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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549     FORM 8-K     CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 31, 2024     THE WENDY’S COMPANY (Exact name of registrant, as specified in its charter)       Delaware   1-2207   38-0471180 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   One Dave Thomas Boulevard , Dublin , Ohio   43017 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code) (614) 764-3100 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):     ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.10 par value   WEN   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On October 31, 2024, The Wendy’s Company (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2024 and other information. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, presentation materials that will accompany the Company’s conference call scheduled for today (October 31, 2024) at 8:30 a.m. (ET) are available on the Company’s investor relations website at www.irwendys.com. The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is considered to be “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.   Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits .   Exhibit No.    Description 99.1    Press release issued by The Wendy’s Company on October 31, 2024. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       THE WENDY’S COMPANY Date: October 31, 2024     By:   /s/ Mark L. Johnson       Mark L. Johnson       Director – Corporate & Securities Counsel, and Assistant Secretary