Edgar Filing: Deerfield Capital Corp.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

TRIARC COMPANIES INC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Deerfield Capital Corp. [DFR]

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See footnote 1.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2007

(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30338

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

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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Preferred Stock	12/21/2007		A⁽²⁾		9,629,368	A	⁽²⁾	9,629,368	I	By Subsidiaries. See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	12/21/2007		J⁽³⁾		123,987	D	⁽³⁾	205,642	I	By Subsidiaries. See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾

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

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TRIARC COMPANIES INC 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST ATLANTA, GA 30338	X			See footnote 1.

Signatures

/s/ Stuart I. Rosen, Sr. Vice President		12/26/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Mr. Peter W. May, the Vice Chairman of the board of directors, a director and a significant stockholder of Triarc Companies, Inc. ("Triarc"), is a member of the board of directors of the Issuer. Triarc may be deemed to be a director of the Issuer by deputization.
(2)	On December 21, 2007, 9,629,368 shares of the Issuer's Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock were issued to Triarc Deerfield Holdings, LLC ("TD Holdings"), a subsidiary of Triarc, as merger consideration payable by the Issuer to TD Holdings in respect of TD Holdings' interests in Deerfield & Company LLC, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 17, 2007, among the Issuer, DFR Merger Company, LLC, Deerfield & Company, LLC and Triarc.
(3)	On December 21, 2007, Deerfield & Company LLC made a pro rata distribution for no consideration to its members (including TD Holdings) of the 329,629 shares of the Issuer's common stock it had previously held. The 205,642 shares represent the amount of shares distributed to TD Holdings in respect of its interests in Deerfield & Company LLC.

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