Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (NYSE:DPS) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events

On June26, 2018, Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. (“DPS” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has conditionally set July6, 2018 as the record date for the special dividend (the “Special Dividend”) of $103.75 per share on the Company’s common stock 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. The press release also provides additional information on estimated earnings and profits. 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

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.

Additional Information:

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Maple Parent Holdings Corp. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. The proposed transaction will be submitted to the stockholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. for their consideration. In connection therewith, Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. filed a definitive proxy statement on May29, 2018 with the SEC, and may file further relevant materials with the SEC. The definitive proxy statement has been mailed to the stockholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR ANY INVESTMENT DECISION,INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the proxy statement, any amendments or supplements thereto and other documents containing important information about Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. are available free of charge on Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc.’s website at https://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/ under the heading “SEC Filings and Proxy Statements” within the “Investors” portion of Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc.’s website. Stockholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. may also obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement by contacting Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc.’s Investor Relations Department at (972) 673-7000.

Maple Parent Holdings Corp., Bob Gamgort (Director and Chief Executive Officer of Maple Parent Holdings Corp.), Ozan Dokmecioglu (Chief Financial Officer of Maple Parent Holdings Corp.), and Bart Becht (a Director of Maple Parent Holdings Corp.) may be deemed to be “participants” under SEC rulesin any solicitation of Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. stockholders in respect of a Maple Parent Holdings Corp. proposal for a transaction with Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. Neither Maple Parent Holdings Corp. nor any of the individuals listed above has a direct or indirect interest, by security holdings or otherwise, in Dr Pepper Snapple Group,Inc. or the matters to be acted upon in connection with a potential transaction involving Maple Parent Holdings Corp. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

Item 8.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits.