UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) Check this 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
Shufeld, Barry N.
6 Tanglewood Drive
Livingston,, NJ 07039
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Triarc Companies, Inc.
TRY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
June 30, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Formerly Senior Vice President - Information Services and Technology
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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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 Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |6/4/98|M | |5,000 |A |$12.375 | | | |
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Common Stock |6/4/98|M | |5,000 |A |$21.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |6/4/98|M | |2,500 |A |$20.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |6/4/98|M | |7,500 |A |$18.00 |20,000 |D | |
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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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option |$12.375 |6/4/9|M | |5,000 |D |6/16/|6/16/|Common Stock|5,000 | |-0- |D | |
(right to buy) with ta| |8 | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
ndem tax withholding r| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$21.00 |6/4/9|M | |5,000 |D |6/16/|6/16/|Common Stock|5,000 | |-0- |D | |
(right to buy) with ta| |8 | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
ndem tax withholding r| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$20.00 |6/4/9|M | |2,500 |D |6/16/|6/16/|Common Stock|2,500 | |-0- |D | |
(right to buy) with ta| |8 | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
ndem tax withholding r| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |$18.00 |6/4/9|M | |7,500 |D |6/16/|6/16/|Common Stock|7,500 | |-0- |D | |
(right to buy) with ta| |8 | | | | |97 |07 | | | | | | |
ndem tax withholding r| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ight | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Barry N. Shufeld
DATE
July 7, 1998
