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): May 12, 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 12, 2005, Triarc Companies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its results for the fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2005. A
copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including
the exhibit furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, 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
Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02, 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
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated May 12, 2005.
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
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Stuart I. Rosen
Senior Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
Dated: May 12, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated May 12, 2005.