Exhibit








Exhibit 4.4


GLOBAL NOTE DUE 2027


THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.


UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.


CUSIP NO. 26138E AX7
ISIN NO. US26138EAX76


DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.


3.430% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2027


$400,000,000                                        No.: R-1


DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS or such other Principal Amount as shall be set forth on Schedule I hereto on June 15, 2027 and to pay interest thereon at the rate of 3.430% per annum from and including December 14, 2016, or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing June 15, 2017 (each an “Interest Payment Date”), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.


The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, except as provided in the Indenture hereinafter referred to, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest, which will be the June 1 and December 1 (whether or not such date is a Business Day), as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), immediately preceding each Interest Payment Date.  Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and either may be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holders not less than ten days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid at any time 









in any other lawful manner, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose pursuant to the Indenture (initially the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee in Dallas, Texas (the “Corporate Trust Office”)), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company (i) by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or (ii) by wire transfer to an account maintained by the Person entitled thereto as specified in the Security Register. Payments of principal and interest at maturity will be made against presentation of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office (or such other office as may be established pursuant to the Indenture), by check or wire transfer.


Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse side hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. 


Unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or an authenticating agent under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof by the manual signature of one of its authorized officers, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.


[Signature Pages Follow]












IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed in its name by the manual or facsimile signature of two of its Officers. 


Date:  December 14, 2016
	
						
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:  
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:  
	Martin M. Ellen
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:  
	Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:  
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Name:  
	James L. Baldwin
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Title:  
	Executive Vice President and
Secretary
	 






Signature Page to 2027 Global Note







Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication


This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. 


Dated:  December 14, 2016
	
						
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
	 

	 
	 
	 
	as Trustee
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:  
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	Authorized Officer
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 








Signature Page to 2027 Global Note












(Reverse of Note)


DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.


3.430% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2027




1.    This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company designated as its 3.430% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) limited in aggregate principal amount to $400,000,000 issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of December 15, 2009 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 14, 2016 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, as so supplemented and as it may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, is herein referred to as the “Indenture”), between the Company, the guarantors named therein and the Trustee.  Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Notes, including the principal thereof and interest thereon (including post-default interest), will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's current and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. 


2.    The Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption on the terms set forth in, and accordance with, Article IV of the Seventh Supplemental Indenture. 
3.     The Notes are subject to redemption at any time or from time to time prior to March 15, 2027, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(i)100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, and 
(ii)the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points,
plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
The Notes are subject to redemption at any time or from time to time on or after March 15, 2027, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the U.S. Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming that the Notes matured on March 15, 2027) that would be 









utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any redemption date (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all of such quotations.
“Independent Investment Banker” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC , Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (or their respective affiliates that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers), and their respective successors, or if at any time any of the above is not a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, another nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer and (ii) one other primary U.S. Government securities dealers selected by the Company.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal and interest of such Notes that would be due if such Notes matured on March 15, 2027.
“Treasury Rate” means, for any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity, computed as of the second business day immediately preceding that redemption date, of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that redemption date. The Company will, prior to such redemption date, provide written notice executed by an Officer of the Company of the Treasury Rate to the Trustee, including the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.
Any notice to Holders of Notes of a redemption pursuant to this paragraph 3 hereof will include, among other things set forth in the Indenture, the redemption date, the redemption price, the amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, and the name and address of the Paying Agent.
4.    Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless all Notes have been called for redemption pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3 of this Note, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to an integral multiple of $1,000) of such Holder’s Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the 









date of repurchase. “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event, as such terms are defined in the Indenture. The Change of Control Offer will be made in accordance with the terms specified in the Indenture.


5.    The payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors, if any, on the terms set forth in the Indenture. 


6.    If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.


7.    The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of Notes under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes at the time outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. 


8.    No reference herein to the Indenture and no provisions of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.


9.    As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register of the Company, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. 


10.    The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, in minimum denominations of $2,000 or any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes in authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. 


11.    No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. 


12.    Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer or exchange, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in 









whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.


13.    Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Interest shall be payable to and excluding any Interest Payment Date.


14.    The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.


15.    No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of  the Company or of the Guarantors under the Notes, the Indenture, the Securities Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver and release may not be effective to waive or release liabilities under the federal securities laws.  


16.    This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.


17.    Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUT (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).


18.    Each Holder of this Note covenants and agrees by such Holder’s acceptance thereof to comply with and be bound by the foregoing provisions.


19.    THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
20.    All capitalized terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.











ASSIGNMENT FORM 


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto


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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE
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the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing ___________________________________ attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:     __________________________
Signature: ____________________________
NOTICE:  THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.




Signature Guarantee:


SIGNATURE GUARANTEE


Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.














Schedule I
SCHEDULE OF TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES
The following increases or decreases in Principal Amount of this Global Security have been made:


	
									
	Date of Exchange
	 
	Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security
	 
	Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security
	 
	Principal Amount of this Global Security following such Decrease or Increase
	 
	Signature of Authorized Signatory of Trustee or Custodian