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Exhibit 99.6
FORM OF CONSENT OF CHASE SECURITIES INC.
[Date]
Special Committee of the Board of Directors
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
3800 Dain Rauscher Plaza
66 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Members of the Special Committee:
We hereby consent to the use of our opinion letter dated August 18, 2000 to
the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of PepsiAmericas, Inc.
("PepsiAmericas") included as Annex D to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
which forms part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Whitman
Corporation ("Whitman") relating to the proposed business combination involving
PepsiAmericas and Whitman, and to the references therein to such opinion in the
section entitled "Summary--Opinions of Financial Advisors," "The
Merger--Recommendation of the PepsiAmericas Board and PepsiAmericas' Reasons
for the Merger" and "The Merger--Opinion of PepsiAmericas Special Committee's
Financial Advisor."
In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of
persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, nor do we thereby admit that we
are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the
meaning of the term "experts" as used in the Securities Act or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
CHASE SECURITIES INC.
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
