pep-20210803

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): August 3, 2021

PepsiCo, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina

1-1183

13-1584302

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 253-2000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class

Trading Symbols

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value 1-2/3 cents per share

PEP

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

2.500% Senior Notes Due 2022

PEP22a

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.250% Senior Notes Due 2024

PEP24

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

2.625% Senior Notes Due 2026

PEP26

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.750% Senior Notes Due 2027

PEP27

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.875% Senior Notes Due 2028

PEP28

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.500% Senior Notes Due 2028

PEP28a

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

1.125% Senior Notes Due 2031

PEP31

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.400% Senior Notes Due 2032

PEP32

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

0.875% Senior Notes Due 2039

PEP39

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

1.050% Senior Notes Due 2050

PEP50

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 3, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) elected Edith W. Cooper as an independent member of the Board, effective September 1, 2021. Ms. Cooper will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board, effective September 1, 2021.

Ms. Cooper, 59, spent over two decades of her career with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Global Head, Human Capital Management from 2011 to 2017 and Managing Director and Global Head, Human Capital Management from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Cooper began her career in derivative sales at Morgan Stanley from 1991 to 1996 and Bankers Trust Company from 1986 to 1991. Ms. Cooper co-founded Medley, a membership-based community for personal and professional growth, in 2020. Ms. Cooper also serves on the board of directors of several non-profit organizations, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Upon joining the Board on September 1, 2021, Ms. Cooper will be entitled to receive compensation for new non-employee directors under PepsiCo’s non-employee director compensation program. Under this program, on September 1, 2021, Ms. Cooper will receive an initial stock award of 1,000 shares of PepsiCo Common Stock and a prorated annual equity award equal to a number of phantom stock units determined by dividing $15,833 by the closing price of PepsiCo Common Stock on September 1, 2021. Each phantom stock unit is intended to be the economic equivalent of a share of PepsiCo Common Stock. In addition, Ms. Cooper is entitled to an annual cash retainer with the first prorated semi-annual payment of $30,000 to be made in December 2021.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	PEPSICO, INC.

Date: August 5, 2021	By:	/s/ Cynthia A. Nastanski
	Name:	Cynthia A. Nastanski
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and Deputy Corporate Secretary

Pepsico, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update