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):  December 8, 2009
 
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 is a copy of the press release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated December 8, 2009.
 
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits

99.1           Press Release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated December 8, 2009.
 
 
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:
 December 8, 2009
   By:
/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
  
        Name:
Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
  
        Title:
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
  
 
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit Number
  
Description
   
     
99.1
  
Press Release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated December 8, 2009.