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): November 14, 2006 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 Number) Identification No.) Incorporation) 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 451-3000 N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01. Other Events On November 14, 2006, Triarc Companies, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the record date for the third and final $0.15 per share installment of its previously announced special cash dividends (aggregating $0.45 per share in total) is December 5, 2006 and that such special cash dividends will be paid on December 20, 2006. The first and second $0.15 installments of the special cash dividends were paid on March 1, 2006, and July 14, 2006, respectively. A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing 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 November 14, 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 I. ROSEN ---------------------------------- Stuart I. Rosen Senior Vice President and Secretary Dated: November 15, 2006 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 99.1 Press release of Triarc Companies, Inc. dated November 14, 2006