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
Posner, Jarrett B.
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
February 10, 2003
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)
Senior Vice President - Corporate Finance
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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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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Employee Stock Options|$26.93 |12/18|(A) | |25,000 |A |(2) |12/18|Class A Comm|25,000 | |25,000 |(D)| |
(right to buy) with t| |/02 (| | | | | |/12 |on Stock | | | | | |
andem tax withholding | |1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Options|$26.93 |2/5/0|(A) | |5,000 |A |(2) |12/18|Class A Comm|5,000 | |5,000 |(D)| |
(right to buy) with t| |3 (1)| | | | | |/12 |on Stock | | | | | |
andem tax withholding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mr. Posner was notified of his option grants on February 7, 2003 on which
date the applicable option agreements were delivered to Mr. Posner.
(2) Each option vests in three equal installments on December 18, 2003, 2004
and 2005.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Jarrett Posner
DATE
February 10, 2003