UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) 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 Peltz, Nelson c/o Triarc Companies, Inc. 280 Park Avenue New York, NY 10017 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 September 30, 2001 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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)| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class A Common Stock |9/5/01 |P(1)| |200 |(A)|$24.95 | | | | Class A Common Stock |9/10/01|G(1)| |200 |(D)| | 23,750(2) |I(3) |by Family Ltd. Partnership | | | | | | |5,982,867(4) |I(3) |by limited partnership | | | | | | | 26,900 |D | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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)| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Explanation of Responses: (1) Used to make bona fide gift to grandchild who does not share reporting person's household. (2) All such shares are held in the Peltz Family Limited Partnership, an entity in which Mr. Peltz is a General Partner. (3) 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. (4) 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 October 9, 2001