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This excerpt taken from the WEN 8-K filed Apr 29, 2008. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS Section 3.01. Transfers. Except as provided hereunder or under the Merger Agreement, from the date hereof until this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 4.03, no Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, other than under existing documentation in connection with the grant of a security interest in the Stockholders Subject Shares and any refinancing thereof containing similar terms to those currently in place with respect to the matters set forth below: (i) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, such Stockholder’s Subject Shares or any interest contained therein; (ii) grant any proxies or powers of attorney or enter into a voting agreement or other arrangement with respect to such Stockholder’s Subject Shares, other than this Agreement; nor (iii) enter into, or deposit such Stockholder’s Subject Shares into, a voting trust or take any other action which would, or could reasonably be expected to, result in a diminution of the voting power represented by any of such Stockholder’s Subject Shares; nor
Section 3.02. Stop Order. Each Shareholder agrees that it shall authorize and request Triarc to notify its transfer agent that there is a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Subject Shares and that this Agreement place limits on the voting of the Subject Shares. Section 3.03. Documentation and Information. Each Stockholder (i) consents to and authorizes the publication and disclosure by Triarc and Wendy’s and their affiliates of its, his or her identity and holding of Subject Shares and the nature of its, his or her commitments and obligations under this Agreement in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC or other Governmental Entity, the Merger Agreement, or any other disclosure document in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement, and (ii) agrees promptly to give to Triarc and Wendy’s any information it may reasonably require for the preparation of any such disclosure documents; provided that, to the extent practicable, each such Stockholder shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such announcement or disclosure prior to its publication, filing or disclosure. Each Stockholder agrees to promptly notify Triarc and Wendy’s of any required corrections with respect to any written information supplied by it specifically for use in any such disclosure document, if and to the extent that any shall have become false or misleading in any material respect. Section 3.04. Additional Shares. In the event (i) of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares of capital stock of Triarc on, of or affecting any Stockholder’s Subject Shares or (ii) any Stockholder becomes the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Triarc voting stock or other securities entitling the holder thereof to vote or give consent with respect to the matters set forth in Section 1.01 hereof, then the terms of this Agreement shall apply to the shares of capital stock or other securities of Triarc held by such Stockholder immediately following the effectiveness of the events described in clause (1) or such Stockholder becoming the beneficial owner thereof, as described in clause (ii), as though they were such Stockholder’s Subject Shares hereunder. Each Stockholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, to notify Wendy’s of the number of any new shares of Triarc voting stock acquired by such Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof. No Stockholder executing this Agreement who is or becomes during the term hereof a director or officer of Triarc makes (or shall be deemed to have made) any agreement or understanding herein in his or her capacity as such director or officer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Stockholder signs solely in his, her or its capacity as the record and/or beneficial owner, as applicable, of, or holder of voting rights with respect to, the Subject Shares and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken by such Stockholder (or a designee of such Stockholder) in his or her capacity as an officer or director of Triarc in exercising his or her or Triarc’s or the Triarc Board of Directors’ rights in connection with the Merger Agreement or otherwise. Subject to the foregoing, until the Merger is consummated or this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, no Stockholder shall, nor shall such Stockholder permit any investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative of the Stockholder to, directly or indirectly through another person, solicit, initiate or encourage, or take any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any proposal that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any Triarc Takeover Proposal; provided that any action which is permitted by the
Merger Agreement to be taken by a stockholder in his or her capacity as a director or officer or which is permitted hereby shall not be prohibited by the foregoing.
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