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
Joseph A. Levato
4 Sutton Court
Mendham, NJ 07945
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 ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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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Class A Common Stock |9/6/01 |D | | 850 |(D)|$24.78 | 0 |(I)(1)|by The Levato 1991 Trust |
Class A Common Stock |7/16/01|G(2)|V| 2,325 |(D)| | | | |
| | | | | | |10,200 |(D) | |
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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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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and
this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that the reporting person is
the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other
purpose.
(2) Used to make bona fide gifts to three adult children who do not share
reporting person's household.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
JOSEPH A. LEVATO
DATE
October 9, 2001