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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 6, 2000
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WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 1-8116 31-0785108
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
4288 West Dublin-Granville Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (614) 764-3100
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1. Changes in Control of Registrant.
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Not applicable.
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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Not applicable.
Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership.
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Not applicable.
Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Events.
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On January 6, 2000, the Company issued a press
release announcing the appointment of John T.(Jack)
Schuessler as a director of the Company. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 6. Resignations of Registrant's Directors.
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Not applicable.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year.
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Not applicable.
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Item 9. Sales of Equity Securities Pursuant to Regulation S.
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Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:/s/ Frederick R. Reed
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Frederick R. Reed
Chief Financial Officer & Secretary
Date: January 7, 2000
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EXHIBIT 99
SCHUESSLER APPOINTED TO WENDY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DUBLIN, Ohio (January 6, 2000) - Wendy's International, Inc. (NYSE:
WEN) announced today that the Company's board of directors has appointed John T.
(Jack) Schuessler as a director, effective immediately.
Schuessler, 49, is President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S.
Operations, for Wendy's.
"We are very pleased to add Jack to the board given his depth of
experience with the Company and in the restaurant industry," said R. David
Thomas, Wendy's senior chairman and founder. "He is a 25-year veteran of Wendy's
and has been promoted through our organization from running one store to
managing districts, regions and the entire U.S. Obviously, he is an experienced
restaurant operator and an important part of our leadership team."
Schuessler is part of the executive management team, including Chief
Financial Officer Frederick R. Reed and Tim Hortons President and Chief
Operating Officer Paul House, leading the Company. Reed and House are already
members of the board.
Schuessler is also part of the special Chairman's Management Council
with Thomas, Reed, House and Tim Hortons Co-Founder Ron Joyce, providing
senior-level support throughout the Company.
Wendy's International, Inc. is one of the world's largest restaurant
operating and franchising companies with more than $7 billion in systemwide
sales and two great brands - Wendy's and Tim Hortons. There are more than 5,500
Wendy's restaurants in the U.S., Canada and international markets. Tim Hortons
has more than 1,800 restaurants in North America.
CONTACT:
John Barker 614-764-3044
Denny Lynch 614-764-3413
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JOHN T. (JACK) SCHUESSLER
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, U.S. OPERATIONS (WENDY'S)
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
- - John T. (Jack) Schuessler, 49, began his career at Wendy's in 1974 as a
manager trainee for a franchisee in Atlanta. When the franchisee's stores
were acquired in 1976, he joined the Company.
- - He was promoted through the Wendy's organization, holding the positions of
district manager, director of area operations and regional director in
various markets throughout the U.S.
- - In 1983, he was promoted to regional vice president of Wendy's eastern
division. In 1984, he was named zone vice president. In 1986, he was named
division vice president and then in 1987 he was promoted to senior vice
president of the northeast division.
- - He held the position of senior vice president until February 1995 when he
was promoted to executive vice president, U.S. Operations.
- - In February 1997, Schuessler assumed additional responsibility for
day-to-day operations of Wendy's domestic restaurants when he was named
President and COO, U.S. Operations. Today he also oversees operations for
Wendy's of Canada.
- - Schuessler has received numerous operator awards from the Company and in
1995 was inducted into Wendy's Hall of Fame.
- - Since 1998, he has been a trustee of Wendy's National Advertising Program
(WNAP), a group elected and appointed by Wendy's franchisees to provide
strategic marketing counsel to the Company.
- - Schuessler has been involved in the Company's corporate affairs efforts as
chairman of Wendy's internal government relations task force and externally
as a founding member of the Employment Roundtable, an industry group made
up of top officers of restaurant companies interested in influencing
legislative efforts on a national basis.
- - He received a B.S. from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala.
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