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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2001
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PepsiAmericas, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 001-15019 13-6167838
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
3501 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 818-5000
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Whitman Corporation
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On January 22, 2001, the Registrant filed a Certificate of Ownership
and Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to effect a
change in its name from "Whitman Corporation" to "PepsiAmericas, Inc." The
Registrant also announced that on January 24, 2001, shares of its common stock
would begin trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the name PepsiAmericas
and symbol "PAS."
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
Date: January 24, 2001 By: Steven R. Andrews
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Steven R. Andrews
Senior Vice President
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