EX-10.4






Exhibit 10.4




AMENDED AND RESTATED




LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT




OF




BOTTLING GROUP, LLC




     This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of Bottling Group, LLC (the
“Company”) is dated as of the 30th day of March, 1999 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Pepsi
Bottling Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pepsi Holdings”), Bottling Group Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“PBG Holdings”) and The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“PBG”).



     WHEREAS, Pepsi Holdings and PBG Holdings have caused the Certificate of Formation of the
Company to be filed with the Office of the Secretary of the State of Delaware, and intended thereby
and by executing the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of February 8,
1999 (the “Original Agreement”), to form a limited liability company in accordance with the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. §18-101 et seq.) (hereinafter referred to
as the “Act”), and further intended by the execution of the Original Agreement to be
Members thereof; and



     WHEREAS, pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to the Original Agreement, dated March 29, 1999, PBG has
been admitted as a Member of the Company, effective as of the date thereof; and



     WHEREAS, Pepsi Holdings, PBG Holdings and PBG now wish to amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety as follows (as so amended and restated, the “Agreement”);



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and agreements contained
herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:



ARTICLE I

Certain Definitions




1.1 Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:




     “Additional Member” shall mean a Person who has acquired a Membership Interest from
the Company or an existing Member after the Effective Date and been admitted as a Member of the
Company pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof.




     “Adjusted Capital Account” shall mean, with respect to any Member, such Member’s
Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year after giving effect to the following
adjustments:




	 	(a)	 	credit to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is obligated to
restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or is deemed to restore
pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and
1.704-2(i)(5); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	debit to such Capital Account the items described in Regulations Sections
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).






This definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of
Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.



 









 






     “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Persons (i) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person and (ii) any
executive officer or director of such Person. For purposes of this definition, the term
“controls,” “is controlled by,” or “is under common control with” shall mean (x) the direct or
indirect ownership of more than 50% of the equity interests (or interests convertible into or
otherwise exchangeable for equity interests) in a Person, or (y) possession of the direct or
indirect right to elect in excess of 50% of the Board of Directors or other governing body of a
Person (whether by securities, ownership, contract or otherwise).




     “Bankruptcy” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the occurrence of any of the
following events: (a) the filing by such Person of a petition in bankruptcy or for relief under
applicable bankruptcy laws; (b) the filing against such Person of any such petition (unless such
petition is dismissed within ninety (90) days from the date of filing thereof); (c) entry
against such Person of an order for relief under applicable bankruptcy laws; (d) written
admission by such Person of its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or an assignment by
such Person for the benefit of creditors; or (e) appointment of a trustee, conservator or
receiver for the property or affairs of such Person.




     “Business Day” shall mean each day of the calendar year other than a Saturday, a
Sunday or a day on which banks are required or authorized to close in the State of New York.




     “Capital Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a) of this
Agreement.




     “Capital Contribution” shall mean any contribution of cash and the initial Gross
Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company made by or on behalf
of a Member.




     “Certificate of Formation” shall mean the certificate of formation of the Company
filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Act.




     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time
(or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).




     “Company Minimum Gain” shall have the meaning of “partnership minimum gain” as
defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).




     “Depreciation” shall mean, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the
depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax
purposes with respect to an asset for each Fiscal Year, except that if the Gross Asset Value of
an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of
such Fiscal Year, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning
Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery
deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided,
however, that if the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other
cost recovery deduction for such year is zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference
to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing
Directors or their designees.




     “Distribution” shall mean a transfer of cash or property by the Company to a Member
on account of such Member’s Membership Interest as described in Section 6.6 hereof.




     “Fiscal Year” shall mean the Company’s fiscal year, which shall end on the last
Saturday in December.




     “Gross Asset Value” shall mean, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted
basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:




	 	(a)	 	The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the
Company shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as unanimously determined
by the contributing Member and the Managing Directors;
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Gross Asset Values of all assets of the Company shall be adjusted to equal
their respective gross fair market values, as unanimously determined by the Managing
Directors, as of the




 









 






	 	 	 	following times: (a) the acquisition of an additional interest in the Company by any new
or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis (as that term is used in
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)) Capital Contribution; (b) the distribution by
the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company property as
consideration for an interest in the Company; and (c) the liquidation of the Company
within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the adjustments pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above shall be made only if
the Managing Directors determine that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to
reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company;
	 
	 	(c)	 	The Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be
the gross fair market value of such asset, as unanimously determined by the distributee
Member and the Managing Directors, on the date of distribution;
	 
	 	(d)	 	The Gross Asset Value of the assets of the Company shall be increased (or
decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to
Section 734(b) of the Code or Section 743(b) of the Code, but only to the extent that
such adjustments are required to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts
pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and subsection (f) of the
definition of “Net Profits and Net Losses” and Section 6.3(f) hereof; provided,
however, that Gross Asset Value shall not be adjusted pursuant to this
paragraph (d) to the extent that an adjustment was made pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this definition in connection with any transaction that would otherwise have resulted
in an adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (d).






     If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to
paragraph (a), (b), or (d) of this definition, the Gross Asset Value of such asset shall
thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for
purposes of computing Net Profits and Net Losses.




     “Initial Member” means each of Pepsi Holdings, PBG Holdings and PBG.




     “Interest” as defined under the Act, shall mean the Member’s share of the Net
Profits and Net Losses of the Company, the Member’s right to receive distributions of the assets
and Cash Flow of the Company and the Member’s right to approve certain actions relating to the
management of the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or as otherwise
provided by the Act.




     “Majority of the Members” and “Two-Thirds of the Members” shall mean Members owning
Membership Interests the aggregate percentage of which is greater than 50% or at least 66 2/3%,
respectively.




     “Managing Director” shall mean each Person elected or appointed by the Members as a
Managing Director pursuant to Section 4.1 (b) hereof and each Person appointed by the Members to
serve as a Managing Director pursuant to Section 4.1 (c) hereof to fill a vacant Managing
Director position. A Managing Director need not be a Member.




     “Member” shall mean each person designated as such in this Agreement, a Substitute
Member or an Additional Member, as the case may be; and “Members” shall mean the
Members, collectively.




     “Member Nonrecourse Debt” shall mean “partner nonrecourse debt” or “partner
nonrecourse liability” as defined in Regulations Section 1.704(2)-(b)(4).




     “Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” shall mean “partner nonrecourse debt minimum
gain” as defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(2) and 1. 704-2(b)(3).




     “Member Nonrecourse Deductions” shall mean “partner nonrecourse deductions” as
defined in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).



 









 






     “Membership Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Member, the percentage set
forth opposite such Member’s name on Exhibit A hereto, as such percentage may change from time
to time consistent with the terms hereof.




     “Net Profits” and “Net Losses” shall mean for each Fiscal Year or other period, an
amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such period determined in accordance
with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction
of the Company, whether or not required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of
the Code, shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:




	 	(a)	 	Any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not
otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses shall be added to
such taxable income or loss;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code
(or expenditures treated as such pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i))
that are not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Profits or Net Losses shall
be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
	 
	 	(c)	 	If the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to paragraph
(b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall
be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset, for purposes
of computing Net Profits or Net Losses;
	 
	 	(d)	 	Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company property with respect to
which gain or loss is recognized for federal income tax purposes (or is deemed realized
pursuant to paragraph (c) above) shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset
Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such
property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
	 
	 	(e)	 	In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions
taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into
account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other period;
	 
	 	(f)	 	To the extent that, under Section 734(b) or Section 743(b) of the Code, an
adjustment is required to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts,
pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the amount of such adjustment
shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the
asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the
disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net
Profits or Net Losses;
	 
	 	(g)	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of the terms “Net
Profits” and “Net Losses,” any items that are specially allocated pursuant to Sections
6.2 and 6.3 shall be excluded in computing Net Profits or Net Losses; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	For purposes of this Agreement, any deduction for a loss on a sale or exchange
of Company property that is disallowed to the Company under Section 267(a)(1) of the
Code or Section 707(b) of the Code shall be treated as an expenditure under Section
705(a)(2)(B) of the Code.






     “Nonrecourse Deductions” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section
1.704-2(b)(1).




     “Person” shall mean an individual, trust, estate, partnership, limited liability
company or any other incorporated or unincorporated entity permitted to be a member of a limited
liability company under the Act.




     “Regulations” shall mean, except where the context indicates otherwise, the
permanent and temporary regulations of the Department of the Treasury promulgated under the
Code, as such



 









 







regulations may be lawfully changed from time to time (including corresponding
provisions of
succeeding regulations).




     “Substitute Member” shall mean an assignee of a Membership Interest who has been
admitted to all of the rights of membership pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.




     “Transfer” shall mean, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary transfer, sale,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition; and, as a verb, voluntarily or
involuntarily to sell, assign, transfer, grant, give away, hypothecate, pledge, encumber or
otherwise dispose of, and shall include any transfer by will, gift or intestate succession.



ARTICLE II

The Limited Liability Company




     2.1 Formation. The Company has been formed as a limited liability company pursuant to
the provisions of the Act. A Certificate of Formation for the Company has been filed in the Office
of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in conformity with the Act. The Company and, if
required, each of the Members shall execute or cause to be executed from time to time all other
instruments, certificates, notices and documents and shall do or cause to be done all such acts and
things (including keeping books and records and making publications or periodic filings) as may now
or hereafter be required for the formation, valid existence and, when appropriate, termination of
the Company as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, as well as the
limited liability status of the Company and the limited liability of the Members under the Laws of
the State of Delaware and of each other jurisdiction in which the Company does business.



     2.2 Name. The name of the Company shall be “Bottling Group, LLC” and its business
shall be carried on in such name with variations and changes as the Managing Directors shall
determine or deem necessary to comply with requirements of the jurisdiction in which the Company’s
operations are conducted.



     2.3 Business Purposes. The Company is formed for the purposes of engaging in any
lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the
Act.



     2.4 Registered Office and Agent. The location of the registered office the Company
shall be 1013 Center Road, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19805. The Company’s registered
agent at such address will be Corporation Service Company. The Managing Directors may, from time to
time, change the Company’s registered office or registered agent, and shall forthwith amend the
Certificate of Formation to reflect such change.



     2.5 Term. The existence of the Company shall commence on the date of the filing of the
Certificate of Formation in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in
accordance with the Act and, unless the Company is dissolved sooner pursuant to the Articles X and
XI below or the Act, the Company shall have perpetual existence.



     2.6 Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall
be located at One Pepsi Way, Somers, NY 10589 or at such other location as the Managing Directors
may, from time to time, select.



     2.7 Title to Company Property. Legal title to all property of the Company shall be
held, vested and conveyed in the name of the Company and no real or other property of the Company
shall be deemed to be owned by the Members individually.



 









 





     2.8 Business Transactions of the Members and Managing Director with the Company. In
accordance with Section 18-107 of the Act, each Member and Managing Director may lend money to,
borrow money
from, act as a surety, guarantor or endorser for, guarantee or assume one or more obligations
of, provide collateral for, and transact other business with, the Company under the same terms as a
Person who is not a Member or Managing Director and, subject to applicable law, shall have the same
rights and obligations with respect to any such matter as a Person who is not a Member or Managing
Director.



     2.9 Single Class of Interests. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
all Membership Interests of the Members of the Company shall be a single class of interests for all
purposes of this Agreement and the Act (including all voting provisions of the Act).



ARTICLE III

The Members




     3.1 The Members. The name, address, Capital Contribution, and Interest of each Member
are set forth on Exhibit A hereof, and in the books and records of the Company, which books and
records shall be amended from time to time to reflect the admission of an Additional Member or
Substitute Member, an additional Capital Contribution or acquisition of Membership Interests by an
existing Member, or the cessation of a Member pursuant to Section 9.4 hereof.



     3.2 Member Meetings.




	 	(a)	 	Actions by the Members; Meetings. The Members may vote, approve a
matter or take any action by the vote of Members at a meeting, in person or by proxy,
or without a meeting by the written consent of Members pursuant to subparagraph (d)
below. Meetings of the Members shall be held upon at least five (5) days’ prior written
notice of the time and place of such meeting. Notice of any meeting may be waived in
writing by any Member before or after any meeting. Meetings of the Members may be
conducted in person or by conference telephone facilities.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of Members shall be held within five
(5) months after the close of the Fiscal Year on such date and at the time and place
(either within or without the State of Delaware) as shall be fixed by the Managing
Directors. At the annual meeting, the Members shall elect the Managing Directors and
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. In lieu of
an annual meeting of Members, the Members may, by written consent, elect the Managing
Directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before a meeting
of Members, such elections and actions to have the same force and effect as elections
and actions taken at a meeting of Members. If a meeting of Members is not held or a
consent not executed within five (5) months after the close of the Fiscal Year, the
Managing Directors shall hold their respective offices until such Managing Directors
resign or until new Managing Directors shall be duly elected.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Special Meetings. A special meeting of Members may be called at any
time by the Managing Directors and shall be called by the Managing Directors at the
request in writing of any Member. Any such request shall state the purpose or purposes
of the proposed meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of Members shall be
confined to the purposes set forth in the notice thereof.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Action by Written Consent. Any action required or permitted under the
Act or this Agreement to be taken by the Members, and any action otherwise referred to
the Members for their approval by the Managing Directors, may be taken by the Members
without a meeting by the written consent of a Majority of Members, or such greater
percentage as is otherwise required under this Agreement for the subject matter of the
written consent. A copy of any action taken by written consent shall be sent promptly
to all Members and filed with the records of the Company.




 









 






	 	(e)	 	Quorum; Voting. For any meeting of Members, the presence in person or
by proxy of all of the
Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. Except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of a Majority of all the
Members shall constitute approval of any action. If, however, a quorum shall not be
present or represented at any meeting of Members, the Members entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting
from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum
shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting, at which a quorum shall be
present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted
at the meeting as originally notified.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Record Date. For the purpose of determining the Members entitled to
notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or to
express consent or dissent from any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of
determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Distribution or the
allotment of any rights, or for the purpose of any other action, the Members may fix,
in advance, a date as the record date for any such determination of Members. Such date
shall not be more than fifty nor less than ten days before the date of any meeting, any
action taken without a meeting, the payment of any distribution, or the allotment of
any rights, or any other action.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Person Recognized as Member. The Company shall be entitled to treat the
holder of record of any Interest as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall
not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such Interest
on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice
thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Act.





     3.3 No Liability of Members. All debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company,
whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and
liabilities of the Company, and no Member shall be obligated personally for any such debt,
obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member.



     3.4 Power to Bind the Company. No Member (acting in its capacity as such) shall have
any authority to bind the Company to any third party with respect to any matter except pursuant to
a resolution expressly authorizing such action which resolution is duly adopted by the Managing
Directors by the affirmative vote required for such matter pursuant to this Agreement or the Act.



ARTICLE IV

Management of the Company




     4.1 Management By Managing Directors.




	 	(a)	 	General: Number of Managing Directors. Subject to such matters as are
expressly reserved hereunder or under the Act to the Members for decision, the business
and affairs of the Company shall be managed by the Managing Directors, who shall be
responsible for policy-setting, approving the overall direction of the Company and
making all decisions affecting the business and affairs of the Company. There shall be
at least three (3) but not more than five (5) Managing Directors, the exact number of
Managing Directors to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Members. All
actions of the Managing Directors, unless otherwise stated herein, shall be by majority
vote.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Election: Removal: Resignations. Each Managing Director shall be
elected by a Majority of Members and shall serve until his or her successor has been
duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier removal, resignation, death or
disability; provided, however, that so long as Pepsi Holdings shall be
a Member, at least one Managing Director (the “Pepsi Holdings Managing Director”) shall
be appointed by Pepsi Holdings and shall be an officer or employee




 









 






	 	 	 	of Pepsi Holdings,
or of an Affiliate of Pepsi Holdings. A Majority of Members may remove any Managing
Director from any other capacity with the Company at any time (other than being
a member of the Company), with or without cause. If the Pepsi Holdings Managing Director
is removed, Pepsi Holdings shall appoint a new Managing Director. A Managing Director
may resign at any time upon written notice to the Members. The resignation shall take
effect upon receipt of notice or at such later date as specified in such notice. The
acceptance of the resignation is not necessary to make it effective.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring as a result of the resignation,
removal, death or disability of a Managing Director or an increase in the number of
Managing Directors shall be filled by the vote of a Majority of the Members;
provided, however, that if the vacancy relates to the Pepsi Holdings
Managing Director, Pepsi Holdings shall appoint a new Managing Director. A Managing
Director chosen to fill a vacancy resulting from the resignation, removal, death or
disability of a Managing Director shall serve the unexpired term of his or her
predecessor in office.





     4.2 Powers of Managing Directors. The power and authority of the Managing Directors to
act on behalf of the Company shall include the power to:




	 	(a)	 	purchase, lease or otherwise acquire from any Person, or sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of to any Person, any property of the Company,
	 
	 	(b)	 	open bank accounts and, except as otherwise provided herein, invest the funds
of the Company,
	 
	 	(c)	 	purchase insurance on the business and assets of the Company,
	 
	 	(d)	 	commence lawsuits and other proceedings,
	 
	 	(e)	 	enter into any agreement, instrument or other writing,
	 
	 	(f)	 	retain accountants, attorneys or other agents and
	 
	 	(g)	 	execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all agreements and instruments to
effectuate the foregoing and to take other lawful action that the Managing Directors
consider necessary, convenient or advisable in connection with any business of the
Company.





     4.3 Limitation on Powers of Managing Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Managing Directors shall not have the authority to do any of the following without the unanimous
approval of the Members:




	 	(a)	 	take any action in contravention of this Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	take any action which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary
business of the Company or make any material change in the business or purpose of the
Company;
	 
	 	(c)	 	make, execute or deliver on behalf of the Company any assignment for the
benefit of creditors or file any bankruptcy or insolvency petition;
	 
	 	(d)	 	merge or consolidate the Company with or into another entity;
	 
	 	(e)	 	commingle the Company’s funds with those of any other Person;
	 
	 	(f)	 	confess any judgment on behalf of the Company;
	 
	 	(g)	 	approve or permit any voluntary liquidation, dissolution or termination of the
Company;
	 
	 	(h)	 	make any amendment to this Agreement or to the certificate of formation of the
Company;
	 
	 	(i)	 	permit or approve any issuance by the Company of any additional or other equity
interests




 









 






	 	 	 	(including any interests convertible into equity interests) of, or the
admission of a new member to, the Company pursuant to Section 9.2;
	 
	 	(j)	 	permit or approve any split, combination or reclassification of any Interests;
	 
	 	(k)	 	make any registered public offering of any equity interests of the Company;
	 
	 	(l)	 	enter into any contract, agreement or arrangement providing for the lending of
funds by the Company other than in the ordinary course of business; or
	 
	 	(m)	 	enter into a sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any assets of the
Company outside the ordinary course of business with a fair market value in excess of
$10,000,000.





     4.4 Liability for Certain Acts. The Managing Directors shall perform their duties in
good faith, in a manner and with such care as an ordinarily prudent person in a similar position
would use under similar circumstances. A Managing Director who so performs such duties shall not
have any liability by reason of being or having been a Managing Director. Without limiting the
generality of the preceding sentence, a Managing Director does not in any way guaranty the return
of any Capital Contribution to a Member or a profit for the Members from the operations of the
Company.



     4.5 Salaries. The salaries, if any, and other compensation of the Managing Directors
shall be fixed from time to time by the unanimous vote or written consent of the Members.



     4.6 Powers to Bind the Company. No Managing Director (acting in his or her capacity as
such) shall have any authority to bind the Company with respect to any matter except as authorized
by the majority of the Managing Directors in accordance with this Article IV.



ARTICLE V

Capital Contributions




     5.1 Capital Contributions. Each Member shall contribute the assets set forth on
Exhibit A to this Agreement as its initial Capital Contribution. No interest shall accrue on any
Capital Contribution and no Member shall have the right to withdraw or be repaid any Capital
Contribution, except as provided in this Agreement. If any Member withdraws from the Company
pursuant to Section 9.5 hereof, such Member shall remain obligated for any unpaid Capital
Contributions and shall not be entitled to a return of its Capital Contribution. The value of any
Additional Member’s Capital Contribution and the terms upon which such Capital Contribution shall
be made shall be as agreed upon by the Members.



     5.2 Maintenance of Capital Accounts.




	 	(a)	 	The Company shall establish and maintain Capital Accounts for each Member and assignee.






     “Capital Account” means an account to be maintained for each Member in
accordance with the Code and Regulations, which, subject to any contrary requirements of the
Code and Regulations, shall be increased by




	 	(i)	 	the amount of money contributed by such Member to the Company, if any;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Gross Asset Value of property, if any, contributed by such Member
to the Company (net of liabilities that are secured by such contributed property
that the Company is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section 752
as set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(b)(2));
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the amount of any Company liabilities that are assumed by such Member
pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(c);




 









 






	 	(iv)	 	allocations to such Member of Net Profits determined under Section 6.1
of the Agreement; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated
to such Member pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4 of the Agreement; and
decreased by






	 	(i)	 	the amount of money distributed to such Member by the Company;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the Gross Asset Value of property distributed to such Member by
the Company (net of liabilities that are secured by such distributed property
that such Member is considered to assume or take subject to under Code Section
752 as set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(b)(5));
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the amount of such Member’s liabilities that are assumed by the
Company pursuant to Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(c);
	 
	 	(iv)	 	allocations to the Member of Net Losses as determined under
Section 6.1; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	any items in the nature of loss or deduction which are specially
allocated to such Member pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 of the Agreement.






	 	(b)	 	This Section and other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance
of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b), and
shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations.
Notwithstanding that a particular adjustment is not set forth in this Section, the
Capital Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted as required by, and in accordance
with, the capital account maintenance rules of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).





     5.3 Negative Capital Accounts. No Member shall be required to make up an deficit
balance of an Adjusted Capital Account or pay to any Member the amount of such deficit in any such
account.



     5.4 Sale or Exchange of Membership Interest. In the event of a Transfer of some or all
of a Member’s Membership Interest, the Capital Account of the Transferring Member (as hereinafter
defined) shall become the Capital Account of the transferee, to the extent it relates to the
Member’s Membership Interest so Transferred.



ARTICLE VI

Allocations of Profits and Losses; Distributions




     6.1 Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses from Operations. After giving effect to
the special allocations in Sections 6.2 and 6.3, Net Profits and Net Losses shall be allocated
among Members ratably in proportion to their respective Membership Interests.



     6.2 Special Provisions Regarding Allocations of Net Profits and Net Losses.




	 	(a)	 	Minimum Gain Chargeback. In the event that there is a net decrease in
the Company Minimum Gain during a Fiscal Year, there shall be a minimum gain chargeback
described in Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f), (g) and (j).
	 
	 	(b)	 	Member Minimum Gain Chargeback. If during a Fiscal Year there is a net
decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, any Member with a share of that
Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (as determined under Regulations Section
1.7042(i)(5)) as of the beginning of the year must be allocated items of Company income
and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Member’s
share of such net decrease in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i) and (j).




 









 






	 	(c)	 	Qualified Income Offset. If any Member unexpectedly receives any
adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4),(5) or (6), items of Company income and gain shall be specially
allocated to each such Member in an amount and
manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by Regulations Section
1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), the deficit balance in the Adjusted Capital Account of such Member
as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.2(c)
shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in
the Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided for in this Article VI
for the applicable taxable year of the Company have been tentatively made as if this
Section 6.2(c) were not in the Agreement.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Allocation of Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions
attributable under Sections 1.704-2(c) and (j) of the Regulations to increases in the
Company Minimum Gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(e), to the Members pro rata in proportion to the relative Membership Interest
held by each Member.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Allocation of Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse
Deductions shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Regulations Section
1.704-2(i)(1).
	 
	 	(f)	 	Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent that any adjustment to the
adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section
743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken
into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment shall be
treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss
(if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such gain or loss shall be specially
allocated to the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital
Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such section of the Regulations.
	 
	 	(g)	 	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VI, no item of loss or
deduction of the Company shall be allocated to a Member if such allocation would cause
or increase a deficit balance in an Adjusted Capital Account of such Member. Any such
loss or deduction shall be allocated first among the Members with positive balances in
their Adjusted Capital Accounts in proportion to (and to the extent of) such positive
balances and thereafter, at such time that there are no Members with positive Adjusted
Capital Accounts, to all the Members in accordance with their Membership Interests.





     6.3 Curative Allocations. The Managing Directors shall determine if any special
allocations of items of income, gain, loss or deduction pursuant to Section 6.2 shall be taken into
account in computing allocations in a subsequent Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) pursuant to the
other provisions of Article VI so that the net amount of any items so allocated and all other items
allocated to each Member pursuant to Article VI shall, to the extent possible, be equal to the net
amount that would have been allocated to each Member pursuant to Article VI if the special
allocations in Section 6.2 had not been made. In determining the allocations under this Section
6.3, consideration must be given to future allocations under Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) that,
although not yet required, are likely to offset allocations under Sections 6.2(d) and 6.2(e).



     6.4 Other Allocation Rules.




	 	(a)	 	For purposes of determining Net Profits, Net Losses or any other items
allocable to any period, Net Profits, Net Losses and any other such items shall be
determined on a daily, monthly or other basis, as determined by the Members using any
method that is permissible under Code Section 706. If an Interest in the Company is
Transferred in accordance with Article VIII of this Agreement, the Net Profits and Net
Losses of the Company and any other items of the Company shall be allocated between the
periods before and after the Transfer using any method that is permissible under Code
Section 706. As of the date of such Transfer, the transferee shall succeed to the
Capital Account of the transferor Member with respect to the Transferred Interest. This




 









 






	 	 	 	Section 6.4(a) shall apply for purposes of computing a Member’s Capital Account and for
federal income tax purposes.
	 
	 	(b)	 	If any fees or other payments deducted for federal income tax purposes by the
Company are recharacterized by the Internal Revenue Service or by a court, in a
determination or ruling with respect to which no appeal or other relief is available,
as nondeductible distributions to any Member, then, notwithstanding all other
allocation provisions (other than the special allocations pursuant to Section 6.2
hereof), gross income shall be allocated to such Member (for each Fiscal Year in which
such recharacterization occurs) in an amount equal to the fees or payments
recharacterized.
	 
	 	(c)	 	A Member’s share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company within
the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be determined by allocating such
liabilities among the Members in proportion to their Membership Interests, which
proportion shall be deemed to be the Members’ respective “interests in partnership
profits” (as such term is used in Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3)) for purposes of
such determination.





     6.5 Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c).




	 	(a)	 	In accordance with Code Section 704(c), the traditional method as set forth in
Regulations Section 1.704-3(b), shall, solely for tax purposes, direct the allocation
of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any Company property among the
Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such
property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset
Value.
	 
	 	(b)	 	In the event that the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted
pursuant to the definition of Gross Asset Value contained herein, subsequent
allocations of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take
into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income
tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c)
and the traditional method as set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Except as provided in Section 6.5(a), for federal income tax purposes, under
the Code and Regulations, each Company item of income, gain, loss and deduction shall
be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book”
income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to this Article VI. Any elections
or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Members (or, to
the extent provided in Section 7.2(g), the Tax Matters Member) in any manner that
reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Allocations pursuant
to this Section 6.5 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall
not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital
Account or share of Net Profits or Net Losses, other items, or distributions pursuant
to any provision of this Agreement.





     6.6 Distributions.




	 	(a)	 	Other than liquidating distributions, which shall be governed by Section 11.1
herein, and the distribution described in Section 6.6(b), the Managing Directors shall
determine, in their sole and absolute discretion, cash available for distribution to
Members and the amount to be distributed to Members, and shall authorize and distribute
to the Members pro rata in proportion to their Membership Interests, the determined
amount when, as and if declared by the Managing Directors; provided,
however, that to the extent of available cash, the Managing Directors shall
authorize and distribute pro rata to all Members sufficient cash such that the
aggregate cash distributed to PBG and PBG Holdings will enable PBG to pay its taxes and
make interest payments on $1 billion 7% Senior Notes due 2029; provided
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	 	 	 	distributed to the Members pursuant to
this Section 6.6(a) in each Fiscal Year of the Company beginning before February 8,
2001, shall not exceed the Company’s “net cash flow” as defined in Regulations Section
1.707-4(b)(2) for such year without the unanimous consent of all
Members. Available cash, as referred to herein, shall mean the cash and other liquid
investments of the Company after appropriate provision for expenses and liabilities as
determined by the Managing Directors, in their sole and absolute discretion.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The Company shall distribute to Pepsi Holdings, as promptly as is reasonably
practicable, the entire net proceeds of the issuance by the Company on February 9, 1999
of Senior Notes.





     6.7 Withholding Taxes. The Company is authorized to withhold from Distributions to a
Member, or with respect to allocations to a Member, and to pay over to a federal, state or local
government, any amounts required to be withheld pursuant to the Code, or any provisions of any
other federal, state or local law. Any amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been
distributed to such Member pursuant to this Article VI for all purposes of this Agreement, and
shall be offset against the amounts otherwise distributable to such Member. The Tax Matters Member
shall provide each Member with documentation that such withholdings were in fact paid to the
relevant governmental entity.



ARTICLE VII

Accounts and Tax Matters Member




     7.1 Books. The Managing Directors shall cause to be maintained complete and accurate
books of account of the Company’s affairs at the Company’s principal place of business. Such books
shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be available
for inspection by any Member at the Company’s principal place of business during normal business
hours.



     7.2 Tax Matters Member. PBG Holdings shall be the tax matters partner (“Tax Matters
Member”) of the Company. The Tax Matters Member shall perform the following:




	 	(a)	 	Prepare and file or supervise the preparation and filing of the Company’s
federal, state and local partnership or other income tax returns.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Furnish or cause to be furnished to the Members, within ninety (90) days after
the close of the taxable year of the Company, all tax information with respect to the
Company as may be required by the other Members for the preparation of any separate tax
return which they may be required to file.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Prepare or cause to be prepared, within fifteen (15) days after the close of
each accounting period, a financial report for such accounting period, and shall cause
a copy of the report to be furnished to the other Members. Such copy shall include a
balance sheet as of the last day of the accounting period and a statement of income or
profit and loss for the accounting period and the year-to-date period including that
accounting period. The statement of income or profit and loss shall disclose the amount
of and any changes in profit or loss, and shall show in particular the amounts of
depreciation, amortization, interest, and extraordinary income or charges, whether or
not included in the operating income.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Cause to be prepared and furnished to the Member, within ninety (90) days after
the close of the Fiscal Year, audited financial statements of the Company.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Furnish the name, address, profits interest and taxpayer identification number
of each Member to the Internal Revenue Service.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Refuse to extend the statute of limitations with respect to tax items of the
Company without the unanimous written consent of the Members.




 









 






	 	(g)	 	Elect the accrual method of accounting for the Company and make any other tax
elections on behalf of the Company as the Tax Matters Member, subject to Section 6.5(
c), deems necessary and advisable; provided, however, that the election
under Code Sections 754, 734(b) and 743(b)
shall be made only with the unanimous consent of the Members; and provided,
further, that no election to treat the Company as a corporation for federal
income tax purposes shall be made under Regulations Section 301.7701-3(c) without the
Pepsi Holdings Managing Director’s consent.





     Nothing in this Section shall limit the ability of any Member to take any action in its
individual capacity relating to administrative proceedings of Company matters that is left to the
determination of any individual Member under the Code or under any similar state or local
provision.



     The Tax Matters Member will be entitled to reimbursement from the Company for all reasonable
costs and expenses incurred by it in complying with and carrying out its responsibilities as Tax
Matters Member.



ARTICLE VIII

Transfers of Membership Interests




     8.1 Prohibition. No Member may Transfer all or any portion of its Membership Interests
other than upon the unanimous written consent of the Members. Any attempted Transfer of Membership
Interests, other than in strict accordance with this Article VIII, shall be null and void and the
purported transferee shall have no rights as a Member or assignee hereunder.



     8.2 Effect of Transfers. Upon any Transfer, the assignee shall be entitled to receive
the Distributions and allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or similar items to
which the transferring Member was entitled with respect to the Transferred Interest. The assignee
shall become a Substitute Member pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.



ARTICLE IX

Additional and Substitute Members: Withdrawal of Members




     9.1 Admission: Withdrawals. Other than the Initial Members, no Person shall be
admitted to the Company as a Member except in accordance with Section 9.2 or 9.3 hereof. Except as
otherwise specifically set forth in Section 9.5 hereof, no Member shall be entitled to withdraw
from the Company. Any purported admission or withdrawal which is not in accordance with this
Article IX shall be null and void. Upon admission of any Additional or Substitute Member, or upon
any Member ceasing to be a Member, the books and records of the Company shall be revised
accordingly to reflect such admission.



     9.2 Admission of Additional Members. A Person shall become an Additional Member
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement only if and when each of the Members consents in writing to
such admission, which consent may be given or withheld in each Member’s sole and absolute
discretion, and the Members receive written instruments (including, without limitation, such
Person’s consent to be bound by this Agreement as a Member) that are in a form satisfactory to
them, as determined in their sole and absolute discretion.



     9.3 Admission of Assignees as Substitute Members. An assignee of all or any portion of
a Member’s Membership Interest shall become a Substitute Member of the Company only if and when
both of the following conditions are satisfied:




	 	(a)	 	Each Member consents in writing to such admission, which consent may be given
or withheld, or made subject to such conditions as are determined by each Member, in
its sole and absolute discretion; and




 









 






	 	(b)	 	the Members receive written instruments (including, without limitation, such
assignee’s consent to be bound by this Agreement as a Member) that are in a form
satisfactory to them, as determined in their sole and absolute discretion.





     9.4 Cessation of a Member.




	 	(a)	 	Events Resulting in Cessation of a Member. Any Member shall cease to be
a Member of the Company upon the earliest to occur of any of the following events:






	 	(i)	 	such Member’s withdrawal from the Company pursuant to Section 9.5
hereof;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	as to any Member that is not an individual, the filing of a certificate
of dissolution, or its equivalent, for such Member; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	the Bankruptcy of such Member.






	 	(b)	 	Effect of Cessation of a Member. Upon any Member ceasing to be a Member
pursuant to Subsection (a) above, other than in a transaction covered by Subsection (c)
below, such Member or its successor in interest (if any) shall become an assignee of
its Membership Interests, entitled to receive the Distributions and allocations of
income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or similar item to which such Member would have
been entitled and shall not be entitled to exercise any of the other rights of a Member
in, or have any duties or other obligations of a Member with respect to, such
Membership Interests. No such Member shall have a right to a return of its Capital
Contribution.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Upon a withdrawal by a Member pursuant to Section 9.5(b), the Member’s Interest
(i) shall be redeemed by the Company in exchange for such combination of cash and/or
property as is agreed by the withdrawing Member and each other Member of the Company,
which cash and/or property shall be paid by the Company to the withdrawing Member or
its designee at such time or times as are agreed upon by the withdrawing Member and
each other Member of the Company or (ii) shall be disposed of in such other transaction
or transactions as are agreed by the withdrawing Member and each other Member of the
Company.





     9.5 Withdrawal of Members.




	 	(a)	 	Withdrawal Upon Transfer. If a Member has Transferred all of its
Membership Interests in one or more Transfers, then such Member shall withdraw from the
Company on the date upon which each assignee of such Membership Interests has been
admitted as a Substitute Member in accordance with Section 9.3 hereof, and such Member
shall no longer be entitled to exercise any rights or powers of a Member under this
Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Voluntary Withdrawal. In addition to a withdrawal pursuant to
Subsection (a) above, each Member shall have the right to withdraw from the Company at
any time, but only upon the unanimous consent of the Members. A withdrawing Member
shall have no right to a return of its Capital Contribution.





ARTICLE X

Events of Dissolution




     The Company shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of either of the following events (each, an
“Event of Dissolution”):



     (a) The PepsiCo Member and the PBG Member each consents to dissolution;



or




 









 





     (b) A judicial dissolution of the Company pursuant to Section 18-802 of the Act.



ARTICLE XI

Termination




     11.1 Liquidation. In the event that an Event of Dissolution shall occur, the Company
shall be liquidated and its affairs shall be wound up. All proceeds from such liquidation shall be
distributed as set forth below, in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-804 of the Act:




	 	(a)	 	to creditors, including Members who are creditors to the extent permitted by
law, in satisfaction of the Company’s liabilities; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	to Members in accordance with their positive Capital Account balances, taking
into account all Capital Account adjustments for the Company’s Fiscal Year in which the
liquidation occurs. Liquidation proceeds shall be paid by the end of the Company’s
Taxable Year in which the liquidation occurs or, if later, within 90 days after the
date of liquidation. Such Distributions shall be in cash or property (which need not be
distributed proportionately) or partly in both, as determined by the Managing
Directors.





     11.2 Final Accounting. In the event of the dissolution of the Company, prior to any
liquidation, a proper accounting shall be made to the Members from the date of the last previous
accounting to the date of dissolution.



     11.3 Cancellation of Certificate. Upon the completion of the Distribution of the
Company’s assets upon dissolution, the Company shall be terminated and the Managing Directors shall
cause the Company to execute and file a certificate of cancellation in accordance with Section
18-203 of the Act.



ARTICLE XII

Exculpation and Indemnification




     12.1 Exculpation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, whether
express or implied, or obligation or duty at law or in equity, none of the Managing Directors or
Members, or any officers, directors, stockholders, partners, employees, representatives,
consultants or agents of either of the foregoing, nor any officer, employee, representative,
consultant or agent of the Company or any of its Affiliates (individually, a “Covered Person” and,
collectively, the “Covered Persons”) shall be liable to the Company or any other Person for any act
or omission (in relation to the Company and the conduct of its business, the Agreement, any related
document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby) taken or omitted in good faith by a
Covered Person and in the reasonable belief that such act or omission was in, or was not contrary
to, the best interests of the Company.



     12.2 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Managing Director, Member and officer of the Company and each
officer or director of any Member (individually, an “Indemnified Person” and, collectively, the
“Indemnified Persons”) from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, liabilities, expenses,
judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“Claims”), in which such
Indemnified Person may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by
reason of its management of the affairs of the Company or which relates to or arises out of the
Company or its property, business or affairs. The Company shall pay in advance any legal or other
expenses incurred in investigating or defending against any loss, claim, damage or liability which
may be subject to indemnification under this Section 12.2, upon receipt of an undertaking from the
Indemnified Person on whose behalf such expenses are paid to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company. The Company shall purchase



 









 







insurance, to the extent available at reasonable cost, to cover
losses, claims, damages or liabilities subject to indemnification under this Section. The Company,
upon a determination by the Managing Directors, may, but shall not be obligated to, provide
indemnification to any employees, representatives, agents or consultants of the Company to the same
extent provided to Indemnified Persons pursuant to this Section 12.2.



ARTICLE XIII

Amendment to Agreement




     Amendments to this Agreement shall be approved in writing upon consent of each of the Members.
An amendment shall become effective as of the date agreed to by the Members.



ARTICLE XIV

General Provisions




     14.1 Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all notices
and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be (i) delivered by hand, (ii) delivered by a nationally recognized commercial overnight delivery
service, (iii) mailed postage prepaid by first class mail or (iv) by telecopier, in any such case
directed or addressed to each Member at the address or telecopy number set forth on Exhibit A
hereof. Such notices shall be effective: (a) in the case of hand deliveries when received; (b) in
the case of an overnight delivery service, on the next business day after being placed in the
possession of such delivery service, with delivery charges prepaid; (c) in the case of mail, seven
(7) days after deposit in the postal system, first class mail, postage prepaid, and (d) in the case
of facsimile notices, when electronic indication of receipt is received. Any Member may change its
address and telecopy number by written notice to the Company.



     14.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
Members hereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior contracts, agreements
and understandings between them. No course of prior dealings among the Members shall be relevant to
supplement or explain any term used in this Agreement. Acceptance or acquiescence in a course of
performance rendered under this Agreement shall not be relevant to determine the meaning of this
Agreement even though the accepting or the acquiescing party has knowledge of the nature of the
performance and an opportunity for objection. Provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended
or modified only by an instrument in writing executed by the waiving party. No waiver of any terms
or conditions of this Agreement in one instance shall operate as a waiver of any other terms or
condition or as a waiver in any other instance.



     14.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts by the
parties hereto, each of which when so executed will be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.



     14.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity
or unenforceability; provided, however, that the remaining provisions will continue in full force
without being impaired or invalidated in any way unless such invalid or unenforceable provision or
clause shall be so significant as to materially affect the Members’ expectations regarding this
Agreement. Otherwise, the Members agree to replace any invalid or unenforceable provision with a
valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid or
unenforceable provision.



     14.5 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws
thereof.



 









 





     14.6 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit
of the Members.



     14.7 Additional Documents and Acts. Each Member agrees to execute and deliver such
additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all of the terms, provisions, and conditions of
this Agreement and of the transactions contemplated hereby.



     14.8 No Third-Party Beneficiary. This Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the
parties hereto and no other person shall have any rights, interest, or claims hereunder or
otherwise be entitled to any benefits under or on account of this Agreement as a third-party
beneficiary or otherwise.



     14.9 Limited Liability Company. The parties to this Agreement agree to be Members of
a limited liability company and do not intend to form a partnership under the laws of the State of
Delaware or any other laws; provided, however, that, to the extent permitted by United States
Federal and applicable state and local law, the Company will be treated as a partnership for United
States federal, state and local income tax purposes.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Member has duly executed this Agreement as of the day first above written.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	PEPSI BOTTLING HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Matthew M. McKenna
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Matthew M. McKenna 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President 	 
	 
	 
	 	BOTTLING GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Lawrence F. Dickie
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Lawrence F. Dickie 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Secretary 	 
	 
	 
	 	THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Pamela C. McGuire
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: