13F-HR 1 tfmgpllc033108.txt TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT GP, LLC 03-31-08 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2008 ------------------------ Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Trian Fund Management GP, LLC -------------------------------------------------- Address: 280 Park Avenue, 41st Floor -------------------------------------------------- New York, New York 10017 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 028-12040 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Peter W. May -------------------------------------------------- Title: Member -------------------------------------------------- Phone: 212-451-3000 -------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/PETER W. MAY New York, New York 5/15/08 ------------------------ ------------------------------ -------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 5 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 11 ------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 499,564 ------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 01 28-11639 Nelson Peltz 02 28-11640 Peter W. May 03 28-11641 Edward P. Garden 04 28-06499 Sandell Asset Management Corp. 05 28-12039 Trian Fund Management, L.P. FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHARES/OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE -------------- -------------- ----- ------- ------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ------ ---- Wendy's Intl Inc. COM 950590109 5,795 251,320 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 251,320 Wendy's Intl Inc. COM 950590109 90,303 3,916,013 SH Other 1,2,3,4,5 3,916,013 H.J. Heinz Co. COM 423074103 22,237 473,440 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 473,440 H.J. Heinz Co. COM 423074103 225,521 4,801,380 SH Other 1,2,3,4,5 4,801,380 Chemtura Corp. COM 163893100 4,048 551,531 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 551,531 Tiffany & Co. NEW COM 886547108 16,406 392,120 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 392,120 Cheesecake Factory Inc. COM 163072101 3,020 138,588 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 138,588 Starbucks Corp. COM 855244109 594 33,935 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 33,935 Kraft Foods Inc. CL A 50075N104 20,935 675,112 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 675,112 Proshares TR Ultrashrt Finl COM 74347R628 378 3,210 SH Defined 1,2,3,5 3,210 SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 110,327 836,000 SH PUT Defined 1,2,3,5 836,000