SYSCO CORP — Regulatory Filings 2011

Oct 4, 2011

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on November 16, 2011.

SYSCO CORPORATION

SYSCO CORPORATION 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77077-2099 ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: September 19, 2011

Date: November 16, 2011 Time: 10:00 AM CST

Location: The Houstonian Hotel 111 North Post Oak Lane Houston, Texas 77024

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| Voting items — The Board of Directors recommends
you vote FOR the following: | | The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 year on the following proposal: | |
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| 1. | Election of Directors Nominees: | 3. | To recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency
with which Sysco will conduct stockholder
advisory votes on executive compensation; |
| | 1a. Judith B. Craven, M.D. | | |
| | 1b. William J. DeLaney | The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 4 and 5: | |
| | 1c. Larry C. Glasscock 1d. Richard G. Tilghman | 4. | To approve an amendment to Sysco’s Bylaws to
implement a staggered declassification of the
Board of Directors over a three-year period
beginning with the election of the Class II
directors for a one-year term at Sysco’s 2012
Annual Meeting of Stockholders; |
| The Board of Directors recommends
you vote FOR the following proposal: | | 5. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
Sysco’s independent accountants for fiscal 2012. |
| 2. | To approve, by non-binding vote, the
compensation paid to Sysco’s named
executive officers, as disclosed pursuant
to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and
Analysis, compensation tables and
narrative discussion; | NOTE: Such other business as may properly come
before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. | |

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