UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~the~~Report ~~Securities~~(Date ~~Exchange~~of ~~Act~~earliest ofevent ~~1934~~reported): March 12, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 6, 2026

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

(Exact name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-33829		98-0517725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

6425 Hall of Fame Lane, Frisco, Texas 75034

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 527-7096

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address,~~address if ~~Changed~~changed ~~Since~~since last ~~Last Report~~report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the ~~Registrant~~registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class TradingSymbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock KDP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the ~~Registrant~~registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~Item 1.01.~~Securities registered ~~Entry~~pursuant ~~into~~to aSection ~~Material~~12(b) ~~Definitive~~of ~~Agreement~~the Act:

~~Amendment~~Title toof ~~Term~~each ~~Loan~~class ~~Agreement~~Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock KDP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

OnItem ~~March 6, 2026, Keurig Dr Pepper Inc~~8. ~~(“KDP” or the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment No~~01. ~~1”)~~ toOther its Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2025 (the “Term Loan Agreement”, as amended by Amendment No. 1, the “Amended Term Loan Agreement”), with Maple Parent Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Maple” or the “Issuer”), the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”), as administrative agent. Events

~~Pursuant~~On toMarch ~~the~~12, ~~Amendment No. 1~~2026, ~~Maple~~Keurig ~~joined~~Dr ~~and~~Pepper ~~became~~Inc. a(the ~~party~~“Company”) announced tothat it has priced the ~~Amended~~private ~~Term~~offerings ~~Loan~~of ~~Agreement~~an asaggregate aprincipal ~~“Borrower”~~amount ~~and~~of ~~agreed~~$2.55 tobillion beUSD ~~jointly~~denominated notes (the “USD Notes”) and ~~severally~~an ~~liable,~~aggregate ~~together~~principal ~~with~~amount ~~KDP,~~of ~~for~~€3.0 ~~all~~billion ~~obligations~~euro ofdenominated ~~KDP~~notes ~~and~~(the ~~Maple~~“Euro ~~under~~Notes”, and together with the ~~Amended~~USD ~~Term~~Notes, ~~Loan~~the ~~Agreement~~“Notes”). The ~~Amendment~~USD ~~No. 1~~Notes ~~also~~consist ~~provides~~of ~~that,~~$550 ~~upon~~million ~~completion~~aggregate principal amount of ~~KDP’s~~4.750% ~~previously~~notes ~~announced~~due ~~separation~~2029, $600 ofmillion ~~its~~aggregate ~~coffee~~principal ~~and~~amount ~~beverage~~of ~~businesses~~5.050% ~~(the~~notes ~~“Separation”)~~due 2031, ~~KDP~~$700 ~~shall~~million beaggregate ~~automatically~~principal ~~released~~amount ~~from~~of ~~the~~5.700% ~~Amended~~notes ~~Term~~due ~~Loan~~2036 ~~Agreement~~ and $700 ~~all~~million aggregate principal amount of ~~its~~6.625% ~~obligations~~notes ~~and~~due ~~liabilities~~2056. ~~thereunder~~The ~~will~~Euro ~~automatically~~Notes ~~terminate.~~consist ~~Following~~of ~~the~~€600 ~~Separation,~~million ~~Maple~~aggregate ~~will~~principal beamount of ~~the~~3.495% ~~sole~~notes ~~Borrower~~due ~~under~~2028, ~~the~~€800 ~~Amended~~million ~~Term~~aggregate ~~Loan~~principal ~~Agreement~~amount of 3.881% ~~Maple~~notes ~~also~~due ~~separately~~2030, ~~agreed~~€800 tomillion ~~guarantee~~aggregate ~~all~~principal amount of ~~KDP’s~~4.224% ~~senior~~ notes. ~~Such~~due ~~guarantees~~2032 ~~will~~and ~~terminate~~€800 ~~upon~~million ~~the~~aggregate ~~Separation~~principal amount of 4.728% notes due 2035.

InThe ~~addition,~~Notes ~~the Amendment No. 1~~ will, ~~among~~be ~~other~~issued ~~things,~~by ~~extend~~Maple ~~the~~Parent ~~maturity~~Holdings ~~of €2~~Corp.~~6 billion~~ (the of“Issuer”) ~~the~~and ~~term~~initially ~~loan~~guaranteed toby the ~~date~~Company ~~that~~and ~~is 15 months from~~ the ~~date~~Company’s ofsubsidiaries ~~initial~~that ~~funding~~guarantee ~~under~~its ~~the~~other ~~Amended~~senior indebtedness, ~~Term~~which ~~Loan~~guarantees ~~Agreement.~~will ~~The~~terminate ~~maturity~~upon of the ~~remaining~~previously ~~€7.75 billion~~announced separation of the ~~term~~Company’s ~~loan~~coffee ~~will not be modified~~ and ~~will~~beverage ~~continue to be~~ businesses (the ~~date~~“Separation”). ~~that~~We isexpect ~~364~~JDE ~~days~~Peet’s ~~after the date of initial funding under the Amended Term Loan Agreement~~N.V. ~~The~~(“JDE ~~Company~~Peet’s”) ~~expects~~ to ~~use~~guarantee ~~borrowings under~~ the ~~Amended~~Notes ~~Term~~following ~~Loan~~the closing ~~Agreement,~~of ~~along with other financing sources, to fund~~ the Company’s previously announced acquisition of JDE Peet’s (the “JDE Peet’s Acquisition”). Following ofthe ~~JDE~~Separation, ~~Peet’s~~the ~~N.V.~~Notes ~~(“JDE~~will ~~Peet’s”)~~be ~~and~~guaranteed toby ~~pay~~the ~~related~~Issuer’s ~~fees~~subsidiaries ~~and~~that ~~expenses~~guarantee inits ~~connection~~other ~~therewith.~~senior indebtedness.

The ~~foregoing~~offerings ~~description~~ of the ~~Amendment~~USD NoNotes and the Euro Notes are expected to close on March 26, 2026, both subject to customary closing conditions. 1 isThe ~~qualified~~offerings inare ~~its~~not ~~entirety~~conditioned byon ~~reference~~each other. The Company expects to use the ~~full~~net ~~text~~proceeds from the offering and sale of the ~~Amendment~~Notes, ~~No. 1~~together with other financing sources, ~~which~~to isfund ~~filed~~the ~~herewith~~JDE Peet’s asAcquisition ~~Exhibit~~and ~~10.1~~to pay related fees and ~~incorporated~~expenses byin ~~reference~~connection ~~herein.~~with the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and related transactions.

~~Item 2~~The Notes were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or outside of the United States, to persons other than “U.03S. ~~Creation~~persons” in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The offering of athe ~~Direct~~Notes ~~Financial~~was ~~Obligation~~not, orand anwill ~~Obligation~~not be, registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and therefore the Notes may not be offered or resold in the United States absent registration or an ~~Off-Balance~~applicable ~~Sheet~~exemption ~~Arrangement~~from the registration requirements of athe ~~Registrant~~Securities Act and applicable state laws. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an exchange registration statement with respect to an exchange offer for the Notes or a shelf registration statement for the resale of the Notes.

~~The~~This ~~information~~Current inReport ~~Item~~on ~~1.01~~Form ~~regarding~~8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the ~~Amendment~~Notes ~~No. 1~~or isany ~~incorporated~~other ~~herein~~securities byand ~~reference.~~shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

~~Item 7.01.~~Forward-Looking ~~Regulation FD Disclosure~~ Statements

~~Financial~~Certain ~~Information~~statements in this report may be considered “forward-looking statements,” such as statements relating to the Notes, the JDE Peet’s Acquisition or the Separation. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by or that include the words “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar words. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Although the Company believes that its assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (i) risks relating to the completion of the Notes offering, the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and the Separation in the anticipated timeframe or at all, (ii) risks relating to the Company’s incurrence of significant debt or the Company’s entry into other funding alternatives, in each case, to fund the JDE Peet’s Acquisition, including which may result in dilution to the Company’s stockholders or introduce complexity to the Company’s capital structure, (iii) additional risks associated with the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and those geographies where JDE Peet’s currently operates, (iv) the Company’s ability to successfully integrate JDE Peet’s into the Company’s business, or that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than

Inexpected, ~~connection~~(v) ~~with~~constraints on management’s attention to operating and growing the ~~proposed~~Company’s ~~offering~~business ofduring ~~notes~~the ~~(as~~execution ~~described~~of ~~below~~the ~~under~~JDE ~~Item~~Peet’s ~~8.01),~~Acquisition and the ~~Company~~Separation, is(vi) ~~providing~~the potential ~~investors~~downgrade ~~with~~of ~~certain~~the ~~financial~~Company’s ~~information~~credit ~~regarding~~ratings ~~KDP~~as ~~Coffee~~a Coresult ~~and~~of ~~Global~~debt ~~Coffee~~incurred ~~Co.~~and/or Asassumed ~~used~~in connection ~~herein,~~with ~~(1)~~the ~~“KDP~~JDE ~~Coffee~~Peet’s ~~Co”~~Acquisition ~~refers~~and tothe Separation, (Avii) the ~~“U.S.~~risk ~~Coffee”~~that ~~operating~~the ~~segment~~JDE ofPeet’s Acquisition and the ~~Company,~~Separation may ~~excluding~~incur ~~the~~significant ~~sales~~additional ~~related~~costs, to(viii) the ~~distribution~~risk of ~~ready-to-drink~~potential ~~La Colombe coffee beverages~~litigation, ~~and~~ (Bix) ~~that~~ ~~portion~~negative effects of the ~~“International”~~announcement ~~operating~~and ~~segment~~ pendency of the ~~Company~~JDE ~~consisting~~Peet’s ofAcquisition ~~sales~~and inthe ~~Canada~~Separation ~~from~~on the ~~manufacture~~Company’s ~~and~~share ~~distribution~~price, of(x) ~~finished~~the ~~goods~~ability ~~relating~~ to ~~single~~achieve ~~serve~~the ~~brewers,~~anticipated strategic ~~K-Cup~~and ~~pods,~~financial ~~AltaRounds~~benefits ~~pressed~~from ~~coffee~~the Separation, and ~~other~~(xi) ~~coffee~~the ~~products,~~other inrisks ~~each~~and ~~case~~uncertainties asdiscussed ~~described~~ in the Company’s ~~Annual~~press releases ~~Report~~and onpublic ~~Form~~filings. ~~10-K~~The ~~for~~Company ~~the~~expressly ~~year~~disclaims ~~ended~~any ~~December 31,~~obligation ~~2025,~~or ~~and~~undertaking ~~(2)~~to ~~“Global~~disseminate ~~Coffee~~any ~~Co.”~~updates ~~refers~~or revisions to any ~~the~~forward-looking ~~planned~~statements ~~publicly~~contained ~~traded~~herein ~~company~~to ~~that~~reflect isany ~~expected~~change toin ~~hold~~the ~~(A) KDP~~expectations ~~Coffee~~with Coregard ~~and~~thereto ~~(B) the~~or ~~business~~any ofchange ~~JDE~~in ~~Peet’s~~events, conditions ~~and~~or ~~its~~circumstances ~~subsidiaries~~on ~~upon~~which ~~completion~~any ofsuch ~~the~~statement ~~JDE~~is ~~Peet’s~~based, ~~Acquisition~~unless ~~and~~required ~~the~~by ~~Separation~~law.

The financial information provided for KDP Coffee Co includes audited combined financial information, consisting of combined statements of income, combined statements of comprehensive income, combined balance sheets, combined statements of cash flows, and combined statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the years ended December 27, 2025, December 28, 2024 and December 30, 2023 and as of December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, together with the notes thereto, and the report of KDP Coffee Co’s independent auditor thereon (the “KDP Coffee Co Financial Statements”). SIGNATURE

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Company~~to ~~is also providing potential investors with (i) unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of~~ the ~~Company~~requirements as of ~~and for~~ the ~~year~~Securities Exchange ~~ended~~Act ~~December 31, 2025 (the “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information~~ of ~~the Company”)~~1934, ~~and (ii) unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Global Coffee Co. as of and for~~ the ~~year~~registrant ~~ended~~has ~~December 31,~~duly ~~2025~~caused ~~(the~~this ~~“Unaudited~~report ~~Pro~~to ~~Forma~~be ~~Condensed~~signed ~~Combined~~on ~~Financial~~its ~~Information~~behalf ofby ~~Global Coffee Co.” and, collectively with~~ the ~~KDP~~undersigned ~~Coffee~~hereunto Coduly ~~Financial Statements and the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of the Company, the “Financial Information”)~~authorized.

~~The~~KEURIG ~~unaudited~~DR ~~pro~~PEPPER forma condensed combined statement of income of KDP combines the historical statements of income of the Company and JDE Peet’s, as adjusted and converted, and gives effect to adjustments reflecting the accounting for the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and related transactions (the “Transactions”) (other than the Separation) as if such transactions occurred on January 1, 2025INC. ~~The~~By: ~~unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income of Global Coffee Co. combines the historical statements of KDP Coffee Co and JDE Peet’~~/s,/ asAnthony ~~adjusted~~Shoemaker ~~and~~Name: ~~converted,~~Anthony ~~and~~Shoemaker ~~gives~~Title: ~~effect~~Chief toLegal adjustments reflecting the accounting for the Transactions (other than KDP’s contemplated issuance of 4.5 million shares of convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Investment”)) as if such transactions occurred on January 1Officer, ~~2025.~~General ~~The~~Counsel ~~unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of KDP combines the historical balance sheets of KDP~~ and JDE Peet’s, as adjusted and converted, as of December 31, 2025 and gives effect to adjustments reflecting the accounting for the Transactions (other than the Separation) as if such transactions occurred on December 31, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet of Global Coffee Co. combines the historical balance sheets of KDP Coffee Co and JDE Peet’s, as adjusted and converted, as of December 31, 2025 and gives effect to adjustments reflecting the accounting for the Transactions (other than the Preferred Investment) as if such transactions occurred on December 31, 2025. Secretary

~~The~~Date: ~~unaudited~~March ~~pro forma condensed combined financial information of KDP and Global Coffee Co.~~12, as applicable, is based on available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. The assumptions and estimates underlying the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are described in the accompanying notes thereto, which should be read together with the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of KDP is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to represent or be indicative of the financial condition or results of operations that we would have reported had the Transactions (other than the Separation) actually occurred during the periods and as of the dates presented, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of KDP does not purport to project our results of operations or financial condition as of any future date or for any future period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Global Coffee Co. is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to represent or be indicative of the financial condition or results of operations that we would have reported had the Transactions (other than the Preferred Investment) actually occurred during the periods and as of the dates presented, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Global Coffee Co. does not purport to project our results of operations or financial condition as of any future date or for any future period. 2026

The Financial Information is furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

The information presented in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or specifically incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01. Other Events

Proposed Offering of Notes

In connection with the JDE Peet’s Acquisition, the Company has announced that the Issuer intends to commence, subject to market and other customary conditions, a private offering of the Issuer’s senior unsecured notes, in multiple tranches, denominated in U.S. dollars and euros.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from such offering and sale, together with other financing sources, to fund the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and to pay related fees and expenses in connection with the JDE Peet’s Acquisition and related transactions.

Any such offering will be made only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or, outside the United States, to persons other than “U.S. persons” in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the notes. Any offers of the notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report may be considered “forward-looking statements,” such as statements relating to the Transactions. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed by or that include the words “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar words. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Although the Company believes that its assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical experience or from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, unless required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.		Document Description
10.1		Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2026, among Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., as borrower, Maple Parent Holdings Corp., as borrower, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, the guarantors party thereto and the lenders party thereto.
99.1		KDP Coffee Co Financial Information.
99.2		Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of KDP.
99.3		Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of Global Coffee Co.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. By: /s/ Anthony Shoemaker Name: Anthony Shoemaker Title: Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 10, 2026

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