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 4, 2022
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 4, 2022. For more information on the following proposals, see PepsiCo’s proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022. Below are the final voting results.
(1) The following 14 persons were elected to serve as directors of PepsiCo:
| Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segun Agbaje | 1,009,461,408 | 8,079,779 | 3,213,210 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shona L. Brown | 978,758,412 | 39,171,876 | 2,824,109 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cesar Conde | 979,761,770 | 35,913,834 | 5,078,793 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Cook | 961,119,349 | 54,221,593 | 5,413,455 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edith W. Cooper | 1,003,782,465 | 13,955,393 | 3,016,539 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dina Dublon | 982,945,604 | 34,944,817 | 2,863,976 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle Gass | 1,004,416,397 | 13,412,893 | 2,925,107 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramon L. Laguarta | 946,763,937 | 66,344,549 | 7,645,911 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Lewis | 1,010,332,733 | 7,238,039 | 3,183,625 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David C. Page, MD | 1,008,248,651 | 9,390,745 | 3,115,001 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert C. Pohlad | 942,070,481 | 67,159,761 | 11,524,155 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Vasella, MD | 949,659,863 | 65,919,241 | 5,175,293 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Walker | 984,252,768 | 31,221,824 | 5,279,805 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Weisser | 999,111,631 | 18,497,757 | 3,145,009 | 178,800,954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(2) The shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for PepsiCo for fiscal year 2022:
| For | 1,123,567,997 | ||||
| Against | 72,776,468 | ||||
| Abstain | 3,210,886 | ||||
(3) The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, PepsiCo’s executive compensation:
| For | 934,142,965 | ||||
| Against | 75,564,044 | ||||
| Abstain | 11,047,388 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 178,800,954 | ||||
(4) The shareholder proposal regarding independent Board Chairman was defeated:
| For | 314,764,311 | ||||
| Against | 696,670,113 | ||||
| Abstain | 9,319,973 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 178,800,954 | ||||
(5) The shareholder proposal regarding a report on global public policy and political influence outside of the United States was defeated:
| For | 177,902,565 | ||||
| Against | 831,410,932 | ||||
| Abstain | 11,440,900 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 178,800,954 | ||||
(6) The shareholder proposal regarding a report on public health costs was defeated:
| For | 137,474,789 | ||||
| Against | 863,272,229 | ||||
| Abstain | 20,007,379 | ||||
| Broker Non-Votes | 178,800,954 | ||||
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 6, 2022 | By: | /s/ Cynthia A. Nastanski | ||||||
| Name: | Cynthia A. Nastanski | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and Deputy Corporate Secretary | |||||||