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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 3, 2017
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)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 253-2000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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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).
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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.
PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) today announced that Sanjeev Chadha, Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo’s Asia, Middle East and North Africa (“AMENA”) division, will assume the role of Chairman of AMENA effective January 1, 2018 and is expected to retire from PepsiCo at the end of the first quarter of 2018. Mike Spanos, who is currently leading the AMENA division on an interim basis in addition to his responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Greater China region, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of AMENA, effective January 1, 2018.









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 7, 2017
By:
/s/ Cynthia Nastanski
 
 
Name:
Cynthia Nastanski
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and Deputy Corporate Secretary