8-K

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): February 7, 2013

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:

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On February 7, 2013, the Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5375 payable March 29, 2013, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2013. Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company, dated February 7, 2013.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated February 7, 2013

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: February 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Kelly Mahon Tullier
	Name:	Kelly Mahon Tullier
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1 Press release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated February 7, 2013

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Purchase, New York Telephone: 914-253-2000 www.pepsico.com

PepsiCo Declares Quarterly Dividend

PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2013 – The Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.5375 per share of PepsiCo common stock. The dividend is payable March 29, 2013, to shareholders of record on March 1, 2013.

Based on today’s closing stock price of $72.81, the dividend represents an annual dividend yield of 3.0 percent.

PepsiCo has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1965. Since the start of 2002, PepsiCo has returned more than $50 billion to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo’s people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo’s promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages for local tastes; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment by conserving energy and water and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.

Cautionary Statement

Statements in this communication that are “forward-looking statements” are based on currently available information, operating plans and projections about future events and trends. Terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “will” or similar statements or variations of such terms are intended to

identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: changes in demand for PepsiCo’s products, as a result of changes in consumer preferences and tastes or otherwise; PepsiCo’s ability to compete effectively; unfavorable economic conditions in the countries in which PepsiCo operates; damage to PepsiCo’s reputation; PepsiCo’s ability to grow its business in developing and emerging markets or unstable political conditions, civil unrest or other developments and risks in the countries where PepsiCo operates; trade consolidation or the loss of any key customer; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; PepsiCo’s ability to build and sustain proper information technology infrastructure, successfully implement its ongoing business transformation initiative or outsource certain functions effectively; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials and other supplies; disruption of PepsiCo’s supply chain; climate change, or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change; PepsiCo’s ability to hire or retain key employees or a highly skilled and diverse workforce; failure to successfully renew collective bargaining agreements or strikes or work stoppages; failure to successfully complete or integrate acquisitions and joint ventures into PepsiCo’s existing operations; failure to successfully implement PepsiCo’s global operating model; failure to realize anticipated benefits from our productivity plan; any downgrade of our credit ratings; and any infringement of or challenge to PepsiCo’s intellectual property rights.

For additional information on these and other factors that could cause PepsiCo’s actual results to materially differ from those set forth herein, please see PepsiCo’s filings with the SEC, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. PepsiCo undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Media Contact:

Melisa Tezanos

Financial Communications

PepsiCo, Inc.

700 Anderson Hill Rd.

Purchase, NY 10577

Phone: 848.702.8414

Email: melisa.tezanos@pepsico.com