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
December 15, 2004
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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1-15019 |
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13-6167838 |
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4000 Dain Rauscher Plaza
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(612) 661-3883
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
(d) On December 15, 2004, the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Governance, Finance and Nominating Committee, elected James R. Kackley as a new director to fill a vacancy. Each of our directors is elected annually, by a plurality of the votes cast, to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her respective successor is elected and duly qualified, or until his or her death, resignation or removal. Mr. Kackley has also been appointed to serve on our Audit Committee.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kackley and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Kackley was elected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Kackley has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURES
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.
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Date: December 21, 2004 |
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/s/ G. Michael Durkin, Jr. |
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G. Michael Durkin, Jr. |
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