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President & Chief Executive Offi cer
March 26, 2009
Chairman of the Board
Wayne R. Sanders
Larry D. Young
Letter to Stockholders
improving and optimizing our plant and distribution
network. We’re also streamlining our product o erings
to focus on higher volume and more pro table
products while reducing complexity and costs.
And we’ve improved our safety performance, reducing
the rate of lost-time injuries by more than 40 percent
in the past two years, creating a safer, more productive
workplace for our people.
Corporate Social Responsibility
As we continue to invest in improving our operations,
we are seizing opportunities to further minimize
our environmental impact. We are pleased with the
progress we are making in our e orts to reduce our
waste stream, conserve water and energy, and
promote recycling.
Environmental sustainability is an important piece of a
broader commitment to corporate social responsibility
that also addresses consumer health and well-being,
the workplace and our communities. In 2009, we will
establish related goals for our stand-alone business,
with an eye toward reporting on our progress in 2010.
2009 Outlook
e economic climate will continue to be challenging
for DPS and our industry in 2009. However, we
are con dent in the underlying performance of our
business, made possible by the strength and resiliency
of our brands and our people. We’ll continue to build
on our leading positions in  avored CSDs, juices
and functional beverages with ongoing innovation,
breakthrough marketing and a commitment to
awless execution.
Our focus for 2009 will be squarely on building
our brands and per capita consumption through
expanding distribution and availability. We’ll execute
in the marketplace by driving innovation, excelling at
revenue management, cultivating key accounts, further
penetrating the fast-growing Hispanic market and, of
course, Winning in Single Serve. To build shareholder
value over the long-term, we’ll use our strong cash
ow to invest in our business to drive growth and
e ciencies and pay down debt.
We truly believe that Dr Pepper Snapple Group
stands apart in our industry with a multitude of great
brands and a team of great people.  ese are the assets
that bring  avor to our business, fuel our success and
propel us toward achieving our vision of being the
best beverage business in the Americas.
Sincerely,
Our $395 million in
debt repayment covered
the principal owed on
both our 2008 and
2009 obligations.
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