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Form 10-K for PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC


20-Feb-2009

Annual Report


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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MANAGEMENT'S FINANCIAL REVIEW


Our Business                                                                     16
Critical Accounting Policies                                                     17
Other Intangible Assets net, and Goodwill                                        17
Pension and Postretirement Medical Benefit Plans                                 17
Casualty Insurance Costs                                                         19
Income Taxes                                                                     19
Relationship with PepsiCo                                                        20
Items Affecting Comparability of Our Financial Results                           20
Financial Performance Summary and Worldwide Financial Highlights for Fiscal
Year 2008                                                                        22
Results of Operations By Segment                                                 22
Liquidity and Financial Condition                                                26
Market Risks and Cautionary Statements                                           28

AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


        Consolidated Statements of Operations                          31
        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                          32
        Consolidated Balance Sheets                                    33
        Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity     34

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 1 - Basis of Presentation 35 Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 35 Note 3 - Earnings per Share 38 Note 4 - Share-Based Compensation 39 Note 5 - Balance Sheet Details 41 Note 6 - Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill 41 Note 7 - Investment in Noncontrolled Affiliate 42 Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements 42 Note 9 - Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt 43 Note 10 - Leases 44 Note 11 - Financial Instruments and Risk Management 44 Note 12 - Pension and Postretirement Medical Benefit Plans 46 Note 13 - Income Taxes 49 Note 14 - Segment Information 51 Note 15 - Related Party Transactions 52 Note 16 - Restructuring Charges 53 Note 17 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 54 Note 18 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information 54 Note 19 - Contingencies 54 Note 20 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) 54 Note 21 - Subsequent Event 54 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 55


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PART II (continued)

MANAGEMENT'S FINANCIAL REVIEW

Tabular dollars in millions, except per share data

OUR BUSINESS

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. When used in these Consolidated Financial Statements, "PBG," "we," "our," "us" and the "Company" each refers to The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and, where appropriate, to Bottling Group, LLC ("Bottling LLC"), our principal operating subsidiary.

We have the exclusive right to manufacture, sell and distribute Pepsi-Cola beverages in all or a portion of the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Spain, Russia, Greece and Turkey. PBG manages and reports operating results through three reportable segments: U.S. & Canada, Europe (which includes Spain, Russia, Greece and Turkey) and Mexico. As shown in the graph below, the U.S. & Canada segment is the dominant driver of our results, generating 68 percent of our volume and 75 percent of our net revenues.

         Volume                           Revenue
         Total: 1.6 Billion Raw Cases     Total: $13.8 Billion

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The majority of our volume is derived from brands licensed from PepsiCo, Inc. ("PepsiCo") or PepsiCo joint ventures. These brands are some of the most recognized in the world and consist of carbonated soft drinks ("CSDs") and non-carbonated beverages. Our CSDs include brands such as Pepsi-Cola, Diet Pepsi, Diet Pepsi Max, Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist. Our non-carbonated beverages portfolio includes brands with Starbucks Frapuccino in the ready-to-drink coffee category; Mountain Dew Amp and SoBe Adrenaline Rush in the energy drink category; SoBe and Tropicana in the juice and juice drinks category; Aquafina in the water category; and Lipton Iced Tea in the tea category. We continue to strengthen our powerful portfolio highlighted by our focus on the hydration category with SoBe Life Water, Propel fitness water and G2 in the U.S. In some of our territories we have the right to manufacture, sell and distribute soft drink products of companies other than PepsiCo, including Dr Pepper, Crush and Squirt. We also have the right in some of our territories to manufacture, sell and distribute beverages under brands that we own, including Electropura, e-pura and Garci Crespo. See Part I, Item 1 of this report for a listing of our principal products by segment.

We sell our products through cold-drink and take-home channels. Our cold-drink channel consists of chilled products sold in the retail and foodservice channels. We earn the highest profit margins on a per-case basis in the cold-drink channel. Our take-home channel consists of unchilled products that are sold in the retail, mass merchandiser and club store channels for at-home consumption.

Our products are brought to market primarily through direct store delivery ("DSD") or third-party distribution, including foodservice and vending distribution networks. The hallmarks of the Company's DSD system are customer service, speed to market, flexibility and reach. These are all critical factors in bringing new products to market, adding accounts to our existing base and meeting increasingly diverse volume demands.

Our customers range from large format accounts, including large chain foodstores, supercenters, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, club stores and military bases, to small independently owned shops and foodservice businesses. Changing consumer shopping trends and "on-the-go" lifestyles are shifting more of our volume to fast-growing channels such as supercenters, club and dollar stores. Retail consolidation continues to increase the strategic significance of our large-volume customers. In 2008, sales to our top five retail customers represented approximately 19 percent of our net revenues.

PBG's focus is on superior sales execution, customer service, merchandising and operating excellence. Our goal is to help our customers grow their beverage business by making our portfolio of brands readily available to consumers at every shopping occasion, using proven methods to grow not only PepsiCo brand sales, but the overall beverage category. Our objective is to ensure we have the right product in the right package to satisfy the ever changing needs of today's consumers.

We measure our sales in terms of physical cases sold to our customers. Each package, as sold to our customers, regardless of configuration or number of units within a package, represents one physical case. Our net price and gross margin on a per-case basis are impacted by how much we charge for the product, the mix of brands and packages we sell, and the channels through which the product is sold. For example, we realize a higher net revenue and gross margin per case on a 20-ounce chilled bottle sold in a convenience store than on a 2-liter unchilled bottle sold in a grocery store.

Our financial success is dependent on a number of factors, including: our strong partnership with PepsiCo, the customer relationships we cultivate, the pricing we achieve in the marketplace, our market execution, our ability to meet changing consumer preferences and the efficiencies we achieve in manufacturing and distributing our products. Key indicators of our financial success are: the number of physical cases we sell, the net price and gross margin we achieve on a per-case basis, our overall cost productivity which reflects how well we manage our raw material, manufacturing, distribution and other overhead costs, and cash and capital management.

The discussion and analysis throughout Management's Financial Review should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related accompanying notes. The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related accompanying notes, including various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes, environmental and other matters arising from the normal course of business. We apply our best judgment, our knowledge of existing facts and circumstances and actions that we may undertake in the future, in determining the estimates that affect our Consolidated Financial Statements.


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We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis using our historical experience as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effect cannot be determined with precision, actual results may differ from these estimates.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Management believes the following policies, which require the use of estimates, assumptions and the application of judgment, to be the most critical to the portrayal of PBG's results of operations and financial condition. We applied our critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all material respects and have discussed the selection of these policies and related disclosures with the Audit and Affiliated Transactions Committee of our Board of Directors.

Other Intangible Assets, net and Goodwill

Our intangible assets consist primarily of franchise rights, distribution rights, licensing rights, brands and goodwill and principally arise from the allocation of the purchase price of businesses acquired. These intangible assets, other than goodwill, are classified as either finite-lived intangibles or indefinite-lived intangibles.

The classification of intangibles and the determination of the appropriate useful life require substantial judgment. The determination of the expected life depends upon the use and underlying characteristics of the intangible asset. In our evaluation of the expected life of these intangible assets, we consider the nature and terms of the underlying agreements; our intent and ability to use the specific asset; the age and market position of the products within the territories in which we are entitled to sell; the historical and projected growth of those products; and costs, if any, to renew the related agreement.

Intangible assets that are determined to have a finite life are amortized over their expected useful life, which generally ranges from five to twenty years. For intangible assets with finite lives, evaluations for impairment are performed only if facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

Goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized; however, they are evaluated for impairment at least annually or more frequently if facts and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired. Prior to 2008, the Company completed this test in the fourth quarter. During 2008, the Company changed its impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives to the third quarter, with the exception of Mexico's intangible assets. Impairment testing of Mexico's intangible assets with indefinite useful lives was completed in the fourth quarter to coincide with the completion of our strategic review of the business.

We evaluate goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which we determined to be the countries in which we operate. We evaluate goodwill for impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit, as determined by its discounted cash flows, with its carrying value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we compare the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill with its carrying amount to measure the amount of impairment loss.

We evaluate other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives for impairment by comparing the fair values of the assets with their carrying values. The fair value of our franchise rights, distribution rights and licensing rights is measured using a multi-period excess earnings method that is based upon estimated discounted future cash flows. The fair value of our brands is measured using a multi-period royalty savings method, which reflects the savings realized by owning the brand and, therefore, not requiring payment of third party royalty fees.

Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate discounted future cash flows in conducting an impairment analysis for goodwill and other intangible assets. The cash flows may be impacted by future actions taken by us and our competitors and the volatility of macroeconomic conditions in the markets in which we conduct business. Assumptions used in our impairment analysis, such as forecasted growth rates, cost of capital and additional risk premiums used in the valuations, are based on the best available market information and are consistent with our long-term strategic plans. An inability to achieve strategic business plan targets in a reporting unit, a change in our discount rate or other assumptions could have a significant impact on the fair value of our reporting units and other intangible assets, which could then result in a material non-cash impairment charge to our results of operations. The recent volatility in the global macroeconomic conditions has had a negative impact on our business results. If this volatility continues to persist into the future, the fair value of our intangible assets could be adversely impacted.

As a result of the 2008 impairment test for goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite lives, the Company recorded a $412 million non-cash impairment charge relating primarily to distribution rights and brands for the Electropura water business in Mexico. The impairment charge relating to these intangible assets was based upon the findings of an extensive strategic review and the finalization of restructuring plans for our Mexican business. In light of the weakening macroeconomic conditions and our outlook for the business in Mexico, we lowered our expectation of the future performance, which reduced the value of these intangible assets and triggered the impairment charge. After recording the above mentioned impairment charge, Mexico's remaining net book value of goodwill and other intangible assets is approximately $367 million.

For further information about our goodwill and other intangible assets see Note 6 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Pension and Postretirement Medical Benefit Plans

We sponsor pension and other postretirement medical benefit plans in various forms in the United States and similar pension plans in our international locations, covering employees who meet specified eligibility requirements. The assets, liabilities and expenses associated with our international plans were not significant to our worldwide results of operations or financial position, and accordingly, assumptions, expenses, sensitivity analyses and other data regarding these plans are not included in any of the discussions provided below.


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In the U.S., the non-contributory defined benefit pension plans provide benefits to certain full-time salaried and hourly employees. Benefits are generally based on years of service and compensation, or stated amounts for each year of service. Effective January 1, 2007, newly hired salaried and non-union hourly employees are not eligible to participate in these plans. Additionally, effective April 1, 2009, benefits from these plans will no longer continue to accrue for certain salaried and non-union employees that do not meet age and service requirements. The impact of these plan changes will significantly reduce the Company's future long-term pension obligation, pension expense and cash contributions to the plans. Employees not eligible to participate in these plans or employees whose benefits will be discontinued will receive additional Company retirement contributions under the Company's defined contribution plans.

Substantially all of our U.S. employees meeting age and service requirements are eligible to participate in our postretirement medical benefit plans.

Assumptions
Effective for the 2008 fiscal year, the Company adopted the measurement date provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 158, "Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans" ("SFAS 158"). As a result of adopting SFAS 158, the Company's measurement date for plan assets and benefit obligations was changed from September 30 to its fiscal year end.

The determination of pension and postretirement medical plan obligations and related expenses requires the use of assumptions to estimate the amount of benefits that employees earn while working, as well as the present value of those benefit obligations. Significant assumptions include discount rate; expected return on plan assets; certain employee-related factors such as retirement age, mortality, and turnover; rate of salary increases for plans where benefits are based on earnings; and for retiree medical plans, health care cost trend rates.

On an annual basis we evaluate these assumptions, which are based upon historical experience of the plans and management's best judgment regarding future expectations. These assumptions may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions. A change in the assumptions or economic events outside our control could have a material impact on the measurement of our pension and postretirement medical benefit expenses and obligations as well as related funding requirements.

The discount rates used in calculating the present value of our pension and postretirement medical benefit plan obligations are developed based on a yield curve that is comprised of high-quality, non-callable corporate bonds. These bonds are rated Aa or better by Moody's; have a principal amount of at least $250 million; are denominated in U.S. dollars; and have maturity dates ranging from six months to thirty years, which matches the timing of our expected benefit payments.

The expected rate of return on plan assets for a given fiscal year is based upon actual historical returns and the long-term outlook on asset classes in the pension plans' investment portfolio. In connection with the pension plan design change we changed our asset allocation targets. The current target asset allocation for the U.S. pension plans is 65 percent equity investments, of which approximately half is to be invested in domestic equities and half is to be invested in foreign equities. The remaining 35 percent is to be invested primarily in long-term corporate bonds. Based on our revised asset allocation, historical returns and estimated future outlook of the pension plans' portfolio, we changed our 2009 estimated long-term rate of return on plan assets assumption from 8.5 percent to 8.0 percent.

Differences between the assumed rate of return and actual rate of return on plan assets are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity and amortized to earnings utilizing the market-related value method. Under this method, differences between the assumed rate of return and actual rate of return from any one year will be recognized over a five year period to determine the market related value.

Other gains and losses resulting from changes in actuarial assumptions and from differences between assumed and actual experience are determined at each measurement date and deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity. To the extent the amount of all unrecognized gains and losses exceeds 10 percent of the larger of the benefit obligation or plan assets, such amount is amortized to earnings over the average remaining service period of active participants.

The cost or benefit from benefit plan changes is also deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss in equity and amortized to earnings on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of the employees expected to receive benefits.

Net unrecognized losses and unamortized prior service costs relating to the pension and postretirement plans in the United States, totaled $969 million and $449 million at December 27, 2008 and December 29, 2007, respectively.

The following tables provide the weighted-average assumptions for our 2009 and 2008 pension and postretirement medical plans' expense:

Pension                                                              2009           2008
Discount rate                                                       6.20%          6.70%
Expected rate of return on plan assets (net of administrative
expenses)                                                           8.00%          8.50%
Rate of compensation increase                                       3.53%          3.56%

                 Postretirement                     2009        2008
                 Discount rate                     6.50%       6.35%
                 Rate of compensation increase     3.53%       3.56%
                 Health care cost trend rate       8.75%       9.50%

During 2008, our ongoing defined benefit pension and postretirement medical plan expenses totaled $87 million, which excludes one-time charges of approximately $27 million associated with restructuring actions and our pension plan design change. In 2009, these expenses are expected to increase by approximately $11 million to $98 million as a result of the following factors:

• A decrease in our weighted-average discount rate for our pension expense from 6.70 percent to 6.20 percent, reflecting decreases in the yields of long-term corporate bonds comprising the yield curve. This


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change in assumption will increase our 2009 pension expense by approximately $18 million.

• Asset losses during 2008 will increase our pension expense by $20 million.

• A decrease in the rate of return on plan asset assumption from 8.5 percent to 8.0 percent, due to revised asset allocation, historical trends and our projected long-term outlook. This change in assumption will increase our 2009 pension expense by approximately $8 million.

• The pension design change, which will freeze benefits of certain salaried and non-union hourly employees, will decrease our 2009 pension expense by approximately $20 million.

• Additional expected contributions to the pension trust will decrease 2009 pension expense by $11 million.

• Other factors, including improved health care claim experience, will decrease our 2009 defined benefit pension and postretirement medical expenses by approximately $4 million.

In addition, we expect our defined contribution plan expense will increase by $10 million to $15 million due to additional contributions to this plan for employees impacted by the pension design change.

Sensitivity Analysis
It is unlikely that in any given year the actual rate of return will be the same
as the assumed long-term rate of return. The following table provides a summary
for the last three years of actual rates of return versus expected long-term
rates of return for our pension plan assets:


                                                            2008            2007          2006
Expected rates of return on plan assets (net of
administrative expenses)                                    8.50 %          8.50 %        8.50 %
Actual rates of return on plan assets (net of
administrative expenses)                                  (28.50 )%        12.64 %        9.74 %

Sensitivity of changes in key assumptions for our pension and postretirement plans' expense in 2009 are as follows:

• Discount rate - A 25 basis point change in the discount rate would increase or decrease the 2009 expense for the pension and postretirement medical benefit plans by approximately $9 million.

• Expected rate of return on plan assets - A 25 basis point change in the expected return on plan assets would increase or decrease the 2009 expense for the pension plans by approximately $4 million. The postretirement medical benefit plans have no expected return on plan assets as they are funded from the general assets of the Company as the payments come due.

• Contribution to the plan - A $20 million decrease in planned contributions to the plan for 2009 will increase our pension expense by $1 million.

Funding
We make contributions to the pension trust to provide plan benefits for certain pension plans. Generally, we do not fund the pension plans if current contributions would not be tax deductible. Effective in 2008, under the Pension Protection Act, funding requirements are more stringent and require companies to make minimum contributions equal to their service cost plus amortization of their deficit over a seven year period. Failure to achieve appropriate funded levels will result in restrictions on employee benefits. Failure to contribute the minimum required contributions will result in excise taxes for the Company and reporting to the regulatory agencies. During 2008, the Company contributed $85 million to its pension trusts. The Company expects to contribute an additional $150 million to its pension trusts in 2009, of which approximately $54 million is to satisfy minimum funding requirements. These amounts exclude $23 million and $35 million of contributions to the unfunded plans for the years ended December 27, 2008 and December 26, 2009, respectively.

For further information about our pension and postretirement plans see Note 12 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Casualty Insurance Costs

Due to the nature of our business, we require insurance coverage for certain casualty risks. In the United States, we use a combination of insurance and self-insurance mechanisms, including a wholly owned captive insurance entity. This captive entity participates in a reinsurance pool for a portion of our workers' compensation risk. We provide self-insurance for the workers' compensation risk retained by the Company and automobile risks up to $10 million per occurrence, and product and general liability risks up to $5 million per occurrence. For losses exceeding these self-insurance thresholds, we purchase casualty insurance from third-party providers.

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