Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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 quarter of 2021:
Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) Average
Price Paid
per Share Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Plans (2)
January 4, 2021
through
February 7, 2021 316,850 $21.06 311,848 $61,156,053
February 8, 2021
through
March 7, 2021 930,756 $19.66 830,748 $44,906,009
March 8, 2021
through
April 4, 2021 1,655,839 $20.53 1,620,161 $11,669,970
Total 2,903,445 $20.31 2,762,757 $11,669,970
(1) Includes 140,688 shares reacquired by the Company from holders of share-based awards to satisfy certain requirements associated with the vesting or exercise of the respective award. The shares were valued at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the vesting or exercise date of such awards, as set forth in the applicable plan document.
(2) In February 2020, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100.0 million of our common stock through February 28, 2021, when and if market conditions warranted and to the extent legally permissible. As previously announced, in March 2020, the Company temporarily suspended all share repurchase activity in connection with the Company’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an extension of the February 2020 authorization by one year, through February 28, 2022, when and if market and economic conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible. The Company resumed share repurchases in August 2020.
Subsequent to April 4, 2021 through May 5, 2021, the Company repurchased 0.5 million shares under the February 2020 authorization with an aggregate purchase price of $11.7 million, excluding commissions. In addition, in May 2021, the Board of Directors approved an increase of $50.0 million to the February 2020 authorization, resulting in an aggregate authorization of $150.0 million that continues to expire on February 28, 2022.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
10.1 Form of Long-Term Performance Unit Award Agreement for 2021 under The Wendy’s Company 2020 Omnibus Award Plan.* **
31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of The Wendy’s Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of The Wendy’s Company, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1 Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
101 The following financial information from The Wendy’s Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2021 formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104 The cover page from The Wendy’s Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.
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* Filed herewith.
** Identifies a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
THE WENDY’S COMPANY
(Registrant)
Date: May 12, 2021
By: /s/ Gunther Plosch
Gunther Plosch
Chief Financial Officer
(On behalf of the registrant)
Date: May 12, 2021 By: /s/ Leigh A. Burnside
Leigh A. Burnside
Senior Vice President, Finance and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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