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 11, 2006
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 8.01. Other Events
Triarc Companies, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has
approved the second $0.15 per share installment of its previously announced
special cash dividends aggregating $0.45 per outstanding share of Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock, Series 1. The record date for the second
installment of the special cash dividends is June 30, 2006 and the payment date
is July 14, 2006. The initial $0.15 installment of the special cash dividends
was paid on March 1, 2006. The Board of Directors also announced its intention
to pay the third $0.15 per share installment of the special cash dividends
during the fourth quarter of 2006.
The Board of Directors also approved the payment of regular quarterly cash
dividends of $.08 per share on its Class A Common Stock and $0.09 per share on
it Class B Common Stock, Series 1. The record date for the regular quarterly
cash dividends is June 1, 2006 and the payment date is June 15, 2006.
Additionally, Triarc's Board of Directors extended its current $50 million
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, Series 1, repurchase program
until June 30, 2007.
A copy of the press release announcing such dividends and the extension of
the stock repurchase program is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated May 11, 2006.
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 ROSEN
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Stuart I. Rosen
Senior Vice President
and Secretary
Dated: May 11, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated May 11, 2006