0001104659-12-026836.txt : 20120815 0001104659-12-026836.hdr.sgml : 20120815 20120420161521 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-026836 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120420 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001418135 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 753258232 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5301 LEGACY DRIVE CITY: PLANO STATE: TX ZIP: 75024 BUSINESS PHONE: (972) 673-7000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5301 LEGACY DRIVE CITY: PLANO STATE: TX ZIP: 75024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CSAB Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071109 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm

 

5301 LEGACY DRIVE

PLANO TX 75024-3109

PO BOX 869077

PLANO TX 75086-9077

PHONE: (972) 673-7000

 

 

 

Wayne R. Lewis

 

VP & Assistant General Counsel

 

April 20, 2012

 

Tia L. Jenkins

Senior Assistant Chief Accountant

Office of Beverages, Apparel and Mining

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Re:                             Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2011

Filed February 22, 2012

File No. 001-33829

 

Dear Ms. Jenkins:

 

This letter confirms the receipt by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (the “Company”) of the comments provided by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission in its comment letter dated April 19, 2012 (the “Comment Letter”) and is also in confirmation of the agreement by Craig Arakawa of Corporation Finance in a telephone conference this morning.

 

The persons responsible for reviewing and developing the responses to this Comment Letter are the same persons responsible for preparing the Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.  Because of their involvement in the Form 10-Q process and in order to prepare and complete the internal and external review of those responses, the Company will need more than 10 business days to respond to the Comment Letter.  The Company will provide a response to the Comment Letter not later than May 18, 2012.

 

If you have any questions or comments regarding this letter, please contact the undersigned at 972-673-7376 or Marty Ellen at 972-673-4685.

 

 

DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wayne R. Lewis

 

Wayne R. Lewis

 

Vice President

 

and Assistant General Counsel

 

cc                  Marty Ellen, Executive Vice President

 


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