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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;14, 2008</B>
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No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D. C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DELAWARE</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>One Pepsi Way</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>13-4038356</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Somers, New York 10589</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>(914)&nbsp;767-6000</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PBG 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>David Yawman<BR>
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary<BR>
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.<BR>
One Pepsi Way<BR>
Somers, New York 10589<BR>
(914)&nbsp;767-7620</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone numbers, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>




<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><b>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of &#147;accelerated
filer&#148;, &#147;large accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):</b>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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<TD colspan="3" nowrap align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12,000,000<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$23.41
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$280,920,000
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$11,040.16</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers any additional securities to be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the
Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October
13, 2008.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by The Pepsi Bottling
Group, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection
with the registration of an additional 12,000,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, per share.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August&nbsp;3, 2004
(File No.&nbsp;333-117894) with respect to shares of common stock registered under the
Registrant&#146;s 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The contents of such Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;29, 2007;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March&nbsp;22, 2008, June&nbsp;14, 2008 and September&nbsp;6, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March&nbsp;27, 2008 and May&nbsp;29, 2008; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iv)</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $.01
per share, contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and all
amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such
incorporation by reference shall not be deemed to incorporate by
reference the information referred to in Items 201(e) and 407(e) of
Regulation&nbsp;S-K.</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statements contained herein or in a document incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently
filed document incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where any document or part thereof is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement, the Registrant will provide without charge to each person to
whom a Prospectus with respect to the Plan is delivered, upon written or oral request
of such person, a copy of any and all of the information incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement, excluding exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. </B><U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index on page 4 hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>The Registrant</U>. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Somers, State of New York, on October&nbsp;14, 2008.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
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    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">By /s/ David Yawman
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">David Yawman&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Vice President, Associate General Counsel and<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated as of October&nbsp;14, 2008.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Eric J. Foss
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Eric J. Foss
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Chairman of the Board of
Directors
and Chief Executive Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Alfred H. Drewes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Alfred H. Drewes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Thomas M. Lardieri
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Thomas M. Lardieri
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Vice
President and Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Linda G. Alvarado
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Linda G. Alvarado
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barry H. Beracha
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Barry H. Beracha
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John C. Compton
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*John C. Compton
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ira D. Hall
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Ira D. Hall
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Susan D. Kronick
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Susan D. Kronick
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Blythe J. McGarvie
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Blythe J. McGarvie
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John A. Quelch
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*John A. Quelch
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Javier G. Teruel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Javier G. Teruel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Cynthia M. Trudell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
*Cynthia M. Trudell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">October&nbsp;14, 2008</TD>
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Registrant as to the legality of the securities being registered.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">Powers of Attorney (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;24 of Registrant&#146;s
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S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2008
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
One Pepsi Way
13-4038356
(State or other jurisdiction of
Somers, New York 10589
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
(914) 767-6000
Identification No.)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
PBG 2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
David Yawman
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
One Pepsi Way
Somers, New York 10589
(914) 767-7620
(Name, address and telephone numbers, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "accelerated
filer", "large accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Amount to
maximum
maximum
Amount of
Title of each class of
be
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
securities to be registered
registered
per share
(2)
price
(2)
fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
12,000,000
(1)
$23.41
$280,920,000
$11,040.16
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement also covers any additional securities to be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to the provisions of Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the
Registrant's Common Stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on October
13, 2008.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1: OPINION AND CONSENT OF DAVID YAWMAN, ESQ.
EX-23.1: CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
EX-23.2: CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by The Pepsi Bottling
Group, Inc. (the "Registrant"), pursuant to General Instruction E to the Form S-8
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection
with the registration of an additional 12,000,000 shares of the Registrant's Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, per share.
Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 3, 2004
(File No. 333-117894) with respect to shares of common stock registered under the
Registrant's 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The contents of such Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange
Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(i)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 29, 2007;
(ii)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended March 22, 2008, June 14, 2008 and September 6, 2008;
(iii)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2008 and May 29, 2008; and
(iv)
The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.01
per share, contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and all
amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions.
Such
incorporation by reference shall not be deemed to incorporate by
reference the information referred to in Items 201(e) and 407(e) of
Regulation S-K.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be made a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statements contained herein or in a document incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in a subsequently
filed document incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such document.
Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Where any document or part thereof is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement, the Registrant will provide without charge to each person to
whom a Prospectus with respect to the Plan is delivered, upon written or oral request
of such person, a copy of any and all of the information incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement, excluding exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically
incorporated by reference.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
See Exhibit Index on page 4 hereof.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Somers, State of New York, on October 14, 2008.
THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC.
By /s/ David Yawman
David Yawman
Vice President, Associate General Counsel and
Assistant Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated as of October 14, 2008.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Eric J. Foss
*Eric J. Foss
Chairman of the Board of
Directors
and Chief Executive Officer
October 14, 2008
/s/ Alfred H. Drewes
*Alfred H. Drewes
Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
October 14, 2008
/s/ Thomas M. Lardieri
*Thomas M. Lardieri
Vice
President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
October 14, 2008
/s/ Linda G. Alvarado
*Linda G. Alvarado
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Barry H. Beracha
*Barry H. Beracha
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ John C. Compton
*John C. Compton
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Ira D. Hall
*Ira D. Hall
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Susan D. Kronick
*Susan D. Kronick
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Blythe J. McGarvie
*Blythe J. McGarvie
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ John A. Quelch
*John A. Quelch
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Javier G. Teruel
*Javier G. Teruel
Director
October 14, 2008
/s/ Cynthia M. Trudell
*Cynthia M. Trudell
Director
October 14, 2008
* By:
David Yawman, Attorney-in-Fact
/s/ David Yawman
David Yawman
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
5.1
Opinion of David Yawman, Esq., Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the
Registrant as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.3
Consent of David Yawman, Esq. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24
Powers of Attorney (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 24 of Registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2007).
4