Edgar Filing: Cortes Fernando

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Cortes Fernando

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/14/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. [DPS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5301 LEGACY DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

PLANO,Â TXÂ 75024

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	2,547	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Common Stock	434	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	844	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	2,215	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	1,049	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Â ⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	2,408	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁸⁾	03/02/2026	Common Stock	6,044	$ 91.98	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Â ⁽⁹⁾	03/02/2027	Common Stock	6,030	$ 94.62	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cortes Fernando 5301 LEGACY DRIVE PLANO,Â TXÂ 75024	Â	Â	Â Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

James L. Baldwin, attorney in fact		05/21/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
(1)	These shares represent restricted stock units granted on February 2, 2015 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and 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.
(2)	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.
(3)	These shares represent the unvested portion of restricted stock units granted on March 2, 2016 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and vest on March 2, 2019 and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date.
(4)	These shares represent the unvested portion of restricted stock units granted on March 2, 2017 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and vest in two equal installments on March 4, 2019 and March 4, 2020, and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date.
(5)	These shares represent restricted stock units granted on December 1, 2017 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and vest in three equal installments on December 1, 2018, December 1, 2019 and December 1, 2020, and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date.
(6)	These shares represent restricted stock units granted on January 2, 2018 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and vest in three equal installments on January 2, 2019, January 2, 2020 and January 2, 2021, and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date.
(7)	These shares represent restricted stock units granted on March 2, 2018 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009 and vest in three equal installments on March 4, 2019, March 4, 2020 and March 4, 2021, and will be settled in shares of the Issuer's Common Stock on the vesting date.
(8)	This option represents the unvested and unexercised options granted on March 2, 2016 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009. 4,030 of these options are fully vested and have not been exercised and the remaining 2,014 shares vest on March 2, 2019.
(9)	This option represents the unvested and unexercised options granted on March 2, 2017 pursuant to the Issuer's Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan of 2009. 2,010 of these options are fully vested and have not been exercised and the remaining 4,020 shares vest in equal installments on March 2, 2019 and March 2, 2020.

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