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Effective May 27, 2022, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) terminated the $3,750,000,000 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement, dated as of May 28, 2021, among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “2021 364-Day Credit Agreement”). There were no outstanding borrowings under the 2021 364-Day Credit Agreement at the time of its termination.
On May 27, 2022, PepsiCo entered into a new $3,800,000,000 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “2022 364-Day Credit Agreement”) among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement enables PepsiCo and its borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to $3,800,000,000 in U.S. Dollars and/or Euros, subject to customary terms and conditions, and expires on May 26, 2023. PepsiCo may also, upon the agreement of either the then existing lenders or of additional banks not currently party to the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement, increase the commitments under the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement to up to $4,500,000,000 in U.S. Dollars and/or Euros. PepsiCo may request renewal of the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement for an additional 364-day period or convert any amounts outstanding into a term loan for a period of up to one year, which term loan would mature no later than the anniversary of the then effective termination date. Subject to certain conditions stated in the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement, PepsiCo and its borrowing subsidiaries may borrow, prepay and reborrow amounts under the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement at any time during the term of the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement. Funds borrowed under the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes of PepsiCo and its subsidiaries. The 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and events of default. In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, the lenders under the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking and/or investment banking transactions with PepsiCo and its affiliates.
Effective May 27, 2022, PepsiCo terminated the $3,750,000,000 five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement, dated as of May 28, 2021, among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “2021 Five Year Credit Agreement”). There were no outstanding borrowings under the 2021 Five Year Credit Agreement at the time of its termination.
On May 27, 2022, PepsiCo entered into a new $3,800,000,000 five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “2022 Five Year Credit Agreement”) among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement enables PepsiCo and its borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to $3,800,000,000 in U.S. Dollars and/or Euros, including a $750,000,000 swing line subfacility for Euro-denominated borrowings permitted to be borrowed on a same-day basis, subject to customary terms and conditions, and expires on May 27, 2027. PepsiCo may also, upon the agreement of either the then existing lenders or of additional banks not currently party to the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement, increase the commitments under the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement to up to $4,500,000,000 in U.S. Dollars and/or Euros. PepsiCo may, once a year, request renewal of the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement for an additional one year period. Subject to certain conditions stated in the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement, PepsiCo and its borrowing subsidiaries may borrow, prepay and reborrow amounts under the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement at any time during the term of the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement. Funds borrowed under the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes of PepsiCo and its subsidiaries. The 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and events of default. In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, the lenders under the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement and their affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking and/or investment banking transactions with PepsiCo and its affiliates.
The foregoing descriptions of the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement and 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2022 364-Day Credit Agreement and the 2022 Five Year Credit Agreement, as applicable, which are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
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| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2022, among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. | |
| 99.2 | Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of May 27, 2022, among PepsiCo, as borrower, the lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. | |
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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.
| Date: May 27, 2022 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Cynthia A. Nastanski | ||
| Name: | Cynthia A. Nastanski | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Corporate Law and Deputy Corporate Secretary | ||
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