8-K

SYSCO CORP (SYY)

8-K 2020-11-23 For: 2020-11-20
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): November 20, 2020

Sysco Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 1-06544 74-1648137
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br> <br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)

1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 584-1390

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br> <br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br> <br>on which registered
Common stock, $1.00 Par Value SYY New York Stock Exchange
1.25% Notes due June 2023 SYY23 New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

ITEM 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

At the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”) held on November 20, 2020, Sysco’s stockholders elected each of the Company’s director nominees, who had been nominated to serve until the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Daniel J. Brutto was re-elected with 97.90% of the votes cast, John M. Cassaday was re-elected with 92.69% of the votes cast, Joshua D. Frank was re-elected with 98.80% of the votes cast, Larry C. Glasscock was re-elected with 96.39% of the votes cast, Bradley M. Halverson was re-elected with 98.89% of the votes cast, John M. Hinshaw was re-elected with 98.80% of the votes cast, Kevin P. Hourican was re-elected with 98.58% of the votes cast, Hans-Joachim Koerber was re-elected with 95.93% of the votes cast, Stephanie A. Lundquist was re-elected with 99.13% of the votes cast, Nelson Peltz was re-elected with 92.00% of the votes cast, Edward D. Shirley was re-elected with 98.56% of the votes cast and Sheila G. Talton was re-elected with 97.89% of the votes cast. The advisory stockholder vote on the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2020 proxy statement, was approved by 88.74% of the votes cast. The ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 was approved by 97.89% of the votes cast.

With respect to each item, the number of votes cast includes all “for” and “against” votes, and abstentions and broker non-votes are disregarded with respect to each item.

The final results of the voting on each matter of business at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

Name Votes For Votes Against Total Votes<br>Cast Abstentions Broker Non-<br>Votes
Daniel J. Brutto 384,079,443 8,256,809 392,336,252 547,707 64,042,682
John M. Cassaday 363,682,257 28,661,898 392,344,155 539,804 64,042,682
Joshua D. Frank 387,633,345 4,711,967 392,345,312 538,647 64,042,682
Larry C. Glasscock 378,181,836 14,158,464 392,340,300 543,659 64,042,682
Bradley M. Halverson 387,916,292 4,363,778 392,280,070 603,889 64,042,682
John M. Hinshaw 387,578,609 4,702,640 392,281,249 602,710 64,042,682
Kevin P. Hourican 386,765,126 5,573,549 392,338,675 545,284 64,042,682
Hans-Joachim Koerber 376,332,579 15,973,955 392,306,534 577,425 64,042,682
Stephanie A. Lundquist 389,077,615 3,399,324 392,476,939 407,020 64,042,682
Nelson Peltz 360,931,745 31,387,972 392,319,717 564,242 64,042,682
Edward D. Shirley 386,569,637 5,652,136 392,221,773 662,186 64,042,682
Sheila G. Talton 384,091,217 8,289,987 392,381,204 502,755 64,042,682
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Proposal 2 - Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2020 proxy statement

Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
347,175,428 44,063,916 391,239,344 1,644,615 64,042,682

Proposal 3 - Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021

Votes For Votes Against Votes Cast Abstentions
446,515,035 9,609,088 456,124,123 802,518
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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: November 23, 2020 By: /s/ Eve M. McFadden
Eve M. McFadden
Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel<br> <br>and Corporate Secretary
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