of sales in the 2011 first quarter as compared to the 2010 first quarter from 84.6% to 86.6% due to increases in (1) food and paper costs of 0.9% points, (2) occupancy, advertising and other operating expenses of 0.6% points, and (3) restaurant labor of 0.5% points. Wendy’s food and paper costs were primarily impacted by a 0.8% point increase in commodity costs. The increase in occupancy, advertising, and other operating expenses was primarily due to a 1.1% point increase in advertising expenses associated with the expansion of Wendy’s new breakfast program in additional markets partially offset by a 0.4% point decrease in employee health insurance costs. Restaurant labor costs were negatively affected by an increase of 0.3% points due to the deleverage effect of the decline in Wendy’s same-store sales without similar reductions in fixed and semi-variable costs.

Arby’s North America company-owned restaurant cost of sales increased as a percent of sales in the 2011 first quarter as compared to the 2010 first quarter from 89.2% to 89.4% primarily attributable to higher food and paper costs of 3.4% points partially offset by declines in restaurant labor costs of 1.0% points and in occupancy, advertising, and other operating expenses of 2.2% points. The increase in food and paper costs as a percentage of sales was primarily due to a 1.9% point increase in food costs for a premium product introduction in the 2011 first quarter and a 1.6% point increase in commodity costs.

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These increases were partially offset by the benefit of the increase in Arby’s same-store sales on fixed and semi-variable restaurant labor costs and occupancy, advertising and other operating expenses of 1.4% points and 1.1% points, respectively. Occupancy, advertising and other operating expenses as a percentage of sales was also favorably impacted by a decrease in advertising expenditures as a result of more efficient media purchases.



General and Administrative
	Change
	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants			Corporate		Wendy’s/Arby’s
SSG co-op funding	$	(7.2	)	$	—	$	(7.2	)
Wendy’s integration	(2.9		)	—		(2.9		)
Arby’s strategic alternatives cost	1.3			1.1		2.4
Professional fees	1.0			0.5		1.5
Other, net	(0.7		)	—		(0.7		)
	$	(8.5	)	$	1.6	$	(6.9	)

The decrease in general and administrative expenses in 2011 was primarily related to (1) the non-recurrence in 2011 of expenses related to the formation of SSG incurred in the first quarter of 2010 combined with the reversal of the accrual for the remaining estimated SSG funding commitment during the first quarter of 2011 and (2) the completion of the Wendy’s integration efforts in early 2010. These decreases were partially offset by (1) amounts accrued in the 2011 first quarter for retention bonuses, legal and advisory fees and other costs related to the review of strategic alternatives for the Arby’s brand and (2) an increase in professional fees associated primarily with information technology projects.



Depreciation and Amortization
	Change
Wendy’s restaurants, primarily properties	$	(1.5	)
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties	(1.1		)
Shared services center assets	(0.7		)
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	(3.3		)
Corporate	0.1
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	(3.2	)

The decrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily related to a reduction in depreciation related to Wendy’s and Arby’s previously impaired long-lived assets.



Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
	Change
Wendy’s restaurants, primarily properties at underperforming locations	$	7.9
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties at underperforming locations	(9.9		)
	$	(2.0	)

As a result of indications that the carrying amount of the Wendy’s long-lived assets may not be recoverable, we performed a test for impairment during the 2011 first quarter and recorded impairment charges primarily from certain underperforming Wendy’s restaurants. A similar test was not required for Arby’s long-lived assets during the 2011 first quarter. Arby’s impairment charges in the 2011 first quarter primarily reflect additional charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in a prior year which did not subsequently recover.

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Interest Expense
	Change
Wendy’s debt	$	(3.8	)
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants term loan	1.9
Other	0.1
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants	(1.8		)
Other	(0.2		)
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s	$	(2.0	)

The decrease in interest expense in the 2011 first quarter was primarily due to the redemption of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes in the 2010 second quarter. This decrease in interest expense was partially offset by higher principal amounts outstanding during the 2011 first quarter under the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants term loan than were outstanding during the 2010 first quarter under the prior Arby’s credit agreement as partially offset by the lower effective interest rate of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants term loan as compared to the prior Arby’s credit agreement.



Benefit from Income Taxes
	Change
	Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants			Wendy’s/Arby’s
Federal and state benefit on variance in income (loss) before income taxes	$	(2.9	)	$	(1.7	)
Valuation allowance reduction	(2.5		)	(2.5		)
Other	1.1			1.1
	$	(4.3	)	$	(3.1	)

Our income taxes were impacted by variations in income (loss) from operations and a reduction in valuation allowances related to state tax matters.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)

Cash provided by operating activities increased $18.2 million in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010 primarily due to the following:

•

a $17.2 million increase in cash provided by accounts payable resulting from first quarter 2011 cash inflows of $4.2 million compared to $13.0 million in cash outflows which reduced accounts payable in the same period last year. This change was primarily due to the net impact of the following: (1) an increase in amounts payable for marketing costs in the first quarter of 2011 versus the first quarter of 2010 primarily related to the timing of receipt and payment of vendor invoices, (2) an increase in food purchases at both Wendy’s and Arby’s in the first quarter of 2011 primarily due to an increase in commodity costs combined with an increase in Arby’s sales in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010, and (3) a decrease in amounts payable for Wendy’s kids’ meal promotion items as the management of the operations for kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees was transferred to QSCC in the first quarter of 2011;


•	a $9.2 million reduction in payments for accrued expenses and other current liabilities. This decrease was primarily due to decreases in (1) payments to QSCC which were accrued for in 2009 and (2) amounts paid under incentive compensation plans,

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partially offset by:

•

a $5.1 million increase in payments for other current assets including a $3.4 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets and a $1.7 million increase in inventories. These increases in cash outflows were primarily due to (1) the timing of certain prepaid expenses in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010, (2) an increase in prepaid maintenance contracts and property taxes in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010, and (3) a decrease in Arby’s food inventory in the first quarter of 2010 without a similar reduction in the first quarter of 2011.

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)

Cash provided by operating activities increased $5.5 million in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010 primarily due to the following:

•

a $15.6 million increase in cash provided by accounts payable resulting from first quarter 2011 cash inflows of $3.6 million compared to $12.0 million in cash outflows which reduced accounts payable in the same period last year. This change was primarily due to the net impact of the following: (1) an increase in amounts payable for marketing costs in the first quarter of 2011 versus the first quarter of 2010 primarily related to the timing of receipt and payment of vendor invoices, (2) an increase in food purchases at both Wendy’s and Arby’s in the first quarter of 2011 primarily due to an increase in commodity costs combined with an increase in Arby’s sales in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010, and (3) a decrease in amounts payable for Wendy’s kids’ meal promotion items as the management of the operations for kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees was transferred to QSCC in the first quarter of 2011;


•	a $6.0 million reduction in payments for accrued expenses and other current liabilities. This decrease was primarily due to decreases in (1) payments to QSCC which were accrued for in 2009 and (2) amounts paid under incentive compensation plans,

partially offset by:


•	$13.1 million in cash outflows related to tax payments made under a tax sharing agreement with Wendy’s/Arby’s net of amounts accrued under this tax sharing agreement. No similar payments or accruals were made under this tax sharing agreement in the first quarter of 2010;

•

a $4.9 million increase in payments for other current assets including a $3.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets and a $1.7 million increase in inventories. These increases in cash outflows were primarily due to (1) the timing of certain prepaid expenses in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the first quarter of 2010, (2) an increase in prepaid maintenance contracts and property taxes in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010, and (3) a decrease in Arby’s food inventory in the first quarter of 2010 without a similar reduction in the first quarter of 2011.

The Companies expect continued positive cash flows from operating activities during the remainder of 2011.

Additionally, for the three months ended April 3, 2011 , the Companies had the following significant sources and uses of cash other than from operating activities:


•	Repayments of long-term debt of $29.8 million , including an excess cash flow prepayment of $24.9 million as defined in the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants term loan;


•	Cash capital expenditures totaling $28.6 million , which included $6.9 million for the remodeling of restaurants, $3.6 million for the construction of new restaurants, and $18.1 million for various capital projects; and

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)


•	Dividend payments of $ 8.4 million .

The net cash used in our operations before the effect of exchange rate changes on cash was approximately $13.4 million and $18.3 million for Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, respectively.

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Sources and Uses of Cash for the Remainder of 2011

Our anticipated consolidated cash requirements for the remainder of 2011, exclusive of operating cash flow requirements, consist principally of:


•	Cash capital expenditures of approximately $145 million, which would result in total cash capital expenditures for the year of approximately $174 million;


•	Scheduled debt principal repayments aggregating $8.4 million;


•	Any potential business acquisitions or dispositions;


•	The costs of any potential financing activities;

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)


•	Quarterly cash dividends aggregating up to approximately $25.1 million as discussed below in “Dividends”;


•	Potential repurchases of common stock of up to approximately $250 million under the currently authorized stock buyback program; and

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)


•	Potential intercompany dividends and fees.

Based upon current levels of operations, the Companies expect that cash flows from operations and available cash will provide sufficient liquidity to meet operating cash requirements for the next 12 months.

Dividends

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)

On March 15, 2011, Wendy’s/Arby’s paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.02 per share on its common stock, aggregating $ 8.4 million . On May 5, 2011, Wendy’s/Arby’s declared dividends of $0.02 per share to be paid on June 15, 2011 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2011. If Wendy’s/Arby’s pays regular quarterly cash dividends for the remainder of 2011 at the same rate declared in our 2011 first quarter, Wendy’s/Arby’s total cash requirement for dividends for the remainder of 2011 would be approximately $25.1 million based on the number of shares of its common stock outstanding at May 2, 2011. Wendy’s/Arby’s currently intends to continue to declare and pay quarterly cash dividends; however, there can be no assurance that any quarterly dividends will be declared or paid in the future or of the amount or timing of such dividends, if any.

(Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants)

As of April 3, 2011 , under the terms of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ credit agreement, there was $32.9 million available for the payment of dividends directly to Wendy’s/Arby’s.

Stock Repurchases

(Wendy’s/Arby’s)

As of January 2, 2011, we had approximately $250 million authorized for repurchases of our common stock through January 1, 2012, when and if market conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended April 3, 2011 .

Seasonality

Our restaurant operations are moderately impacted by seasonality. Wendy’s restaurant revenues are normally higher during the summer months than during the winter months, and Arby’s restaurant revenues are somewhat lower in our first quarter. Because our businesses are moderately seasonal, results for any future quarter will not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be achieved for any other quarter or for the full fiscal year.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There were no material changes from the information contained in the Companies’ Annual Report on Form 10-K as of April 3, 2011.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The management of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, under the supervision and with the participation of their Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of their disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of April 3, 2011 . Based on such evaluations, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of April 3, 2011 , the disclosure controls and procedures of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants were effective in (1) recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by each company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and (2) ensuring that information required to be disclosed by each company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the internal control over financial reporting of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants during the first quarter of 2011 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, their internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any control system, including the potential for human error and the possible circumvention or overriding of controls and procedures. Additionally, judgments in decision-making can be faulty and breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. An effective control system can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control objectives of the system are adequately met. Accordingly, the management of Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, including their Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the control system can prevent or detect all error or fraud. Finally, projections of any evaluation or assessment of effectiveness of a control system to future periods are subject to the risks that, over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in an entity’s operating environment or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and oral statements made from time to time by representatives of the Company may contain or incorporate by reference certain statements that are not historical facts, including, most importantly, information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Companies. Those statements, as well as statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words “may,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” or the negation thereof, or similar expressions, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Reform Act”). All statements that address future operating, financial or business performance; strategies or expectations; future synergies, efficiencies or overhead savings; anticipated costs or charges; future capitalization; and anticipated financial impacts of recent or pending transactions are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act. The forward-looking statements are based on our expectations at the time such statements are made, speak only as of the dates they are made and are susceptible to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Our actual results, performance and achievements may differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. For all of our forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Reform Act. Many important factors could affect our future results and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately, and many of which are beyond our control, include, but are not limited to, the following:


•	uncertainty regarding the outcome of the Companies’ exploration of strategic alternatives for the Arby’s brand and its impact on the Companies’ businesses;


•	competition, including pricing pressures, aggressive marketing and the potential impact of competitors’ new unit openings on sales of Wendy’s and Arby’s restaurants;


•	consumers’ perceptions of the relative quality, variety, affordability and value of the food products we offer;


•	food safety events, including instances of food-borne illness (such as salmonella or E. coli) involving Wendy’s or Arby’s or their respective supply chains;


•	consumer concerns over nutritional aspects of beef, poultry, French fries or other products we sell, or concerns regarding the effects of disease outbreaks such as “mad cow disease” and avian influenza or “bird flu”;


•	success of operating and marketing initiatives, including advertising and promotional efforts and new product and concept development by us and our competitors;


•	the impact of general economic conditions and high unemployment rates on consumer spending, particularly in geographic regions that contain a high concentration of Wendy’s or Arby’s restaurants;


•	changes in consumer tastes and preferences, and in discretionary consumer spending;


•	changes in spending patterns and demographic trends, such as the extent to which consumers eat meals away from home;

•

certain factors affecting our franchisees, including the business and financial viability of franchisees, with a significant number of Arby’s franchisees having experienced a prolonged period of declining sales and profitability, the timely payment of such franchisees' obligations due to us or to national or local advertising organizations, and the ability of our franchisees to open new restaurants in accordance with their development commitments, including their ability to finance restaurant development and remodels;


•	changes in commodity costs (including beef and chicken), labor, supply, fuel, utilities, distribution and other operating costs;


•	availability, location and terms of sites for restaurant development by us and our franchisees;


•	development costs, including real estate and construction costs;

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•	delays in opening new restaurants or completing remodels of existing restaurants;


•	the timing and impact of acquisitions and dispositions of restaurants;


•	our ability to successfully integrate acquired restaurant operations;


•	anticipated or unanticipated restaurant closures by us and our franchisees;


•	our ability to identify, attract and retain potential franchisees with sufficient experience and financial resources to develop and operate Wendy’s and Arby’s restaurants successfully;


•	availability of qualified restaurant personnel to us and to our franchisees, and the ability to retain such personnel;


•	our ability, if necessary, to secure alternative distribution of supplies of food, equipment and other products to Wendy’s and Arby’s restaurants at competitive rates and in adequate amounts, and the potential financial impact of any interruptions in such distribution;


•	availability and cost of insurance;


•	adverse weather conditions;


•	availability, terms (including changes in interest rates) and deployment of capital;


•	changes in, and our ability to comply with, legal, regulatory or similar requirements, including franchising laws, accounting standards, payment card industry rules, overtime rules, minimum wage rates, wage and hour laws, government-mandated health care benefits, tax legislation and menu-board labeling requirements;


•	the costs, uncertainties and other effects of legal, environmental and administrative proceedings;


•	the effects of charges for impairment of goodwill or for the impairment of other long-lived assets due to deteriorating operating results;


•	the effects of war or terrorist activities; and


•	other risks and uncertainties affecting us and our subsidiaries referred to in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011 (see especially “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) and in our other current and periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

All future written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as a result of new information, future events or developments, except as required by Federal securities laws. In addition, it is our policy generally not to endorse any projections regarding future performance that may be made by third parties.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We are involved in litigation and claims incidental to our current and prior businesses. We provide reserves for such litigation and claims when payment is probable and reasonably estimable. As of April 3, 2011 , Wendy’s/Arby’s and Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants had reserves for all of their legal and environmental matters aggregating $3.9 million. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and we cannot estimate the aggregate possible range of loss, based on our currently available information, including legal defenses available to us, and given the aforementioned reserves and our insurance coverage, we do not believe that the outcome of these legal and environmental matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the information contained in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Except as described elsewhere in this report, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table provides information with respect to repurchases of shares of our common stock by us and our “affiliated purchasers” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) during the first fiscal quarter of 2011:

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (1)
January 3, 2011 through February 6, 2011	—	—	—	$249,517,373
February 7, 2011 through March 6, 2011	—	—	—	$249,517,373
March 7, 2011 through April 3, 2011	—	—	—	$249,517,373
Total	—	—	—	$249,517,373

(1) On November 11, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized the extension of the current stock repurchase program through January 1, 2012 and authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $170.0 million of our Common Stock, bringing the total amount currently authorized to approximately $250.0 million. The stock repurchase program will allow the Company to make repurchases as market conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

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Item 6. Exhibits.



EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION

2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 23, 2008, by and among Triarc Companies, Inc., Green Merger Sub Inc. and Wendy’s International, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Triarc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 29, 2008 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
2.2	Side Letter Agreement, dated August 14, 2008, by and among Triarc Companies, Inc., Green Merger Sub, Inc. and Wendy’s International, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Triarc’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Amendment No.3, filed on August 15, 2008 (Reg. no. 333-151336).
2.3	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 17, 2007, by and among Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp., DFR Merger Company, LLC, Deerfield & Company LLC and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, Triarc Companies, Inc. (in such capacity, the Sellers’ Representative), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Triarc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2007 (SEC file No. 001-02207).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 28, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2009 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., as amended and restated as of May 28, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2009 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
3.3	Certificate of Formation of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, as amended to date, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2009 (Reg. No. 333-161613). (Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants only.)
3.4	Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2009 (Reg. no. 333-161613). (Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants only.)
10.1	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Award Plan.*
10.2	Letter from Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian Partners”) dated as of March 31, 2011 regarding the Agreement and the Liquidation Services Agreement each dated as of June 10, 2009 between Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and Trian Partners.*
10.3	Acknowledgement letter dated as of March 31, 2011 from Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. to Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian Partners”) regarding the Agreement and the Liquidation Services Agreement each dated as of June 10, 2009 between Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and Trian Partners.*
10.4	Letter Agreement dated as of March 22, 2011, between Stephen E. Hare and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.*
10.5	Letter Agreement dated as of March 22, 2011, between Nils H. Okeson and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.*
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.3	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.4	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document**
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**

____________________



*	Filed herewith
**	In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed.”

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SIGNATURES

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



	WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
Date: May 10, 2011	By: /s/Stephen E. Hare
	Stephen E. Hare
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(On behalf of the Company)

Date: May 10, 2011	By: /s/Steven B. Graham
	Steven B. Graham
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Accounting Officer
	(Principal Accounting Officer)



	WENDY’S/ARBY’S RESTAURANTS, LLC (Registrant)
Date: May 10, 2011	By: /s/Stephen E. Hare
	Stephen E. Hare
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	(On behalf of the Company)

Date: May 10, 2011	By: /s/Steven B. Graham
	Steven B. Graham
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Accounting Officer
	(Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index



EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION

2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 23, 2008, by and among Triarc Companies, Inc., Green Merger Sub Inc. and Wendy’s International, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Triarc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 29, 2008 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
2.2	Side Letter Agreement, dated August 14, 2008, by and among Triarc Companies, Inc., Green Merger Sub, Inc. and Wendy’s International, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to Triarc’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, Amendment No.3, filed on August 15, 2008 (Reg. no. 333-151336).
2.3	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 17, 2007, by and among Deerfield Triarc Capital Corp., DFR Merger Company, LLC, Deerfield & Company LLC and, solely for the purposes set forth therein, Triarc Companies, Inc. (in such capacity, the Sellers’ Representative), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Triarc’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 21, 2007 (SEC file No. 001-02207).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 28, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2009 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., as amended and restated as of May 28, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 1, 2009 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
3.3	Certificate of Formation of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, as amended to date, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2009 (Reg. No. 333-161613). (Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants only.)
3.4	Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants’ Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on August 28, 2009 (Reg. no. 333-161613). (Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants only.)
10.1	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Award Plan.*
10.2	Letter from Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian Partners”) dated as of March 31, 2011 regarding the Agreement and the Liquidation Services Agreement each dated as of June 10, 2009 between Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and Trian Partners.*
10.3	Acknowledgement letter dated as of March 31, 2011 from Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. to Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian Partners”) regarding the Agreement and the Liquidation Services Agreement each dated as of June 10, 2009 between Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and Trian Partners.*
10.4	Letter Agreement dated as of March 22, 2011, between Stephen E. Hare and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.*
10.5	Letter Agreement dated as of March 22, 2011, between Nils H. Okeson and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.*
31.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.3	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.4	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.*
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document**
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**

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*	Filed herewith
**	In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed to be “furnished” and not “filed.”

EXHIBIT 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

UNDER THE WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC.

2010 OMNIBUS AWARD PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), made as of ______________, 20__, by and between Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and ______________ (“Participant”):

WHEREAS , the Company maintains the 2010 Omnibus Award Plan (the “Plan”) under which the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors or a subcommittee thereof (the “Committee”) may, among other things, award shares of the Company's Common Stock, to such eligible persons under the Plan as the Committee may determine, subject to terms, conditions, or restrictions as it may deem appropriate;

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Plan, the Committee has awarded to the Participant a restricted stock unit award conditioned upon the execution by the Company and the Participant of a Restricted Stock Unit Agreement setting forth all the terms and conditions applicable to such award in accordance with Delaware law;

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual promises(s) and covenants(s) contained herein, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1. Defined Terms . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Plan.

2. Award of Restricted Stock Units . Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Committee hereby awards to the Participant a restricted stock unit award (the “Restricted Stock Unit Award”) on _____________, 20__ (the “Award Date”), covering ____________ shares of Common Stock (the “RSUs”). Each RSU represents the right to receive payment of one share of Common Stock as of the date the RSU is settled, to the extent the RSU is vested, subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement.

3. Vesting and Settlement . Subject to the Participant's continued employment with the Company and its subsidiaries (other than as set forth in Paragraph 6):

3.1 One-third of the RSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable on the first anniversary of the Award Date;

3.2 One-third of the RSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable on the second anniversary of the Award Date;

3.3 One-third of the RSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable on the third anniversary of the Award Date (each such anniversary is referred to as a “Vesting Date”).

3.4 Promptly after each applicable Vesting Date (but in no event later than 74 days after the end of the calendar year in which the Vesting Date occurs), the Company shall distribute to the Participant one share of Common Stock for each vested RSU.

4. Dividend Equivalent Rights . Each RSU shall also have a dividend equivalent right (a “Dividend Equivalent Right”). Each Dividend Equivalent Right represents the right to receive all of the ordinary cash dividends that are or would be payable with respect to the RSUs. With respect to each Dividend Equivalent Right, any such cash dividends shall be converted into additional RSUs based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date such dividend is paid. Such additional RSUs s

hall be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the RSU to which the Dividend Equivalent Right relates, including, without limitation, the restrictions on transfer, forfeiture, vesting and settlement provisions contained in this Agreement. In the event that a RSU is forfeited as provided in Section 6 below, then the related Dividend Equivalent Right shall also be forfeited.

5. Transferability . The RSUs shall not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or an Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. The shares of Common Stock acquired by the Participant upon settlement of the RSUs may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant, unless in compliance with all applicable securities laws as set forth in Section 15. The Participant shall not be deemed for any purpose to be the owner of any shares of Common Stock subject to the RSUs prior to settlement of any vested RSUs.

6. Effect of Termination of Employment . In the event of (A) the termination of the Participant's employment or service by the Company other than for Cause (and other than due to death or Disability), or by the Participant for Good Reason, in each case within 12 months following a Change in Control, or (B) the termination of the Participant's employment or service due to death or Disability, outstanding RSUs hereby granted to the Participant shall become fully vested as of the date of such termination of employment or service. Upon voluntary termination of the Participant's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries by the Participant other than for “Good Reason,” the Restricted Stock Unit Award, to the extent not already vested, shall be forfeited, unless otherwise determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

7. Beneficiary . The Participant may designate in writing a beneficiary(ies) to receive the stock certificates representing those RSUs that become vested and non-forfeitable and settled upon the Participant's death. The Participant has the right to change such beneficiary designation at will.

8. Withholding Taxes . The Participant shall be required to pay to the Company, and the Company shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, from any cash, shares of Common Stock, other securities or other property deliverable in respect of the RSUs or from any compensation or other amounts owing to the Participant, the amount (in cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property) of any required withholding taxes in respect of the RSUs, and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding and taxes. In addition, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit the Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required statutory withholding liability) by (A) the delivery of shares of Common Stock (which are not subject to any pledge or other security interest) owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or (B) having the Company withhold from the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable upon settlement of the RSUs a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement will be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Participant.

9. Impact on Other Benefits . The value of the RSU Award (either on the Award Date or at the time any RSUs become vested and/or settled) shall not be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.

10. Administration . The Committee shall have full authority and discretion (subject only to the express provisions of the Plan) to decide all matters relating to the administration and interpretation of this Agreement. All such Committee determinations shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon the Company, the Participant, and any and all interested parties.

11. Funding . Dividends and distributions with respect to the RSUs shall be paid directly by the Company. The Company shall not be required to fund or otherwise segregate assets to be used for payment of these amounts under the Plan, and all obligations of the Company with respect to such amounts under the Plan shall remain subject to the claims of its general creditors.

12. Right to Continued Employment . This grant does not constitute an employment contract. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be deemed to be a modification or waiver of the terms and conditions set forth in a written employment agreement for the Participant that has been approved, ratified or confirmed by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Committee.

13. Clawback . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event of a material restatement of the Company's issued financial statements, the Committee shall review the facts and circumstances underlying the restatement (including, without limitation any potential wrongdoing by the Participant and whether the restatement was the result of negligence or intentional or gross misconduct) and may in its sole discretion direct the Company to recover all or a portion of the RSUs (which may be accomplished by the Company's cancellation of the RSUs) or the shares of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the RSUs or any gain realized on the subsequent sale of Common Stock acquired upon vesting and settlement of the RSUs with respect to any fiscal year in which the Company's financial results are negatively impacted by such restatement. If the Committee directs the Company to recover any such amount from the Participant, then the Participant agrees to and shall be required to repay any such amount to the Company within 30 days after the Company demands repayment. In addition, if the Company is required by law to include an additional “clawback” or “forfeiture” provision to outstanding awards, then such clawback or forfeiture provision shall also apply to the RSUs as if it had been included on the date of grant and the Company shall promptly notify the Participant of such additional provision. In addition, if a court determines that the Participant has engaged or is engaged in Detrimental Activities during the Participant's employment with the Company or its subsidiaries or after the Participant's employment or service with the Company or its subsidiaries has ceased, then the Participant, within 30 days after written demand by the Company, shall return the Common Stock received upon settlement of the RSUs, any gain realized on the settlement of the RSUs or the subsequent sale of Common Stock acquired upon vesting and settlement of the RSUs.

14. Bound by Plan . The Restricted Stock Unit Award has been granted subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, a copy of which has been provided to the Participant and which the Participant acknowledges having received and reviewed. Any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan shall be decided in favor of the provisions of the Plan. Any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of a written employment agreement for the Participant that has been approved, ratified or confirmed by the Board of Directors of the Company or the Committee shall be decided in favor of the provisions of such employment agreement. This Agreement may not be amended, altered, suspended, discontinued, cancelled or terminated in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights of the Participant except by a written agreement executed by the Participant and the Company.

15. Securities Laws . The Participant agrees that the obligation of the Company to issue Common Stock upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award shall also be subject, as conditions precedent, to compliance with applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, state securities or corporation laws, rules and regulations under any of the foregoing and applicable requirements of any securities exchange upon which the Company's securities shall be listed.

16. Electronic Delivery . By executing this Agreement, the Participant hereby consents to the electronic delivery of prospectuses, annual reports and other information required to be delivered by Securities and Exchange Commission rules. This consent may be revoked in writing by the Participant at any time upon three business days' notice to the Company, in which case subsequent prospectuses, annual reports and other information will be delivered in hard copy to the Participant.

17. Force and Effect . The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions.

18. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

19. Successors . This Agreement shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the successors, assigns and heirs of the respective parties.

20. Notices . Notices and communications under this Agreement must be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company must be addressed to Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc., 1155 Perimeter Center West, Atlanta, Georgia 30338, Attn: Corporate Secretary, or any other address designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant. Notices to the Participant will be directed to the address of the Participant then currently on file with the Company, or at any other address given by the Participant in a written notice to the Company.

21. Section 409A . If any provision of this Agreement could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code upon the vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Award (or any portion thereof), such provision shall be restructured, to the minimum extent possible, in a manner determined by the Company (and reasonably acceptable to the Participant) that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax. It is intended that this Agreement shall not be subject to Section 409A of the Code by reason of the short-term deferral rule under Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and this Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date hereof.

WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC.

By: ______________________________

Roland C. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Participant:

__________________________

EXHIBIT 10.2

As of March 31, 2011

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc.

1155 Perimeter Center W

Atlanta, GA 30338

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2009 (the "Services Agreement"), between Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian Partners") and Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to which Trian Partners assists the Company with certain strategic services, and the Liquidation Services Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2009 (the "Liquidation Services Agreement"), between the Company and Trian Partners. As we have previously advised you, this letter confirms that Trian Partners irrevocably disclaims any right to receive in the future (i) any fee contemplated by Section 4(b) of the Services Agreement and (ii) the fee set forth in the second sentence of Section 3 of the Liquidation Services Agreement.

TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.

By: Trian Fund Management GP, LLC, its

general partner

By: /s/ Peter W. May

Name: Peter W. May

Title: Member

Exhibit 10.3

[Wendy's/Arby's Group logo]

As of March 31, 2011

Brian L. Schorr

Chief Legal Officer

Trian Fund Management, L.P.

280 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Dear Brian:

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (“WAG”) hereby acknowledges receipt of the letter dated of even date herewith from Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian”) regarding Trian's disclaimer of any future right to receive fees pursuant to (i) Section 4(b) of the Agreement, dated June 10, 2009, between WAG and Trian and/or (ii) the second sentence of Section 3 of the Liquidation Services Agreement, dated June 10, 2009, between WAG and Trian. In addition, this letter confirms that pursuant to Section 1 of such Liquidation Services Agreement, WAG is hereby notifying you that it is terminating the Liquidation Services Agreement effective as of June 30, 2011.

Sincerely,

/s/ Nils H. Okeson

Nils H. Okeson

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT 10.4

March 22, 2011

Steve Hare

Via Hand Delivery

Dear Steve:

Re: Award Agreement

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (“ WAG ” or the “ Company ”) is reviewing strategic alternatives for the Arby's brand, including a possible sale. If Arby's is sold, the headquarters for the remaining Company would be based in Ohio. In that case, your position would relocate to Ohio. Requiring you to move to Ohio without your consent is a “triggering event,” as defined in the December 18, 2008 letter agreement entered into by you and WAG. In addition, the sale of Arby's may result in a material reduction of your responsibilities under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement, which would also be a triggering event. In order to obtain your consent to the foregoing and to prevent a triggering event under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement, the Company is willing to provide you the following consideration, subject to the terms and conditions described in this letter.

Within 30 days following the closing of a sale of Arby's, provided you elect to move to Ohio, you would receive a lump sum payment of $750,000, subject to applicable taxes. If you voluntarily terminate your employment within three years of receiving this cash award or if your employment is terminated with or without cause (as that term is defined in the December 18, 2008 letter agreement between you and the Company) by the Company within three years of receiving the cash award, you would be required to pay back the amount of the award net of taxes on a prorated 36 month basis. The prorated repayment amount will be computed by multiplying $750,000 net of taxes by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole fiscal months remaining between your termination date and the three year anniversary of your receipt of the cash award, and the denominator of which is 36. If the Company does not renew your employment under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement or you remain employed by the Company for three years after receiving the cash award, you would not have to pay back any of the cash award.

Within 30 days following the closing of a sale of Arby's, provided you elect to move to Ohio, you will be awarded restricted stock with a value of $750,000 on the day of the award. The restricted stock will vest three years after it is awarded (the “Stated Vesting Date”). The restricted stock will not vest if you voluntarily terminate employment or you are terminated with cause (as that term is defined in the December 18, 2008 letter agreement between you and the Company) prior to the Stated Vesting Date. However, if your employment is terminated without cause by the Company prior to the Stated Vesting Date, the restricted stock will vest on a prorated 36 month basis. The prorated number of shares that will vest will be computed by multiplying the number of restricted shares awarded by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole or partial fiscal months from the date of the award to your termination date and the denominator of which is 36, rounded to the nearest whole share. If the Company does not renew your employment under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement, all of the restricted stock would vest on your last day of employment if earlier than the Stated Vesting Date. The restricted stock will also be subject to the terms and conditions of the stock award agreement.

The Company will also provide for your relocation from your home in Atlanta, per the Company relocation policy, as well as a $130,000 moving bonus payable 30 days following the closing of a sale of Arby's. If you voluntarily terminate your employment or are terminated with cause within twelve months of starting

the relocation process, per the policy, you will be required to pay back benefits, net of taxes, you received under the policy.

If the WAG Board of Directors approves a sale of Arby's and if such sale closes, then you would receive a cash deal success bonus of $100,000 plus 0.15% of the consideration received by WAG (including cash, stock or other securities at fair market value received by WAG), which shall be paid to you no later than 30 days after closing. Consideration excludes all liabilities of Arby's or its affiliates assumed by the buyer. For purposes of the Agreement, “sale of Arby's” means the sale of a greater than 75% interest in Arby's, either through a stock sale or an asset sale, to an unrelated third party, provided that the Company ceases to have a controlling interest in the Arby's business in connection with such sale.

If Arby's is not sold you will not be required to relocate to Ohio and no benefit payments or equity will be payable or granted hereunder. In addition, you must be employed by the Company at the time that a sale of Arby's closes to be entitled to any of the benefit payments and equity grants otherwise payable hereunder. If the Arby's sale does not occur before June 30, 2012, then this letter agreement will become null and void, and neither you nor the Company will have any further rights or obligations under this agreement.

The payment of any amounts under this Agreement is conditioned upon and subject to your execution, on or after the closing of the sale of Arby's, of a release, which release has become effective and non-revocable no later than fifty-two (52) days following the closing of the sale of Arby's. The cash award, restricted stock award, moving bonus and deal success bonus under this Agreement will be made at the time otherwise provided for in this Agreement or not later than five (5) business days after such release has become effective and non-revocable, if later.

In exchange for the consideration described above, you consent to a relocation to Ohio if Arby's is sold and you will begin working full time in Ohio at the Company's request. You also hereby agree that you will not assert that a triggering event has occurred under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement due to you being required to relocate to Ohio or due to the sale of Arby's, which may result in a material reduction of your responsibilities. No terms or conditions of the December 18, 2008 letter agreement will change and both parties hereby acknowledge that the December 18, 2008 letter agreement remains in full force and effect. None of the payments made under this retention agreement will be used to calculate or offset any of the payments due, or that otherwise may become due (e.g. will not be used to calculate any severance that may be due) under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement, nor will they be taken into account in determining the amount of any other Company provided benefit.

This Agreement may only be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by a written instrument executed by both parties. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. This Agreement shall not constitute a guarantee of continued employment.

Sincerely,

/s/ Roland Smith

Roland Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc.



Acknowledged and agreed to:		Date:

/s/ Steve Hare		March 27, 2011
Steve Hare

Please maintain a copy for your records.

EXHIBIT 10.5

March 22, 2011

Nils H. Okeson

Via Hand Delivery

Dear Nils:

Re: Retention Bonus

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. (“ WAG ” or the “ Company ”) is reviewing strategic alternatives for the Arby's brand, including a possible sale. If Arby's is sold, the new Company headquarters would be based in Ohio. In that case, your position would be required to move to Ohio. This would be a “triggering event” as defined in the December 18, 2008 letter agreement between you and WAG. You have indicated that you would not consent to a move to Ohio and would instead terminate employment as a result of the “triggering event” at the appropriate time. In order to mitigate issues regarding the transfer of your responsibilities and to facilitate an orderly transition, the Company would like you to agree to a job end date, which would be six months after the closing of the sale of Arby's. The job end date may be changed, but only with the written consent of both you and the Company.

In exchange for your commitment to continue with the Company for six months past the closing of a sale of Arby's, the Company is hereby awarding you a retention bonus of $500,000, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. This bonus will be paid in two parts. One third (33.3%) of the total bonus amount will be paid within seven (7) days after the closing of the sale of Arby's. Two thirds (66.7%) of the bonus will be paid six months after the closing of the sale of Arby's, as provided in this agreement. If you voluntarily leave your employment with WAG or are terminated with “cause,” as that term is defined in the December 18, 2008 letter agreement between you and WAG, prior to the job end date, you will not receive any further retention bonus payments otherwise payable under this agreement. If Arby's is sold and your employment is involuntarily terminated without cause before either of the payment dates, you will receive the remaining retention bonus payments within seven (7) days after such event. If Arby's is sold and in the event of your death or total and permanent disability before either of the payment dates, you will receive a prorated portion of your retention bonus upon such an event. The prorated amount will be computed by multiplying $500,000 by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days you have worked from the date of this agreement to the date of the event, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the date of this agreement to the date that is six months after the closing of a sale of Arby's (but such fraction shall in no event be greater than one).

If Arby's is sold and you remain employed through your job end date, or you are terminated without cause prior to that date, you will receive the compensation described in Section 2 - “Termination Without Cause due to a Triggering Event” of the December 18, 2008 letter agreement. The retention bonus described above shall not be used to calculate or offset any of the payments due under the December 18, 2008 letter agreement, nor will it be taken into account in determining the amount of any other Company-provided benefit.

If Arby's is sold and you remain employed through your job end date, or you are terminated without cause prior to that date, any currently outstanding stock options or time-based restricted stock awards will vest on your last day worked. You will have eighteen (18) months from your last day worked (but in no event longer than the end of the full option term) to exercise your vested stock options.

A “sale of Arby's” means the sale of a greater than 75% interest in Arby's, either through a stock sale or an asset sale, to an unrelated third party, provided that the Company ceases to have a controlling interest in the Arby's business in connection with such sale. If the Company decides not to sell Arby's, or if the Arby's sale does not occur before June 30, 2012, then this letter agreement will become null and void, and neither you nor the Company will have any further rights or obligations under this agreement.

The payment of the second installment of the retention bonus (or if the retention bonus is being paid in one installment, the payment of the entire retention bonus), except upon your death or permanent disability, is conditioned upon and subject to your execution of a release in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit 1 to the December 18, 2008 letter agreement which release has become effective and non-revocable in accordance with its terms; provided, however, that in addition to the proviso to the first sentence of such release, nothing in such release shall release the Company from any of its obligations to you under this agreement (the “Release”). You acknowledge that the signed release is required to be provided to Wendy's/Arby's not later than fifty-two (52) days following your termination of employment. The payment conditioned upon such release will be made no later than five (5) business days after such release has become effective and non-revocable.

This letter agreement may only be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by a written instrument executed by both parties. This agreement does not modify your December 18, 2008 agreement. All terms of the December 18, 2008 agreement remain unchanged. In addition, in order to effectuate the intent of this agreement, neither party will give notice of non-renewal of the December 18, 2008 letter agreement during the term of this agreement. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. This agreement shall not constitute a guarantee of continued employment.

Sincerely,

/s/ Roland Smith

Roland Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc.



Acknowledged and agreed to:		Date:

/s/ Nils H. Okeson		March 28, 2011
Nils H. Okeson

Please maintain a copy for your records

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Roland C. Smith, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ Roland C. Smith

Roland C. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stephen E. Hare, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc.;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ STEPHEN E. HARE

Stephen E. Hare

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 31.3

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Roland C. Smith, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ Roland C. Smith

Roland C. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.4

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stephen E. Hare, certify that:


1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC;


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:


(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ STEPHEN E. HARE

Stephen E. Hare

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2011 (the “Form 10-Q”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ Roland C. Smith

Roland C. Smith

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 10, 2011

/s/ Stephen E. Hare

Stephen E. Hare

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer