Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(AMENDMENT NO. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33829

98-0517725

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

53 South Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

781-418-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock

KDP

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Introductory Note

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 13, 2022 (the “Original Form 8-K”) by Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (“KDP” or the “Company”), to describe the separation and release agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) entered into between the Company and Tony Milikin, the Company’s former Chief Supply Chain Officer and a named executive officer in the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement, who departed the Company effective as of October 28, 2022.

This Form 8–K/A does not modify or update other disclosures in, or exhibits to, the Original Form 8–K.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective as of November 18, 2022, the Company and Mr. Milikin entered into the Separation Agreement. In accordance with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, as amended effective July 29, 2022, the Separation Agreement provides that Mr. Milikin will receive severance benefits consistent with his Qualifying Termination without Cause, which is an amount equal to 1.5 times the sum of Mr. Milikin’s annual base salary and annual target bonus, payable in substantially equal installments over 18 months, as well as Company-provided outplacement services. In addition, in recognition of his contributions to the Company, as well as to make Mr. Milikin whole for certain compensation that he had forgone with his prior employer upon hire by the Company in September 2021, the Remuneration and Nominating Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors also approved a one-time lump sum payment in the gross amount of $2,000,000 to be paid to Mr. Milikin subject to his execution of and compliance with the Separation Agreement.

SIGNATURES

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.