| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. [ DPS ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | J(1) | 14,797 | A | $0.00 | 14,797 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | J(2) | 2,264 | A | $0.00 | 17,061 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | F(3) | 7,158 | D | $0.00 | 9,903 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | S | 8,903 | D | $78.1085(4) | 1,000 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | J(5) | 1,000 | D | $0.00 | 0 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 04/01/2015 | J(5) | 1,000 | A | $0.00 | 63,000 | I | By Limited Partnership(5) | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Restricted Stock Unit | $0.00(6) | 04/01/2015 | J(1) | 14,797 | (1) | (7) | Common Stock | 14,797 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. These shares represent restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 that vested on April 1, 2015. |
| 2. These shares are restricted stock units acquired with dividend equivalent payments made under the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan with respect to the 14,797 RSUs that vested on April 1, 2015. |
| 3. Represents shares withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units referenced in footnotes (1) and (2) above. |
| 4. The price represents the weighted average sale price of the securities disposed of. The range of prices for the transaction is $77.9400-$78.2600. The reporting person shall provide upon request by the SEC, the issuer, or any security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price. |
| 5. The reporting person directed that the 1,000 shares beneficially owned by reporting person be transferred to Martin Robin Partners, L.P., in which the reporting person has a pecuniary interest. |
| 6. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Common Stock and is granted pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009. |
| 7. These restricted stock units vest in one installment five years from the date of grant and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date. |
| Remarks: |
| Wayne R. Lewis, attorney if fact | 04/02/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
