UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
July 3, 2006
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-15019 |
13-6167838 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(IRS Employer |
4000 Dain Rauscher Plaza
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(612) 661-3883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On July 3, 2006, PCGB (BVI) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, Inc., which is one of our subsidiaries, acquired, pursuant to the exercise of its call option, the remaining 51 percent of the outstanding common stock of Quadrant-Amroq Bottling Company Limited (“QABCL”). QABCL is a holding company that, through subsidiaries, produces, sells and distributes Pepsi and other beverages throughout Romania. On July 5, 2006, we issued a press release regarding this investment, which appears as Exhibit 99 to this report. Such press release is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 8.01. PCGB (BVI) Limited acquired 49 percent of the outstanding common stock of QABCL in June 2005.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) See “Exhibit Index.”
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: July 5, 2006 |
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/s/ Alexander H. Ware |
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Alexander H. Ware |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Press release dated July 5, 2006. |
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