In conjunction with Wendy's International, Inc. Annual Shareholder's Meeting, the public is invited to listen to a live broadcast over the Internet on Wednesday, May 2, 2001 at 10:00 AM EST. Log on to http://www.italkservices.com/s.i?t=v&p=13587&i=1 to hear the live broadcast. Contact John D. Barker, V.P. of investor relations and financial communications, 614-764-3044, for more information.

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site www.wendys.com . To access the replay, select "investor information/news releases'' then select "Annual Meeting of Shareholders web cast.''

Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html , and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. Also available in Windows media. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webmaster@vdat.com .