UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Tsai, Jr., Gerald
Tsai Management, Inc.
200 Park Avenue
Suite 4501
New York,, NY 10166
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
December 31, 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Class A Common Stock |1/3/00|J(1)|414 |(A)|$18.10(2) | |(D) | |
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Class A Common Stock |1/20/0|J(1)|80 |(A)|$18.63(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |3/16/0|J(1)|77 |(A)|$19.32(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |3/31/0|J(1)|74 |(A)|$20.17(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |4/3/00|J(1)|469 |(A)|$19.17(2) | |(D) | |
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Class A Common Stock |5/2/00|J(1)|75 |(A)|$19.88(2) | |(D) | |
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Class A Common Stock |5/12/0|J(1)|73 |(A)|$20.42(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |5/25/0|J(1)|70 |(A)|$21.38(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |6/21/0|J(1)|71 |(A)|$20.92(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |7/3/00|J(1)|366 |(A)|$20.47(2) | |(D) | |
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Class A Common Stock |9/14/0|J(1)|65 |(A)|$22.97(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |9/15/0|J(1)|65 |(A)|$23.02(2) | |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock |10/2/0|J(1)|311 |(A)|$24.11(2) |16,530 |(D) | |
|0 | | | | | | | |
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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 |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice 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 | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock Options (right to |$19.75 |6/22/|(A) |4,000 |A |(3) |6/22/|Class A Comm|4,000 | |4,000 |(D)| |
buy) with tandem tax wit| |00 | | | | |10 |on Stock | | | | | |
hholding rights. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares were issued pursuant to the Company's 1998 Equity Participation Plan
in lieu of annual retainer or
Board of Directors or committee meeting attendance fees that would otherwise be
payable in cash.
(2) In accordance with the Company's 1998 Equity Participation Plan, the price
is the average of the closing price
per share on the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date on
which the annual retainer or
meeting attendance fee would otherwise be payable.
(3) The option vests in two equal installments on June 22, 2001 and
2002.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Gerald Tsai, Jr.
DATE
February 13, 2001