Form 8-A12B/A
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-A/A
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
WENDY’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Ohio
  
31-0785108
(State of incorporation or organization
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
P.O. Box 256,
4288 West Dublin-Granville Road, Dublin, Ohio
  
43017-0256
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(ZIP Code)
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class registered
  
Name of each exchange on which each class is registered
Common Stock
  
New York, Boston, Chicago, Pacific and
Philadelphia Stock Exchanges
 
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  ¨
 
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  ¨
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
 
Not Applicable
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
None
(Title of Class)
 

 
Item 1.    Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
The common shares, without par value, are described in the section captioned “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-71102), as amended (the “Registration Statement”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2001. The Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
 
WENDY’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
  
/s/    KERRII B. ANDERSON        
   
Kerrii B. Anderson
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
Date:  October 9, 2002

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
   
Description
   
Page No.
      1
   
Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date
   
Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3(a) of Form 10-K
for the year ended January 3, 1999
           
      2
   
New Regulations, as amended
   
Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3 of Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended July 2, 2000

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