U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Peltz, Nelson
c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.
900 Third Avenue
31st Floor
New York, NY 10022
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Triarc Companies, Inc.
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
August 31, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Class A Common Stock |8/15/9|P | |200 |(A)|11.50 | |(D) | |
|6 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |8/15/9|G |V|200 |(D)| | | | |
|6 | | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |100* |(I) |by daughter |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |100* |(I) |by son |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |5,982,867** |(I) |by limited partnership |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |26,900 |(D) |N/A |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
*The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and
this report shall not be deemed an
admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities
for purposes of Section 16 or for
any other purpose.
**All such shares are owned by DWG Acquisition Group, L.P., an entity in which
Mr. Peltz is a General Partner.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
NELSON PELTZ
DATE
September 6, 1996
