Dublin, Ohio-Based Wendy's Company's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Benefits Increase Was a Blistering 29.4% Per Year During the Eight Years (2009-2016) That Joe Biden Was US VP

From Company Proxy Statement filings with the SEC, below are Wendy's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the most recent ten years.

	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
Wendy's	2018	2017		2017	2016		2016	2015		2015	2014		2014	2013
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Penegor CEO	5,621	5,473		5,473	5,118		5,118	2,676		2,676	3,169		N/A	N/A
Plosch CFO	1,934	1,765		N/A	N/A
Wright COO	1,924	2,041		2,041	2,086		2,086	2,059		2,059	2,301
Kane CCMO	1,661	1,830		1,830	1,536
Brolick Former CFO							N/A	N/A		8,278	7,164		7,164	7,607
Weisberg CPO							1,399	1,546
Toop Former SVP GC										1,743	1,477		1,477	1,770
Bahner Former CMO										N/A	N/A		1,487	1,669
Totals	11,140	11,109		9,344	8,740		8,603	6,281		14,756	14,111		10,128	11,046
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	0.3%			6.9%			37.0%			4.6%			-8.3%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		8.1%
	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
Wendy's	2013	2012		2012	2011		2011	2010		2010	2009		2009	2008
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Penegor CEO	N/A	N/A
Wright COO
Brolick Former CFO	7,607	5,891		N/A	N/A
Weisberg CPO
Toop Former SVP GC	N/A	N/A
Bahner Former CMO	N/A	N/A
Hare Former CFO	N/A	N/A		2,408	4,501		4,501	1,645		1,645	1,325		1,325	1,843
van Ligten SVP International				2,249	1,386
Smith Former CEO							16,538	4,913		4,913	3,437		3,437	5,519
Okeson SVP GC							1,188	1,217		1,217	1,088		1,088	1,298
Karam Former President International							7,937	2,323		2,323	2,183
Barton Former SVP and CAO							N/A	N/A		1,439	1,265		1,265	1,366
Totals	7,607	5,891		4,657	5,887		30,164	10,098		11,537	9,298		7,115	10,026
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	29.1%			-20.9%			198.7%			24.1%			-29.0%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		40.4%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change		24.2%
8 Years (2009-2016) Average Per Year % Change When Joe Biden Was US VP		29.4%