8-K 1 try8k.txt TRIARC 8-K DATED AUGUST 16, 2007 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): August 16, 2007 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 Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000 N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a press release issued by Triarc Companies, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to which it provided an update on the sale of its controlling interest in Deerfield and Company LLC. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 9.01, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated August 16, 2007. 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/STUART I. ROSEN ---------------------------------------- Stuart I. Rosen Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary Dated: August 16, 2007 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated August 16, 2007.