UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
| ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. |
(d) On December 17, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to thirteen directors and elected Mr. Ali Dibadj, Ms. Jill Golder and Ms. Alison Kenney Paul to fill the resulting vacancies, effective on January 1, 2022. The Board has also approved the following committee appointments effective January 1, 2022:
| • | Mr. Dibadj – Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee |
| • | Ms. Golder – Audit Committee and Technology Committee |
| • | Ms. Paul – Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee |
Each of Mr. Dibadj and Mses. Golder and Paul will receive customary compensation from the Company for serving as a non-employee director, in accordance with the Company’s director compensation program as described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2021.
There are no transactions between any of Mr. Dibadj and Mses. Golder and Paul and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and no arrangements or understandings with any other persons pursuant to which they were selected. In addition, the Board has affirmatively determined that each of Mr. Dibadj and Mses. Golder and Paul is independent under the New York Stock Exchange independence standards and the Company’s categorical standards set forth in Sysco’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
The Company’s press release dated December 17, 2021 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 17, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sysco Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Sysco Corporation | ||||||
| Date: December 20, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gerald W. Clanton | ||||
| Gerald W. Clanton | ||||||
| Vice President, Legal, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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