Keurig Dr Pepper Announces Updated Financing Plan for JDE Peet's Acquisition

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• The JDE Peet's acquisition transaction is expected to be approximately 10% EPS accretive in its first full year

  80% confidence

• The Company continues to evaluate additional avenues to accelerate deleveraging, including potential non-core asset monetization opportunities

  80% confidence

• The comprehensive financing solution combined with strong cash generation will drive rapid deleveraging, reinforce KDP's balance sheet, and help establish Beverage Co. and Global Coffee Co. as successful investment-grade companies

  80% confidence

• Expected combined net leverage of approximately 4.5x as of June 30, 2026

  80% confidence

• The updated financing demonstrates commitment to ensuring strong and resilient capital structures at each stage by introducing additional $1.5 billion of cost-efficient equity capital and bringing on high-quality shareholders who recognize value creation opportunity

  80% confidence

• The Company will no longer consider a partial IPO of Beverage Co. as a result of the upsize to $4.5 billion convertible preferred investment

  80% confidence

• Key transformation workstreams continue to target operational readiness to separate by year-end 2026

  80% confidence

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