Edgar Filing: WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â ACKMAN WILLIAM A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WENDYS INTERNATIONAL INC [WEN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

110 EAST 42ND STREET,Â 18TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Shares	1,366,000	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	01/19/2007	Common Shares	1,000,000	$ 27.37	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	11/17/2006	Common Shares	1,000,000	$ 33.23	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	02/20/2007	Common Shares	500,000	$ 30.4	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	02/20/2007	Common Shares	750,000	$ 31	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	02/22/2007	Common Shares	500,000	$ 30.19	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	03/02/2007	Common Shares	500,000	$ 30.45	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	03/12/2007	Common Shares	500,000	$ 30.944	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	03/12/2007	Common Shares	250,000	$ 30.976	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	03/16/2007	Common Shares	1,000,000	$ 29.32	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	03/23/2006	Common Shares	1,500,000	$ 45	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	07/21/2006	Common Shares	1,000,000	$ 29.32	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	09/15/2006	Common Shares	1,000,000	$ 31.28	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾
Options to Purchase Common Shares	Â ⁽²⁾	09/27/2006	Common Shares	743,000	$ 31.2	I	See footnote. ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ACKMAN WILLIAM A 110 EAST 42ND STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Pershing Square GP, LLC 110 EAST 42ND STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Pershing Square Holdings GP, LLC 110 EAST 42ND STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. 110 EAST 42ND STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â
PS Management GP, LLC 110 EAST 42ND STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ William A. Ackman, Name: William A. Ackman		08/17/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Pershing Square GP, LLC, By: /s/ William A. Ackman, Name: William A. Ackman		08/19/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Pershing Square Holdings GP, LLC, By: /s/ William A. Ackman, Name: William A. Ackman		08/19/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., By: /s/ William A. Ackman, Name: William A. Ackman		08/19/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
PS Management GP, LLC, By: /s/ William A. Ackman, Name: William A. Ackman		08/19/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares directly beneficially owned by Pershing Square, L.P. ("Pershing I"), Pershing Square II, L.P. ("Pershing II"), Pershing Square International, Ltd. ("International"), and Pershing Square Investment II, L.P. ("Investment Fund"), respectively, which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by William A. Ackman ("Ackman"), Pershing Square GP, LLC ("Pershing GP"), Pershing Square Holdings GP, LLC ("Investment Fund GP"), Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. ("International Manager") and PS Management, LLC ("International GP") and, collectively with Ackman, Pershing GP, International Manager and Investment Fund GP, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares directly beneficially owned by Pershing I, Pershing II, International, and Investment Fund, respectively, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Immediate.
(3)	Pershing GP is the general partner of Pershing I and Pershing II. Investment Fund GP is the general partner of Investment Fund. International GP is the general partner of International Manager. International Manager is the investment manager of International. Ackman is the managing member of Pershing GP, Investment Fund GP and International GP. Ackman is an authorized signatory for each of the Reporting Persons.

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