UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
WENDY’S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON SHARES, $0.10 STATED VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 950590109 (CUSIP Number) |
HIGHFIELDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP
Attention: Joseph F. Mazzella, General Counsel
John Hancock Tower
200 Clarendon Street, 51st Floor
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 850-7500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 18, 2005
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SCHEDULE IS FILED:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 2 of 11 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Highfields Capital Management LP |
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| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6,862,300 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,862,300 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,862,300 |
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| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1% |
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| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
PN |
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 3 of 11 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Highfields GP LLC |
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| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6,862,300 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,862,300 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,862,300 |
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| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1% |
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| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO |
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 4 of 11 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Jonathon S. Jacobson |
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| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6,862,300 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,862,300 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,862,300 |
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| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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¨
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| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1% |
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| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 5 of 11 Pages |
| 1. | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Richard L. Grubman |
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| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
6,862,300 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
—0— 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,862,300 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
—0— |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,862,300 |
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| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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¨
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| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1% |
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| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 6 of 11 Pages |
| Item 1 |
(a). |
Name of Issuer: | ||||||||||
| Wendy’s International, Inc. (the “Issuer”) | ||||||||||||
| Item 1 |
(b). |
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||||||||||
| P.O. Box 256, 4288 West Dublin-Granville Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017 | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(a). |
Name of Person Filing:
This statement is being filed by the following persons with respect to the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer directly owned by Highfields Capital I LP (“Highfields I”), Highfields Capital II LP (“Highfields II”) and Highfields Capital Ltd. (collectively, the “Funds”):
(i) Highfields Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Highfields Capital Management”) and investment manager to each of the Funds,
(ii) Highfields GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Highfields GP”) and the General Partner of Highfields Capital Management,
(iii) Jonathon S. Jacobson, a Managing Member of Highfields GP, and
(iv) Richard L. Grubman, a Managing Member of Highfields GP.
Highfields Capital Management, Highfields GP, Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Grubman are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” |
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| Item 2 |
(b). |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | ||||||||||
| Address for Highfields Capital Management, Highfields GP, Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Grubman: c/o Highfields Capital Management John Hancock Tower 200 Clarendon Street, 51st Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02116 |
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| Item 2 |
(c). |
Citizenship: | ||||||||||
| Highfields Capital Management – Delaware Highfields GP – Delaware Jonathon S. Jacobson – United States Richard L. Grubman – United States |
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| Item 2 |
(d). |
Title of Class of Securities: | ||||||||||
| Common Shares, $0.10 stated value per share | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(e). |
CUSIP Number: | ||||||||||
| 950590109 | ||||||||||||
| Item 3. |
Not applicable. | |||||||||||
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 7 of 11 Pages |
| Item 4. |
Ownership. | |||||||||
| Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. | ||||||||||
| For Highfields Capital Management, Highfields GP, Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Grubman: | ||||||||||
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned: 6,862,300 shares of Common Stock | |||||||||
| (b) | Percent of class: 6.1% | |||||||||
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | |||||||||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
6,862,300 |
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| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
—0— |
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| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
6,862,300 |
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| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
—0— |
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| Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 6. |
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |||||||||
| The shares beneficially owned by Highfields Capital Management, Highfields GP, Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Grubman are beneficially owned by the Funds. Each of Highfields I, Highfields II and Highfields Capital Ltd. individually own less than 5% of the shares. Highfields Capital Management serves as the investment manager to each of the Funds. Each of Highfields Capital Management, Highfields GP, Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Grubman has the power to direct the dividends from or the proceeds of the sale of the shares owned by the Funds. | ||||||||||
| Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 10. |
Certification. | |||||||||
| By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||||||||||
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 8 of 11 Pages |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| April 27, 2005 |
| Date |
| HIGHFIELDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP |
| By: Highfields GP LLC, its General Partner |
| /s/ Joseph F. Mazzella |
| Signature |
| Joseph F. Mazzella, Authorized Signatory |
| Name/Title |
| HIGHFIELDS GP LLC |
| /s/ Joseph F. Mazzella |
| Signature |
| Joseph F. Mazzella, Authorized Signatory |
| Name/Title |
| JONATHON S. JACOBSON |
| /s/ Joseph F. Mazzella |
| Signature |
| Joseph F. Mazzella, Authorized Signatory |
| Name/Title |
| RICHARD L. GRUBMAN |
| /s/ Joseph F. Mazzella |
| Signature |
| Joseph F. Mazzella, Authorized Signatory |
| Name/Title |
| CUSIP No. 950590109 |
13G | Page 9 of 11 Pages |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 1. Joint Filing Agreement as required by Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.