Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (NYSE:DPS) Files An 8-K Other Events
ME Staff 8-k
Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (NYSE:DPS) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 9.01. Other Events
On July2, 2018, Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (“DPS” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its Board of Directors to be appointed effective upon the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger among the Company, a special purpose merger subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) and Maple Parent Holdings Corp. (“Maple”), the indirect parent of Keurig Green Mountain,Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Maple with Maple surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As previously announced, concurrently with the closing of the merger, DPS will be renamed “Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.,” which, following the consummation of the merger, will trade under the symbol “KDP” on the New York Stock Exchange. Upon the successful closing of the merger, the following 12 individuals will comprise the KDP Board of Directors:
· Lambertus (Bart) Becht (Chair)
· Robert (Bob) Gamgort (Executive Director)
· Olivier Goudet
· Peter Harf
· Genevieve Hovde
· Anna-Lena Kamenetzky
· Paul S. Michaels
· Pamela (Pam) Patsley
· Gerhard (Gerd) Pleuhs
· Robert (Bob) Singer
· Dirk Van de Put
· Larry D. Young
A copy of the press release described above is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)Exhibits.
ExhibitNo.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated July2, 2018.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 a18-16312_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Contacts: Media: Chris Barnes Dr Pepper Snapple Group T: 972-673-5539/ chris.barnes@dpsg.com Katie Gilroy Keurig Green Mountain T: 781-418-3345/ katie.gilroy@keurig.com Investors: Maria Sceppaguercio Keurig Green Mountain T: 781-418-8136 / Maria.Sceppaguercio@keurig.com Steve Alexander Dr Pepper Snapple Group T: 972-673-6769/ steve.alexander@dpsg.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Board of Directors Announced for Keurig Dr Pepper BURLINGTON,…To view the full exhibit click here About Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (NYSE:DPS) Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. is an owner, manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Company’s products consist of flavored (non-cola) carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and non-carbonated beverages (NCBs), including ready-to-drink teas, juices, juice drinks, water and mixers. The Company operates under three segments: Beverage Concentrates, Packaged Beverages and Latin America Beverages. Its brands include Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Crush, Schweppes, Sunkist soda, 7UP, A&W, Sun Drop, RC Cola, Squirt, Diet Rite, Vernors and the concentrate form of Hawaiian Punch. Its Beverage Concentrates brands are sold by its bottlers, including its own Packaged Beverages segment, through retail channels, including supermarkets, fountains, merchandisers, club stores, convenience stores, gas stations, small groceries, drug chains and dollar stores. It distributes finished beverages and manufactures beverage concentrates and fountain syrups.