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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 14, 2019
 
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
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
10577
(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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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
As previously announced on March 4, 2019, Laxman Narasimhan was appointed to the newly created role of Global Chief Commercial Officer, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) and would continue to lead PepsiCo’s Latin America sector on an interim basis. On March 14, 2019, PepsiCo appointed Paula Santilli, currently President, PepsiCo Mexico Foods, to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, Latin America effective May 1, 2019, at which time Mr. Narasimhan will transition out of his interim role as Chief Executive Officer, Latin America.








    

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.
 
Date: March 18, 2019
 
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Cynthia Nastanski
 
 
Name: Cynthia Nastanski
 
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and Deputy Corporate Secretary