Sysco Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Food Distributors
Consumer Discretionary
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2024
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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.
On August 15, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven directors and elected Mr. Roberto Marques to fill the resulting vacancy, effective on August 15, 2024. The Board also appointed Mr. Roberto Marques to serve on both the Audit and Sustainability committees effective as of August 15, 2024.
Mr. Marques 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 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2023.
There are no transactions between Mr. Marques 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 he was selected. In addition, the Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. Marques 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 August 16, 2024 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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| 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: August __, 2024 | By: | /s/ Eve M. McFadden | ||||||
| Eve M. McFadden | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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