UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2009
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. | |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-2207 |
38-0471180 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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1155 Perimeter Center West |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
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(678) 514-4100 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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NOT APPLICABLE |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 7.01. |
REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. |
On June 1, 2009, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its subsidiary, Wendy’s International Holdings, LLC (“WIH”), is seeking amendments to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to permit WIH to issue senior unsecured debt securities. The amendments would permit WIH and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, revise the financial covenants and make other changes to facilitate a debt issuance.
The Company is seeking this amendment as part of an ongoing assessment of strategic financing alternatives to provide additional capacity to access the capital markets in order to improve overall financial flexibility, obtain additional debt capital to assure funding availability for its key strategic growth initiatives and reduce the risk of refinancing future debt maturities in light of recent turmoil in the credit markets.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: June 1, 2009
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. | ||
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By: |
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Name: |
Nils H. Okeson |
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Senior Vice President, General |