Aug 27 (Reuters) - Moody's Ratings:
* ACQUISITION BY KDP SUPPORTS JDE PEET'S BUSINESS PROFILE,
BUT
CREDIT IMPACT WOULD DEPEND ON FINAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF
COMBINED GROUP
* FINANCIAL LEVERAGE OF COMBINED ENTITY WILL MATERIALLY
INCREASE,
WHICH LIMITS POSITIVE PRESSURE ON JDE PEET'S RATING
* PLANNED SEPARATION OF BEVERAGE, COFFEE BUSINESSES WILL
REQUIRE
INVESTMENT TO PREPARE FOR SPLIT, INTEGRATE, SEPARATE OPERATIONS
* MAY REASSESS JDE PEET'S RATING ONCE MORE DETAILS BECOME
AVAILABLE
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