8-K 1 triarcexh8k.txt PRESS RELEASE 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. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-2207 38-0471180 ----------------- -------------- -------------- (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 -------------------------------- ----------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 ------------------------------------- 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.