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): July 25, 2005
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 Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
280 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On July 25, 2005, Triarc Companies, Inc. (the "Company") completed its
acquisition of RTM Restaurant Group. A copy of Triarc's press release announcing
the completion of the acquisition is being furnished as an exhibit hereto.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit hereto, is
being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. The information in this
Current Report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is
not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission that the
information in this Current Report is material, or that investors should
consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to
any security of Triarc.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated July 25, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.
By: /S/ STUART I. ROSEN
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Stuart I. Rosen
Senior Vice President, Associate General
Counsel and Secretary
Dated: July 25, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated July 25, 2005.