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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-08-002169.txt : 20080104
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080104183538
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-08-002169
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080102
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080104

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEPSIAMERICAS INC/IL/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001084230
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				136167838
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4000 DAIN RAUSCHER PLAZA
		STREET 2:		60 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		612-661-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4000 DAIN RAUSCHER PLAZA
		STREET 2:		60 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55402

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WHITMAN CORP/NEW/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990525

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HEARTLAND TERRITORIES HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990414

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001421664
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15019
		FILM NUMBER:		08513207

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		914-253-3271

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEPSICO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077476
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1229

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15019
		FILM NUMBER:		08513208

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL RD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9142532000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577-1444

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEPSI COLA CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19700903
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            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, Par Value $0.01</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">All sales listed on this Form 4 for January 2, 2008 reflect sales by Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (&quot;Metro&quot;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. (&quot;PepsiCo&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">See further explanation under Remarks section.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares beneficially owned by PepsiCo, through other wholly owned subsidiaries not including Metro.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Form 1 of 3 dated January 4, 2008.

PepsiCo, Inc. (&quot;PepsiCo) owned the common stock (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) of PepsiAmericas, Inc. reported on this Form 4 as being sold through Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (&quot;Metro&quot;).  All shares of Common Stock currently beneficially owned by PepsiCo have been beneficially owned by PepsiCo since December 29, 2000, as reflected in the Form 3 (the &quot;PepsiCo Form 3&quot;) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &quot;SEC&quot;) on January 5, 2001.  Except for the transactions reported in this Form 4, PepsiCo's beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock has not changed since December 29, 2000 (excluding changes in form of beneficial ownership within the meaning of rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), and there have been no transactions in such shares of Common Stock outside of PepsiCo and its wholly-owned subsidiaries since December 29, 2000, other than transactions incident to the redemption of membership interests in D
akota Holdings, LLC (the &quot;LLC&quot;) pursuant to a redemption agreement dated November 27, 2002 among the LLC, PepsiCo, Metro and certain other parties, pursuant to which PepsiCo's wholly-owned subsidiaries acquired direct beneficial ownership of 2,469,755 shares of Common Stock previously beneficially owned by them indirectly through the LLC and previously reported on the PepsiCo Form 3, as described in Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on December 3, 2002 by the LLC, Pohlad Companies and PepsiCo with respect to their beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock.</remarks>

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        <signatureDate>2008-01-04</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.</signatureName>
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