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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 19, 2011

DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP,INC.
(DR PEPPER SNAPPLE LOGO)
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
5301 Legacy Drive
Plano,TX 75024

Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of:   March 21, 2011
Date:    May 19, 2011   Time:  10:00 AM CDT
Location:   Dallas/Plano Marriott
at Legacy Town Center
7120 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024
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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you
vote FOR the following:
1.   Election of Directors
Nominees
 
1a   Joyce M. Roche
 
1b   Wayne R. Sanders
 
1c   Jack L. Stahl
 
1d   Larry D. Young
The Board of Directors recommends
you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
2   To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2011.
 
3   To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the following resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers:
 
    RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and the narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED.
The Board of Directors recommends you
vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
4   To vote, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. Stockholders may choose to approve holding an advisory vote on the compensation of our Named Executive Officers every year, every two years or every three years or stockholders may abstain from voting.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.



 

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