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