PEPSICO INC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2013

Mar 22, 2013

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 1, 2013.

PEPSICO, INC.

| Meeting
Information |
| --- |
| For holders as of: March 7,
2013 |
| Date: May 1,
2013 Time: 9:00 A.M. E.D.T. |
| Location: North Carolina History |
| Center at Tryon Palace 529 South Front Street New Bern, NC 28562 |

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote “FOR” each of the nominees listed in Item No. 1 and “FOR” Items No.
2 and 3:
1.	Election of Directors
	Nominees:
	1a.	S.L. Brown
	1b.	G.W. Buckley
	1c.	I.M. Cook
	1d.	D. Dublon
	1e.	V.J. Dzau
	1f.	R.L. Hunt
	1g.	A. Ibargüen
	1h.	I.K. Nooyi
●	1i.	S.P. Rockefeller
	1j.	J.J. Schiro
	1k.	L.G. Trotter
	1l.	D. Vasella
	1m.	A. Weisser

1. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2013. 3. Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation. NOTE: Also includes authorization to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Voting Instructions

700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD

PURCHASE, NY 10577-1444

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

VOTE BY INTERNET/TELEPHONE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK

VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. E.D.T. on April 28, 2013. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. E.D.T. on April 28, 2013. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to PepsiCo, Inc., c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

ADMISSION TICKET

Admission to the meeting will be on a first-come, first-served basis. This admission ticket and a government-issued photo identification card, such as a driver’s license, state identification card or passport, will be required to enter the meeting. Please bring this admission ticket to the meeting.

TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:

M54092-P32060 KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS

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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

PEPSICO, INC.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM NO. 1 AND “FOR” ITEMS NO. 2 AND 3.
Vote on Directors
1.	Election of Directors
		For	Against	Abstain
	Nominees:
	1a. S.L. Brown	¨	¨	¨
	1b. G.W. Buckley	¨	¨	¨
	1c. I.M. Cook	¨	¨	¨
	1d. D. Dublon	¨	¨	¨
	1e. V.J. Dzau	¨	¨	¨
	1f. R.L. Hunt	¨	¨	¨
	1g. A. Ibargüen	¨	¨	¨
	1h. I.K. Nooyi	¨	¨	¨
	1i. S.P. Rockefeller	¨	¨	¨
	1j. J.J. Schiro	¨	¨	¨
	1k. L.G. Trotter	¨	¨	¨

	1l.	D. Vasella	For — ¨	Against — ¨	Abstain — ¨
	1m.	A. Weisser	¨	¨	¨
2.	Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accountants for fiscal year 2013.		¨	¨	¨
3.	Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.		¨	¨	¨
	WHERE NO VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ARE GIVEN, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED IN ITEM NO. 1 AND
“FOR” ITEMS NO. 2 AND 3.

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Directions to North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace

529 South Front Street, New Bern, North Carolina

North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace

529 South Front Street

New Bern, NC 28562

FROM COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT (EWN):

Head east on Terminal Drive. Turn LEFT on Airport Road. Take the 2 ND LEFT onto US 70 West. Take exit #417A toward New Bern. Merge onto US 70 Bus. Turn LEFT onto South Front Street. The North Carolina History Center will be immediately on your left.

FROM THE SOUTH (Wilmington, Jacksonville):

Take Highway 17 North into New Bern. Stay on same road (also called ML King Blvd.) and pass Twin Rivers Mall. Go under Route 70 overpass (Hwy 17 becomes Business 17) - stay in middle lane. Road will veer right at Palace Motel and name will change to Neuse Blvd. Shortly after fire station name will change again to Broad Street. Continue on Broad Street to Hancock Street. Turn right on Hancock Street. Cross Pollock Street. Make a right onto South Front Street. The North Carolina History Center will be immediately on your left.

FROM THE SOUTHWEST (Fayetteville):

Take I-95 North to Highway 70 East to New Bern. Take the Trent Road/Pembroke exit and turn left at the light. Turn right at the third light (Broad Street), and then turn right on Hancock Street. Cross Pollock Street. Make a right onto South Front Street. The North Carolina History Center will be immediately on your left.

FROM THE NORTHWEST (Raleigh, Goldsboro):

Take Highway 70 East to New Bern. Take the Trent Road/Pembroke exit and turn left at the light. Turn right at the third light (Broad Street), and then turn right on Hancock Street. Cross Pollock Street. Make a right onto South Front Street. The North Carolina History Center will be immediately on your left.

FROM THE NORTH (Greenville):

Take Highway 17 South from Washington, NC. Cross the Neuse River Bridge, take the ramp straight to US 70 and cross the Freedom Memorial Bridge. Take the Trent Road/Pembroke exit and turn right at the light. Turn right at the third light (Broad Street) then turn right on Hancock Street. Cross Pollock Street. Make a right onto South Front Street. The North Carolina History Center will be immediately on your left.

Important Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:

The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report are available at www.pepsico.com/proxy13.

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PEPSICO, INC. Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders - May 1, 2013 THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF PEPSICO’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PARTICIPANTS IN PEPSICO’S SAVINGS PLAN/PEPSICO HOURLY 401(K) PLAN The undersigned hereby appoints Indra K. Nooyi, Larry D. Thompson and Cynthia Nastanski, and each of them, proxies for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of Common Stock and/or Convertible Preferred Stock of PepsiCo, Inc., which the undersigned may be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of PepsiCo, Inc. in New Bern, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 9:00 A.M., E.D.T., or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, upon the matters set forth on the reverse side and described in the accompanying Proxy Statement and any other matter that may properly come before the meeting. Please mark this proxy as indicated on the reverse side to vote on any item. Shares represented by this proxy will be voted in accordance with your specifications. If you do not provide voting instructions, the trustee will vote the shares that are deemed to be in the account in the PepsiCo Savings Plan / PepsiCo Hourly 401(k) Plan in the same proportion as the PepsiCo Savings Plan / PepsiCo Hourly 401(k) Plan shares of other participants for which the trustee has received proper voting instructions. If you submit your proxy by telephone or the Internet, there is no need for you to mail back your proxy. Continued and to be signed on reverse side