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 AprilJuly 4, 2010

OR

(  )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 registrant 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. Yes [X] No [  ]

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). Yes [[X ] 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.
Large accelerated filer   [X]          Accelerated filer [  ]       Non-accelerated filer [  ]     Smaller reporting company [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X ]

There were 430,131,620418,277,163 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 7,August 6, 2010.


 
 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements.


WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)


 April 4,  January 3,  July 4,  January 3, 
 2010  2010  2010  2010 
ASSETS (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)    
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents $507,284  $591,719  $508,380  $591,719 
Accounts and notes receivable  86,727   88,004   96,625   88,004 
Inventories  21,778   23,024   22,401   23,024 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  53,860   29,212   51,565   29,212 
Deferred income tax benefit  66,565   66,557   66,556   66,557 
Advertising funds restricted assets  77,484   80,476   83,550   80,476 
Total current assets  813,698   878,992   829,077   878,992 
Notes receivable  33,936   39,295   7,871   39,295 
Investments  110,014   107,020   104,056   107,020 
Properties  1,585,979   1,619,248   1,567,964   1,619,248 
Goodwill  883,001   881,019   880,729   881,019 
Other intangible assets  1,383,019   1,392,883   1,376,658   1,392,883 
Deferred costs and other assets  58,831   56,959   73,345   56,959 
Total assets $4,868,478  $4,975,416  $4,839,700  $4,975,416 
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Current portion of long-term debt $15,359  $22,127  $18,002  $22,127 
Accounts payable  77,691   103,454   79,246   103,454 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  248,817   269,090   256,795   269,090 
Advertising funds restricted liabilities  77,484   80,476   83,550   80,476 
Total current liabilities  419,351   475,147   437,593   475,147 
Long-term debt  1,501,853   1,500,784   1,556,623   1,500,784 
Deferred income  41,314   13,195   31,373   13,195 
Deferred income taxes  466,831   475,538   469,997   475,538 
Other liabilities  177,883   174,413   175,630   174,413 
Commitments and contingencies                
Stockholders’ equity:                
Common stock  47,042   47,042   47,042   47,042 
Additional paid-in capital  2,764,347   2,761,433   2,766,425   2,761,433 
Accumulated deficit  (390,544)  (380,480)  (386,171)  (380,480)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost  (163,654)  (85,971)  (251,601)  (85,971)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  4,055   (5,685)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (7,211)  (5,685)
Total stockholders’ equity  2,261,246   2,336,339   2,168,484   2,336,339 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $4,868,478  $4,975,416  $4,839,700  $4,975,416 





See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



 
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)


  Three Months Ended 
  April 4,  March 29, 
  2010  2009 
  (Unaudited) 
Revenues:      
Sales $748,197  $773,243 
Franchise revenues  89,250   90,741 
   837,447   863,984 
Costs and expenses:        
Cost of sales  641,422   675,942 
General and administrative  110,482   109,878 
Depreciation and amortization  46,326   51,662 
Impairment of other long-lived assets  11,601   6,880 
Facilities relocation and corporate restructuring  -   4,161 
Other operating expense, net  1,283   1,527 
   811,114   850,050 
Operating profit  26,333   13,934 
Interest expense  (36,278)  (22,149)
Investment income (expense), net  130   (1,794)
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (3,127)
Other income (expense), net  1,278   (2,597)
Loss before income tax benefit  (8,537)  (15,733)
Benefit from income taxes  5,137   4,809 
                Net loss $(3,400) $(10,924)
         
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(.01) $(.02)
         
Dividends declared per share $.015  $.015 



  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 4,  June 28,  July 4,  June 28, 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
  (Unaudited) 
Revenues:            
Sales $782,683  $816,195  $1,530,880  $1,589,438 
Franchise revenues  94,338   96,492   183,588   187,233 
   877,021   912,687   1,714,468   1,776,671 
Costs and expenses:                
Cost of sales  659,084   686,462   1,300,506   1,362,404 
General and administrative  97,512   112,746   207,994   222,624 
Depreciation and amortization  44,944   44,687   91,270   96,349 
Impairment of long-lived assets  2,414   8,700   14,015   15,580 
Facilities relocation and corporate restructuring  -   3,013   -   7,174 
Other operating expense, net  404   572   1,687   2,099 
   804,358   856,180   1,615,472   1,706,230 
Operating profit  72,663   56,507   98,996   70,441 
Interest expense  (34,389)  (31,065)  (70,667)  (53,214)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (26,197)  -   (26,197)  - 
Investment income (expense), net  5,049   (2,793)  5,179   (4,587)
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (789)  -   (3,916)
Other income (expense), net  1,428   1,581   2,706   (1,016)
Income before income taxes  18,554   23,441   10,017   7,708 
Provision for income taxes  (7,812)  (8,549)  (2,675)  (3,740)
Net income $10,742  $14,892  $7,342  $3,968 
                 
Basic and diluted income per share $.03  $.03  $.02  $.01 
                 
Dividends per share $.015  $.015  $.03  $.03 


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




 
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In Thousands)

 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 April 4,  March 29,  July 4,  June 28, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net loss $(3,400) $(10,924)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Net income $7,342  $3,968 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  46,326   51,662   91,270   96,349 
Net receipt of deferred vendor incentive  31,067   29,368   19,676   19,532 
Impairment of other long-lived assets  11,601   6,880 
Impairment of long-lived assets  14,015   15,580 
Accretion of long-term debt  11,015   4,840 
Write off and amortization of deferred financing costs  8,846   11,824 
Share-based compensation provision  3,519   4,371   6,651   7,760 
Distributions received from joint venture  2,968   3,421   5,793   7,106 
Non-cash rent expense  2,879   5,196   4,945   6,919 
Accretion of long-term debt  2,715   2,416 
Provision for doubtful accounts  2,600   792   3,576   2,626 
Write-off and amortization of deferred financing costs  1,701   5,069 
Operating investment adjustments, net (see below)  (5,122)  2,605 
Equity in earnings of joint venture  (4,480)  (3,643)
Deferred income tax benefit, net  (8,546)  (4,809)  (4,053)  (710)
Equity in earnings in joint venture  (1,850)  (1,658)
Operating investment adjustments, net (see below)  (125)  4,741 
Other, net  1,361   3,823   36   (8,228)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net:                
Accounts and notes receivable  1,762   (3,667)  (7,016)  747 
Inventories  1,295   348   616   324 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (5,300)  (15,577)  (7,462)  (11,646)
Accounts payable  (13,025)  (34,434)  (14,006)  (42,629)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  (42,307)  11,221   (29,433)  33,070 
Net cash provided by operating activities  35,241   58,239   102,209   146,394 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Capital expenditures  (27,143)  (17,203)  (52,730)  (40,015)
Proceeds from dispositions  2,492   6,246   4,111   7,680 
Investment activities, net (see below)  526   704   32,187   36,911 
Other, net  (60)  (1,390)  67   1,166 
Net cash used in investing activities  (24,185)  (11,643)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities  (16,365)  5,742 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from long-term debt  497,661   553,776 
Repayments of long-term debt  (466,362)  (138,402)
Deferred financing costs  (14,375)  (29,613)
Repurchases of common stock  (80,842)  -   (173,537)  - 
Repayments of long-term debt  (10,216)  (55,677)
Dividends paid (a)  (6,653)  - 
Proceeds from long-term debt  161   52,633 
Deferred financing costs  -   (11,148)
Dividends paid  (12,989)  (14,073)
Other, net  801   52   681   1,384 
Net cash used in financing activities  (96,749)  (14,140)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities  (168,921)  373,072 
Net cash (used in) provided by operations before effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (85,693)  32,456   (83,077)  525,208 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  1,258   (112)  (262)  703 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (84,435)  32,344   (83,339)  525,911 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  591,719   90,090   591,719   90,090 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $507,284  $122,434  $508,380  $616,001 
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(a) The dividend declared in the first quarter of 2009 was paid on March 30, 2009, the first day of the 2009 second quarter.










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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
(In Thousands)


 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 April 4,  March 29,  July 4,  June 28, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
 (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Detail of cash flows related to investments:            
Operating investment adjustments, net:            
Income on collection of DFR Notes $(4,909) $- 
Other than temporary losses on investments $-  $3,127   -   3,916 
Other net recognized (gains) losses  (125)  1,614 
Other, net  (213)  (1,311)
 $(125) $4,741  $(5,122) $2,605 
Investment activities, net:                
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities, securities sold short,
and other investments
 $526  $9,756 
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities, securities sold short,
and distributions from other investments
 $1,435  $29,663 
Decrease in restricted cash held for investment  -   5,149   -   26,515 
Proceeds from repayment of DFR Notes  30,752   - 
Cost of available-for-sale securities, other investments purchased, and
payments to cover short positions in securities
  -   (14,201)  -   (19,267)
 $526  $704  $32,187  $36,911 
Supplemental cash flow information:                
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest $43,375  $19,675  $67,665  $44,459 
Income taxes, net of refunds $6,062  $1,097  $10,845  $4,427 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Total capital expenditures $28,505  $18,789  $56,337  $44,196 
Cash capital expenditures  (27,143)  (17,203)  (52,730)  (40,015)
Non-cash capitalized lease and certain sales-leaseback obligations $1,362  $1,586  $3,607  $4,181 





See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.






 
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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” or “Wendy’s/Arby’s Group” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we”,“Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) 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, however, the Financial Statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly our financial position as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 and results of our operations for the three months ende d Apriland six months ended July 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009 and our cash flows for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009. The results of operations for the three months and six months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full 2010 fiscal year. These Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”).

We report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31. Our 2009 fiscal year consisted of 53 weeks with our fiscal fourth quarter containing 14 weeks. BothAll three month and six month periods presented contain 13 weeks.weeks and 26 weeks, respectively. All references to years and quarters relate to fiscal periods rather than calendar periods.

(2)    Dispositions

Restaurant dispositions during the six months ended July 4, 2010 were not significant.

During the three months ended March 29,first half of 2009, the Company received proceeds from dispositions of $6,246$7,680 consisting of $3,384 from the sale of 10 Wendy’s International, Inc. (“Wendy’s”) units to a franchisee and $2,862$4,296 related to other dispositions. These sales resulted in a net gain of $2,334$304 which is included inas an offset to “Depreciation and amortization.”

Restaurant dispositions(3)    DFR Notes

On June 9, 2010, pursuant to a March 2010 agreement between the Company and Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”), we received cash proceeds of $31,330, including interest, in consideration for the repayment and cancellation of the series A senior notes (the “DFR Notes”) we received in December 2007 in connection with the sale of Deerfield & Company (the “Deerfield Sale”) to DFR.  Additional information on the DFR Notes and the Deerfield Sale is discussed in our Form 10-K. The proceeds represented 64.1% of the $47,986 aggregate principal amount of the DFR Notes.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized an allowance for collectability of $21,227 to reduce the then carrying amount of the notes to $24,983. As a result, we recognized income of $4,909 during the three months and six months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010, were not significant.as the repayment proceeds exceeded the carrying value of the DFR Notes.  This gain is included in “Investment income (expense), net.”
(4)   Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following:

(3)  Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities were as follows:

  April 4, 2010 
  Carrying Amount  Fair Value 
       
Financial assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents (a) $507,284  $507,284 
Restricted cash equivalents (a):        
Current included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”  1,076   1,076 
Non-current included in “Deferred costs and other assets”  5,925   5,925 
Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”) notes receivable (b)  25,783   28,655 
Non-current cost investments (c)  9,306   11,555 
Interest rate swaps (d)  3,575   3,575 
Financial liabilities:        
Long-term debt, including current portion:        
10.00% Senior notes (e)  552,135   607,375 
Senior secured term loan, weighted average effective interest of 7.25% (e)  250,829   253,337 
6.20% Senior notes (e)  206,595   230,625 
6.25% Senior notes (e)  195,329   207,000 
Sale-leaseback obligations (f)  124,524   125,698 
Capitalized lease obligations (f)  87,346   88,470 
7% Debentures (e)  80,353   88,000 
6.54% Secured equipment term loan (f)  13,534   13,558 
Other  6,567   6,577 
Total long-term debt, including current portion $1,517,212  $1,620,640 
Guarantees of:        
Lease obligations for Arby’s restaurants not operated by the Company (g) $372  $372 
Wendy’s franchisee loans obligations (h) $500  $500 
  July 4, 2010  January 3, 2010 
       
10% Senior Notes, due 2016 $552,500  $551,779 
Term Loan, due 2017  497,514   - 
Senior secured term loan  -   251,488 
6.20% senior notes, due in 2014  215,151   204,303 
6.25% senior notes  -   193,618 
Sale-leaseback obligations due through 2029  123,579   125,176 
Capitalized lease obligations due through 2036  87,840   89,886 
7% Debentures, due in 2025  80,640   80,081 
6.54% Secured equipment term loan, due in 2013  13,215   18,901 
5% Convertible notes  -   2,100 
Other  4,186   5,579 
   1,574,625   1,522,911 
Less amounts payable within one year  (18,002)  (22,127)
  $1,556,623  $1,500,784 


 
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WENDY’S/ARBY’S GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)



Credit Agreement

On May 24, 2010, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC (“Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $650,000 Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which includes a $500,000 senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $150,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Agreement contains provisions for an uncommitted increase of up to $300,000 principal amount in the aggregate in the Credit Facility and/or Term Loan subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Credit Facility includes a sub-facility for the issuance of up to $70,000 of letters of credit. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the non-real est ate assets of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and its domestic subsidiaries (other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries), the stock of its domestic subsidiaries (other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries), 65% of the stock of certain of its foreign subsidiaries, as well as by mortgages on certain restaurant properties.

The Term Loan was issued at 99.5% of the principal amount, which represented an original issue discount of 0.5% and resulted in net proceeds paid to us of $497,500. The $2,500 discount will be accreted and the related charge included in interest expense through the maturity of the Term Loan. The Term Loan will mature on May 24, 2017 and requires quarterly principal installments equal to 1% per annum of the initial principal amount outstanding, with the balance payable on the maturity date.

The Credit Facility expires not later than May 24, 2015. An unused commitment fee of 50 basis points per annum is payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility until the maturity date.

The interest rate on the Term Loan is based on (i) the Eurodollar Rate as defined in the Credit Agreement (but not less than 1.50%), plus 3.50%, or a Base Rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement (but not less than 2.50%), plus 2.50%. Since the date of the Term Loan and as of July 2, 2010, we have elected to use the Eurodollar Rate which resulted in an interest rate of 5.00% as of July 4, 2010.

Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants incurred approximately $16,353 in costs (of which $1,978 is unpaid as of July 4, 2010) related to the Credit Agreement, which will be amortized to interest expense over the Term Loan’s term utilizing the effective interest rate method.

Proceeds from the Term Loan were used to (1) repay approximately $253,849 of existing indebtedness, including fees and interest, under the then existing Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants amended senior secured term loan scheduled to be due in 2012, (2) redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes scheduled to be due in 2011, and (3) pay fees and expenses related to the Credit Agreement. The remaining Term Loan proceeds are expected to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The Company recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $26,197 in the second quarter of 2010 related to the use of proceeds from the Term Loan. This loss consisted of (1) a $14,953 premium payment required to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes, (2) $5,477 for the write-off of the unaccreted discount of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (recorded in connection with the Wendy’s merger), and (3) $5,767 for the write-off of deferred costs associated with the repayment of the prior senior secured term loan.

The affirmative and negative covenants in the Credit Agreement include, among others, preservation of corporate existence; payment of taxes; and maintenance of insurance; and limitations on: indebtedness (including guarantee obligations of other indebtedness); liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; sales of assets; dividends and other payments in respect of capital stock; investments; payments of certain indebtedness; transactions with affiliates; changes in fiscal year; negative pledge clauses and clauses restricting subsidiary distributions; and material changes in lines of business.  The financial covenants contained in the Credit Agreement are (i) a consolidated interest coverage ratio, (ii) a consolidated senior secured leverage ratio and (iii) a consolidated senior secured lease adjusted leverag e ratio. The covenants generally do not restrict Wendy’s/Arby’s or any of its subsidiaries that are not subsidiaries of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants.  Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement as of July 4, 2010.

Interest Rate Swaps

In connection with the redemption of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes discussed above, we cancelled four interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $175,000 that had swapped their fixed rate interest rates for floating interest rates. We recognized a gain on the cancellation of $1,875 in the second quarter of 2010 which is included in “Interest expense.”

Convertible Notes

On June 17, 2010, we repurchased the remaining 5% convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) for $2,109, including accrued interest. The Convertible Notes were repurchased at a price of 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)



 (5)  Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities were as follows:

  July 4, 2010 
  Carrying Amount  Fair Value 
       
Financial assets:      
Cash and cash equivalents (a) $508,380  $508,380 
Restricted cash equivalents (a):        
Current included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”  1,013   1,013 
Non-current included in “Deferred costs and other assets”  5,896   5,896 
Non-current cost investments (b)  8,485   10,388 
Interest rate swaps (c)  9,238   9,238 
Financial liabilities:        
Long-term debt, including current portion:        
10% Senior Notes (d) $552,500  $589,295 
Term Loan (d)  497,514   499,500 
6.20% senior notes (d)  215,151   230,625 
Sale-leaseback obligations (e)  123,579   131,839 
Capitalized lease obligations (e)  87,840   93,136 
7% Debentures (d)  80,640   82,500 
6.54% Secured equipment term loan (e)  13,215   13,520 
Other  4,186   4,269 
Total long-term debt, including current portion $1,574,625  $1,644,684 
Guarantees of:        
Lease obligations for restaurants not operated by the Company (f) $402  $402 
Wendy’s franchisee loans obligations (g) $1,060  $1,060 
  
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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)The fair value of the DFR notes received in connection with the sale of Deerfield & Company, LLC in 2007 represented the present value of the probability weighted average of expected cash flows of the DFR notes as of January 3, 2010 as reported in our Form 10-K. The Company does not believe that the fair value of the DFR notes changed significantly to April 4, 2010. Pursuant to an agreement entered into on March 22, 2010, DFR intends to repurchase the notes from the Company, subject to certain approvals, at approximately 64.1% of the $47,986 aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued interest.
(c)These consist of investments in certain non-current cost investments. The fair values of these investments were 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 Company relied on valuations performed by the investment managers or investees in valuing those investments or third-party appraisals.
 
(d)(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.
 
(e)(d)The fair values were based on quoted market prices.
 
(f)(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.
 
(g)(f)The fair value was assumed to reasonably approximate the carrying amount since the carrying amount represented the fair value as of the acquisition of these lease obligations.  We have accrued liabilities for these lease obligations (2005) less subsequent amortization.based on a weighted average risk percentage.
 
(h)(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 weighed average risk percentage established at the inception of each program.

The carrying amounts of current accounts, notes receivable and non-current notes receivable (excluding the DFR notes described above)(included in “Deferred costs and other assets”) 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 and advertising funds’ restricted assets and liabilities approximated fair value due to the short-term maturities of those items.

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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 our financial assets and liabilities (other than cash and cash equivalents) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 by the valuation hierarchy as defined in the fair value guidance:

  April 4,  Fair Value Measurements 
  2010  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
             
Interest rate swaps (included in “Deferred costs and other assets”) $3,575  $-  $3,575  $- 
  July 4,  Fair Value Measurements 
  2010  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
             
Interest rate swaps (included in “Deferred costs and other assets”) $9,238  $-  $9,238  $- 


(6)Impairment of Long-lived Assets

  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 4,  June 28,  July 4,  June 28, 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Arby’s restaurant segment:            
Impairment of Company-owned restaurants:            
Properties $1,672  $5,902  $12,361  $11,796 
Intangible assets  260   371   1,172   938 
   1,932   6,273   13,533   12,734 
                 
Wendy’s restaurant segment:                
Impairment of  Company-owned restaurants:                
Properties  75   251   75   670 
Intangible assets  407   -   407   - 
   482   251   482   670 
                 
Corporate - aircraft  -   2,176   -   2,176 
Total impairment of long-lived assets $2,414  $8,700  $14,015  $15,580 

The Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Arby’s”) Company-owned restaurant segment impairment losses in each period 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 period which did not subsequently recover. For the three months and six months ended June 28, 2009, Arby’s impairment losses also included reductions in the carrying value of certain surplus properties. The Wendy’s restaurant segment impairment losses for the three months and six months ended July 4, 2010 and June 28, 2009 reflected (1) write-downs in the carrying value of certain surplus properties and properties held for sale and (2) write-downs in the ca rrying value of options to purchase property.

The Corporate impairment loss reflected the reduction of our carrying value of one of our corporate aircraft to its net realizable value based on the sale of this aircraft in July 2009.

 
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(4)Impairment of Other Long-lived Assets

  Three Months Ended 
  April 4,  March 29, 
  2010  2009 
Arby’s restaurants segment:      
Impairment of Company-owned restaurants:      
Properties $10,689  $5,894 
Intangible assets  912   567 
   11,601   6,461 
Wendy’s restaurants segment:        
Impairment of Company-owned restaurants:        
Properties  -   419 
Total impairment of other long-lived assets $11,601  $6,880 
The Arby’s Company-owned restaurants impairment losses in each period predominantly reflected (1) impairment charges on all restaurant level assets resulting from the deterioration in operating performance of certain restaurants, (2) additional charges for capital improvements in restaurants impaired in a prior period which did not subsequently recover, and (3) write-downs in the carrying value of certain surplus properties and properties held for sale. The Wendy’s restaurants segment impairment losses in the 2009 first quarter reflected write downs in the carrying value of certain surplus properties and properties held for sale.

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 other long-lived assets.” The fair values of impaired assets discussed above for the Arby’s and Wendy’s restaurantsrestaurant segments were generally estimated based on the present values of the associated cash flows and on the market value with respect to land (Level 3 inputs).   There is no remaining carrying value of the properties and intangible assets which were measured at fair value during the first quarteras of July 4, 2010.  
and April 4, 2010.

(5)
(7)
Facilities Relocation and Corporate Restructuring

The Company incurred corporate restructuring charges in 2009, primarily related to severance in conjunction withas a result of the merger with Wendy’s (the “Wendy’s Merger”).  The balance of thisSuch restructuring accrual, which is included in “Accrued expenses and other liabilities,” was $2,917$1,498 at AprilJuly 4, 2010 and $5,630 at January 3, 2010. Total payments related toThe reduction in this accrual during the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 were $2,713.reflects total payments of $4,168 partially offset by net adjustments of $36. We do not expect to incur any additional corporate restructuring charges with respect to the Wendy’s Merger.

(6)(8)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. Our equity in earnings from TimWen is included in “Other operating expense, net.”

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:

  Six Months Ended 
  July 4, 2010  June 28, 2009 
Balance at beginning of period $97,476  $89,771 
         
Equity in earnings for the period  5,913   4,958 
Amortization of purchase price adjustments  (1,433)  (1,315)
   4,480   3,643 
         
Distributions  (5,793)  (7,106)
Currency translation adjustment included in “Comprehensive income”  (592)  5,255 
Balance at end of period (a) $95,571  $91,563 
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(a)Included in “Investments.”

 
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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 4, 2010  March 29, 2009 
Balance at beginning of period $97,476  $89,771 
         
Equity in earnings for the period  2,698   2,295 
Amortization of purchase price adjustments  (848)  (637)
   1,850   1,658 
         
Distributions  (2,968)  (3,421)
Currency translation adjustment included in “Comprehensive income (loss)”  4,350   (1,463)
Balance at end of period (a) $100,708  $86,545 
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(a)Included in “Investments”.

Presented below is a summary of unaudited financial information of TimWen as of and for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009, respectively, in Canadian dollars. The summary balance sheet financial information does not distinguish between current and long-term assets and liabilities:

 April 4, 2010  March 29, 2009  July 4, 2010  June 28, 2009 
 (Canadian)  (Canadian)  (Canadian)  (Canadian) 
Balance sheet information:            
Properties C$82,005  C$86,202   C$     80,988   C$     85,232 
Cash and cash equivalents  -   2,103   1,244   701 
Accounts receivable  4,107   4,553   4,258   4,784 
Other  3,418   2,080   3,621   2,310 
 C$89,530  C$94,938   C$     90,111   C$     93,027 
                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities C$1,195  C$1,421   C$       1,218   C$       1,774 
Other liabilities  9,006   10,893   8,926   10,896 
Partners’ equity  79,329   82,624   79,967   80,357 
 C$89,530  C$94,938   C$     90,111   C$     93,027 
                
 Three Months Ended 
 April 4, 2010  March 29, 2009 
 (Canadian)  (Canadian) 
Income statement information:        
Revenues C$8,720  C$8,862 
Income before income taxes and net income  5,376   5,703 

  Six Months Ended 
  July 4, 2010  June 28, 2009 
  (Canadian)  (Canadian) 
Income statement information:      
Revenues  C$     18,619   C$     18,762 
Income before income taxes and net income  12,014   11,935 


(7)(9)Other Than Temporary Losses on Investments

Due to market conditions and other factors present during the first quarter ofsix months ended June 28, 2009, we recorded other than temporary losses of $3,127$3,916 attributable primarily to the decline in fair value of three of our cost investments.

(8)
(10)
Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009 was 60.2%42.1% and 30.6%36.5%, respectively.  The effective rates vary from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due to the effect of (1) changes in our estimated full year tax rates, (2) state income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit, (3) non-deductible expenses, and (4) tax credits.

The effective tax rate for the six months ended July 4, 2010 and June 28, 2009 three monthwas 26.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The 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) non-deductible expenses, (3) a reduction in our state valuation allowances forin 2010, (4) adjustments to our uncertain tax positions, and (5) tax credits.

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For the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009, we increased our unrecognized tax benefits for prior periods by $2,818$2,921 and $1,172,$1,184, respectively.  Additionally, we increased interest on unrecognized tax benefits for these periods by $831$1,201 and $368,$773, respectively.  There were no other significant changes to unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties in the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009.

The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) is currently conducting an examination of our 2010 and 2009 U.S. Federal income tax return years as part of the Compliance Assurance Process (“CAP”). As part of CAP, tax years are audited on a contemporaneous basis so that all or most issues are resolved prior to the filing of the tax return.  The Company participated in CAP beginning with the tax period ended December 28, 2008 and Wendy’s has been a participant since its 2006 tax year. Any matters relating to our December 28, 2008 U.S. Federal income tax return and to Wendy’s U.S. Federal income tax returns for 2007 and prior years have been settled.

Wendy’s/Arby’s U.S. Federal income tax returns for periods ended December 31, 2006 through September 29, 2008 are not currently under examination by the IRS. Our foreign income tax returns are open to examination primarily for periods ending on or after January 1, 2006. Certain of these foreign income tax returns are currently under examination. Someand some of our state income tax returns are currently under examination. Certain of these

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states have issued notices of proposed tax assessments aggregating $3,888.$3,372. We dispute these notices and believe their ultimate resolution will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

(9)Loss(11)Income Per Share

Basic lossincome per share is computed by dividing net lossincome by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Diluted lossincome per share for the three months and six months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010 and March 29,June 28, 2009 washas been computed by dividing net income by the same as basic lossweighted average number of shares plus the potential common share effect of dilutive stock options and non-vested restricted common shares, both computed using the treasury stock method. For the three months and six months ended July 4, 2010, we excluded 15,796 and 16,048, respectively, of potential common shares from our diluted per share sincecalculation as they would have had anti-dilutive effects. For the three months and six months ended  June 28, 2009, we reported a lossexcluded 24,178 and therefore, the effect20,648, respectively, of all potentially dilutive securities on the losspotential common shares from our diluted per share calculation as they would have been anti-dilutive.had anti-dilutive effects.

As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, our potential common shares consisted of the following: (1) outstanding stock options which can be exercised into 22,713 shares of our Common Stock, (2) 1,458 unvested restricted22,295 shares of our Common Stock and (3) our $2,100 Convertible Notes which are convertible into 160(2) 1,412 unvested restricted shares of our Common Stock.
 
The weighted average number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted lossincome per share was 443,326 and 469,237 for the three months ended April 4, 2010 and March 29, 2009, respectively.are as follows:

  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 4,  June 28,  July 4,  June 28, 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Common Stock:            
Basic shares - weighted average            
     shares outstanding  425,594   469,614   434,460   469,425 
        Dilutive effect of stock options                
             and restricted shares  973   1,539   1,068   2,074 
Diluted shares  426,567   471,153   435,528   471,499 

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(12)
Stockholders’ Equity

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

 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 April 4,  March 29,  July 4,  June 28, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
            
Balance, beginning of year $2,336,339  $2,383,445  $2,336,339  $2,383,445 
Comprehensive income (loss) (a)  6,340   (5,912)
Dividend declared but not yet paid  -   (7,033)
Dividend paid  (6,653)  - 
Comprehensive income (a)  5,816   23,280 
Dividends paid  (12,989)  (14,073)
Share-based compensation expense  3,519   4,371   6,651   7,760 
Repurchases of common stock for treasury  (78,821)  -   (167,744)  - 
Other  522   61   411   1,410 
Balance, end of period $2,261,246  $2,374,932  $2,168,484  $2,401,822 


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

 Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
 April 4,  March 29,  July 4,  June 28, 
 2010  2009  2010  2009 
            
Net loss $(3,400) $(10,924)
Net income $7,342  $3,968 
Net change in currency translation adjustment  9,704   5,752   (1,562)  19,438 
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities  (59)  (740)  (59)  (126)
Net unrecognized pension loss  95   -   95   - 
Other comprehensive income  9,740   5,012 
Comprehensive income (loss) $6,340  $(5,912)
Other comprehensive (loss) income  (1,526)  19,312 
Comprehensive income $5,816  $23,280 

(11)(13)Business Segments

We manage and internally report our 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).

In the first quarter of 2009, Wendy’s/Arby’s charged the restaurant segments for certain corporate support services based upon budgeted segment revenues. Commencing with the second quarter of 2009, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants LLC (“Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants”), a wholly-owned subsidiary holding company of Wendy’s/Arby’s,established a shared service center in Atlanta and allocated all its operating costs to the restaurant segments based also on budgeted segment revenues.

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The following is a summary of our segment information:

  Three Months Ended April 4, 2010 
             
  Wendy’s  Arby’s       
  restaurants  restaurants  Corporate  Total 
Revenues:            
Sales $512,747  $235,450  $-  $748,197 
Franchise revenues  71,967   17,283   -   89,250 
   584,714   252,733   -   837,447 
Depreciation and amortization  28,795   13,894   3,637   46,326 
Impairment of other long-lived assets  -   11,601   -   11,601 
                Operating profit (loss) $52,400  $(20,975) $(5,092)  26,333 
Interest expense              (36,278)
Investment income, net              130 
Other income, net              1,278 
Loss before income tax benefit              (8,537)
Benefit from income taxes              5,137 
Net loss             $(3,400)
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  July 4, 2010  June 28, 2009  July 4, 2010  June 28, 2009 
Revenues:            
Sales (1):            
Wendy's $532,411  $539,123  $1,045,158  $1,046,126 
Arby's  250,272   277,072   485,722   543,312 
Total  782,683   816,195   1,530,880   1,589,438 
Franchise revenues:                
Wendy's  75,023   76,055   146,990   147,293 
Arby's  19,315   20,437   36,598   39,940 
Total  94,338   96,492   183,588   187,233 
Total revenues:                
Wendy's  607,434   615,178   1,192,148   1,193,419 
Arby's  269,587   297,509   522,320   583,252 
Total $877,021  $912,687  $1,714,468  $1,776,671 
                 
Depreciation and amortization:                
Wendy's $27,861  $28,608  $56,656  $65,295 
Arby's  13,563   13,621   27,457   28,138 
Corporate  3,520   2,458   7,157   2,916 
Total $44,944  $44,687  $91,270  $96,349 
                 
Impairment of long-lived assets:                
Wendy's $482  $251  $482  $670 
Arby's  1,932   6,273   13,533   12,734 
Corporate  -   2,176   -   2,176 
Total $2,414  $8,700  $14,015  $15,580 
                 
Segment operating profit (loss):                
Wendy's $72,128  $65,499  $124,528  $85,524 
Arby's  6,013   6,959   (14,962)  4,912 
Corporate  (5,478)  (15,951)  (10,570)  (19,995)
Total  72,663   56,507   98,996   70,441 
                 
Unallocated items:                
Interest expense  (34,389)  (31,065)  (70,667)  (53,214)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (26,197)  -   (26,197)  - 
Investment income (expense), net  5,049   (2,793)  5,179   (4,587)
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (789)  -   (3,916)
Other income (expense), net  1,428   1,581   2,706   (1,016)
Income before income taxes  18,554   23,441   10,017   7,708 
Provision for income taxes  (7,812)  (8,549)  (2,675)  (3,740)
Net income $10,742  $14,892  $7,342  $3,968 
                 
Cash capital expenditures:         Six Months Ended July 4, 2010  Six Months Ended June 28, 2009 
Wendy's         $29,699  $16,585 
Arby's          15,114   15,861 
Corporate (2)          7,917   7,569 
Total         $52,730  $40,015 

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(1) Sales includes sales of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees.
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  Three Months Ended March 29, 2009 
             
  Wendy’s  Arby’s       
  restaurants  restaurants  Corporate  Total 
Revenues:            
Sales $507,003  $266,240  $-  $773,243 
Franchise revenues  71,238   19,503   -   90,741 
   578,241   285,743   -   863,984 
Depreciation and amortization  36,687   14,517   458   51,662 
Impairment of other long-lived assets  419   6,461   -   6,880 
                Operating profit (loss) $20,025  $(2,047) $(4,044)  13,934 
Interest expense              (22,149)
Investment expense, net              (1,794)
Other than temporary losses on investments              (3,127)
Other expense, net              (2,597)
Loss before income tax benefit              (15,733)
Benefit from income taxes              4,809 
Net loss             $(10,924)

  Wendy’s  Arby’s       
  restaurants  restaurants  Corporate  Total 
Three Months Ended April 4, 2010            
Cash capital expenditures $15,680  $6,470  $4,993(a) $27,143 
                 
Three Months Ended March 29, 2009                
Cash capital expenditures $8,743  $7,825  $635  $17,203 
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(a)(2) The corporate capital expenditures in 2010 are primarily related to our shared services center.

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There have been no material changes in total assets by segment since January 3, 2010.

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Transactions with Related Parties

Wendy’s/Arby’s has not entered into anythe following new or revised transactions with related parties since those reported in our last Form 10-K except10-K:

Services Agreement

Wendy’s/Arby’s and the management company formed by certain former executives and a director, (the “Management Company”), entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) which commenced on July 1, 2009 and will continue until June 30, 2011, unless sooner terminated. Under the Services Agreement, the Management Company will assist us with strategic merger and acquisition consultation, corporate finance and investment banking services and related legal matters. During the second quarter of 2010, in addition to the regular quarterly fee to the Management Company, we paid the Management Company $2,465 in fees for corporate finance advisory services in connection with the following agreement:negotiation and execution of the Credit Agreement.

Sublease of New York Office Space

In July 2007, the Company entered into an agreement under which the Management Company is subleasing the office space on one of the floors of the Company’s former New York headquarters.   During the second quarter of 2010, the Company and the Management Company entered into an amendment to the sublease, effective April 1, 2010, pursuant to which the Management Company’s early termination right was cancelled in exchange for a reduction in rent.  Under the terms of the amended sublease, the sublease is not cancelable prior to the expiration of the prime lease and the Management Company pays rent to the Company in an amount that covers substantially all of the Company’s rent obligations under the prime lease for such space.

Aircraft Agreement

On June 10, 2009, the Company entered into a lease of one of its corporate aircraft to TASCO LLC, an affiliate of the Management Company.  On June 24, 2010, the Company and TASCO LLC entered into an agreement to renew the lease for an additional one year period (expiring June 30, 2011) on the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease.

Strategic Sourcing Group Agreement

On April 5, 2010, the Wendy’s independent purchasing cooperative Quality Supply Chain Co-op (“QSCC”) and the Arby’s independent purchasing cooperative (“ARCOP”), in consultation with Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, established the Strategic Sourcing Group Co-op, LLC (“SSG”(the “SSG”). The SSG was formed to manage and operate purchasing programs which combine the purchasing power of both Wendy’s and Arby’s Company-owned and franchised restaurants to create buying efficiencies for certain non-perishable goods, equipment and services.services utilized by both brands.

In order to facilitate the orderly transition of this purchasing function for the Company’s North American operations, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants transferred certain contracts, assets and certain Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants purchasing employees to the SSG in the second quarter of 2010. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants has committed to pay approximately $4,900 of expenses of the SSG, which was expensed in the first quarter of 2010 and included in “General and administrative,” and will be paid over a 24 month period.  Future operations are expected to be funded primarily from fees collected by suppliers and paid to SSG.The SSG is exploring various alternatives for its sources of funding for future operations. Effective April 5, 2010, the SSG will be leasingleased 2,300 square feet of office space from Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. until December 31, 2016 unless terminated earlier for an a verage annual base rental of $51.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)




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Legal and Environmental Matters

We are involved in litigation and claims incidental to our current and prior businesses.  We have reserves for all of our legal and environmental matters aggregating $6,079$6,073 as of AprilJuly 4, 2010.  The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and some of these matters may be disposed of unfavorably to us. 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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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)

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Accounting Standards Adopted duringDuring 2010

In June 2009, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued guidelines on the consolidation of variable interest entities which alters how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or not controlled through voting should be consolidated. A company has to determine whether it should provide consolidated reporting of an entity based upon the entity's purpose and design and the parent company's ability to direct the entity's actions. The guidance was effective commencing with our 2010 fiscal year. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued amendments to the existing fair value measurements and disclosures guidance which requires new disclosures and clarifies existing disclosure requirements. The purpose of these amendments is to provide a greater level of disaggregated information as well as more disclosure around valuation techniques and inputs to fair value measurements.  The guidance was effective commencing with our 2010 fiscal year. The adoption of this guidance did not have a materialsignificant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In July 2010, the FASB issued amendments to the existing financing receivables guidance which increases disclosures that entities must make about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses. The purpose of these amendments is to provide financial statement users with greater transparency about the entities’ allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables.  The guidance is effective commencing with our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2011. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have an effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 
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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, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “we”) should be read in conjunction with our 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 3, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”).  There have been no significant changes as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 to the application of our critical accounting policies or guarantees and commitments as described in Item 7 of our Form 10-K.  Cer tainCertain statements we make under thist his 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 notes, and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report, our Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Introduction and Executive Overview

Our Business

Wendy’s/Arby’s is the parent company of its wholly-owned subsidiary holding company Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC (“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. (“ARG”Arby’s” or “Arby’s”“ARG”), which are the owners and franchisors of the Wendy’s® and Arby’s® restaurant systems, respectively. 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.  References in this Form 10-Q to restaurants that w e “own” or that are “company-owned” include owned and leased restaurants.restaurants that we operate through our subsidiaries.  As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, the Wendy’s restaurant system was comprised of 6,5406,546 restaurants, of which 1,3901,391 were owned and operated by the Company. As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, the Arby’s restaurant system was comprised of 3,6993,685 restaurants, of which 1,1551,152 were owned and operated by the Company. The 2,5452,543 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”).

Wendy’s and Arby’s revenues and operating results have been impacted by a number of factors, including restaurant industry trends such as declining sales and traffic trends in the restaurant industry, high unemployment, negative general economic trends competitive pressures in the restaurant industry such asand intense price competitioncompetition.

We remain committed to investing in long-term growth opportunities for our brands. Our Wendy’s initiatives include (1) our breakfast program, (2) our remodeling program, and (3) a comprehensive pricing initiative that should further improve sales and margins. Our Arby’s initiatives, which are being led by our new brand President, include (1) our value strategy, which includes our everyday affordability proposition, (2) our remodeling program, and (3) the ongoing validation of our brand positioning.  In addition, we are aggressively pursuing international development opportunities for both brands.

As of July 4, 2010, there were approximately 310 Arby’s franchised restaurants with amounts payable to our subsidiary ARG 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 31 and 16 in the number of franchised restaurants for fiscal 2009 and for the six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively.  During those periods 74 and 50 franchised Arby’s restaurants were closed, respectively.  The trend of declining sales at franchised restaurants has resulted in decreases in royalties and other franchise revenues. In addition, Arby’s franchisee accounts receivable and related allowance for doubtful accounts have increased significantly, and may cont inue to grow, as a result of the deteriorating financial condition of some of our franchisees. Franchisees’ financial difficulties and the closure of franchised restaurants have also caused reductions in the contributions to and extent of national and local advertising campaigns. Roland Smith,programs.  Continuation of these trends will further affect our Presidentrevenues and Chief Executive Officer,may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

AFA Service Corporation (“AFA”), an independently controlled advertising cooperative in which we have voting interests of less than 50%, had previously entered into a revolving loan agreement with ARG pursuant to which ARG provides revolving loans up to $11.0 million.  As of July 4, 2010, the outstanding balance under this agreement was appointed interim President$9.0 million and there were no amounts past due.  Due to declining sales and profitability of Arby’s franchisees, it is possible that our ability in Januarythe future to collect principal and new initiatives to begin re-energizing the brand have commenced.  A new President of Arby’s has been appointed effective May 20, 2010.  Arby’s is making progress on establishing a value strategy, elevating the customer experience and investing in a significant remodeling program.interest payments from AFA could be adversely affected.

Restaurant business revenues for 2010 first quarterhalf include: (1) $720.8$1,480.9 million of sales from Company-owned restaurants, (2) $26.5$50.0 million from the sale of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items to our franchisees, and others, (3) $83.0$170.8 million of royalty income from franchisees and (4) $7.1$12.8 million of other franchise relatedfranchise-related revenue and other revenues. All of our Wendy’s and most of our Arby’s royalty agreements provided for royalties of 4.0% of franchise revenues for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010.

There have been no material changes to industry trends as set forth in the Form 10-K, except as follows:

·The previously described low consumer confidence level in the U.S. has improved in recent months and selected restaurant chains have produced improved same-store sales trends.

Business Highlights

We believe there are significant opportunities to grow our business, strengthen our competitive position and enhance our profitability through the execution of the following strategies:
·Grow same-store sales at Wendy’s and Arby’s by introducing innovative new menu items, enhancing the customer experience with operational excellence, improving affordability with everyday value menu items, and significantly improving marketing effectiveness to consumers;
·Continue to improve Wendy’s Company-owned restaurant margins;
·Expand our restaurant base in North America and accelerate our program to remodel restaurants;

 
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·Invest in our international business to grow substantially in key markets outside of North America; and
·Possibly acquire other restaurant companies.

Key Business Measures

We track our results of operations and manage our business using the following key business measures:
 
 ·Same-Store Sales

We report Arby’s North America Restaurants same-store sales commencing after a store has been open for fifteen continuous months. Wendy’s North America Restaurants same-store sales are reported after a store has been open for at least fifteen continuous months as of the beginning of the fiscal year. 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 (excluding sales of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items to franchisees) less cost of sales (excluding costsdivided 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), divided by sales from Company-owned restaurants (excluding sales of bakery items and kids’ meal promotion items sold to franchisees).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.

DFR Notes

On June 9, 2010, pursuant to a March 2010 agreement between the Company and Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”), we received cash proceeds of $31.3 million, including interest, in consideration for the repayment and cancellation of the series A senior notes (the “DFR Notes”) we received in December 2007 in connection with the sale of Deerfield & Company (the “Deerfield Sale”) to DFR.  Additional information on the DFR Notes and the Deerfield Sale is discussed in our Form 10-K. The proceeds represented 64.1% of the $48.0 million aggregate principal amount of the DFR Notes.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized an allowance for collectability of $21.2 million to reduce the then carrying amount of the notes to $25.0 million. As a result, we recognized income of $4.9 million during the three months and six months ended July 4, 2010, as the repayment proceeds exceeded the carrying value of the DFR Notes.  This gain is included in “Investment income (expense), net.”

Credit Agreement

As further described in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Long-term Debt – Credit Agreement,” below, on May 24, 2010, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $650.0 million Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which includes a $500.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).

The Company recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $26.2 million in the second quarter of 2010 related to the use of proceeds from the Term Loan. This loss consisted of (1) a $15.0 million premium payment required to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes, (2) $5.5 million for the write-off of the unaccreted discount of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (recorded in connection with the Wendy’s merger), and (3) $5.7 million for the write-off of deferred costs associated with the repayment of the prior senior secured term loan.

Related Party TransactionTransactions

Wendy’s/Arby’s has entered into the following new or revised transactions with related parties since those reported in our Form 10-K:

Services Agreement

Wendy’s/Arby’s and the management company formed by certain former executives and a director, (the “Management Company”), entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) which commenced on July 1, 2009 and will continue until June 30, 2011, unless sooner terminated. Under the Services Agreement, the Management Company will assist us with strategic merger and acquisition consultation, corporate finance and investment banking services and related legal matters. During the second quarter of 2010, in addition to the regular quarterly fee to the Management Company, we paid the Management Company $2.5 million in fees for corporate finance advisory services in connection with the negotiation and execution of the Credit Agreement.

Sublease of New York Office Space

In July 2007, the Company entered into an agreement under which the Management Company is subleasing the office space on one of the floors of the Company’s former New York headquarters.  During the second quarter of 2010, the Company and the Management

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Company entered into an amendment to the sublease, effective April 1, 2010, pursuant to which the Management Company’s early termination right was cancelled in exchange for a reduction in rent.  Under the terms of the amended sublease, the sublease is not cancelable prior to the expiration of the prime lease and the Management Company pays rent to the Company in an amount that covers substantially all of the Company’s rent obligations under the prime lease for such space.

Aircraft Agreement

On June 10, 2009, the Company entered into a lease of one of its corporate aircraft to TASCO LLC, an affiliate of the Management Company.  On June 24, 2010, the Company and TASCO LLC entered into an agreement to renew the lease for an additional one year period (expiring June 30, 2011) on the same terms and conditions as the expiring lease.

Strategic Sourcing Group Agreement

On April 5, 2010, the Wendy’s independent purchasing cooperative Quality Supply Chain Co-op (“QSCC”) and the Arby’s independent purchasing cooperative (“ARCOP”), in consultation with Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, established the Strategic Sourcing Group Co-op, LLC (“SSG”(the “SSG”). The SSG was formed to manage and operate purchasing programs which combine the purchasing power of both Wendy’s and Arby’s Company-owned and franchised restaurants to create buying efficiencies for certain non-perishable goods, equipment and services.services utilized by both brands.

In order to facilitate the orderly transition of this purchasing function for the Company’s North American operations, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants transferred certain contracts, assets and certain Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants purchasing employees to the SSG in the second quarter of 2010. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants has committed to pay approximately $4.9 million of expenses of the SSG, which was expensed in the first quarter of 2010 and included in “General and administrative,” and will be paid over a 24 month period.  Future operations are expected to be funded primarily from fees collected by suppliers and paid to SSG.The SSG is exploring various alternatives for its sources of funding for future operations. Effective April 5, 2010, the SSG will be leasingleased 2,300 square feet of office space from ARGArby’s until December 31, 2016 unless terminated earlier for an average annual base rental ofo f less than $0.1 million.



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Presentation of Financial Information

We report on a fiscal year consisting of 52 or 53 weeks ending on the Sunday closest to December 31.  Our 2009 fiscal year contained 53 weeks with the fiscal fourth quarter containing 14 weeks. BothAll 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”).

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Results of Operations

  Three Months Ended 
  April 4,  March 29,   $   % 
  2010  2009  Change  Change 
  (In Millions)     
Revenues:            ��
Sales $748.2  $773.2  $(25.0)  (3.2)% 
Franchise revenues  89.2   90.8   (1.6)  (1.8) 
   837.4   864.0   (26.6)  (3.1) 
Costs and expenses:                
Cost of sales  641.4   676.0   (34.6)  (5.1) 
General and administrative  110.5   109.8   0.7   0.6 
Depreciation and amortization  46.3   51.7   (5.4)  (10.4) 
Impairment of other long-lived assets  11.6   6.9   4.7   68.1 
Facilities relocation and corporate restructuring  -   4.2   (4.2)  (100.0) 
Other operating expense, net  1.3   1.5   (0.2)  (13.3) 
   811.1   850.1   (39.0)  (4.6) 
Operating profit  26.3   13.9   12.4   89.2 
Interest expense  (36.3)  (22.1)  (14.2)  64.3 
Investment income (expense), net  0.1   (1.8)  1.9   n/m 
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (3.1)  3.1   (100.0) 
Other income (expense), net  1.4   (2.6)  4.0   n/m 
Loss before income tax benefit  (8.5)  (15.7)  7.2   45.9 
Benefit from income taxes  5.1   4.8   0.3   6.3 
Net loss $(3.4) $(10.9) $7.5   68.8% 
                 
Three Months Ended July 4, 2010 Compared with Three Months Ended June 28, 2009

  Three Months Ended 
  July 4,  June 28,   $   % 
  2010  2009  Change  Change 
  (In Millions)     
Revenues:             
Sales $782.7  $816.2  $(33.5)  (4.1)% 
Franchise revenues  94.3   96.5   (2.2)  (2.3) 
   877.0   912.7   (35.7)  (3.9) 
Costs and expenses:                
Cost of sales  659.1   686.5   (27.4)  (4.0) 
General and administrative  97.5   112.7   (15.2)  (13.5) 
Depreciation and amortization  44.9   44.7   0.2   0.5 
Impairment of long-lived assets  2.4   8.7   (6.3)  (72.4) 
Facilities relocation and corporate restructuring  -   3.0   (3.0)  (100.0) 
Other operating expense, net  0.4   0.6   (0.2)  (33.3) 
   804.3   856.2   (51.9)  (6.1) 
Operating profit  72.7   56.5   16.2   28.7 
Interest expense  (34.4)  (31.1)  (3.3)  10.6 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (26.2)  -   (26.2)  100.0 
Investment income (expense), net  5.0   (2.8)  7.8   n/m 
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (0.8)  0.8   (100.0) 
Other income, net  1.4   1.6   (0.2)  (12.5) 
Income before income taxes  18.5   23.4   (4.9)  (20.9) 
Provision for income taxes  (7.8)  (8.5)�� 0.7   (8.2) 
Net income $10.7  $14.9  $(4.2)  (28.2)% 


 
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Restaurant statistics:         
Wendy’s same-store sales: Second Quarter 2010  Second Quarter 2009    
North America Company-owned restaurants  (2.9)%   (1.2)%    
North America franchised restaurants  (1.4)%   (0.1)%    
North America system wide  (1.7)%   (0.4)%    
            
Arby’s same-store sales:           
North America Company-owned restaurants  (8.8)%   (5.8)%    
North America franchised restaurants  (6.7)%   (7.4)%    
North America system wide  (7.4)%   (6.9)%    
            
Sales:           
Wendy’s $506.2  $514.7    
Arby’s  250.3   277.1    
Bakery and kid’s meal promotion items to franchisees  26.2   24.4    
Total sales $782.7  $816.2    
            
Company restaurant margin $           
Wendy’s $83.2  $82.1    
Arby’s  33.5   41.3    
Consolidated $116.7  $123.4    
            
Company restaurant margin %           
Wendy’s  16.4%   15.9%    
Arby’s  13.4%   14.9%    
Consolidated  15.4%   15.6%    
            
Restaurant count: Company-owned  Franchised  System Wide 
Wendy’s restaurant count:           
Restaurant count at April 4, 2010  1,390   5,150   6,540 
Opened  3   14   17 
Closed  -   (11)  (11)
Sold to franchisees  (2)  2   - 
Restaurant count at July 4, 2010  1,391   5,155   6,546 
             
Arby’s restaurant count:            
Restaurant count at April 4, 2010  1,155   2,544   3,699 
Opened  -   14   14 
Closed  (3)  (25)  (28)
Restaurant count at July 4, 2010  1,152   2,533   3,685 
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s restaurant count at July 4, 2010  2,543   7,688   10,231 

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Restaurant statistics:  
Wendy’s same-store sales: First Quarter 2010  First Quarter 2009 
North America Company-owned restaurants  0.2%   0.3% 
North America franchised restaurants  1.0%   1.2% 
North America systemwide  0.8%   1.0% 
         
Arby’s same-store sales:        
North America Company-owned restaurants  (11.6)%   (8.0)% 
North America franchised restaurants  (11.4)%   (9.1)% 
North America systemwide  (11.5)%   (8.7)% 
   
Restaurant margin:   
         
Wendy’s  15.4%   11.1% 
         
Arby’s  10.8%   14.2% 
Restaurant count: Company-owned  Franchised  Systemwide 
Wendy’s restaurant count:         
Restaurant count at January 3, 2010  1,391   5,150   6,541 
Opened  -   11   11 
Closed  (1)  (11)  (12)
Restaurant count at April 4, 2010  1,390   5,150   6,540 
             
Arby’s restaurant count:            
Restaurant count at January 3, 2010  1,169   2,549   3,718 
Opened  -   9   9 
Closed  (3)  (25)  (28)
Net sold to franchisees  (11)  11   - 
Restaurant count at April 4, 2010  1,155   2,544   3,699 
             
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s restaurant count at
April 4, 2010
  2,545   7,694   10,239 


Sales      
 Change  Change 
 (in millions)  (In Millions) 
      
Wendy’s $5.8  $(8.5)
Arby’s  (30.8)  (26.8)
Bakery and kids' meal promotion items to franchisees  1.8 
 $(25.0) $(33.5)

The overall decrease in sales was primarily due to the decline in Wendy’s and Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales, which were down 11.6%.  The2.9% and 8.8%, respectively.  Wendy’s and Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were impacted by (1) the negative economic trends and competitive pressures described above and in our Form 10-K, andas well as (2) the negative industry-wide restaurant trends that continued in the first quarter of 2010 (2) the positive effect of the new Roastburger® sandwich introduction in the 2009 first quarter and (3) the absence of national media advertising. The negative factors impacting Arby’s sales were partially offset by an increase in Arby’s transactions primarily resulting from the introduction of an everyday value menu during the first quarter of 2010. Foreign currency translation had an $8.7 million positive impac t on Wendy’s first quarter 2010 sales as compared to the first quarter of 2009.  Wendy’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were slightly positive, which reflected the effect of certain price increases taken in late 2009 and the launch of new premium products.  Wendy’s locations sold during the first quarter of 2009 generated $3.2 million of sales in thatsecond quarter.  Wendy’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were also negatively impacted by a reduction in national advertising exposure in the samesecond quarter of 2010 as compared to the second quarter of 2009. Wendy’s has reallocated a portion of its 2010 national advertising expenditure to the second half of the year in connectio n with new product introductions. The negative economic factors discussed above.  Salesimpacting Wendy’s sales were partially offset by the effect of both restaurant systemsan approximate 1% blended price increase taken in late 2009. Foreign currency translation had a $7.2 million positive impact on Wendy’s second quarter 2010 sales as compared to the 2009 second quarter.  Wendy’s locations sold during or subsequent to the 2009 second quarter generated $2.6 million of sales in that 2009 period. Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were also affectedimpacted by severe winter weather(1) a decrease of approximately 1.7% due to certain in-store value promotions in February 2010.the 2009 second quarter which did not recur in the 2010 second quarter and (2) a decrease in advertising expenditures in the 2010 second quarter as compared to the 2009 second quarter. Arby’s has reallocated some of its advertising expenditures to the second half of 2010 in connection with its sales initiatives. Customer transaction volume in Arby’s North America Company-own ed stores was virtually unchanged in the 2010 second quarter as compared to the 2009 second quarter, and transaction trends have improved significantly since the end of 2009 primarily as a result of the introduction of Arby’s everyday value strategy.


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Franchise Revenues      
 Change  Change 
 (in millions)  (In Millions) 
      
Wendy’s $0.7  $(1.1)
Arby’s  (2.3)  (1.1)
 $(1.6) $(2.2)

The overall decrease in franchise revenues was primarily due to the decline in Wendy’s and Arby’s North America franchised restaurant same-store sales, which were down 11.4%.  The1.4% and 6.7%, respectively.  Wendy’s North America franchised restaurant same-store sales were impacted by the same factors described above for Wendy’s Company-owned restaurants, although we believe certain franchised restaurants mitigated some of the decline in same-store sales through greater price increases than those taken by Wendy’s Company-owned restaurants. Arby’s North America franchised restaurant same-store sales were impacted by the same factors described above for Arby’s Company-owned restaurants, although the Arby’s North America franchised restaurants offered fewer in-store value promotions during the 2009 second quarter, which lessened the negative impact on franchised restaurant same-store sales for the three months ended July 4, 2010.

Restaurant MarginAmountChange
Wendy’s16.4% 0.5  % points
Arby’s13.4%(1.5) % points
Consolidated15.4%(0.2) % points

The increase in Wendy’s restaurant margin in the 2010 second quarter as compared to the 2009 second quarter was attributable to (1) a 1.3% point decrease in restaurant labor costs primarily due to a reduction in comparable incentive payments, (2) a 0.6% point benefit from price increases taken in 2009, a portion of which directly offset the increase in commodity costs mentioned below, and (3) the effect of ongoing operational improvements.  These positive impacts on restaurant margin were partially offset by (1) a 0.9% point increase in commodity costs, a portion of which was due to product improvements, and (2) the deleverage effect of the decline in Wendy’s same-store sales for the comparable quarter on controllable costs.  The Arby’s restaurant margin decreased approximately 2.8% points due to the deleverage effect of the decline in Arby’s same-store sales for the comparable quarters without similar reductions in fixed and semi-variable costs.  The decrease in Arby’s restaurant margin was partially offset by a 1.6% point decline in advertising expenditures.  In addition, increases in the cost of commodities were more than offset by changes in our promotional activities in the second quarter of 2010 as compared to the second quarter of 2009.
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General and Administrative   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Incentive compensation $(5.6)
Compensation  (3.4)
Integration costs  (3.4)
Services agreement  (1.4)
Severance  1.6 
Other, net  (3.0)
  $(15.2)

The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily related to: (1) reductions in incentive compensation accruals due to lower operating performance as compared to plan in 2010 versus 2009, (2) reductions in staffing at our shared services center in Atlanta, Georgia, (3) decreases in Wendy’s–related integration costs resulting from the completion of integration efforts in early 2010, and (4) decreases in fees under our related party services agreement that was renegotiated in June 2009.  These decreases were partially offset by severance costs related to the termination of certain senior Arby’s executives.

Depreciation and Amortization   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Wendy’s restaurants, primarily properties $(0.7)
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties  (0.1)
General corporate  1.0 
  $0.2 

The increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily related to increases in the amortization of software and related costs capitalized in connection with the establishment of the shared services center at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. On a consolidated basis, this increase was partially offset by a reduction in depreciation related to Wendy’s and Arby’s previously impaired long-lived assets.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Wendy’s restaurants, intangibles and surplus properties $0.2 
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties at underperforming locations  (4.3)
Corporate - aircraft  (2.2)
  $(6.3)

The decrease in impairment of long-lived assets was primarily related to a decline in Arby’s Company-owned restaurants impairment losses due to the level of impairment charges taken in prior periods.  The decrease was also impacted by the impairment of one of our corporate aircraft classified as held for sale in the 2009 second quarter which was subsequently sold in July 2009.

Interest Expense   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
10% Senior Notes $14.3 
Amortization of deferred financing costs  (6.1)
Wendy’s interest rate swaps  (3.3)
Other  (1.6)
  $3.3 

The increase in interest expense was principally affected by interest on the $565.0 million principal amount of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants 10% Senior Notes issued in June 2009, partially offset by the effect of the 2009 second quarter write-off of deferred debt costs

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relating to prepayments on the term loan under the prior Arby’s credit agreement. In addition, there was a favorable impact of interest rate swaps on the Wendy’s 6.20% and 6.25% senior notes entered into during 2009 and 2010. This favorable impact included a $1.9 million gain on the cancellation of the swaps related to the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes in connection with their redemption in the second quarter of 2010.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

The loss on early extinguishment of debt of $26.2 million consisted of (1) a $15.0 million premium payment required to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes as discussed above in “Introduction and Executive Overview – Credit Agreement,” (2) $5.5 million for the write-off of the unaccreted discount of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (recorded in connection with the Wendy’s merger), and (3) $5.7 million for the write-off of deferred costs associated with the repayment of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants prior senior secured term loan as discussed below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Long-term Debt – Credit Agreement.”

Investment Income (Expense), Net   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
DFR Notes $4.9 
Early withdrawal fee  5.5 
Recognized net gains  (3.0)
Other  0.4 
  $7.8 

The increase in investment income primarily related to (1) the recognition of income on the DFR Notes as discussed above in “Introduction and Executive Overview – DFR Notes,” and (2) an early withdrawal fee incurred in the 2009 second quarter which did not recur in the 2010 second quarter.  These increases were partially offset by net investment gains recognized in the prior year quarter that did not recur in the 2010 second quarter. As of July 4, 2010, our investments include a joint venture investment and certain cost investments.

Other Than Temporary Losses on Investments

Due to market conditions and other factors present during the 2009 second quarter, we recorded other than temporary losses of $0.8 million attributable primarily to the decline in fair value of two of our cost investments. We did not recognize any other than temporary losses on our remaining investments during the 2010 second quarter.

Provision for Income Taxes 
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
Federal and state provision on variance in income before income taxes $(0.9)
Other  0.2 
  $(0.7)

Our income taxes were impacted by variations in income before income taxes.


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Results of Operations

Six Months Ended July 4, 2010 Compared with Six Months Ended June 28, 2009

  Six Months Ended 
  July 4,  June 28,   $   % 
  2010  2009  Change  Change 
  (In Millions)     
Revenues:             
Sales $1,530.9  $1,589.4  $(58.5)  (3.7)% 
Franchise revenues  183.6   187.3   (3.7)  (2.0) 
   1,714.5   1,776.7   (62.2)  (3.5) 
Costs and expenses:                
Cost of sales  1,300.5   1,362.4   (61.9)  (4.5) 
General and administrative  208.0   222.6   (14.6)  (6.6) 
Depreciation and amortization  91.3   96.3   (5.0)  (5.2) 
Impairment of long-lived assets  14.0   15.6   (1.6)  (10.3) 
Facilities relocation and corporate restructuring  -   7.2   (7.2)  (100.0) 
Other operating expense, net  1.7   2.2   (0.5)  (22.7) 
   1,615.5   1,706.3   (90.8)  (5.3) 
Operating profit  99.0   70.4   28.6   40.6 
Interest expense  (70.7)  (53.2)  (17.5)  32.9 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt  (26.2)  -   (26.2)  100.0 
Investment income (expense), net  5.2   (4.6)  9.8   n/m 
Other than temporary losses on investments  -   (3.9)  3.9   (100.0) 
Other income (expense), net  2.7   (1.0)  3.7   n/m 
Income before income taxes  10.0   7.7   2.3   29.9 
Provision for income taxes  (2.7)  (3.7)  1.0   (27.0) 
Net income $7.3  $4.0  $3.3   82.5% 


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Restaurant statistics:         
Wendy’s same-store sales: First Half 2010  First Half 2009    
North America Company-owned restaurants  (1.4)%   (0.5)%    
North America franchised restaurants  (0.3)%   0.5%    
North America system wide  (0.5)%   0.3%    
            
Arby’s same-store sales:           
North America Company-owned restaurants  (10.2)%   (6.9)%    
North America franchised restaurants  (8.9)%   (7.8)%    
North America system wide  (9.4)%   (7.5)%    
            
Sales:           
Wendy’s $995.2  $997.3    
Arby’s  485.7   543.3    
Bakery and kids' meal promotion items to franchisees  50.0   48.8    
Total sales $1,530.9  $1,589.4    
            
Company restaurant margin $           
Wendy’s $158.3  $135.8    
Arby’s  58.9   79.2    
Consolidated $217.2  $215.0    
            
Company restaurant margin %           
            
Wendy’s  15.9%   13.6%    
Arby’s  12.1%   14.6%    
Consolidated  14.7%   14.0%    
            
Restaurant count: Company-owned  Franchised  System Wide 
Wendy’s restaurant count:           
Restaurant count at January 3, 2010  1,391   5,150   6,541 
Opened  3   25   28 
Closed  (1)  (22)  (23)
Sold to franchisees  (2)  2   - 
Restaurant count at July 4, 2010  1,391   5,155   6,546 
             
Arby’s restaurant count:            
Restaurant count at January 3, 2010  1,169   2,549   3,718 
Opened  -   23   23 
Closed  (6)  (50)  (56)
Sold to franchisees  (11)  11   - 
Restaurant count at July 4, 2010  1,152   2,533   3,685 
             
Total Wendy’s/Arby’s restaurant count at July 4, 2010  2,543   7,688   10,231 

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Sales   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Wendy’s $(2.1)
Arby’s  (57.5)
Bakery and kids' meal promotion items to franchisees  1.1 
  $(58.5)

The overall decrease in sales was primarily due to the decline in Wendy’s and Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales which were down 1.4% and 10.2%, respectively.  Wendy’s and Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were impacted by (1) the same negative economic trends and competitive pressures described above and in our Form 10-K and (2) negative industry-wide restaurant trends that continued in the 2010 first half, as well as (3) severe winter weather in February 2010.  The negative factors impacting Wendy’s were offset by (1) an approximate 1% blended price increase taken in late 2009 and (2) a $15.8 million positive impact from foreign currency translation in the first half 2010 sales as compared to first half 2009.  Wendy’s locations sold during or subsequent to the first half 2009 generated $6.1 million of sales in that 2009 period. Arby’s North America Company-owned same-store sales were impacted by the effects of (1) a new product introduction in the 2009 first quarter which did not recur in 2010, (2) a decrease of approximately 0.7% due to certain in-store value promotions in the 2009 first half which did not recur in the 2010 first half, and (3) a decline in advertising expenditures. Arby’s has reallocated some of its advertising expenditures to the second half of 2010 in connection with its sales initiatives. Customer transaction volume in Arby’s North America Company-owned stores was virtually unchanged in the 2010 first half as compared to the 2009 first half and transaction trends have improved significantly since the end of 2009 primarily as a result of the introduction of Arby’s everyday value strategy.


Franchise Revenues   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Wendy’s $(0.3)
Arby’s  (3.4)
  $(3.7)

The overall decrease in franchise revenues for Wendy’s and Arby’s North America franchised restaurants was primarily due to the same factors discussed above for the second quarter 2010.  Arby’s North America franchised restaurants were also disproportionately negatively affected by the absence of national media advertising in the 2010 first quarter as certain franchise markets did not have sufficient local media advertising to offset the absence of national advertising. This decrease in franchise revenues was partially offset by the increase in Wendy’s North America franchised restaurants same-store sales which were up 1.0%. This increase was primarily due to the same factors described above for Wendy’ s Company-owned restaurants.


Restaurant Margin 
 AmountChange
   
Wendy’s15.4%15.9%   4.3  ppt2.3% points
Arby’s10.8%12.1%(3.4) ppt (2.5)% points
Consolidated13.9%14.7% 1.4  ppt
0.7% points

The increaserestaurant margins for both Wendy’s and Arby’s brands were impacted by the same factors discussed above in the Wendy’s restaurant margin in“Restaurant Margin” for the 2010 firstsecond quarter, as compared towell as the 2009 firstfactors discussed above in “Sales.”  Although restaurant margins for the second quarter was primarily attributable to (1) decreases inof 2010 were negatively impacted by the cost of commodities, and labor, as well as certain controllablesuch costs (2) benefits fromdid not have a decrease in breakfast advertising and (3) a benefit from menu mix as Wendy’s Company-owned restaurants sold a greater percentage of more profitable products. The decrease in the Arby’s restaurant margin inmaterial impact on either brand for the 2010 first quarter as compared to the 2009 first quarter was primarily attributable to the effect of the decrease in Arby’s same-store sales without comparable reductions in fixed and semi-variable costs. This negative impact was partially offset by decreases in the costs of commodities as well as a decrease in costs related to the Roastburger sandwich l aunch in the 2009 first quarter, which did not recur in the 2010 first quarter.  Margins of both restaurant systems were also affected by severe winter weather in February 2010.half.


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General and Administrative      
 Change  Change 
 (in millions)  (In Millions) 
      
SSG co-op funding $4.9 
Provision for doubtful accounts  1.7 
Compensation $(5.0)
Incentive compensation  (4.7)
Integration costs  (4.2)
Services agreement  (1.4)  (2.8)
Legal fees  (1.1)  (1.4)
Integration costs  (0.8)
Other  (2.6)
SSG co-op agreement  4.9 
Severance  3.0 
Other, net  (4.4)
 $0.7  $(14.6)

The increasedecrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily related to: (1) reductions in staffing at our shared services center in Atlanta, Georgia, (2) decreases in incentive compensation accruals due to lower operating performance as compared to plan in 2010 versus 2009, (3) decreases in Wendy’s–related integration costs resulting from the formationcompletion of the SSG cooperativeintegration efforts in theearly 2010, first quarter as discussed above(4) decreases in “Introduction and Executive Overview – Related Party Transaction” and an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts primarily associated with the collectability of certain Arby’s franchisee receivables. These increases were partially offset by decreases in: (1) fees under our related party services agreement that was renegotiated in June 2009, (2) additional anticipatedand (5) decreases in legal fees accrued inas compared to the 2009 first quarter forhalf primarily related to the Americans with Disabilities Act case described in our Form 10-K10-K. The decreases were partially offset by an increase related to the formation of the SSG in the 2010 first half as discussed above in “Introduction and (3) integrationExecutive Ov erview – Related Party Transactions” and severance costs related to the Wendy’s integration in 2009 sometermination of which will not recur in 2010.certain senior Arby’s executives.
 
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Depreciation and Amortization      
 Change  Change 
 (in millions)  (In Millions) 
      
Wendy’s restaurants, primarily properties $(7.9) $(8.6)
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties  (0.6)  (0.6)
General corporate  3.1   4.2 
 $(5.4) $(5.0)

The decrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily related to a(1) an adjustment in the prior year of $6.5 million related to a one-time increase in depreciation as a result of refinements to the Wendy’s purchase price allocation (including long-lived assets) which was recorded in the 2009 first quarter and (2) a reduction in depreciation related to Wendy’s and Arby’s previously impaired long-lived assets. These decreases were partially offset by increases in the amortization of software and related costs capitalized software related toin connection with the establishment of the shared services center at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.center.


Impairment of Other Long-Lived Assets   
  Change 
  (in millions) 
    
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties at underperforming locations $5.1 
Wendy’s restaurants, surplus properties  (0.4)
  $4.7 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
Wendy’s restaurants, intangibles and surplus properties $(0.2)
Arby’s restaurants, primarily properties at underperforming locations  0.8 
Corporate – aircraft  (2.2)
  $(1.6)

The decrease in the impairment of long-lived assets was primarily related to the impairment of one of our corporate aircraft classified as held for sale in the 2009 second half which was subsequently sold in July 2009. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in Arby’s Company-owned restaurants impairment losses increased as a result of the continuing deterioration in operating performance of certain restaurants. The Wendy’s restaurant segment incurred impairment losses in the 2009 first quarter associated with write downs in the carrying value of surplus properties and properties held for sale which did not recurrestaurants in the 2010 first quarter.half.
 
Interest Expense   
  Change 
  (in millions) 
    
10% Senior Notes $15.2 
Other  (1.0)
  $14.2 
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Interest Expense   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
10% Senior Notes $29.5 
Amortization of deferred financing costs  (5.7)
Wendy’s interest rate swaps  (5.1)
Other  (1.2)
  $17.5 

The increase in interest expense was principally affected by interest on the $565.0 million principal amount of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants 10% Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes”) issued in June 2009, which was partially offset by the effect of the 2009 first half write-off of deferred debt costs relating to prepayments on the term loan under the prior Arby’s credit agreement. In addition, there was a favorable impact of interest rate swaps entered into during 2009 and 2010 on the Wendy’s 6.20% and 6.25% Senior Notes.senior notes entered into during 2009 and 2010. This favorable impact included a $1.9 million gain on the cancellation of the swaps related to the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes in connection with their redemption in the second quarter of 2010.

Investment Income (Expense), Net   
  Change 
  (in millions) 
    
Recognized net losses in 2009 first quarter $1.7 
Interest income  (0.2)
Other  0.4 
  $1.9 
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

The loss on early extinguishment of debt of $26.2 million consisted of (1) a $15.0 million premium payment required to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes as discussed below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Long-term Debt – Credit Agreement,” (2) $5.5 million for the write-off of the unaccreted discount of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (recorded in connection with the Wendy’s merger), and (3) $5.7 million for the write-off of deferred costs associated with the repayment of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants prior senior secured term loan as discussed below in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Long-term Debt – Credit Agreement.”

Investment Income (Expense), Net   
  Change 
  (In Millions) 
    
DFR Notes $4.9 
Early withdrawal fee  5.5 
Recognized net gains  (1.1)
Other  0.5 
  $9.8 

The increase in investment income primarily related to net investment losses(1) the recognition of $1.7 million recognizedincome on the DFR Notes as discussed above in “Introduction and Executive Overview – DFR Notes,” and (2) an early withdrawal fee incurred in the 2009 first quarter on investments whichhalf that did not recur in the 2010 first half.  These increases were subsequently soldpartially offset by net investment gains recognized in June 2009.the prior year that did not recur in the 2010 second half.  As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, our remaining investments include a joint venture investment and certain cost investments.

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Other Than Temporary Losses on Investments

Due to market conditions and other factors present during the 2009 first quarter,half, we recorded other than temporary losses of $3.1$3.9 million attributable primarily to the decline in fair value of certain of our available for sale securities and three of our cost investments. We did not recognize any other than temporary losses on our remaining investments during the 2010 first quarter.half.

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Benefit from Income Taxes 
Provision for Income TaxesProvision for Income Taxes 
 Change  Change 
 (in millions)  (In Millions) 
Federal and state benefit on variance in loss from continuing operations before tax $(2.6)
Federal and state provision on variance in income before income taxes $1.9 
Valuation allowance reduction  2.5   (2.5)
Other  0.4   (0.4)
 $0.3  $(1.0)

Our income taxes were impacted by variations in (loss) income from operationsbefore income taxes as offset by a reduction in valuation allowances related to state tax matters.
Outlook for the Remainder of 2010

There are no material changes to the outlook for 2010 as discussed in our Form 10-K except that restaurant margins for both of our brands will be somewhat negatively impacted by the expected increase in the cost of commodities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses ofNet Cash for the Three Months Ended April 4, 2010Provided by Operating Activities

Cash andNet cash equivalents (“cash”) totaled $507.3provided by operating activities was $102.2 million at Aprilfor the six months ended July 4, 2010 as compared to $591.7$146.4 million at January 3, 2010.  Forfor the three months ended April 4, 2010,same period in 2009.  The significant components of the $44.2 million decrease in net cash provided by operating activities totaled $35.2 million, which includedfor the following significant items:

·Our net loss of $3.4 million;
·Depreciation and amortization of $46.3 million;
·Net receipt of deferred vendor incentive of $31.1 million;
·Impairment of other long-lived assets charges of $11.6 million; and
·Changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in a net use of cash of $57.6 million primarily due to a $42.3 million decrease in accrued expenses, a $13.0 million decrease in accounts payable and a $5.3 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets.

The decrease in accrued expenses was primarily related to $23.3 million in 2009 incentive compensation payments, netfirst half of 2010 first quarter incentive compensation accruals and $11.9 million in interest payments, net of accrued interest.  The decrease in accounts payable was the result of higher invoice volumes processed at year end as well as estimated other costs booked through accounts payable as of the end of 2009, both as compared to the endfirst half of first quarter of 2010.  2009 are as follows:

  Change 
  (In Millions) 
Accounts payable $28.6 
Incentive compensation  (24.7)
Interest  (23.2)
AFA notes receivable  (6.9)
Income taxes, net of refunds  (6.4)
Other, net  (11.6)
  $(44.2)

The net decrease in the comparative operating cash flow principally resulted from an increase in prepaid(1) amounts paid under the Company’s incentive compensation plans in 2010 versus 2009 for fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2008, respectively, (2) interest payments in the first half of 2010 primarily due to the interest payment on the 10% Senior Note borrowings by our principal subsidiary in June 2009, (3) advances, net, to AFA, an independently controlled advertising cooperative for the Arby’s restaurant system, under its revolving loan agreement from the Company, and (4) payments for estimated taxes as well as for certain state income taxes for which examinations are either completed or ongoing.  T hese changes were partially offset by the following which affected accounts payable: (1) a reduction in the amounts payable to the Wendy’s national advertising cooperative in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 due to changes in the timing and nature of amounts due, (2) a decrease in the number and amount of non-recurring items more typically included in accounts payable rather than accrued expenses, and other current assets was primarily(3) a decrease in the resultvolume of increasestransactions processed as received from third parties, due in prepaid rent and prepaid insurance which are being expensed over their respective contractual terms.part to the decrease in sales, for the 2010 first half as compared to the 2009 first half.

We expect continued positive cash flows from operating activities during the remainder of 2010.

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Additionally, for the threesix months ended AprilJuly 4, 2010, we had the following significant sources and uses of cash other than from operating activities:

 ·Proceeds from the Term Loan of $497.5 million;
·Repayment of $250.8 million of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants amended senior secured term loan;
·Payment of $215.0 million, including a premium of $15 million, to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes;
·Repurchases of common stock of $80.8$173.5 million, including commissions of $0.3$0.7 million, and $5.8 million of 2009 repurchases that were not settled until 2010 and excluding $3.8 million of repurchases that were not settled until after April 4, 2010;
 ·Cash capital expenditures totaling $27.1$52.7 million, which included $5.4$9.7 million for the remodeling of restaurants, $3.0 million for the construction of new restaurants, and $3.2$4.6 million for software purchases. The remaining capital expenditures were primarily related to various technology projects and store maintenance capital expenditures;
 ·
Net repaymentsProceeds of other long-term debt$30.8 million, excluding interest, from the repayment and cancellation of $10.2the DFR Notes;
·Deferred financing costs of $14.4 million; and
 ·Dividend payments of $6.7$13.0 million.

The net cash used in our operations before the effect of exchange rate changes on cash was approximately $85.7$83.1 million.

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Sources and Uses of Cash for the Remainder of 2010

Our anticipated consolidated cash requirements for operations for the remainder of 2010, exclusive of operating cash flow requirements, consist principally of:

 ·Cash capital expenditures of approximately $138.0$112.3 million as discussed in our Form 10-K;
 ·Quarterly cash dividends aggregating up to approximately $19.4$12.5 million as discussed below in “Dividends”;
 ·Scheduled debt principal repayments aggregating $11.4$8.8 million;
 ·Potential repurchases of common stock of up to $96.9$79.5 million (including $3.8 million of first quarter repurchases that were not settled until after April 4, 2010) under the currently authorized stock buyback program, including $33.3 million, excluding commissions of $0.1 million, already purchased through May 7, 2010;program;
 ·Scheduled payments of $10.1$6.3 million pursuant to the QSCC and SSG co-op agreements;
 ·Severance payments of approximately $3.0$1.4 million related to our facilities relocation and corporate restructuring accruals;accruals and $1.1 million related to the termination of certain senior Arby’s executives; and
 ·The costs of any potential business acquisitions or financing activities.

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

Working Capital

Working capital, which equals current assets less current liabilities, was $394.3 million at April 4, 2010, reflecting a current ratio, which equals current assets divided by current liabilities, of 1.9:1. Working capital at April 4, 2010 decreased $9.5 million from $403.8 million at January 3, 2010, primarily due to $80.8 million in repurchases of common stock which was mostly offset by decreases in accounts payable of $25.8 million, accrued incentive compensation of $23.3 million and accrued interest of $11.9 million as discussed above.

Long-term Debt

There were no materialThe following is an explanation of changes to the terms of anycertain debt obligations since January 3, 2010, as discussed in our Form 10-K.10-K:

However, in order to enhance our financial flexibility and to take advantage of the favorable credit and interest rate environments, on
Credit Agreement

On May 3,24, 2010, Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants,  announced that it has commenceda direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the marketingCompany, entered into the Credit Agreement, which includes a $500.0 million Term Loan and a $150.0 million Credit Facility.  The Credit Agreement contains provisions for an uncommitted increase of a new $650up to $300.0 million senior secured credit facility (the “New Senior Secured Credit Facility”).   The proposed New Senior Securedprincipal amount in the aggregate in the Credit Facility is expectedand/or Term Loan subject to be comprisedthe satisfaction of certain conditions. The Credit Facility includes a $150sub-facility for the issuance of up to $70.0 million revolving credit facility, which would mature in 2015, and a $500 million term loan, which would mature in 2017.of letters of credit. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the non-real estate assets of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants expects to useand its domestic subsidiaries (other than certain unrestricted subsidiaries), the proceeds (i) to refinancestock of its existing senior secured credit facility, (ii) to redeem $200 million aggregatedomestic subsidiaries (other than ce rtain unrestricted subsidiaries), 65% of the stock of certain of its foreign subsidiaries as well as by mortgages on certain restaurant properties.

The Term Loan was issued at 99.5% of the principal amount, which represented an original issue discount of Wendy’s 6.25% Se nior Notes due 20110.5% and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including paymentresulted in net proceeds paid to us of financing costs$497.5 million. The $2.5 million discount will be accreted and other expensesthe related charge included in connectioninterest expense through the maturity of the Term Loan. The Term Loan will mature on May 24, 2017 and requires quarterly principal installments equal to 1% per annum of the initial principal amount outstanding, with the transaction.   The closing ofbalance payable on the New Senior Secured Credit Facility is subject to successful marketing and other conditions.  Therefore, there can be no assurance that Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants will be able to complete the refinancing.

Debt Covenantsmaturity date.

The Credit Facility expires not later than May 24, 2015. An unused commitment fee of 50 basis points per annum is payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the Credit Facility until the maturity date.

The interest rate on the Term Loan is based on (i) the Eurodollar Rate as defined in the Credit Agreement contains(but not less than 1.50%), plus 3.50%, or a Base Rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement (but not less than 2.50%), plus 2.50%. Since the date of the Term Loan and as of July 2, 2010, we have elected to use the Eurodollar Rate which resulted in an interest rate of 5.00% as of July 4, 2010.

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Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants incurred approximately $16.4 million in costs (of which $2.0 million is unpaid as of July 4, 2010) related to the Credit Agreement, which will be amortized to interest expense over the Term Loan’s term utilizing the effective interest rate method.

Proceeds from the Term Loan were used to (1) repay approximately $253.8 million of existing indebtedness, including fees and interest, under the prior Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants amended senior secured term loan scheduled to be due in 2012, (2) redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes scheduled to be due in 2011, and (3) pay fees and expenses related to the Credit Agreement. The remaining Term Loan proceeds are expected to be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes.

The Company recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $26.2 million in the second quarter of 2010, related to the use of proceeds from the Term Loan. This loss consisted of (1) a $15.0 million premium payment required to redeem the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (2) $5.5 million for the write-off of the unaccreted discount of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes (recorded in connection with the Wendy’s merger), and (3) $5.7 million for the write-off of deferred costs associated with the repayment of the prior senior secured term loan.

The affirmative and negative covenants in the Credit Agreement include, among others, preservation of corporate existence; payment of taxes; and maintenance of insurance; and limitations on: indebtedness (including guarantee obligations of other indebtedness); liens; mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; sales of assets; dividends and other payments in respect of capital stock; investments; payments of certain indebtedness; transactions with affiliates; changes in fiscal year; negative pledge clauses and clauses restricting subsidiary distributions; and material changes in lines of business.  The financial covenants that, among other things, require Wendy’s and ARG and their subsidiaries to maintain certain aggregate maximum leverage and minimumcontained in the Credit Agreement are (i) a consolidated interest coverage ratiosratio, (ii) a consolidated senior secured leverage ratio and (iii) a con solidated senior secured lease adjusted leverage ratio. The covenants generally do not restrict their ability to incur debt, pay dividends or make other distributions to Wendy’s/Arby’s make certain capital expenditures, enter into certain fundamental transactions (including salesor any of assets and certain mergers and consolidations) and create or permit liens.  We wereits subsidiaries that are not subsidiaries of Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants.  Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants was in compliance with all the covenants of the Credit Agreement as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 and we expect to remain in compliance with all of these covenants for the next twelve months or, if sooner, until the new credit agreement described above is executed. As of April 4, 2010, there was $198.3 million available for the payment of divide nds indirectly to Wendy’s/Arby’s under the covenants of the Credit Agreement which includes the net proceeds, as defined, from the 10% Senior Notes less any dividends paid since their issuance.2010.

The indentures that govern Wendy’s 6.20% and 6.25% Senior Notes and 7% Debentures (the "Wendy's Notes") contain covenants that specify limits on the incurrence of indebtedness. We were in compliance with these covenants as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 and project that we will be in compliance with these covenants for the next twelve months.

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A significant number of the underlying leases in the Arby’s restaurants segment for sale-leaseback obligations and capitalized lease obligations, as well as the operating leases, require or required periodic financial reporting of certain subsidiary entities within ARG or of individual restaurants, which in many cases have not been prepared or reported. The Company has negotiated waivers and alternative covenants with its most significant lessors which substitute consolidated financial reporting of ARG for that of individual subsidiary entities and which modify restaurant level reporting requirements for more than half of the affected leases.  Nevertheless, as of AprilJuly 4, 2010, the Company was not in compliance, and remains not in compliance, with the reporting requirements under those leases for which waivers and alternative financial reporting covenants have not been negotiated. However, none of the lessors has asserted that the Company is in default of any of those lease agreements. The Company does not believe that such non-compliance will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Interest Rate Swaps

In connection with the redemption of the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes discussed above under “Credit Agreement,” we cancelled four interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $175.0 million that had swapped the fixed rate interest rates on these senior notes for floating rates.  We recognized a gain on the cancellation of $1.9 million in the second quarter of 2010 which is included in “Interest expense.”

Convertible Notes

On June 17, 2010, we repurchased the remaining 5% convertible notes (the “Convertible Notes”) for $2.1 million, including accrued interest. The Convertible Notes were repurchased at a price of 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes plus accrued interest.

Contractual Obligations

In our 2009 Form 10-K, we disclosed our contractual obligations. AsThe following is an explanation of April 4, 2010, there have been no material changes to thosethe Company’s contractual obligations outside of the ordinary course of business except for the formation of the SSG cooperative requiring payments of approximately $4.9 million for initial operationssince January 3, 2010, as discussed in “Introduction and Executive Overview – Related Party Transaction.our Form 10-K:

·The completion of a new $500.0 million Term Loan, due May 24, 2015, which resulted in the following early principal reductions of our long-term debt obligations:
-$251.5 million for the Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants amended senior secured term loan; and
-$200.0 million for the Wendy’s 6.25% senior notes.

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The repurchase of $2.1 million of 5% Convertible Notes.

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·The formation of the SSG requiring payments of approximately $4.9 million for its initial operations as discussed in “Introduction and Executive Overview – Related Party Transactions.

Credit Ratings

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries with specific debt issuances (Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants and Wendy’s) are rated by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”).  In our 2009 Form 10-K, we disclosed the credit ratings assigned by S&P and Moody's in June 2009.
S&P and Moody’s have assigned the following credit ratings in MayJune 2010, which would becomebecame effective uponafter the closing of the New Senior Secured Credit Facility.

 S&P  Moody's
Corporate family/corporate credit   
     EntityWendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants
  Wendy's/Arby'sWendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants  
     RatingB+ B2
     OutlookNegative Stable
    
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants 10% Senior NotesB+ B3
    
Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants New Senior Secured Credit FacilityBB Ba2
    
Wendy’s 6.20% Senior Notes and 7% DebenturesB- Caa1



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There are many factors that could lead to future upgrades or downgrades of our credit ratings. Credit rating upgrades or downgrades could lead to, among other things, changes in borrowing costs and changes in our ability to access capital markets on acceptable terms.

A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

Dividends

On March 15, 2010 and June 15, 2010, we paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.015 per share on our Common Stock, aggregating $6.7$13.0 million. On May 10,August 9, 2010, we declared dividends of $0.015 per share to be paid on JuneSeptember 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of JuneSeptember 1, 2010.  If we pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the remainder of 2010 at the same rate as declared in our 2010 second quarter,first half, our total cash requirement for dividends for the remainder of 2010 would be approximately $19.3$12.5 million based on the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding at May 7,August 6, 2010. We currently intend 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.

Stock Repurchases

As of January 3, 2010, our Board of Directors had previously authorized the repurchase of up to a total of $125.0 million of our Common Stock through January 2, 2011, when and if market conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible. On January 27, 2010, and March 22, 2010 and May 27, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $75.0 million, $50.0 million and $50.0$75.0 million, respectively, of our Common Stock through January 2, 2011, when and if market conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible. As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, we had repurchased 33.752.3 million shares with an aggregate purchase price of $156.9$245.5 million, excluding commissions of $0.7 million, including $3.8 million of repurchases that were not settled until after April 4, 2010. Since that date and through May 7, 2010, we repurchased an additional 6.3 million s hares for an aggregate purchase price of $33.3 million, excluding commissions of $0.1 million, excluding the repurchases that were not settled until after April 4, 2010.$1.0 million.

Seasonality

Our restaurant operations are moderately impacted by seasonality because Wendy’s restaurant revenues are normally higher during the summer months than during the winter months.  Because of this seasonality, results for any particular quarter are not necessarily 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

This “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” has been presented in accordance with Item 305 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”). Certain statements we make under this Item 3 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.”

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes, changes in commodity prices, changes in the fair value of our investments and foreign currency fluctuations primarily related to the Canadian dollar. In the normal course of business, we employ established policies and procedures to manage our exposure to these changes using financial instruments we deem appropriate.

Wendy’s/Arby’s has not experienced any material changes since January 3, 2010, as discussed in our Form 10-K, to its commodity price, equity market and foreign currency and credit risks.

Interest Rate Risk

Our objective in managing our exposure to interest rate changes is to limit the impact on our earnings and cash flows. Our policy is to maintain a target, over time and subject to market conditions, of between 50% and 75% of “Long-term debt” as fixed rate debt. As of AprilJuly 4, 2010 our long-term debt, including current portion and excluding the effect of interest rate swaps discussed below, aggregated $1,517.2$1,574.6 million and consisted of $1,054.5$865.7 million of fixed-rate debt, $250.8$497.5 million of variable-rate debt, and $211.9$211.4 million of capitalized lease and sale-leaseback obligations. Our variable interest rate debt consists of $250.8$497.5 million of term loan borrowings under a variable-rate senior secured term loan facility due through 20122017 (the “Credit Agreement”“Term Loan”). The term loan borrowings under the Credit Agreement and amounts borrowed under the revolving credit facility included in the Credit Agreement bear interest at the borrowers’ option at either (1) LIBOR (0.29% at April 2, 2010) of not less than 2.75% plus an interest rate marginon the Term Loan is based on the Eurodollar rat e, which has a floor of 4.5%1.50%, plus 3.50%, or (2) the higher of a base rate, determined bywhich has a floor of 2.50%, plus 2.50%. Since the administrative agent fordate of the Credit Agreement or the Federal funds rate plus 0.5% (but not less than 3.75%), in either case plus an interest rate margin of 3.5%. We continued to choose the Base Rate option during 2010 which,Term Loan and as of April 4,July 2, 2010, we have elected to use the Eurodollar Rate which resulted in a 7.25% interest rate. rate of 5.00% as of July 4, 2010.

Consistent with our policy, we entered into several outstanding interest rate swap agreements (the “Interest Rate Swaps”) during the third quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 with notional amounts totaling $361.0$186.0 million and $39.0 million, respectively, that swap the fixed rate interest rates on ourthe Wendy’s 6.20% and 6.25% Wendy’s Senior Notessenior notes for floating rates. The Interest Rate Swaps are accounted for as fair value hedges.  At AprilJuly 4, 2010, the fair value of our Interest Rate Swaps was $3.6$9.2 million and was included in “Deferred costs and other assets” and as an adjustment to the carrying amount of the Wendy’s 6.20% and 6.25% Wendy’s Senior Notes.senior notes. Our policies prohibit the use of derivative instruments for trading purposes, and we have procedures in place to monitor and control their use. If any portion of the hedgehe dge is determined to be ineffective, any changes in fair value would be recognized in our results of operations.

Credit Risk

Our credit risk as of January 3, 2010 included the Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”) Notes (“DFR Notes”), which we received in late fiscal 2007 in connection with the sale of our majority capital interest in Deerfield & Company (the “Deerfield Sale”).

On June 9, 2010, pursuant to a March 2010 agreement between the Company and Deerfield Capital Corp. (“DFR”), we received cash proceeds of $30.8 in consideration for the repayment and cancellation of the series A senior notes (the “DFR Notes”) we received in December 2007 in connection with the sale of Deerfield & Company (the “Deerfield Sale”) to DFR.  Additional information on the DFR Notes and the Deerfield Sale is discussed in our Form 10-K. The proceeds represented 64.1% of the $48.0 aggregate principal amount of the DFR Notes.

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recognized an allowance for collectability of $21.2 to reduce the then carrying amount of the notes. As a result, we recognized income of $4.9 during the three months and six months ended July 4, 2010, as the repayment proceeds exceeded the carrying value of the DFR Notes.  This gain is included in “Investment income (expense), net.”

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Overall Market Risk

Our overall market risk as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 includes cash equivalents, certain cost investments and our equity investment in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture (“TimWen”) with Tim Hortons Inc. As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, these investments were classified in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as follows (in millions):

Cash equivalents included in “Cash and cash equivalents” $35.1  $4.9 
Restricted cash equivalents:        
Current included in “Prepaid expenses and other current assets”  1.1   1.0 
Non-current included in “Deferred costs and other assets”  5.9   5.9 
Investment related receivable included in “Accounts and notes receivable”  0.1   0.1 
Equity investment  100.7   95.6 
Cost investments  9.3   8.5 
 $152.2  $116.0 

Our cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when acquired and consisted principally of cash in bank money market and mutual fund accounts, and are primarily not in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured accounts, $7.0$6.9 million of which was restricted as of AprilJuly 4, 2010.

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At AprilJuly 4, 2010 our investments were classified in the following general types or categories (in millions):

       Carrying Value        Carrying Value 
Type At Cost  At Fair Value (a)  Amount  Percent  At Cost  At Fair Value (a)  Amount  Percent 
Cash equivalents $35.1  $35.1  $35.1   23%  $4.9  $4.9  $4.9   4% 
Current and non-current restricted cash equivalents  7.0   7.0   7.0   5%   6.9   6.9   6.9   6% 
Investment related receivables  0.1   0.1   0.1   -   0.1   0.1   0.1   - 
Other non-current investments accounted for at:                                
Equity (b)  90.4   100.7   100.7   66%   82.6   95.6   95.6   83% 
Cost  9.3   11.6   9.3   6%   8.5   10.3   8.5   7% 
 $141.9  $154.5  $152.2   100%  $103.0  $117.8  $116.0   100% 
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(a)
There can be no assurance that we would be able to realize these amounts.
(b)The company believes that the fair value of our equity interest in TimWen is at least equal to its carrying value as there have been no indications of its impairment.

Our investments which are accounted for at cost included limited partnerships and other non-current investments in which we do not have significant influence over the investees. Realized gains and losses on our investments recorded at cost are reported as income or loss in the period in which the securities are sold. Investments accounted for in accordance with the equity method of accounting are those in which we have significant influence over the investees and for which our results of operations include our share of the income or loss of the investees. We review all of our investments in which we have unrealized losses and recognize investment losses currently for any unrealized losses we deem to be other than temporary.


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Sensitivity Analysis

Our estimate of market risk exposure is presented for each class of financial instruments held by us at AprilJuly 4, 2010 for which an immediate adverse market movement would cause a potential material impact on our financial position or results of operations. We believe that the adverse market movements described below represent the hypothetical loss to our financial position or our results of operations and do not represent the maximum possible loss nor any expected actual loss, even under adverse conditions, because actual adverse fluctuations would likely differ. As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, we did not hold any market-risk sensitive instruments which were entered into for trading purposes. As such, the table below reflects the risk for those financial instruments entered into as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 based upon assumed immediate adverse effects as notedno ted below (in millions):

 Carrying Value  Interest Rate Risk  Equity Price Risk  Foreign Currency Risk  Carrying Value  Interest Rate Risk  Equity Price Risk  Foreign Currency Risk 
Cash equivalents $35.1  $-  $-  $-  $4.9  $-  $-  $- 
Current and non-current restricted cash equivalents  7.0   -   -   -   6.9   -   -   - 
Equity investment  100.7   -   (10.1)  (10.1)  95.6   -   (9.6)  (9.6)
Cost investments  9.3   (0.1)  (0.8)  -   8.5   (0.1)  (0.8)  - 
Deerfield Capital Corp. notes receivable  25.8   (0.3)  -   - 
Interest Rate Swaps  3.6   (14.6)  -   -   9.2   (11.3)  -   - 
Long-term debt, excluding capitalized lease and sale-leaseback obligations-variable rate  (250.8)  (4.7)  -   -   (497.5)  (33.1)  -   - 
Long-term debt, excluding capitalized lease and sale-leaseback obligations-fixed rate  (1,054.5)  (53.3)  -   -   (865.7)  (90.7)  -   - 

The sensitivity analysis of financial instruments held at AprilJuly 4, 2010 assumes an instantaneous one percentage point adverse change in market interest rates, and an instantaneous 10% adverse change in the foreign currency exchange rates versus the United States dollar, each from their levels at AprilJuly 4, 2010 and with all other variables held constant. The equity price risk reflects the impact of a 10% decrease in the carrying value of our equity securities, including those in “Cost investments” in the tables above. The sensitivity analysis also assumes that the decreases in the equity markets and foreign exchange rates are other than temporary.

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Our cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents included $42.1$11.8 million as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 of bank money market accounts and interest-bearing brokerage and bank accounts which are all investments with a maturity of three months or less when acquired and are designed to maintain a stable value.

As of AprilJuly 4, 2010, we had amounts of both fixed-rate debt and variable-rate debt. On the fixed-rate debt, the interest rate risk presented with respect to our long-term debt, excluding capitalized lease and sale-leaseback obligations, primarily relates to the potential impact a decrease in interest rates of one percentage point has on the fair value of our $1,054.5$865.7 million of fixed-rate debt and not on our financial position or our results of operations. However, as discussed above under “Interest Rate Risk,” we have interest rate swap agreements on a portion of our fixed-rate debt.  The interest rate risk of our fixed-rate debt presented in the tables above exclude the effect of the $400.0$225.0 million for which we designated interest rate swap agreements as fair value hedges for the terms of the swap agreements. A s interestAs i nterest rates decrease, the fair market values of the interest rate swap agreements increase.  The interest rate risks presented with respect to the interest rate swap agreements represent the potential impact the indicated change has on our results of operations. On the variable-rate debt, the interest rate risk presented with respect to our long-term debt, excluding capitalized lease and sale-leaseback obligations, represents the potential impact an increase in interest rates of one percentage point has on our results of operations related to our $250.8$497.5 million of variable-rate long-term debt outstanding as of AprilJuly 4, 2010. Our variable-rate long-term debt outstanding as of AprilJuly 4, 2010 had a weighted average remaining maturity of approximately twoseven years.


 
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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our 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 AprilJuly 4, 2010. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of AprilJuly 4, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in (1) recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act and (2) ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated t oto our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the first quarter of 2010, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. completed the implementation of a new human resources and payroll system for Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. This final phase of integration activities substantially completes the integration of systems utilized by Wendy’s into those of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries following our merger with Wendy’s which occurred on September 29, 2008. These newly implemented systems provide certain information which was included in our financial statements for this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

There were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting made during the quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our 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 circumvention or overriding of the 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, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our 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 subjectsubjec t 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 Company.  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; compliance with covenants contained in agreements governing our indebtedness, adequacy of capital resources 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:

 ·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;

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

 ·development costs, including real estate and construction costs;

 ·changes in consumer tastes and preferences, including changes resulting from concerns over nutritional or safety aspects of beef, poultry, French fries or other foods or the effects of food-borne illnesses such as “mad cow disease” and avian influenza or “bird flu,” and 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 and a minimal number of Wendy’s franchisees having experienced declining sales and profitability, the timely payment of 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;

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

 ·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;

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 ·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;

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

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 ·availability and cost of insurance;

 ·adverse weather conditions;

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

 ·changes in legal or regulatory requirements, including franchising laws, accounting standards, payment card industry rules, overtime rules, minimum wage rates, government-mandated health benefits, tax legislation and menu-board labeling requirements;

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

 ·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, and the effects of war or terrorist activities;

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

·the impact of our continuing investment in series A senior secured notes of Deerfield Capital Corp. following our 2007 corporate restructuring; and

 ·other risks and uncertainties affecting us and our subsidiaries referred to in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”) (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 federalFederal securities laws.  In addition, it is our policy generally not to make any specific projections as to future earnings, and we do not 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 have reserves for all of our legal and environmental matters aggregating $6.1 million as of AprilJuly 4, 2010. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty and some of these matters may be disposed of unfavorably to us. 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.

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 in this report, including the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-K.10-K and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2010.

Our financial results are affected by the operating results of franchisees.

As of July 4, 2010, approximately 79% of the Wendy’s system and 69% of the Arby’s system were franchise restaurants.  We receive revenue in the form of royalties, which are generally based on a percentage of sales at franchised restaurants, rent and fees from franchisees.  Accordingly, a substantial portion of our financial results is to a large extent dependent upon the operational and financial success of our franchisees.  If sales trends or economic conditions worsen for franchisees, their financial results may worsen and our royalty, rent and other fee revenues may decline.  In addition, accounts receivable and related allowance for doubtful accounts may increase.  When company-owned restaurants are sold, one of our subsidiaries is often required to remain responsible f or lease payments for these restaurants to the extent that the purchasing franchisees default on their leases.  During periods of declining sales and profitability of franchisees, such as are currently being experienced by a significant number of Arby’s franchisees and a minimal number of Wendy’s franchisees, the incidence of franchisee defaults for these lease payments increases and we are then required to make those payments and seek recourse against the franchisee or agree to repayment terms.  Additionally, if franchisees fail to renew their franchise agreements, or if we decide to restructure franchise agreements in order to induce franchisees to renew these agreements, then our royalty revenues may decrease.  Further, we may decide from time to time to acquire restaurants from franchisees that experience significant financial hardship, which may reduce our cash and equivalents.

 
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ChangesAs of July 4, 2010, there were approximately 310 Arby’s franchised restaurants with amounts payable to our subsidiary Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (“ARG”) 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 governmental regulation may hurt our ability to open newa net decrease of 31 and 16 in the number of franchised restaurants or otherwise hurt our existingfor fiscal 2009 and future operationsfor the six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively.  During those periods 74 and results.

Each Wendy’s and50 franchised Arby’s restaurant is subject to licensing and regulation by health, sanitation, safetyrestaurants were closed, respectively.  The trend of declining sales at franchised restaurants has resulted in decreases in royalties and other agencies in the state and/or municipality in which the restaurant is located.  State and local government authorities may enact laws, rules or regulations that impact restaurant operations and the cost of conducting those operations.  For example, recent efforts to require the listing of specified nutritional information on menus and menu boards could adversely affect consumer demand for our products, could make our menu boards less appealing and could increase our costs of doing business.  There can be no assurance that we and/or our franchisees will not experience material difficulties or failures in obtaining the necessary licenses or approvals for new restaurants, which could delay the opening of such restaurants in the future.franchise revenues. In addition, more stringentArby’s franchisee accounts receivable and varied requirements of local governmental bodies with respectrelated allowance for dou btful accounts have increased significantly, and may continue to tax, zoning, land use and environmental factors could delay or prevent development of new restaurants in particular locations.  We and our franchisees are also subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such mattersgrow as minimum wages, overtime and other working conditions, along with the ADA, family leave mandates and a variety of other laws enacted by the states that govern these and other employment law matters.  As described more fully under “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” of our Form 10-K, one of our subsidiaries was a defendant in a lawsuit alleging failure to comply with Title IIIresult of the ADA at approximately 775 company-owned restaurants acquired as partdeteriorating financial condition of the RTM acquisition in July 2005.  Under a court approved settlement of that lawsuit, ARG esti mates that it will spend approximately $1.15 million per year of capital expenditures over a seven-year period (which commenced in 2008) to bring these restaurants into compliance with the ADA, in addition to paying certain legal fees and expenses.  We cannot predict the amount of any other future expenditures that may be required in order to permit company-owned restaurants to comply with any changes in existing regulations or to comply with any future regulations that may become applicable to our businesses.

Recent Federal legislation regarding changes in government-mandated health benefits are also anticipated to increase our costs and the costssome of our franchisees. BecauseFranchisee financial difficulties and the closure of franchised restaurants have also caused reductions in the absencecontributions to and extent of implementing regulations, we currently cannot predict the timing or amountnational and local advertising programs.  Continuation of those cost increases, or whether theythese trends will befurther affect our revenues and may have a material toadverse effect on our results of operations.operations and financial condition.

AFA Service Corporation (“AFA”), an independently controlled advertising cooperative in which we have voting interests of less than 50%, had previously entered into a revolving loan agreement with ARG pursuant to which ARG provides revolving loans up to $11.0 million.  As of July 4, 2010, the outstanding balance under this agreement was $9.0 million and there were no amounts past due.  Due to declining sales and profitability of Arby’s franchisees, it is possible that our ability in the future to collect principal and interest payments from AFA could be adversely affected.

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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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the firstsecond fiscal quarter of 2010:
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 Plan (2)  Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (2) 
January 4, 2010
through
February 7, 2010
  12,654 ��   $4.64   9,140,800   $79,823,549 
February 8, 2010
through
March 7, 2010
  ---   ---   ---   $79,823,549 
March 8, 2010
through
April 4, 2010
  ---   ---   7,614,000   $93,113,895 
Total  12,654   $4.64   16,754,800   $93,113,895 
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)  Average Price Paid per Share  Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan (2)  Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (2) 
April 5, 2010
through
May 9, 2010
  3,044   $5.05   6,328,500   $59,793,803 
May 10, 2010
through
June 6, 2010
  6,525   4.37   9,674,000   $90,591,191 
June 7, 2010
through
July 4, 2010
  32,163   4.29   2,648,300   $79,517,373 
 
Total
  41,732   $4.36   18,650,800   $79,517,373 

 (1)Includes 12,65441,732 shares reacquired by the Company from holders of restricted stock awards to satisfy tax withholding requirements. The shares were valued at the closing price of our Common Stock on the date of activity.
 (2)On January 27, 2010, and March 22, 2010 and May 27, 2010, our Board of Directors authorized our management, when and if market conditions warrant and to the extent legally permissible, to repurchase through January 2, 2011 up to an additional $75.0 million, $50.0 million and $50.0$75.0 million, respectively, of our Common Stock.


Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved).


 
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Item 6.  Exhibits.

EXHIBIT NO.DESCRIPTION
  
2.1Agreement 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).
2.2Side 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).
2.3Agreement 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).
3.1Amended 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).
3.2Amended 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).
4.110.1
10.2Security Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2010, among Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, the guarantor named thereinguarantors from time to time party thereto, as pledgors, and U.S.Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2010 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.3
10.4Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Award Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Definitive 2010 Proxy Statement (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8Letter Agreement dated as of May 11, 2010 between Hala Moddelmog and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 14, 2010 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.9
10.10
10.11
31.1
31.2
32.1
101.INSXBRL Instance Document**
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document**
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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, the 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 13,August 12, 2010
 
 
By: /s/ Stephen E. Hare                        
 Stephen E. Hare
 Senior Vice President and
 Chief Financial Officer
 (On behalf of the Company)
  
 
Date:  May 13,August 12, 2010
 
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
  
2.1Agreement 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).
2.2Side 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).
2.3Agreement 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).
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Triarc Companies,Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Triarc’s Current Reportas filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on Form 8-K dated June 9, 2004 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
3.2Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Triarc Companies, Inc.,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 September 29, 2008June 1, 2009 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
4.13.2
10.1Credit Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2009,May 24, 2010, among Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, as borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, Citicorp North America, Inc., as syndication agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and the lenders and issuers party thereto, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2010 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.2Security Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2010, among Wendy’s/Arby’s Restaurants, LLC, the guarantor named thereinguarantors from time to time party thereto, as pledgors, and U.S.Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 25, 2010 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.3
10.4Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Award Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. Definitive 2010 Proxy Statement (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8Letter Agreement dated as of May 11, 2010 between Hala Moddelmog and Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Wendy’s/Arby’s Group’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 14, 2010 (SEC file no. 001-02207).
10.9
10.10
10.11
31.1
31.2
32.1
101.INSXBRL Instance Document**
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Documenet**
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 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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