PepsiCo 8-K 2024-07-17

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 17, 2024

PepsiCo, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 253-2000

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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PepsiCo Senior Notes Offering.

On July 15, 2024, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) announced an offering of $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.800% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes”) and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2054 (the “2054 Notes,” and together with the 2029 Notes and 2034 Notes, the “Notes”). BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC were joint book-running managers for the offering of the Notes.

PepsiCo received net proceeds of approximately $2,232 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by PepsiCo. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper.

The Notes were offered and sold pursuant to a Terms Agreement (the “Terms Agreement”) dated July 15, 2024 (incorporating the PepsiCo, Inc. Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions dated as of November 18, 2019 (the “Standard Provisions”)) among PepsiCo and the representatives of the several underwriters, under PepsiCo’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277003), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 12, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”). PepsiCo has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated July 15, 2024, together with the accompanying prospectus, dated February 12, 2024, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes. The Notes were issued on July 17, 2024 pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of February 12, 2024 between PepsiCo and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee. The following table summarizes information about the Notes and the offering thereof.

The Notes are unsecured obligations of PepsiCo and rank equally with all of PepsiCo’s other unsecured senior indebtedness. The Indenture also contains customary event of default provisions.

The above description of the Terms Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Terms Agreement, the Indenture and the forms of Notes. Each of the Terms Agreement, the Standard Provisions and the forms of the 2029 Note, the 2034 Note and the 2054 Note is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 1.1, Exhibit 1.2, Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2 and Exhibit 4.3, respectively. The Board of Directors resolutions authorizing PepsiCo’s officers to establish the terms of the Notes have been filed as Exhibit 4.9 to the Registration Statement. The Indenture has been filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement. Opinions regarding the legality of the Notes are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2; and consents relating to such incorporation of such opinions are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 23.1 and 23.2 by reference to their inclusion within Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.

(d)   Exhibits

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.