8-K

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): May 20, 2026

THE WENDY’S COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant, as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-2207	38-0471180
(State or other jurisdiction<br> <br>of incorporation)	(Commission<br> <br>File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)
One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio	43017
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(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(614) 764-3100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br>Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange<br>on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value	WEN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On May 20, 2026, the stockholders of The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Award Plan (the “2020 Plan”) to increase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of the Company available for issuance under the 2020 Plan by 21,000,000 shares. The Company’s Board of Directors had previously adopted the Amendment on April 1, 2026, subject to and effective upon stockholder approval.

A description of the 2020 Plan (giving effect to the Amendment) was included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) under the caption “Proposal 2 – Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s 2020 Omnibus Award Plan,” which description is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the 2020 Plan (giving effect to the Amendment) contained herein and in the 2026 Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the 2020 Plan and the Amendment, which are included as exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders: (i) elected each of the 8 director nominees; (ii) approved the Amendment to the 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan; (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026; (iv) approved an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation; and (v) approved the stockholder proposal regarding a restriction on “blank-check” preferred stock. The voting results for each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are further described in the 2026 Proxy Statement.

Proposal 1

The proposal to elect each of the 8 nominees to serve as a director of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, was approved. Each nominee received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such nominee’s respective election. Voting results for the nominees were as follows:

	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker<br>Non-Votes
Arthur B. Winkleblack		111,205,913		3,204,516		590,007		35,699,261
Peter W. May		110,514,452		3,891,557		594,427		35,699,261
Wendy C. Arlin		112,250,601		2,196,857		552,978		35,699,261
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera		111,976,927		2,492,838		530,671		35,699,261
Richard H. Gomez		111,776,662		2,846,305		377,470		35,699,261
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin		111,679,182		2,956,585		364,670		35,699,261
Bradley G. Peltz		110,990,918		3,634,932		374,586		35,699,261
Peter H. Rothschild		111,103,884		3,532,202		364,351		35,699,261

Proposal 2

The proposal to approve the Amendment to the Company’s 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker<br> <br>Non-Votes
104,652,276	9,725,101	623,059	35,699,261

Proposal 3

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
148,104,812	1,847,183	747,702

Proposal 4

The proposal to approve an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker<br> <br>Non-Votes
107,732,682	6,462,483	805,271	35,699,261

Proposal 5

The stockholder proposal regarding a restriction on “blank-check” preferred stock was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present (in person or by proxy) and entitled to vote. The voting results for this proposal were as follows:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker<br> <br>Non-Votes
58,561,819	55,614,508	824,109	35,699,261
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	The Wendy’s Company 2020 Omnibus Award Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 28, 2020.
10.2	First Amendment to The Wendy’s Company 2020 Omnibus Award Plan.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

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

	THE WENDY’S COMPANY
Date: May 22, 2026	By:	/s/ Mark L. Johnson
		Mark L. Johnson
		Director – Corporate & Securities Counsel, and Assistant Secretary

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

THE WENDY’S COMPANY 2020 OMNIBUSAWARD PLAN

This First Amendment (this “Amendment”) to the Plan (as defined below) is adopted by the Board as of the 1st day of April, 2026, subject to and effective upon stockholder approval.

WHEREAS, The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) has adopted The Wendy’s Company 2020 Omnibus Award Plan (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and the Performance Compensation Subcommittee of the Board have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to amend the Plan, and have recommended to the Board that the Board amend the Plan, subject to stockholder approval;

WHEREAS, the Board may amend the Plan pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Plan, provided that stockholder approval is required for certain types of amendments; and

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to amend the Plan as set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that

1.	Section 5(b) of the Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:<br>

“(b) Share Reserve. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5(c) and Section 12 of the Plan, 50,500,000 shares of Common Stock shall be available for all Awards under the Plan, less one (1) share for every one (1) share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted after March 1, 2020 under the Prior Plan and 2.5 shares for every one (1) share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted after March 1, 2020 under the Prior Plan (the “Absolute Share Limit”). Any shares of Common Stock that are subject to Options or SARs shall be counted against the Absolute Share Limit as one (1) share for every one (1) share granted, and any shares of Common Stock that are subject to Awards other than Options or SARs shall be counted against the Absolute Share Limit as 2.5 shares for every one (1) share granted. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 12 of the Plan, no more than 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate may be issued under the Plan in connection with Incentive Stock Options. Following the Effective Date, no awards may be granted under the Prior Plan.

2.	This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware<br>applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.
3.	Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. Further,<br>except as expressly modified herein, all terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being authorized by the Board to execute this Amendment in evidence of the adoption of this Amendment by the Board, has executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

THE WENDY’S COMPANY
By:	/s/ John Min
	Name:  John Min<br> <br>Title:   Chief Legal Officer<br>and Secretary