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) August 14, 2001 TRIARC COMPANIES, INC. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-2207 38-0471180 ----------- ---------- ------------ (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File No.) Identification No.) incorporation of organization) 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 ----------------------------------- ----------------- (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000 -------------------------------------------------- ----------------- (Former name or former address, (Zip Code) if changed since last report) Item 7. Exhibits (c) Exhibits 10.1 - First Amendment to the Trust Agreement for the Deferral Plan for Senior Executive Officers of Triarc Companies, Inc., dated as of April 6, 2001, between Triarc Companies, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. 10.2 - First Amendment to the Trust Agreement for the Deferral Plan for Senior Executive Officers of Triarc Companies, Inc., dated as of April 6, 2001, between Triarc Companies, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. 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 ----------------------------- Stuart I. Rosen Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel Dated: August 14 , 2001 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description Page No. ----------- -------- 10.1 - First Amendment to the Trust Agreement for the Deferral Plan for Senior Executive Officers of Triarc Companies, Inc., dated as of April 6, 2001, between Triarc Companies, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. 10.2 - First Amendment to the Trust Agreement for the Deferral Plan for Senior Executive Officers of Triarc Companies, Inc., dated as of April 6, 2001, between Triarc Companies, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee.