UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March 11, 2004
TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-2207 38-0471180
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(State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of File No.) Identification No.)
incorporation of
organization)
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 11, 2004, Triarc Companies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that Jack G. Wasserman has been appointed a director of the
Company effective March 15, 2004.
The press release relating to the appointment of Mr. Wasserman is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated March 11, 2004.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
By: /s/ Brian L. Schorr
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Brian L. Schorr
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Dated: March 11, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated March 11, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Anne A. Tarbell
(212) 451-3030
www.triarc.com
JACK G. WASSERMAN TO BE DIRECTOR OF TRIARC
New York, NY, March 11, 2004 - Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY; TRY.B)
announced today that Jack G. Wasserman has been appointed a director of the
Company effective March 15, 2004.
Mr. Wasserman, 67, is an attorney admitted to practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States and in New York, Florida, and the District of
Columbia. From 1966 through 2001, Mr. Wasserman was a senior partner in the New
York law firm, Wasserman, Schneider, Babb & Reed, and its predecessors, where he
concentrated on commercial transactions, primarily international trade and
related matters, with particular emphasis on contracts and the resolution of
disputes. He also has extensive experience in the formation and governance of
not-for-profit corporations.
Mr. Wasserman is currently a director (and chairman of the Audit Committee)
of American Property Investors, Inc., the general partner of American Real
Estate Partners, L.P. He is also a director (and chairman of the Audit
Committee) of National Energy Group, Inc. and a director of Cadus Corporation.
Mr. Wasserman holds a B.A. from Adelphi University, a J.D. from Georgetown
University and a Graduate Diploma from the Johns Hopkins University School of
Advanced International Studies.
Commenting on Mr. Wasserman's appointment, Nelson Peltz, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Triarc, said: "We are very pleased to have Jack join
Triarc's Board of Directors. We look forward to drawing upon Jack's
distinguished legal and corporate governance experience."
Triarc is a holding company and, through its subsidiaries, the franchisor
of the Arby's(R) restaurant system and the operator of approximately 235
restaurants located in the United States.