Keurig Dr Pepper Announces Successful Completion Of The Merger Between Keurig Green Mountain And Dr Pepper Snapple Group

BURLINGTON, Mass. & PLANO, Texas--Keurig Dr Pepper announced the successful completion of the merger between Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. The transaction creates the seventh-largest company in the U.S. food and beverage sector and third-largest beverage company in North America, with annual revenues of approximately $11 billion. 

Commenting on the announcement, Keurig Dr Pepper CEO Bob Gamgort stated, “The combination of these two great companies creates the scale, portfolio and selling and distribution capabilities to compete differently in the beverage industry. With a large stable of iconic brands and the leading single-serve coffee brewing system on the market, KDP has the ability to satisfy any beverage need or consumption occasion—hot or cold, at work or at play, at home or on the go—and the capability to get our brands to consumers virtually anytime and anywhere they purchase beverages. I am honored to lead this great team and excited that together we will challenge this industry in a new way.” 

Shares in Keurig Dr Pepper will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow, July 10, 2018, under the ticker symbol KDP. 

As previously announced, under the terms of the merger agreement, Dr Pepper Snapple shareholders will receive a special cash dividend of $103.75 per share, payable in U.S. dollars, on July 10, 2018, to shareholders of record on the July 6, 2018 record date, the trading day immediately prior to the closing date. Through July 9, 2018, the shares have traded with "due-bills," representing an assignment of the right to receive the special cash dividend. On July 10, 2018, the shares will begin trading ex-dividend. 

KDP will maintain dual headquarters in Burlington, MA, and Plano, TX. 

ABOUT KEURIG DR PEPPER 
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading coffee and beverage company in North America, with annual revenue in excess of $11 billion. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. The Company maintains an unrivaled distribution system that enables its portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands to be available nearly everywhere people shop and consume beverages. With a wide range of hot and cold beverages that meet virtually any consumer need, KDP key brands include Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott’s® and The Original Donut Shop®. The Company employs more than 25,000 employees and operates more than 120 offices, manufacturing plants, warehouses and distribution centers across North America.