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):  May 6, 2014

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in 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)

 

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

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) held on May 7, 2014, PepsiCo’s shareholders approved the material terms of the performance goals of the PepsiCo, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 7, 2014 (the “EICP”).  The Compensation Committee and Board of Directors of PepsiCo previously approved the EICP, subject to shareholder approval.  The EICP provides performance-related incentive compensation opportunities to PepsiCo’s executive officers and other participating employees.  Awards under the EICP are designed to provide annual incentives that drive PepsiCo-wide and business unit performance.  The EICP rewards outstanding performance by those individuals whose decisions and actions affect the sustainable growth and profitability of PepsiCo.  The performance criteria set forth in the EICP are intended to align the interests of participating employees with the interests of shareholders.  The EICP preserves the ability of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of PepsiCo to grant cash incentive awards to executive officers that may be deductible in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The principal features of the EICP are described in greater detail in Proxy Item No. 4 in PepsiCo’s Proxy Statement for the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders of PepsiCo filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”). The descriptions of the EICP contained herein and in the Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

PepsiCo held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2014. For more information on the following proposals, see PepsiCo’s Proxy Statement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated herein by reference. Below are the final voting results.

 

(1) The following 13 persons were elected to serve as directors of PepsiCo:

 

Nominee

 

 

For

 

 

Against

 

 

Abstain

 

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

Shona L. Brown

 

 

1,041,966,723

 

 

30,401,817

 

 

17,316,998

 

 

210,261,137

 

George W. Buckley

 

 

1,049,518,394

 

 

22,630,763

 

 

17,536,381

 

 

210,261,137

 

Ian M. Cook

 

 

1,042,471,978

 

 

29,710,834

 

 

17,502,726

 

 

210,261,137

 

Dina Dublon

 

 

1,040,845,632

 

 

30,758,118

 

 

18,081,788

 

 

210,261,137

 

Rona A. Fairhead

 

 

1,056,148,573

 

 

16,147,438

 

 

17,389,007

 

 

210,261,137

 

Ray L. Hunt

 

 

1,015,342,961

 

 

56,613,113

 

 

17,719,836

 

 

210,261,137

 

Alberto Ibargüen

 

 

1,035,167,493

 

 

36,022,891

 

 

18,495,154

 

 

210,261,137

 

Indra K. Nooyi

 

 

1,006,995,171

 

 

59,324,361

 

 

23,366,006

 

 

210,261,137

 

Sharon Percy Rockefeller

 

 

1,020,166,262

 

 

52,020,283

 

 

17,498,993

 

 

210,261,137

 

James J. Schiro

 

 

1,031,328,791

 

 

39,876,016

 

 

18,480,731

 

 

210,261,137

 

Lloyd G. Trotter

 

 

1,033,120,305

 

 

38,835,955

 

 

17,729,278

 

 

210,261,137

 

Daniel Vasella, MD

 

 

1,033,202,747

 

 

37,980,347

 

 

18,502,444

 

 

210,261,137

 

Alberto Weisser

 

 

1,041,728,537

 

 

30,244,759

 

 

17,712,242

 

 

210,261,137

 

 

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(2) The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for PepsiCo for fiscal year 2014:

 

For

 

1,283,275,569

 

Against

 

11,184,253

 

Abstain

 

5,486,853

 

 

(3) Advisory vote on PepsiCo’s executive compensation:

 

For

 

958,919,968

 

Against

 

116,929,578

 

Abstain

 

13,835,992

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

210,261,137

 

 

(4) The shareholders approved the material terms of the performance goals of the PepsiCo, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan:

 

For

 

1,032,757,545

 

Against

 

46,788,458

 

Abstain

 

10,139,535

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

210,261,137

 

 

(5) The shareholder proposal regarding a policy pertaining to making political contributions was defeated:

 

For

 

37,171,958

 

Against

 

1,009,302,884

 

Abstain

 

43,210,696

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

210,261,137

 

 

(6) The shareholder proposal regarding a policy on executive retention of stock was defeated:

 

For

 

268,627,857

 

Against

 

805,922,530

 

Abstain

 

15,135,151

 

Broker Non-Votes

 

210,261,137

 

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On May 6, 2014 the Board of Directors of PepsiCo declared a quarterly dividend of $0.655 per share payable on June 30, 2014 to shareholders of record as of June 6, 2014.

 

The information in this Item 8.01 contains certain “forward-looking statements” based on currently available information, operating plans and projections about future events and trends. Terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “drive,” “estimate,” “expect,” “expressed confidence,” “forecast,” “future,” “goals,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “position,” “potential,” “project,” “ seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will” or similar statements or variations of such terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward- looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: changes in demand for PepsiCo’s products, as a result of changes in consumer preferences or otherwise; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; imposition of new taxes, disagreements with tax authorities or additional tax liabilities; PepsiCo’s ability to compete effectively; PepsiCo’s ability to grow its business in developing and emerging markets or unstable political conditions, civil unrest or other developments and risks in the markets where PepsiCo’s products are sold; unfavorable economic conditions in the countries in which PepsiCo operates; increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials and other supplies; failure to realize anticipated benefits from PepsiCo’s productivity initiatives or global operating model; disruption of PepsiCo’s supply chain; damage to PepsiCo’s reputation; failure to successfully complete or integrate acquisitions and joint ventures into PepsiCo’s existing operations or to complete or manage divestitures or refranchisings; PepsiCo’s ability to hire or retain key employees or a highly skilled and diverse workforce; trade consolidation or the loss of any key customer; any downgrade or potential downgrade of PepsiCo’s credit ratings; PepsiCo’s ability to protect its information systems against a cybersecurity incident; PepsiCo’s ability to build and sustain proper information technology infrastructure, successfully implement its ongoing business transformation initiative or share services for certain functions effectively; fluctuations or other changes in exchange rates; climate change, or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change; failure to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements or strikes or work stoppages; any infringement of or challenge to PepsiCo’s intellectual property rights; potential liabilities and costs from litigation or legal proceedings; and other factors that may adversely affect the price of PepsiCo’s common stock and financial performance.

 

For additional information on these and other factors that could cause PepsiCo’s actual results to materially differ from those set forth herein, please see PepsiCo’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. PepsiCo undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1

 

PepsiCo, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 7, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B to PepsiCo, Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2014.

 

 

 

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Power of Attorney executed by Indra K. Nooyi, Hugh F. Johnston, Marie T. Gallagher, Shona L. Brown, George W. Buckley, Ian M. Cook, Dina Dublon, Rona A. Fairhead, Ray L. Hunt, Alberto Ibargüen, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, James J. Schiro, Lloyd G. Trotter, Daniel Vasella and Alberto Weisser.

 

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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: May 12, 2014

By:

/s/ Cynthia Nastanski

 

Name:

Cynthia Nastanski

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and
Office of the Corporate Secretary

 



 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

10.1

 

PepsiCo, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 7, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B to PepsiCo, Inc.’s Proxy Statement for its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2014.

 

 

 

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Power of Attorney executed by Indra K. Nooyi, Hugh F. Johnston, Marie T. Gallagher, Shona L. Brown, George W. Buckley, Ian M. Cook, Dina Dublon, Rona A. Fairhead, Ray L. Hunt, Alberto Ibargüen, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, James J. Schiro, Lloyd G. Trotter, Daniel Vasella and Alberto Weisser.