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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017
Commission file number 1-1183
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PepsiCo, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) 
North Carolina
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
13-1584302
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
10577
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 914-253-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:  
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value 1-2/3 cents per share
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and Chicago Stock Exchange
2.500% Senior Notes Due 2022
 
New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Senior Notes Due 2021
 
New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Senior Notes Due 2026
 
New York Stock Exchange
0.875% Senior Notes Due 2028
 
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x   No ¨
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  
Large accelerated filer  x
  
Accelerated filer  ¨
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Smaller reporting company  ¨
 
Emerging growth company  ¨
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The aggregate market value of PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock held by nonaffiliates of PepsiCo, Inc. (assuming for these purposes, but without conceding, that all executive officers and directors of PepsiCo, Inc. are affiliates of PepsiCo, Inc.) as of June 16, 2017 , the last day of business of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $166.5 billion (based on the closing sale price of PepsiCo, Inc.’s Common Stock on that date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange).
The number of shares of PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock outstanding as of February 6, 2018 was 1,419,908,267 .
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Portions of the Proxy Statement relating to PepsiCo, Inc.’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.


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PepsiCo, Inc.
Form 10-K Annual Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 30, 2017
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PART I
 
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
 
PART II
 
 
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Item 7A.
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
 
 
 
PART IV
 
 
Item 15.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains statements reflecting our views about our future performance that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act). Statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act are generally identified through the inclusion of words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “drive,” “estimate,” “expect,” “expressed confidence,” “forecast,” “future,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “outlook,” “plan,” “position,” “potential,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will” or similar statements or variations of such words and other similar expressions. All statements addressing our future operating performance, and statements addressing events and developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Reform Act. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information, operating plans and projections about future events and trends. They inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statement. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Our Business – Our Business Risks.” Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The discussion of risks below and elsewhere in this report is by no means all-inclusive but is designed to highlight what we believe are important factors to consider when evaluating our future performance.
PART I
Item 1. Business.
When used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “PepsiCo” and the “Company” mean PepsiCo, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively. Certain terms used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are defined in the Glossary included in Item 7. of this report.
Company Overview
We were incorporated in Delaware in 1919 and reincorporated in North Carolina in 1986. We are a leading global food and beverage company with a complementary portfolio of enjoyable brands, including Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through our operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, we make, market, distribute and sell a wide variety of convenient and enjoyable beverages, foods and snacks, serving customers and consumers in more than 200 countries and territories.
Our Operations
We are organized into six reportable segments (also referred to as divisions), as follows:
1)
Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), which includes our branded food and snack businesses in the United States and Canada;
2)
Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), which includes our cereal, rice, pasta and other branded food businesses in the United States and Canada;
3)
North America Beverages (NAB), which includes our beverage businesses in the United States and Canada;
4)
Latin America, which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Latin America;
5)
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa; and

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6)
Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Asia, Middle East and North Africa.
Our segment net revenue (in millions) and contributions to consolidated net revenue for each of the last three fiscal years were as follows:
 
Net Revenue
 
% of Total Net Revenue
 
2017

 
2016 (a)

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

FLNA
$
15,798

 
$
15,549

 
$
14,782

 
25
%
 
25
%
 
23
%
QFNA
2,503

 
2,564

 
2,543

 
4

 
4

 
4

NAB
20,936

 
21,312

 
20,618

 
33

 
34

 
33

Latin America
7,208

 
6,820

 
8,228

 
11

 
11

 
13

ESSA
11,050

 
10,216

 
10,510

 
17

 
16

 
17

AMENA
6,030

 
6,338

 
6,375

 
10

 
10

 
10

 
$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
(a)
Our fiscal 2016 results included an extra week of results (53 rd reporting week). The 53 rd reporting week increased 2016 net revenue by $657 million, including $294 million in our FLNA segment, $43 million in our QFNA segment, $300 million in our NAB segment and $20 million in our ESSA segment.
See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information about our divisions and geographic areas. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors” below for a discussion of certain risks associated with our operations, including outside the United States.
Frito-Lay North America
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, FLNA makes, markets, distributes and sells branded snack foods. These foods include branded dips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Doritos tortilla chips, Fritos corn chips, Lay’s potato chips, Ruffles potato chips, Santitas tortilla chips and Tostitos tortilla chips. FLNA’s branded products are sold to independent distributors and retailers. In addition, FLNA’s joint venture with Strauss Group makes, markets, distributes and sells Sabra refrigerated dips and spreads.
Quaker Foods North America
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, QFNA makes, markets, distributes and sells cereals, rice, pasta and other branded products. QFNA’s products include Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Life cereal, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Quaker grits, Quaker oat squares, Quaker oatmeal, Quaker rice cakes, Quaker simply granola and Rice-A-Roni side dishes. These branded products are sold to independent distributors and retailers.
North America Beverages
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, NAB makes, markets and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Aquafina, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, Mist Twst, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Propel and Tropicana. NAB also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink tea and coffee products through joint ventures with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name) and Starbucks, respectively. Further, NAB manufactures and distributes certain brands licensed from Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPSG), including Crush, Dr Pepper and Schweppes, and certain juice brands licensed from Dole Food Company, Inc. (Dole) and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Ocean Spray). NAB operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities and sells branded finished goods directly to independent distributors and retailers. NAB also sells concentrate and finished goods for our brands to authorized and independent bottlers, who in turn sell our branded finished goods to independent distributors and retailers in certain markets.

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Latin America
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, Latin America makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of snack food brands including Cheetos, Doritos, Emperador, Lay’s, Marias Gamesa, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas and Tostitos, as well as many Quaker-branded cereals and snacks. Latin America also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi and Toddy. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. Latin America also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink tea products through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name).
See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for information about the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan subsidiaries, which was effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015.
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, ESSA makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of leading snack food brands including Cheetos, Chipita, Doritos, Lay’s, Ruffles and Walkers, as well as many Quaker-branded cereals and snacks, through consolidated businesses as well as through noncontrolled affiliates. ESSA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Max and Tropicana. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. In certain markets, however, ESSA operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities. ESSA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink tea products through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name). In addition, ESSA makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of leading dairy products including Agusha, Chudo and Domik v Derevne.
Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, AMENA makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of leading snack food brands including Cheetos, Chipsy, Crunchy, Doritos, Kurkure and Lay’s, as well as many Quaker branded cereals and snacks, through consolidated businesses, as well as through noncontrolled affiliates. AMENA also makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including 7UP, Aquafina, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Pepsi and Tropicana. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. In certain markets, however, AMENA operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities. AMENA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink tea products through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name). Further, we license the Tropicana brand for use in China on co-branded juice products in connection with a strategic alliance with Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (Tingyi).
Our Distribution Network
Our products are primarily brought to market through direct-store-delivery (DSD), customer warehouse and distributor networks. The distribution system used depends on customer needs, product characteristics and local trade practices.
Direct-Store-Delivery
We, our independent bottlers and our distributors operate DSD systems that deliver beverages, foods and snacks directly to retail stores where the products are merchandised by our employees or our independent bottlers. DSD enables us to merchandise with maximum visibility and appeal. DSD is especially well-suited

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to products that are restocked often and respond to in-store promotion and merchandising.
Customer Warehouse
Some of our products are delivered from our manufacturing plants and warehouses to customer warehouses. These less costly systems generally work best for products that are less fragile and perishable, and have lower turnover.
Distributor Networks
We distribute many of our products through third-party distributors. Third-party distributors are particularly effective when greater distribution reach can be achieved by including a wide range of products on the delivery vehicles. For example, our foodservice and vending business distributes beverages, foods and snacks to restaurants, businesses, schools and stadiums through third-party foodservice and vending distributors and operators.
Our products are also available on a growing number of e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications as consumer consumption patterns continue to change and retail increasingly expands online.
Ingredients and Other Supplies
The principal ingredients we use in our beverage, food and snack products are apple, orange and pineapple juice and other juice concentrates, aspartame, corn, corn sweeteners, flavorings, flour, grapefruit, oranges and other fruits, oats, potatoes, raw milk, rice, seasonings, sucralose, sugar, vegetable and essential oils, and wheat. We also use water in the manufacturing of our products. Our key packaging materials include plastic resins, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene resins used for plastic beverage bottles and film packaging used for snack foods, aluminum used for cans, glass bottles, closures, cardboard and paperboard cartons. Fuel, electricity and natural gas are also important commodities for our businesses due to their use in our and our business partners’ facilities and the vehicles delivering our products. We employ specialists to secure adequate supplies of many of these items and have not experienced any significant continuous shortages that would prevent us from meeting our requirements. Many of these ingredients, raw materials and commodities are purchased in the open market. The prices we pay for such items are subject to fluctuation, and we manage this risk through the use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, including swaps and futures. In addition, risk to our supply of certain raw materials is mitigated through purchases from multiple geographies and suppliers. When prices increase, we may or may not pass on such increases to our customers. In addition, we continue to make investments to improve the sustainability and resources of our agricultural supply chain, including the development of our initiative to advance sustainable farming practices by our suppliers and expanding it globally. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on how we manage our exposure to commodity costs.
Our Brands and Intellectual Property Rights
We own numerous valuable trademarks which are essential to our worldwide businesses, including Agusha, Amp Energy, Aquafina, Aquafina Flavorsplash, Aunt Jemima, Cap’n Crunch, Cheetos, Chester’s, Chipsy, Chokis, Chudo, Cracker Jack, Crunchy, Diet Mist Twst, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Mug, Diet Pepsi, Diet 7UP (outside the United States), Domik v Derevne, Doritos, Duyvis, Elma Chips, Emperador, Frito-Lay, Fritos, Fruktovy Sad, G2, Gamesa, Gatorade, Grandma’s, H2oh!, Imunele, Izze, J-7 Tonus, Kas, KeVita, Kurkure, Lay’s, Life, Lifewtr, Lifewater, Lubimy, Manzanita Sol, Marias Gamesa, Matutano, Mirinda, Miss Vickie’s, Mist Twst, Mother’s, Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Mountain Dew Kickstart, Mug, Munchies, Naked, Near East, O.N.E., Paso de los Toros, Pasta Roni, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Next, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Propel, Quaker, Quaker Chewy, Rice-A-Roni, Rold Gold, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Sakata, Saladitas, Sandora, Santitas, 7UP (outside the United States), 7UP Free (outside the United States), Simba, Smartfood, Smith’s, Snack a Jacks, SoBe, SoBe Lifewater, Sonric’s, Stacy’s, Sting, SunChips, Toddy,

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Toddynho, Tostitos, Trop 50, Tropicana, Tropicana Farmstand, Tropicana Pure Premium, Tropicana Twister, V Water, Vesely Molochnik, Walkers and Ya. We also hold long-term licenses to use valuable trademarks in connection with our products in certain markets, including Dole and Ocean Spray. We also distribute Rockstar Energy drinks, Muscle Milk protein shakes and various DPSG brands, including Dr Pepper in certain markets, Crush and Schweppes. Joint ventures in which we have an ownership interest either own or have the right to use certain trademarks, such as Lipton, Sabra and Starbucks. Trademarks remain valid so long as they are used properly for identification purposes, and we emphasize correct use of our trademarks. We have authorized, through licensing arrangements, the use of many of our trademarks in such contexts as snack food joint ventures and beverage bottling appointments. In addition, we license the use of our trademarks on merchandise that is sold at retail, which enhances brand awareness.
We either own or have licenses to use a number of patents which relate to certain of our products, their packaging, the processes for their production and the design and operation of various equipment used in our businesses. Some of these patents are licensed to others.
Seasonality
Our businesses are affected by seasonal variations. For instance, our beverage sales are higher during the warmer months and certain food and dairy sales are higher in the cooler months. Weekly beverage and snack sales are generally highest in the third quarter due to seasonal and holiday-related patterns, and generally lowest in the first quarter. However, taken as a whole, seasonality has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial results.
Our Customers
Our customers include wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, among others. We normally grant our independent bottlers exclusive contracts to sell and manufacture certain beverage products bearing our trademarks within a specific geographic area. These arrangements provide us with the right to charge our independent bottlers for concentrate, finished goods and Aquafina royalties and specify the manufacturing process required for product quality. We also grant distribution rights to our independent bottlers for certain beverage products bearing our trademarks for specified geographic areas.
We rely on and provide financial incentives to our customers to assist in the distribution and promotion of our products to the consumer. For our independent distributors and retailers, these incentives include volume-based rebates, product placement fees, promotions and displays. For our independent bottlers, these incentives are referred to as bottler funding and are negotiated annually with each bottler to support a variety of trade and consumer programs, such as consumer incentives, advertising support, new product support, and vending and cooler equipment placement. Consumer incentives include coupons, pricing discounts and promotions, and other promotional offers. Advertising support is directed at advertising programs and supporting independent bottler media. New product support includes targeted consumer and retailer incentives and direct marketplace support, such as point-of-purchase materials, product placement fees, media and advertising. Vending and cooler equipment placement programs support the acquisition and placement of vending machines and cooler equipment. The nature and type of programs vary annually.
Changes to the retail landscape, including increased consolidation of retail ownership, the rapid growth of sales through e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications, the integration of physical and digital operations among retailers, as well as the growth in hard discounters, and the current economic environment continue to increase the importance of major customers. In 2017 , sales to Walmart Inc. (Walmart), including Sam’s Club (Sam’s), represented approximately 13% of our consolidated net revenue. Our top five retail customers represented approximately 33% of our 2017 net revenue in North America, with Walmart (including

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Sam’s) representing approximately 19% . These percentages include concentrate sales to our independent bottlers, which were used in finished goods sold by them to these retailers.
See “Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements” in “Our Financial Results – Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for more information on our independent bottlers.
Our Competition
Our beverage, food and snack products are in highly competitive categories and markets and compete against products of international beverage, food and snack companies that, like us, operate in multiple geographies, as well as regional, local and private label manufacturers, economy brands and other competitors. In many countries in which our products are sold, including the United States, The Coca-Cola Company is our primary beverage competitor. Other beverage, food and snack competitors include, but are not limited to, DPSG, Kellogg Company, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelēz International, Inc., Monster Beverage Corporation, Nestlé S.A., Red Bull GmbH and Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
Many of our food and snack products hold significant leadership positions in the food and snack industry in the United States and worldwide. In 2017 , we and The Coca-Cola Company represented approximately 23% and 20%, respectively, of the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage category by estimated retail sales in measured channels, according to Information Resources, Inc. However, The Coca-Cola Company has significant carbonated soft drink (CSD) share advantage in many markets outside the United States.
Our beverage, food and snack products compete primarily on the basis of brand recognition and loyalty, taste, price, value, quality, product variety, innovation, distribution, advertising, marketing and promotional activity, packaging, convenience, service and the ability to anticipate and effectively respond to consumer preferences and trends, including increased consumer focus on health and wellness and the continued acceleration of e-commerce and other methods of distributing and purchasing products. Success in this competitive environment is dependent on effective promotion of existing products, effective introduction of new products and reformulations of existing products, the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, marketing programs, product packaging, pricing, increased efficiency in production techniques, new vending and dispensing equipment and brand and trademark development and protection. We believe that the strength of our brands, innovation and marketing, coupled with the quality of our products and flexibility of our distribution network, allows us to compete effectively.
Research and Development
We engage in a variety of research and development activities and invest in innovation globally with the goal of meeting changing consumer demands and preferences and accelerating sustainable growth. These activities principally involve: development of new ingredients, flavors and products; reformulation and improvement in the quality and appeal of existing products; improvement and modernization of manufacturing processes, including cost reduction; improvements in product quality, safety and integrity; development of, and improvements in, dispensing equipment, packaging technology, package design and portion sizes; efforts focused on identifying opportunities to transform, grow and broaden our product portfolio, including by developing products with improved nutrition profiles that reduce added sugars, sodium or saturated fat, including through the use of sweetener alternatives and flavor modifiers and innovation in existing sweeteners, and by offering more products with positive nutrition including whole grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy, protein and hydration; investments in building our capabilities to support our global e-commerce business; and improvements in energy efficiency and efforts focused on reducing our impact on the environment. Our research centers are located around the world, including in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, Mexico, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, and leverage nutrition science, food

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science, engineering and consumer insights to meet our strategy to continue to develop nutritious and convenient beverages, foods and snacks.
In 2017 , we continued to refine our beverage, food and snack portfolio to meet changing consumer demands by reducing added sugars in many of our beverages and sodium and saturated fat in many of our foods and snacks, and by developing a broader portfolio of product choices, including: continuing to expand our beverage options that contain no high-fructose corn syrup and that are made with natural flavors; expanding our state-of-the-art food and beverage healthy vending initiative to increase the availability of convenient, affordable and enjoyable nutrition; further expanding our portfolio of nutritious products by building on our important nutrition platforms and brands — Quaker (grains), Tropicana (juices, lemonades, fruit and vegetable drinks), Gatorade (sports nutrition for athletes), Naked Juice (cold-pressed juices and smoothies) and KeVita (probiotics, tonics and fermented teas); further expanding our whole grain products globally; and further expanding our portfolio of nutritious products in growing categories, such as dairy, hummus and other refrigerated dips, and baked grain snacks. In addition, we continued to make investments to reduce our impact on the environment, including: efforts to conserve raw materials and energy, such as by working to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions across our global businesses, by helping to protect and conserve global water supply especially in high-water-risk locations (including replenishing watersheds that source our operations in high-water-risk locations and promoting the efficient use of water use in our agricultural supply chain), and by incorporating into our operations, improvements in the sustainability and resources of our agricultural supply chain; efforts to reduce waste generated by our operations and disposed of in landfills; efforts to support increased packaging recovery and recycling rates; efforts to increase energy efficiency, including the increased use of renewable energy and resources; efforts to support sustainable agriculture by expanding best practices with our growers and suppliers; and efforts to optimize packaging technology and design to make our packaging increasingly recoverable or recyclable with lower environmental impact, including continuing to invest in developing compostable and biodegradable packaging.
Research and development costs were $737 million , $760 million and $ 754 million in 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and are reported within selling, general and administrative expenses. Consumer research is excluded from such research and development costs and included in other marketing costs.
Regulatory Matters
The conduct of our businesses, including the production, storage, distribution, sale, display, advertising, marketing, labeling, content, quality, safety, transportation, disposal, recycling and use of our products, as well as our occupational health and safety practices and protection of personal information, are subject to various laws and regulations administered by federal, state and local governmental agencies in the United States, as well as to laws and regulations administered by government entities and agencies in the more than 200 other countries and territories in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold. It is our policy to abide by the laws and regulations around the world that apply to our businesses.
The U.S. laws and regulations that we are subject to include: the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and various state laws governing food safety; the Food Safety Modernization Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; various federal, state and local environmental protection laws, as discussed below; the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act; the Federal Trade Commission Act; the Lanham Act; various federal and state laws and regulations governing competition and trade practices; various federal and state laws and regulations governing our employment practices, including those related to equal employment opportunity, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and the National Labor Relations Act and those related to overtime compensation, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act; customs and foreign trade laws and regulations; laws regulating the sale of certain of our products in schools; and laws relating to the payment of taxes. We are also required to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act. We are also subject to various state and local statutes and regulations, including state consumer protection laws such as Proposition 65 in California, which requires that a specific warning appear

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on any product that contains a substance listed by the State of California as having been found to cause cancer or birth defects, unless the amount of such substance in the product is below a safe harbor level.
We are also subject to numerous similar and other laws and regulations outside the United States, including but not limited to laws and regulations governing food safety, occupational health and safety, competition, anti-corruption and data privacy. In many jurisdictions, compliance with competition laws is of special importance to us due to our competitive position in those jurisdictions, as is compliance with anti-corruption laws, including the U.K. Bribery Act. We rely on legal and operational compliance programs, as well as in-house and outside counsel and other experts, to guide our businesses in complying with the laws and regulations around the world that apply to our businesses.
In addition, certain jurisdictions have either imposed, or are considering imposing, new or increased taxes on the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products, ingredients or substances contained in, or attributes of, our products or commodities used in the production of our products. These taxes vary in scope and form: some apply to all beverages, including non-caloric beverages, while others apply only to beverages with a caloric sweetener (e.g., sugar). Similarly, some measures apply a single tax rate per liquid ounce while others apply a graduated tax rate depending upon the amount of added sugar in the beverage and some apply a flat tax rate on beverages containing a particular substance or ingredient.
In addition, certain jurisdictions have either imposed, or are considering imposing, product labeling or warning requirements or other limitations on the marketing or sale of certain of our products as a result of ingredients or substances contained in such products or the audience to whom products are marketed. These types of provisions have required that we provide a label that highlights perceived concerns about a product or warns consumers to avoid consumption of certain ingredients or substances present in our products. It is possible that similar or more restrictive requirements may be proposed or enacted in the future. Regulators may also restrict consumers’ ability to use benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the United States, to purchase certain beverages and foods. In addition, legislation has been enacted in certain U.S. states and in certain other countries where our products are sold that requires collection and recycling of containers or that prohibits the sale of our beverages in certain non-refillable containers, unless a deposit, ecotax or other fee is charged. It is possible that similar or more restrictive requirements may be proposed or enacted in the future.
We are also subject to national and local environmental laws in the United States and in foreign countries in which we do business, including laws related to water consumption and treatment, wastewater discharge and air emissions. In the United States, our facilities must comply with the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and other federal and state laws regarding handling, storage, release and disposal of wastes generated on-site and sent to third-party owned and operated off-site licensed facilities and our facilities outside the United States must comply with similar laws and regulations. In addition, continuing concern over climate change may result in new or increased legal and regulatory requirements (in or outside of the United States) to reduce or mitigate the potential effects of greenhouse gases, or to limit or impose additional costs on commercial water use due to local water scarcity concerns. Our policy is to abide by all applicable environmental laws and regulations, and we have internal programs in place with respect to our global environmental compliance. We have made, and plan to continue making, necessary expenditures for compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. While these expenditures have not had a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations to date, changes in environmental compliance requirements, and any expenditures necessary to comply with such requirements, could adversely affect our financial performance. In addition, we and our subsidiaries are subject to environmental remediation obligations arising in the normal course of business, as well as remediation and related indemnification obligations in connection with certain historical activities and contractual obligations, including those of businesses acquired by us or our subsidiaries. While these environmental remediation and indemnification

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obligations cannot be predicted with certainty, such obligations have not had, and are not expected to have, a material impact on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.
In addition to the discussion in this section, see also “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”
Employees
As of December 30, 2017 , we and our consolidated subsidiaries employed approximately 263,000 people worldwide, including approximately 113,000 people within the United States. In certain countries, our employment levels are subject to seasonal variations. We or our subsidiaries are party to numerous collective bargaining agreements. We expect that we will be able to renegotiate these collective bargaining agreements on satisfactory terms when they expire. We believe that relations with our employees are generally good.
Available Information
We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov .
Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those documents filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), are also available free of charge on our Internet site at http://www.pepsico.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Investors should note that we currently announce material information to our investors and others using filings with the SEC, press releases, public conference calls, webcasts or our corporate website ( www.pepsico.com ), including news and announcements regarding our financial performance, key personnel, our brands and our business strategy. Information that we post on our corporate website could be deemed material to investors. We encourage investors, the media, our customers, consumers, business partners and others interested in us to review the information we post on these channels. We may from time to time update the list of channels we will use to communicate information that could be deemed material and will post information about any such change on www.pepsico.com . The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part hereof or incorporated into this or any of our other filings with the SEC.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
You should carefully consider the risks described below in addition to the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any of the factors described below could occur or continue to occur and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or the price of our publicly traded securities. The risks below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, may occur or become material in the future and may also adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations or the price of our publicly traded securities. Therefore, historical operating results, financial and business performance, events and trends may not be a reliable indicator of future operating results, financial and business performance, events or trends.

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Demand for our products may be adversely affected by changes in consumer preferences or any inability on our part to innovate, market or distribute our products effectively, and any significant reduction in demand could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We are a global food and beverage company operating in highly competitive categories and markets. To generate revenues and profits, we rely on continued demand for our products and therefore must understand our customers and consumers and sell products that appeal to them in the sales channel in which they prefer to shop or browse for such products. In general, changes in consumption in our product categories or consumer demographics could result in reduced demand for our products. Demand for our products depends in part on our ability to anticipate and effectively respond to shifts in consumer trends and preferences, including increased demand for products that meet the needs of consumers who are concerned with: health and wellness (including products that have less added sugars, sodium and saturated fat); convenience (including responding to changes in in-home and on-the-go consumption patterns and methods of distribution of our products to customers and consumers); or the location of origin or source of the ingredients and products (including the environmental impact related to the production of our products).
Consumer preferences have been evolving, and are expected to continue to evolve, due to a variety of factors, including: changes in consumer demographics, including the aging of the general population and the emergence of the millennial and younger generations who have differing spending and consumption habits; consumer concerns or perceptions regarding the nutrition profile of certain of our products, including the presence of added sugar, sodium and saturated fat in certain of our products; growing demand for organic or locally sourced ingredients, or consumer concerns or perceptions (whether or not valid) regarding the health effects of ingredients or substances present in certain of our products, such as 4-MeI, acrylamide, artificial flavors and colors, artificial sweeteners, aspartame, caffeine, furfuryl alcohol, high-fructose corn syrup, partially hydrolyzed oils, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, trans fats or other product ingredients, substances or attributes, including genetically engineered ingredients; taxes or other restrictions, including labeling requirements, imposed on our products; consumer concerns or perceptions regarding packaging materials, including their environmental impact; changes in package or portion size; changes in social trends that impact travel, vacation or leisure activity patterns; changes in weather patterns or seasonal consumption cycles; the continued acceleration of e-commerce and other methods of purchasing products; negative publicity (whether or not valid) resulting from regulatory actions, litigation against us or other companies in our industry or negative or inaccurate posts or comments in the media, including social media, about us, our employees, our products or advertising campaigns and marketing programs; perception of social media posts or other information disseminated by us or our employees and agents, customers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties; perception of our employees, agents, customers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties or the business practices of such parties; product boycotts; or a downturn in economic conditions. Any of these factors may reduce consumers’ willingness to purchase our products and any inability on our part to anticipate or react to such changes could result in reduced demand for our products and erosion of our competitive and financial position and could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations.
Demand for our products is also dependent in part on product quality, product and marketing innovation and production and distribution, including our ability to: maintain a robust pipeline of new products; improve the quality of existing products; extend our portfolio of products in growing markets and categories; respond to cultural differences and regional consumer preferences (whether through developing or acquiring new products that are responsive to such preferences); monitor and adjust our use of ingredients (including to respond to applicable regulations); develop or acquire a broader portfolio of product choices, including by continuing to increase non-carbonated beverage offerings and other alternatives to traditional carbonated beverage offerings and, in some cases, reformulations of our traditional carbonated beverage offerings; develop sweetener alternatives and innovation; improve the production, packaging and distribution of our

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products; respond to competitive product and pricing pressures and changes in distribution channels, including in the rapidly growing e-commerce channel; and implement effective advertising campaigns and marketing programs, including successfully adapting to a rapidly changing media environment through the use of social media and online advertising campaigns and marketing programs.
Although we devote significant resources to the items mentioned above, there can be no assurance as to our continued ability to develop, launch, maintain or distribute successful new products or variants of existing products in a timely manner (including to correctly anticipate or effectively react to changes in consumer preferences) or to develop and effectively execute advertising and marketing campaigns that appeal to customers and consumers. Our failure to make the right strategic investments to drive innovation or successfully launch new products or variants of existing products or effectively distribute our products could decrease demand for our existing products by negatively affecting consumer perception of our existing brands and may result in inventory write-offs and other costs that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Changes in, or failure to comply with, laws and regulations applicable to our products or our business operations could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The conduct of our business is subject to various laws and regulations administered by federal, state and local governmental agencies in the United States, as well as government entities and agencies outside the United States, including laws and regulations relating to the production, storage, distribution, sale, display, advertising, marketing, labeling, content, quality, safety, transportation, disposal, recycling and use of our products, as well as our employment and occupational health and safety practices and protection of personal information. In addition, in many jurisdictions, compliance with competition laws is of special importance to us due to our competitive position in those jurisdictions, as is compliance with anti-corruption laws. Many of these laws and regulations have differing or conflicting legal standards across the various markets where our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold and, in certain markets, such as developing and emerging markets, may be less developed or certain. For example, products containing genetically engineered ingredients are subject to varying regulations and restrictions in the jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold. In addition, these laws and regulations and related interpretations may change, sometimes dramatically and unexpectedly, as a result of a variety of factors, including political, economic or social events. Such changes may include changes in: food and drug laws; laws related to product labeling, advertising and marketing practices; laws and treaties related to international trade, including laws regarding the import or export of our products or ingredients used in our products and tariffs; laws and programs restricting the sale and advertising of certain of our products, including restrictions on the audience to whom products are marketed; laws and programs aimed at reducing, restricting or eliminating ingredients or substances in, or attributes of, certain of our products; laws and programs aimed at discouraging the consumption or altering the package or portion size of certain of our products, including laws imposing restrictions on the use of government funds or programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (included within the Farm Bill in the United States), to purchase certain of our products; increased regulatory scrutiny of, and increased litigation involving product claims and concerns (whether or not valid) regarding the effects on health of ingredients or substances in, or attributes of, certain of our products, including without limitation those found in energy drinks; state consumer protection laws; laws regulating the protection of personal information; cyber-security regulations; regulatory initiatives, including the imposition or proposed imposition of new or increased taxes or other measures impacting the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products; accounting rules and interpretations; employment laws; privacy laws; laws regulating the price we may charge for our products; laws regulating water rights and access to and use of water or utilities; environmental laws, including laws relating to the regulation of water treatment and discharge of wastewater and air emissions and laws relating to the disposal, recovery or recycling of our products and their packaging. Changes in regulatory requirements, and competing regulations and standards, where our

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products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold, may result in higher compliance costs, capital expenditures and higher production costs, which could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations.
The imposition by any jurisdiction in the United States or outside the United States of new laws, regulations or governmental policy and their related interpretations, or changes in any of the foregoing, including taxes, labeling, product or production requirements or other limitations on, or pertaining to, the sale or advertisement of certain of our products, ingredients or substances contained in, or attributes of, our products or commodities used in the production of our products, may further alter the way in which we do business and, therefore, may continue to increase our costs or liabilities or reduce demand for our products, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. If one jurisdiction imposes or proposes to impose new requirements or restrictions, other jurisdictions may follow and the requirements or restrictions, or proposed requirements or restrictions, may also result in adverse publicity (whether or not valid). For example, if one jurisdiction imposes a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages or foods, or imposes a specific labeling or warning requirement, other jurisdictions may impose similar or other measures that impact the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products. The foregoing may result in decreased demand for our products, adverse publicity or increased concerns about the health implications of consumption of ingredients or substances in our products (whether or not valid).
In addition, studies (whether or not scientifically valid) are underway by third parties purporting to assess the health implications of consumption of certain ingredients or substances present in certain of our products, such as 4-MeI, acrylamide, caffeine, furfuryl alcohol, added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Third parties have also published documents or studies claiming (whether or not valid) that taxes can address consumer consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other foods high in sugar, sodium or saturated fat. If, as a result of these studies and documents or otherwise, there is an increase in consumer concerns (whether or not valid) about the health implications of consumption of our products, an increase in the number of jurisdictions that impose taxes on our products, or an increase in new labeling, product or production requirements or other restrictions on the manufacturing, sale or display of our products, demand for our products could decline, or we could be subject to lawsuits or new regulations that could affect sales of our products, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Although we have policies and procedures in place that are designed to promote legal and regulatory compliance, our employees, suppliers, or other third parties with whom we do business could take actions, intentional or not, that violate these policies and procedures or applicable laws or regulations or could fail to maintain required documentation sufficient to evidence our compliance with applicable laws or regulations. Violations of laws or regulations could subject us to criminal or civil enforcement actions, including fines, penalties, disgorgement of profits or activity restrictions, any of which could result in adverse publicity or affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, regulatory authorities under whose laws we operate may have enforcement powers that can subject us to actions such as product recall, seizure of products or assets or other sanctions, which could have an adverse effect on the sales of products in our portfolio or could lead to damage to our reputation.
In addition, we and our subsidiaries are party to a variety of legal and environmental remediation obligations arising in the normal course of business, as well as environmental remediation, product liability, toxic tort and related indemnification proceedings in connection with certain historical activities and contractual obligations, including those of businesses acquired by us or our subsidiaries. Due to regulatory complexities, uncertainties inherent in litigation and the risk of unidentified contaminants on current and former properties of ours and our subsidiaries, the potential exists for remediation, liability and indemnification costs to differ materially from the costs we have estimated. We cannot guarantee that our costs in relation to these matters

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will not exceed our estimates or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
The imposition or proposed imposition of new or increased taxes aimed at our products could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Certain jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold have either imposed, or are considering imposing, new or increased taxes on the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products, ingredients or substances contained in, or attributes of, our products or commodities used in the production of our products. These taxes vary in scope and form: some apply to all beverages, including non-caloric beverages, while others apply only to beverages with a caloric sweetener (e.g., sugar). Similarly, some measures apply a single tax rate per liquid ounce while others apply a graduated tax rate depending upon the amount of added sugar in the beverage and some apply a flat tax rate on beverages containing a particular substance or ingredient. For example, effective January 2018, the City of Seattle, Washington in the United States enacted a per-ounce surcharge on all sugar-sweetened beverages. By contrast, the United Kingdom enacted a graduated tax, effective April 2018, in which the per-ounce tax rate is tied to the amount of added sugar present in the beverage: the higher the amount of added sugar, the higher the per-ounce tax rate and Saudi Arabia enacted, effective June 2017, a flat tax rate of 50% on the retail price of carbonated soft drinks. These tax measures, whatever their scope or form, could increase the cost of our products, reduce overall consumption of our products, lead to negative publicity (whether based on scientific fact or not) or leave consumers with the perception (whether or not valid) that our products do not meet their health and wellness needs. Such factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Significant additional labeling or warning requirements or limitations on the marketing or sale of our products may reduce demand for such products and could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Certain jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold have either imposed, or are considering imposing, product labeling or warning requirements or limitations on the marketing or sale of certain of our products as a result of ingredients or substances contained in such products. These types of provisions have required that we provide a label that highlights perceived concerns about a product or warns consumers to avoid consumption of certain ingredients or substances present in our products. For example, in California in the United States, Proposition 65 requires a specific warning on or relating to any product that contains a substance listed by the State of California as having been found to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm, unless the level of such substance in the product is below a safe harbor level established by the State of California.
In addition, a number of jurisdictions, both in and outside the United States, have imposed or are considering imposing labeling requirements, including color-coded labeling of certain food and beverage products where colors such as red, yellow and green are used to indicate various levels of a particular ingredient, such as sugar, sodium or saturated fat. The imposition or proposed imposition of additional product labeling or warning requirements could reduce overall consumption of our products, lead to negative publicity (whether based on scientific fact or not) or leave consumers with the perception (whether or not valid) that our products do not meet their health and wellness needs. Such factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Changes in laws and regulations relating to packaging or disposal of our products could continue to increase our costs and reduce demand for our products or otherwise have an adverse impact on our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations.
Certain of our products are sold in packaging designed to be recoverable for recycling but not all packaging

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is recovered, whether due to low value, lack of infrastructure or otherwise. The United States and many other jurisdictions have imposed or are considering imposing regulations or policies designed to encourage recycling, including requiring that deposits or certain taxes or fees be charged in connection with the sale, distribution, marketing and use of certain packaging; extended producer responsibility policies which makes brand owners responsible for the costs of recycling products after consumers have used them; and adopting or extending product stewardship policies which could require brand owners to plan for and, if necessary, pay for the recycling or disposal of packaging after consumers have used them. In addition, these jurisdictions may elect to impose regulations or policies to ban the use of certain packaging, such as plastic beverage bottles. Compliance with these laws and regulations could continue to affect our costs or require changes in our distribution model, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Further, our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to packaging or disposal of our products.
Our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer if we are unable to compete effectively.
Our beverage, food and snack products are in highly competitive categories and markets and compete against products of international beverage, food and snack companies that, like us, operate in multiple geographies, as well as regional, local, and private label manufacturers, economy brands and other competitors. In many countries in which our products are sold, including the United States, The Coca-Cola Company is our primary beverage competitor. Other beverage, food and snack competitors include, but are not limited to, DPSG, Kellogg Company, The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelēz International, Inc., Monster Beverage Corporation, Nestlé S.A., Red Bull GmbH and Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
Our beverage, food and snack products compete primarily on the basis of brand recognition and loyalty, taste, price, value, quality, product variety, innovation, distribution, advertising, marketing and promotional activity, packaging, convenience, service and the ability to anticipate and effectively respond to consumer preferences and trends, including increased consumer focus on health and wellness and the continued acceleration of e-commerce and other methods of distributing and purchasing products. If we are unable to effectively promote our existing products or introduce new products, if our advertising or marketing campaigns are not effective or if we are otherwise unable to effectively respond to pricing pressure or compete effectively (including in distributing our products effectively and cost efficiently through all existing and emerging channels of trade, including through e-commerce and hard discounters), we may be unable to grow or maintain sales or category share or we may need to increase capital, marketing or other expenditures, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected as a result of political conditions in the markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold.
Political conditions in the markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold may be difficult to predict and may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The results of elections, referendums or other political conditions in the markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold could create uncertainty regarding how existing laws and regulations may change, including with respect to sanctions, climate change regulation, taxes, the movement of goods, services and people between countries and other matters, and could result in exchange rate fluctuation, volatility in global stock markets and global economic uncertainty. For example, there is continued uncertainty surrounding the United Kingdom’s pending withdrawal from the European Union, including how the United Kingdom will interact with other European Union countries following its departure. Any changes in, or the imposition of new laws, regulations or governmental policy and their related interpretations due to elections,

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referendums or other political conditions could have an adverse impact on our business, financial conditions and results of operations.
Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected if we are unable to grow our business in developing and emerging markets.
Our success depends in part on our ability to grow our business in developing and emerging markets, including Mexico, Russia, the Middle East, Brazil, China and India. However, there can be no assurance that our existing products, variants of our existing products or new products that we make, manufacture, distribute or sell will be accepted or be successful in any particular developing or emerging market, due to local or global competition, product price, cultural differences, consumer preferences or otherwise. The following factors could reduce demand for our products or otherwise impede the growth of our business in developing and emerging markets: unstable economic, political or social conditions; acts of war, terrorist acts, and civil unrest; increased competition; volatility in the economic growth of certain of these markets and the related impact on developed countries who export to these markets; volatile oil prices and the impact on the local economy in certain of these markets; our inability to acquire businesses, form strategic business alliances or to make necessary infrastructure investments; our inability to complete divestitures or refranchisings; imposition of new or increased labeling, product or production requirements, or other restrictions; imposition of new or increased sanctions against, or other regulations restricting contact with, certain countries in these markets, or imposition of new or increased sanctions against U.S. multinational corporations operating in these markets; actions, such as removing our products from shelves, taken by retailers in response to U.S. trade sanctions or other governmental action or policy; foreign ownership restrictions; nationalization of our assets or the assets of our suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties; imposition of taxes on our products or the ingredients or substances used in our products; government-mandated closure, or threatened closure, of our operations or the operations of our suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners, customers or other third parties; restrictions on the import or export of our products or ingredients or substances used in our products; regulations relating to the repatriation of funds currently held in foreign jurisdictions to the United States; highly-inflationary economies, devaluation or fluctuation, such as the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, Turkish lira, Pound sterling, Argentine peso and the Mexican peso, or demonetization of currency; regulations on the transfer of funds to and from foreign countries, currency controls or other currency exchange restrictions, which result in significant cash balances in foreign countries, from time to time, or could significantly affect our ability to effectively manage our operations in certain of these markets and could result in the deconsolidation of such businesses; the lack of well-established or reliable legal systems; increased costs of doing business due to compliance with complex foreign and U.S. laws and regulations that apply to our international operations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act; and adverse consequences, such as the assessment of fines or penalties, for any failure to comply with these laws and regulations. If we are unable to expand our businesses in developing and emerging markets, effectively operate, or manage the risks associated with operating, in these markets, or achieve the return on capital we expect from our investments in these markets, our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.
Uncertain or unfavorable economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Many of the countries in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed and sold have experienced and may, from time to time, continue to experience uncertain or unfavorable economic conditions, such as recessions or economic slowdowns. Our business or financial results may be adversely impacted by uncertain or unfavorable economic conditions in the United States and globally, including: adverse changes in interest rates, tax laws or tax rates; volatile commodity markets, including speculative influences; highly-inflationary

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economies, devaluation, fluctuation or demonetization; contraction in the availability of credit in the marketplace due to legislation or economic conditions; the effects of government initiatives, including demonetization, austerity or stimulus measures to manage economic conditions and any changes to or cessation of such initiatives; the effects of any default by or deterioration in the creditworthiness of the countries in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold or of countries that may then impact countries in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold; reduced demand for our products resulting from volatility in general global economic conditions or a shift in consumer preferences for economic reasons or otherwise to regional, local or private label products or other lower-cost products, or to less profitable sales channels; or a decrease in the fair value of pension or post-retirement assets that could increase future employee benefit costs and/or funding requirements of our pension or post-retirement plans. In addition, we cannot predict how current or future economic conditions will affect our customers, consumers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties and any negative impact on any of the foregoing may also have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, some of the major financial institutions with which we execute transactions, including U.S. and non-U.S. commercial banks, insurance companies, investment banks and other financial institutions, may be exposed to a ratings downgrade, bankruptcy, liquidity events, default or similar risks as a result of unfavorable economic conditions, changing regulatory requirements or other factors beyond our control. A ratings downgrade, bankruptcy, receivership, default or similar event involving a major financial institution, or changes in the regulatory environment, may limit the ability or willingness of financial institutions to enter into financial transactions with us, including to provide banking or related cash management services, or to extend credit on terms commercially acceptable to us or at all; may leave us with reduced borrowing capacity or exposed to certain currencies or price risk associated with forecasted purchases of raw materials, including through our use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, including swaps and futures; or may result in a decline in the market value of our investments in debt securities, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Similar risks exist with respect to our customers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors and joint venture partners and could result in their inability to obtain credit to purchase our products or to finance the manufacture and distribution of our products resulting in canceled orders and/or product delays, which could also have an adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our business and reputation could suffer if we are unable to protect our information systems against, or effectively respond to, cyberattacks or other cyber incidents or if our information systems, or those of our customers, suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties, are otherwise disrupted.
We depend on information systems and technology, some of which are provided by third parties, including public websites and cloud-based services, for many activities important to our business, including: to interface with our customers and consumers; to engage in marketing activities; to enable and improve the effectiveness of our operations; to order and manage materials from suppliers; to manage inventory; to manage our facilities; to conduct research and development; to maintain accurate financial records; to achieve operational efficiencies; to comply with regulatory, financial reporting, legal and tax requirements; to collect and store sensitive data and confidential information; to communicate electronically among our global operations and with our employees and the employees of our customers, suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, distributors, joint venture partners and other third parties; and to communicate with our investors.
As with other global companies, we are regularly subject to cyberattacks. Cyberattacks and other cyber incidents are occurring more frequently, are constantly evolving in nature, are becoming more sophisticated and are being made by groups and individuals (including criminal hackers, hacktivists, state-sponsored

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institutions, terrorist organizations and individuals or groups participating in organized crime) with a wide range of expertise and motives (including monetization of corporate, payment or other internal or personal data, theft of trade secrets and intellectual property for competitive advantage and leverage for political, social, economic and environmental reasons). Such cyberattacks and cyber incidents can take many forms including cyber extortion, denial of service, social engineering, such as impersonation attempts to fraudulently induce employees or others to disclose information or unwittingly provide access to systems or data, introduction of viruses or malware, such as ransomware through phishing emails, website defacement or theft of passwords and other credentials. Although we may incur significant costs in protecting against or remediating cyberattacks or other cyber incidents, no cyberattack or other cyber incident has, to our knowledge, had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations to date.
If we do not allocate and effectively manage the resources necessary to build and maintain our information technology infrastructure, including monitoring networks and systems, upgrading our security policies and the skills and training of our employees, and requiring our third-party service providers, customers, suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties to do the same, if we or they fail to timely identify or appropriately respond to cyberattacks or other cyber incidents, or if our or their information systems are damaged, compromised, destroyed or shut down (whether as a result of natural disasters, fires, power outages, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events, network outages, software, equipment or telecommunications failures, technology development defects, user errors, or from deliberate cyberattacks such as malicious or disruptive software, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering, hackers or otherwise), our business could be disrupted and we could, among other things, be subject to: transaction errors; processing inefficiencies; the loss of, or failure to attract, new customers and consumers; lost revenues resulting from the disruption or shutdown of computer systems or other information technology systems at our offices, plants, warehouses, distribution centers or other facilities, or the loss of a competitive advantage due to the unauthorized use, acquisition or disclosure of, or access to, confidential information; the incurrence of costs to restore data and to safeguard against future extortion attempts; the loss of, or damage to, intellectual property or trade secrets, including the loss or unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data or other assets; alteration, corruption or loss of accounting, financial or other data on which we rely for financial reporting and other purposes, which could cause delays in our financial reporting; damage to our reputation or brands; damage to employee, customer and consumer relations; litigation; regulatory enforcement actions or fines; unauthorized disclosure of confidential personal information of our employees, customers or consumers; the loss of information and/or supply chain disruption resulting from the failure of security patches to be developed and installed on a timely basis; violation of data privacy, security or other laws and regulations; and remediation costs.
Further, our information systems and the information stored therein could be compromised by, and we could experience similar adverse consequences due to, unauthorized outside parties accessing or extracting sensitive data or confidential information, corrupting information or disrupting business processes (or demonstrating an ability to do so) or by inadvertent or intentional actions by our employees, agents or third parties. We continue to devote significant resources to network security, backup and disaster recovery, and other security measures, including training, to protect our systems and data, but these security measures cannot provide absolute security or guarantee that we will be successful in preventing or responding to every such breach or disruption. In addition, due to the constantly evolving nature of these security threats, the form and impact of any future incident cannot be predicted.
Similar risks exist with respect to the cloud-based service providers and other third-party vendors that we rely upon for aspects of our information technology support services and administrative functions, including payroll processing, health and benefit plan administration and certain finance and accounting functions, and systems managed, hosted, provided and/or used by third parties and their vendors. The need to coordinate with various third-party vendors may complicate our efforts to resolve any issues that may arise. As a result,

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we are subject to the risk that the activities associated with our third-party vendors may adversely affect our business even if the attack or breach does not directly impact our systems or information. Moreover, our increased use of mobile and cloud technologies could heighten these and other operational risks, as certain aspects of the security of such technologies may be complex, unpredictable or beyond our control.
While we currently maintain insurance coverage that, subject to its terms and conditions, is intended to address costs associated with certain aspects of cyber incidents, network failures and data privacy-related concerns, this insurance coverage may not, depending on the specific facts and circumstances surrounding an incident, cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise from an incident, or the damage to our reputation or brands that may result from an incident.
Our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected by increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials, energy, water and other supplies.
We and our business partners use various raw materials, energy, water and other supplies in our business. The principal ingredients we use in our beverage, food and snack products are apple, orange and pineapple juice and other juice concentrates, aspartame, corn, corn sweeteners, flavorings, flour, grapefruit, oranges and other fruits, oats, potatoes, raw milk, rice, seasonings, sucralose, sugar, vegetable and essential oils, and wheat. We also use water in the manufacturing of our products. Our key packaging materials include plastic resins, including PET and polypropylene resins used for plastic beverage bottles and film packaging used for snack foods, aluminum used for cans, glass bottles, closures, cardboard and paperboard cartons. Fuel, electricity and natural gas are also important commodities for our businesses due to their use in our and our business partners’ facilities and the vehicles delivering our products.
Some of these raw materials and supplies are sourced from countries experiencing civil unrest, political instability or unfavorable economic conditions, and some are available from a limited number of suppliers or a sole supplier or are in short supply when seasonal demand is at its peak. We cannot assure that we will be able to maintain favorable arrangements and relationships with these suppliers or that our contingency plans, including development of ingredients, materials or supplies to replace ingredients, materials or supplies sourced from such suppliers, will be effective in preventing disruptions that may arise from shortages or discontinuation of any ingredient that is sourced from such suppliers. In addition, increasing focus on climate change, deforestation, water, animal welfare and human rights concerns and other risks associated with the global food system may lead to increased activism focusing on consumer goods companies, governmental intervention and consumer response, and could adversely affect our or our suppliers’ reputation and business and our ability to procure the materials we need to operate our business. The raw materials and energy, including fuel, that we use for the manufacturing, production and distribution of our products are largely commodities that are subject to price volatility and fluctuations in availability caused by many factors, including changes in global supply and demand, weather conditions (including any potential effects of climate change), fire, natural disasters (such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or flooding), disease or pests, agricultural uncertainty, health epidemics or pandemics, governmental incentives and controls (including import/export restrictions), political uncertainties, acts of terrorism, governmental instability or currency exchange rates. Shortage of some of these raw materials and other supplies, sustained interruption in their supply or an increase in their costs could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Many of our ingredients, raw materials and commodities are purchased in the open market. The prices we pay for such items are subject to fluctuation, and we manage this risk through the use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, including swaps and futures. If commodity price changes result in unexpected or significant increases in raw materials and energy costs, we may be unwilling or unable to increase our product prices or unable to effectively hedge against commodity price increases to offset these increased costs without suffering reduced volume, revenue, margins and operating results. In addition, certain of the derivatives used to hedge price risk do not qualify for hedge

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accounting treatment and, therefore, can result in increased volatility in our net earnings in any given period due to changes in the spot prices of the underlying commodities.
Water is a limited resource in many parts of the world. The lack of available water of acceptable quality and increasing pressure to conserve water in areas of scarcity and stress may lead to: supply chain disruption; adverse effects on our operations; higher compliance costs; capital expenditures (including additional investments in the development of technologies to enhance water efficiency and reduce water consumption); higher production costs; the cessation of operations at, or relocation of, our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties; or damage to our reputation, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Business disruptions could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our ability, and that of our suppliers and other third parties, including our bottlers, contract manufacturers, joint venture partners, distributors and customers, to make, manufacture, transport, distribute and sell products in our portfolio is critical to our success. Damage or disruption to our or their operations due to any of the following factors could impair the ability to make, manufacture, transport, distribute or sell products in our portfolio: adverse weather conditions (including any potential effects of climate change) or natural disasters, such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or flooding; government action; economic or political uncertainties or instability in countries in which such products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold, which may also affect our ability to protect the security of our assets and employees; fire; terrorism; outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities; food safety warnings or recalls, whether related to products in our portfolio or otherwise; health epidemics or pandemics; supply and commodity shortages; unplanned delays or unexpected problems associated with repairs or enhancements of facilities in which such products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold; loss or impairment of key manufacturing sites; cyber incidents, including the disruption or shutdown of computer systems or other information technology systems at our offices, plants, warehouses, distribution centers or other facilities or those of our suppliers and other third parties who make, manufacture, transport, distribute and sell products in our portfolio; industrial accidents or other occupational health and safety issues; telecommunications failures; power or water shortages; strikes and other labor disputes; or other reasons beyond our control or the control of our suppliers and other third parties. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood or potential impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore operations.
Product contamination or tampering or issues or concerns with respect to product quality, safety and integrity could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations.
Product contamination or tampering, the failure to maintain high standards for product quality, safety and integrity, including with respect to raw materials and ingredients obtained from suppliers, or allegations (whether or not valid) of product quality issues, mislabeling, misbranding, spoilage, allergens, adulteration or contamination with respect to products in our portfolio may reduce demand for such products, and cause production and delivery disruptions or increase costs, which could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations. If any of the products in our portfolio are mislabeled or become unfit for consumption or cause injury, illness or death, or if appropriate resources are not devoted to product quality and safety (particularly as we expand our portfolio into new categories) or to comply with changing food safety requirements, we could decide to, or be required to, recall products in our portfolio and/or we may be subject to liability or government action, which could result in payment of damages or fines, cause certain products in our portfolio to be unavailable for a period of time, result in destruction of product inventory, or result in adverse publicity (whether or not valid), which could reduce consumer demand and

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brand equity. Moreover, even if allegations of product contamination or tampering or suggestions that our products were not fit for consumption are meritless, the negative publicity surrounding assertions against us or products in our portfolio or processes could adversely affect our reputation or brands. Our business could also be adversely affected if consumers lose confidence in product quality, safety and integrity generally, even if such loss of confidence is unrelated to products in our portfolio. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, if we do not have adequate insurance, if we do not have enforceable indemnification from suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties or if indemnification is not available, the liability relating to such product claims or disruption as a result of recall efforts could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Any damage to our reputation or brand image could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We are a leading global beverage, food and snack company with brands that are respected household names throughout the world. Maintaining a good reputation globally is critical to selling our branded products. Our reputation or brand image could be adversely impacted by any of the following, or by adverse publicity (whether or not valid) relating thereto: the failure to maintain high ethical, social and environmental practices for all of our operations and activities, including with respect to human rights, child labor laws and workplace conditions and safety, or failure to require our suppliers or other third parties to do so; the failure to achieve our goals of reducing added sugars, sodium and saturated fat in certain of our products and of growing our portfolio of product choices; the failure to achieve our other sustainability goals or to be perceived as appropriately addressing matters of social responsibility; the failure to protect our intellectual property, including in the event our brands are used without our authorization; health concerns (whether or not valid) about our products or particular ingredients or substances in, or attributes of, our products, including concerns regarding whether certain of our products contribute to obesity; the imposition or proposed imposition of new or increased taxes, labeling requirements or other limitations on, or pertaining to, the sale, display or advertising of our products; any failure to comply, or perception of a failure to comply, with our policies and goals, including those regarding advertising to children and reducing calorie consumption from sugar-sweetened beverages; our research and development efforts; the recall (voluntary or otherwise) of any products in our portfolio; our environmental impact, including use of agricultural materials, packaging, water, energy use and waste management; any failure to achieve our goals with respect to reducing our impact on the environment, or perception of a failure to act responsibly with respect to water use and the environment; any failure to achieve our goals with respect to human rights throughout our value chain; the practices of our employees, agents, customers, distributors, suppliers, bottlers, contract manufacturers, joint venture partners or other third parties (including others in our industry) with respect to any of the foregoing, actual or perceived; consumer perception of our industry; consumer perception of our advertising campaigns, sponsorship arrangements or marketing programs; consumer perception of our use of social media; consumer perception of statements made by us, our employees and executives, agents, customers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties (including others in our industry); or our responses or the responses of others in our industry to any of the foregoing.
In addition, we operate globally, which requires us to comply with numerous local regulations, including, without limitation, anti-corruption laws, competition laws and tax laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold. In the event that we or our employees engage in or are believed to have engaged in improper activities, we may be subject to regulatory proceedings, including enforcement actions, litigation, loss of sales or other consequences, which may cause us to suffer damage to our reputation in the United States or abroad. Failure to comply with local laws and regulations, to maintain an effective system of internal control or to provide accurate and timely financial information could also hurt our reputation. In addition, water is a limited resource in many parts of the world and demand

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for water continues to rise. Our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to water use.
Further, the popularity of social media and other consumer-oriented technologies has increased the speed and accessibility of information dissemination. As a result, negative or inaccurate posts or comments about us, our products, policies, practices, advertising campaigns and marketing programs or sponsorship arrangements; our use of social media or of posts or other information disseminated by us or our employees, agents, customers, suppliers, bottlers, distributors, joint venture partners or other third parties; consumer perception of any of the foregoing, or failure by us to respond effectively to any of the foregoing, may also generate adverse publicity (whether or not valid) that could damage our reputation.
Damage to our reputation or brand image or loss of consumer confidence in our products or employees for any of these or other reasons could result in decreased demand for our products and could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, as well as require additional resources to rebuild our reputation.
Failure to successfully complete or integrate acquisitions and joint ventures into our existing operations, or to complete or effectively manage divestitures or refranchisings, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We regularly review our portfolio of businesses and evaluate potential acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, refranchisings and other strategic transactions. Potential issues associated with these activities could include, among other things: our ability to realize the full extent of the expected returns, benefits, cost savings or synergies as a result of a transaction, within the anticipated time frame, or at all; receipt of necessary consents, clearances and approvals in connection with a transaction; and diversion of management’s attention from day-to-day operations.
With respect to acquisitions, the following factors also pose potential risks: our ability to successfully combine our businesses with the business of the acquired company, including integrating the acquired company’s manufacturing, distribution, sales, accounting, financial reporting and administrative support activities and information technology systems with our company; our ability to successfully operate in new categories or territories; motivating, recruiting and retaining executives and key employees; conforming standards, controls (including internal control over financial reporting, environmental compliance, health and safety compliance and compliance with other laws and regulations), procedures and policies, business cultures and compensation structures between us and the acquired company; consolidating and streamlining corporate and administrative infrastructures and avoiding increased operating expenses; consolidating sales and marketing operations; retaining existing customers and attracting new customers; retaining existing distributors; identifying and eliminating redundant and underperforming operations and assets; coordinating geographically dispersed organizations; managing tax costs or inefficiencies associated with integrating our operations following completion of an acquisition; and other unanticipated problems or liabilities, such as contingent liabilities and litigation.
With respect to joint ventures, we share ownership and management responsibility with one or more parties who may or may not have the same goals, strategies, priorities, resources or values as we do. Joint ventures are intended to be operated for the benefit of all co-owners, rather than for our exclusive benefit. Business decisions or other actions or omissions of our joint venture partners may adversely affect the value of our investment, result in litigation or regulatory action against us or otherwise damage our reputation and brands and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, acquisitions and joint ventures outside of the United States increase our exposure to risks associated with operations outside of the United States, including fluctuations in exchange rates and

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compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws and laws and regulations outside the United States.
With respect to divestitures and refranchisings, we may not be able to complete or effectively manage such transactions on terms commercially favorable to us or at all and may fail to achieve the anticipated benefits or cost savings from the divestiture or refranchising. Further, as divestitures and refranchisings may reduce our direct control over certain aspects of our business, any failure to maintain good relations with divested or refranchised businesses in our supply or sales chain may adversely impact our sales or business performance.
If an acquisition or joint venture is not successfully completed or integrated into our existing operations, or if a divestiture or refranchising is not successfully completed or managed or does not result in the benefits or cost savings we expect, our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected.
A change in our estimates and underlying assumptions regarding the future performance of our businesses could result in an impairment charge, which could materially affect our results of operations.
We conduct impairment tests on our goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, as well as other investments and other long-lived assets annually, during our third quarter, or more frequently, if circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable or that an other-than-temporary impairment exists. Any changes in our estimates or underlying assumptions regarding the future performance of our reporting units or in determining the fair value of any such reporting unit, including goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, as well as other investments and other long-lived assets, could adversely affect our results of operations. Factors that could result in an impairment include, but are not limited to: significant negative economic or industry trends or competitive operating conditions; significant macroeconomic conditions that may result in a future increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate fair value; and significant changes in the nature and timing of decisions regarding assets or markets that do not perform consistent with our expectations, including factors we use to estimate future levels of sales, operating profit or cash flows. Future impairment charges could have a significant adverse effect on our results of operations in the periods recognized.
Increases in income tax rates, changes in income tax laws or disagreements with tax authorities could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We are subject to income taxes in the United States and in certain foreign jurisdictions in which we operate. Increases in income tax rates or other changes in income tax laws in any particular jurisdiction could reduce our after-tax income from such jurisdiction and could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our operations outside the United States generate a significant portion of our income. In addition, the United States and many of the other countries in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold, including countries in which we have significant operations, have recently made or are actively considering changes to existing tax laws. For example, on December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJ Act) was signed into law in the United States. The changes in the TCJ Act are broad and complex and we continue to examine the impact the TCJ Act may have on our business and financial results. Among its many provisions, the TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings regardless of whether they are repatriated, reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, imposed limitations on the deductibility of interest and certain other corporate deductions, and moved from a “worldwide” system of taxation that generally allows deferral of U.S. tax on international earnings until repatriated to a “territorial”/dividend exemption system with a minimum tax that will subject international earnings to U.S. tax when earned. In accordance with applicable SEC guidance, we recorded a provisional net tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 resulting from the enactment of the TCJ Act. This provisional expense is subject to change, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in estimates,

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interpretations and assumptions we have made, changes in Internal Revenue Service (IRS) interpretations, the issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretations in response to the TCJ Act and future actions by states within the United States that have not currently adopted the TCJ Act. For further information regarding the potential impact of the TCJ Act, see “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
Additional changes in the U.S. tax regime or in how U.S. multinational corporations are taxed on foreign earnings, including changes in how existing tax laws are interpreted or enforced, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We are also subject to regular reviews, examinations and audits by the IRS and other taxing authorities with respect to income and non-income based taxes both within and outside the United States. Economic and political pressures to increase tax revenues in jurisdictions in which we operate, or the adoption of new or reformed tax legislation or regulation, may make resolving tax disputes more difficult and the final resolution of tax audits and any related litigation could differ from our historical provisions and accruals, resulting in an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, in connection with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Base Erosion and Profit Shifting project, companies are required to disclose more information to tax authorities on operations around the world, which may lead to greater audit scrutiny of profits earned in various countries.
Failure to realize anticipated benefits from our productivity initiatives or global operating model could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our future success and earnings growth depend, in part, on our ability to continue to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Our productivity initiatives help support our growth initiatives and contribute to our results of operations. We continue to implement strategic plans that we believe will position our business for future success and long-term sustainable growth by allowing us to achieve a lower cost structure and operate more efficiently in the highly competitive beverage, food and snack categories and markets. We are also continuing to implement our global operating model to improve efficiency, decision making, innovation and brand management across the global PepsiCo organization to enable us to compete more effectively. Further, in order to continue to capitalize on our cost reduction efforts and our global operating model, it will be necessary to make certain investments in our business, which may be limited due to capital constraints. Some of these measures could yield unintended consequences, such as business disruptions, distraction of management and employees, reduced employee morale and productivity, and unexpected additional employee attrition, including the inability to attract or retain key personnel. It is critical that we have the appropriate personnel in place to continue to lead and execute our plans, including to effectively manage personnel adjustments and transitions resulting from these initiatives and increased competition for employees with the skills necessary to implement our plans. If we are unable to successfully implement our productivity initiatives and global operating model as planned, fail to implement these initiatives as timely as we anticipate, do not achieve expected savings as a result of these initiatives or incur higher than expected or unanticipated costs in implementing these initiatives, fail to identify and implement additional productivity opportunities in the future, or fail to successfully manage business disruptions or unexpected employee consequences on our workforce, morale or productivity, we may not realize all or any of the anticipated benefits, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
If we are unable to recruit, hire or retain key employees or a highly skilled and diverse workforce, it could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our continued growth requires us to recruit, hire, retain and develop our leadership bench and a highly skilled and diverse workforce. We compete to recruit and hire new employees and then must train them and develop

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their skills and competencies. Our employees are highly sought after by our competitors and other companies and our continued ability to compete effectively depends on our ability to retain, develop and motivate highly skilled personnel for all areas of our organization. Any unplanned turnover or unsuccessful implementation of our succession plans to backfill current leadership positions, including the Chief Executive Officer, or to hire and retain a highly skilled and diverse workforce could deplete our institutional knowledge base and erode our competitive advantage or result in increased costs due to increased competition for employees, higher employee turnover or increased employee benefit costs. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations.
The loss of, or a significant reduction in sales to, any key customer or disruption in the retail landscape, including rapid growth in hard discounters and the e-commerce channel, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Our customers include wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, among others. We must maintain mutually beneficial relationships with our key customers, including Wal-Mart, to compete effectively. Any inability to resolve a significant dispute with any of our key customers, a change in the business condition (financial or otherwise) of any of our key customers, even if unrelated to us, a significant reduction in sales to any key customer, or the loss of any of our key customers could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, our industry has been affected by changes to the retail landscape, including the rapid growth in sales through e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications as well as the integration of physical and digital operations among retailers. We are making significant investments in attracting talent to and building our global e-commerce capabilities. Although we are engaged in e-commerce with respect to many of our products, if we are unable to maintain and develop successful relationships with existing and new e-commerce retailers or otherwise adapt to the growing e-commerce landscape, while simultaneously maintaining relationships with our key customers operating in traditional retail channels, we may be disadvantaged in certain channels and with certain customers and consumers, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, the growth in e-commerce may result in consumer price deflation, which may affect our relationships with key retail customers. If these e-commerce retailers were to take significant market share away from traditional retailers and/or we fail to adapt to the rapidly changing retail and e-commerce landscapes, our ability to maintain and grow our share of sales or volume and our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected.
Further, the retail landscape continues to be impacted by the increased consolidation of retail ownership and purchasing power, particularly in North America, Europe and Latin America, resulting in large retailers with increased purchasing power, which may impact our ability to compete in these areas. Such retailers may demand improved efficiency, lower pricing and increased promotional programs. Further, should larger retailers increase utilization of their own distribution networks, other distribution channels such as e-commerce, or private label brands, the competitive advantages we derive from our go-to-market systems and brand equity may be eroded. In addition, the growth of hard discounters that are focused on limiting the number of items they sell and selling predominantly private label brands may reduce our ability to sell our products through such retailers. Failure to appropriately respond to any of the foregoing, including failure to offer effective sales incentives and marketing programs to our customers, could reduce our ability to secure adequate shelf space and product availability at our retailers, adversely affect our ability to maintain or grow our share of sales or volume, and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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Our borrowing costs and access to capital and credit markets may be adversely affected by a downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings.
Rating agencies routinely evaluate us, and their ratings of our long-term and short-term debt are based on a number of factors, including our cash generating capability, levels of indebtedness, policies with respect to shareholder distributions and our financial strength generally, as well as factors beyond our control, such as the then-current state of the economy and our industry generally. Any downgrade of our credit ratings by a credit rating agency, especially any downgrade to below investment grade, whether as a result of our actions or factors which are beyond our control, could increase our future borrowing costs, impair our ability to access capital and credit markets on terms commercially acceptable to us or at all, and result in a reduction in our liquidity. We expect to maintain Tier 1 commercial paper access, which we believe will facilitate appropriate financial flexibility and ready access to global credit markets at favorable interest rates. However, any downgrade of our current short-term credit ratings could impair our ability to access the commercial paper market with the same flexibility that we have experienced historically, and therefore require us to rely more heavily on more expensive types of debt financing. Our borrowing costs and access to the commercial paper market could also be adversely affected if a credit rating agency announces that our ratings are under review for a potential downgrade. An increase in our borrowing costs, limitations on our ability to access the global capital and credit markets or a reduction in our liquidity could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
If we are not able to successfully implement shared services or utilize information technology systems and networks effectively, our ability to conduct our business may be negatively impacted.
We have entered into agreements with third-party service providers to utilize certain information technology support services and administrative functions, including payroll processing, health and benefit plan administration and certain finance and accounting functions, and may enter into agreements for shared services in other functions in the future to achieve cost savings and efficiencies. In addition, we utilize cloud-based services and systems and networks managed by third-party vendors to process, transmit and store information and to conduct certain of our business activities and transactions with employees, customers, consumers and other third parties. If any of these third-party service providers or vendors do not perform effectively, or if we fail to adequately monitor their performance, we may not be able to achieve the expected cost savings or we may have to incur additional costs to correct errors made by such service providers and our reputation could be harmed. Depending on the function involved, such errors may also lead to business disruption, processing inefficiencies, the loss of or damage to intellectual property or sensitive data through security breaches or otherwise, adverse effects on financial reporting, litigation or remediation costs, or damage to our reputation, which could have a negative impact on employee morale.
We continue on our multi-year business transformation initiative to migrate certain of our systems, including our financial processing systems, to enterprise-wide systems solutions. These systems implementations are part of our ongoing global business transformation initiative, and we plan to continue implementing such systems throughout other parts of our businesses. If we do not allocate and effectively manage the resources necessary to build and sustain the proper information technology infrastructure, or if we fail to achieve the expected benefits from this initiative, it may impact our ability to process transactions accurately and efficiently, and remain in step with the changing needs of our business, which could result in the loss of customers or consumers and revenue. In addition, the failure to either deliver the applications on time, or anticipate the necessary readiness and training needs, could lead to business disruption and loss of customers or consumers and revenue. In connection with these implementations and resulting business process changes, we continue to enhance the design and documentation of business processes and controls, including our internal control over financial reporting processes, to maintain effective controls over our financial reporting. To date, this transition has not materially affected, and we do not expect it to materially affect, our internal

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control over financial reporting.
Fluctuations in exchange rates impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We hold assets, incur liabilities, earn revenues and pay expenses in a variety of currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Because our consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars, the financial statements of our subsidiaries outside the United States, where the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, are translated into U.S. dollars. Our operations outside of the United States, particularly in Mexico, Russia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil , generate a significant portion of our net revenue. In addition, we purchase many of the ingredients, raw materials and commodities used in our business in numerous markets and in numerous currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates, including as a result of currency controls or other currency exchange restrictions have had, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Climate change, water scarcity or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change or water scarcity may negatively affect our business and operations or damage our reputation.
There is concern that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have an adverse impact on global temperatures, weather patterns and the frequency and severity of extreme weather and natural disasters. In the event that such climate change has a negative effect on agricultural productivity, we may be subject to decreased availability or less favorable pricing for certain commodities that are necessary for our products, such as sugar cane, corn, wheat, rice, oats, oranges and other fruits and potatoes. Natural disasters and extreme weather conditions, such as a hurricane, earthquake or flooding, may disrupt the productivity of our facilities or the operation of our supply chain and unfavorably impact the demand for, or our consumer’s ability to purchase, our products. The predicted effects of climate change may also exacerbate challenges regarding the availability and quality of water. As demand for water access continues to increase around the world, we may be subject to decreased availability of water, deteriorated quality of water or less favorable pricing for water, which could adversely impact our manufacturing and distribution operations.
Concern over climate change may result in new or increased regional, federal and/or global legal and regulatory requirements to reduce or mitigate the effects of greenhouse gases, or to limit or impose additional costs on commercial water use due to local water scarcity concerns. In the event that such regulation is more stringent than current regulatory obligations or the measures that we are currently undertaking to monitor and improve our energy efficiency and water conservation, we may experience disruptions in, or significant increases in our costs of, operation and delivery and we may be required to make additional investments in facilities and equipment or relocate our facilities. In particular, increasing regulation of fuel emissions could substantially increase the cost of energy, including fuel, required to operate our facilities or transport and distribute our products, thereby substantially increasing the distribution and supply chain costs associated with our products. As a result, the effects of climate change or water scarcity could negatively affect our business and operations.
In addition, any failure to achieve our goals with respect to reducing our impact on the environment or perception (whether or not valid) of our failure to act responsibly with respect to water use and the environment or to effectively respond to new, or changes in, legal or regulatory requirements concerning climate change or water scarcity could result in adverse publicity and could adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition or results of operations.
There is also increased focus, including by governmental and non-governmental organizations, investors, customers and consumers on these and other environmental sustainability matters, including deforestation, land use, climate impact and water use. Our reputation could be damaged if we or others in our industry do not act, or are perceived not to act, responsibly with respect to our impact on the environment.

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A portion of our workforce is represented by unions. Failure to successfully negotiate collective bargaining agreements, or strikes or work stoppages, could cause our business to suffer.
Many of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and other employees may seek to be covered by collective bargaining agreements. Strikes or work stoppages or other business interruptions could occur if we are unable to renew these agreements on satisfactory terms or enter into new agreements on satisfactory terms or if we are unable to otherwise manage changes in, or that affect, our workforce, which could impair manufacturing and distribution of our products or result in a loss of sales, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations. The terms and conditions of existing, renegotiated or new collective bargaining agreements could also increase our costs or otherwise affect our ability to fully implement future operational changes to enhance our efficiency or to adapt to changing business needs or strategy.
If we are not able to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or if we are found to infringe the intellectual property rights of others, the value of our products or brands, or our competitive position, could be reduced, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We possess intellectual property rights that are important to our business. These intellectual property rights include ingredient formulas, trademarks, copyrights, patents, business processes and other trade secrets that are important to our business and relate to a variety of our products, their packaging, the processes for their production and the design and operation of various equipment used in our businesses. We protect our intellectual property rights globally through a combination of trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret laws, third-party assignment and nondisclosure agreements and monitoring of third-party misuses of our intellectual property. If we fail to obtain or adequately protect our trademarks, copyrights, patents, business processes and trade secrets, including our ingredient formulas, or if there is a change in law that limits or removes the current legal protections of our intellectual property, the value of our products and brands, or our competitive position, could be reduced and there could be an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, if, in the course of developing new products or improving the quality of existing products, we are found to have infringed the intellectual property rights of others, directly or indirectly, such finding could have an adverse impact on our reputation, business, financial condition or results of operations and may limit our ability to introduce new products or improve the quality of existing products.
Potential liabilities and costs from litigation, claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries or investigations could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
We and our subsidiaries are party to a variety of litigation, claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries and investigations, including but not limited to matters related to our advertising, marketing or commercial practices, product labels, claims and ingredients including sugar, sodium and saturated fat, our intellectual property rights, alleged infringement or misappropriation by us of intellectual property rights of others, environmental, privacy, employment, tax and insurance matters and matters relating to our compliance with applicable laws and regulations. We evaluate such matters to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes and estimate, if possible, the amount of potential losses and establish reserves as appropriate. These matters are inherently uncertain and there is no guarantee that we will be successful in defending ourselves in these matters, or that our assessment of the materiality of these matters and the likely outcome or potential losses and established reserves will be consistent with the ultimate outcome of such matters. In the event that management’s assessment of actual or potential claims and proceedings proves inaccurate or litigation, claims, proceedings, inquiries or investigations that are material arise in the future, there may be a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Responding to litigation, claims,

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proceedings, inquiries, and investigations, even those that are ultimately non-meritorious, may also require us to incur significant expense and devote significant resources, and may generate adverse publicity that may damage our reputation or brand image, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Many factors may adversely affect the price of our publicly traded securities.
Many factors may adversely affect the price of our common stock and publicly traded debt. Such factors, some of which are beyond our control, may include, but are not limited to: unfavorable economic conditions; changes in financial or tax reporting and changes in accounting principles or practices that materially affect our reported financial condition and results; investor perceptions of our business, strategies and performance or those of our competitors; actions by shareholders or others seeking to influence our business strategies; speculation by the media or investment community regarding our business, strategies and performance or those of our competitors; developments relating to pending litigation, claims, investigations or inquiries; trading activity in our securities or trading activity in derivative instruments with respect to our securities; changes in our credit ratings; the impact of our share repurchase programs or dividend policy; and the outcome of referenda and elections. In addition, corporate actions, such as those we may or may not take from time to time as part of our continuous review of our corporate structure and our strategy, including as a result of business, legal, regulatory and tax considerations, may not have the impact we intend and may adversely affect the price of our securities. The above factors, as well as the other risks included in this “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” could adversely affect the price of our securities.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
We have received no written comments regarding our periodic or current reports from the staff of the SEC that were issued 180 days or more preceding the end of our 2017 fiscal year and that remain unresolved.

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Item 2. Properties.
Our principal executive offices located in Purchase, New York and our facilities located in Plano, Texas, all of which we own, are our most significant corporate properties.
Each division utilizes plants, warehouses, distribution centers, storage facilities, offices and other facilities, either owned or leased, in connection with making, marketing, distributing and selling our products. The approximate number of such facilities utilized by each division is as follows:
 
FLNA
 
QFNA
 
NAB
 
Latin America
 
ESSA
 
AMENA
 
Shared (a)
Plants (b)
35
 
5
 
65
 
50
 
85
 
50
 
5
Other Facilities (c)
1,680
 
3
 
440
 
585
 
340
 
345
 
40
(a)
Shared properties are in addition to the other properties reported by our six divisions identified in this table.
(b)
Includes manufacturing and processing plants as well as bottling and production plants.
(c)
Includes warehouses, distribution centers, storage facilities, offices, including division headquarters, research and development facilities and other facilities.
Significant properties by division included in the table above are as follows:
FLNA’s research and development facility in Plano, Texas, which is owned.
QFNA’s food plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which is owned.
NAB’s research and development facility in Valhalla, New York, and a Tropicana plant in Bradenton, Florida, both of which are owned.
Latin America’s three snack plants in Mexico (one in Vallejo, one in Celaya and one in Monterrey) and one in Brazil (Sorocaba), all of which are owned.
ESSA’s snack plant in Leicester, United Kingdom, which is leased; its snack plant in Kashira, Russia, its fruit juice plant in Zeebrugge, Belgium, its beverage plant in Lebedyan, Russia and its dairy plant in Moscow, Russia, all of which are owned.
AMENA’s beverage plants in Tanta City, Egypt and Rayong, Thailand, and its snack plant in Sixth of October City, Egypt, all of which are owned; and its snack plant in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is leased.
Two concentrate plants in Cork, Ireland, which are shared by our NAB, ESSA and AMENA divisions, both of which are owned.
Shared service centers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Plano, Texas, which are primarily shared by our FLNA, QFNA and NAB divisions, both of which are leased.
Most of our plants are owned or leased on a long-term basis. In addition to company-owned or leased properties described above, we also utilize a highly distributed network of plants, warehouses and distribution centers that are owned or leased by our contract manufacturers, co-packers, strategic alliances or joint ventures in which we have an equity interest. We believe that our properties generally are in good operating condition and, taken as a whole, are suitable, adequate and of sufficient capacity for our current operations.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
As previously disclosed, in January 2011, Wojewodzka Inspekcja Ochrony Srodowiska, the Polish environmental control authority, began an audit of a bottling plant of our subsidiary, Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers Poland SP, z.o.o. (PCGB), in Michrow, Poland. In July 2013, Wojewodzka Inspekcja Ochrony Srodowiska alleged that the plant was not in compliance in 2009 with applicable regulations governing the taking of water samples for analysis of the plant’s waste and sought monetary sanctions of $650,000 and, in August 2013, PCGB appealed this decision. In April 2015, the General Environmental Inspector for Environmental Protection upheld the sanctions against PCGB and, in May 2015, PCGB further appealed this decision. In October 2015, Viovodeship Administrative Court in Warsaw rejected our appeal and, in December 2015, PCGB filed an extraordinary appeal in the Supreme Administrative Court. In October 2017, the Supreme Administrative Court issued a final, non-appealable decision, rejecting our appeal and we agreed to invest funds up to the penalty amount(s) into the bottling plant to fully resolve the matter.
In addition, we and our subsidiaries are party to a variety of litigation, claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries and investigations. While the results of such litigation, claims, legal or regulatory proceedings, inquiries and investigations cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of the foregoing will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Sanctions imposed by foreign authorities are levied in local currency and disclosed using the U.S. dollar equivalent at the time of imposition and are subject to currency fluctuations. See also “Item 1. Business – Regulatory Matters” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.  
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Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following is a list of names, ages and backgrounds of our current executive officers:
Name
Age
Title
Albert P. Carey
66
Chief Executive Officer, North America
Sanjeev Chadha
58
Chairman, Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Ruth Fattori
65
Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, PepsiCo
Marie T. Gallagher
58
Senior Vice President and Controller, PepsiCo
Hugh F. Johnston
56
Vice Chairman, PepsiCo; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo
Dr. Mehmood Khan
59
Vice Chairman, PepsiCo; Executive Vice President, PepsiCo Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development
Ramon Laguarta
54
President, PepsiCo
Laxman Narasimhan
50
Chief Executive Officer, Latin America and Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
Indra K. Nooyi
62
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo
Silviu Popovici
50
President, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
Vivek Sankaran
55
President and Chief Operating Officer, Frito-Lay North America
Mike Spanos
53
Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Kirk Tanner
49
President and Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages
David Yawman
49
Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo
Albert P. Carey , 66, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, North America, effective April 2016. Mr. Carey previously served as Chief Executive Officer, North America Beverages from July 2015 to April 2016, as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages from 2011 to July 2015 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay North America from 2006 to 2011. Mr. Carey began his career with Frito-Lay in 1981 where he spent 20 years in a variety of roles. He served as President, PepsiCo Sales from 2003 until 2006. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer, PepsiCo Beverages and Foods North America from 2002 to 2003 and as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Sales and Retailer Strategies from 1998 to 2002.
Sanjeev Chadha , 58, was appointed Chairman, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, effective January 2018. Mr. Chadha previously served as Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East and North Africa from July 2015 to January 2018, as Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa from 2013 to July 2015, as President of PepsiCo’s Middle East and Africa region from 2011 to 2013 and as President of PepsiCo’s India region from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Chadha joined PepsiCo in 1989 and has held a variety of senior positions with the Company. He served as Senior Vice President - Commercial, Asia Pacific, including China and India, Senior General Manager, Vietnam and the Philippines, and held other leadership roles in sales, marketing, innovation and franchise.
Ruth Fattori , 65, was appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer, PepsiCo effective October 2017. Ms. Fattori previously served as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Talent Management, Training and Development from February 2013 until October 2017. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Fattori was managing partner of Pecksland Partners, LLC from 2009 to February 2013. From 2008 to 2009, Ms. Fattori served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for MetLife, Inc. From 2004 to 2008, Ms. Fattori served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Motorola, Inc. and, prior to that, held senior human resources positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Siemens Corporation.

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Marie T. Gallagher , 58, was appointed PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President and Controller in May 2011. Ms. Gallagher joined PepsiCo in 2005 as Vice President and Assistant Controller. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Gallagher was Assistant Controller at Altria Corporate Services from 1992 to 2005 and, prior to that, a senior manager at Coopers & Lybrand.
Hugh F. Johnston , 56, was appointed Vice Chairman, PepsiCo in July 2015 and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PepsiCo in March 2010. Mr. Johnston assumed responsibility for the Company’s global e-commerce business and the Company’s global business and information solutions function in July 2015. He previously held responsibility for the Quaker Foods North America division from 2014 to 2016, the position of Executive Vice President, Global Operations from 2009 to 2010 and the position of President of Pepsi-Cola North America from 2007 to 2009. He was formerly PepsiCo’s Executive Vice President, Operations, a position he held from 2006 until 2007. From 2005 until 2006, Mr. Johnston was PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Transformation. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods from 2002 through 2005, and as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions in 2002. Mr. Johnston joined PepsiCo in 1987 as a Business Planner and held various finance positions until 1999 when he left to join Merck & Co., Inc. as Vice President, Retail, a position which he held until he rejoined PepsiCo in 2002. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1987, Mr. Johnston was with General Electric Company in a variety of finance positions.
Dr. Mehmood Khan , 59, was appointed Vice Chairman, PepsiCo in February 2015 and Executive Vice President, PepsiCo Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development in May 2012. He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo’s Global Nutrition Group from 2010 to May 2012 and the position of PepsiCo’s Chief Scientific Officer from 2008 to May 2012. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Dr. Khan served for five years at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in various leadership roles including President of Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Khan also served at the Mayo Clinic from 2001 until 2003 as the director of the Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition Clinical Unit and as Consultant Physician in Endocrinology.
Ramon Laguarta , 54, was appointed President, PepsiCo in September 2017. He previously held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa from July 2015 to September 2017, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Europe from January 2015 to July 2015, President, Developing & Emerging Markets, PepsiCo Europe from 2012 to January 2015 and President, PepsiCo Eastern Europe Region from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Laguarta joined PepsiCo in 1996 as a marketing vice president for Spain Snacks and served in a variety of positions, including as Commercial Vice President of PepsiCo Europe from 2006 to 2008, General Manager for Iberia Snacks and Juices from 2002 to 2006 and General Manager for Greece Snacks from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1996, Mr. Laguarta worked for Chupa Chups, S.A., where he worked in several international assignments in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Laxman Narasimhan , 50, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Latin America and Europe Sub-Saharan Africa in September 2017. He previously held the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Latin America from 2015 to September 2017, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Latin America Foods from 2014 to July 2015 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a business unit that had previously included the Company’s Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North America and Latin America Foods divisions, from 2012 to 2014. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 2012, Mr. Narasimhan spent 19 years at McKinsey & Company, where he served in various positions, including as a director and location manager of the New Delhi office and co-leader of the global consumer and shopper insights practice.
Indra K. Nooyi , 62, has been PepsiCo’s Chief Executive Officer since 2006 and assumed the role of Chairman of PepsiCo’s Board of Directors in 2007. She was elected to PepsiCo’s Board of Directors and became President and Chief Financial Officer in 2001, after serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2000. Ms. Nooyi also served as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and

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Development from 1996 until 2000, and as PepsiCo’s Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning from 1994 until 1996. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Ms. Nooyi spent four years as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Strategic Marketing for Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. She was also Vice President and Director of Corporate Strategy and Planning at Motorola, Inc. Ms. Nooyi has served as a director of Schlumberger Ltd. since 2015.
Silviu Popovici , 50, was appointed President, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa effective September 2017. Mr. Popovici previously served as President, Russia, Ukraine and CIS (The Commonwealth of Independent States) from August 2015 to September 2017, and as President, PepsiCo Russia from January 2013 to July 2015. Mr. Popovici joined PepsiCo in 2011 following PepsiCo’s acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (WBD) and served as General Manager, WBD Foods Division from February 2011 until December 2012. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Popovici held senior leadership roles at WBD, running its dairy business from 2008 to 2011 and its beverages business from 2006 to 2008.
Vivek Sankaran , 55, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer, Frito-Lay North America, effective April 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Sankaran served as Chief Operating Officer, Frito-Lay North America from February 2016 to April 2016; Chief Commercial Officer, North America from 2014 to February 2016; Chief Customer Officer for Frito-Lay North America from 2012 to 2014; Senior Vice President and General Manager, Frito-Lay North America’s south business unit from 2011 to 2012; and Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development from 2009 to 2010. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 2009, Mr. Sankaran was a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he advised Fortune 100 companies with a focus on retail and high tech and co-led the North America purchasing and supply management practice.
Mike Spanos , 53, was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, effective January 2018. Mr. Spanos previously served as interim head of PepsiCo’s Asia, Middle East and North Africa division from October 2017 to January 2018 and as President and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Greater China Region, from September 2014 to January 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Spanos served as Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, PepsiCo North America Beverages from October 2011 to September 2014, as Senior Vice President and General Manager, PepsiCo Beverages Company’s west business unit from March 2011 to October 2011 and as Senior Vice President, Retail Sales and Execution, PepsiCo Beverages Company from March 2010 to March 2011. Mr. Spanos joined PepsiCo in 1993 as a territory sales manager and unit manager in the Philadelphia market unit and served in various other leadership roles through March 2010. Prior to joining PepsiCo, Mr. Spanos served in the United States Marines Corps from 1987 to 1993, and with Tallahassee Medical Company as a sales representative in 1993.
Kirk Tanner , 49, was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages, effective April 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Tanner served as Chief Operating Officer, North America Beverages and President, Global Foodservice from December 2015 to April 2016 and President, Global Foodservice from 2014 to December 2015. Mr. Tanner joined PepsiCo in 1992, where he has worked in numerous domestic and international locations and in a variety of roles, including senior vice president of Frito-Lay North America’s west region from 2009 to 2013; vice president, sales of PepsiCo UK and Ireland from 2008 to 2009; region vice president, Frito-Lay North America’s Mountain region from 2005 to 2008; region vice president, Frito-Lay North America’s Mid-America region from 2002 to 2005; and region vice president, Frito-Lay North America’s California region from 2000 to 2002.
David Yawman , 49, was appointed Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PepsiCo effective October 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Yawman served as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for PepsiCo and General Counsel for North America and Corporate from July 2017 to October 2017. He previously served as Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, North America Beverages and Quaker Foods North America from July 2015 to July 2017, as Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, PepsiCo America Beverages from April 2014 to July 2015, as Senior Vice President, PepsiCo Chief Compliance and Ethics

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Officer from March 2012 to April 2014 and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Pepsi Beverages Company from February 2010 to March 2012. Prior to that, he spent five years in the law department of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) and, prior to that, was a member of PepsiCo’s corporate law department from the time he joined PepsiCo in 1998 until 2003.
Executive officers are elected by our Board of Directors, and their terms of office continue until the next annual meeting of the Board or until their successors are elected and have qualified. There are no family relationships among our executive officers.


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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Stock Trading Symbol – PEP
Stock Exchange Listings – Since December 20, 2017, our common stock has traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market. Before December 20, 2017, our common stock traded on The New York Stock Exchange. Our common stock is also listed on the Chicago Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange.
Stock Prices – The quarterly composite high and low sales prices for PepsiCo common stock for each fiscal quarter of 2017 and 2016 as reported on The New York Stock Exchange through December 19, 2017 and The Nasdaq Global Select Market from December 20, 2017 through December 30, 2017, are contained in “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.”
Shareholders – As of February 6, 2018 , there were approximately 120,156 shareholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends – We have paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1965. The declaration and payment of future dividends are at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Dividends are usually declared in February, May, July and November and paid at the end of March, June and September and the beginning of January. On February 5, 2018 , the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.805 payable March 30, 2018 , to shareholders of record on March 2, 2018 . For the remainder of 2018 , the dividend record dates for these payments are expected to be June 1 , September 7 and December 7 , 2018 , subject to approval of the Board of Directors. Information with respect to the quarterly dividends declared in 2017 and 2016 is contained in “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.”
For information on securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see “Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.”

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A summary of our common stock repurchases (in millions, except average price per share) during the fourth quarter of 2017 is set forth in the table below.
Issuer Purchases of Common Stock
Period
Total
Number of
Shares
Repurchased (a)
 
Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (b)
9/9/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,857

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9/10/2017 - 10/7/2017
1.5

 
$
112.85

 
1.5

 
(167
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,690

10/8/2017 - 11/4/2017
1.3

 
$
111.00

 
1.3

 
(139
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,551

11/5/2017 - 12/2/2017
1.1

 
$
114.32

 
1.1

 
(126
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5,425

12/3/2017 - 12/30/2017
0.6

 
$
117.55

 
0.6

 
(72
)
Total
4.5

 
$
113.34

 
4.5

 
$
5,353


(a)
All shares were repurchased in open market transactions pursuant to publicly announced repurchase programs.
(b)
Includes shares authorized for repurchase under the $ 12 billion repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors and publicly announced on February 11, 2015, which commenced on July 1, 2015 and expires on June 30, 2018. On February 13, 2018, we publicly announced a new repurchase program of up to $15 billion of our common stock, which will commence on July 1, 2018 and expire on June 30, 2021, and such shares are excluded from the above table. Such shares may be repurchased in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions, in accelerated stock repurchase transactions or otherwise.

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In connection with our merger with The Quaker Oats Company (Quaker) in 2001, shares of our convertible preferred stock were authorized and issued to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fund established by Quaker. In the fourth quarter of 2017, PepsiCo repurchased shares of its convertible preferred stock from the ESOP in connection with share redemptions by ESOP participants. See Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our convertible preferred stock.
The Company does not have any authorized, but unissued, “blank check preferred stock.”
The following table summarizes our convertible preferred share repurchases during the fourth quarter of 2017 .
Issuer Purchases of Convertible Preferred Stock
Period
Total
Number of
Shares
Repurchased
 
Average
Price Paid Per
Share
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be
Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs
9/10/2017 - 10/7/2017

 
$

 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10/8/2017 - 11/4/2017
1,000

 
$
548.21

 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11/5/2017 - 12/2/2017

 
$

 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12/3/2017 - 12/30/2017
900

 
$
578.48

 
N/A
 
N/A
Total
1,900

 
$
562.55

 
N/A
 
N/A


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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Five-Year Summary
(unaudited, in millions except per share amounts)  
The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto. Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of each December and our fiscal year 2016 comprised fifty-three reporting weeks while all other fiscal years presented in the tables below comprised fifty-two reporting weeks.
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Net revenue (a)
$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

 
$
66,683

 
$
66,415

Operating profit
$
10,509

 
$
9,785

 
$
8,353

 
$
9,581

 
$
9,705

Provision for income taxes (b)
$
4,694

 
$
2,174

 
$
1,941

 
$
2,199

 
$
2,104

Net income attributable to PepsiCo (b)
$
4,857

 
$
6,329

 
$
5,452

 
$
6,513

 
$
6,740

Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – basic (b)
$
3.40

 
$
4.39

 
$
3.71

 
$
4.31

 
$
4.37

Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted (b)
$
3.38

 
$
4.36

 
$
3.67

 
$
4.27

 
$
4.32

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
3.1675

 
$
2.96

 
$
2.7625

 
$
2.5325

 
$
2.24

Total assets
$
79,804

 
$
73,490

 
$
68,976

 
$
69,634

 
$
76,762

Long-term debt
$
33,796

 
$
30,053

 
$
29,213

 
$
23,821

 
$
24,333

(a)
Our fiscal 2016 results included an extra week of results. The 53 rd reporting week increased 2016 net revenue by $657 million, including $294 million in our FLNA segment, $43 million in our QFNA segment, $300 million in our NAB segment and $20 million in our ESSA segment.
(b)
Includes the provisional impact of the TCJ Act enacted in 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
The following information highlights certain items that impacted our results of operations and financial condition for the five years presented above:
 
2017
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income taxes (c)
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share  diluted
Mark-to-market net impact (d)
$
15

 
$
(7
)
 
$
8

 
$
0.01

Restructuring and impairment charges (e)
$
(295
)
 
$
71

 
$
(224
)
 
$
(0.16
)
Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act (f)
$

 
$
(2,451
)
 
$
(2,451
)
 
$
(1.70
)
Gain on sale of Britvic plc (Britvic) securities (g)
$
95

 
$
(10
)
 
$
85

 
$
0.06

Gain on beverage refranchising (h)
$
140

 
$
(33
)
 
$
107

 
$
0.07

Gain on sale of assets (i)
$
87

 
$
(25
)
 
$
62

 
$
0.04


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2016
 
Operating profit
 
Interest expense
 
Provision for income

taxes (c)
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted
Mark-to-market net impact (d)
$
167

 
$

 
$
(56
)
 
$

 
$
111

 
$
0.08

Restructuring and impairment charges (e)
$
(160
)
 
$

 
$
26

 
$
3

 
$
(131
)
 
$
(0.09
)
Charge related to the transaction with Tingyi (j)
$
(373
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(373
)
 
$
(0.26
)
Charge related to debt redemption (k)
$

 
$
(233
)
 
$
77

 
$

 
$
(156
)
 
$
(0.11
)
Pension-related settlement charge (l)
$
(242
)
 
$

 
$
80

 
$

 
$
(162
)
 
$
(0.11
)
53 rd  reporting week (m)
$
126

 
$
(19
)
 
$
(44
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
62

 
$
0.04

 
2015
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income taxes (c)
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted
Mark-to-market net impact (d)
$
11

 
$
(3
)
 
$
8

 
$

Restructuring and impairment charges (e)
$
(230
)
 
$
46

 
$
(184
)
 
$
(0.12
)
Charge related to the transaction with Tingyi (j)
$
(73
)
 
$

 
$
(73
)
 
$
(0.05
)
Pension-related settlement benefits (l)
$
67

 
$
(25
)
 
$
42

 
$
0.03

Venezuela impairment charges (n)
$
(1,359
)
 
$

 
$
(1,359
)
 
$
(0.91
)
Tax benefit (o)
$

 
$
230

 
$
230

 
$
0.15

Müller Quaker Dairy (MQD) impairment  (p)

$
(76
)
 
$
28

 
$
(48
)
 
$
(0.03
)
Gain on beverage refranchising  (h)
$
39

 
$
(11
)
 
$
28

 
$
0.02

Other productivity initiatives (q)
$
(90
)
 
$
24

 
$
(66
)
 
$
(0.04
)
Joint venture impairment charge  (r)
$
(29
)
 
$

 
$
(29
)
 
$
(0.02
)
 
2014
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income
 
taxes (c)
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share  diluted
Mark-to-market net impact (d)
$
(68
)
 
$
24

 
$

 
$
(44
)
 
$
(0.03
)
Restructuring and impairment charges (e)
$
(418
)
 
$
99

 
$
3

 
$
(316
)
 
$
(0.21
)
Pension-related settlement charge (l)
$
(141
)
 
$
53

 
$

 
$
(88
)
 
$
(0.06
)
Venezuela remeasurement charge (s)
$
(105
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(105
)
 
$
(0.07
)
Gain on sale of assets (i)
$
31

 
$
3

 
$

 
$
34

 
$
0.02

Other productivity initiatives (q)
$
(67
)
 
$
13

 
$

 
$
(54
)
 
$
(0.04
)

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2013
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income taxes (c)
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share  diluted
Mark-to-market net impact (d)
$
(72
)
 
$
28

 
$
(44
)
 
$
(0.03
)
Restructuring and impairment charges (e)
$
(163
)
 
$
34

 
$
(129
)
 
$
(0.08
)
Tax benefit (o)
$

 
$
209

 
$
209

 
$
0.13

Venezuela remeasurement charge (s)
$
(111
)
 
$

 
$
(111
)
 
$
(0.07
)
Merger and integration charges (t)
$
(10
)
 
$
2

 
$
(8
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Gain on beverage refranchising  (h)
$
137

 
$

 
$
137

 
$
0.09

(c)
Provision for income taxes is the expected tax benefit/charge on the underlying item based on the tax laws and income tax rates applicable to the underlying item in its corresponding tax jurisdiction and tax year and, in 2017, the impact of the TCJ Act is presented separately.
(d)
Mark-to-market net gains and losses on commodity derivatives in corporate unallocated expenses.
(e)
Expenses related to the 2014 Multi-Year Productivity Plan (2014 Productivity Plan) and 2012 Multi-Year Productivity Plan (2012 Productivity Plan). See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
(f)
In 2017, provisional net tax expense associated with the enactment of the TCJ Act. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
(g)
In 2017, gain in the ESSA segment associated with the sale of our minority stake in Britvic.
(h)
In 2017, gain in the AMENA segment associated with refranchising our beverage business in Jordan. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements. In 2015 and 2013, gains in the AMENA segment associated with refranchising a portion of our beverage businesses in India and the refranchising of our beverage business in Vietnam, respectively.
(i)
In 2017, gains associated with the sale of assets in the following segments: $17 million in FLNA, $21 million in NAB, $21 million in AMENA and $28 million in corporate unallocated expenses. In 2014, gain in the ESSA segment associated with the sale of agricultural assets in Russia.
(j)
In 2016, impairment charge in the AMENA segment to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in Tingyi-Asahi Beverages Holding Co. Ltd. (TAB) to its estimated fair value. In 2015, write-off in the AMENA segment of the value of a call option to increase our holding in TAB to 20%. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
(k)
In 2016, interest expense primarily representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million, respectively. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.
(l)
In 2016, pension settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses related to the purchase of a group annuity contract. In 2015, benefits in the NAB segment associated with the settlement of pension-related liabilities from previous acquisitions. In 2014, lump sum settlement charges in corporate unallocated expenses related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits.
(m)
Our fiscal 2016 results included the 53 rd reporting week, the impact of which was fully offset by incremental investments in our business.
(n)
In 2015, charges in the Latin America segment related to the impairment of investments in our wholly-owned Venezuelan subsidiaries and beverage joint venture. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015, our financial results have not included the results of our Venezuelan businesses. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
(o)
In 2015, non-cash tax benefit associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving substantially all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2010 through 2011, which reduced our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2010 through 2011. In 2013, non-cash tax benefit associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, which reduced our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2003 through 2012.
(p)
In 2015, impairment charges in the QFNA segment associated with our MQD joint venture investment, including a charge related to ceasing its operations.
(q)
In 2015 and 2014, expenses related to other productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans.
(r)
In 2015, impairment charge in the AMENA segment associated with a joint venture in the Middle East.
(s)
In 2014, net charge related to our remeasurement of the bolivar for certain net monetary assets of our Venezuelan businesses. $126 million of this charge was in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $21 million) in our Latin America segment. In 2013, net charge related to the devaluation of the bolivar for our Venezuelan businesses. $124 million of this charge was in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $13 million) in our Latin America segment.
(t)
In 2013, merger and integration charges in the ESSA segment related to our acquisition of WBD.


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Selected Quarterly Financial Data
Selected financial data for 2017 and 2016 is summarized as follows and highlights certain items that impacted our quarterly results (in millions except per share amounts, unaudited):
 
2017
 
2016
  
First
Quarter

 
Second
Quarter

 
Third
Quarter

 
Fourth
Quarter

 
First
Quarter

 
Second
Quarter

 
Third
Quarter

 
Fourth
Quarter

Net revenue (a)
$
12,049

 
$
15,710

 
$
16,240

 
$
19,526

 
$
11,862

 
$
15,395

 
$
16,027

 
$
19,515

Gross profit
$
6,763

 
$
8,654

 
$
8,874

 
$
10,449

 
$
6,711

 
$
8,565

 
$
8,743

 
$
10,571

Operating profit
$
1,933

 
$
2,990

 
$
2,993

 
$
2,593

 
$
1,619

 
$
2,964

 
$
2,821

 
$
2,381

Mark-to-market net impact (b)
$
(14
)
 
$
(26
)
 
$
27

 
$
28

 
$
46

 
$
100

 
$
(39
)
 
$
60

Restructuring and impairment charges  (c)
$
(27
)
 
$
(34
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(226
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(49
)
 
$
(27
)
 
$
(54
)
Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act (d)

 

 

 
$
(2,451
)
 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of Britvic securities (e)


$
95



 

 

 

 

 

Gain on beverage refranchising (f)





 
$
140

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of assets (g)

 

 
$
21

 
$
66

 

 

 

 

Charge related to the transaction with Tingyi (h)

 

 

 

 
$
(373
)
 

 

 

Charge related to debt redemption (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
(233
)
Pension-related settlement charge (j)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
(242
)
53 rd  reporting week (k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
$
126

Provision for income taxes  (l)
$
392

 
$
656

 
$
620

 
$
3,026

 
$
442

 
$
718

 
$
600

 
$
414

Net income/(loss) attributable to PepsiCo (l)
$
1,318

 
$
2,105

 
$
2,144

 
$
(710
)
 
$
931

 
$
2,005

 
$
1,992

 
$
1,401

Net income/(loss) attributable to PepsiCo per common share (l)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.92

 
$
1.47

 
$
1.50

 
$
(0.50
)
 
$
0.64

 
$
1.39

 
$
1.38

 
$
0.98

Diluted
$
0.91

 
$
1.46

 
$
1.49

 
$
(0.50
)
 
$
0.64

 
$
1.38

 
$
1.37

 
$
0.97

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.7525

 
$
0.805

 
$
0.805

 
$
0.805

 
$
0.7025

 
$
0.7525

 
$
0.7525

 
$
0.7525

Stock price per share (m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High
$
112.38

 
$
118.12

 
$
119.39

 
$
120.57

 
$
102.12

 
$
106.94

 
$
110.94

 
$
109.71

Low
$
101.06

 
$
111.34

 
$
112.25

 
$
106.19

 
$
93.25

 
$
100.00

 
$
101.30

 
$
98.50


(a)
Our fiscal 2016 results included a 53 rd reporting week which increased 2016 net revenue by $657 million, including $294 million in our FLNA segment, $43 million in our QFNA segment, $300 million in our NAB segment and $20 million in our ESSA segment.
(b)
Mark-to-market net gains and losses on commodity derivatives in corporate unallocated expenses.
(c)
Expenses related to the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
(d)
In 2017, provisional net tax expense associated with the enactment of the TCJ Act. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
(e)
In 2017, gain in the ESSA segment associated with the sale of our minority stake in Britvic. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
(f)
In 2017, gain in the AMENA segment associated with refranchising our beverage business in Jordan. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.
(g)
In 2017, gains associated with the sale of assets in the following segments: $17 million in FLNA, $21 million in NAB, $21 million in AMENA and $28 million in corporate unallocated expenses.
(h)
In 2016, impairment charge in the AMENA segment to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
(i)
In 2016, interest expense primarily representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million, respectively. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.
(j)
In 2016, pension settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses related to the purchase of a group annuity contract.
(k)
Our fiscal 2016 results included the 53 rd reporting week, the impact of which was fully offset by incremental investments in our business.
(l)
Includes the provisional impact of the TCJ Act enacted in the fourth quarter of 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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(m)
Reflects the quarterly composite high and low sales prices for one share of PepsiCo common stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange from December 27, 2015 through December 19, 2017 and The Nasdaq Global Select Market from December 20, 2017 through December 30, 2017.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

OUR BUSINESS
 
Executive Overview
Our Operations
Other Relationships
Our Business Risks
OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS
 
Results of Operations – Consolidated Review
Non-GAAP Measures
Items Affecting Comparability
Results of Operations – Division Review
Frito-Lay North America
Quaker Foods North America
North America Beverages
Latin America
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
Asia, Middle East and North Africa
Our Liquidity and Capital Resources
Return on Invested Capital
OUR CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Revenue Recognition
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Income Tax Expense and Accruals
Pension and Retiree Medical Plans
Consolidated Statement of Income
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Consolidated Statement of Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions
Note 2 – Our Significant Accounting Policies
Note 3 – Restructuring and Impairment Charges
Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets
Note 5 – Income Taxes
Note 6 – Share-Based Compensation
Note 7 – Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans
Note 8 – Debt Obligations
Note 9 – Financial Instruments
Note 10 – Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share
Note 11 – Preferred Stock
Note 12 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to PepsiCo
Note 13 – Supplemental Financial Information
Note 14 – Divestitures
MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
GLOSSARY


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Our discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as an addition to, and should be read in connection with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Definitions of key terms can be found in the glossary beginning on page 1 30. Tabular dollars are presented in millions, except per share amounts. All per share amounts reflect common stock per share amounts, assume dilution unless otherwise noted, and are based on unrounded amounts. Percentage changes are based on unrounded amounts.

OUR BUSINESS
Executive Overview
We are a leading global food and beverage company with a complementary portfolio of enjoyable brands, including Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through our operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, we make, market, distribute and sell a wide variety of convenient and enjoyable beverages, foods and snacks, serving customers and consumers in more than 200 countries and territories.
At PepsiCo, we are focused on operating our company in a way that generates sustained financial growth and consistently strong returns and is also responsive to the needs of the world around us. We call this approach Performance with Purpose — it is embedded into our business and our strategy — and it enabled us to deliver another year of strong performance in 2017.
As we look to 2018 and beyond, we believe our Performance with Purpose strategy will enable us to continue delivering strong performance while positioning our Company for long-term sustainable growth.
Our strategies are designed to address key challenges facing our Company, including: macroeconomic and political volatility and the continued rebalancing of the economic world; shifting consumer preferences and increasing demand for more nutritious foods and beverages; the disruption of retail; the expansion of hard discounters; and the emergence of niche brands laying claim to large consumer segments, particularly in developed markets. We intend to focus on the following areas to address and adapt to these challenges:
Utilizing the strength of our distribution system to offer consumers a wide array of choices, from “fun-for-you” to “better-for-you” to “good-for-you” products to meet consumers’ demand for more nutritious foods and beverages;
Continuing to strengthen our retail and foodservice relationships to sell our products faster, increase cash flow and engage consumers;
Minimizing our environmental footprint to streamline costs and mitigate our operational impact on the communities in which we operate;
Continuing to invest in our associates so that we have the best talent to position our company for continued growth; and
Continuing our investments in e-commerce and digital solutions to meet changing consumer consumption patterns and capture cost savings while streamlining our operations.
See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for additional information about risks and uncertainties that the Company faces.
Our Operations
See “Item 1. Business” for information on our divisions and a description of our distribution network, ingredients and other supplies, brands and intellectual property rights, seasonality, customers and competition. In addition, see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information about our divisions

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and geographic areas.
Other Relationships
Certain members of our Board of Directors also serve on the boards of certain vendors and customers. These Board members do not participate in our vendor selection and negotiations nor in our customer negotiations. Our transactions with these vendors and customers are in the normal course of business and are consistent with terms negotiated with other vendors and customers. In addition, certain of our employees serve on the boards of Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC and other affiliated companies of PepsiCo and do not receive incremental compensation for such services.
Our Business Risks
We are subject to risks in the normal course of business. During 2017 and 2016 , certain jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold operated in a challenging environment, experiencing unstable economic, political and social conditions, civil unrest, natural disasters, debt and credit issues, and currency fluctuations. We continue to monitor the economic, operating and political environment in these markets closely and to identify actions to potentially mitigate any unfavorable impacts on our future results.
The hurricanes and earthquakes which occurred in the third and fourth quarters of 2017 in North and Central America did not materially impact our consolidated financial results in 2017.
In addition, certain jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold have either imposed, or are considering imposing, new or increased taxes on the manufacture, distribution or sale of our products, ingredients or substances contained in, or attributes of, our products or commodities used in the production of our products. These taxes vary in scope and form: some apply to all beverages, including non-caloric beverages, while others apply only to beverages with a caloric sweetener (e.g., sugar). Similarly, some measures apply a single tax rate per liquid ounce while others apply a graduated tax rate depending upon the amount of added sugar in the beverage and some apply a flat tax rate on beverages containing a particular substance or ingredient.
We sell a wide variety of beverages, foods and snack in more than 200 countries and territories and the profile of the products we sell, and the amount of revenue attributable to such products, varies by jurisdiction. Because of this, we cannot predict the scope or form potential taxes or other potential limitations on our products may take, and therefore cannot predict the impact of such taxes or limitations on our financial results. In addition, taxes and limitations may impact us and our competitors differently. We continue to monitor existing and proposed taxes in the jurisdictions in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed and sold and to consider actions we may take to potentially mitigate the unfavorable impact, if any, of such taxes or limitations, including advocating alternative measures with respect to the imposition, form and scope of any such taxes or limitations.
In addition, our industry has been affected by disruption of the retail landscape, including the rapid growth in sales through e-commerce websites and mobile commerce applications, the integration of physical and digital operations among retailers and the international expansion of hard discounters. We continue to monitor changes in the retail landscape and to identify actions we may take to build our global e-commerce capabilities, distribute our products effectively through all existing and emerging channels of trade and potentially mitigate any unfavorable impacts on our future results.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the TCJ Act was enacted in the United States. The changes in the TCJ Act are broad and complex and we continue to examine the impact the TCJ Act may have on our business and financial results. Among its many provisions, the TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings and reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. As a result of the enactment of the TCJ Act, we recognized a provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. See further information in “Items Affecting Comparability.” The recorded impact of

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the TCJ Act is provisional and the final amount may differ from the above estimate, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in estimates, interpretations and assumptions we have made, changes in IRS interpretations, the issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretations in response to the TCJ Act and future actions by states within the United States that have not currently adopted the TCJ Act. For additional information, see “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources,” “Our Critical Accounting Policies” and Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Executive Overview” above and “Market Risks” below for more information about these risks and the actions we have taken to address key challenges.
Risk Management Framework
The achievement of our strategic and operating objectives involves taking risks and that those risks may evolve over time. To identify, assess, prioritize, address, manage, monitor and communicate these risks across the Company’s operations, we leverage an integrated risk management framework. This framework includes the following:
PepsiCo’s Board of Directors has oversight responsibility for PepsiCo’s integrated risk management framework. One of the Board’s primary responsibilities is overseeing and interacting with senior management with respect to key aspects of the Company’s business, including risk assessment and risk mitigation of the Company’s top risks. The Board receives updates on key risks throughout the year. In addition, the Board has tasked designated Committees of the Board with oversight of certain categories of risk management, and the Committees report to the Board regularly on these matters.
The Audit Committee of the Board reviews and assesses the guidelines and policies governing PepsiCo’s risk management and oversight processes, and assists the Board’s oversight of financial, compliance and employee safety risks facing PepsiCo;
The Compensation Committee of the Board reviews PepsiCo’s employee compensation policies and practices to assess whether such policies and practices could lead to unnecessary risk-taking behavior;
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee assists the Board in its oversight of the Company’s governance structure and other corporate governance matters, including succession planning; and
The Public Policy and Sustainability Committee of the Board assists the Board in its oversight of PepsiCo’s policies, programs and related risks that concern key public policy and sustainability matters.
The PepsiCo Risk Committee (PRC), which is comprised of a cross-functional, geographically diverse, senior management group, including PepsiCo’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, meets regularly to identify, assess, prioritize and address top strategic, financial, operating, compliance, safety, reputational and other risks. The PRC is also responsible for reporting progress on our risk mitigation efforts to the Board;
Division and key country risk committees, comprised of cross-functional senior management teams, meet regularly to identify, assess, prioritize and address division and country-specific business risks;
PepsiCo’s Risk Management Office, which manages the overall risk management process, provides ongoing guidance, tools and analytical support to the PRC and the division and key country risk committees, identifies and assesses potential risks and facilitates ongoing communication between the parties, as well as with PepsiCo’s Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board;

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PepsiCo’s Corporate Audit Department evaluates the ongoing effectiveness of our key internal controls through periodic audit and review procedures; and
PepsiCo’s Compliance & Ethics Department leads and coordinates our compliance policies and practices.
Market Risks
We are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in:
commodity prices, affecting the cost of our raw materials and energy;
foreign exchange rates and currency restrictions; and
interest rates.
In the normal course of business, we manage commodity price, foreign exchange and interest rate risks through a variety of strategies, including productivity initiatives, global purchasing programs and hedging. Ongoing productivity initiatives involve the identification and effective implementation of meaningful cost-saving opportunities or efficiencies, including the use of derivatives. Our global purchasing programs include fixed-price contracts and purchase orders and pricing agreements. See “Uncertain or unfavorable economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.” and “Our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected by increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials, energy, water and other supplies.” in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” See “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” for further information on our non-cancelable purchasing commitments.
The fair value of our derivatives fluctuates based on market rates and prices. The sensitivity of our derivatives to these market fluctuations is discussed below. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these derivatives and our hedging policies. See “Our Critical Accounting Policies” for a discussion of the exposure of our pension and retiree medical plan assets and liabilities to risks related to market fluctuations.
Inflationary, deflationary and recessionary conditions impacting these market risks also impact the demand for and pricing of our products. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for further discussion.
Commodity Prices
Our commodity derivatives had a total notional value of $0.9 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $0.8 billion as of December 31, 2016 . At the end of 2017 , the potential change in fair value of commodity derivative instruments, assuming a 10% decrease in the underlying commodity price, would have decreased our net unrealized gains in 2017 by $96 million .
Foreign Exchange
Our operations outside of the United States generated 42% of our net revenue in 2017 , with Mexico, Russia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil comprising approximately 20% of our net revenue in 2017 . As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risks in the international markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold. During 2017 , unfavorable foreign exchange had a net nominal impact on net revenue growth due to declines in the Egyptian pound, Turkish lira and Pound sterling, offset by appreciation in the Russian ruble, Brazilian real and euro. Currency declines against the U.S. dollar which are not offset could adversely impact our future financial results.
In addition, volatile economic, political and social conditions and civil unrest in certain markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold, including in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, the

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Middle East, Russia and Turkey, and currency fluctuations in certain of these international markets continue to result in challenging operating environments. We also continue to monitor the economic and political developments related to the United Kingdom’s pending withdrawal from the European Union, including how the United Kingdom will interact with other European Union countries following its departure, and the potential impact for the ESSA segment and our other businesses.
Starting in 2014, Russia announced economic sanctions against the United States and other nations that include a ban on imports of certain ingredients and finished goods from specific countries. These sanctions have not had and are not expected to have a material impact on the results of our operations in Russia or our consolidated results or financial position, and we will continue to monitor the economic, operating and political environment in Russia closely. For the years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 , net revenue generated by our operations in Russia represented 5%, 4% and 4% of our consolidated net revenue, respectively. As of December 30, 2017 , our long-lived assets in Russia were $4.7 billion .
Our foreign currency derivatives had a total notional value of $1.6 billion as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . The total notional amount of our debt instruments designated as net investment hedges was $1.5 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $0.8 billion as of December 31, 2016 . At the end of 2017 , we estimate that an unfavorable 10% change in the underlying exchange rates would have increased our net unrealized losses in 2017 by $125 million .
Due to exchange restrictions and other conditions that significantly impact our ability to effectively manage our businesses in Venezuela and realize earnings generated by our Venezuelan businesses, effective at the end of the third quarter of 2015, we deconsolidated our Venezuelan subsidiaries and began accounting for our investments in our Venezuelan subsidiaries and joint venture using the cost method of accounting. In 2015, we recorded pre- and after-tax charges of $1.4 billion in our income statement to reduce the value of the cost method investments to their estimated fair values, resulting in a full impairment. The factors that led to our conclusions at the end of the third quarter of 2015 continued to exist through the end of 2017, and we expect these conditions will continue for the foreseeable future.
We do not have any guarantees related to our Venezuelan entities, and our ongoing contractual commitments to our Venezuelan businesses are not material. We will recognize income from dividends and sales of inventory to our Venezuelan entities, which have not been and are not expected to be material, to the extent cash in U.S. dollars is received. We have not received any cash in U.S. dollars from our Venezuelan entities since our deconsolidation at the end of the third quarter of 2015. We continue to monitor the conditions in Venezuela and their impact on our accounting and disclosures. For further information, please refer to Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements and “Items Affecting Comparability.”
Interest Rates
Our interest rate derivatives had a total notional value of $14.2 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $11.2 billion as of December 31, 2016 .   Assuming year-end 2017 investment levels and variable rate debt, a 1-percentage-point increase in interest rates would have decreased our net interest expense in 2017 by $25 million due to higher cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments levels as compared with our variable rate debt.

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OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS
Results of Operations — Consolidated Review
In the discussions of net revenue and operating profit below, “effective net pricing” reflects the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries and “net pricing” reflects the year-over-year combined impact of list price changes, weight changes per package, discounts and allowances. Additionally, “acquisitions and divestitures,” except as otherwise noted, reflect all mergers and acquisitions activity, including the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and changes in ownership or control in consolidated subsidiaries and nonconsolidated equity investees. The impact of the structural change related to the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses is presented separately.
Volume
Our beverage volume in the NAB, Latin America, ESSA and AMENA segments reflects sales to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers, as well as the sale of beverages bearing Company-owned or licensed trademarks that have been sold through our authorized independent bottlers. Bottler case sales (BCS) and concentrate shipments and equivalents (CSE) are not necessarily equal during any given period due to seasonality, timing of product launches, product mix, bottler inventory practices and other factors. While our beverage revenues are not entirely based on BCS volume, as there are independent bottlers in the supply chain, we believe that BCS is a valuable measure as it quantifies the sell-through of our beverage products at the consumer level. Sales of products from our unconsolidated joint ventures are reflected in our reported volume. NAB, Latin America, ESSA and AMENA, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, make, market, distribute and sell ready-to-drink tea products through a joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name), and NAB further, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink coffee products through a joint venture with Starbucks. In addition, AMENA licenses the Tropicana brand for use in China on co-branded juice products in connection with a strategic alliance with Tingyi.
Our food and snacks volume in the FLNA, QFNA, Latin America, ESSA and AMENA segments is reported on a system-wide basis, which includes our own sales and the sales by our noncontrolled affiliates of snacks bearing Company-owned or licensed trademarks.
Servings
Since our divisions each use different measures of physical unit volume (i.e., kilos, gallons, pounds and case sales), a common servings metric is necessary to reflect our consolidated physical unit volume. Our divisions’ physical volume measures are converted into servings based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines for single-serving sizes of our products.
In 2017 , total servings decreased 1% compared to 2016 . In 2016 , total servings increased 3% compared to 2015 . Excluding the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in 2016, total servings in 2017 was even with the prior year and total servings in 2016 increased 2% compared to 2015. Servings growth reflects adjustments to the prior year results for divestitures and other structural changes, including the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015.

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Consolidated Net Revenue and Operating Profit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
Net revenue
$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

 
1
%
 
 %
Operating profit
$
10,509

 
$
9,785

 
$
8,353

 
7
%
 
17
 %
Operating profit margin
16.5
%
 
15.6
%
 
13.2
%
 
1.0

 
2.3


See “Results of Operations – Division Review” for a tabular presentation and discussion of key drivers of net revenue.
2017
Operating profit increased 7% and operating margin improved 1.0 percentage points. Operating profit growth was driven by the benefit of actions associated with our productivity initiatives, which contributed more than $1 billion in cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as effective net pricing. Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) also contributed 4 percentage points to operating profit growth and increased operating profit margin by 0.5 percentage points, primarily reflecting a prior-year impairment charge to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value. Additionally, the impact of refranchising our beverage business in Jordan and a gain associated with the sale of our minority stake in Britvic each contributed 1 percentage point to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, higher commodity costs and unfavorable foreign exchange. Commodity inflation reduced operating profit growth by 6 percentage points, primarily attributable to inflation in the AMENA, Latin America, ESSA, NAB and FLNA segments. Corporate unallocated expenses (see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements) decreased 9%, reflecting the impact of higher prior-year contributions to The PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. to fund charitable and social programs.
2016
Operating profit increased 17% and operating margin increased 2.3 percentage points. Operating profit growth was driven by the benefit of actions associated with our productivity initiatives, which contributed more than $1 billion in cost reductions across a number of expense categories, effective net pricing and volume growth. Additionally, the impact of recording an impairment charge in 2015 and ceasing the operations of our MQD joint venture contributed 1 percentage point to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, higher advertising and marketing expenses, unfavorable foreign exchange and higher commodity costs, as well as the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses, which reduced operating profit growth by 2 percentage points. Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) contributed 13 percentage points to operating profit growth and increased operating profit margin by 1.5 percentage points, primarily reflecting a 17-percentage-point contribution from the 2015 Venezuela impairment charges. Higher commodity inflation reduced operating profit growth by 1 percentage point, primarily attributable to inflation in the Latin America, ESSA and AMENA segments, partially offset by deflation in the NAB, FLNA and QFNA segments. The impact of our 53 rd  reporting week was fully offset by incremental investments we made in our business. Corporate unallocated expenses (see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements) decreased 1%, driven by lower pension expense reflecting the change to the full yield curve approach, lower foreign exchange transaction losses and decreases in other corporate expenses, partially offset by increased contributions to The PepsiCo Foundation, Inc. to fund charitable and social programs and the net impact of items affecting comparability mentioned above included in corporate unallocated expenses.


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Other Consolidated Results  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
Net interest expense
 
$
(907
)
 
$
(1,232
)
 
$
(911
)
 
$
325

 
$
(321
)
Annual tax rate (a)
 
48.9
%
 
25.4
%
 
26.1
%
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
$
4,857

 
$
6,329

 
$
5,452

 
(23
)%
 
16
%
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted
 
$
3.38

 
$
4.36

 
$
3.67

 
(23
)%
 
19
%
Mark-to-market net impact
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.08
)
 

 
 
 
 
Restructuring and impairment charges
 
0.16

 
0.09

 
0.12

 
 
 
 
Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act (a)
 
1.70

 

 

 
 
 
 
Charges related to the transaction with Tingyi
 

 
0.26

 
0.05

 
 
 
 
Charge related to debt redemption
 

 
0.11

 

 
 
 
 
Pension-related settlement charge/(benefits)
 

 
0.11

 
(0.03
)
 
 
 
 
Venezuela impairment charges
 

 

 
0.91

 
 
 
 
Tax benefit
 

 

 
(0.15
)
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common
 
  share – diluted, excluding above items (b)
 
$
5.23

 
$
4.85


$
4.57


8
 %
 
6
%
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
3

Growth in net income attributable to PepsiCo per
  common share – diluted, excluding above items, on  
 
  a constant currency basis (b)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 %
 
9
%
  (a) See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
(b) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
2017
Net interest expense decreased $325 million reflecting a prior-year charge of $233 million representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million, respectively. This decrease also reflects higher interest income due to higher interest rates and average cash balances, as well as gains on the market value of investments used to economically hedge a portion of our deferred compensation liability. These impacts were partially offset by higher interest expense due to higher average debt balances.
The reported tax rate increased 23.5 percentage points primarily as a result of the provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act , which contributed 26 percentage points to the increase, partially offset by the impact of the prior-year impairment charge to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value, which had no corresponding tax benefit, as well as the impact of recognizing excess tax benefits in the provision for income taxes as a result of the changes in accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees in the current year. See Note 2 and Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Net income attributable to PepsiCo and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share both decreased 23% . Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) negatively impacted both net income attributable to PepsiCo and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share by 30 percentage points, primarily as a result of the provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act.

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2016
Net interest expense increased $321 million reflecting a charge of $233 million representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million, respectively. This increase also reflects higher average debt balances, partially offset by higher interest income due to higher average cash balances, as well as gains on the market value of investments used to economically hedge a portion of our deferred compensation liability.
The reported tax rate decreased 0.7 percentage points due to the impact of the 2015 Venezuela impairment charges, which had no corresponding tax benefit, partially offset by the 2015 favorable resolution with the IRS of substantially all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2010 and 2011, as well as the 2016 impairment charge recorded to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value, which had no corresponding tax benefit.
Net income attributable to PepsiCo increased 16% and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share increased 19% . Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) positively contributed 12 percentage points to net income attributable to PepsiCo and 13 percentage points to net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share.
Non-GAAP Measures
Certain financial measures contained in this Form 10-K adjust for the impact of specified items and are not in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). We use non-GAAP financial measures internally to make operating and strategic decisions, including the preparation of our annual operating plan, evaluation of our overall business performance and as a factor in determining compensation for certain employees. We believe presenting non-GAAP financial measures in this Form 10-K provides additional information to facilitate comparison of our historical operating results and trends in our underlying operating results, and provides additional transparency on how we evaluate our business. We also believe presenting these measures in this Form 10-K allows investors to view our performance using the same measures that we use in evaluating our financial and business performance and trends.
We consider quantitative and qualitative factors in assessing whether to adjust for the impact of items that may be significant or that could affect an understanding of our ongoing financial and business performance or trends. Examples of items for which we may make adjustments include: amounts related to mark-to-market gains or losses (non-cash); charges related to restructuring programs; charges or adjustments related to the enactment of new laws, rules or regulations, such as significant tax law changes; gains or losses associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other structural changes; debt redemptions; pension and retiree medical related items; amounts related to the resolution of tax positions; asset impairments (non-cash); and remeasurements of net monetary assets. See below and “Items Affecting Comparability” for a description of adjustments to our U.S. GAAP financial measures in this Form 10-K. 
Non-GAAP information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be the same as or comparable to similar non-GAAP measures presented by other companies.
The following non-GAAP financial measures are contained in this Form 10-K:
cost of sales, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, noncontrolling interests and provision for income taxes, each adjusted for items affecting comparability;

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operating profit/loss, adjusted for items affecting comparability, and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted, adjusted for items affecting comparability, and the corresponding constant currency growth rates;
organic revenue;
free cash flow; and
return on invested capital (ROIC) and net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability.
Cost of Sales, Gross Profit, Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Interest Expense, Noncontrolling Interests and Provision for Income Taxes, Adjusted for Items Affecting Comparability; Operating Profit/Loss, Adjusted for Items Affecting Comparability, and Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share Diluted, Adjusted for Items Affecting Comparability, and the Corresponding Constant Currency Growth Rates
Cost of sales, gross profit, selling, general and administrative expenses, interest expense, noncontrolling interests and provision for income taxes, adjusted for items affecting comparability; operating profit/loss, adjusted for items affecting comparability, and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share diluted, adjusted for items affecting comparability, exclude the net impact of mark-to-market gains and losses on centrally managed commodity derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting, restructuring and impairment charges related to our 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans, a provisional net tax expense associated with the enactment of the TCJ Act, charges related to the transaction with Tingyi, a charge related to debt redemption, pension-related settlements, Venezuela impairment charges and a tax benefit (see “Items Affecting Comparability” for a detailed description of each of these items). We also evaluate performance on operating profit/loss, adjusted for items affecting comparability, and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share diluted, adjusted for items affecting comparability, on a constant currency basis, which measure our financial results assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. In order to compute our constant currency results, we multiply or divide, as appropriate, our current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiply or divide, as appropriate, those amounts by the prior-year average foreign exchange rates. We believe these measures provide useful information in evaluating the results of our business because they exclude items that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing performance.
Organic Revenue
We define organic revenue as net revenue adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange translation, as well as the impact from acquisitions, divestitures and other structural changes, including the Venezuela deconsolidation, for the comparable period. The Venezuela deconsolidation impact excluded the results of our Venezuelan businesses for the first three quarters of 2015. In addition, our fiscal 2016 reported results included an extra week of results. Organic revenue excludes the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in the fourth quarter of 2016.
We believe organic revenue provides useful information in evaluating the results of our business because it excludes items that we believe are not indicative of ongoing performance or that we believe impact comparability with the prior year.
See “Organic Revenue Growth” in “Results of Operations Division Review.”
Free Cash Flow
We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital spending, plus sales of property, plant and equipment. Since net capital spending is essential to our product innovation initiatives and maintaining our operational capabilities, we believe that it is a recurring and necessary use of cash. As such, we believe investors should also consider net capital spending when evaluating our cash from operating

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activities. Free cash flow is used by us primarily for financing activities, including debt repayments, dividends and share repurchases. Free cash flow is not a measure of cash available for discretionary expenditures since we have certain non-discretionary obligations such as debt service that are not deducted from the measure.
See “Free Cash Flow” in “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
ROIC and Net ROIC, Excluding Items Affecting Comparability
We define ROIC as net income attributable to PepsiCo plus interest expense after-tax divided by the sum of quarterly average debt obligations and quarterly average common shareholders’ equity. Although ROIC is a common financial metric, numerous methods exist for calculating ROIC. Accordingly, the method used by management to calculate ROIC may differ from the methods other companies use to calculate their ROIC.
We believe this metric serves as a measure of how well we use our capital to generate returns. In addition, we use net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability, to compare our performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis because it removes from our operating results the impact of items that are not indicative of our ongoing performance and reflects how management evaluates our operating results and trends. We define net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability, as ROIC, adjusted for quarterly average cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, after-tax interest income and items affecting comparability. We believe the calculation of ROIC and net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability, provides useful information to investors and is an additional relevant comparison of our performance to consider when evaluating our capital allocation efficiency.
See “Return on Invested Capital” in “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Items Affecting Comparability
Our reported financial results in this Form 10-K are impacted by the following items in each of the following years:  
 
2017
 
Cost of sales
 
Gross profit
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income taxes (a)
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
Reported, GAAP Measure
$
28,785

 
$
34,740

 
$
24,231

 
$
10,509

 
$
4,694

 
$
4,857

Items Affecting Comparability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market net impact
8

 
(8
)
 
7

 
(15
)
 
(7
)
 
(8
)
Restructuring and impairment charges

 

 
(295
)
 
295

 
71

 
224

Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act

 

 

 

 
(2,451
)
 
2,451

Core, Non-GAAP Measure
$
28,793

 
$
34,732

 
$
23,943

 
$
10,789

 
$
2,307

 
$
7,524

 
2016
 
Cost of sales
 
Gross profit
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Operating profit
 
Interest expense
 
Provision for income taxes (a)
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
Reported, GAAP Measure
$
28,209

 
$
34,590

 
$
24,805

 
$
9,785

 
$
1,342

 
$
2,174

 
$
50

 
$
6,329

Items Affecting Comparability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market net impact
78

 
(78
)
 
89

 
(167
)
 

 
(56
)
 

 
(111
)
Restructuring and impairment charges

 

 
(160
)
 
160

 

 
26

 
3

 
131

Charge related to the transaction with Tingyi

 

 
(373
)
 
373

 

 

 

 
373

Charge related to debt redemption

 

 

 

 
(233
)
 
77

 

 
156

Pension-related settlement charge

 

 
(242
)
 
242

 

 
80

 

 
162

Core, Non-GAAP Measure
$
28,287

 
$
34,512

 
$
24,119

 
$
10,393

 
$
1,109

 
$
2,301

 
$
53

 
$
7,040


55


 
2015
 
Cost of sales
 
Gross profit
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Venezuela impairment charges
 
Operating profit
 
Provision for income taxes (a)
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
Reported, GAAP Measure
$
28,731

 
$
34,325

 
$
24,613

 
$
1,359

 
$
8,353

 
$
1,941

 
$
5,452

Items Affecting Comparability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mark-to-market net impact
(18
)
 
18

 
29

 

 
(11
)
 
(3
)
 
(8
)
Restructuring and impairment charges

 

 
(230
)
 

 
230

 
46

 
184

Charge related to the transaction with Tingyi

 

 
(73
)
 

 
73

 

 
73

Pension-related settlement benefits

 

 
67

 

 
(67
)
 
(25
)
 
(42
)
Venezuela impairment charges

 

 

 
(1,359
)
 
1,359

 

 
1,359

Tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 
230

 
(230
)
Core, Non-GAAP Measure
$
28,713

 
$
34,343

 
$
24,406

 
$

 
$
9,937

 
$
2,189

 
$
6,788


(a)
Provision for income taxes is the expected tax benefit/charge on the underlying item based on the tax laws and income tax rates applicable to the underlying item in its corresponding tax jurisdiction and tax year and, in 2017, the impact of the TCJ Act is presented separately.
Mark-to-Market Net Impact
We centrally manage commodity derivatives on behalf of our divisions. These commodity derivatives include agricultural products, energy and metals. Commodity derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit. Therefore, the divisions realize the economic effects of the derivative without experiencing any resulting mark-to-market volatility, which remains in corporate unallocated expenses.
Restructuring and Impairment Charges
2014 Multi-Year Productivity Plan
To build on the successful implementation of the 2014 Productivity Plan to date, we expanded and extended the program through the end of 2019 to take advantage of additional opportunities within the initiatives of the 2014 Productivity Plan to further strengthen our food, snack and beverage businesses. We now expect to incur pre-tax charges and cash expenditures of approximately $1.3 billion and $985 million, respectively, as compared to our previous estimate of pre-tax charges and cash expenditures of approximately $990 million and $705 million, respectively.

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The expected pre-tax charges and cash expenditures are summarized by year as follows:
 
 
Charges
 
Cash
Expenditures
 
2013
 
$
53

 
$

 
2014
 
357

 
175

(b)  
2015
 
169

 
165

(b)  
2016
 
160

 
95

 
2017
 
295

 
113

 
2018 (expected)
 
254

 
396

 
2019 (expected)
 
17

 
41

 
 
 
$
1,305

(a)  
$
985

 
(a)
This total pre-tax charge is expected to consist of approximately $795 million of severance and other employee-related costs, approximately $165 million for asset impairments (all non-cash) resulting from plant closures and related actions, and approximately $345 million for other costs associated with the implementation of our initiatives, including contract termination costs. This charge is expected to impact reportable segments and Corporate approximately as follows: FLNA 14%, QFNA 3%, NAB 30%, Latin America 15%, ESSA 25%, AMENA 4% and Corporate 9%.
(b)
In 2015 and 2014, cash expenditures include $2 million and $10 million , respectively, reported on our cash flow statement in pension and retiree medical plan contributions.
See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further information related to our 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans.
We regularly evaluate different productivity initiatives beyond the productivity plans and other initiatives discussed above and in Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.
Provisional Net Tax Expense Related to the TCJ Act
In 2017, we recorded a provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion ($1.70 per share) associated with the enactment of the TCJ Act in the fourth quarter of 2017. Included in the net tax expense of $2.5 billion is a provisional mandatory one-time transition tax of approximately $4 billion on undistributed international earnings, included in other liabilities. This mandatory one-time transition tax was partially offset by a provisional $1.5 billion benefit resulting from the required remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the new, lower U.S. corporate income tax rate.
See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
Charges Related to the Transaction with Tingyi
In 2016, we recorded a pre- and after-tax impairment charge of $373 million ($0.26 per share) in the AMENA segment to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair valu e. 
In 2015, we recorded a pre- and after-tax charge of $73 million ($0.05 per share) in the AMENA segment related to a write-off of the value of a call option to increase our holding in TAB to 20%.
See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
Charge Related to Debt Redemption
In 2016, we paid $2.5 billion to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million, respectively, and terminated certain interest rate swaps. As a result, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $233 million ($156 million after-tax or $0.11 per share) to interest expense, primarily representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions.
See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Pension-Related Settlements
In 2016, we recorded a pre-tax pension settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $242 million ($162 million after-tax or $0.11 per share) related to the purchase of a group annuity contract. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
In 2015, we recorded pre-tax benefits of $67 million ($42 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) in the NAB segment associated with the settlement of pension-related liabilities from previous acquisitions. These benefits were recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Venezuela Impairment Charges
In 2015, we recorded pre- and after-tax charges of $1.4 billion ($0.91 per share) in the Latin America segment related to the impairment of investments in our wholly-owned Venezuelan subsidiaries and beverage joint venture.
See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements and “Our Business Risks.”
Tax Benefit
In 2015, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $ 230 million ($ 0.15 per share) associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving substantially all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2010 through 2011, which reduced our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2010 and 2011.
See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

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Results of Operations — Division Review
The results and discussions below are based on how our Chief Executive Officer monitors the performance of our divisions. Accordingly, volume growth measures for 2016 reflect adjustments to the base year for divestitures and other structural changes, including the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015. See “Non-GAAP Measures” and “Items Affecting Comparability” for a discussion of items to consider when evaluating our results and related information regarding non-GAAP measures.  
 
FLNA
 
QFNA
 
NAB
 
Latin America
 
ESSA
 
AMENA
 
Total
Net Revenue, 2017
$
15,798

 
$
2,503

 
$
20,936

 
$
7,208

 
$
11,050

 
$
6,030

 
$
63,525

Net Revenue, 2016
$
15,549

 
$
2,564

 
$
21,312

 
$
6,820

 
$
10,216

 
$
6,338

 
$
62,799

% Impact of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volume (a)
1
 %
 
 %
 
(2.5
)%
 
(2
)%
 
3
 %
 
 %
 
 %
Effective net pricing (b)
2.5

 
(1
)
 
1

 
7

 
2

 
5

 
3

Foreign exchange translation

 

 

 
1

 
3

 
(10
)
 

Acquisitions and divestitures

 

 
1

 
(0.5
)
 

 

 

53 rd  reporting week (c)
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(1
)
 

 

 

 
(1
)
Reported growth (e)
2
 %
 
(2
)%
 
(2
)%
 
6
 %
 
8
 %
 
(5
)%
 
1
 %
 
FLNA
 
QFNA
 
NAB
 
Latin America
 
ESSA
 
AMENA
 
Total
Net Revenue, 2016
$
15,549

 
$
2,564

 
$
21,312

 
$
6,820

 
$
10,216

 
$
6,338

 
$
62,799

Net Revenue, 2015
$
14,782

 
$
2,543

 
$
20,618

 
$
8,228

 
$
10,510

 
$
6,375

 
$
63,056

% Impact of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Volume (a)
2
%
 
 %
 
1
%
 
3
 %
 
1.5
 %
 
6
 %
 
2
 %
Effective net pricing (b)
2

 
(1
)
 
1

 
7

 
2.5

 
(1
)
 
2

Foreign exchange translation

 

 

 
(11
)
 
(7
)
 
(5
)
 
(3
)
Acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 
(1
)
 

 

 

Venezuela deconsolidation (d)

 

 

 
(14
)
 

 

 
(2
)
53 rd  reporting week (c)
2

 
2

 
1.5

 

 

 

 
1

Reported growth (e)
5
%
 
1
 %
 
3
%
 
(17
)%
 
(3
)%
 
(1
)%
 
 %

(a)
Excludes the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. In certain instances, volume growth varies from the amounts disclosed in the following divisional discussions due to nonconsolidated joint venture volume, and, for our beverage businesses, temporary timing differences between BCS and CSE, as well as the mix of beverage volume sold by our Company-owned and franchised-owned bottlers. Our net revenue excludes nonconsolidated joint venture volume, and, for our beverage businesses, is based on CSE.
(b)
Includes the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries.
(c)
Our fiscal 2016 results included a 53 rd reporting week which increased 2016 net revenue by $657 million, including $294 million in our FLNA segment, $43 million in our QFNA segment, $300 million in our NAB segment and $20 million in our ESSA segment.
(d)
The impact of the exclusion of the 2015 results of our Venezuelan businesses, which were deconsolidated effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015.
(e)
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


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Organic Revenue Growth
Organic revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure. For further information on organic revenue see “Non-GAAP Measures.”
2017
FLNA
 
QFNA
 
NAB
 
Latin America
 
ESSA
 
AMENA
 
Total
Reported Growth
2
 %
 
(2
)%
 
(2
)%
 
6
 %
 
8
 %
 
(5
)%
 
1
 %
% Impact of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange translation

 

 

 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
10

 

Acquisitions and divestitures

 

 
(1
)
 
0.5

 

 

 

53 rd  reporting week (a)
2

 
2

 
1

 

 

 

 
1

Organic Growth (c)
3
 %
 
(1
)%
 
(2
)%
 
5
 %
 
6
 %
 
5
 %
 
2
 %
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

2016
FLNA
 
QFNA
 
NAB
 
Latin America
 
ESSA
 
AMENA
 
Total
Reported Growth
5
 %
 
1
 %
 
3
 %
 
(17
)%
 
(3
)%
 
(1
)%
 
 %
% Impact of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange translation

 

 

 
11

 
7

 
5

 
3

Acquisitions and divestitures

 

 

 
1

 

 

 

Venezuela deconsolidation (b)

 

 

 
14

 

 

 
2

53 rd  reporting week (a)
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
(1.5
)
 

 

 

 
(1
)
Organic Growth (c)
3.5
 %
 
 %
 
2
 %
 
9
 %
 
4
 %
 
5
 %
 
4
 %

(a)
Our fiscal 2016 results included a 53 rd reporting week which increased 2016 net revenue by $657 million, including $294 million in our FLNA segment, $43 million in our QFNA segment, $300 million in our NAB segment and $20 million in our ESSA segment. Our 2017 organic revenue growth excludes the impact of the 53 rd reporting week from our 2016 results.
(b)
The impact of the exclusion of the 2015 results of our Venezuelan businesses, which were deconsolidated effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015.
(c)
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.


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Frito-Lay North America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
Net revenue
$
15,798

 
$
15,549

 
$
14,782

 
2

  
5

 
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

 
Impact of 53 rd  reporting week
 
 
 
 
 
 
2

 
(2
)
 
Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
3

(b)  
3.5

(b)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
$
4,823

 
$
4,659

 
$
4,304

 
3.5

  
8

  
Restructuring and impairment charges
67

 
13

 
26

 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above item (a)
$
4,890

 
$
4,672

 
$
4,330

 
5

  
8

  
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

  

  
Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.5

(b)  
8


(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.
2017
Net revenue grew 2%, primarily reflecting effective net pricing, partially offset by the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in the prior year, which reduced net revenue growth by 2 percentage points.
Volume declined 1%, reflecting mid-single-digit declines in trademark Lay’s and Fritos and a low-single-digit decline in trademark Doritos, partially offset by high-single-digit growth in variety packs. The 53 rd reporting week in the prior year negatively impacted volume performance by 2 percentage points.
Operating profit grew 3.5%, primarily reflecting planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and the effective net pricing, as well as the impact of prior-year incremental investments into our business, which contributed 1 percentage point to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, as well as higher commodity costs, primarily cooking oil, which reduced operating profit growth by 1 percentage point. The 53 rd reporting week in the prior year reduced operating profit growth by 2 percentage points.
2016
Net revenue grew 5%, driven by volume growth and effective net pricing. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 2 percentage points to the net revenue growth.
Volume grew 3%, reflecting high-single-digit growth in variety packs, and mid-single-digit growth in trademark Doritos and Cheetos. These gains were partially offset by a mid-single-digit decline in our Sabra joint venture products. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 2 percentage points to the volume growth.
Operating profit grew 8%, primarily reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, which contributed 3 percentage points to operating profit growth, primarily fuel and cooking oil. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, and higher advertising and marketing expenses. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 2 percentage points to operating profit growth, partially offset by incremental investments in our business, which reduced operating profit growth by 1.5 percentage points.

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Quaker Foods North America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
Net revenue
$
2,503

 
$
2,564

 
$
2,543

 
(2
)
  
1

 
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Impact of 53 rd reporting week
 
 
 
 
 
 
2

 
(2
)
 
Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
(b)  

(b)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
$
642

 
$
653

 
$
560

 
(2
)
  
16

 
Restructuring and impairment charges
11

 
1

 
3

 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above item (a)
$
653

 
$
654

 
$
563

 

  
16

 
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
16

 
(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.
2017
Net revenue declined 2%, reflecting the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in the prior year, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 2 percentage points, as well as unfavorable mix.
Volume declined 2%, reflecting a low-single-digit decline in ready-to-eat cereals and high-single-digit declines in trademark Roni and Gamesa, in part reflecting the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in the prior year which negatively impacted volume performance by 2 percentage points.
Operating profit decreased 2%, reflecting certain operating cost increases and the net revenue performance. The 53 rd reporting week in the prior year negatively impacted operating profit performance by 2 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and lower advertising and marketing expenses, as well as the impact of prior-year incremental investments into our business, which positively contributed 1.5 percentage points to operating profit performance. Restructuring and impairment charges in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) negatively impacted operating profit performance by 1.5 percentage points.
2016
Net revenue grew 1%, driven by the 53 rd reporting week which contributed 2 percentage points to the net revenue growth, partially offset by unfavorable net pricing and mix and unfavorable foreign exchange.
Volume grew 2%, reflecting mid-single-digit growth in Aunt Jemima syrup and mix and low-single-digit growth in ready-to-eat cereals, oatmeal and bars. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 2 percentage points to the volume growth.
Operating profit increased 16%, impacted by 2015 impairment charges related to our dairy joint venture and ceasing its operations, which contributed 17 percentage points to operating profit growth. This increase also reflects planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, which contributed 6 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by higher advertising and marketing expenses, certain operating cost increases and the unfavorable net pricing and mix. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 2 percentage points to operating profit growth, partially offset by incremental investments in our business, which reduced operating profit growth by 1.5 percentage points.

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North America Beverages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
Net revenue
$
20,936

 
$
21,312

 
$
20,618

 
(2
)
  
3

  
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 

 
Impact of 53 rd  reporting week
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
(1.5
)
 
Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2
)
 
2

(b)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
$
2,707

 
$
2,959

 
$
2,785

 
(9
)
  
6

  
Restructuring and impairment charges
54

 
35

 
33

 
 
 
 
 
Pension-related settlement benefits

 

 
(67
)
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above items (a)
$
2,761

 
$
2,994

 
$
2,751

 
(8
)
 
9

 
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(8
)
 
9

 
(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.
2017
Net revenue decreased 2%, primarily reflecting a decline in volume, partially offset by effective net pricing, as well as acquisitions which positively contributed 1 percentage point to the net revenue performance. The 53 rd reporting week in the prior year negatively impacted net revenue performance by 1 percentage point.
Volume decreased 3.5%, driven by a 5% decline in CSD volume and a 1% decline in non-carbonated beverage volume. The non-carbonated beverage volume decrease primarily reflected mid-single-digit declines in Gatorade sports drinks and in our juice and juice drinks portfolio, partially offset by a mid-single-digit increase in our overall water portfolio and a low-single-digit increase in Lipton ready-to-drink teas. Acquisitions had a nominal positive contribution to the volume performance. The 53 rd reporting week in the prior year negatively impacted volume performance by 1.5 percentage points.
Operating profit decreased 9%, primarily reflecting certain operating cost increases and the net revenue performance, as well as higher commodity costs which negatively impacted operating profit performance by 2 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and lower advertising and marketing expenses. Costs related to the hurricanes that occurred in the current year negatively impacted operating profit performance by 1 percentage point and were offset by a gain associated with a sale of an asset. In addition, the 53 rd reporting week in the prior year negatively impacted operating profit performance by 1 percentage point and was offset by incremental investments in our business in the prior year.
2016
Net revenue increased 3%, primarily reflecting effective net pricing and volume growth. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 1.5 percentage points to the net revenue growth.
Volume increased 2%, driven by a 7% increase in non-carbonated beverage volume, partially offset by a 1% decline in CSD volume. The non-carbonated beverage volume increase primarily reflected a double-digit increase in our overall water portfolio, a mid-single-digit increase in Gatorade sports drinks, and a high-

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single-digit increase in Lipton ready-to-drink teas. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 1.5 percentage points to the volume growth.
Operating profit increased 6%, primarily reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs which contributed 6 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases and higher advertising and marketing expenses. The 53 rd reporting week contributed 1.5 percentage points to the operating profit growth. This was partially offset by incremental investments in our business which reduced operating profit growth by 1 percentage point. Items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) reduced operating profit growth by 3 percentage points.
Latin America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

Net revenue
$
7,208

 
$
6,820

 
$
8,228

 
6

 
(17
)
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
11

Impact of acquisitions and divestitures
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.5

 
1

Impact of Venezuela deconsolidation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
14

Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

(b)  
9

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit/(loss)
$
908

 
$
887

 
$
(206
)
 
2

 
n/m

Restructuring and impairment charges
63

 
27

 
36

 
 
 
 
Venezuela impairment charges

 

 
1,359

 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above items (a)
$
971

 
$
914

 
$
1,189

 
6

 
(23
)
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
1

 
14

Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
7

 
(9
)
(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.
n/m - Not meaningful due to the impact of impairment charges associated with a change in accounting for our Venezuela operations in 2015.
2017
Net revenue increased 6%, reflecting effective net pricing, partially offset by volume declines. Favorable foreign exchange contributed 1 percentage point to net revenue growth.
Snacks volume declined 1.5%, reflecting low-single-digit declines in Brazil and Mexico.
Beverage volume declined 2%, reflecting a mid-single-digit decline in Brazil and a low-single-digit decline in Argentina, partially offset by high-single-digit growth in Guatemala. Additionally, Mexico experienced a slight decline.
Operating profit increased 2%, reflecting the effective net pricing and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases and the volume declines, as well as higher commodity costs which reduced operating profit growth by 17 percentage points. Restructuring and impairment charges in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) reduced operating profit growth by 4 percentage points.
2016
Net revenue decreased 17%, reflecting the impact of the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses,

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effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015, and unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 14 percentage points and 11 percentage points, respectively. These impacts were partially offset by effective net pricing and net volume growth.
Snacks volume grew 3%, reflecting a mid-single-digit increase in Mexico. Additionally, Brazil experienced a slight increase.
Beverage volume decreased 2%, reflecting a double-digit decline in Argentina and low-single-digit declines in Mexico and Honduras, partially offset by a low-single-digit increase in Brazil and a mid-single-digit increase in Guatemala.
Operating profit improvement primarily reflected the 2015 Venezuela impairment charges, included in items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”). This improvement also reflects the effective net pricing, planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and the net volume growth. Additionally, the impact of 2015 charges associated with productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans contributed 4 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, as well as the deconsolidation of our Venezuelan businesses, which reduced operating profit growth by 19 percentage points. Additionally, higher commodity costs reduced operating profit growth by 22 percentage points, largely due to transaction-related foreign exchange on purchases of raw materials, driven by a strong U.S. dollar. Operating profit was also reduced by higher advertising and marketing expenses, as well as incremental investments in our business, which reduced operating profit growth by 4 percentage points. Unfavorable foreign exchange translation reduced operating profit growth by 14 percentage points.
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

Net revenue
$
11,050

 
$
10,216

 
$
10,510

 
8

 
(3
)
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
 
7

Impact of 53 rd  reporting week
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6

(b)  
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
$
1,354

 
$
1,108

 
$
1,081

 
22

 
2.5

Restructuring and impairment charges
53

 
60

 
89

 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above item (a)
$
1,407

 
$
1,168

 
$
1,170

 
20

 

Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
6

Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
20

 
6

(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.
2017
Net revenue increased 8%, reflecting volume growth and effective net pricing, as well as favorable foreign exchange, which contributed 3 percentage points to net revenue growth.
Snacks volume grew 5%, reflecting high-single-digit growth in Russia, partially offset by a slight decline in the United Kingdom and a low-single-digit decline in Spain. Additionally, Turkey, South Africa and the Netherlands experienced mid-single-digit growth.

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Beverage volume grew 1%, reflecting mid-single-digit growth in Poland and Nigeria and low-single-digit growth in Turkey and France, partially offset by mid-single-digit declines in Russia and Germany, and a low-single-digit decline in the United Kingdom.
Operating profit increased 22%, reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories. Additionally, a gain associated with the sale of our minority stake in Britvic in the second quarter of 2017 contributed 8 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases and higher advertising and marketing expenses, as well as higher commodity costs, which reduced operating profit growth by 7 percentage points.
2016
Net revenue decreased 3%, primarily reflecting unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 7 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by effective net pricing and volume growth.
Snacks volume grew 3%, primarily reflecting mid-single-digit growth in South Africa and low-single-digit growth in the Netherlands, partially offset by a low-single-digit decline in Russia. Additionally, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Spain experienced low-single-digit growth.
Beverage volume grew 2%, primarily reflecting double-digit growth in Nigeria and high-single-digit growth in the United Kingdom and Poland, partially offset by a mid-single-digit decline in Russia and a low-single-digit decline in Germany. Additionally, Turkey and France each experienced low-single-digit growth.
Operating profit increased 2.5%, reflecting planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, the effective net pricing and the volume growth. These impacts were partially offset by higher commodity costs, which reduced operating profit growth by 19 percentage points, largely due to transaction-related foreign exchange on purchases of raw materials led by a strong U.S. dollar. Additionally, certain operating cost increases and higher advertising and marketing expenses reduced operating profit growth. The impact of unfavorable foreign exchange translation and incremental investments in our business also reduced operating profit growth by 6 percentage points and 2 percentage points, respectively.
Asia, Middle East and North Africa  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
Net revenue
$
6,030

 
$
6,338

 
$
6,375

 
(5
)
 
(1
)
  
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
10

 
5

 
Impact of acquisitions and divestitures
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
Organic revenue growth (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
5

(b)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit
$
1,073

 
$
619

 
$
941

 
73

 
(34
)
  
Restructuring and impairment charges
(3
)
 
14

 
30

 
 
 
 
 
Charges related to the transaction with Tingyi

 
373

 
73

 
 
 
 
 
Operating profit excluding above items (a)
$
1,070

 
$
1,006

 
$
1,044

 
6

 
(4
)
  
Impact of foreign exchange translation
 
 
 
 
 
 
8

 
2

 
Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
15

 (b)  
(1.5
)
 (b)  
(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.”
(b)
Does not sum due to rounding.


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2017
Net revenue decreased 5%, reflecting unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 10 percentage points, primarily driven by a weak Egyptian pound. This impact was partially offset by effective net pricing.
Snacks volume grew 5%, driven by high-single-digit growth in China and India and double-digit growth in Pakistan. Additionally, the Middle East experienced low-single-digit growth and Australia experienced mid-single-digit growth.
Beverage volume declined 1%, reflecting a double-digit decline in India and a mid-single-digit decline in the Middle East, partially offset by mid-single-digit growth in China, high-single-digit growth in Pakistan and low-single-digit growth in the Philippines.
Operating profit improvement primarily reflected a prior-year impairment charge to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value, included in items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”). The effective net pricing and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories also increased operating profit growth. Additionally, the impact of refranchising our beverage business in Jordan contributed 14 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, as well as higher commodity costs, which reduced operating profit growth by 32 percentage points, primarily due to transaction-related foreign exchange on raw material purchases driven by the weak Egyptian pound. Unfavorable foreign exchange translation reduced operating profit growth by 8 percentage points.
2016
Net revenue declined 1%, reflecting unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 5 percentage points, as well as unfavorable net pricing. These impacts were partially offset by volume growth.
Snacks volume grew 7%, reflecting double-digit growth in China and the Middle East and high-single-digit growth in Pakistan. Additionally, India experienced low-single-digit growth and Australia experienced mid-single-digit growth.
Beverage volume grew 4%, driven by high-single-digit growth in Pakistan, double-digit growth in the Philippines and mid-single-digit growth in China. Additionally, the Middle East experienced low-single-digit growth and India experienced mid-single-digit growth.
Operating profit decreased 34%, primarily reflecting the items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”). Additionally, operating profit performance was negatively impacted by certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, higher advertising and marketing expenses and the unfavorable net pricing, partially offset by the volume growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories. The impact from a 2015 gain related to the refranchising of a portion of our beverage business in India negatively impacted operating profit performance by 4 percentage points. This impact was partially offset by a 2015 impairment charge associated with a joint venture in the Middle East which positively contributed 3 percentage points to operating profit performance.

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Our Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our cash generating capability and financial condition, together with our revolving credit facilities and other available methods of debt financing, such as commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt financing, will be adequate to meet our operating, investing and financing needs. Our primary sources of cash available to fund cash outflows, such as our anticipated share repurchases, dividend payments and scheduled debt maturities, include cash from operations and proceeds obtained from issuances of commercial paper and long-term debt. However, there can be no assurance that volatility in the global capital and credit markets will not impair our ability to access these markets on terms commercially acceptable to us, or at all. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our credit facilities. See also “Our Business Risks” and “Uncertain or unfavorable economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.” in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”
As of December 30, 2017 , we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in our consolidated subsidiaries of $18.9 billion outside the United States. The TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings, including the $18.9 billion held in our consolidated subsidiaries outside the United States as of December 30, 2017, as a result of which we recognized a provisional mandatory transition tax liability of approximately $4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. Under the provisions of the TCJ Act, this transition tax must be paid over eight years; we currently expect to pay this liability over the period 2019 to 2026 . The recorded impact of the TCJ Act is provisional and the final amount may differ from the above estimate, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in estimates, interpretations and assumptions we have made, changes in IRS interpretations, the issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretations in response to the TCJ Act and future actions by states within the United States that have not currently adopted the TCJ Act.
In addition, as a result of this transition tax, we may access and repatriate our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments held in our foreign subsidiaries during 2018 without such funds being subject to further U.S. income tax liability. We are currently evaluating when to repatriate such funds currently held by our foreign subsidiaries and how to utilize such funds, including whether to utilize such funds or other available methods of debt financing, such as commercial paper borrowings, for our anticipated share repurchases, dividend payments, scheduled debt maturities, discretionary benefit plan contributions, capital expenditures, certain investments into our business or other uses. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Our Business Risks,” “Items Affecting Comparability” and “Our Critical Accounting Policies” as well as Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
As of  December 30, 2017 , cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments in our consolidated subsidiaries subject to currency controls or currency exchange restrictions were not material.
Furthermore, our cash provided from operating activities is somewhat impacted by seasonality. Working capital needs are impacted by weekly sales, which are generally highest in the third quarter due to seasonal and holiday-related sales patterns, and generally lowest in the first quarter. On a continuing basis, we consider various transactions to increase shareholder value and enhance our business results, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, dividends, share repurchases, productivity and other efficiency initiatives, and other structural changes. These transactions may result in future cash proceeds or payments.
The table below summarizes our cash activity:  
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Net cash provided by operating activities
$
9,994

 
$
10,673

 
$
10,864

Net cash used for investing activities
$
(4,403
)
 
$
(7,148
)
 
$
(3,569
)
Net cash used for financing activities
$
(4,186
)
 
$
(3,211
)
 
$
(4,112
)

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Operating Activities
During 2017 , net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $10 billion , compared to $10.7 billion in the prior year. The operating cash flow performance primarily reflects unfavorable working capital comparisons to the prior year. This decrease is mainly due to higher current year payments to vendors and customers, coupled with higher net cash tax payments in the current year, partially offset by lower pension and retiree medical plan contributions in the current year.
In February 2018, we received approval from our Board of Directors to make discretionary contributions of $1.4 billion to the PepsiCo Employees Retirement Plan A (Plan A) in the United States that we intend to invest in fixed income securities. As of February 13, 2018, we contributed $750 million of the approved amount; we expect to contribute the remaining $650 million in the first quarter of 2018.
During 2016 , net cash provided by operating activities was $10.7 billion , compared to $10.9 billion in the prior year. The operating cash flow performance reflects discretionary pension contributions of $459 million. In addition, working capital reflects unfavorable comparisons to the prior year. These decreases were partially offset by lower net cash tax payments in the current year.
Investing Activities
During 2017 , net cash used for investing activities was $4.4 billion , primarily reflecting net capital spending of $2.8 billion and net purchases of debt securities with maturities greater than three months of $1.9 billion.
During 2016 , net cash used for investing activities was $7.1 billion , primarily reflecting net purchases of debt securities with maturities greater than three months of $4.1 billion and net capital spending of $2.9 billion.
See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of capital spending by division; see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our investments in debt securities.
We expect 2018 net capital spending to be approximately $3.6 billion .
Financing Activities
During 2017 , net cash used for financing activities was $4.2 billion , primarily reflecting the return of operating cash flow to our shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases of $6.5 billion and net payments of short-term borrowings of $1.1 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from long-term debt of $3.1 billion and proceeds from exercises of stock options of $0.5 billion.
During 2016 , net cash used for financing activities was $3.2 billion , primarily reflecting the return of operating cash flow to our shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases of $7.2 billion, debt redemptions of $2.5 billion, and withholding tax payments on restricted stock units (RSUs), performance stock units (PSUs) and PepsiCo equity performance units (PEPunits) converted of $0.1 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from long-term debt of $4.7 billion, net proceeds from short-term borrowings of $1.5 billion, and proceeds from exercises of stock options of $0.5 billion.
We annually review our capital structure with our Board of Directors, including our dividend policy and share repurchase activity. On February 11, 2015, we announced a share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $12.0 billion of PepsiCo common stock commencing from July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018. On February 13, 2018, we announced a new share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $15.0 billion of PepsiCo common stock commencing on July 1, 2018 and expiring on June 30, 2021. In addition, on February 13, 2018, we announced a 15.2% increase in our annualized dividend to $3.71 per share from $3.22 per share, effective with the dividend expected to be paid in June 2018. We expect to return a total of approximately $7 billion to shareholders in 2018 through share repurchases of approximately $2 billion and dividends of approximately $5 billion.

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Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. For further information on free cash flow see “Non-GAAP Measures.”
The table below reconciles net cash provided by operating activities, as reflected in our cash flow statement, to our free cash flow.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% Change

2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

Net cash provided by operating activities
$
9,994

 
$
10,673

 
$
10,864

 
(6
)
 
(2
)
Capital spending
(2,969
)
 
(3,040
)
 
(2,758
)
 
 
 
 
Sales of property, plant and equipment
180

 
99

 
86

 
 
 
 
Free cash flow (a)
$
7,205


$
7,732


$
8,192

 
(7
)
 
(6
)
(a)
See “Non-GAAP Measures.” In addition, when evaluating free cash flow, we also consider the following items impacting comparability: $6 million and $459 million in discretionary pension contributions and associated net cash tax benefits of $1 million and $151 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively; $113 million , $125 million and $214 million of payments related to restructuring charges and associated net cash tax benefits of $30 million, $22 million and $51 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively; net cash received related to interest rate swaps of $5 million in 2016; net cash tax benefit related to debt redemption charge of $83 million in 2016; and $88 million in pension-related settlements and associated net cash tax benefits of $31 million in 2015. We will also consider payments related to the provisional transition tax liability of approximately $4 billion, which we currently expect to be paid over the period 2019 to 2026 under the provisions of the TCJ Act, as an item impacting comparability.
We use free cash flow primarily for financing activities, including debt repayments, dividends and share repurchases. We expect to continue to return free cash flow to our shareholders through dividends and share repurchases while maintaining Tier 1 commercial paper access, which we believe will facilitate appropriate financial flexibility and ready access to global capital and credit markets at favorable interest rates. However, see “Our borrowing costs and access to capital and credit markets may be adversely affected by a downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings.” in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Our Business Risks” for certain factors that may impact our credit ratings or our operating cash flows.
Any downgrade of our credit ratings by a credit rating agency, especially any downgrade to below investment grade, whether or not as a result of our actions or factors which are beyond our control, could increase our future borrowing costs and impair our ability to access capital and credit markets on terms commercially acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, any downgrade of our current short-term credit ratings could impair our ability to access the commercial paper market with the same flexibility that we have experienced historically, and therefore require us to rely more heavily on more expensive types of debt financing. See “Our borrowing costs and access to capital and credit markets may be adversely affected by a downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings.” in “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Our Business Risks” and Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.
Credit Facilities and Long-Term Contractual Commitments
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The following table summarizes our long-term contractual commitments by period:
 
Payments Due by Period (a)
 
Total

 
2018

 
2019 –
2020

 
2021 –
2022

 
2023 and
beyond

Long-term debt obligations (b)
$
33,793

 
$

 
$
7,803

 
$
7,209

 
$
18,781

Interest on debt obligations (c)
13,371

 
1,114

 
1,966

 
1,637

 
8,654

Operating leases (d)
1,894

 
452

 
700

 
375

 
367

Purchasing commitments (e)
2,910

 
1,076

 
1,394

 
342

 
98

Marketing commitments (e)
1,886

 
410

 
794

 
480

 
202

 
$
53,854

 
$
3,052

 
$
12,657

 
$
10,043

 
$
28,102

 
(a)
Based on year-end foreign exchange rates. Reserves for uncertain tax positions are excluded from the table above as we are unable to reasonably predict the ultimate amount or timing of any such settlements. However, under the provisions of the TCJ Act, our provisional transition tax liability of approximately $4 billion, recorded in other liabilities on our balance sheet, must be paid over eight years. We expect to pay approximately $0.3 billion per year in 2019-2023, $0.6 billion in 2024, $0.9 billion in 2025 and $1.0 billion in 2026 and these amounts are excluded from the table above.
(b)
Excludes $4,020 million related to current maturities of debt, $3 million related to the fair value adjustments for debt acquired in acquisitions and interest rate swaps and payments of $155 million related to unamortized net discount.
(c)
Interest payments on floating-rate debt are estimated using interest rates effective as of December 30, 2017 .
(d)
See Note 13 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on operating leases.
(e)
Primarily reflects non-cancelable commitments as of December 30, 2017 .
Long-term contractual commitments, except for our long-term debt obligations and provisional transition tax liability, are generally not recorded on our balance sheet. Operating leases primarily represent building leases. Non-cancelable purchasing commitments are primarily for oranges, orange juice and certain other commodities. Non-cancelable marketing commitments are primarily for sports marketing. Bottler funding to independent bottlers is not reflected in our long-term contractual commitments as it is negotiated on an annual basis. Accrued liabilities for pension and retiree medical plans are not reflected in our long-term contractual commitments. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding our pension and retiree medical obligations.
Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements
We do not have guarantees or other off-balance-sheet financing arrangements, including variable interest entities, that we believe could have a material impact on our financial condition or liquidity.
We coordinate, on an aggregate basis, the contract negotiations of raw material requirements, including sweeteners, aluminum cans and plastic bottles and closures for us and certain of our independent bottlers. Once we have negotiated the contracts, the bottlers order and take delivery directly from the supplier and pay the suppliers directly. Consequently, transactions between our independent bottlers and suppliers are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. As the contracting party, we could be liable to these suppliers in the event of any nonpayment by our independent bottlers, but we consider this exposure to be remote.

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Return on Invested Capital
ROIC is a non-GAAP financial measure. For further information on ROIC, see “Non-GAAP Measures.”
 
2017

 
 
2016

 
2015

 
 
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
$
4,857

(a)  
 
$
6,329

 
$
5,452

(b)  
 
Interest expense
1,151

 
 
1,342

 
970

 
 
Tax on interest expense
(415
)
 
 
(483
)
 
(349
)
 
 
 
$
5,593

 
 
$
7,188

 
$
6,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average debt obligations (c)
$
38,707

 
 
$
35,308

 
$
31,169

 
 
Average common shareholders’ equity (d)
12,004

 
 
11,943

 
15,147

 
 
Average invested capital
$
50,711

 
 
$
47,251

 
$
46,316

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Return on invested capital
11.0

%
(a)  
15.2

%
13.1

%
(b)  
(a)
Includes the provisional impact of the TCJ Act enacted in 2017. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
(b)
Reflects the impact of the Venezuela impairment charges in 2015.
(c)
Average debt obligations includes a quarterly average of short-term and long-term debt obligations.
(d)
Average common shareholders’ equity includes a quarterly average of common stock, capital in excess of par value, retained earnings, accumulated other comprehensive loss and repurchased common stock.

The table below reconciles ROIC as calculated above to net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability.
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
ROIC
11.0

%
15.2

%
13.1

%
Impact of:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
7.6

 
6.0

 
4.1

 
Interest income
(0.5
)
 
(0.2
)
 
(0.1
)
 
Tax on interest income
0.2

 
0.1

 

 
Commodity mark-to-market net impact

 
(0.2
)
 

 
Restructuring and impairment charges
0.3

 
0.1

 
0.2

 
Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act
4.5

 

 

 
Charges related to the transaction with Tingyi
(0.1
)
 
0.6

 
0.1

 
Pension-related settlement charge/(benefits)

 
0.3

 
(0.1
)
 
Venezuela impairment charges
(0.2
)
 
(0.5
)
 
2.7

 
Tax benefits
0.1

 
0.1

 
(0.4
)
 
Net ROIC, excluding items affecting comparability
22.9

%
21.5

%
19.6

%
OUR CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
An appreciation of our critical accounting policies is necessary to understand our financial results. These policies may require management to make difficult and subjective judgments regarding uncertainties, and as a result, such estimates may significantly impact our financial results. The precision of these estimates and the likelihood of future changes depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Other than our accounting for pension and retiree medical plans, our critical accounting policies do not involve a choice between alternative methods of accounting. With the exception of our provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act and the change in 2016 to the full yield approach to estimate the service and interest cost components for our pension and retiree medical plans described below, we applied our critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all material respects, and for all periods presented. We have discussed our critical accounting policies with our Audit Committee.

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Our critical accounting policies are:
revenue recognition;
goodwill and other intangible assets;
income tax expense and accruals; and
pension and retiree medical plans.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue upon shipment or delivery to our customers based on written sales terms that do not allow for a right of return. However, our policy for DSD and certain chilled products is to remove and replace damaged and out-of-date products from store shelves to ensure that consumers receive the product quality and freshness they expect. Similarly, our policy for certain warehouse-distributed products is to replace damaged and out-of-date products. As a result, we record reserves, based on estimates, for anticipated damaged and out-of-date products.
Our products are sold for cash or on credit terms. Our credit terms, which are established in accordance with local and industry practices, typically require payment within 30 days of delivery in the United States, and generally within 30 to 90 days internationally, and may allow discounts for early payment. We estimate and reserve for our bad debt exposure based on our experience with past due accounts and collectibility, the aging of accounts receivable and our analysis of customer data.
Our policy is to provide customers with product when needed. In fact, our commitment to freshness and product dating serves to regulate the quantity of product shipped or delivered. In addition, DSD products are placed on the shelf by our employees with customer shelf space and storerooms limiting the quantity of product. For product delivered through other distribution networks, we monitor customer inventory levels.
As discussed in “Our Customers” in “Item 1. Business,” we offer sales incentives and discounts through various programs to customers and consumers. Total marketplace spending includes sales incentives, discounts, advertising and other marketing activities. Sales incentives and discounts are primarily accounted for as a reduction of revenue and include payments to customers for performing activities on our behalf, such as payments for in-store displays, payments to gain distribution of new products, payments for shelf space and discounts to promote lower retail prices. Sales incentives and discounts also include support provided to our independent bottlers.
See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our revenue recognition and related policies, including total marketplace spending, and the transition to the new revenue recognition guidance, which becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
We sell products under a number of brand names, many of which were developed by us. Brand development costs are expensed as incurred. We also purchase brands and other intangible assets in acquisitions. In a business combination, the consideration is first assigned to identifiable assets and liabilities, including brands and other intangible assets, based on estimated fair values, with any excess recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value requires significant estimates and assumptions based on an evaluation of a number of factors, such as marketplace participants, product life cycles, market share, consumer awareness, brand history and future expansion expectations, amount and timing of future cash flows and the discount rate applied to the cash flows.
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and we have the intent and ability to support the brand with marketplace spending for the foreseeable future. If these perpetual brand criteria are not met, brands are amortized over their expected useful lives, which generally range from 20 to 40 years. Determining the expected life of a brand requires management judgment and is based on an evaluation of a number of factors, including market share, consumer awareness, brand history, future expansion expectations and regulatory restrictions, as well as the macroeconomic environment of the countries in which the brand is sold.
In connection with previous acquisitions, we reacquired certain franchise rights which provided the exclusive and perpetual rights to manufacture and/or distribute beverages for sale in specified territories. In determining the useful life of these franchise rights, many factors were considered, including the pre-existing perpetual bottling arrangements, the indefinite period expected for these franchise rights to contribute to our future cash flows, as well as the lack of any factors that would limit the useful life of these franchise rights to us, including legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors. Therefore, certain of these franchise rights are considered as indefinite-lived, with the balance amortized over the remaining contractual period of the contract in which the right was granted.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are not amortized and are assessed for impairment at least annually, using either a qualitative or quantitative approach. We perform this annual assessment during our third quarter. Where we use the qualitative assessment, first we determine if, based on qualitative factors, it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. Factors considered include macroeconomic, industry and competitive conditions, legal and regulatory environment, historical financial performance and significant changes in the brand or reporting unit. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment exists, then a quantitative assessment is performed.
The quantitative assessment requires an analysis of several estimates including future cash flows or income consistent with management’s strategic business plans, annual sales growth rates, perpetuity growth assumptions and the selection of assumptions underlying a discount rate (weighted-average cost of capital) based on market data available at the time. Significant management judgment is necessary to estimate the impact of competitive operating, macroeconomic and other factors to estimate future levels of sales, operating profit or cash flows. All assumptions used in our impairment evaluations for nonamortizable intangible assets, such as forecasted growth rates and weighted-average cost of capital, are based on the best available market information and are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans. These assumptions could be adversely impacted by certain of the risks described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Our Business Risks.”
Amortizable intangible assets are only evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. If an evaluation of the undiscounted future cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on its discounted future cash flows.
See Note 2 and Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Income Tax Expense and Accruals
Our annual tax rate is based on our income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant judgment is required in determining our annual tax rate and in evaluating our tax positions. We establish reserves when, despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable, we believe that certain positions are subject to challenge and that we likely will not succeed. We adjust these reserves, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit. See “Increases in income tax rates, changes in income tax laws or disagreements with tax authorities could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.” in “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

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An estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to our quarterly operating results. In the event there is a significant or unusual item recognized in our quarterly operating results, the tax attributable to that item is separately calculated and recorded at the same time as that item. We consider the tax adjustments from the resolution of prior year tax matters to be among such items.
Tax law requires items to be included in our tax returns at different times than the items are reflected in our financial statements. As a result, our annual tax rate reflected in our financial statements is different than that reported in our tax returns (our cash tax rate). Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses that are not deductible in our tax return, and some differences reverse over time, such as depreciation expense. These temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in our tax returns in future years for which we have already recorded the tax benefit in our income statement. We establish valuation allowances for our deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in our financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expense for which we have already taken a deduction in our tax return but have not yet recognized as expense in our financial statements.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the TCJ Act was enacted in the United States. Among its many provisions, the TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings and reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. As a result of the enactment of the TCJ Act, we recognized a provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. See further information in “Items Affecting Comparability.” 
Included in the provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion is a provisional mandatory one-time transition tax of approximately $4 billion on undistributed international earnings, included in other liabilities. This provisional mandatory one-time transition tax was partially offset by a provisional $1.5 billion benefit resulting from the required remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the new, lower U.S. corporate income tax rate, effective January 1, 2018. The effect of the remeasurement was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017, consistent with the enactment date of the TCJ Act and reflected in our provision for income taxes.

The recorded impact of the TCJ Act is provisional and the final amount may differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in estimates, interpretations and assumptions we have made, changes in IRS interpretations, the issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretations in response to the TCJ Act and future actions by states within the United States that have not currently adopted the TCJ Act.
In 2017 , our annual tax rate was 48.9% compared to 25.4% in 2016 , as discussed in “Other Consolidated Results.” The tax rate increased 23.5 percentage points compared to 2016, primarily as a result of the provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act, which contributed 26 percentage points to the increase, partially offset by the impact of the prior-year impairment charge to reduce the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value, which had no corresponding tax benefit, as well as the impact of recognizing excess tax benefits in the provision for income taxes as a result of the changes in accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees in the current year. See Note 2 and Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
The TCJ Act is currently expected to reduce our annual tax rate, in percentage terms, to the low twenties in 2018. However, we continue to evaluate the impact of the TCJ Act on our annual tax rate due to certain provisions, such as the global intangible low-tax income (GILTI) provision which may impact our tax rate in future years.

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Pension and Retiree Medical Plans
Our pension plans cover certain employees in the United States and certain international employees. Benefits are determined based on either years of service or a combination of years of service and earnings. Certain U.S. and Canada retirees are also eligible for medical and life insurance benefits (retiree medical) if they meet age and service requirements. Generally, our share of retiree medical costs is capped at specified dollar amounts, which vary based upon years of service, with retirees contributing the remainder of the cost. In addition, we have been phasing out certain subsidies of retiree medical benefits.
In 2016, we approved an amendment to reorganize the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans that resulted in the combination of two plans effective December 31, 2016, and the spinoff of a portion of the combined plan into a pre-existing plan effective January 1, 2017. The benefits offered to the plans’ participants were unchanged. The result of the reorganization was the creation of Plan A and the PepsiCo Employees Retirement Plan I (Plan I). The reorganization was made to facilitate a targeted investment strategy over time and to provide additional flexibility in evaluating opportunities to reduce risk and volatility. Actuarial gains and losses associated with Plan A are amortized over the average remaining service life of the active participants, while the actuarial gains and losses associated with Plan I are amortized over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants. As a result of these changes, the pre-tax net periodic benefit cost decreased by $42 million ($27 million after-tax, reflecting tax rates effective for the 2017 tax year, or $0.02 per share) in 2017, primarily impacting corporate unallocated expenses. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
In 2016, the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans purchased a group annuity contract whereby an unrelated insurance company assumed the obligation to pay and administer future annuity payments for certain retirees. In 2016, we made discretionary contributions of $452 million primarily to fund the transfer of the obligation. This transaction triggered a pre-tax settlement charge of $242 million ($162 million after-tax or $0.11 per share). See “Items Affecting Comparability” and Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
Our Assumptions
The determination of pension and retiree medical expenses and obligations requires the use of assumptions to estimate the amount of benefits that employees earn while working, as well as the present value of those benefits. Annual pension and retiree medical expense amounts are principally based on four components: (1) the value of benefits earned by employees for working during the year (service cost), (2) the increase in the projected benefit obligation due to the passage of time (interest cost), and (3) other gains and losses as discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements, reduced by (4) the expected return on assets for our funded plans.
Significant assumptions used to measure our annual pension and retiree medical expenses include:
certain employee-related demographic factors, such as turnover, retirement age and mortality;
the expected return on assets in our funded plans;
for pension expense, the rate of salary increases for plans where benefits are based on earnings;
for retiree medical expense, health care cost trend rates; and
for pension and retiree medical expense, the spot rates along the yield curve used to determine the present value of liabilities and, beginning in 2016, to determine service and interest costs.
Certain assumptions reflect our historical experience and management’s best judgment regarding future expectations. All actuarial assumptions are reviewed annually, except in the case of an interim remeasurement due to a significant event such as a curtailment or settlement. Due to the significant management judgment

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involved, our assumptions could have a material impact on the measurement of our pension and retiree medical expenses and obligations.
At each measurement date, the discount rates are based on interest rates for high-quality, long-term corporate debt securities with maturities comparable to those of our liabilities. Our U.S. obligation and pension and retiree medical expense is based on the discount rates determined using the Mercer Above Mean Curve. This curve includes bonds that closely match the timing and amount of our expected benefit payments and reflects the portfolio of investments we would consider to settle our liabilities.
Beginning 2016, we changed the method we use to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost for our U.S. and the majority of our significant international pension and retiree medical plans. Historically, we estimated the service and interest cost components using a single weighted-average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the projected benefit obligation (or accumulated post-retirement benefit obligation for the retiree medical plans) at the beginning of the period. We now use a full yield curve approach in the estimation of these components of benefit cost by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows. We have made this change to improve the correlation between projected benefit cash flows and the corresponding yield curve spot rates, which we believe will result in a more precise measurement of service and interest costs. This change does not affect the measurement of our benefit obligation. We have accounted for this change in estimate on a prospective basis as of the beginning of 2016. The pre-tax reduction in net periodic benefit cost associated with this change was $125 million ($81 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) for the full year 2016.
See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for information about the expected rate of return on plan assets and our plans’ investment strategy. Although we review our expected long-term rates of return on an annual basis, our asset returns in a given year do not significantly influence our evaluation of long-term rates of return.
The health care trend rate used to determine our retiree medical plans’ liability and expense is reviewed annually. Our review is based on our claims experience, information provided by our health plans and actuaries, and our knowledge of the health care industry. Our review of the trend rate considers factors such as demographics, plan design, new medical technologies and changes in medical carriers.
Weighted-average assumptions for pension and retiree medical expense are as follows:  
 
2018

 
2017

 
2016

Pension
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost discount rate
3.7
%
 
4.3
%
 
4.5
%
Interest cost discount rate
3.2
%
 
3.5
%
 
3.8
%
Expected rate of return on plan assets (a)
6.9
%
 
7.2
%
 
7.2
%
Expected rate of salary increases
3.2
%
 
3.2
%
 
3.2
%
Retiree medical
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost discount rate
3.6
%
 
4.0
%
 
4.3
%
Interest cost discount rate
3.0
%
 
3.2
%
 
3.3
%
Expected rate of return on plan assets (a)
6.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
Current health care cost trend rate
5.8
%
 
5.9
%
 
6.0
%
(a)
Expected rate of return on plan assets in 2018 reflects a $1.4 billion contribution to Plan A in the United States that we intend to invest in fixed income securities, as well as our 2018 target investment allocations disclosed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
In general, lower discount rates increase the size of the projected benefit obligation and pension expense in the following year, while higher discount rates reduce the size of the projected benefit obligation and pension expense. Based on our assumptions, we expect our total pension and retiree medical expense to remain

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consistent in 2018 primarily driven by cost savings due to the recognition of prior experience gains on plan assets and the impact of approved plan contributions, partially offset by the change in discount rates.
Sensitivity of Assumptions
A decrease in each of the collective discount rates or in the expected rate of return assumptions would increase expense for our benefit plans. A 25-basis-point decrease in each of the above discount rates and expected rate of return assumptions would increase 2018 pre-tax pension and retiree medical expense as follows:
Assumption
 
Amount
 
Discount rates used in the calculation of expense
 
$47
Expected rate of return
 
$42
See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about the sensitivity of our retiree medical cost assumptions.
Funding
We make contributions to pension trusts that provide plan benefits for certain pension plans. These contributions are made in accordance with applicable tax regulations that provide for current tax deductions for our contributions and taxation to the employee only upon receipt of plan benefits. Generally, we do not fund our pension plans when our contributions would not be currently tax deductible. As our retiree medical plans are not subject to regulatory funding requirements, we generally fund these plans on a pay-as-you-go basis, although we periodically review available options to make additional contributions toward these benefits.
In February 2018, we received approval from our Board of Directors to make discretionary contributions of $1.4 billion to Plan A in the United States that we intend to invest in fixed income securities. As of February 13, 2018, we contributed $750 million of the approved amount; we expect to contribute the remaining $650 million in the first quarter of 2018. These contributions are reflected in our 2018 long-term expected rate of return on plan assets and target investment allocations.
Our pension and retiree medical contributions are subject to change as a result of many factors, such as changes in interest rates, deviations between actual and expected asset returns and changes in tax or other benefit laws. We regularly evaluate different opportunities to reduce risk and volatility associated with our pension and retiree medical plans. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for our past and expected contributions and estimated future benefit payments.


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Consolidated Statement of Income
PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
(in millions except per share amounts)
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Net Revenue
$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

Cost of sales
28,785

 
28,209

 
28,731

Gross profit
34,740

 
34,590

 
34,325

Selling, general and administrative expenses
24,231

 
24,805

 
24,613

Venezuela impairment charges

 

 
1,359

Operating Profit
10,509

 
9,785

 
8,353

Interest expense
(1,151
)
 
(1,342
)
 
(970
)
Interest income and other
244

 
110

 
59

Income before income taxes
9,602

 
8,553

 
7,442

Provision for income taxes (See Note 5)
4,694


2,174

 
1,941

Net income
4,908

 
6,379

 
5,501

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
51

 
50

 
49

Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo
$
4,857

 
$
6,329

 
$
5,452

Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
3.40

 
$
4.39

 
$
3.71

Diluted
$
3.38

 
$
4.36

 
$
3.67

Weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
1,425

 
1,439

 
1,469

Diluted
1,438

 
1,452

 
1,485

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
3.1675

 
$
2.96

 
$
2.7625


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
(in millions)

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Net income
$
4,908

 
$
6,379

 
$
5,501

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
Net currency translation adjustment
1,109

 
(302
)
 
(2,827
)
Net change on cash flow hedges
(36
)
 
46

 
3

Net pension and retiree medical adjustments
(159
)
 
(316
)
 
171

Net change on securities
(68
)
 
(24
)
 
1

Other
16

 

 

 
862

 
(596
)
 
(2,652
)
Comprehensive income
5,770

 
5,783

 
2,849

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(51
)
 
(54
)
 
(47
)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to PepsiCo
$
5,719

 
$
5,729

 
$
2,802



See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
(in millions)
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
4,908

 
$
6,379

 
$
5,501

Depreciation and amortization
2,369

 
2,368

 
2,416

Share-based compensation expense
292

 
284

 
295

Restructuring and impairment charges
295

 
160

 
230

Cash payments for restructuring charges
(113
)
 
(125
)
 
(208
)
Charges related to the transaction with Tingyi


373

 
73

Venezuela impairment charges

 

 
1,359

Pension and retiree medical plan expenses
221

 
501

 
467

Pension and retiree medical plan contributions
(220
)
 
(695
)
 
(205
)
Deferred income taxes and other tax charges and credits
619

 
452

 
78

Provisional net tax expense related to the TCJ Act
2,451

 

 

Change in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts and notes receivable
(202
)
 
(349
)
 
(461
)
Inventories
(168
)
 
(75
)
 
(244
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
20

 
10

 
(50
)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
201

 
997

 
1,692

Income taxes payable
(338
)
 
329

 
55

Other, net
(341
)
 
64

 
(134
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
9,994

 
10,673

 
10,864

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Capital spending
(2,969
)
 
(3,040
)
 
(2,758
)
Sales of property, plant and equipment
180

 
99

 
86

Acquisitions and investments in noncontrolled affiliates
(61
)
 
(212
)
 
(86
)
Reduction of cash due to Venezuela deconsolidation

 

 
(568
)
Divestitures
267

 
85

 
76

Short-term investments, by original maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
More than three months - purchases
(18,385
)
 
(12,504
)
 
(4,428
)
More than three months - maturities
15,744

 
8,399

 
4,111

More than three months - sales
790

 

 

Three months or less, net
2

 
16

 
3

Other investing, net
29

 
9

 
(5
)
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
(4,403
)
 
(7,148
)
 
(3,569
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt
7,509

 
7,818

 
8,702

Payments of long-term debt
(4,406
)
 
(3,105
)
 
(4,095
)
Debt redemptions

 
(2,504
)
 

Short-term borrowings, by original maturity:
 
 
 
 
 
More than three months - proceeds
91

 
59

 
15

More than three months - payments
(128
)
 
(27
)
 
(43
)
Three months or less, net
(1,016
)
 
1,505

 
53

Cash dividends paid
(4,472
)
 
(4,227
)
 
(4,040
)
Share repurchases - common
(2,000
)
 
(3,000
)
 
(5,000
)
Share repurchases - preferred
(5
)
 
(7
)
 
(5
)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options
462

 
465

 
504

Withholding tax payments on RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted
(145
)
 
(130
)
 
(151
)
Other financing
(76
)
 
(58
)
 
(52
)
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities
(4,186
)
 
(3,211
)
 
(4,112
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
47

 
(252
)
 
(221
)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
1,452

 
62

 
2,962

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year
9,158

 
9,096

 
6,134

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year
$
10,610

 
$
9,158

 
$
9,096


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet
PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries
December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
(in millions except per share amounts)
 
2017

 
2016

ASSETS
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
10,610

 
$
9,158

Short-term investments
8,900

 
6,967

Accounts and notes receivable, net
7,024

 
6,694

Inventories
2,947

 
2,723

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,546

 
908

Total Current Assets
31,027

 
26,450

Property, Plant and Equipment, net
17,240

 
16,591

Amortizable Intangible Assets, net
1,268

 
1,237

Goodwill
14,744

 
14,430

Other nonamortizable intangible assets
12,570

 
12,196

Nonamortizable Intangible Assets
27,314

 
26,626

Investments in Noncontrolled Affiliates
2,042

 
1,950

Other Assets
913

 
636

Total Assets
$
79,804

 
$
73,490

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
Short-term debt obligations
$
5,485

 
$
6,892

Accounts payable and other current liabilities
15,017

 
14,243

Total Current Liabilities
20,502

 
21,135

Long-Term Debt Obligations
33,796

 
30,053

Other Liabilities
11,283

 
6,669

Deferred Income Taxes
3,242

 
4,434

Total Liabilities
68,823

 
62,291

Commitments and contingencies


 


Preferred Stock, no par value
41

 
41

Repurchased Preferred Stock
(197
)
 
(192
)
PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Common stock, par value 1 2 / 3 ¢  per share (authorized 3,600 shares, issued, net of repurchased
common stock at par value: 1,420 and 1,428 shares, respectively)
24

 
24

Capital in excess of par value
3,996

 
4,091

Retained earnings
52,839

 
52,518

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(13,057
)
 
(13,919
)
Repurchased common stock, in excess of par value (446 and 438 shares, respectively)
(32,757
)
 
(31,468
)
Total PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity
11,045

 
11,246

Noncontrolling interests
92

 
104

Total Equity
10,981

 
11,199

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
79,804

 
$
73,490


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Equity
PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
(in millions)  
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
Shares

 
Amount

 
Shares

 
Amount

 
Shares

 
Amount

Preferred Stock
0.8

 
$
41

 
0.8

 
$
41

 
0.8

 
$
41

Repurchased Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
(0.7
)
 
(192
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(186
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(181
)
Redemptions

 
(5
)
 

 
(6
)
 

 
(5
)
Balance, end of year
(0.7
)
 
(197
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(192
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(186
)
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
1,428

 
24

 
1,448

 
24

 
1,488

 
25

Change in repurchased common stock
(8
)
 

 
(20
)
 

 
(40
)
 
(1
)
Balance, end of year
1,420

 
24

 
1,428

 
24

 
1,448

 
24

Capital in Excess of Par Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
 
4,091

 
 
 
4,076

 
 
 
4,115

Share-based compensation expense
 
 
290

 
 
 
289

 
 
 
299

Stock option exercises, RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted  (a)
 
 
(236
)
 
 
 
(138
)
 
 
 
(182
)
Withholding tax on RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted
 
 
(145
)
 
 
 
(130
)
 
 
 
(151
)
Other
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
(5
)
Balance, end of year
 
 
3,996

 
 
 
4,091

 
 
 
4,076

Retained Earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
 
52,518

 
 
 
50,472

 
 
 
49,092

Net income attributable to PepsiCo
 
 
4,857

 
 
 
6,329

 
 
 
5,452

Cash dividends declared - common
 
 
(4,536
)
 
 
 
(4,282
)
 
 
 
(4,071
)
Cash dividends declared - preferred
 
 

 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
Balance, end of year
 
 
52,839

 
 
 
52,518

 
 
 
50,472

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
 
(13,919
)
 
 
 
(13,319
)
 
 
 
(10,669
)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to PepsiCo
 
 
862

 
 
 
(600
)
 
 
 
(2,650
)
Balance, end of year
 
 
(13,057
)
 
 
 
(13,919
)
 
 
 
(13,319
)
Repurchased Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
(438
)
 
(31,468
)
 
(418
)
 
(29,185
)
 
(378
)
 
(24,985
)
Share repurchases
(18
)
 
(2,000
)
 
(29
)
 
(3,000
)
 
(52
)
 
(4,999
)
Stock option exercises, RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted
10

 
708

 
9

 
712

 
12

 
794

Other

 
3

 

 
5

 

 
5

Balance, end of year
(446
)
 
(32,757
)
 
(438
)
 
(31,468
)
 
(418
)
 
(29,185
)
Total PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity
 
 
11,045

 
 
 
11,246

 
 
 
12,068

Noncontrolling Interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
 
104

 
 
 
107

 
 
 
110

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 
51

 
 
 
50

 
 
 
49

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
(62
)
 
 
 
(55
)
 
 
 
(48
)
Currency translation adjustment
 
 

 
 
 
4

 
 
 
(2
)
Other, net
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
(2
)
Balance, end of year
 
 
92

 
 
 
104

 
 
 
107

Total Equity
 
 
$
10,981

 
 
 
$
11,199

 
 
 
$
12,030


(a) Includes total tax benefits of $110 million in 2016 and $107 million in 2015 .
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the consolidated accounts of PepsiCo, Inc. and the affiliates that we control. In addition, we include our share of the results of certain other affiliates using the equity method based on our economic ownership interest, our ability to exercise significant influence over the operating or financial decisions of these affiliates or our ability to direct their economic resources. We do not control these other affiliates, as our ownership in these other affiliates is generally 50% or less. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated.
Raw materials, direct labor and plant overhead, as well as purchasing and receiving costs, costs directly related to production planning, inspection costs and raw materials handling facilities, are included in cost of sales. The costs of moving, storing and delivering finished product are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are used in determining, among other items, sales incentives accruals, tax reserves, share-based compensation, pension and retiree medical accruals, amounts and useful lives for intangible assets and future cash flows associated with impairment testing for perpetual brands, goodwill and other long-lived assets. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis using our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effect cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.
Effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015, we deconsolidated our Venezuelan subsidiaries from our consolidated financial statements and began accounting for our investments in our wholly-owned Venezuelan subsidiaries and joint venture using the cost method of accounting. See subsequent discussion of “Venezuela.”
Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of each December, resulting in an additional week of results every five or six years. Our fiscal 2016 results included an extra week. While our North America results are reported on a weekly calendar basis, most of our international operations report on a monthly calendar basis. Certain operations in our ESSA segment report on a weekly calendar basis. The following chart details our quarterly reporting schedule:
 
Quarter
  
United States and Canada
  
International
First Quarter
  
12 weeks
  
January, February
Second Quarter
  
12 weeks
  
March, April and May
Third Quarter
  
12 weeks
  
June, July and August
Fourth Quarter
  
16 weeks (17 weeks for 2016)
  
September, October, November and December
See “Our Divisions” below, and for additional unaudited information on items affecting the comparability of our consolidated results, see further unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Unless otherwise noted, tabular dollars are in millions, except per share amounts. All per share amounts reflect common per share amounts, assume dilution unless otherwise noted, and are based on unrounded amounts. Certain reclassifications were made to the prior years’ financial statements to conform to the current

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year presentation, including the adoption of the recently issued accounting pronouncements disclosed in Note 2.
Our Divisions
Through our operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, we make, market, distribute and sell a wide variety of convenient and enjoyable beverages, foods and snacks, serving customers and consumers in more than 200 countries and territories with our largest operations in North America, Mexico, Russia, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Division results are based on how our Chief Executive Officer assesses the performance of and allocates resources to our divisions and are considered our reportable segments. For additional unaudited information on our divisions, see “Our Operations” contained in “Item 1. Business.” The accounting policies for the divisions are the same as those described in Note 2, except for the following allocation methodologies:
share-based compensation expense;
pension and retiree medical expense; and
derivatives.
Share-Based Compensation Expense
Our divisions are held accountable for share-based compensation expense and, therefore, this expense is allocated to our divisions as an incremental employee compensation cost. The allocation of share-based compensation expense in 2017 was approximately 13% to FLNA, 1% to QFNA, 18% to NAB, 7% to Latin America, 9% to ESSA, 9% to AMENA and 43% to corporate unallocated expenses. In 2016 , the allocation of share-based compensation expense was approximately 14% to FLNA, 2% to QFNA, 22% to NAB, 7% to Latin America, 11% to ESSA, 10% to AMENA and 34% to corporate unallocated expenses. We had similar allocations of share-based compensation expense to our divisions in 2015 . The expense allocated to our divisions excludes any impact of changes in our assumptions during the year which reflect market conditions over which division management has no control. Therefore, any variances between allocated expense and our actual expense are recognized in corporate unallocated expenses.
Pension and Retiree Medical Expense
Pension and retiree medical service costs measured at fixed discount rates, as well as amortization of costs related to certain pension plan amendments and gains and losses due to demographics (including mortality assumptions and salary experience) are reflected in division results. Division results also include interest costs, measured at fixed discount rates, for retiree medical plans. Interest costs for the pension plans, pension asset returns and the impact of pension funding, and gains and losses other than those due to demographics, are all reflected in corporate unallocated expenses. In addition, corporate unallocated expenses include the difference between the service costs included in division results and total service costs determined using the plans’ discount rates as disclosed in Note 7.
Derivatives
We centrally manage commodity derivatives on behalf of our divisions. These commodity derivatives include agricultural products, energy and metals . Commodity derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit. Therefore, the divisions realize the economic effects of the derivative without experiencing any resulting mark-to-market volatility, which remains in corporate unallocated expenses. These derivatives hedge underlying commodity price risk and were not entered into for trading or speculative purposes.

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Net revenue and operating profit/(loss) of each division are as follows:
 
Net Revenue
 
Operating Profit/(Loss) (a)
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

FLNA
$
15,798

 
$
15,549

 
$
14,782

 
$
4,823

 
$
4,659

 
$
4,304

QFNA
2,503

 
2,564

 
2,543

 
642

 
653

 
560

NAB
20,936

 
21,312

 
20,618

 
2,707

 
2,959

 
2,785

Latin America
7,208

 
6,820

 
8,228

 
908

 
887

 
(206
)
ESSA
11,050

 
10,216

 
10,510

 
1,354

 
1,108

 
1,081

AMENA  
6,030

 
6,338

 
6,375

 
1,073

 
619

 
941

Total division
63,525

 
62,799

 
63,056

 
11,507

 
10,885

 
9,465

Corporate unallocated

 

 

 
(998
)
 
(1,100
)
 
(1,112
)
 
$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

 
$
10,509

 
$
9,785

 
$
8,353

(a)
For further unaudited information on certain items that impacted our financial performance, see “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.”
Corporate Unallocated
Corporate unallocated includes costs of our corporate headquarters, centrally managed initiatives such as research and development projects, unallocated insurance and benefit programs, foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, commodity derivative gains and losses, our ongoing business transformation initiatives and certain other items.
Other Division Information  
Total assets and capital spending of each division are as follows:
 
Total Assets
 
Capital Spending
 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

FLNA
$
5,979

 
$
5,731

 
$
665

 
$
801

 
$
608

QFNA
804

 
811

 
44

 
41

 
40

NAB
28,592

 
28,172

 
904

 
769

 
695

Latin America
4,976

 
4,568

 
481

 
507

 
368

ESSA
13,556

 
12,302

 
481

 
439

 
404

AMENA
5,668

 
5,261

 
308

 
381

 
441

Total division
59,575

 
56,845

 
2,883

 
2,938

 
2,556

Corporate  (a)
20,229

 
16,645

 
86

 
102

 
202


$
79,804

 
$
73,490

 
$
2,969

 
$
3,040

 
$
2,758

(a)
Corporate assets consist principally of certain cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, derivative instruments, property, plant and equipment and tax assets. In 2017 , the change in total Corporate assets was primarily due to an increase in short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents.
Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation and other amortization of each division are as follows:
 
Amortization of 
Intangible Assets
 
Depreciation and
Other Amortization
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

FLNA
$
7

 
$
7

 
$
7

 
$
449

 
$
435

 
$
427

QFNA

 

 

 
47

 
50

 
51

NAB
31

 
37

 
38

 
780

 
809

 
813

Latin America
5

 
5

 
7

 
245

 
211

 
238

ESSA
22

 
18

 
20

 
329

 
321

 
353

AMENA
3

 
3

 
3

 
257

 
294

 
293

Total division
68

 
70

 
75

 
2,107

 
2,120

 
2,175

Corporate

 

 

 
194

 
178

 
166


$
68

 
$
70

 
$
75

 
$
2,301

 
$
2,298

 
$
2,341



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Net revenue and long-lived assets by country are as follows:
 
Net Revenue
 
Long-Lived Assets (a)
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

United States
$
36,546

 
$
36,732

 
$
35,266

 
$
28,418

 
$
28,382

Mexico
3,650

 
3,431

 
3,687

 
1,205

 
998

Russia (b)
3,232

 
2,648

 
2,797

 
4,708

 
4,373

Canada
2,691

 
2,692

 
2,677

 
2,739

 
2,499

United Kingdom
1,650

 
1,737

 
1,966

 
817

 
852

Brazil
1,427

 
1,305

 
1,289

 
777

 
796

All other countries
14,329

 
14,254

 
15,374

 
9,200

 
8,504


$
63,525

 
$
62,799

 
$
63,056

 
$
47,864

 
$
46,404

(a)
Long-lived assets represent property, plant and equipment, nonamortizable intangible assets, amortizable intangible assets and investments in noncontrolled affiliates. These assets are reported in the country where they are primarily used.
(b)
Change in net revenue and long-lived assets in 2017 primarily reflects appreciation of the Russian ruble.
Venezuela
Due to exchange restrictions and other conditions that significantly impact our ability to effectively manage our businesses in Venezuela and realize earnings generated by our Venezuelan businesses, effective at the end of the third quarter of 2015, we deconsolidated our Venezuelan subsidiaries and began accounting for our investments in our Venezuelan subsidiaries and joint venture using the cost method of accounting. We recorded pre- and after-tax charges of $1.4 billion in our income statement to reduce the value of the cost method investments to their estimated fair values, resulting in a full impairment. The factors that led to our conclusions at the end of the third quarter of 2015 continued to exist through the end of 2017.
We do not have any guarantees related to our Venezuelan entities, and our ongoing contractual commitments to our Venezuelan businesses are not material. We will recognize income from dividends and sales of inventory to our Venezuelan entities, which have not been and are not expected to be material, to the extent cash in U.S. dollars is received. We have not received any cash in U.S. dollars from our Venezuelan entities since our deconsolidation at the end of the third quarter of 2015. We continue to monitor the conditions in Venezuela and their impact on our accounting and disclosures. For further unaudited information, see “Our Business Risks,” “Items Affecting Comparability” and “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Note 2 — Our Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue upon shipment or delivery to our customers based on written sales terms that do not allow for a right of return. However, our policy for DSD and certain chilled products is to remove and replace damaged and out-of-date products from store shelves to ensure that consumers receive the product quality and freshness they expect. Similarly, our policy for certain warehouse-distributed products is to replace damaged and out-of-date products. As a result, we record reserves, based on estimates, for anticipated damaged and out-of-date products.
Our products are sold for cash or on credit terms. Our credit terms, which are established in accordance with local and industry practices, typically require payment within 30 days of delivery in the United States, and generally within 30 to 90 days internationally, and may allow discounts for early payment.
We estimate and reserve for our bad debt exposure based on our experience with past due accounts and collectibility, the aging of accounts receivable and our analysis of customer data. Bad debt expense is classified within selling, general and administrative expenses in our income statement.

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We are exposed to concentration of credit risk from our major customers, including Walmart. In 2017 , sales to Walmart (including Sam’s) represented approximately 13% of our consolidated net revenue, including concentrate sales to our independent bottlers, which were used in finished goods sold by them to Walmart. We have not experienced credit issues with these customers.
Total Marketplace Spending
We offer sales incentives and discounts through various programs to customers and consumers. Total marketplace spending includes sales incentives, discounts, advertising and other marketing activities. Sales incentives and discounts are primarily accounted for as a reduction of revenue and include payments to customers for performing activities on our behalf, such as payments for in-store displays, payments to gain distribution of new products, payments for shelf space and discounts to promote lower retail prices. Sales incentives and discounts also include support provided to our independent bottlers.
A number of our sales incentives, such as bottler funding to independent bottlers and customer volume rebates, are based on annual targets, and accruals are established during the year for the expected payout. These accruals are based on contract terms and our historical experience with similar programs and require management judgment with respect to estimating customer participation and performance levels. Differences between estimated expense and actual incentive costs are normally insignificant and are recognized in earnings in the period such differences are determined. In addition, certain advertising and marketing costs are also based on annual targets and recognized during the year as incurred. The terms of most of our incentive arrangements do not exceed a year, and, therefore, do not require highly uncertain long-term estimates. Certain arrangements, such as fountain pouring rights, may extend beyond one year. Up-front payments to customers under these arrangements are recognized over the shorter of the economic or contractual life, primarily as a reduction of revenue, and the remaining balances of $262 million as of December 30, 2017 and $291 million as of December 31, 2016 are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets on our balance sheet. For additional unaudited information on our sales incentives, see “Our Customers” in “Item 1. Business” and “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
For interim reporting, our policy is to allocate our forecasted full-year sales incentives for most of our programs to each of our interim reporting periods in the same year that benefits from the programs. The allocation methodology is based on our forecasted sales incentives for the full year and the proportion of each interim period’s actual gross revenue or volume, as applicable, to our forecasted annual gross revenue or volume, as applicable. Based on our review of the forecasts at each interim period, any changes in estimates and the related allocation of sales incentives are recognized beginning in the interim period that they are identified. In addition, we apply a similar allocation methodology for interim reporting purposes for certain advertising and other marketing activities. Our annual financial statements are not impacted by this interim allocation methodology.
Advertising and other marketing activities, reported as selling, general and administrative expenses, totaled $4.1 billion in 2017 , $4.2 billion in 2016 and $3.9 billion in 2015 , including advertising expenses of $2.4 billion in 2017 , $2.5 billion in 2016 and $2.4 billion in 2015 . Deferred advertising costs are not expensed until the year first used and consist of:
media and personal service prepayments;
promotional materials in inventory; and
production costs of future media advertising.
Deferred advertising costs of $46 million and $32 million as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively, are classified as prepaid expenses and other current assets on our balance sheet.

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Distribution Costs
Distribution costs, including the costs of shipping and handling activities, which include certain merchandising activities, are reported as selling, general and administrative expenses. Shipping and handling expenses were $9.9 billion in 2017 , $9.7 billion in 2016 and $9.4 billion in 2015 .
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Software Costs
We capitalize certain computer software and software development costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed and it is probable that the software will be used as intended. Capitalized software costs include(i) external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining computer software, (ii) compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software projects and (iii) interest costs incurred while developing internal-use computer software. Capitalized software costs are included in property, plant and equipment on our balance sheet and amortized on a straight-line basis when placed into service over the estimated useful lives of the software, which approximate five to 10 years. Software amortization totaled $224 million in 2017 , $214 million in 2016 and $202 million in 2015 . Net capitalized software and development costs were $686 million and $791 million as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
Commitments and Contingencies
We are subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, certain taxes and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual and other commercial obligations. We recognize liabilities for contingencies and commitments when a loss is probable and estimable. For additional unaudited information on our commitments, see “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Research and Development
We engage in a variety of research and development activities and continue to invest to accelerate growth and to drive innovation globally. Consumer research is excluded from research and development costs and included in other marketing costs. Research and development costs were $737 million , $760 million and $ 754 million in 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively, and are reported within selling, general and administrative expenses.
See “Research and Development” in “Item 1. Business” for additional unaudited information about our research and development activities.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are not amortized and are assessed for impairment at least annually, using either a qualitative or quantitative approach. We perform this annual assessment during our third quarter. Where we use the qualitative assessment, first we determine if, based on qualitative factors, it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. Factors considered include macroeconomic, industry and competitive conditions, legal and regulatory environment, historical financial performance and significant changes in the brand or reporting unit. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment exists, then a quantitative assessment is performed.
In the quantitative assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, if the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its estimated fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Quantitative assessment of goodwill is performed using a two-step impairment test at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit can be a division or

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business within a division. The first step compares the carrying value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its estimated fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, we complete the second step to determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss that we should record, if any. In the second step, we determine an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill (including any unrecognized intangible assets). The amount of impairment loss is equal to the excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. The quantitative assessment described above requires an analysis of several estimates including future cash flows or income consistent with management’s strategic business plans, annual sales growth rates, perpetuity growth assumptions and the selection of assumptions underlying a discount rate (weighted average cost of capital) based on market data available at the time. Significant management judgment is necessary to estimate the impact of competitive operating, macroeconomic and other factors to estimate future levels of sales, operating profit or cash flows. All assumptions used in our impairment evaluations for nonamortizable intangible assets, such as forecasted growth rates and weighted-average cost of capital, are based on the best available market information and are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans.
Amortizable intangible assets are only evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. If an evaluation of the undiscounted future cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on its discounted future cash flows.
See also Note 4, and for additional unaudited information on goodwill and other intangible assets, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Other Significant Accounting Policies
Our other significant accounting policies are disclosed as follows:
Basis of Presentation – Note 1 - Basis of Presentation for a description of our policies regarding use of estimates, basis of presentation and consolidation.
Property, Plant and Equipment – Note 4.
Income Taxes – Note 5, and for additional unaudited information, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Share-Based Compensation – Note 6.
Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans – Note 7, and for additional unaudited information, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Financial Instruments – Note 9, and for additional unaudited information, see “Our Business Risks” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Inventories – Note 13. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the average; first-in, first-out (FIFO) or last-in, first-out (LIFO) methods.
Translation of Financial Statements of Foreign Subsidiaries – Financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and weighted-average exchange rates for revenues and expenses. Adjustments resulting from translating net assets are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within common shareholders’ equity as currency translation adjustment.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted
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for the effects of the TCJ Act is not available. We elected to apply the measurement period provisions of this guidance to certain income tax effects of the TCJ Act when it became effective during our fourth quarter of 2017, resulting in a provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion . This provisional net tax expense was recorded based on information available to us prior to the issuance of our 2017 consolidated financial statements, may be subject to further revision as disclosed in Note 5, and will be finalized no later than the end of 2018.
In 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance that changes the accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees. We adopted the provisions of this guidance during our first quarter of 2017, resulting in the following impacts to our financial statements:
Income tax effects of vested or settled awards were recognized in the provision for income taxes on our income statement on a prospective basis. Previously, these tax effects were recorded on our equity statement in capital in excess of par value. For the year ended December 30, 2017, our excess tax benefits were $115 million , resulting in a $0.08 increase to diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015, our excess tax benefits recognized were $110 million and $107 million , respectively. If we had applied this standard in 2016 and 2015, there would have been a $0.07 increase to diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share for both years. The ongoing impact on our financial statements is dependent on the timing of when awards vest or are exercised, our tax rate and the intrinsic value when awards vest or are exercised.
Excess tax benefits are retrospectively presented within operating activities and withholding tax payments upon vesting of RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits are retrospectively presented within financing activities in the cash flow statement. The adoption resulted in an increase of $295 million , $269 million and $284 million in our operating cash flow with a corresponding decrease in our financing cash flow for the years ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015, respectively.
The guidance also allows for the employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares, up to the maximum statutory rate, for tax withholding purposes and not classify the award as a liability that requires valuation on a mark-to-market basis. Our accounting treatment for outstanding awards was not impacted by our adoption of this provision. In addition, the guidance allows for a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur. We will continue to apply our policy of estimating forfeitures.
In 2016, the FASB issued guidance that eliminates the requirement that an investor retrospectively apply equity method accounting for an investment originally accounted for by another method. The guidance requires that an equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investor’s ability to exercise significant influence over the investment is achieved. We adopted the provisions of this guidance prospectively during our first quarter of 2017; the adoption did not impact our financial statements.
In 2015, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies to classify all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent on the balance sheet. We adopted the provisions of this guidance retrospectively during our first quarter of 2017, resulting in the reclassification of $639 million of deferred taxes from current to non-current on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2016.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Adopted
In 2017, the FASB issued guidance to amend and simplify the application of hedge accounting guidance to better portray the economic results of risk management activities in the financial statements. The guidance expands the ability to hedge nonfinancial and financial risk components, reduces complexity in fair value hedges of interest rate risk, eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, as well as eases certain hedge effectiveness assessment requirements. The guidance is effective beginning

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in 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, including transition elections and required disclosures, on our financial statements and the timing of adoption.
In 2017, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies to retrospectively present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost for pension and retiree medical plans along with other compensation costs in operating profit and present the other components of net periodic benefit cost below operating profit in the income statement. The guidance also allows only the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization within inventory or fixed assets on a prospective basis. We will adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018. We will also update our allocation of service costs to our divisions starting in 2018 to better approximate actual service cost. In connection with this adoption, we expect to record a decrease in operating profit of $ 233 million for the year ended December 30, 2017 and an increase in operating profit of $ 19 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, primarily impacting selling, general and administrative expenses. See Note 7 for further information on our service cost and other components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and retiree medical plans.
In 2016, the FASB issued guidance to clarify how restricted cash should be presented in the cash flow statement. We will adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements. 
In 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies to account for the income tax effects of intercompany transfers of assets, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs versus deferring income tax effects until the transferred asset is sold to an outside party or otherwise recognized. We will adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet, but record expenses on the income statement in a manner similar to current accounting. For lessors, the guidance modifies the classification criteria and the accounting for sales-type and direct financing leases. The guidance is effective beginning in 2019 with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements and related disclosures, including the increase in the assets and liabilities on our balance sheet and the impact on our current lease portfolio from both a lessor and lessee perspective. To facilitate this, we are utilizing a comprehensive approach to review our lease portfolio, as well as assessing system requirements and control implications. We have identified our significant leases by geography and by asset type that will be impacted by the new guidance, as well as a software tool to begin tracking the requirements of the guidance. In addition, we are currently evaluating the timing of adoption of this guidance. See Note 13 for our minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases.
In 2016, the FASB issued guidance that requires companies to measure investments in certain equity securities at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. We will adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements. In the second quarter of 2017, we sold our minority stake in Britvic, representing all of our available-for-sale equity securities, which reduced the risk and volatility of these investments in our income statement in the future. See Note 9 for further information on our available-for-sale securities.
In 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition, with final amendments issued in 2016. The guidance provides for a five-step model to determine the revenue recognized for the transfer of goods or services to customers that reflects the expected entitled consideration in exchange for those goods or services. It also provides clarification for principal versus agent considerations and identifying performance obligations. In addition, the FASB introduced practical expedients related to disclosures of remaining performance obligations, as well as other amendments related to guidance on collectibility, non-cash consideration and the presentation of sales and other similar taxes. Financial statement disclosures required under the guidance will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing, judgments and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to customer contracts. The two permitted transition methods under the

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guidance are the full retrospective approach or a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening retained earnings in the year of adoption (cumulative effect approach). We will adopt the guidance using the cumulative effect approach when it becomes effective in the first quarter of 2018.
We are utilizing a comprehensive approach to assess the impact of the guidance on our contract portfolio by reviewing our current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences that would result from applying the new requirements to our revenue contracts, including evaluation of our performance obligations, principal versus agent considerations and variable consideration. We are substantially complete with our contract and business process reviews and implemented changes to our controls to support recognition and disclosures under the new guidance. As a result of implementing certain changes to our accounting policies upon adoption, we plan to record an adjustment to opening retained earnings to reflect marketplace spending that our customers and independent bottlers expect to be entitled to in line with revenue recognition; exclude all sales, use, value-added and certain excise taxes assessed by governmental authorities on revenue-producing transactions from net revenue and cost of sales; and to record shipping and handling activities that are performed after a customer obtains control of the product as a fulfillment cost. Based on the foregoing, we currently do not expect this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statements or disclosures.
Note 3 — Restructuring and Impairment Charges
A summary of our restructuring and impairment charges and other productivity initiatives is as follows:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

2014 Productivity Plan
$
295

 
$
160

 
$
169

2012 Productivity Plan

 

 
61

Total restructuring and impairment charges
295

 
160

 
230

Other productivity initiatives
16

 
12

 
90

Total restructuring and impairment charges and other productivity initiatives
$
311

 
$
172

 
$
320

2014 Multi-Year Productivity Plan
The 2014 Productivity Plan, publicly announced on February 13, 2014, includes the next generation of productivity initiatives that we believe will strengthen our food, snack and beverage businesses by: accelerating our investment in manufacturing automation; further optimizing our global manufacturing footprint, including closing certain manufacturing facilities; re-engineering our go-to-market systems in developed markets; expanding shared services; and implementing simplified organization structures to drive efficiency. To build on the successful implementation of the 2014 Productivity Plan to date, we expanded and extended the program through the end of 2019 to take advantage of additional opportunities within the initiatives described above to further strengthen our food, snack and beverage businesses.
In 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , we incurred restructuring charges of $295 million ($ 224 million after-tax or $0.16 per share), $160 million ( $131 million after-tax or $0.09 per share) and $169 million ( $134 million after-tax

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or $0.09 per share), respectively, in conjunction with our 2014 Productivity Plan. All of these charges were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and primarily relate to severance and other employee-related costs, asset impairments (all non-cash), and other costs associated with the implementation of our initiatives, including contract termination costs. Substantially all of the restructuring accrual at December 30, 2017 is expected to be paid by the end of 2018 .
A summary of our 2014 Productivity Plan charges is as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset
Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset Impairments
 
Other
Costs
 
Total
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
FLNA (a)
$
67

 
$

 
$

 
$
67

 
$
10

 
$

 
$
3

 
$
13

 
$
18

 
$
(1
)
 
$
9

 
$
26

QFNA
11

 

 

 
11

 

 

 
1

 
1

 

 

 
3

 
3

NAB
52

 
1

 
1

 
54

 
18

 
8

 
9

 
35

 
10

 
4

 
17

 
31

Latin America (a)
57

 
16

 
(10
)
 
63

 
29

 

 
(2
)
 
27

 
2

 
10

 
16

 
28

ESSA
46

 
4

 
3

 
53

 
21

 
22

 
17

 
60

 
26

 
11

 
25

 
62

AMENA (b)
2

 

 
(5
)
 
(3
)
 
4

 
6

 
4

 
14

 
2

 

 
8

 
10

Corporate
45

 

 
5

 
50

 
6

 

 
4

 
10

 
1

 

 
8

 
9

 
$
280

 
$
21

 
$
(6
)
 
$
295

 
$
88

 
$
36

 
$
36

 
$
160

 
$
59

 
$
24

 
$
86

 
$
169

(a)
Income amounts represent adjustments for changes in estimates.
(b)
Income amount primarily reflects a gain on the sale of property, plant and equipment.
Since the inception of the 2014 Productivity Plan, we incurred restructuring charges of $1,034 million :
 
2014 Productivity Plan Costs to Date
 
Severance and Other Employee Costs
 
Asset
Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
FLNA
$
131

 
$
9

 
$
23

 
$
163

QFNA
26

 

 
6

 
32

NAB
149

 
69

 
83

 
301

Latin America
109

 
29

 
14

 
152

ESSA
127

 
41

 
59

 
227

AMENA
23

 
6

 
15

 
44

Corporate
62

 

 
53

 
115

 
$
627

 
$
154

 
$
253

 
$
1,034


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A summary of our 2014 Productivity Plan activity is as follows:
 
Severance and Other Employee Costs
 
Asset
Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
Liability as of December 27, 2014
$
89

 
$

 
$
24

 
$
113

2015 restructuring charges
59

 
24

 
86

 
169

Cash payments
(76
)
 

 
(87
)
 
(163
)
Non-cash charges and translation
(11
)
 
(24
)
 
(3
)
 
(38
)
Liability as of December 26, 2015
61

 

 
20

 
81

2016 restructuring charges
88

 
36

 
36

 
160

Cash payments
(46
)
 

 
(49
)
 
(95
)
Non-cash charges and translation
(15
)
 
(36
)
 
1

 
(50
)
Liability as of December 31, 2016
88

 

 
8

 
96

2017 restructuring charges
280

 
21

 
(6
)
 
295

Cash payments
(91
)
 

 
(22
)
 
(113
)
Non-cash charges and translation
(65
)
 
(21
)
 
34

 
(52
)
Liability as of December 30, 2017
$
212

 
$

 
$
14

 
$
226

2012 Multi-Year Productivity Plan
The 2012 Productivity Plan, publicly announced on February 9, 2012, included actions in every aspect of our business that we believe would strengthen our complementary food, snack and beverage businesses.
In 2015 , we incurred restructuring charges of $61 million ( $50 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) in conjunction with our 2012 Productivity Plan. All of these charges were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and primarily related to severance and other employee-related costs, asset impairments (all non-cash) and contract termination costs. The 2012 Productivity Plan was completed in 2016 and all cash payments were paid by the end of 2016.
A summary of our 2012 Productivity Plan charges in 2015 is as follows:
 
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
FLNA
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

QFNA
 

 

 

 

NAB
 

 

 
2

 
2

Latin America
 
6

 
1

 
1

 
8

ESSA
 
15

 

 
12

 
27

AMENA
 
15

 
3

 
2

 
20

Corporate
 
3

 

 
1

 
4

 
 
$
39

 
$
4

 
$
18

 
$
61


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Since the inception of the 2012 Productivity Plan, we incurred restructuring charges of $894 million :
 
2012 Productivity Plan Costs to Date
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset
Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
FLNA
$
91

 
$
8

 
$
25

 
$
124

QFNA
18

 

 
10

 
28

NAB
107

 
44

 
48

 
199

Latin America
98

 
11

 
18

 
127

ESSA
136

 
23

 
66

 
225

AMENA
75

 
5

 
17

 
97

Corporate
35

 

 
59

 
94

 
$
560

 
$
91

 
$
243

 
$
894

A summary of our 2012 Productivity Plan activity is as follows:
 
Severance and Other
Employee Costs
 
Asset Impairments
 
Other Costs
 
Total
Liability as of December 27, 2014
$
28

 
$

 
$
5

 
$
33

2015 restructuring charges
39

 
4

 
18

 
61

Cash payments
(24
)
 

 
(21
)
 
(45
)
Non-cash charges and translation
(8
)
 
(4
)
 
1

 
(11
)
Liability as of December 26, 2015
35

 

 
3

 
38

Cash payments
(28
)
 

 
(2
)
 
(30
)
Non-cash charges and translation
(7
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(8
)
Liability as of December 31, 2016
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Other Productivity Initiatives
There were no material charges related to other productivity and efficiency initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans in 2017 and 2016. In 2015, we incurred charges of $90 million ( $66 million after-tax or $0.04 per share) related to other productivity and efficiency initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans. These charges were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and primarily reflect severance and other employee-related costs and asset impairments (all non-cash). These initiatives were not included in items affecting comparability.
We regularly evaluate different productivity initiatives beyond the productivity plans and other initiatives described above.
See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” and “Results of Operations – Division Review” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 
Note 4 — Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets
A summary of our property, plant and equipment is as follows:

Average
Useful Life (Years)
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land

 
$
1,148

 
$
1,153

 
 
Buildings and improvements
15 - 44
 
8,796

 
8,306

 
 
Machinery and equipment, including fleet and software
5 - 15
 
27,018

 
25,277

 
 
Construction in progress

 
2,144

 
2,082

 
 


 
39,106

 
36,818

 
 
Accumulated depreciation

 
(21,866
)
 
(20,227
)
 
 


 
$
17,240

 
$
16,591

 
 
Depreciation expense

 
$
2,227

 
$
2,217

 
$
2,248

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at historical cost. Depreciation and amortization are recognized on a straight-line basis over an asset’s estimated useful life. Land is not depreciated and construction in progress is not depreciated until ready for service.
A summary of our amortizable intangible assets is as follows:

 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015

Amortizable intangible assets, net
Average
Useful Life (Years)
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Gross
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
 
Acquired franchise rights
56 – 60
 
$
858

 
$
(128
)
 
$
730

 
$
827

 
$
(108
)
 
$
719

 
 
Reacquired franchise rights
5 – 14
 
106

 
(104
)
 
2

 
106

 
(102
)
 
4

 
 
Brands
20 – 40
 
1,322

 
(1,026
)
 
296

 
1,277

 
(977
)
 
300

 
 
Other identifiable intangibles
10 – 24
 
521

 
(281
)
 
240

 
522

 
(308
)
 
214

 
 


 
$
2,807

 
$
(1,539
)
 
$
1,268

 
$
2,732

 
$
(1,495
)
 
$
1,237

 
 
Amortization expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
68

 

 

 
$
70

 
$
75

Amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years, based on existing intangible assets as of December 30, 2017 and using average 2017 foreign exchange rates, is expected to be as follows:
 
 
2018


2019


2020

 
2021

 
2022

Five-year projected amortization
 
$
69

 
$
64

 
$
64

 
$
62

 
$
60


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Depreciable and amortizable assets are evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. In these circumstances, if an evaluation of the undiscounted cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on discounted future cash flows. Useful lives are periodically evaluated to determine whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate the need for revision. For additional unaudited information on our policies for amortizable brands, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Nonamortizable Intangible Assets
We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill in each of the fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 . We recognized no material impairment charges for nonamortizable intangible assets in each of the fiscal years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 . As of December 30, 2017 , the estimated fair values of our indefinite-lived reacquired and acquired franchise rights recorded at NAB exceeded their carrying values. However, there could be an impairment of the carrying value of NAB’s reacquired and acquired franchise rights if future revenues and their contribution to the operating results of NAB’s CSD business do not achieve our expected future cash flows or if macroeconomic conditions result in a future increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate fair value. We have also analyzed the impact of the macroeconomic conditions in Russia and Brazil on the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets in these countries and have concluded that there is no impairment as of December 30, 2017 . However, there could be an impairment of the carrying value of certain brands in these countries if there is a deterioration in these conditions, if future revenues and their contributions to the operating results do not achieve our expected future cash flows or if macroeconomic conditions result in a future increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate fair value. For additional information on our policies for nonamortizable intangible assets, see Note 2.

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The change in the book value of nonamortizable intangible assets is as follows:

Balance,
Beginning
2016
 
Translation
and Other
 
Balance,
End of
2016
 
Translation
and Other
 
Balance,
End of
2017
FLNA

 

 

 

 

Goodwill
$
267

 
$
3

 
$
270

 
$
10

 
$
280

Brands
22

 
1

 
23

 
2

 
25


289

 
4

 
293

 
12

 
305

QFNA

 

 

 

 

Goodwill
175

 

 
175

 

 
175

NAB

 

 

 

 

Goodwill (a)
9,754

 
89

 
9,843

 
11

 
9,854

Reacquired franchise rights
7,042

 
22

 
7,064

 
62

 
7,126

Acquired franchise rights
1,507

 
5

 
1,512

 
13

 
1,525

Brands (a)
108

 
206

 
314

 
39

 
353


18,411

 
322

 
18,733

 
125

 
18,858

Latin America

 

 

 

 

Goodwill
521

 
32

 
553

 
2

 
555

Brands
137

 
13

 
150

 
(9
)
 
141


658


45

 
703

 
(7
)
 
696

ESSA (b)

 

 

 

 

Goodwill
3,042

 
135

 
3,177

 
275

 
3,452

Reacquired franchise rights
488

 

 
488

 
61

 
549

Acquired franchise rights
190

 
(6
)
 
184

 
11

 
195

Brands
2,212

 
146

 
2,358

 
187

 
2,545


5,932

 
275

 
6,207

 
534

 
6,741

AMENA
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
Goodwill
418

 
(6
)
 
412

 
16

 
428

Brands
105

 
(2
)
 
103

 
8

 
111


523

 
(8
)
 
515

 
24

 
539

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total goodwill
14,177

 
253

 
14,430

 
314

 
14,744

Total reacquired franchise rights
7,530

 
22

 
7,552

 
123

 
7,675

Total acquired franchise rights
1,697

 
(1
)
 
1,696

 
24

 
1,720

Total brands
2,584

 
364

 
2,948

 
227

 
3,175


$
25,988

 
$
638

 
$
26,626

 
$
688

 
$
27,314

(a)
The change in 2016 is primarily related to our acquisition of KeVita, Inc.
(b)
The change in 2017 primarily reflects the currency appreciation of the Russian ruble and euro. The change in 2016 primarily reflects the currency appreciation of the Russian ruble.


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Note 5 — Income Taxes
The components of income before income taxes are as follows:
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

United States
 
$
3,452

 
$
2,630

 
$
2,879

Foreign
 
6,150

 
5,923

 
4,563

 
 
$
9,602

 
$
8,553

 
$
7,442

 
The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Current:
U.S. Federal
$
4,925

 
$
1,219

 
$
1,143

 
Foreign
724

 
824

 
773

 
State
136

 
77

 
65

 
 
5,785

 
2,120

 
1,981

Deferred:
U.S. Federal
(1,159
)
 
109

 
(14
)
 
Foreign
(9
)
 
(33
)
 
(32
)
 
State
77

 
(22
)
 
6

 
 
(1,091
)
 
54

 
(40
)
 
 
$
4,694

 
$
2,174

 
$
1,941


A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to our annual tax rate is as follows:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

U.S. Federal statutory tax rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income tax, net of U.S. Federal tax benefit
0.9

 
0.4

 
0.6

Lower taxes on foreign results
(9.4
)
 
(8.0
)
 
(10.5
)
Impact of Venezuela impairment charges

 

 
6.4

Provisional one-time mandatory transition tax - TCJ Act
41.4

 

 

Provisional remeasurement of deferred taxes - TCJ Act
(15.9
)
 

 

Tax settlements

 

 
(3.1
)
Other, net
(3.1
)
 
(2.0
)
 
(2.3
)
Annual tax rate
48.9
 %
 
25.4
 %
 
26.1
 %
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the TCJ Act was enacted in the United States. Among its many provisions, the TCJ Act imposed a mandatory one-time transition tax on undistributed international earnings and reduced the U.S. corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% , effective January 1, 2018. As a result of the enactment of the TCJ Act, we recognized a provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. See further unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

Included in the provisional net tax expense of $2.5 billion is a provisional mandatory one-time transition tax of approximately $4 billion on undistributed international earnings, included in other liabilities. This provisional mandatory one-time transition tax was partially offset by a provisional $1.5 billion benefit resulting from the required remeasurement of our deferred tax assets and liabilities to the new, lower U.S. corporate income tax rate, effective January 1, 2018. The effect of the remeasurement was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017, consistent with the enactment date of the TCJ Act, and reflected in our provision for income taxes.

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The TCJ Act also creates a new requirement that certain income earned by foreign subsidiaries, known as GILTI, must be included in the gross income of their U.S. shareholder. The FASB allows an accounting policy election of either recognizing deferred taxes for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or recognizing such taxes as a current-period expense when incurred. Due to the complexity of calculating GILTI under the new law, we have not determined which method we will apply. Therefore, we have not made any adjustments related to potential GILTI tax in our financial statements. We expect to elect an accounting policy in the first quarter of 2018.
The components of the provisional net tax expense recorded in 2017 are based on currently available information and additional information needs to be prepared, obtained and/or analyzed to determine the final amounts. The provisional tax expense for the mandatory repatriation of undistributed international earnings will require further analysis of certain foreign exchange gains or losses, substantiation of foreign tax credits, as well as estimated cash and cash equivalents as of November 30, 2018, the tax year-end of our foreign subsidiaries. The provisional tax benefit for the remeasurement of deferred taxes will require additional information necessary for the preparation of our U.S. federal tax return, and further analysis and interpretation of certain provisions of the TCJ Act impacting deferred taxes, for example 100% expensing of qualified assets as well as our accounting policy election for recognizing deferred taxes for GILTI, could impact our deferred tax balance as of December 30, 2017.
Tax effects for these items will be recorded in subsequent quarters, as discrete adjustments to our income tax provision, once complete. The SEC has issued guidance that allows for a measurement period of up to one year after the enactment date of the TCJ Act to finalize the recording of the related tax impacts. We currently anticipate finalizing and recording any resulting adjustments by the end of 2018.
The recorded impact of the TCJ Act is provisional and the final amount may differ, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in estimates, interpretations and assumptions we have made, changes in IRS interpretations, the issuance of new guidance, legislative actions, changes in accounting standards or related interpretations in response to the TCJ Act and future actions by states within the United States that have not currently adopted the TCJ Act.
For further unaudited information and discussion of the potential impact of the TCJ Act, refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Our Business Risks,” “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. 

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Deferred tax liabilities and assets are comprised of the following:
Deferred Tax Liabilities
 
2017

 
2016

Debt guarantee of wholly-owned subsidiary
$
578

 
$
839

Property, plant and equipment
1,397

 
1,967

Intangible assets other than nondeductible goodwill
3,169

 
4,124

Other
50

 
245

Gross deferred tax liabilities
5,194

 
7,175

Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Net carryforwards
1,400

 
1,255

Share-based compensation
107

 
219

Retiree medical benefits
198

 
316

Other employee-related benefits
338

 
614

Pension benefits
22

 
419

Deductible state tax and interest benefits
157

 
189

Other
893

 
839

Gross deferred tax assets
3,115

 
3,851

Valuation allowances
(1,163
)
 
(1,110
)
Deferred tax assets, net
1,952

 
2,741

Net deferred tax liabilities
$
3,242

 
$
4,434

A summary of our valuation allowance activity is as follows:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Balance, beginning of year
$
1,110

 
$
1,136

 
$
1,230

Provision/(benefit)
33

 
13

 
(26
)
Other additions/(deductions)
20

 
(39
)
 
(68
)
Balance, end of year
$
1,163

 
$
1,110

 
$
1,136

For additional unaudited information on our income tax policies, including our reserves for income taxes, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Reserves
A number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which we have established a reserve, is audited and finally resolved. The number of years with open tax audits varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Our major taxing jurisdictions and the related open tax audits are as follows:
Jurisdiction
 
Years Open to Audit
 
Years Currently Under Audit
United States
 
2012-2016
 
2012-2013
Mexico
 
2014-2016
 
2014
United Kingdom
 
2014-2016
 
None
Canada (Domestic)
 
2013-2016
 
2013-2014
Canada (International)
 
2010-2016
 
2010-2014
Russia
 
2012-2016
 
2012-2016
While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, we believe that our reserves reflect the probable outcome of known tax contingencies. We adjust these reserves, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances. Settlement of any

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particular issue would usually require the use of cash. Favorable resolution would be recognized as a reduction to our annual tax rate in the year of resolution. For further unaudited information on the impact of the resolution of open tax issues, see “Other Consolidated Results” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In 2015, we reached an agreement with the IRS resolving substantially all open matters related to the audits of taxable years 2010 and 2011. The agreement resulted in a 2015 non-cash tax benefit totaling $230 million .
As of December 30, 2017 , the total gross amount of reserves for income taxes, reported in other liabilities, was $2.2 billion . We accrue interest related to reserves for income taxes in our provision for income taxes and any associated penalties are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The gross amount of interest accrued, reported in other liabilities, was $283 million as of December 30, 2017 , of which $89 million of expense was recognized in 2017 . The gross amount of interest accrued, reported in other liabilities, was $193 million as of December 31, 2016 , of which $61 million of expense was recognized in 2016 .
A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, is as follows:
 
2017

 
2016

Balance, beginning of year
$
1,885

 
$
1,547

Additions for tax positions related to the current year
309

 
349

Additions for tax positions from prior years
86

 
139

Reductions for tax positions from prior years
(51
)
 
(70
)
Settlement payments
(4
)
 
(26
)
Statutes of limitations expiration
(33
)
 
(27
)
Translation and other
20

 
(27
)
Balance, end of year
$
2,212

 
$
1,885

Carryforwards and Allowances
Operating loss carryforwards totaling $12.6 billion at year-end 2017 are being carried forward in a number of foreign and state jurisdictions where we are permitted to use tax operating losses from prior periods to reduce future taxable income. These operating losses will expire as follows: $0.2 billion in 2018 , $11.1 billion between 2019 and 2037 and $1.3 billion may be carried forward indefinitely. We establish valuation allowances for our deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Undistributed International Earnings
As of December 30, 2017 , we had approximately $42.5 billion of undistributed international earnings. We intend to repatriate approximately $20 billion of our foreign earnings back to the United States and have recognized all tax expense on these earnings in the fourth quarter of 2017. We intend to continue to reinvest the remaining $22.5 billion of earnings outside the United States for the foreseeable future and while U.S. federal tax expense has been recognized as a result of the TCJ Act, no deferred tax liabilities with respect to items such as certain foreign exchange gains or losses, foreign withholding taxes or state taxes have been recognized. It is not practicable for us to determine the amount of unrecognized tax expense on these reinvested international earnings.
Note 6 — Share-Based Compensation
Our share-based compensation program is designed to attract and retain employees while also aligning employees’ interests with the interests of our shareholders. PepsiCo has granted stock options, RSUs, PSUs, PEPunits and long-term cash awards to employees under the shareholder-approved PepsiCo, Inc. Long-Term

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Incentive Plan (LTIP). Executives who are awarded long-term incentives based on their performance may generally elect to receive their grant in the form of stock options or RSUs, or a combination thereof. Executives who elect stock options receive four stock options for every one RSU that would have otherwise been granted. Certain executive officers and other senior executives do not have a choice and, beginning in 2016, were granted 66% PSUs and 34% long-term cash, each of which are subject to pre-established performance targets. Previously, they were granted a combination of 60% PEPunits measuring both absolute and relative stock price performance and 40% long-term cash based on achievement of specific performance operating metrics.
The Company may use authorized and unissued shares to meet share requirements resulting from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits.
As of December 30, 2017 , 74 million shares were available for future share-based compensation grants under the LTIP.
The following table summarizes our total share-based compensation expense:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Share-based compensation expense - equity awards
$
292

 
$
284

 
$
295

Share-based compensation expense - liability awards
13

 
5

 

Restructuring and impairment (credits)/charges
(2
)
 
5

 
4

Total
$
303

 
$
294

 
$
299

Income tax benefits recognized in earnings related to share-based compensation
$
89

(a)  
$
91

 
$
77

(a)
Reflects tax rates effective for the 2017 tax year.
As of December 30, 2017 , there was $314 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation grants. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years.
Method of Accounting and Our Assumptions
The fair value of share-based award grants is amortized to expense over the vesting period, primarily three years. Awards to employees eligible for retirement prior to the award becoming fully vested are amortized to expense over the period through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award. In addition, we use historical data to estimate forfeiture rates and record share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest.
We do not backdate, reprice or grant share-based compensation awards retroactively. Repricing of awards would require shareholder approval under the LTIP.
Stock Options
A stock option permits the holder to purchase shares of PepsiCo common stock at a specified price. We account for our employee stock options under the fair value method of accounting using a Black-Scholes valuation model to measure stock option expense at the date of grant. All stock option grants have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and generally have a 10 -year term.

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Our weighted-average Black-Scholes fair value assumptions are as follows:

2017

 
2016

 
2015

Expected life
5 years

 
6 years

 
7 years

Risk-free interest rate
2.0
%
 
1.4
%
 
1.8
%
Expected volatility
11
%
 
12
%
 
15
%
Expected dividend yield
2.7
%
 
2.7
%
 
2.7
%
The expected life is the period over which our employee groups are expected to hold their options. It is based on our historical experience with similar grants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the expected U.S. Treasury rate over the expected life. Volatility reflects movements in our stock price over the most recent historical period equivalent to the expected life. Dividend yield is estimated over the expected life based on our stated dividend policy and forecasts of net income, share repurchases and stock price.
A summary of our stock option activity for the year ended December 30, 2017 is as follows:
 
Options (a)
 
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price
 
Weighted-Average Contractual
Life Remaining
(years)
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value (b)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
25,190

 
$
69.88

 
 
 
 
Granted
1,481

 
$
110.15

 
 
 
 
Exercised
(7,136
)
 
$
65.31

 
 
 
 
Forfeited/expired
(522
)
 
$
88.36

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 30, 2017
19,013

 
$
74.23

 
4.22
 
$
868,750

Exercisable at December 30, 2017
14,589

 
$
65.60

 
3.02
 
$
792,560

Expected to vest as of December 30, 2017
3,994

 
$
102.50

 
8.15
 
$
69,578

(a)
Options are in thousands and include options previously granted under the PBG plan. No additional options or shares were granted under the PBG plan after 2009.
(b)
In thousands.

Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units
Each RSU represents our obligation to deliver to the holder one share of PepsiCo common stock when the award vests at the end of the service period. PSUs are awards pursuant to which a number of shares are delivered to the holder upon vesting at the end of the service period based on PepsiCo’s performance against specified financial and/or operational performance metrics. The number of shares may be increased to the maximum or reduced to the minimum threshold based on the results of these performance metrics in accordance with the terms established at the time of the award. During the vesting period, RSUs and PSUs accrue dividend equivalents that pay out in cash (without interest) if and when the applicable RSU or PSU vests and becomes payable.
The fair value of RSUs is measured at the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The fair value of PSUs is measured at the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant with the exception of awards with market conditions, for which we use the Monte-Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value. The Monte-Carlo simulation model uses the same input assumptions as the Black-Scholes model; however, it also further incorporates into the fair-value determination the possibility that the market condition may not be satisfied. Compensation costs related to these awards are recognized regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied, provided that the requisite service has been provided.

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A summary of our RSU and PSU activity for the year ended December 30, 2017 is as follows:

RSUs/PSUs (a)
 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average Contractual Life
Remaining (years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (a)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
8,237

 
$
91.81

 
 
 
 
Granted (b)
2,824

 
$
109.92

 
 
 
 
Converted
(3,226
)
 
$
82.56

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(608
)
 
$
100.17

 
 
 
 
Actual performance change (c)
66

 
$
100.33

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 30, 2017 (d)
7,293

 
$
102.30

 
1.33
 
$
874,517

Expected to vest as of December 30, 2017
6,695

 
$
102.00

 
1.26
 
$
802,826

(a)
In thousands.
(b)
Grant activity for all PSUs are disclosed at target.
(c)
Reflects the net number of PSUs above and below target levels based on actual performance measured at the end of the performance period.
(d)
The outstanding PSUs for which the performance period has not ended as of December 30, 2017 , at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero , 0.9 million and 1.5 million , respectively.

PEPunits
PEPunits provide an opportunity to earn shares of PepsiCo common stock with a value that adjusts based upon changes in PepsiCo’s absolute stock price as well as PepsiCo’s Total Shareholder Return relative to the S&P 500 over a three -year performance period.
The fair value of PEPunits is measured using the Monte-Carlo simulation model.
A summary of our PEPunit activity for the year ended December 30, 2017 is as follows:

PEPunits (a)
 
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
 
Weighted-Average
Contractual Life Remaining
(years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (a)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
533

 
$
59.86

 
 
 
 
Converted
(363
)
 
$
49.11

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(13
)
 
$
68.94

 
 
 
 
Actual performance change (b)
91

 
$
50.74

 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 30, 2017 (c)
248

 
$
68.94

 
0.17
 
$
29,734

Expected to vest as of December 30, 2017
234

 
$
68.94

 
0.17
 
$
28,034

(a)
In thousands.
(b)
Reflects the net number of PEPunits above and below target levels based on actual performance measured at the end of the performance period.
(c)
The outstanding PEPunits for which the performance period has not ended as of December 30, 2017 , at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero , 0.2 million and 0.4 million , respectively.
Long-Term Cash
Beginning in 2016, certain executive officers and other senior executives were granted long-term cash awards for which final payout is based on PepsiCo’s Total Shareholder Return relative to a specific set of peer companies and achievement of a specified performance target over a three-year performance period.

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Long-term cash awards that qualify as liability awards under share-based compensation guidance are valued through the end of the performance period on a mark-to-market basis using the Monte Carlo simulation model until actual performance is determined.
A summary of our long-term cash activity for the year ended December 30, 2017 is as follows:
 
Long-Term Cash
Award (a)
 
Balance Sheet Date Fair Value (a)
 
Contractual Life Remaining
(years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016
$
15,670

 
 
 
 
Granted  (b)
19,060

 
 
 
 
Forfeited
(1,530
)
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 30, 2017 (c)
$
33,200

 
$
32,592

 
1.73
Expected to vest as of December 30, 2017
$
29,590

 
$
29,092

 
1.71
(a)
In thousands.
(b)
Grant activity for all long-term cash awards are disclosed at target.
(c)
The outstanding long-term cash awards for which the performance period has not ended as of December 30, 2017, at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero , $33.2 million and $66.4 million, respectively.
Other Share-Based Compensation Data
The following is a summary of other share-based compensation data:
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Stock Options
 
 
 
 
 
Total number of options granted (a)
1,481

 
1,743

 
1,884

Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted
$
8.25

 
$
6.94

 
$
10.80

Total intrinsic value of options exercised (a)
$
327,860

 
$
290,131

 
$
366,188

Total grant-date fair value of options vested (a)
$
23,122

 
$
18,840

 
$
21,837

RSUs/PSUs
 
 
 
 
 
Total number of RSUs/PSUs granted (a)
2,824

 
3,054

 
2,759

Weighted-average grant-date fair value of RSUs/PSUs granted
$
109.92

 
$
99.06

 
$
99.17

Total intrinsic value of RSUs/PSUs converted (a)
$
380,269

 
$
359,401

 
$
375,510

Total grant-date fair value of RSUs/PSUs vested (a)
$
264,923

 
$
257,648

 
$
257,831

PEPunits
 
 
 
 
 
Total number of PEPunits granted (a)

 

 
300

Weighted-average grant-date fair value of PEPunits granted
$

 
$

 
$
68.94

Total intrinsic value of PEPunits converted (a)
$
39,782

 
$
38,558

 
$
37,705

Total grant-date fair value of PEPunits vested (a)
$
18,833

 
$
16,572

 
$
22,286

(a)
In thousands.
As of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , there were approximately 250,000 and 254,000 outstanding awards, respectively, consisting primarily of phantom stock units that were granted under the PepsiCo Director Deferral Program and will be settled in shares of PepsiCo common stock pursuant to the LTIP at the end of the applicable deferral period, not included in the tables above.
Note 7 — Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans
Effective January 1, 2017, the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans were reorganized into Plan A and Plan I. Actuarial gains and losses associated with Plan A are amortized over the average remaining service

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life of the active participants, while the actuarial gains and losses associated with Plan I are amortized over the remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants. As a result of this change, the pre-tax net periodic benefit cost decreased by $ 42 million  ($ 27 million  after-tax, reflecting tax rates effective for the 2017 tax year, or $ 0.02 per share) in 2017, primarily impacting corporate unallocated expenses. See “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In 2016, the U.S. qualified defined benefit pension plans purchased a group annuity contract whereby an unrelated insurance company assumed the obligation to pay and administer future annuity payments for certain retirees. In 2016, we made discretionary contributions of $452 million primarily to fund the transfer of the obligation. This transaction triggered a pre-tax settlement charge of $242 million ( $162 million after-tax or $0.11 per share). See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Effective as of the beginning of 2016, we prospectively changed the method we use to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost. The pre-tax reduction in net periodic benefit cost associated with this change in 2016 was $ 125 million ($ 81 million after-tax or $0.06 per share). See “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further unaudited information on this change in accounting estimate.
Gains and losses resulting from actual experience differing from our assumptions, including the difference between the actual return on plan assets and the expected return on plan assets, as well as changes in our assumptions, are determined at each measurement date. These differences are recognized as a component of net gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive loss. If this net accumulated gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the market-related value of plan assets or plan liabilities, a portion of the net gain or loss is included in expense for the following year based upon the average remaining service life for participants in Plan A (approximately 11 years) and retiree medical (approximately 7 years), or the remaining life expectancy for participants in Plan I (approximately 27 years). The cost or benefit of plan changes that increase or decrease benefits for prior employee service (prior service (credit)/cost) is included in earnings on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service life for participants in Plan A or the remaining life expectancy for participants in Plan I.
We regularly evaluate different opportunities to reduce risk and volatility associated with our pension and retiree medical plans.

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Selected financial information for our pension and retiree medical plans is as follows:  
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
U.S.
 
International
 
 
 
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

Change in projected benefit liability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liability at beginning of year
$
13,192

 
$
13,033

 
$
3,124

 
$
2,872

 
$
1,208

 
$
1,300

Service cost
401

 
393

 
91

 
80

 
28

 
31

Interest cost
468

 
484

 
89

 
94

 
36

 
41

Plan amendments
10

 
18

 
2

 

 
(5
)
 
(15
)
Participant contributions

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

Experience loss/(gain)
1,529

 
614

 
5

 
560

 
21

 
(51
)
Benefit payments
(825
)
 
(347
)
 
(104
)
 
(83
)
 
(107
)
 
(100
)
Settlement/curtailment
(58
)
 
(1,014
)
 
(22
)
 
(19
)
 

 

Special termination benefits
60

 
11

 

 
1

 
2

 
1

Other, including foreign currency adjustment

 

 
303

 
(383
)
 
4

 
1

Liability at end of year
$
14,777

 
$
13,192

 
$
3,490

 
$
3,124

 
$
1,187

 
$
1,208

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in fair value of plan assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value at beginning of year
$
11,458

 
$
11,397

 
$
2,894

 
$
2,823

 
$
320

 
$
354

Actual return on plan assets
1,935

 
880

 
288

 
409

 
52

 
30

Employer contributions/funding
60

 
541

 
104

 
118

 
56

 
36

Participant contributions

 

 
2

 
2

 

 

Benefit payments
(825
)
 
(347
)
 
(104
)
 
(83
)
 
(107
)
 
(100
)
Settlement
(46
)
 
(1,013
)
 
(18
)
 
(22
)
 

 

Other, including foreign currency adjustment

 

 
294

 
(353
)
 

 

Fair value at end of year
$
12,582

 
$
11,458

 
$
3,460

 
$
2,894

 
$
321

 
$
320

Funded status
$
(2,195
)
 
$
(1,734
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(230
)
 
$
(866
)
 
$
(888
)
 
Amounts recognized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
$
286

 
$

 
$
85

 
$
51

 
$

 
$

Other current liabilities
(74
)
 
(42
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(75
)
 
(54
)
Other liabilities
(2,407
)
 
(1,692
)
 
(114
)
 
(280
)
 
(791
)
 
(834
)
Net amount recognized
$
(2,195
)
 
$
(1,734
)
 
$
(30
)
 
$
(230
)
 
$
(866
)
 
$
(888
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss/(gain)
$
3,520

 
$
3,220

 
$
782

 
$
884

 
$
(189
)
 
$
(193
)
Prior service cost/(credit)
29

 
20

 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(71
)
 
(91
)
Total
$
3,549

 
$
3,240

 
$
779

 
$
879

 
$
(260
)
 
$
(284
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes recognized in net loss/(gain) included in other comprehensive loss
 
 
Net loss/(gain) arising in current year
$
431

 
$
568

 
$
(115
)
 
$
314

 
$
(9
)
 
$
(57
)
Amortization and settlement recognition
(131
)
 
(413
)
 
(60
)
 
(46
)
 
12

 
1

Foreign currency translation loss/(gain)

 

 
73

 
(117
)
 
1

 
1

Total
$
300

 
$
155

 
$
(102
)
 
$
151

 
$
4

 
$
(55
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year
$
13,732

 
$
12,211

 
$
2,985

 
$
2,642

 
 
 
 
The amounts we report as pension and retiree medical cost consist of the following components:
Service cost is the value of benefits earned by employees for working during the year.
Interest cost is the accrued interest on the projected benefit obligation due to the passage of time.

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Expected return on plan assets is the long-term return we expect to earn on plan investments for our funded plans that will be used to settle future benefit obligations.
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit) represents the recognition in the income statement of benefit changes resulting from plan amendments.
Amortization of net loss/(gain) represents the recognition in the income statement of changes in the amount of plan assets and the projected benefit obligation based on changes in assumptions and actual experience.
Settlement/curtailment loss/(gain) represents the result of actions that effectively eliminate all or a portion of related projected benefit obligations. Settlements are triggered when payouts to settle the projected benefit obligation of a plan due to lump sums or other events exceed the annual service and interest cost. Settlements are recognized when actions are irrevocable and we are relieved of the primary responsibility and risk for projected benefit obligations. Curtailments are due to events such as plant closures or the sale of a business resulting in a reduction of future service or benefits. Curtailment losses are recognized when an event is probable and estimable, while curtailment gains are recognized when an event has occurred (when the related employees terminate or an amendment is adopted).
Special termination benefits are the additional benefits offered to employees upon departure due to actions such as restructuring.

The components of benefit expense are as follows:
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
U.S.
 
International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Components of benefit expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
401

 
$
393

 
$
435

 
$
91

 
$
80

 
$
99

 
$
28

 
$
31

 
$
35

Interest cost
468

 
484

 
546

 
89

 
94

 
115

 
36

 
41

 
52

Expected return on plan assets
(849
)
 
(834
)
 
(850
)
 
(176
)
 
(163
)
 
(174
)
 
(22
)
 
(24
)
 
(27
)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)
1

 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 

 

 

 
(25
)
 
(38
)
 
(39
)
Amortization of net loss/(gain)
123

 
168

 
205

 
53

 
40

 
71

 
(12
)
 
(1
)
 
2

 
144

 
210

 
333

 
57

 
51

 
111

 
5

 
9

 
23

Settlement/curtailment loss/(gain) (a)
8

 
245

 

 
11

 
9

 
3

 

 
(14
)
 

Special termination benefits
60

 
11

 
18

 

 
1

 
1

 
2

 
1

 
1

Total
$
212

 
$
466

 
$
351

 
$
68

 
$
61

 
$
115

 
$
7

 
$
(4
)
 
$
24

(a)
U.S. includes a settlement charge of $ 242 million related to the group annuity contract purchase in 2016. See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The estimated amounts to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss/(gain) into pre-tax expense in 2018 for our pension and retiree medical plans are as follows:
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
U.S.
 
International
 
 
Net loss/(gain)
$
179

 
$
46

 
$
(10
)
Prior service cost/(credit)
3

 

 
(20
)
Total
$
182

 
$
46

 
$
(30
)

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The following table provides the weighted-average assumptions used to determine projected benefit liability and benefit expense for our pension and retiree medical plans:
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
U.S.
 
International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Weighted-average assumptions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liability discount rate
3.7
%
 
4.4
%
 
4.5
%
 
3.0
%
 
3.1
%
 
4.0
%
 
3.5
%
 
4.0
%
 
4.2
%
Expense discount rate (a)
n/a

 
n/a

 
4.2
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
3.8
%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
3.8
%
Service cost discount rate (a)
4.5
%
 
4.6
%
 
n/a

 
3.6
%
 
4.1
%
 
n/a

 
4.0
%
 
4.3
%
 
n/a

Interest cost discount rate (a)
3.7
%
 
3.8
%
 
n/a

 
2.8
%
 
3.5
%
 
n/a

 
3.2
%
 
3.3
%
 
n/a

Expected return on plan assets
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
6.0
%
 
6.2
%
 
6.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
 
7.5
%
Liability rate of salary increases
3.1
%
 
3.1
%
 
3.1
%
 
3.7
%
 
3.6
%
 
3.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expense rate of salary increases
3.1
%
 
3.1
%
 
3.5
%
 
3.6
%
 
3.6
%
 
3.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Effective as of the beginning of 2016, we prospectively changed the method we use to estimate the service and interest cost components of pension and retiree medical expense. See additional unaudited information in “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following table provides selected information about plans with accumulated benefit obligation and total projected benefit liability in excess of plan assets:
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
U.S.
 
International
 
 
 
 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

Selected information for plans with accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets
 
 
 
 
Liability for service to date
$
(8,355
)
 
$
(12,211
)
 
$
(161
)
 
$
(134
)
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets
$
6,919

 
$
11,458

 
$
119

 
$
110

 
 
 
 
Selected information for plans with projected benefit liability in excess of plan assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit liability
$
(9,400
)
 
$
(13,192
)
 
$
(1,273
)
 
$
(2,773
)
 
$
(1,187
)
 
$
(1,208
)
Fair value of plan assets
$
6,919

 
$
11,458

 
$
1,158

 
$
2,492

 
$
321

 
$
320

Of the total projected pension benefit liability as of December 30, 2017 , approximately $905 million relates to plans that we do not fund because the funding of such plans does not receive favorable tax treatment.
Future Benefit Payments
Our estimated future benefit payments are as follows:
 
2018

 
2019

 
2020

 
2021

 
2022

 
2023 - 27

Pension
$
890

 
$
985

 
$
825

 
$
875

 
$
925

 
$
5,210

Retiree medical (a)
$
120

 
$
120

 
$
110

 
$
110

 
$
105

 
$
455

(a)
Expected future benefit payments for our retiree medical plans do not reflect any estimated subsidies expected to be received under the 2003 Medicare Act. Subsidies are expected to be approximately $ 2 million for each of the years from 2018 through 2022 and approximately $6 million in total for 2023 through 2027.
These future benefit payments to beneficiaries include payments from both funded and unfunded plans.

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Funding
Contributions to our pension and retiree medical plans were as follows:
 
Pension
 
Retiree Medical
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Discretionary (a)
$
6

 
$
459

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Non-discretionary
158

 
200

 
162

 
56

 
36

 
43

Total
$
164

 
$
659

 
$
162

 
$
56

 
$
36

 
$
43

(a)
Includes $ 452 million in 2016 relating to the funding of the group annuity contract purchase from an unrelated insurance company.
In February 2018, we received approval from our Board of Directors to make discretionary contributions of $1.4 billion to Plan A in the United States that we intend to invest in fixed income securities. As of February 13, 2018, we contributed $750 million of the approved amount; we expect to contribute the remaining $650 million in the first quarter of 2018. These contributions are reflected in our 2018 long-term expected rate of return on plan assets and target investment allocations. In addition, in 2018, we expect to make non-discretionary contributions of approximately $ 175 million to our U.S. and international plans for pension benefits and approximately $ 75 million for retiree medical benefits.
Plan Assets
Our pension plan investment strategy includes the use of actively managed accounts and is reviewed periodically in conjunction with plan liabilities, an evaluation of market conditions, tolerance for risk and cash requirements for benefit payments. This strategy is also applicable to funds held for the retiree medical plans. Our investment objective includes ensuring that funds are available to meet the plans’ benefit obligations when they become due. Assets contributed to our pension plans are no longer controlled by us, but become the property of our individual pension plans. However, we are indirectly impacted by changes in these plan assets as compared to changes in our projected liabilities. Our overall investment policy is to prudently invest plan assets in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and high-quality debt securities and real estate to achieve our long-term return expectations. Our investment policy also permits the use of derivative instruments, such as futures and forward contracts, to reduce interest rate and foreign currency risks. Futures contracts represent commitments to purchase or sell securities at a future date and at a specified price. Forward contracts consist of currency forwards.
For 2018 and 2017 , our expected long-term rate of return on U.S. plan assets is 7.2% and 7.5% , respectively. Our target investment allocations for U.S. plan assets are as follows:
 
2018

 
2017

Fixed income
47
%
 
40
%
U.S. equity
29
%
 
33
%
International equity
20
%
 
22
%
Real estate
4
%
 
5
%
Actual investment allocations may vary from our target investment allocations due to prevailing market conditions. We regularly review our actual investment allocations and periodically rebalance our investments.
The expected return on plan assets is based on our investment strategy and our expectations for long-term rates of return by asset class, taking into account volatility and correlation among asset classes and our historical experience. We also review current levels of interest rates and inflation to assess the reasonableness of the long-term rates. We evaluate our expected return assumptions annually to ensure that they are reasonable. To calculate the expected return on plan assets, our market-related value of assets for fixed income is the actual fair value. For all other asset categories, such as equity securities, we use a method that recognizes

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investment gains or losses (the difference between the expected and actual return based on the market-related value of assets) over a five -year period. This has the effect of reducing year-to-year volatility.
Plan assets measured at fair value as of fiscal year-end 2017 and 2016 are categorized consistently by level, and are as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
Total
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
Total
U.S. plan assets (a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities, including preferred stock (b)
$
6,904

 
$
6,896

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
6,489

Government securities (c)
1,365

 

 
1,365

 

 
1,173

Corporate bonds (c)
3,429

 

 
3,429

 

 
3,012

Mortgage-backed securities (c)
217

 

 
217

 

 
187

Contracts with insurance companies (d)
8

 

 

 
8

 
7

Cash and cash equivalents
236

 
236

 

 

 
196

Sub-total U.S. plan assets
12,159

 
$
7,132

 
$
5,019

 
$
8

 
11,064

Real estate commingled funds measured at net asset value (e)
675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
651

Dividends and interest receivable, net of payables
69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
63

Total U.S. plan assets
$
12,903

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
11,778

International plan assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities (b)
$
1,928

 
$
1,895

 
$
33

 
$

 
$
1,556

Government securities (c)
492

 

 
492

 

 
432

Corporate bonds (c)
493

 

 
493

 

 
453

Fixed income commingled funds (f)
383

 
383

 

 

 
316

Contracts with insurance companies (d)
36

 

 

 
36

 
35

Cash and cash equivalents
19

 
19

 

 

 
12

Sub-total international plan assets
3,351

 
$
2,297

 
$
1,018

 
$
36

 
2,804

Real estate commingled funds measured at net asset value (e)
102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
84

Dividends and interest receivable
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6

Total international plan assets
$
3,460

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
2,894

(a)
2017 and 2016 amounts include $321 million and $ 320 million , respectively, of retiree medical plan assets that are restricted for purposes of providing health benefits for U.S. retirees and their beneficiaries.
(b)
The equity securities portfolio was invested in U.S. and international common stock and commingled funds, and the preferred stock portfolio in the U.S. was invested in domestic and international corporate preferred stock investments. The common stock is based on quoted prices in active markets. The U.S. commingled funds are based on fair values of the investments owned by these funds that are benchmarked against various U.S. large, mid-cap and small company indices, and includes one large-cap fund that represents 19% of total U.S. plan assets for 2017 and 2016 . The international commingled funds are based on the fair values of the investments owned by these funds that track various non-U.S. equity indices. The preferred stock investments are based on quoted bid prices for comparable securities in the marketplace and broker/dealer quotes in active markets.
(c)
These investments are based on quoted bid prices for comparable securities in the marketplace and broker/dealer quotes in active markets. Corporate bonds of U.S.-based companies represent 23% and 22% of total U.S. plan assets for 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
(d)
Based on the fair value of the contracts as determined by the insurance companies using inputs that are not observable. The changes in Level 3 amounts were not significant in the years ended December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
(e)
The real estate commingled funds include investments in limited partnerships. These funds are based on the net asset value of the appraised value of investments owned by these funds as determined by independent third parties using inputs that are not observable. The majority of the funds are redeemable quarterly subject to availability of cash and have notice periods ranging from 45 to 90 days.
(f)
Based on the fair value of the investments owned by these funds that track various government and corporate bond indices.



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Retiree Medical Cost Trend Rates
 
2018
 
2017
Average increase assumed
6
%
 
6
%
Ultimate projected increase
5
%
 
5
%
Year of ultimate projected increase  
2039

 
2039

These assumed health care cost trend rates have an impact on the retiree medical plan expense and liability, however the cap on our share of retiree medical costs limits the impact. A 1-percentage-point change in the assumed health care trend rate would have the following effects:
 
1% Increase
 
1% Decrease
2017 service and interest cost components
$
3

 
$
(3
)
2017 benefit liability
$
39

 
$
(34
)
Savings Plan
Certain U.S. employees are eligible to participate in 401(k) savings plans, which are voluntary defined contribution plans. The plans are designed to help employees accumulate additional savings for retirement, and we make Company matching contributions for certain employees on a portion of eligible pay based on years of service.
Certain U.S. salaried employees, who are not eligible to participate in a defined benefit pension plan, are also eligible to receive an employer contribution to the 401(k) savings plan based on age and years of service regardless of employee contribution.
In 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , our total Company contributions were $176 million , $164 million and $148 million , respectively.
For additional unaudited information on our pension and retiree medical plans and related accounting policies and assumptions, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Note 8 — Debt Obligations
The following table summarizes the Company’s debt obligations:
 
2017 (a)

 
2016 (a)

Short-term debt obligations  (b)
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
$
4,020

 
$
4,401

Commercial paper (1.3% and 0.6%)
1,385

 
2,257

Other borrowings (4.7% and 4.4%)
80

 
234

 
$
5,485

 
$
6,892

Long-term debt obligations (b)
 
 
 
Notes due 2017 (1.4%)
$

 
$
4,398

Notes due 2018 (2.4% and 2.3%)
4,016

 
2,561

Notes due 2019 (2.1% and 1.7%)
3,933

 
2,837

Notes due 2020 (3.1% and 2.6%)
3,792

 
3,816

Notes due 2021 (2.4% and 2.4%)
3,300

 
2,249

Notes due 2022 (2.6% and 2.8%)
3,853

 
2,655

Notes due 2023-2047 (3.7% and 3.8%)
18,891

 
15,903

Other, due 2017-2026 (1.3% and 1.4%)
31

 
35

 
37,816

 
34,454

Less: current maturities of long-term debt obligations
(4,020
)
 
(4,401
)
Total
$
33,796

 
$
30,053

(a)
Amounts are shown net of unamortized net discounts of $155 million and $142 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(b)
The interest rates presented reflect weighted-average rates at year-end. Certain of our fixed rate indebtedness have been swapped to floating rates through the use of interest rate derivative instruments. See Note 9 for additional information regarding our interest rate derivative instruments.
In 2017 , we issued the following senior notes:
Interest Rate

 
Maturity Date
 
Amount (a)

 
Floating rate

 
May 2019
 
$
350

 
Floating rate

 
May 2022
 
$
400

 
1.550
%
 
May 2019
 
$
750

 
2.250
%
 
May 2022
 
$
750

 
4.000
%
 
May 2047
 
$
750

 
2.150
%
 
May 2024
 
C$
750

(b)  
Floating rate

 
October 2018
 
$
1,500

 
2.000
%
 
April 2021
 
$
1,000

 
3.000
%
 
October 2027
 
$
1,500

 
(a)
Represents gross proceeds from issuances of long-term debt excluding debt issuance costs, discounts and premiums.
(b)
These notes, issued in Canadian dollars, were designated as a net investment hedge to partially offset the effects of foreign currency on our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries.
The net proceeds from the issuances of the above notes were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper.
In 2017 , we entered into a new five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement (Five-Year Credit Agreement) which expires on June 5, 2022. The Five-Year Credit Agreement enables us and our borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to  $3.75 billion , subject to customary terms and conditions. We may request that commitments under this agreement be increased up to  $4.5 billion . Additionally, we may, once a year, request renewal of the agreement for an additional one-year period.

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Also in 2017 , we entered into a new 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement (364-Day Credit Agreement) which expires on June 4, 2018. The 364-Day Credit Agreement enables us and our borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to  $3.75 billion , subject to customary terms and conditions. We may request that commitments under this agreement be increased up to  $4.5 billion . We may request renewal of this facility for an additional 364-day period or convert any amounts outstanding into a term loan for a period of up to one year, which would mature no later than the anniversary of the then effective termination date. The Five-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement together replaced our  $3.7225 billion  five-year credit agreement and our  $3.7225 billion  364-day credit agreement both dated as of June 6, 2016. Funds borrowed under the Five-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes. Subject to certain conditions, we may borrow, prepay and reborrow amounts under these agreements. As of December 30, 2017 , there were no outstanding borrowings under the Five-Year Credit Agreement or the 364-Day Credit Agreement.
In 2016, we paid $2.5 billion to redeem all of our outstanding 7.900% senior notes due 2018 and 5.125% senior notes due 2019 for the principal amounts of $1.5 billion and $750 million , respectively, and terminated certain interest rate swaps. As a result, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $233 million ( $156 million after-tax or $0.11 per share) to interest expense, primarily representing the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” redemption provisions. See further unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
In addition, as of December 30, 2017 , our international debt of $73 million was related to borrowings from external parties including various lines of credit. These lines of credit are subject to normal banking terms and conditions and are fully committed at least to the extent of our borrowings.
See “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further unaudited information on our borrowings and long-term contractual commitments.
Note 9 — Financial Instruments
Derivatives and Hedging
We are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in:
commodity prices, affecting the cost of our raw materials and energy;
foreign exchange rates and currency restrictions; and
interest rates.
In the normal course of business, we manage commodity price, foreign exchange and interest rate risks through a variety of strategies, including productivity initiatives, global purchasing programs and hedging. Ongoing productivity initiatives involve the identification and effective implementation of meaningful cost-saving opportunities or efficiencies, including the use of derivatives. Our global purchasing programs include fixed-price contracts and purchase orders and pricing agreements.
Our hedging strategies include the use of derivatives and, in the case of our net investment hedges, debt instruments. Certain derivatives are designated as either cash flow or fair value hedges and qualify for hedge accounting treatment, while others do not qualify and are marked to market through earnings. Cash flows from derivatives used to manage commodity price, foreign exchange or interest rate risks are classified as operating activities in the cash flow statement. We classify both the earnings and cash flow impact from these derivatives consistent with the underlying hedged item. See “Our Business Risks” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further unaudited information on our business risks.

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We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We perform assessments of our counterparty credit risk regularly, including reviewing netting agreements, if any, and a review of credit ratings, credit default swap rates and potential nonperformance of the counterparty. Based on our most recent assessment of our counterparty credit risk, we consider this risk to be low. In addition, we enter into derivative contracts with a variety of financial institutions that we believe are creditworthy in order to reduce our concentration of credit risk.
Commodity Prices
We are subject to commodity price risk because our ability to recover increased costs through higher pricing may be limited in the competitive environment in which we operate. This risk is managed through the use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, which include swaps and futures. In addition, risk to our supply of certain raw materials is mitigated through purchases from multiple geographies and suppliers. We use derivatives, with terms of no more than three years, to economically hedge price fluctuations related to a portion of our anticipated commodity purchases, primarily for agricultural products, energy and metals . Ineffectiveness for those derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting treatment was not material for all periods presented. Derivatives used to hedge commodity price risk that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit.
Our commodity derivatives had a total notional value of $0.9 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $0.8 billion as of December 31, 2016 .
Foreign Exchange
Our operations outside of the United States generated 42% of our net revenue in 2017 , with Mexico, Russia, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil comprising approximately 20% of our net revenue in 2017 . As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risks in the international markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold.
Additionally, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk from net investments in foreign subsidiaries, foreign currency purchases and foreign currency assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business. We manage this risk through sourcing purchases from local suppliers, negotiating contracts in local currencies with foreign suppliers and through the use of derivatives, primarily forward contracts with terms of no more than two years. Exchange rate gains or losses related to foreign currency transactions are recognized as transaction gains or losses in our income statement as incurred. We also use net investment hedges to partially offset the effects of foreign currency on our investments in certain of our foreign subsidiaries.
Our foreign currency derivatives had a total notional value of $1.6 billion as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . The total notional amount of our debt instruments designated as net investment hedges was $1.5 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $0.8 billion as of December 31, 2016 . Ineffectiveness for derivatives and non-derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting treatment was not material for all periods presented. For foreign currency derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, all gains and losses were offset by changes in the underlying hedged items, resulting in no material net impact on earnings.
Interest Rates
We centrally manage our debt and investment portfolios considering investment opportunities and risks, tax consequences and overall financing strategies. We use various interest rate derivative instruments including,

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but not limited to, interest rate swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps, Treasury locks and swap locks to manage our overall interest expense and foreign exchange risk. These instruments effectively change the interest rate and currency of specific debt issuances. Certain of our fixed rate indebtedness have been swapped to floating rates. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the interest rate and cross-currency interest rate swaps match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt. Our Treasury locks and swap locks are entered into to protect against unfavorable interest rate changes relating to forecasted debt transactions.
Our interest rate derivatives had a total notional value of $14.2 billion as of December 30, 2017 and $11.2 billion as of December 31, 2016 . Ineffectiveness for derivatives that qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment was not material for all periods presented.
As of December 30, 2017 , approximately 43% of total debt, after the impact of the related interest rate derivative instruments, was subject to variable rates, compared to approximately 38% as of December 31, 2016 .
Available-for-Sale Securities
Investments in debt and marketable equity securities, other than investments accounted for under the equity method, are classified as available-for-sale. All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents. Our investments in available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss within common shareholders’ equity. Unrealized gains and losses on our investments in debt securities as of December 30, 2017 were not material. In 2017, we recorded a pre-tax gain of  $95 million  ( $85 million  after-tax or  $0.06  per share), net of discount and fees, associated with the sale of our minority stake in Britvic. This gain was recorded in our ESSA segment in selling, general and administrative expenses. The pre-tax unrealized gain on these available-for-sale equity securities was $72 million as of December 31, 2016 . See Note 2 for additional information on investments in certain equity securities.
Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities impact net income only when such securities are sold or an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized. We regularly review our investment portfolio to determine if any security is other-than-temporarily impaired. In making this judgment, we evaluate, among other things, the duration and extent to which the fair value of a security is less than its cost; the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto; and our intent to sell, or whether we will more likely than not be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Our assessment of whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired could change in the future due to new developments or changes in assumptions related to any particular security. We recorded no other-than-temporary impairment charges on our available-for-sale securities for the years ended December 30, 2017 , December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015 .
Tingyi-Asahi Beverages Holding Co. Ltd.
During 2016, we concluded that the decline in estimated fair value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB was other than temporary based on significant negative economic trends in China and changes in assumptions associated with TAB’s future financial performance arising from the disclosure by TAB’s parent company, Tingyi, regarding the operating results of its beverage business. As a result, we recorded a pre- and after-tax impairment charge of $373 million ( $0.26 per share) in 2016 in the AMENA segment. This charge was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in our income statement and reduced the value of our 5% indirect equity interest in TAB to its estimated fair value. The estimated fair value was derived using both an income and market approach, and is considered a non-recurring Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of the investment in TAB was $166 million as of December 30, 2017

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and December 31, 2016 . We continue to monitor the impact of economic and other developments on the remaining value of our investment in TAB.
In connection with our transaction with Tingyi in 2012, we received a call option to increase our holding in TAB to 20% with an expiration date in 2015. Prior to its expiration, we concluded that the probability of exercising the option was remote and, accordingly, we recorded a pre- and after-tax charge of $73 million ( $0.05 per share) to write off the recorded value of this call option in 2015.
See further unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

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Fair Value Measurements
The fair values of our financial assets and liabilities as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are categorized as follows:
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
Fair Value Hierarchy Levels (a)
 
Assets (a)
 
Liabilities (a)
 
Assets (a)
 
Liabilities (a)
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity securities (b)
1
 
$

 
$

 
$
82

 
$

Debt securities (c)
2
 
14,510

 

 
11,369

 

 
 
 
$
14,510

 
$

 
$
11,451

 
$

Short-term investments (d)
1
 
$
228

 
$

 
$
193

 
$

Prepaid forward contracts (e)
2
 
$
27

 
$

 
$
25

 
$

Deferred compensation (f)
2
 
$

 
$
503

 
$

 
$
472

Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate (g)
2
 
$
24

 
$
130

 
$
66

 
$
71

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange (h)
2
 
$
15

 
$
31

 
$
51

 
$
8

Interest rate (h)
2
 

 
213

 

 
408

Commodity (i)
1
 

 
2

 

 
1

Commodity (j)
2
 
2

 

 
2

 

 
 
 
$
17

 
$
246

 
$
53

 
$
417

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign exchange (h)
2
 
$
10

 
$
3

 
$
2

 
$
15

Commodity (i)
1
 

 
19

 
1

 
1

Commodity (j)
2
 
85

 
12

 
60

 
25

 
 
 
$
95

 
$
34

 
$
63

 
$
41

Total derivatives at fair value (k)
 
 
$
136

 
$
410

 
$
182

 
$
529

Total
 
 
$
14,901

 
$
913

 
$
11,851

 
$
1,001


(a)
Fair value hierarchy levels are defined in Note 7. Unless otherwise noted, financial assets are classified on our balance sheet within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets. Financial liabilities are classified on our balance sheet within accounts payable and other current liabilities and other liabilities.
(b)
Based on the price of common stock. These equity securities were classified as investments in noncontrolled affiliates.
(c)
Based on quoted broker prices or other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. As of December 30, 2017 , $5.8 billion and $8.7 billion of debt securities were classified as cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively. As of December 31, 2016 , $4.6 billion and $6.8 billion of debt securities were classified as cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively. All of our available-for-sale debt securities have maturities of one year or less.
(d)
Based on the price of index funds. These investments are classified as short-term investments and are used to manage a portion of market risk arising from our deferred compensation liability.
(e)
Based primarily on the price of our common stock.
(f)
Based on the fair value of investments corresponding to employees’ investment elections.
(g)
Based on LIBOR forward rates.
(h)
Based on recently reported market transactions of spot and forward rates.
(i)
Based on quoted contract prices on futures exchange markets.
(j)
Based on recently reported market transactions of swap arrangements.
(k)
Unless otherwise noted, derivative assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis on our balance sheet. Amounts subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements which are not offset on the balance sheet as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were not material. Collateral received against any of our asset positions was not material.

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The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments approximate fair value due to their short-term maturity. The fair value of our debt obligations as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $41 billion and $38 billion , respectively, based upon prices of similar instruments in the marketplace, which are considered Level 2 inputs.
Losses/(gains) on our hedging instruments are categorized as follows:
 
Fair Value/Non-
designated Hedges
 
Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
 
Losses/(Gains)
Recognized in
Income Statement (a)
 
Losses/(Gains)
Recognized in
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
 
Losses/(Gains)
Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
into Income
Statement (b)
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

 
2017

 
2016

Foreign exchange
$
(15
)
 
$
74

 
$
62

 
$
(24
)
 
$
10

 
$
(44
)
Interest rate
101

 
105

 
(195
)
 
97

 
(184
)
 
187

Commodity
(48
)
 
(52
)
 
3

 
1

 
3

 
7

Net investment

 

 
157

 
(39
)
 

 

Total
$
38

 
$
127

 
$
27

 
$
35

 
$
(171
)
 
$
150

 
(a)
Foreign exchange derivative losses/gains are primarily included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Interest rate derivative losses/gains are primarily from fair value hedges and are included in interest expense. These losses/gains are substantially offset by decreases/increases in the value of the underlying debt, which are also included in interest expense. Commodity derivative losses/gains are included in either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity.
(b)
Foreign exchange derivative losses/gains are primarily included in cost of sales. Interest rate derivative losses/gains are included in interest expense. Commodity derivative losses/gains are included in either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity.
Based on current market conditions, we expect to reclassify net losses of $33 million related to our cash flow hedges from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income during the next 12 months.

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Note 10 — Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share
The computations of basic and diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share are as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
Income
 
Shares (a)
 
Income
 
Shares (a)
 
Income
 
Shares (a)
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
$
4,857

 
 
 
$
6,329

 
 
 
$
5,452

 
 
Preferred shares:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends

 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
Redemption premium
(4
)
 
 
 
(5
)
 
 
 
(5
)
 
 
Net income available for PepsiCo
   common shareholders
$
4,853

 
1,425

 
$
6,323

 
1,439

 
$
5,446

 
1,469

Basic net income attributable to
   PepsiCo per common share
$
3.40

 
 
 
$
4.39

 
 
 
$
3.71

 
 
Net income available for PepsiCo
   common shareholders
$
4,853

 
1,425

 
$
6,323

 
1,439

 
$
5,446

 
1,469

Dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options, RSUs, PSUs, PEPunits and Other

 
12

 
1

 
12

 

 
15

ESOP convertible preferred stock
4

 
1

 
5

 
1

 
6

 
1

Diluted
$
4,857

 
1,438

 
$
6,329

 
1,452

 
$
5,452

 
1,485

Diluted net income attributable to
   PepsiCo per common share
$
3.38

 
 
 
$
4.36

 
 
 
$
3.67

 
 
(a)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions).
Out-of-the-money options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share are as follows: 
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Out-of-the-money options (a)
0.4

 
0.7

 
1.5

Average exercise price per option
$
110.12

 
$
99.98

 
$
99.25

(a)
In millions.
Note 11 — Preferred Stock
As of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , there were 3 million shares of convertible preferred stock authorized. The preferred stock was issued for an ESOP established by Quaker. Quaker made the final award to its ESOP in June 2001. As of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , there were 803,953 preferred shares issued and 114,753 and 122,553 shares outstanding, respectively. The outstanding preferred shares had a fair value of $68 million as of December 30, 2017 and $64 million as of December 31, 2016 .
Activities of our preferred stock are included in the equity statement.
In January 2018, all of the outstanding shares of our convertible preferred stock were converted into an aggregate of 550,102 shares of our common stock at the conversion ratio set forth in Exhibit A to our amended and restated articles of incorporation. As a result, there are no shares of our convertible preferred stock outstanding as of February 13, 2018.

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Note 12 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to PepsiCo
The changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to PepsiCo are as follows:
 
Currency Translation Adjustment
 
Cash Flow Hedges
 
Pension and Retiree Medical
 
Available-For-Sale Securities
 
Other
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to PepsiCo
Balance as of December 27, 2014 (a)
$
(8,255
)
 
$
34

 
$
(2,500
)
 
$
87

 
$
(35
)
 
$
(10,669
)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications (b)
(2,936
)
 
(95
)
 
(88
)
 
3

 

 
(3,116
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
111

 
97

 
266

 

 

 
474

Net current year other comprehensive (loss)/income
(2,825
)
 
2

 
178

 
3

 

 
(2,642
)
Tax amounts

 
1

 
(7
)
 
(2
)
 

 
(8
)
Balance as of December 26, 2015  (a)
(11,080
)
 
37

 
(2,329
)
 
88

 
(35
)
 
(13,319
)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications
(313
)
 
(74
)
 
(750
)
 
(43
)
 

 
(1,180
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 
150

 
407

 

 

 
557

Net current year other comprehensive (loss)/income
(313
)
 
76

 
(343
)
 
(43
)
 

 
(623
)
Tax amounts
7

 
(30
)
 
27

 
19

 

 
23

Balance as of December 31, 2016 (a)
(11,386
)
 
83

 
(2,645
)
 
64

 
(35
)
 
(13,919
)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications (c)
1,049

 
130

 
(375
)
 
25

 

 
829

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss

 
(171
)
 
158

 
(99
)
 

 
(112
)
Net current year other comprehensive (loss)/income
1,049

 
(41
)
 
(217
)
 
(74
)
 

 
717

Tax amounts
60

 
5

 
58

 
6

 
16

 
145

Balance as of December 30, 2017 (a)
$
(10,277
)
 
$
47

 
$
(2,804
)
 
$
(4
)
 
$
(19
)
 
$
(13,057
)
(a)
Pension and retiree medical amounts are net of taxes of $1,260 million in 2014, $1,253 million in 2015, $1,280 million in 2016 and $ 1,338 million in 2017.
(b)
Currency translation adjustment primarily reflects the depreciation of the Russian ruble, Brazilian real and Canadian dollar.
(c)
Currency translation adjustment primarily reflects the appreciation of the euro, Russian ruble, Pound sterling and Canadian dollar.


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The following table summarizes the reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to the income statement:
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
Currency translation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Venezuelan entities
$

 
$

 
$
111

 
Venezuela impairment charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Foreign exchange contracts
$

 
$
2

 
$
(3
)
 
Net revenue
    Foreign exchange contracts
10

 
(46
)
 
(94
)
 
Cost of sales
    Interest rate derivatives
(184
)
 
187

 
174

 
Interest expense
    Commodity contracts
4

 
3

 
9

 
Cost of sales
    Commodity contracts
(1
)
 
4

 
11

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    Net (gains)/losses before tax
(171
)
 
150

 
97

 
 
    Tax amounts
64

 
(63
)
 
(47
)
 
 
    Net (gains)/losses after tax
$
(107
)
 
$
87

 
$
50

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pension and retiree medical items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Amortization of net prior service credit (a)
$
(24
)
 
$
(39
)
 
$
(41
)
 
 
    Amortization of net losses  (a)
167

 
209

 
281

 
 
    Settlement/curtailment (a)
15

 
237

 
6

 
 
    Net losses before tax
158

 
407

 
246

 
 
    Tax amounts
(44
)
 
(144
)
 
(74
)
 
 
    Net losses after tax
$
114

 
$
263

 
$
172

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Venezuelan entities
$

 
$

 
$
20

 
Venezuela impairment charges
    Tax amount

 

 
(4
)
 
 
    Net losses after tax
$

 
$

 
$
16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale of Britvic securities
$
(99
)
 
$

 
$

 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Tax amount
10

 

 

 
 
Net gain after tax
$
(89
)
 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net (gains)/losses reclassified for the year, net of tax
$
(82
)
 
$
350

 
$
349

 
 
(a)
These items are included in the components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and retiree medical plans (see Note 7 for additional details).

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Note 13 — Supplemental Financial Information
Balance Sheet
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Accounts and notes receivable
 
 
 
 
 
Trade receivables
$
5,956

 
$
5,709

 
 
Other receivables
1,197

 
1,119

 
 
 
7,153

 
6,828

 
 
Allowance, beginning of year
134

 
130

 
$
137

Net amounts charged to expense
26

 
37

 
43

Deductions (a)
(35
)
 
(30
)
 
(27
)
Other (b)
4

 
(3
)
 
(23
)
Allowance, end of year
129

 
134

 
$
130

Net receivables
$
7,024

 
$
6,694

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventories   (c)
 
 
 
 
 
Raw materials and packaging
$
1,344

 
$
1,315

 
 
Work-in-process
167

 
150

 
 
Finished goods
1,436

 
1,258

 
 
 
$
2,947

 
$
2,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
 
 
 
 
Noncurrent notes and accounts receivable
$
59

 
$
105

 
 
Deferred marketplace spending
134

 
140

 
 
Pension plans (d)
374

 
53

 
 
Other
346

 
338

 
 
 
$
913

 
$
636

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
6,727

 
$
6,158

 
 
Accrued marketplace spending
2,390

 
2,444

 
 
Accrued compensation and benefits
1,785

 
1,770

 
 
Dividends payable
1,161

 
1,097

 
 
Other current liabilities
2,954

 
2,774

 
 
 
$
15,017

 
$
14,243

 
 
(a)
Includes accounts written off.
(b)
Includes adjustments related primarily to currency translation and other adjustments.
(c)
Approximately 5% of the inventory cost in 2017 and 2016 were computed using the LIFO method. The differences between LIFO and FIFO methods of valuing these inventories were not material.
(d)
See Note 7 for additional information regarding our pension plans.






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Statement of Cash Flows
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Interest paid (a)
$
1,123

 
$
1,102

 
$
952

Income taxes paid, net of refunds
$
1,962

 
$
1,393

 
$
1,808

(a)
In 2016, interest paid excludes the premium paid in accordance with the “make-whole” provisions of the debt redemption discussed in Note 8.
Lease Information
 
2017

 
2016

 
2015

Rent expense
$
742

 
$
701

 
$
696

 
Minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases by period
 
 
Operating Lease Payments

2018
 
$
452

2019
 
403

2020
 
297

2021
 
215

2022
 
160

2023 and beyond
 
367

Total minimum operating lease payments
 
$
1,894

Note 14 — Divestitures
Refranchising in Jordan
During the fourth quarter of 2017, we refranchised our beverage business in Jordan by selling a controlling interest in our Jordan bottling operations. We recorded a pre-tax gain of  $140 million  ( $107 million after-tax or  $0.07  per share) in selling, general and administrative expenses in our AMENA segment as a result of this transaction.
Refranchising in Thailand
During the fourth quarter of 2017, we entered into an agreement to refranchise our beverage business in Thailand by selling a controlling interest in our Thailand bottling operations (included within our AMENA segment). The transaction is expected to be completed in 2018.
Refranchising in Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia (CHS)
During the first quarter of 2018, we entered into an agreement to refranchise our entire beverage bottling operations and snack distribution operations in CHS (included within our ESSA segment). The transaction is expected to be completed in 2018.


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Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting
To Our Shareholders:
At PepsiCo, our actions – the actions of all our associates – are governed by our Global Code of Conduct. This Code is clearly aligned with our stated values – a commitment to deliver sustained growth through empowered people acting with responsibility and building trust. Both the Code and our core values enable us to operate with integrity – both within the letter and the spirit of the law. Our Code of Conduct is reinforced consistently at all levels and in all countries. We have maintained strong governance policies and practices for many years.
The management of PepsiCo is responsible for the objectivity and integrity of our consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has engaged independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, to audit our consolidated financial statements, and they have expressed an unqualified opinion.
We are committed to providing timely, accurate and understandable information to investors. Our commitment encompasses the following:
Maintaining strong controls over financial reporting. Our system of internal control is based on the control criteria framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission published in their report titled Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). The system is designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are executed as authorized and accurately recorded; that assets are safeguarded; and that accounting records are sufficiently reliable to permit the preparation of financial statements that conform in all material respects with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. We monitor these internal controls through self-assessments and an ongoing program of internal audits. Our internal controls are reinforced through our Global Code of Conduct, which sets forth our commitment to conduct business with integrity, and within both the letter and the spirit of the law.
Exerting rigorous oversight of the business. We continuously review our business results and strategies. This encompasses financial discipline in our strategic and daily business decisions. Our Executive Committee is actively involved – from understanding strategies and alternatives to reviewing key initiatives and financial performance. The intent is to ensure we remain objective in our assessments, constructively challenge our approach to potential business opportunities and issues, and monitor results and controls.
Engaging strong and effective Corporate Governance from our Board of Directors. We have an active, capable and diligent Board that meets the required standards for independence, and we welcome the Board’s oversight as a representative of our shareholders. Our Audit Committee is comprised of independent directors with the financial literacy, knowledge and experience to provide appropriate oversight. We review our critical accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control matters with them and encourage their direct communication with KPMG LLP, with our Internal Auditor and with our General Counsel. We also have a Compliance & Ethics Department, led by our Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, who coordinates our compliance policies and practices.
Providing investors with financial results that are complete, transparent and understandable. The consolidated financial statements and financial information included in this report are the responsibility of management. This includes preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require estimates based on management’s best judgment.

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PepsiCo has a strong history of doing what’s right. We realize that great companies are built on trust, strong ethical standards and principles. Our financial results are delivered from that culture of accountability, and we take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of our financial reporting.
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
 
/s/ MARIE T. GALLAGHER
 
Marie T. Gallagher
 
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
/s/ HUGH F. JOHNSTON
 
Hugh F. Johnston
 
Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
/s/ INDRA K. NOOYI
 
Indra K. Nooyi
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
PepsiCo, Inc.:
Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets of PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows, and Equity for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 30, 2017 and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 30, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.


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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1990.
New York, New York
February 13, 2018




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GLOSSARY
Acquisitions and divestitures : all mergers and acquisitions activity, including the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and changes in ownership or control in consolidated subsidiaries and nonconsolidated equity investees.
Bottler Case Sales (BCS) : measure of physical beverage volume shipped to retailers and independent distributors from both PepsiCo and our independent bottlers.
Bottler funding : financial incentives we give to our independent bottlers to assist in the distribution and promotion of our beverage products.
Concentrate Shipments and Equivalents (CSE) : measure of our physical beverage volume shipments to independent bottlers, retailers and independent distributors.
Constant currency : financial results assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. In order to compute our constant currency results, we multiply or divide, as appropriate, our current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiply or divide, as appropriate, those amounts by the prior year average foreign exchange rates.
Consumers : people who eat and drink our products.
CSD : carbonated soft drinks.
Customers : authorized independent bottlers, distributors and retailers.
Derivatives : financial instruments, such as futures, swaps, Treasury locks, cross currency swaps and forward contracts that we use to manage our risk arising from changes in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates.
Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD) : delivery system used by us and our independent bottlers to deliver snacks and beverages directly to retail stores where our products are merchandised.
Effective net pricing : reflects the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries.
Free cash flow : net cash provided by operating activities less capital spending plus sales of property, plant and equipment.
Hedge accounting : treatment for qualifying hedges that allows fluctuations in a hedging instrument’s fair value to offset corresponding fluctuations in the hedged item in the same reporting period. Hedge accounting is allowed only in cases where the hedging relationship between the hedging instruments and hedged items is highly effective, and only prospectively from the date a hedging relationship is formally documented.
Independent bottlers : customers to whom we have granted exclusive contracts to sell and manufacture certain beverage products bearing our trademarks within a specific geographical area.
Mark-to-market net gain or loss : change in market value for commodity derivative contracts that we purchase to mitigate the volatility in costs of energy and raw materials that we consume. The market value is determined based on prices on national exchanges and recently reported transactions in the marketplace.

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Organic : a measure that adjusts for impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and other structural changes, including the Venezuela deconsolidation which was effective as of the end of the third quarter of 2015, and foreign exchange translation. In excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation, we assume constant foreign exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. See the definition of “Constant currency” for additional information. This measure also excludes the impact of the 53 rd reporting week in 2016.
Servings : common metric reflecting our consolidated physical unit volume. Our divisions’ physical unit measures are converted into servings based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines for single-serving sizes of our products.
Total marketplace spending : includes sales incentives and discounts offered through various programs to our customers, consumers or independent bottlers, as well as advertising and other marketing activities.
Transaction gains and losses : the impact on our consolidated financial statements of exchange rate changes arising from specific transactions.
Translation adjustment : the impact of converting our foreign affiliates’ financial statements into U.S. dollars for the purpose of consolidating our financial statements.


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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Included in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Our Business Risks.”

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
See “Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.”

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based upon criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 30, 2017 .
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm . KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and, as part of their audit, has issued their report, included herein, on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fourth fiscal quarter of 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
During our fourth fiscal quarter of 2017 , we continued migrating certain of our financial processing systems to an enterprise-wide systems solution. These systems implementations are part of our ongoing global business transformation initiative, and we plan to continue implementing such systems throughout other parts of our businesses. In connection with these implementations and resulting business process changes, we continue to enhance the design and documentation of our internal control over financial reporting processes to maintain effective controls over our financial reporting. This transition has not materially affected, and we do not expect it to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Item 9B. Other Information.
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Information about our directors and persons nominated to become directors is contained under the caption “Election of Directors” in our Proxy Statement for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 (the 2018 Proxy Statement) and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about our executive officers is reported under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I of this report.
Information on beneficial ownership reporting compliance is contained under the caption “Ownership of PepsiCo Common Stock – Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in our 2018 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have a written code of conduct that applies to all of our employees, including our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, and to our Board of Directors. Our Global Code of Conduct is distributed to all employees and is available on our website at http://www.pepsico.com . A copy of our Global Code of Conduct may be obtained free of charge by writing to Investor Relations, PepsiCo, Inc., 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577. Any amendment to our Global Code of Conduct and any waiver applicable to our executive officers or senior financial officers will be posted on our website within the time period required by the SEC and applicable rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
Information about the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors can be found in our 2018 Proxy Statement under the caption “Board Composition and Refreshment – Shareholder Recommendations and Nominations of Director Candidates” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information concerning the composition of the Audit Committee and our Audit Committee financial experts is contained in our 2018 Proxy Statement under the caption “Corporate Governance at PepsiCo – Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Information about director and executive officer compensation, Compensation Committee interlocks and the Compensation Committee Report is contained in our 2018 Proxy Statement under the captions “ 2017 Director Compensation,” “Executive Compensation,” “Corporate Governance at PepsiCo – Committees of the Board of Directors – Compensation Committee – Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Executive Compensation – Compensation Committee Report” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Information with respect to securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans can be found under the caption “Executive Compensation – Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans” in our 2018 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information on the number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock beneficially owned by each director and named executive officer, by all directors and executive officers as a group and on each beneficial owner of more than 5% of PepsiCo Common Stock is contained under the caption “Ownership of PepsiCo Common Stock” in our 2018 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Information with respect to certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is contained under the captions “Corporate Governance at PepsiCo – Related Person Transactions” and “Corporate Governance at PepsiCo – Director Independence” in our 2018 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Information on our Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy and procedures for audit and other services and information on our principal accountant fees and services is contained in our 2018 Proxy Statement under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Audit and Other Fees” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)1.
Financial Statements
 
The following consolidated financial statements of PepsiCo, Inc. and its affiliates are included herein by reference to the pages indicated on the index appearing in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”:
 
Consolidated Statement of Income – Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
 
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income – Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
 
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet – December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016
 
Consolidated Statement of Equity – Fiscal years ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 26, 2015
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
(a)2.
Financial Statement Schedules
 
These schedules are omitted because they are not required or because the information is set forth in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
(a)3.
Exhibits
 
See Index to Exhibits.


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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
ITEM 15(a)(3)
The following is a list of the exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-K. The documents incorporated by reference are located in the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. in the SEC’s file no. 1-1183.
EXHIBIT
3.1
3.2
4.1
PepsiCo, Inc. agrees to furnish to the SEC, upon request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of PepsiCo, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries for which consolidated or unconsolidated financial statements are required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
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4.13
4.14
4.15
4.16
4.17
4.18
4.19
4.20
4.21
4.22
4.23
4.24
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4.30
4.31
4.32
4.33
4.34
4.35
4.36
4.37
4.38
4.39
4.40
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4.47
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4.50
4.51
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Board of Directors Resolutions Authorizing PepsiCo, Inc.’s Officers to Establish the Terms of the 2.750% Senior Note due 2023, the 2.250% Senior Notes due 2019, the 0.950% Senior Notes due 2017, the 3.600% Senior Notes due 2024, the 1.750% Senior Notes due 2021, the 2.625% Senior Notes due 2026, the 4.250% Senior Notes due 2044, the Floating Rate Notes due 2018, 1.250% Senior Notes due 2018, the 1.850% Senior Notes due 2020, the 2.750% Senior Notes due 2025, the Floating Rate Notes due 2017, the 1.125% Senior Notes due 2017, the 3.100% Senior Notes due 2022, the 3.500% Senior Notes due 2025, the 4.600% Senior Notes due 2045, the Floating Rate Notes due 2017, the 1.000% Senior Notes due 2017, the 2.150% Senior Notes due 2020, the 4.450% Senior Notes due 2046, the Floating Rate Note due 2019, the 1.500% Senior Notes due 2019, the 2.850% Senior Notes due 2026, the 0.875% Senior Note due 2028, the Floating Rate Note due 2019, the Floating Rate Note due 2021, the 1.350% Senior Notes due 2019, the 1.700% Senior Notes due 2021, the 2.375% Senior Notes due 2026, the 3.450% Senior Notes due 2046, the Floating Rate Notes due 2019, the Floating Rate Notes due 2022, the 1.550% Senior Notes due 2019, the 2.250% Senior Notes due 2022, the 4.000% Senior Notes due 2047, the 2.150% Senior Notes due 2024, the Floating Rate Notes due 2018, the 2.000% Senior Notes due 2021 and the 3.000% Senior Notes due 2027 which are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to PepsiCo, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2013.
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4.60
4.61
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10.7
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The following materials from PepsiCo, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statement of Income, (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Balance Sheet, (v) the Consolidated Statement of Equity and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*
Management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as exhibits pursuant to Item 15(a)(3) of this report.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, PepsiCo has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: February 13, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Indra K. Nooyi
 
 
Indra K. Nooyi
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of PepsiCo and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/    Indra K. Nooyi
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
February 13, 2018
Indra K. Nooyi
Chief Executive Officer
 
/s/    Hugh F. Johnston
Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President
February 13, 2018
Hugh F. Johnston
and Chief Financial Officer
 
/s/    Marie T. Gallagher
Senior Vice President and Controller
February 13, 2018
Marie T. Gallagher
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
/s/    Shona L. Brown
Director
February 13, 2018
Shona L. Brown
 
 
/s/    George W. Buckley
Director
February 13, 2018
George W. Buckley
 
 
/s/    Cesar Conde
Director
February 13, 2018
Cesar Conde
 
 
/s/    Ian M. Cook
Director
February 13, 2018
Ian M. Cook
 
 
/s/    Dina Dublon
Director
February 13, 2018
Dina Dublon
 
 
/s/    Richard W. Fisher
Director
February 13, 2018
Richard W. Fisher
 
 
/s/    William R. Johnson
Director
February 13, 2018
William R. Johnson
 
 
/s/    David C. Page
Director
February 13, 2018
David C. Page
 
 
/s/    Robert C. Pohlad
Director
February 13, 2018
Robert C. Pohlad
 
 
/s/    Daniel Vasella
Director
February 13, 2018
Daniel Vasella
 
 
/s/    Darren Walker
Director
February 13, 2018
Darren Walker
 
 
/s/    Alberto Weisser
Director
February 13, 2018
Alberto Weisser
 
 

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Exhibit 10.1














PEPSICO

EXECUTIVE INCOME DEFERRAL

PROGRAM










Plan Document for the Pre-409A Program

As Amended and Restated

Effective December 20, 2017











PEPSICO
EXECUTIVE INCOME DEFERRAL PROGRAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I: INTRODUCTION AND ESTABLISHMENT
1

ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS
3

2.1
Account
3

2.2
Base Compensation
3

2.3
Beneficiary
3

2.4
Bonus Compensation
3

2.5
Code
4

2.6
Company
4

2.7
Deferral Subaccount
4

2.8
Disability
4

2.9
Effective Date
4

2.10
Election Form
4

2.11
Employee
4

2.12
Employer
4

2.13
ERISA
4

2.14
Fair Market Value
4

2.15
Participant
5

2.16
Performance Unit Payout
5

2.17
Plan
5

2.18
Plan Administrator
5

2.19
Plan Year
5

2.20
Retirement
5

2.21
Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount
5

2.22
Section 409A
6

2.23
Stock Option Gains
6

2.24
Termination of Employment
6

2.25
Valuation Date
6

ARTICLE III: PARTICIPATION
7

3.1
Eligibility to Participate
7

3.2
Deferral Election
7

3.3
Time and Manner of Deferral Election
8

3.4
Period of Deferral
9

ARTICLE IV: INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS
11

4.1
Accounting for Participants’ Interests
11

4.2
Vesting of a Participant’s Account
14

4.3
Risk of Forfeiture Subaccounts
14

4.4
Distribution of a Participant’s Account
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4.5
Acceleration of Payment in Certain Cases
18

ARTICLE V: PLAN ADMINISTRATION
19

5.1
Plan Administrator
19

5.2
Action
19

5.3
Rights and Duties
19

5.4
Compensation, Indemnity and Liability
20

5.5
Taxes
20

5.6
Section 16 Compliance
21

ARTICLE VI: CLAIMS PROCEDURE
23

6.1
Claims for Benefits
23

6.2
Appeals
23

6.3
Special Procedures for Disability Determinations
23

ARTICLE VII: AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
24

7.1
Amendments
24

7.2
Termination of Plan
24

ARTICLE VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
25

8.1
Limitation on Participant's Rights
25

8.2
Unfunded Obligation of Individual Employer
25

8.3
Other Plans
25

8.4
Receipt or Release
25

8.5
Governing Law and Compliance
25

8.6
Adoption of Plan by Related Employers
26

8.7
Gender, Tense, Headings and Examples
26

8.8
Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits
26

8.9
Facility of Payment
26

8.10
Separate Plans
27

APPENDIX
 
Appendix A: Spinoff of Tricon
29

Appendix B: Initial Public Offering of PBG
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ARTICLE I

INTRODUCTION

PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Company”) established the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program in 1972 to permit eligible executives to defer certain cash awards made under its executive compensation programs. Subsequently, the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program (the “Plan”) was expanded to permit eligible executives to defer base pay, certain other categories of executive compensation and gains on Performance Share Stock Options.

Except as otherwise provided, this document sets forth the terms of the Plan as in effect on July 1, 1997. As of that date, it specifies the group of executives of the Company and certain affiliated employers eligible to make deferrals, the procedures for electing to defer compensation and the Plan’s provisions for maintaining and paying out amounts that have been deferred. Additional provisions applicable to certain executives are set forth in the Appendix, which modifies and supplements the general provisions of the Plan.

Deferrals under the Plan that were earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004 are governed by a set of documents (which includes this document) that set forth the pre-Section 409A terms of the Plan (the “Pre-409A Program”). The terms of the Plan that are applicable to deferrals that are subject to Section 409A, i.e., generally, deferred amounts that are earned or vested after December 31, 2004 (the “409A Program”) are governed by a separate document. This document sets forth the terms of the Pre-409A Program as in effect on July 1, 1997 with revisions through December 20, 2017, while terms in effect prior to July 1, 1997 are governed by other Pre-409A Program documents. Alternatively, the 409A Program document reflects the provisions in effect from and after January 1, 2005, and the rights and benefits of individuals who are participants in the Plan from and after that date (and of those claiming through or on behalf of such individuals) shall be governed by the provisions of the 409A Program document and not the Pre-409A Program documents in the case of actions and events occurring on or after January 1, 2005 with respect to deferrals that are subject to the 409A Program. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “actions and events” shall include all distribution trigger events and dates. The rights and benefits with respect to persons who only participated in the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 shall be governed by this document and the other applicable provisions of the Pre-409A Program documents that were in effect at such time, and shall not be governed by the 409A Program documents.

Together, the documents for the 409A Program and the documents for the Pre-409A Program describe the terms of a single plan. However, amounts subject to the terms of the 409A Program and amounts subject to the terms of the Pre-409A Program shall be tracked separately at all times. The preservation of the terms of the Pre-409A Program, without material modification, and the separation between the 409A Program amounts and the

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Pre-409A Program amounts are intended to permit the Pre-409A Program to remain exempt from Section 409A, and the administration of the Plan shall be consistent with this intent.

The Plan is unfunded and unsecured. Amounts deferred by an executive are an obligation of that executive’s individual employer. With respect to his employer, the executive has the rights of a general creditor.



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ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

When used in this Plan, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

2.1 Account : The account maintained for a Participant on the books of his Employer to determine, from time to time, the Participant's interest under this Plan. The balance in such Account shall be determined by the Plan Administrator. Each Participant's Account shall consist of at least one Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral under Section 3.2. In accordance with Section 4.3, some or all of a separate deferral may be held in a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount. The Plan Administrator may also establish such additional subaccounts as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. Where appropriate, a reference to a Participant’s Account shall include a reference to each applicable subaccount that has been established thereunder.

2.2 Base Compensation : An eligible Employee’s adjusted base salary, as determined by the Plan Administrator and to the extent paid in U.S. dollars from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. For any applicable payroll period, an eligible Employee’s adjusted base salary shall be determined after reductions for applicable tax withholdings, Employee authorized deductions (including deductions for SaveUp, Benefits Plus and charitable donations), tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of base salary available for deferral.

2.3 Beneficiary : The person or persons (including a trust or trusts) properly designated by a Participant, as determined by the Plan Administrator, to receive the amounts in one or more of the Participant’s subaccounts in the event of the Participant's death. To be effective, any Beneficiary designation must be in writing, signed by the Participant, and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and it must meet such other standards as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time. If no designation is in effect at the time of a Participant's death or if all designated Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be his estate. A Beneficiary designation of an individual by name (or name and relationship) remains in effect regardless of any change in the designated individual’s relationship to the Participant. A Beneficiary designation solely by relationship (for example, a designation of “spouse,” that does not give the name of the spouse) shall designate whoever is the person in that relationship to the Participant at his death. An individual who is otherwise a Beneficiary with respect to a Participant’s Account ceases to be a Beneficiary when all payments have been made from the Account.

2.4 Bonus Compensation : An eligible Employee’s adjusted annual incentive award under his Employer’s annual incentive plan or the Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as determined and adjusted by the Plan Administrator and to the extent paid in U.S. dollars

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from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. An eligible Employee’s annual incentive awards shall be adjusted to reduce them for applicable tax withholdings, Employee authorized deductions (including deductions for SaveUp, Benefits Plus and charitable donations), tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of such awards available for deferral.

2.5 Code : The Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

2.6 Company : PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, or its successor or successors.

2.7 Deferral Subaccount : A subaccount of a Participant ' s Account maintained to reflect his interest in the Plan attributable to each deferral of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout and Stock Option Gains, respectively, and earnings or losses credited to such subaccount in accordance with Section 4.1(b).

2.8 Disability : A Participant who is entitled to receive benefits under the PepsiCo Long Term Disability Plan shall be deemed to suffer from a disability. Participants who are not eligible to participate in the PepsiCo Long Term Disability Plan shall be deemed to suffer to from a disability if, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator, they satisfy the standards for disability under the PepsiCo Long Term Disability Plan.

2.9 Effective Date : July 1, 1997.

2.10 Election Form : The form prescribed by the Plan Administrator on which a Participant specifies the amount of his Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains to be deferred pursuant to the provisions of Article III.

2.11 Employee : Any person in a salaried classification of an Employer who (i) is receiving remuneration for personal services rendered in the employment of the Employer, (ii) is either a United States citizen or a resident alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, and (iii) is paid in U.S. dollars from the Employer’s U.S. payroll.

2.12 Employer : Each division of the Company and each of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates that is currently designated as an Employer by the Plan Administrator.

2.13 ERISA : The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

2.14 Fair Market Value : For purposes of converting a Participant’s deferrals to PepsiCo Capital Stock as of any date, the Fair Market Value of PepsiCo Capital Stock is determined as the average of the high and low price on such date for PepsiCo Capital Stock

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as reported on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Capital Stock is traded as of the time in question, rounded to four decimal places. For purposes of determining the value of a Plan distribution or for reallocating amounts between phantom investment options under the Plan, the Fair Market Value of PepsiCo Capital Stock is determined as the closing price on the applicable Valuation Date (identified based on the Plan Administrator’s current procedures) for PepsiCo Capital Stock, as reported on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Capital Stock is traded as of the time in question, rounded to four decimal places.

2.15 Participant : Any Employee eligible pursuant to Section 3.1 who has satisfied the requirements for participation in this Plan and who has an Account. A Participant includes any individual who deferred compensation prior to the Effective Date and for whom any Employer maintains on its books an Account for such deferred compensation as of the Effective Date. An active Participant is one who is currently deferring under Section 3.2.

2.16 Performance Unit Payout : The adjusted performance unit award payable to an Employee under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan during a Plan Year, to the extent paid in U.S. dollars from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. An eligible Employee’s performance unit award shall be adjusted to reduce it for applicable tax withholdings, Employee authorized deductions, tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of such awards available for deferral.

2.17 Plan : The PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program, the plan set forth herein and in the 409A Program document, as it may be amended and restated from time to time (subject to the limitations on amendment that are applicable hereunder and under the 409A Program). The portion of the Plan that governs deferrals that are subject to Section 409A is referred to as the “409A Program,” while the portion of the Plan that governs deferrals that are not subject to Section 409A, which includes this document, is referred to as the “Pre-409A Program.”

2.18 Plan Administrator : The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate or delegates.

2.19 Plan Year : The 12-month period from January 1 to December 31.

2.20 Retirement : Termination of service with the Company and its affiliates after attaining eligibility for retirement. A Participant attains eligibility for retirement when he attains at least age 55 with 10 or more years of service, or at least age 65 with 5 or more years of service (whichever occurs earliest) while in the employment of the Company or its affiliates. A Participant’s service is determined under the terms of the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan.

2.21 Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount : The subaccount provided for by Section 4.3 to contain the portion of each separate deferral that is subject to forfeiture.


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2.22 Section 409A : Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability that are issued thereunder.

2.23 Stock Option Gains : The gains on an eligible Employee’s Performance Share Stock Options that are available for deferral under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.3(c). With respect to any options that are made subject to a Stock Option Gain deferral election, the gains on such options shall be determined through a sale of related shares by the Plan Administrator net of: (i) the exercise price of the options, (ii) any transaction costs incurred when such gains are captured through the sale of related shares, and (iii) any related taxes that the Plan Administrator determines will not otherwise be satisfied by the Participant. For purposes of such sales, the Plan Administrator may aggregate shares related to the options of different Participants, sell them over one or more days and divide the net proceeds from such aggregate sales between the Participants in a reasonable manner. The Plan Administrator shall have absolute discretion with respect to the timing and aggregation of such sales.

2.24 Termination of Employment : A Participant’s cessation of employment with the Company, all Employers and all other Company subsidiaries and affiliates (as defined for this purpose by the Plan Administrator). For purposes of determining forfeitures under Section 4.3 and distributing a Participant’s Account under Section 4.4, the following shall apply:

(a) A Participant does not have a Termination of Employment when the business unit or division of the Company that employs him is sold if the Participant and substantially all employees of that entity continue to be employed by the entity or its successor after the sale. A Participant also does not have a Termination of Employment when the subsidiary of the Company that employs him is sold if: (i) the Participant continues to be employed by the entity or its successor after the sale, and (ii) the Participant’s interest in the Plan continues to be carried as a liability by that entity or its successor after the sale through a successor arrangement. In each case, the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall occur upon the Participant’s post-sale termination of employment from such entity or its successor (and their related organizations, as determined by the Plan Administrator).

(b) With respect to any individual deferral, the term “Termination of Employment” may encompass a Participant’s death or death may be considered a separate event, depending upon the convention the Plan Administrator follows with respect to such deferral.

2.25 Valuation Date : Each date as of which Participant Accounts are valued in accordance with procedures of the Plan Administrator that are currently in effect. As of the Effective Date, the Valuation Dates are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. Values are determined as of the close of a Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the immediately preceding business day.

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ARTICLE III

PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility to Participate .

(a) An Employee shall be eligible to defer compensation under the Plan while employed by an Employer at salary grade level 14 or above. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, from time to time the Plan Administrator may modify, limit or expand the class of Employees eligible to defer hereunder, pursuant to criteria for eligibility that need not be uniform among all or any group of Employees. During the period an individual satisfies all of the eligibility requirements of this section, he shall be referred to as an eligible Employee.

(b) Each eligible Employee becomes an active Participant on the date an amount is first withheld from his compensation pursuant to an Election Form submitted by the Employee to the Plan Administrator under Section 3.3.

(c) An individual’s eligibility to participate actively by making deferrals under Section 3.2 shall cease upon the earlier of:

(1) The date he ceases to be an Employee who is employed by an Employer at salary grade level 14 or above; or

(2) The date the Employee ceases to be eligible under criteria described in the last sentence of subsection (a) above.

(d) An individual, who has been an active Participant under the Plan, ceases to be a Participant on the date his Account is fully paid out.

3.2 Deferral Election .

(a) Each eligible Employee may make an election to defer under the Plan any whole percentage (up to 100%) of his Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains in the manner described in Section 3.3. Any percentage of Base Compensation deferred by an eligible Employee for a Plan Year will be deducted each pay period during the Plan Year for which he has Base Compensation and is an eligible Employee. The percentage of Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout deferred by an Eligible Employee for a Plan Year will be deducted from his payment under the applicable compensation program at the time it would otherwise be made, provided he remains an eligible Employee at such time. Any Stock Option Gains deferred by an eligible Employee shall be captured as of the date or dates applicable for the

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category of underlying options under procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator, provided that the Plan Administrator determines the eligible Employee’s rights in such options may still be recognized at such time.

(b) To be effective, an Eligible Employee’s Election Form must set forth the percentage of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout to be deferred (or for a deferral of Stock Option Gains, the specific options on which any gains are to be deferred), the investment choice under Section 4.1 (which investment must be stated in multiples of 5 percent), the deferral period under Section 3.4, the eligible Employee’s Beneficiary designation, and any other information that may be requested by the Plan Administrator from time to time. In addition, the Election Form must meet the requirements of Section 3.3 below.

3.3 Time and Manner of Deferral Election .

(a) Deferrals of Base Compensation . Subject to the next two sentences, an eligible Employee must make a deferral election for a Plan Year with respect to Base Compensation at least two months prior to the Plan Year in which the Base Compensation would otherwise be paid. An individual who newly becomes an eligible Employee during a Plan Year (or less than three months prior to a Plan Year) may make a deferral election with respect to Base Compensation to be paid during the balance of the current Plan Year within 30 days of the date the individual becomes an eligible Employee. Such an individual may also make an election at this time with respect to Base Compensation to be paid during the next Plan Year.

(b) Deferrals of Bonuses and Performance Unit Payouts . Subject to the next sentence, an eligible Employee must make a deferral election for a Plan Year with respect to his Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout at least six months prior to the Plan Year in which the Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout would otherwise be paid. An individual who newly becomes an eligible Employee may make a deferral election with respect to his Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout to be paid during the succeeding Plan Year later than the date applicable under the previous sentence so long as the deferral election is made: (i) within 30 days of the date the individual becomes an eligible Employee, and (ii) sufficiently prior to the first day of such succeeding Plan Year to ensure, in the discretionary judgment of the Plan Administrator, that the amount to be deferred will not have been constructively received (under all the facts and circumstances).

(c) Deferrals of Stock Option Gains . From time to time, the Plan Administrator shall notify eligible Employees with outstanding Performance Share Options which options then qualify for deferral of their related Stock Option Gains. An eligible Employee who has qualifying options must make a deferral election with respect to his related Stock Option Gains at least 6 months before such qualifying options’ proposed capture date (as defined below) or, if earlier, in the calendar year

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preceding the year of the proposed capture date. The “proposed capture date” for a set of options shall be the earliest date that the Plan Administrator would capture a Participant’s Stock Option Gains in accordance with the deferral agreement prepared for such purpose by the Plan Administrator.

(d) General Provisions . A separate deferral election under (a), (b) or (c) above must be made by an eligible Employee for each category of a Plan Year’s compensation that is eligible for deferral. If an eligible Employee fails to file a properly completed and executed Election Form with the Plan Administrator by the prescribed time, he will be deemed to have elected not to defer any Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains, as the case may be, for the applicable Plan Year. An election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed. Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage a Participant elects to defer shall not be permitted during a Plan Year. Notwithstanding the preceding three sentences, to the extent necessary because of extraordinary circumstances, the Plan Administrator may grant an extension of any election period and may permit (to the extent necessary to avoid undue hardship to an eligible Employee) the complete revocation of an election with respect to future deferrals. Any such extension or revocation shall be available only if the Plan Administrator determines that it shall not trigger constructive receipt of income and is desirable for plan administration, and only upon such conditions as may be required by the Plan Administrator.

(e) Beneficiaries . A Participant designates on the Election Form a Beneficiary to receive payment in the event of his death of amounts credited to his subaccount for such deferral. A Beneficiary is paid in accordance with the terms of a Participant's Election Form, as interpreted by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Plan. At any time, a Participant may change a Beneficiary designation for any or all subaccounts in a writing that is signed by the Participant and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and that meets such other standards as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time.

3.4 Period of Deferral . An eligible Employee making a deferral election shall specify a deferral period on his Election Form by designating a specific payout date, one or more specific payout events or both a date and one or more specific events from the choices that are made available to the eligible Employee by the Plan Administrator. From time to time in its discretion, the Plan Administrator may condition a Participant’s right to designate one or more specific payout events on the Participant’s also specifying a payout date. Subject to the next sentence, an eligible Employee’s elected period of deferral shall run until the earliest occurring date or event specified on his Election Form. Notwithstanding an eligible Employee’s actual election, an eligible Employee shall be deemed to have elected a period of deferral of not less than:


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(a) For Base Compensation, at least 6 months after the Plan Year during which the Base Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral;

(b) For Bonus Compensation, at least 1 year after the date the Bonus Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral;

(c) For Performance Unit Payouts, at least 1 year after the date the Performance Unit Payout would have been paid absent the deferral; and

(d) For Stock Option Gains, at least 1 year after the date the Stock Option Gain is credited to a Deferral Subaccount for the benefit of the Participant.




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ARTICLE IV

INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS

4.1 Accounting for Participants’ Interests .

(a) Deferral Subaccounts . Each Participant shall have a separate Deferral Subaccount credited with the amount of each separate deferral of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains made by the Participant under this Plan. A Participant’s deferral shall be credited to his Account as soon as practicable following the date when the deferral of compensation actually occurs, as determined by the Plan Administrator. A Participant’s Account is a bookkeeping device to track the value of his deferrals (and his Employer’s liability therefor). No assets shall be reserved or segregated in connection with any Account, and no Account shall be insured or otherwise secured.

(b) Account Earnings or Losses . As of each Valuation Date, a Participant’s Account shall be credited with earnings and gains (and shall be debited for expenses and losses) determined as if the amounts credited to his Account had actually been invested as directed by the Participant in accordance with this section (as modified by Section 4.3, if applicable). The Plan provides only for “phantom investments,” and therefore such earnings, gains, expenses and losses are hypothetical and not actual. However, they shall be applied to measure the value of a Participant’s Account and the amount of his Employer’s liability to make deferred payments to or on behalf of the Participant.
    
(c) Investment Options . Each of a Participant’s Subaccounts (other than those containing Stock Option Gains) shall be invested on a phantom basis in any combination of phantom investment options specified by the Participant (or following the Participant’s death, by his Beneficiary) from those offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose from time to time. Subsection (e) below governs the phantom investment options available for deferrals of Stock Option Gains. The Plan Administrator may discontinue any phantom investment option with respect to some or all Accounts, and it may provide for shifting a Participant’s phantom investment from the discontinued option to a specified replacement option (unless the Participant selects another replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply). As of the Effective Date, the phantom investment options are:

(1) Interest Bearing Account .

(i) Effective from and after December 29, 2006, Participant Accounts invested in this phantom option accrue a return based upon an interest rate that is 120% of the applicable Federal long-term rate

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(pursuant to Code Section 1274(d) or any successor provision) applicable for annual compounding, as published by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service from time to time. Returns accrue during the period since the last Valuation Date based upon 120% of the applicable Federal long-term rate (applicable for annual compounding) in effect on the first business day after such Valuation Date and are compounded annually. An amount deferred or transferred into this option is credited with the applicable rate of return beginning with the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator .

(ii) Effective for periods ending on December 28, 2006, Participant Accounts invested in this phantom option accrue a return based upon the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. (or another bank designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time). Returns accrue during the period since the last Valuation Date based on the prime rate in effect on the first business day after such Valuation Date and are compounded annually. An amount deferred or transferred into this option is credited with the applicable rate of return beginning with the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator.

(iii) Amounts that are invested in the phantom option under clause (ii) above at the end of the day on December 28, 2006 shall be transferred to the phantom investment option under clause (i) above effective as of the beginning of the day on December 29, 2006, and thereafter the phantom investment option under clause (ii) above shall be terminated.

(iv) For the periods during which the phantom investment options under clauses (i) and (ii) above are in effect, such phantom investment options are the “default” option to the extent a default option is needed in order to make certain a Participant’s Account is 100% invested.

(2) PepsiCo Capital Stock Account . Participant Accounts invested in this phantom option are adjusted to reflect an investment in PepsiCo Capital Stock. An amount deferred or transferred into this option is converted to phantom shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value of a share of PepsiCo Capital Stock on the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator. Only whole shares are determined. Any remaining amount (and all amounts that would be received by the Account as dividends, if dividends were paid on phantom shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock as they are

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on actual shares) are credited to a dividend subaccount that is invested in the phantom option in paragraph (1) above (the Interest Bearing Account).

(i) A Participant’s interest in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares credited to his Account on such date by the Fair Market Value of a share of PepsiCo Capital Stock on such date, and then adding the value of the Participant’s dividend subaccount.

(ii) If shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spinoff, combination or exchange of shares or other any other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number of shares credited to an Account or subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate.

In no event will shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of PepsiCo Capital Stock on account of an interest in this phantom option. While this Plan refers to PepsiCo Capital Stock and the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account, such references to capital stock shall mean and refer to PepsiCo common stock from and after the date when the Company changed to a common stock structure.

(3) SaveUp Accounts . From time to time, the Plan Administrator shall designate which of the investment options under the Company’s Long Term Savings Plan (SaveUp) shall be available as phantom investment options under this Plan. As of the Effective Date, such available phantom options are the Equity-Index Account, Equity-Income Account, and the Security Plus Account. Participant Accounts invested in these phantom options are adjusted to reflect an investment in the corresponding investment options under SaveUp. An amount deferred or transferred into one of these options is converted to phantom units in the applicable SaveUp fund of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the value of a unit in such fund on the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator. Thereafter, a Participant’s interest in each such phantom option is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom units credited to his Account on such date by the value of a unit in the applicable SaveUp fund.

(d) Method of Allocation . With respect to any deferral election by a Participant, the Participant must use his Election Form to allocate the deferral in 5 percent increments among the phantom investment options then offered by the Plan

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Administrator. Thereafter, a Participant may reallocate previously deferred amounts in a subaccount by properly completing and submitting a fund transfer form provided by the Plan Administrator and specifying, in 5 percent increments, the reallocation of his Subaccount among the phantom investment options then offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose. Any such transfer form shall be effective as of the Valuation Date that follows its receipt by at least the number of days that the Plan Administrator specifies for this purpose from time to time. If more than one transfer form is received on a timely basis for a subaccount, the transfer form that the Plan Administrator determines to be the most recent shall be followed.

(e) Investment Choices for Stock Option Gains . Deferrals of Stock Option gains initially may be invested only in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account. In the case of a Participant who has attained his Retirement or, effective as of September 12, 2008, upon a Participant’s death or Disability, the Plan Administrator may make available some or all of the other phantom investment options described in subsection (c) above. In this case, any election to reallocate the balance in the Participant’s applicable Deferral Subaccount shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this section.

4.2 Vesting of a Participant’s Account . Except as provided in Section 4.3, a Participant’s interest in the value of his Account shall at all times be 100 percent vested, which means that it will not forfeit as a result of his Termination of Employment.

4.3 Risk of Forfeiture Subaccounts . A Participant may elect to defer Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payouts to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount only if: (i) he had, as of June 1, 1994, a deferred compensation subaccount maintained under a forfeiture agreement (as defined below), and (ii) he has not yet attained eligibility for Retirement when the first amount would be deferred pursuant to his current risk-of-forfeiture election. A “forfeiture agreement” is an agreement with the Company, any Employer, or one of their predecessors providing that the subaccount would be forfeited if the employee terminated employment voluntarily or on account of misconduct prior to Retirement. A Participant who meets these requirements may elect under Article III to defer some or all of his eligible compensation to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount subject to the following terms. (The date when a Participant attains eligibility for Retirement is specified in the definition of “Retirement.”)

(a) A Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount will be terminated and forfeited in the event that the Participant has a Termination of Employment that is voluntary or because of his misconduct prior to the earliest of:

(1) The end of the deferral period designated in his Election Form for such deferral (or if later, the end of such minimum period as may be required under Section 3.4);


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(2) The date the Participant attains eligibility for Retirement; or

(3) The date indicated on his Election Form as the end of the risk of forfeiture condition (but not before completing the minimum risk of forfeiture period required by the Plan Administrator from time to time).

(b) A Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount shall become fully vested (and shall cease to be a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount) when:

(1) The Participant reaches any of the dates in subsection (a) above while still employed by the Company or one of its affiliates, or

(2) On the date the Participant terminates involuntarily from his Employer (including death and termination for Disability), provided that such termination is not for his misconduct.
    
(c) No amounts credited to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount may be transferred to a subaccount of the Participant that is not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount. No amounts credited to a subaccount of the Participant that is not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount may be transferred to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount.

(d) A Participant may initially direct and then reallocate his Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount to any of the phantom investment options under the Plan that are currently available for such direction or reallocation, whichever applies. During the period before a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount ceases to be a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount, the return under any such phantom investment option shall be supplemented as follows.

(1) In the case of the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account, the Participant’s dividend subaccount thereunder shall be credited with an additional year-end dividend amount equal to 2 percent of the average closing price of PepsiCo Capital Stock for the 30 business days preceding the end of the Company’s fiscal year multiplied by the number of phantom shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock credited to the Participant’s Account as of the end of the year. If the Participant’s subaccount was not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount for the entire year (or if the Participant reallocated amounts to the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account after the beginning of the year), this 2 percent additional dividend will be prorated down appropriately, as determined by the Plan Administrator. In addition, the Participant’s dividend subaccount shall earn interest at a rate that is 2 percent above the rate ordinarily applicable under the Interest Bearing Account for the period that it is contained within a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount.


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(2) In the case of any other available phantom investment option, the return on each such option shall be supplemented with an additional 2% annual return for the period that it is held within a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount (but prorated for periods of such investment of less than a year).

4.4 Distribution of a Participant’s Account . A Participant ' s Account shall be distributed in cash as provided in this Section 4.4.

(a) Scheduled Payout Date . With respect to a specific deferral, a Participant’s “Scheduled Payout Date” shall be the earlier of:

(1) The date selected by the Participant for such deferral in accordance with Section 3.4, or

(2) The first day of the calendar quarter that follows the earliest to occur event selected by the Participant for such deferral in accordance with Section 3.4.

Notwithstanding the prior sentence, in the case of a deferral of Stock Option Gains, a Participant’s Scheduled Payout Date for such deferral shall be first day of the calendar quarter following his Termination of Employment other than for death, Disability or Retirement (or 12 months after the date of the deferral, if that would be later than such first day). With respect to any deferral, if a Participant selects only a payout event that might not occur (such as Retirement) and then terminates employment before the occurrence of the event, the Plan Administrator may adopt rules to specify the Scheduled Payout Date that shall apply to the deferral, notwithstanding the terms of the Participant’s election. Unless an election has been made in accordance with subsection (b) below, the Participant’s subaccount containing the deferral shall be distributed to the Participant in a single lump sum as soon as practicable following the Scheduled Payout Date.

(b) Payment Election . A Participant may delay receipt of a subaccount beyond its Scheduled Payout Date, or elect to receive installments rather than a lump sum, by making a payment election under this subsection. A payment election must be made by the calendar year before the year containing the Scheduled Payout Date (or if earlier, at least 6 months before the Scheduled Payout Date). Any payment election to receive a lump sum at a later time must specify a revised payout date that is at least 12 months after the Scheduled Payout Date. Any payment election to receive installment payments in lieu of a lump sum shall specify the amount (or method for determining) each installment and a set of revised payout dates, the last of which must be at least 12 months after the Scheduled Payout Date. With respect to any subaccount, only one election may be made under this subsection. Beneficiaries are not permitted to make elections under this subsection. In addition, an election

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under this subsection may not delay the distribution of a deferral of Stock Option Gains made by a Participant whose employment has terminated other than for death, Disability or Retirement. Actual payments shall be made as soon as practicable following a revised payout date.

(c) Valuation . In determining the amount of any individual distribution pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) above, the Participant ' s subaccount shall continue to be credited with earnings and gains (and debited for expenses and losses) under Sections 4.1 and 4.3 until the Valuation Date preceding the Scheduled Payout Date or revised payout date for such distribution (whichever is applicable). In determining the value of a Participant’s remaining subaccount following an installment distribution, such installment distribution shall reduce the value of the Participant’s subaccount as of the close of the Valuation Date preceding the revised payout date for such installment.

(d) Limitations . The following limitations apply to distributions from the Plan.

(1) Installments may only be made quarterly, semi-annually or annually, for a period of no more than 20 years, and not later than the Participant’s 80th birthday (or what would have been his 80th birthday, if the Participant dies earlier).

(2) If a Participant has elected a Scheduled Payout Date that would be after his 80th birthday, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected his 80th birthday as his Scheduled Payout Date.

(3) If a Participant has elected to defer income, which would qualify as performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m), into a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount, then such subaccount may not be paid out at any time while the Participant is a covered employee under Code section 162(m)(3), to the extent the Plan Administrator determines it would result in compensation being paid to the Participant in such year that would not be deductible under Code section 162(m). The payout of any such amount shall be deferred until a year when the Participant is no longer a section 162(m) covered employee. The Plan Administrator may waive the foregoing provisions of this paragraph to the extent necessary to avoid an undue hardship to the Participant. This paragraph shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary.

(e) Upon a Participant’s death, his Beneficiary shall be paid each subaccount still standing to the Participant’s credit under the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Participant’s payout election for such subaccount under Section 3.4, or his payment election under subsection (b) above, whichever is applicable.

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4.5 Acceleration of Payment in Certain Cases . Except as expressly provided in this Section 4.5, no payments shall be made under this Plan prior to the date (or dates) applicable under Section 4.4.

(a) A Participant who is suffering severe financial hardship resulting from extraordinary and unforeseeable events beyond the control of the Participant (and who does not have other funds reasonably available that could satisfy the severe financial hardship) may file a written request with the Plan Administrator for accelerated payment of all or a portion of the amount credited to his Account. A committee composed of representatives from the Company ' s Compensation Department, Tax Department and Law Department, or such other parties as the Plan Administrator may specify from time to time, shall have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant satisfies the requirements for a hardship request and the amount that may be distributed (which shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to alleviate the Participant’s hardship).

(b) After a Participant has filed a written request pursuant to this section, along with all supporting material, the committee shall grant or deny the request within 60 days (or such other number of days as is customarily applied from time to time) unless special circumstances warrant additional time.

(c) The Plan Administrator may adjust the standards for hardship withdrawals from time to time to the extent it determines such adjustment to be necessary to avoid triggering constructive receipt of income under the Plan.

(d) A Beneficiary may also request a hardship distribution upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and subject to the foregoing limitations.

(e) When determined to be necessary in the interest of sound plan administration, the Plan Administrator may accelerate the payment of a class of Participants’ subaccounts hereunder. This shall only occur to the extent the Plan Administrator determines that such acceleration will not trigger constructive receipt of subaccounts that are not paid out.

(f) When some or all of a Participant’s subaccount is distributed pursuant to this section, the distribution and the subaccount shall be valued as provided by the Plan Administrator, using rules patterned after those in Section 4.4(c) above, on the Valuation Date coincident with or immediately preceding the date on which the decision to make accelerated payment is made (or if later, the date on which it is deemed to be effective).


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ARTICLE V

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

5.1 Plan Administrator . The Plan Administrator is the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) or its delegate or delegates, who shall act within the scope of their delegation pursuant to such operating guidelines as the Committee shall establish from time to time. The Plan Administrator is responsible for the administration of the Plan.

5.2 Action . Action by the Committee may be taken in accordance with procedures that the Committee adopts from time to time or that the Company’s Law Department determines are legally permissible.

5.3 Rights and Duties . The Plan Administrator shall administer and manage the Plan and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish that purpose, including (but not limited to) the following:

(a) To exercise its discretionary authority to construe, interpret, and administer this Plan;

(b) To exercise its discretionary authority to make all decisions regarding eligibility, participation and deferrals, to make allocations and determinations required by this Plan, and to maintain records regarding Participants' Accounts;

(c) To compute and certify to the Employer the amount and kinds of payments to Participants or their Beneficiaries, and to determine the time and manner in which such payments are to be paid;

(d) To authorize all disbursements by the Employer pursuant to this Plan;

(e) To maintain (or cause to be maintained) all the necessary records for administration of this Plan;

(f) To make and publish such rules for the regulation of this Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;

(g) To delegate to other individuals or entities from time to time the performance of any of its duties or responsibilities hereunder;

(h) To establish or to change the phantom investment options or arrangements under Article IV;

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(i) To hire agents, accountants, actuaries, consultants and legal counsel to assist in operating and administering the Plan; and

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan except Section 8.5 (relating to compliance with Section 409A), the Plan Administrator may take any action the Plan Administrator deems is necessary to assure compliance with any policy of the Company respecting insider trading as may be in effect from time to time. Such actions may include altering the effective date of phantom investment option transfers or the distribution date of Deferral Subaccounts. Any such actions shall alter the normal operation of the Plan to the minimum extent necessary.

The Plan Administrator has the exclusive and discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits, to determine the amount and manner of payment of such benefits and to make any determinations that are contemplated by (or permissible under) the terms of this Plan, and its decisions on such matters will be final and conclusive on all parties. Any such decision or determination shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Plan Administrator, even if (A) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (B) a determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or call for a determination. In the event of a review by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal, any exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority shall not be disturbed unless it is clearly shown to be arbitrary and capricious.

5.4 Compensation, Indemnity and Liability . The Plan Administrator will serve without bond and without compensation for services hereunder. All expenses of the Plan and the Plan Administrator will be paid by the Employer. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Plan Administrator, any such expense may be charged against specific Participant Accounts, thereby reducing the obligation of the Employer. No member of the Committee, and no individual acting as the delegate of the Committee, shall be liable for any act or omission of any other member or individual, nor for any act or omission on his own part, excepting his own willful misconduct. The Employer will indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and any individual or individuals acting as the delegate of the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of his membership on the Committee (or his serving as the delegate of the Committee), excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his own willful misconduct.

5.5 Taxes . If the whole or any part of any Participant's Account becomes liable for the payment of any estate, inheritance, income, or other tax which the Employer may be required to pay or withhold, the Employer will have the full power and authority to withhold and pay such tax out of any moneys or other property in its hand for the account of the Participant. To the extent practicable, the Employer will provide the Participant notice of

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such withholding. Prior to making any payment, the Employer may require such releases or other documents from any lawful taxing authority as it shall deem necessary.

5.6 Section 16 Compliance :

(a)     General . To the maximum extent possible, this Plan is intended to be a formula plan for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Act”). Accordingly, in the case of a deferral or other action under the Plan that constitutes a transaction that could be covered by Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), if it were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee (“Board Approval”), it is intended that the Plan shall be administered by delegates of the Compensation Committee, in the case of a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Act, in a manner that will permit the Board Approval of the Plan to avoid any additional Board Approval of specific transactions to the maximum possible extent.

(b)     Approval of Distributions : From and after January 1, 2005, this Plan remains subject to the Company’s policies requiring compliance with Section 16 of the Act. Accordingly, this Subsection shall govern the distribution of a deferral that (i) is wholly or partly invested in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account at the time the deferral would be valued to determine the amount of cash to be distributed to a Participant, (ii) either was the subject of a re-deferral election or was not covered by an agreement, made at the time of the Participant’s original deferral election, that any investments in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account would, once made, remain in that account until distribution of the deferral, (iii) is made to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Act at the time the interest in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account would be liquidated in connection with the distribution, and (iv) if paid at the time the distribution would be made without regard to this subsection, could result in a violation of Section 16 of the Act because there is an opposite way transaction that would be matched with the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account (either as a “discretionary transaction,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(1), or as a regular transaction, as applicable) (a “Covered Distribution”). In the case of a Covered Distribution, if the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account in connection with the distribution has not received Board Approval by the time the distribution would be made if it were not a Covered Distribution, or if it is a discretionary transaction, then provided that there is no material modification for Section 409A purposes, the actual distribution to the Participant shall be delayed only until the earlier of:

(1)    In the case of a transaction that is not a discretionary transaction, Board Approval of the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account in connection with the distribution, and

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(2)    The date the distribution would no longer violate Section 16 of the Act, e.g., when the Participant is no longer subject to Section 16 of the Act, when the Deferral Subaccount related to the distribution is no longer invested in the phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock Account or when the time between the liquidation and an opposite way transaction is sufficient.

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ARTICLE VI

CLAIMS PROCEDURE

6.1 Claims for Benefits . If a Participant, Beneficiary or other person (hereafter, "Claimant") does not receive timely payment of any benefits which he believes are due and payable under the Plan, he may make a claim for benefits to the Plan Administrator. The claim for benefits must be in writing and addressed to the Plan Administrator or to the Company. If the claim for benefits is denied, the Plan Administrator will notify the Claimant in writing within 90 days after the Plan Administrator initially received the benefit claim. However, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period and such extension may not exceed one additional, consecutive 90-day period. Any notice of a denial of benefits should advise the Claimant of the basis for the denial, any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his claim, and the steps which the Claimant must take to have his claim for benefits reviewed.

6.2 Appeals . Each Claimant whose claim for benefits has been denied may file a written request for a review of his claim by the Plan Administrator. The request for review must be filed by the Claimant within 60 days after he received the written notice denying his claim. The decision of the Plan Administrator will be made within 60 days after receipt of a request for review and will be communicated in writing to the Claimant. Such written notice shall set forth the basis for the Plan Administrator's decision. If there are special circumstances which require an extension of time for completing the review, the Plan Administrator's decision may be rendered not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for review.

6.3 Special Procedures for Disability Determinations : Notwithstanding Sections 6.1 and 6.2, for claims and appeals relating to Disability benefits that are filed from and after January 1, 2002, such claim or appeal shall be processed pursuant to the applicable provisions of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-1 relating to Disability benefits, including Sections 2560.503-1(d), 2560.503-1(f)(3), 2560.503-1(h)(4) and 2560.503-1(i)(3).


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ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1 Amendments . The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has the right in its sole discretion to amend this Plan in whole or in part at any time and in any manner; provided, however, that no such amendment shall reduce the amount credited to the Account of any Participant as of the date such amendment is adopted. Any amendment shall be in writing and adopted by the Committee or an officer of the Company who is authorized by the Committee for this purpose. All Participants shall be bound by such amendment.

7.2 Termination of Plan . The Company expects to continue this Plan, but does not obligate itself to do so. The Company, acting by the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors, reserves the right to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, for any reason (including a change, or an impending change, in the tax laws of the United States or any State). Termination of the Plan will be binding on all Participants (and a partial termination shall be binding upon all affected Participants), but in no event may such termination reduce the amounts credited at that time to any Participant ' s Account. If this Plan is terminated (in whole or in part), amounts theretofore credited to affected Participants ' Accounts may either be paid in a lump sum immediately, or distributed in some other manner consistent with this Plan, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.


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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS


8.1 Limitation on Participant's Rights . Participation in this Plan does not give any Participant the right to be retained in the Employer's or Company ' s employ (or any right or interest in this Plan or any assets of the Company or Employer other than as herein provided). The Company and Employer reserve the right to terminate the employment of any Participant without any liability for any claim against the Company or Employer under this Plan, except for a claim for payment of deferrals as provided herein.

8.2 Unfunded Obligation of Individual Employer . The benefits provided by this Plan are unfunded. All amounts payable under this Plan to Participants are paid from the general assets of the Participant’s individual Employer. Nothing contained in this Plan requires the Company or Employer to set aside or hold in trust any amounts or assets for the purpose of paying benefits to Participants. Neither a Participant, Beneficiary, nor any other person shall have any property interest, legal or equitable, in any specific Employer asset. This Plan creates only a contractual obligation on the part of a Participant’s individual Employer, and the Participant has the status of a general unsecured creditor of this Employer with respect to amounts of compensation deferred hereunder. Such a Participant shall not have any preference or priority over, the rights of any other unsecured general creditor of the Employer. No other Employer guarantees or shares such obligation, and no other Employer shall have any liability to the Participant or his Beneficiary. In the event, a Participant transfers from the employment of one Employer to another, the former Employer shall transfer the liability for deferrals made while the Participant was employed by that Employer to the new Employer (and the books of both Employers shall be adjusted appropriately).

8.3 Other Plans . This Plan shall not affect the right of any eligible Employee or Participant to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the provisions of any other employee benefit plans which are now or hereafter maintained by any Employer, unless the terms of such other employee benefit plan or plans specifically provide otherwise or it would cause such other plan to violate a requirement for tax favored treatment.

8.4 Receipt or Release . Any payment to a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan Administrator, the Employer and the Company, and the Plan Administrator may require such Participant, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect.

8.5 Governing Law and Compliance . This Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects in accordance with applicable federal law and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, in accordance with the laws of the State of North

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Carolina. If any provisions of this instrument shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective. In addition, at all times during each Plan Year, this Plan shall be operated to preserve the status of deferrals under this Pre-409A Program as being exempt from Section 409A, i.e., to preserve the grandfathered status of this Pre-409A Program. In all cases, the provisions of the prior sentence shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan.

8.6 Adoption of Plan by Related Employers . The Plan Administrator may select as an Employer any division of the Company, as well as any corporation related to the Company by stock ownership, and permit or cause such division or corporation to adopt the Plan. The selection by the Plan Administrator shall govern the effective date of the adoption of the Plan by such related Employer. The requirements for Plan adoption are entirely within the discretion of the Plan Administrator and, in any case where the status of an entity as an Employer is at issue, the determination of the Plan Administrator shall be absolutely conclusive.

8.7 Gender, Tense, Headings and Examples . In this Plan, whenever the context so indicates, the singular or plural number and the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be deemed to include the other. Headings and subheadings in this Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not considered in the construction of the provisions hereof. Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passage of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limitation on its breadth of application).

8.8 Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits . This Plan inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties hereto and their successors, heirs and assigns; provided, however, that the amounts credited to the Account of a Participant are not (except as provided in Section 5.5) subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to any benefits payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any assignment or alienation in connection with a separation, divorce, child support or similar arrangement, will be null and void and not binding on the Plan or the Company or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator reserves the right to make payments in accordance with a divorce decree, judgment or other court order as and when cash payments are made in accordance with the terms of this Plan from the subaccount of a Participant. Any such payment shall be charged against and reduce the Participant’s Account.

8.9 Facility of Payment . Whenever, in the Plan Administrator ' s opinion, a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any payment hereunder is under a legal

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disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Plan Administrator may direct the Employer to make payments to such person or to the legal representative of such person for his benefit, or to apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Plan Administrator considers advisable. Any payment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be a complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment to the Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan.

8.10 Separate Plans . This Plan document encompasses three separate plans of deferred compensation for all legal purposes (including federal tax law, state tax law and, effective January 1, 1999, ERISA) as set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) below.

(a) The portion of the Plan that provides for deferrals of Base Compensation and Bonus Compensation (which shall be known as the “PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Plan”).

(b) The portion of the Plan that provides for deferrals of Performance Unit Payouts (which shall be known as the “PepsiCo Performance Unit Deferral Plan”).

(c) The portion of the Plan that provides for deferrals of Stock Option Gains (which shall be known as the “PepsiCo Option Gains Deferral Plan”).

Together, these three separate plans of deferred compensation are referred to as the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program.

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This 7th day of February, 2018, the above restated Plan is hereby adopted and approved by the Company’s duly authorized officer to be effective as stated herein.


PEPSICO, INC.



By: /s/ Ruth Fattori                        
Ruth Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
                    


APPROVED


By: /s/ Stacy Grindal            
Stacy Grindal, Law Department




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PEPSICO EXECUTIVE INCOME DEFERRAL PROGRAM

APPENDIX



The following Appendix articles modify or supplement the general terms of the Plan as it applies to certain executives.

Except as specifically modified in the Appendix, the foregoing provisions of the Plan shall fully apply. In the event of a conflict between this Appendix and the foregoing provisions of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern with respect to the conflict.


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ARTICLE A

SPINOFF OF TRICON

This Article sets forth provisions that apply in connection with the Company’s spinoff of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.

A.1 Definitions . When used in this Article, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all terms that are defined in Article II of the Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them by Article II.

(a) Distribution Date : The “Distribution Date” as that term is defined in the 1997 Separation Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and Tricon.

(b) PepsiCo Account Holder : A Participant who has an interest in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account on the Reference Date.

(c) Reference Date : The date specified by the Plan Administrator for purposes of determining who shall be credited with an interest in the Tricon Common Stock Account.

(d) Transferred Individual : A “Transferred Individual” as that term is defined in the 1997 Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and Tricon.

(e) Transition Individuals : A “Transition Individual” as that term is defined in the 1997 Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and Tricon.

(f) Tricon : Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation.

(g) Tricon Account Holder : A PepsiCo Account Holder whose interest in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account on the Reference Date includes at least 10 phantom shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock.

(h) Tricon EID : Tricon Executive Income Deferral Program.

(i) Tricon Group : Tricon and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

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A.2 Transfer of Benefits and Liabilities . Effective as of the end of the day on the Distribution Date, all interests in the Plan of (and Plan liabilities with respect to) nonterminated Transferred Individuals shall be transferred to the Tricon EID. This transfer shall constitute a complete payout of these individuals’ Accounts for purposes of determining who is a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan. For this purpose, a Transferred Individual shall be considered “nonterminated” if he is actively employed by (or on a leave of absence from and expected to return to) the Tricon Group. Following the Distribution Date, Tricon shall succeed to all of PepsiCo’s authority to affect and govern Plan interests transferred in accordance with this section (including through interpretation, plan amendment or plan termination).

A.3 Cessation of Employer Status . Effective as of the end of the day on the Distribution Date, any Employer who is a member of the Tricon Group shall no longer qualify as Employers hereunder. Any individual whose Account is transferred in accordance with Section A.2 shall not thereafter be able to defer any compensation (including Stock Option Gains) under this Plan, unless he returns to employment with an Employer following the Distribution Date (and is an eligible Employee at the time of the deferral).

A.4 Employment Transfers by Transition Individuals . If a Participant is transferred to the Tricon Group under circumstances that cause him to be a Transition Individual, such transfer to the Tricon Group shall not be considered a Termination of Employment or other event that could trigger distribution of the Participant’s interest in the Plan. In this case, the Participant’s interest in the Plan (and all Plan liabilities with respect to the Participant) shall be retained by the Plan. For purposes of determining the distribution of such Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to occur before his termination of employment with the Tricon Group.

A.5 Special Tricon Stock Investment Option . As of the Distribution Date, the Plan Administrator shall establish a temporary phantom investment option under the Plan, the Tricon Common Stock Account, and each Tricon Account Holder shall be credited with an interest in such account.

(a) Establishing the Account Holder’s Interest . The amount of a Tricon Account Holder’s interest is determined by dividing by 10 the number of phantom shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock standing to his credit in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account on the Reference Date. The portion of the resulting quotient that is an integer shall be the number of phantom shares of Tricon Common Stock that is credited to the Participant’s Tricon Common

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Stock Account as of the Distribution Date. A Tricon Stock Holder’s interest in the Tricon Common Stock Account shall also include a dividend subaccount. The initial balance in the dividend subaccount shall be zero, but it shall thereafter be credited with all amounts that would be received for the Participant by the Tricon Common Stock Account as dividends, if dividends were paid on phantom shares of Tricon Common Stock as they are on actual shares. All amounts credited to this dividend subaccount shall be invested in the phantom option described in Section 4.1(c)(1) (the Interest Bearing Account).

(b) Valuation and Adjustment : A Participant’s interest in the Tricon Common Stock Account is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares credited to his Account on such date by the fair market value of a share of Tricon Common Stock on such date, and then adding the value of the Participant’s dividend subaccount.

(1) As of any date, the fair market value of Tricon Common Stock is determined for purposes of this Article using procedures comparable to those used in determining the Fair Market Value of PepsiCo Capital Stock, but with such modifications as the Plan Administrator may apply from time to time.

(2) If shares of Tricon Common Stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spinoff, combination or exchange of shares or other any other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number of shares credited to an Account or subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate

In no event will shares of Tricon Common Stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of Tricon Common Stock on account of an interest in the Tricon Common Stock Account.

(c) Investment Reallocations . In accordance with Section 4.1(e), a Tricon Account Holder may reallocate amounts from his Subaccounts in the Tricon Common Stock Account to other phantom investment options under the Plan that are available for this purpose. No Participant may reallocate amounts into the Tricon Common Stock Account.


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(d) Termination of the Tricon Common Stock Account . Effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 1999 (or such later date as the Plan Administrator shall specify), the Tricon Common Stock Account shall cease to be available under the Plan. Any amount under the Plan still standing to the credit of a Participant on such date shall automatically be reallocated to the phantom investment option described in Section 4.1(c)(1) (the Interest Bearing Account) unless the Participant selects a different replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply.

A.6 PepsiCo Account Holders with Less Than 10 Shares : The interest in the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account of any PepsiCo Account Holder who does not qualify to be a Tricon Account Holder shall be adjusted as of the Distribution Date. Pursuant to this adjustment, the value of his dividend subaccount under the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account shall be increased by the product of (a) and (b) below:

(a) The number of phantom shares of PepsiCo stock credited to the Participant’s Account under the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account divided by 10.

(b) The fair market value of a share of Tricon Common Stock on the Distribution Date.

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ARTICLE B

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF PBG

This Article sets forth provisions that apply in connection with PBG’s initial public offering.

B.1 Definitions . When used in this Article, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all terms that are defined in Article II of the Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them by Article II.

(a) Offering Date : The “Offering Date” as that term is defined in the Separation Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and PBG.

(b) PBG : Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

(c) PBG EID : PBG Executive Income Deferral Program.

(d) PBG Group : PBG and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

(e) Transferred Individual : A “Transferred Individual” as that term is defined in the Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and PBG.

(f) Transition Individuals : A “Transition Individual” as that term is defined in the Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and PBG.

B.2 Transfer of Benefits and Liabilities . Effective as of the end of the day on the Offering Date, all interests in the Plan of (and Plan liabilities with respect to) nonterminated Transferred Individuals shall be transferred to the PBG EID. This transfer shall constitute a complete payout of these individuals’ Accounts for purposes of determining who is a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan. For this purpose, a Transferred Individual shall be considered “nonterminated” if he is actively employed by (or on a leave of absence from and expected to return to) the PBG Group, as of the end of the day on the Offering Date.

B.3 Cessation of Employer Status . Effective as of the end of the day on the Offering Date, any Employer who is a member of the PBG Group shall no

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longer qualify as an Employer hereunder. Any individual whose Account is transferred in accordance with Section B.2 shall not thereafter be able to defer any compensation (including Stock Option Gains) under this Plan, unless he returns to employment with an Employer following the Offering Date (and is an eligible Employee at the time of the deferral). Following the Offering Date, PBG shall succeed to all of PepsiCo’s authority to affect and govern Plan interests transferred in accordance with this section (including through interpretation, plan amendment or plan termination).

B.4 Employment Transfers by Transition Individuals .

(a) Transfers to PBG . If a Participant is transferred to the PBG Group under circumstances that cause him to be a Transition Individual, such transfer to the PBG Group shall not be considered a Termination of Employment or other event that could trigger distribution of the Participant’s interest in the Plan. In this case, the Participant’s interest in the Plan (and all Plan liabilities with respect to the Participant) may be retained by the Plan, or they may be transferred to the PBG EID, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion. If a transfer of the Participant’s interest occurs, this transfer shall constitute a complete payout of the Participant’s Account for purposes of determining who is a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan. If a transfer does not occur, for purposes of determining the distribution of such Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to occur before his termination of employment with the PBG Group.

(b) Transfers from PBG . If an individual is transferred by the PBG Group to an Employer under circumstances that cause him to be a Transition Individual and such individual’s interest in the PBG EID is transferred to this Plan, such Individual shall become a Participant in this Plan. In connection with any such transfer of the individual’s interest, the individual’s phantom investment in PBG capital stock under the PBG EID shall be carried over and replicated hereunder until December 31, 2000 (or such other date as may be specified by the Plan Administrator). Any other phantom investment of the individual under the PBG EID may be carried over and replicated hereunder, or it may be converted to a phantom investment available under the Plan (depending upon the procedures then applied by the Plan Administrator).

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time), the Plan Administrator shall establish a temporary phantom investment option under the Plan, the PBG Capital Stock Account.

(a) General Principles . The PBG Capital Stock Account shall be administered under rules that are similar to those applicable to the PepsiCo Capital Stock Account, but with such modifications as the Plan Administrator may apply from time to time.

(b) Valuation and Adjustment : A Participant’s interest in the PBG Capital Stock Account is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares credited to his Account on such date by the fair market value of a share of PBG Capital Stock on such date, and then adding the value of the Participant’s dividend subaccount. If shares of PBG Capital Stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spinoff, combination or exchange of shares or other any other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number of shares credited to an Account or subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate. In no event will shares of PBG Capital Stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of PBG Capital Stock on account of an interest in the PBG Capital Stock Account.

(c) Investment Reallocations . In accordance with Section 4.1(e), a PBG Account Holder may reallocate amounts from his Subaccounts in the PBG Capital Stock Account to other phantom investment options under the Plan that are available for this purpose. Except as expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator, no Participant may reallocate amounts into the PBG Capital Stock Account.

(d) Termination of the PBG Capital Stock Account . Effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 2000 (or such later date as the Plan Administrator shall specify), the PBG Capital Stock Account shall cease to be available under the Plan. Any amount under the Plan still standing to the credit of a Participant on such date shall automatically be reallocated to the phantom investment option described in Section 4.1(c)(1) (the Interest Bearing Account) unless the Participant selects a different replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply.



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Exhibit 10.29







PBG

EXECUTIVE INCOME

DEFERRAL PROGRAM









The Pre-409A Program
As Amended and Restated Effective as of December 20, 2017
















PBG
EXECUTIVE INCOME DEFERRAL PROGRAM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE I : INTRODUCTION
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ARTICLE II : DEFINITIONS
2

2.1
Account
2

2.2
Base Compensation
2

2.3
Beneficiary
2

2.4
Bonus Compensation
3

2.5
Code
3

2.6
Company
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2.7
Deferral Subaccount
3

2.8
Disability
3

2.9
Distribution Date
3

2.10
Election Form
3

2.11
Employer
3

2.12
ERISA
4

2.13
Executive
4

2.14
Fair Market Value
4

2.15
Misconduct
4

2.16
Participant
4

2.17
PBG
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2.18
Performance Unit Payout
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2.19
Plan
5

2.20
Plan Administrator
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2.21
Plan Year
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2.22
Prior Plan
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2.23
Retirement
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2.24
Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount
6

2.25
Start Date
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2.26
Stock Option Gains
6

2.27
Termination of Employment
6

2.28
Valuation Date
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ARTICLE III : PARTICIPATION
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3.1
Eligibility to Participate
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3.2
Deferral Election
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3.3
Time and Manner of Deferral Election
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3.4
Period of Deferral
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ARTICLE IV : INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS
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4.1
Accounting for Participants’ Interests
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4.2
Vesting of a Participant’s Account
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4.3
Risk of Forfeiture Subaccounts
18

4.4
Distribution of a Participant’s Account
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4.5
Acceleration of Payment in Certain Cases
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4.6
Conversion of Deferral Subaccounts by Certain Participants
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ARTICLE V : PLAN ADMINISTRATION
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5.1
Plan Administrator
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5.2
Action
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5.3
Powers of the Plan Administrator
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5.4
Compensation, Indemnity and Liability
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5.5
Taxes
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5.6
Section 16 Compliance
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ARTICLE VI : CLAIMS PROCEDURE
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6.1
Claims for Benefits
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6.2
Appeals
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ARTICLE VII : AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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7.1
Amendments
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7.2
Termination of Plan
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ARTICLE VIII : MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1
Limitation on Participant's Rights
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8.2
Unfunded Obligation of Individual Employer
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8.3
Other Plans
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8.4
Receipt or Release
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8.5
Governing Law
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8.6
Adoption of Plan by Related Employers
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8.7
Gender, Tense and Examples
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8.8
Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits
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8.9
Facility of Payment
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8.10
Separate Plans
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APPENDIX
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Appendix A: INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF PBG
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Appendix B: SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS
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ARTICLE I

INTRODUCTION

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. ( “PBG”) established the PBG Executive Income Deferral Program (the “Plan”) to permit eligible executives to defer base pay, certain cash and stock awards made under its executive compensation programs, and certain gains on stock options. The Plan is a successor to the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program and was originally adopted effective as of April 7, 1999. Thereafter, the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety effective as of October 11, 2000 (subject to other specific effective dates set forth in the restatement). PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Company”) assumed sponsorship of the Plan from PBG, effective as of February 26, 2010. For periods on and after February 26, 2010, this document shall be read, interpreted and operated in light of this reacquisition. The Plan is amended and restated in its entirety effective as of December 20, 2017 (subject to other specific effective dates set forth in this restatement). This document applies only to Plan deferrals that were earned and vested prior to January 1, 2005. Later deferrals, which are subject to Code section 409A, are governed by a separate document.

This document sets forth the terms of the Plan, specifying the group of executives of the Company and certain affiliated employers that are eligible to make deferrals, the procedures for electing to defer compensation and the Plan’s provisions for maintaining and paying out amounts that have been deferred. Additional provisions applicable to certain executives are set forth in the Articles A and B of the Appendix, which modifies and supplements the general provisions of the Plan.

The Plan is unfunded and unsecured, except as provided in Article B of the Appendix. Amounts deferred by an executive are an obligation of that executive’s individual employer. With respect to his or her employer, the executive has the rights of a general creditor.

    



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ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

When used in this Plan, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

2.1 Account : The account maintained for a Participant on the books of his or her Employer to determine, from time to time, the Participant's interest under this Plan. The balance in such Account shall be determined by the Plan Administrator. Each Participant's Account shall consist of at least one Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral under Section 3.2. In accordance with Section 4.3, some or all of a separate deferral may be held in a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount. The Plan Administrator may also establish such additional Deferral Subaccounts as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may also combine Deferral Subaccounts to the extent it deems separate accounts are not needed for sound recordkeeping. Where appropriate, a reference to a Participant’s Account shall include a reference to each applicable Deferral Subaccount that has been established thereunder.

2.2 Base Compensation : An eligible Executive’s adjusted base salary, as determined by the Plan Administrator and to the extent paid in U.S. dollars from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. For any applicable payroll period, an eligible Executive’s adjusted base salary shall be determined after reductions for applicable tax withholdings, Executive authorized deductions (including deductions for the PBG 401(k) Plan, Benefits Plus and charitable donations), tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of base salary available for deferral.

2.3 Beneficiary : The person or persons (including a trust or trusts) properly designated by a Participant, as determined by the Plan Administrator, to receive the amounts in one or more of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts in the event of the Participant's death. To be effective, any Beneficiary designation must be in writing, signed by the Participant, and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and it must meet such other standards (including any requirement for spousal consent) as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time. If no designation is in effect at the time of a Participant's death or if all designated Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant, then the Participant’s Beneficiary shall be his or her estate. A Beneficiary designation of an individual by name (or name and relationship) remains in effect regardless of any change in the designated individual’s relationship to the Participant. A Beneficiary designation solely by relationship (for example, a designation of “spouse,” that does not give the name of the spouse) shall designate whoever is the person in that relationship to the Participant at his or her death. An individual who is otherwise a Beneficiary with respect to a Participant’s Account ceases to be a Beneficiary when all payments have been made from the Account.


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2.4 Bonus Compensation : An eligible Executive’s adjusted annual incentive award under his or her Employer’s annual incentive plan or the PBG Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, as determined and adjusted by the Plan Administrator and to the extent paid in U.S. dollars from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. An eligible Executive’s annual incentive awards shall be adjusted to reduce them for applicable tax withholdings, Executive authorized deductions (including deductions for the PBG 401(k) Plan, Benefits Plus and charitable donations), tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of such awards available for deferral.

2.5 Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

2.6 Company : PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, or its successor or successors. Prior to February 26, 2010, “Company” means The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

2.7 Deferral Subaccount : A subaccount of a Participant's Account maintained to reflect his or her interest in the Plan attributable to each deferral (or separately tracked portion of a deferral) of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout and Stock Option Gains, respectively, and earnings or losses credited to such subaccount in accordance with Section 4.1(b).

2.8 Disability : A Participant who is entitled to receive benefits under the PBG Long Term Disability Plan shall be deemed to suffer from a disability. Participants who are not covered by the PBG Long Term Disability Plan shall be deemed to suffer from a disability if, in the judgment of the Plan Administrator, they satisfy the standards for disability under the PBG Long Term Disability Plan (determined using such plan’s administrative procedures, as selected by the Plan Administrator).

2.9 Distribution Date : Distribution Date shall have the same meaning as Valuation Date; provided, however, if the Valuation Date is more frequent than once per month, the Distribution Date shall mean the first day of each month.

2.10 Election Form : The form prescribed by the Plan Administrator on which a Participant specifies the amount of his or her Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains to be deferred pursuant to the provisions of Article III. An Election Form need not exist in a paper format, and it is expressly contemplated that the Plan Administrator may adopt such technologies, including voice response systems and electronic forms, as it deems appropriate from time to time.

2.11 Employer : Each division of the Company and each of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates (if any) that is currently designated as an Employer by the Plan Administrator.

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2.12 ERISA : Public Law 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

2.13 Executive : Any person in an executive classification of an Employer who (i) is receiving remuneration for personal services rendered in the employment of the Employer, and (ii) is paid in U.S. dollars from the Employer’s U.S. payroll.

2.14 Fair Market Value : For purposes of converting a Participant’s deferrals to phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock as of any date (or phantom PBG Common Stock for the period between January 1, 2001 and February 25, 2010), the Fair Market Value of such stock is determined as the average of the high and low price on such date (or if such date is not a trading date, the immediately preceding date that is a trading date) for PepsiCo Capital Stock (or PBG Common Stock) as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or any successor thereto or any other financial reporting service selected by the Company in good faith, rounded to four decimal places. For purposes of determining the value of a Plan distribution or for reallocating amounts between phantom investment options under the Plan, the Fair Market Value of phantom PepsiCo Capital Stock (or phantom PBG Common Stock for the period between January 1, 2001 and February 25, 2010) is determined as the closing price on the applicable Valuation Date (identified based on the Plan Administrator’s current procedures) for PepsiCo Capital Stock (or PBG Common Stock) as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or any successor thereto or any other financial reporting service selected by the Company in good faith rounded to four decimal places. Any reference in this definition to “PepsiCo Capital Stock” shall also refer to the common stock of PepsiCo, Inc., as appropriate.

2.15 Misconduct : A Termination of Employment that results from the Participant’s (a) criminal conduct, (b) deliberate continual refusal to perform employment duties on substantially a full time basis, (c) deliberate and continued refusal to act in accordance with any specific lawful instructions of an authorized officer or more senior employee, or (d) deliberate conduct which could be materially damaging to the Company or any of its business operations without a reasonable good faith belief by the Employee that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company. A Termination of Employment shall not be deemed on account of Misconduct hereunder unless the senior personnel executive of the Company shall confirm that any such termination is on account of Misconduct as defined hereunder. Any voluntary termination in anticipation of an involuntary Termination of Employment on account of Misconduct shall be deemed to be a Termination of Employment on account of Misconduct.

2.16 Participant : Any Executive who is qualified to participate in this Plan in accordance with Section 3.1 and who has an Account. A Participant includes any individual who deferred compensation under the Prior Plan prior to the Start Date and for whom any Employer maintains on its books an Account for such deferred compensation as of the Start Date. An active Participant is one who is currently deferring under Section 3.2.

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2.17 PBG : The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or its successor or successors.

2.18 Performance Unit Payout : The adjusted performance unit award payable to an Executive under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan or any other plan that is designated by the Plan Administrator during a Plan Year, to the extent paid in U.S. dollars from an Employer’s U.S. payroll. An eligible Executive’s performance unit award shall be adjusted to reduce it for applicable tax withholdings, Executive authorized deductions, tax levies, garnishments and such other amounts as the Plan Administrator recognizes as reducing the amount of such awards available for deferral.

2.19 Plan : The PBG Executive Income Deferral Program, the plan set forth herein, as it may be amended and restated from time to time.

2.20 Plan Administrator : The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) or its delegate or delegates, which shall have the authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII. The Company’s Senior Vice President, Total Rewards is delegated responsibility for the operational administration of the Plan. In turn, the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, has authority to re-delegate operational responsibilities to other persons or parties. The Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, has re-delegated certain operational responsibilities to the Plans’ recordkeeper. However, references in this document to the Plan Administrator shall be understood as referring to the Compensation Committee, the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards and those delegated by the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards other than the recordkeeper. All delegations made under the authority granted by this Section are subject to Section 5.6.

2.21 Plan Year : Except with respect to the first Plan Year, which begins on the Start Date and ends on December 31, 1999, the 12-consecutive month period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.

2.22 Prior Plan : The PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program, as in effect for periods before the Start Date.

2.23 Retirement : Termination of service with the Company and its affiliates after attaining eligibility for retirement. A Participant attains eligibility for retirement when he or she attains (i) at least age 55 with 10 or more years of service, (ii) at least age 65 with 5 or more years of service, or (iii) such other eligibility requirement for retirement under the PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan as may apply to the Participant (whichever occurs earliest) while in the employment of the Company or any of its affiliates that are determined by the Plan Administrator to qualify for this purpose. A Participant’s service is determined under the terms of the PBG Salaried Executives Retirement Plan.

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2.24 Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount : The Deferral Subaccount provided for by Section 4.3 to contain the portion of each separate deferral that is subject to forfeiture.

2.25 Start Date : The date this Plan originally became effective, 12:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Time, on the 1 st day of April, 1999.

2.26 Stock Option Gains : The gains on an eligible Executive’s stock options that have been granted by PepsiCo or PBG and designated as eligible for deferral under the Plan by the Plan Administrator pursuant to Section 3.3(c). With respect to any options that are made subject to a Stock Option Gain deferral election, the gains on such options shall be determined through a sale of related shares by the issuer of the underlying shares net of: (i) the exercise price of the options, (ii) any transaction costs incurred when such gains are captured through the sale of related shares, and (iii) any related taxes that the issuer determines will not otherwise be satisfied by the Participant. For purposes of such sales, the issuer may aggregate shares related to the options of different Participants, sell them over one or more days and divide the net proceeds from such aggregate sales between the Participants in a reasonable manner. The issuer shall have absolute discretion with respect to the timing and aggregation of such sales.

2.27 Termination of Employment : A Participant’s cessation of employment with the Company, all Employers and all other Company subsidiaries and affiliates (as defined for this purpose by the Plan Administrator). For purposes of determining forfeitures under Section 4.3 and distributing a Participant’s Account under Section 4.4, the following shall apply:

(a) A Participant does not have a Termination of Employment when the business unit or division of the Company that employs him is sold if the Participant and substantially all employees of that entity continue to be employed by the entity or its successor after the sale. A Participant also does not have a Termination of Employment when the subsidiary of the Company that employs him is sold if: (i) the Participant continues to be employed by the entity or its successor after the sale, and (ii) the Participant’s interest in the Plan continues to be carried as a liability by that entity or its successor after the sale through a successor arrangement. In each case, the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall occur upon the Participant’s post-sale termination of employment from such entity or its successor (and their related organizations, as determined by the Plan Administrator).

(b) With respect to any individual deferral, the term “Termination of Employment” may encompass a Participant’s death or death may be considered a separate event, depending upon the convention the Plan Administrator follows with respect to such deferral.


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(c) A Participant who transfers to PepsiCo with the approval of PBG shall not be deemed to have terminated employment.

2.28 Valuation Date : Each date as specified by the Plan Administrator from time to time as of which Participant Accounts are valued in accordance with Plan procedures that are currently in effect. As of the Start Date, the Valuation Dates are March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31. In accordance with procedures that may be adopted by the Plan Administrator, any current Valuation Date may be changed. Values are determined as of the close of a Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the immediately preceding business day.



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ARTICLE III

PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility to Participate .

(a) An Executive shall be eligible to defer compensation under the Plan while employed by an Employer as an Executive classified (or grandfathered) as Band II or above (or an equivalent level for employees not under the band system). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, from time to time the Plan Administrator may modify, limit or expand the class of Executives eligible to defer hereunder, pursuant to criteria for eligibility that need not be uniform among all or any group of Executives. During the period an individual satisfies all of the eligibility requirements of this section, he or she shall be referred to as an eligible Executive.

(b) Each eligible Executive becomes an active Participant on the date an amount is first withheld from his or her compensation pursuant to an Election Form submitted by the Executive to the Plan Administrator under Section 3.3.

(c) An individual’s eligibility to participate actively by making deferrals under Section 3.2 shall cease upon the election termination date (as defined below) occurring after the earlier of:

(1) The date he or she ceases to be an Executive who is described in the first sentence of subsection (a) above (unless a less restrictive eligibility standard has been adopted in accordance with the second sentence of subsection (a), in which case only Paragraph (2) below shall apply); or

(2) The date the Executive ceases to be eligible under criteria described in the second sentence of subsection (a) above.

For purposes of this subsection, an individual’s election termination date shall be a date as soon as administratively practicable following the cessation of eligibility (or such other date as may be determined in accordance with rules of the Plan Administrator).

(d) An individual, who has been an active Participant under the Plan, ceases to be a Participant on the date his or her Account is fully paid out.


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3.2 Deferral Election .

(a) Each eligible Executive may make an election to defer under the Plan any whole percentage (up to 100%) of his or her Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout and Stock Option Gains in the manner described in Section 3.3. The Plan Administrator may also permit the Participant to specify two alternative deferral percentages that will be applicable to Bonus Compensation; one deferral percentage will apply to a Participant’s Bonus Compensation if his or her bonus is equal to or greater than the target amount, and the other deferral percentage will apply to a Participant’s Bonus Compensation if his or her bonus is less than the target amount. Any percentage of Base Compensation deferred by an eligible Executive for a Plan Year will be deducted each pay period during the Plan Year for which he or she has Base Compensation and is an eligible Executive. The percentage of Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout deferred by an eligible Executive for a Plan Year will be deducted from his or her payment under the applicable compensation program at the time it would otherwise be made, provided he or she remains an eligible Executive at such time. Any Stock Option Gains deferred by an eligible Executive shall be captured as of the date or dates applicable for the category of underlying options under procedures adopted by the Plan Administrator, provided that the Plan Administrator determines the eligible Executive’s rights in such options may still be recognized at such time.

(b) To be effective, an eligible Executive’s Election Form must set forth the percentage of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout to be deferred (or for a deferral of Stock Option Gains, the specific options on which any gains are to be deferred), the investment choice under Section 4.1 (which investment must be stated in multiples of 5 percent), the deferral period under Section 3.4, the eligible Executive’s Beneficiary designation, and any other information that may be requested by the Plan Administrator from time to time. In addition, the Election Form must meet the requirements of Section 3.3 below.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the Plan Administrator in its discretion may implement rules and procedures from time to time that allow Participants (i) to elect to defer Base Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation in amounts other than whole percentages, such as in whole dollar amounts, or (ii) to specify a dollar maximum that would limit their percentage deferral elections of Base Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation.

3.3 Time and Manner of Deferral Election .

(a) Deferrals of Base Compensation . Subject to the next sentence, an eligible Executive must make a deferral election for a Plan Year with respect to Base Compensation at least two months prior to the Plan Year in which the Base

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Compensation would otherwise be paid. An individual who newly becomes an eligible Executive will have 30 days from the date the individual becomes an eligible Executive to make an election with respect to compensation for payroll cycles that begin after the election is received (if this 30-day period is a longer election period than applies under the preceding sentence).

(b) Deferrals of Bonuses and Performance Unit Payouts . Subject to the next two sentences, an eligible Executive must make a deferral election for a Plan Year with respect to his or her Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout at least six months prior to the Plan Year in which the Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout would otherwise be paid. An individual who newly becomes an eligible Executive may make a deferral election with respect to his or her Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payout to be paid during the succeeding Plan Year later than the date applicable under the previous sentence so long as the deferral election is made: (i) within 30 days of the date the individual becomes an eligible Executive, and (ii) sufficiently prior to the first day of such succeeding Plan Year to ensure, in the discretionary judgment of the Plan Administrator, that the amount to be deferred will not have been constructively received (under all the facts and circumstances).

(c) Deferrals of Stock Option Gains . With respect to each grant of PepsiCo or PBG stock options that are held by eligible Executives, the Plan Administrator shall designate at such time as it deems appropriate whether gains on the grant shall be eligible for deferral. Such designation may apply to all (or less than all) of the Executives that hold such grant. Thereafter, the Plan Administrator shall notify Executives holding designated options that such options then qualify for deferral of their related Stock Option Gains. Subject to the next sentence, an eligible Executive who has such qualifying options must make a deferral election with respect to his or her related Stock Option Gains at least 6 months before such qualifying options’ proposed capture date (as defined below) or, if earlier, in the calendar year preceding the year of the proposed capture date. The “proposed capture date” for a set of options shall be the earliest date that the issuer of the underlying stock would capture a Participant’s Stock Option Gains in accordance with the deferral agreement prepared for such purpose by the Plan Administrator.

(d) General Provisions . A separate deferral election under (a), (b) or (c) above must be made by an eligible Executive for each category of a Plan Year’s compensation that is eligible for deferral. If an eligible Executive fails to file a properly completed and executed Election Form with the Plan Administrator by the prescribed time, he or she will be deemed to have elected not to defer any Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains, as the case may be, for the applicable Plan Year. An election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed.

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Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage a Participant elects to defer shall not be permitted during a Plan Year. Notwithstanding the preceding three sentences, to the extent necessary because of circumstances beyond the control of the Executive, the Plan Administrator may grant an extension of any election period and may permit (to the extent deemed necessary for orderly Plan administration or to avoid undue hardship to an eligible Executive) the complete revocation of an election with respect to future deferrals. Any such extension or revocation shall be available only if the Plan Administrator determines that it shall not trigger constructive receipt of income and is desirable for plan administration, and only upon such conditions as may be required by the Plan Administrator.

(e) Beneficiaries . A Participant designates on the Election Form a Beneficiary to receive payment, in the event of his or her death, of the amounts credited to his or her applicable Deferral Subaccount; provided, however, the Plan Administrator may require a Participant to make an aggregate Beneficiary designation, which shall apply to some or all of his or her Deferral Subaccounts (as specified in the discretion of the Plan Administrator) on a uniform basis. A Beneficiary is paid in accordance with the terms of a Participant's Election Form, as interpreted by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Plan. At any time, a Participant may change a Beneficiary designation for his or her Deferral Subaccounts in a writing that is signed by the Participant and filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the Participant’s death, and that meets such other standards as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time.

3.4 Period of Deferral . An eligible Executive making a deferral election shall specify a deferral period on his or her Election Form by designating a specific payout date, one or more specific payout events or both a date and one or more specific events from the choices that are made available to the eligible Executive by the Plan Administrator. From time to time in its discretion, the Plan Administrator may condition a Participant’s right to designate one or more specific payout events on the Participant also specifying a payout date. Subject to the next sentence, an eligible Executive’s elected period of deferral shall run until the earliest occurring date or event specified on his or her Election Form. Notwithstanding an eligible Executive’s actual election, an eligible Executive shall be deemed to have elected a period of deferral of not less than:

(a) For Base Compensation, at least until January 1 of the second Plan Year following the Plan Year during which the Base Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral (until 6 months after the Plan Year during which the Base Compensation would have been paid for deferral elections made before the Start Date);


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(b) For Bonus Compensation, at least 2 years after the date the Bonus Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral (1 year for deferral elections made before the Start Date);

(c) For Performance Unit Payouts, at least 2 years after the date the Performance Unit Payout would have been paid absent the deferral (1 year for deferral elections made before the Start Date); and

(d) For Stock Option Gains, at least 2 years after the date the Stock Option Gain is credited to a Deferral Subaccount for the benefit of the Participant (1 year for deferral elections made before the Start Date).

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ARTICLE IV

INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS

4.1 Accounting for Participants’ Interests .

(a) Deferral Subaccounts . Each Participant shall have at least one separate Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation, Performance Unit Payout or Stock Option Gains made by the Participant under this Plan. A Participant’s deferral shall be credited to his or her Account as soon as practicable following the date when the deferral of compensation actually occurs, as determined by the Plan Administrator. A Participant’s Account is a bookkeeping device to track the value of his or her deferrals (and his or her Employer’s liability therefor). No assets shall be reserved or segregated in connection with any Account, and no Account shall be insured or otherwise secured.

(b) Account Earnings or Losses . As of each Valuation Date, a Participant’s Account shall be credited with earnings and gains (and shall be debited for expenses and losses) determined as if the amounts credited to his or her Account had actually been invested as directed by the Participant in accordance with this section (as modified by Section 4.3, if applicable). The Plan provides only for “phantom investments,” and therefore such earnings, gains, expenses and losses are hypothetical and not actual. However, they shall be applied to measure the value of a Participant’s Account and the amount of his or her Employer’s liability to make deferred payments to or on behalf of the Participant.
    
(c) Investment Options . Each of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts (other than those containing Stock Option Gains) shall be invested on a phantom basis in any combination of phantom investment options specified by the Participant (or following the Participant’s death, by his or her Beneficiary) from those offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose from time to time. Subsection (e) below governs the phantom investment options available for deferrals of Stock Option Gains. The Plan Administrator may discontinue any phantom investment option with respect to some or all Accounts, and it may provide rules for transferring a Participant’s phantom investment from the discontinued option to a specified replacement option (unless the Participant selects another replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply).


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(1) Phantom Investment Options Beginning January 1, 2001 . Effective as of January 1, 2001, the phantom investment options offered under the Plan are as follows:

(i) Phantom PBG Stock Account . Participant Accounts invested in this phantom option are adjusted to reflect an investment in PBG Common Stock. An amount deferred or transferred into this option is converted to phantom shares (or units) of PBG Common Stock of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value of a share of PBG Common Stock (or of a unit in the Account) on the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall adopt a fair valuation methodology for valuing a phantom investment in this option, such that the value shall reflect the complete value of an investment in PBG Common Stock in accordance with Clause (A) or (B) below.

(A) The Plan Administrator may value a phantom investment in PBG Common Stock pursuant to an accounting methodology which unitizes partial shares as well as any amounts that would be received by the Account as dividends (if dividends were paid on phantom shares/units of PBG Common Stock as they are on actual shares of equivalent value). For the time period this methodology is chosen, partial shares and the above dividends shall be converted to units and credited to the Participant’s Phantom PBG Stock Account.

(B) The Plan Administrator may also value a phantom investment in PBG Common Stock by separately accounting for partial shares and any amounts that would be received by the Account as dividends (if dividends were paid on phantom shares of PBG Common Stock as they are on actual shares). For the time period this methodology is chosen, a dividend subaccount shall be created to separately account for the dollar value of the partial shares and the dividends and such dividend subaccount shall be invested in a phantom investment option designated by the Plan Administrator from those currently in effect.

A Participant’s interest in the Phantom PBG Stock Account is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares (or units) credited to his or her Account on such date by the Fair Market Value of a share of PBG Common Stock (or of a unit in the Account) on such date, and then adding the value of the Participant’s dividend

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subaccount (if the methodology in clause (B) above is used). If shares of PBG Common Stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or other any other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of phantom shares/units credited to an Account or subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate. In no event will shares of PBG Common Stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of PBG Common Stock on account of an interest in this phantom option.
    
In accordance with the preceding paragraph, and effective as of February 26, 2010, the portion of a Participant’s Account that is invested in the Phantom PBG Stock Account immediately prior to February 26, 2010 shall be converted to an investment in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Account, which is a phantom investment fund that replicates the PepsiCo Common Stock Fund under the PepsiCo 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees. As of February 26, 2010, such conversion shall be applied by converting the Participant’s phantom units in the Phantom PBG Stock Account into phantom units in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Account in a manner that provides an equivalent phantom value before and after the conversion.

(ii) PBG 401(k) Accounts . From time to time, the Plan Administrator shall designate which (if any) of the investment options under the Company’s 401(k) Plan shall be available as phantom investment options under this Plan. Effective as of January 1, 2001, such available phantom options are the Security Plus Fund, Bond Index Fund, Total U.S. Equity Index Fund, Large Cap Equity Index Fund, Mid Cap Equity Index Fund, Small Cap Equity Index Fund and the International Equity Index Fund. Participant Accounts invested in these phantom options are adjusted to reflect an investment in the corresponding investment options under the PBG 401(k) Plan. An amount deferred or transferred into one of these options is converted to phantom units in the applicable PBG 401(k) fund of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the value of a unit in such fund on the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator. Thereafter, a Participant’s interest in each such phantom option is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom units credited to his or her Account on such date by the value of a unit in the applicable PBG 401(k) fund on such date.


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(iii) Other Accounts . From time to time, the Plan Administrator shall designate which (if any) other investment options shall be available as phantom investment options under this Plan. These may be in addition to those provided for above. They may also be in lieu of some or all of them. Any of these phantom investment options shall be administered under procedures implemented from time to time by the Plan Administrator.

(2) Phantom Investment Options Before January 1, 2001 . For Plan Years ending before January 1, 2001, the phantom investment options offered under the Plan shall be those phantom investment options provided for in Section 4.1(c)(1), except as modified and supplemented below:

(i) Phantom PBG Stock Account . Investments in the Phantom PBG Stock Account shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4.1(c)(1)(i), except that the valuation methodology in Section 4.1(c)(1)(i)(B) shall be used and that amounts credited to the dividend subaccount shall be invested in the phantom Interest Bearing Cash Account.

(ii) PBG 401(k) Accounts . Investments in any phantom options based on the Company’s 401(k) Plan shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4.1(c)(1)(ii), except that the available phantom options shall be the Equity-Index Account, the Equity-Income Account and the Security Plus Account.

(iii) Phantom Interest Bearing Cash Account . Participant Accounts may be invested in this phantom option and shall accrue a return based upon the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. (or another bank designated by the Plan Administrator from time to time). Returns accrue during the period since the last Valuation Date based on the prime rate in effect on the first business day after such Valuation Date and are compounded annually. An amount deferred or transferred into this option is credited with the applicable rate of return beginning with the date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator.

(3) Transfer Rules for 2001 Investment Option Change . Unless a Participant selects another replacement option prior to January 1, 2001 in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may implement, the Plan Administrator shall transfer and convert a Participant’s phantom investments effective as of January 1, 2001 as follows:

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(i) Phantom investments in the Interest Bearing Cash Account shall be converted and transferred into the Security Plus Fund;

(ii) Phantom investments in the Security Plus Account shall be converted and transferred into the Security Plus Fund;

(iii) Phantom investments in the Equity-Index Account shall be converted and transferred into the Large Cap Index Fund; and

(iv) Phantom investments in the Equity-Income Account shall be converted and transferred into the Total U.S. Equity Index Fund.

All the above conversions and transfers shall be effectuated pursuant to procedures implemented by the Plan Administrator.

(d) Method of Allocation . With respect to any deferral election by a Participant, the Participant must use his or her Election Form to allocate the deferral in 5 percent increments among the phantom investment options then offered by the Plan Administrator. Thereafter, a Participant may reallocate previously deferred amounts in a Deferral Subaccount by properly completing and submitting a fund transfer form provided by the Plan Administrator and specifying, in 5 percent increments, the reallocation of his or her Deferral Subaccount among the phantom investment options then offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose. The Plan Administrator may provide that such allocations or reallocations are to be made in such different increment as is selected by the Plan Administrator. Any such transfer form shall be effective as of the date specified by the Plan Administrator in its discretion from time to time. The Plan Administrator may specify any date as the effective date of such transfer forms, including the Valuation Date, and the Plan Administrator may also specify a minimum number of days in advance of which such transfer form must be received in order for the form to become effective as of the specified effective date. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, the Plan Administrator may at any time alter the effective date of any allocation pursuant to Section 5.3(j). If more than one transfer form is received on a timely basis for a Deferral Subaccount, the transfer form that the Plan Administrator determines to be the most recent shall be followed. In the case of a Participant who is determined by the Plan Administrator to be subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), the reallocation of any Subaccount of the Participant may be delayed to the extent the Plan Administrator deems it necessary to satisfy Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Act. The preceding sentence shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary.


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(e) Investment Choices for Stock Option Gains . Deferrals of Stock Option Gains initially may be invested only in the Phantom PBG Stock Account. In the case of a Participant who has attained eligibility for Retirement, the Plan Administrator may make available some or all of the other phantom investment options described in subsection (c) above. In this case, any election to reallocate the balance in the Participant’s applicable Deferral Subaccount shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this section.

4.2 Vesting of a Participant’s Account . Except as provided in Section 4.3, a Participant’s interest in the value of his or her Account shall at all times be 100 percent vested, which means that it will not forfeit as a result of his or her Termination of Employment.

4.3 Risk of Forfeiture Subaccounts . A Participant may elect to defer Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payouts to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount only if: (i) he or she had, as of June 1, 1994, a deferred compensation subaccount under the Prior Plan maintained under a forfeiture agreement (as defined below), and (ii) he or she has not yet attained eligibility for Retirement when the first amount would be deferred pursuant to his or her current risk-of-forfeiture election. A “forfeiture agreement” is an agreement with the Company, any Employer, or one of their predecessors providing that the subaccount would be forfeited if the employee terminated employment voluntarily or on account of Misconduct prior to Retirement. A Participant who meets these requirements may elect under Article III to defer some or all of his or her Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation or Performance Unit Payouts to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount subject to the following terms. (The date when a Participant attains eligibility for Retirement is specified in the definition of “Retirement.”)

(a) A Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount will be terminated and forfeited in the event that the Participant has a Termination of Employment that is voluntary or because of his or her Misconduct prior to the earliest of:

(1) The end of the deferral period designated in his or her Election Form for such deferral (or if later, the end of such minimum period as may be required under Section 3.4);

(2) The date the Participant attains eligibility for Retirement; or

(3) The date indicated on his or her Election Form as the end of the risk of forfeiture condition (but not before completing the minimum risk of forfeiture period required by the Plan Administrator from time to time).

(b) A Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount shall become fully vested (and shall cease to be a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount) when:

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(1) The Participant reaches any of the dates in subsection (a) above while still employed by the Company or one of its affiliates (as defined by the Plan Administrator for this purpose), or

(2) On the date the Participant terminates involuntarily from his or her Employer (including death and termination for Disability), provided that such termination is not for his or her Misconduct.
    
(c) No amounts credited to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount may be transferred to a subaccount of the Participant that is not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount. No amounts credited to a subaccount of the Participant that is not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount may be transferred to a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount.

(d) A Participant may initially direct and then reallocate his or her Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount to any of the phantom investment options under the Plan that are currently available for such direction or reallocation, whichever applies. During the period before a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount ceases to be a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount, the return under any such phantom investment option shall be supplemented as follows.

(1) In the case of the Phantom PBG Stock Account:

(A) If the Plan Administrator is using the dividend subaccount valuation methodology of Section 4.1(c)(1)(i)(B), the Participant’s dividend subaccount thereunder shall be credited with an additional year-end dividend amount equal to 2 percent of the average closing price of PBG Common Stock for the 30 business days preceding the end of the Company’s fiscal year multiplied by the number of phantom shares of PBG Common Stock credited to the Participant’s Account as of the end of the year. In addition, the Participant’s dividend subaccount shall earn interest at a rate that is 2 percent above the rate ordinarily applicable under the phantom investment option in which the dividend subaccount is invested for the period that it is contained within a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount.

(B) If the Plan Administrator is using the unit valuation methodology of Section 4.1(c)(1)(i)(A), the Participant’s interest in the PBG Phantom Stock Account shall be increased in value by 2% as of the end of the Plan Year.

If the Participant’s subaccount was not a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount for the entire year (or if the Participant reallocated amounts to the Phantom PBG

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Stock Account after the beginning of the year), the above additional investment return for the year will be prorated down appropriately, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

(2) In the case of any other available phantom investment option for the Plan Year, the return on each such option shall be supplemented with an additional 2% annual return for the period that it is held within a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount (but prorated for periods of such investment of less than a year).

4.4 Distribution of a Participant’s Account . A Participant's Account shall be distributed as provided in this Section 4.4, subject to Section 5.3(j). The portion of any Deferral Subaccount that is invested in the Phantom PBG Stock Account may be distributed, at the option of the Plan Administrator, either in the form of cash or in whole shares of PBG Common Stock (with cash for any partial share and, if applicable, the value of the dividend subaccount). The Plan Administrator may also adopt a rule that eliminates the option to pay out cash under the prior sentence (except for any partial share and, if applicable, the value of the dividend subaccount). All other Deferral Subaccount balances shall be distributed in cash.

(a) Scheduled Payout Date . With respect to a specific deferral, a Participant’s “Scheduled Payout Date” shall be the earlier of:

(1) The first day of the calendar quarter (or at the Plan Administrator’s Option, the first Distribution Date) that follows the date selected by the Participant for such deferral in accordance with Section 3.4, or

(2) The first day of the calendar quarter (or at the Plan Administrator’s Option, the first Distribution Date) that follows the earliest to occur event selected by the Participant for such deferral in accordance with Section 3.4.

With respect to any deferral, if a Participant selects only a payout event that might not occur (such as Retirement) and then terminates employment before the occurrence of the event, the Plan Administrator may adopt rules to specify the Scheduled Payout Date that shall apply to the deferral, notwithstanding the terms of the Participant’s election. Unless an election has been made in accordance with subsection (b) below (or unless subsection (f) requires an earlier distribution), the Participant’s Deferral Subaccount containing the deferral shall be distributed to the Participant in a single lump sum as soon as practicable following the Scheduled Payout Date.

(b) Payment Election . Unless subsection (f) below requires an earlier payout, a Participant may delay receipt of a Deferral Subaccount beyond its

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Scheduled Payout Date, or elect to receive installments rather than a lump sum, by making a payment election under this subsection. A payment election must be made by the end of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year containing the Scheduled Payout Date (or if earlier, at least 6 months before the Scheduled Payout Date). This deadline applies without regard to whether the Participant has received any notice of the deadline or the availability of a payment election. Any payment election to receive a lump sum at a later time must specify a revised payout date that is at least 2 years after the Scheduled Payout Date. Any payment election to receive installment payments in lieu of a lump sum shall specify the amount (or method for determining) each installment and a set of revised payout dates, the last of which must be at least 2 years after the Scheduled Payout Date. With respect to any Deferral Subaccount, only one election may be made under this subsection. Beneficiaries are not permitted to make elections under this subsection. Actual payments shall be made as soon as practicable following a revised payout date.

(c) Valuation . In determining the amount of any individual distribution pursuant to subsection (a), (b) or (f), the Participant's Deferral Subaccount shall continue to be credited with earnings and gains (and debited for expenses and losses) under Sections 4.1 and 4.3 until the Valuation Date preceding the Scheduled Payout Date or revised or earlier payout date for such distribution (whichever is applicable). In determining the value of a Participant’s remaining Deferral Subaccount following an installment distribution, such installment distribution shall reduce the value of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccount as of the close of the Valuation Date preceding the revised payout date for such installment.

(d) Limitations . The following limitations apply to distributions from the Plan:

(1) Installments may only be made at the time intervals as specified by the Plan Administrator in its discretion for this purpose from time to time. Specifically, the Plan Administrator may allow monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual installments. However, installments may be paid over a period of no more than 20 years, and not later than the Participant’s 80th birthday (or what would have been his or her 80th birthday, if the Participant dies earlier).

(2) If a Participant has elected a Scheduled Payout Date that would be after his or her 80th birthday, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected his or her 80th birthday as his or her Scheduled Payout Date.

(3) If a Participant has elected to defer income, which would qualify as performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m), into a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount, then such subaccount may not be paid out at

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any time while the Participant is a covered employee under Code section 162(m)(3), to the extent the Plan Administrator determines it would result in compensation being paid to the Participant in such year that would not be deductible under Code section 162(m). The payout of any such amount shall be deferred until a year when the Participant is no longer a section 162(m) covered employee. The Plan Administrator may waive the foregoing provisions of this paragraph to the extent necessary to avoid an undue hardship to the Participant. This paragraph shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary.

(4) In the case of a Participant who is determined by the Plan Administrator to be subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), the Participant’s Scheduled Payout Date and related distribution may be delayed to the extent the Plan Administrator deems it necessary to satisfy Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Act. This paragraph shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary.

(e) Upon a Participant’s death, his or her Beneficiary shall be paid each Deferral Subaccount still standing to the Participant’s credit under the Plan in accordance with the terms of the Participant’s payout election for such subaccount under Section 3.4, or his or her payment election under subsection (b) above, whichever is applicable. Any claim to be paid any amounts standing to the credit of a Participant in connection with the Participant’s death must be received by the Plan Administrator at least 14 days before any such amount is paid out by the Plan Administrator. Any claim received thereafter is untimely, and it shall not lie against the Plan, the Company, any Employer, the Plan Administrator or any other party acting for one or more of them.

(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) above, if a Participant’s Termination of Employment is voluntary (but not counting a Retirement) or is on account of his or her Misconduct, all of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts shall be distributed as provided in this subsection.

(1) If the total balance of all of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts as of the end of the calendar quarter (or such other period as the Plan Administrator specifies from time to time) during which the Termination of Employment occurs equals $25,000 or less, all Deferral Subaccounts shall be distributed to the Participant as a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the first day of the calendar quarter (or at the Plan Administrator’s option, the first Distribution Date) that follows the Participant’s last day of employment.


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(2) If the total balance of all of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts as of the end of the calendar quarter (or such other period as the Plan Administrator specifies from time to time) during which the Termination of Employment occurs is greater than $25,000, all Deferral Subaccounts shall be distributed to the Participant as a single lump sum as soon as practicable after the first day of the calendar quarter (or at the Plan Administrator’s option, the first Distribution Date) that follows at least one year after the Participant’s last day of employment.

Notwithstanding (1) and (2) above, a Deferral Subaccount shall not be distributed under this subsection before the end of the minimum period of deferral that is applicable to the Deferral Account under Section 3.4. If the preceding sentence delays payout of a distribution, payout shall be made as soon as practicable after the minimum period of deferral.

4.5 Acceleration of Payment in Certain Cases . Except as expressly provided in this Section 4.5, no payments shall be made under this Plan prior to the date (or dates) applicable under Section 4.4.

(a) A Participant who is suffering severe financial hardship resulting from extraordinary and unforeseeable events beyond the control of the Participant (and who does not have other funds reasonably available that could satisfy the severe financial hardship) may file a written request with the Plan Administrator for accelerated payment of all or a portion of the amount credited to his or her Account. A committee composed of representatives from the Company's Compensation Department, Tax Department and Law Department, or such other parties as the Plan Administrator may specify from time to time, shall have sole discretion to determine whether a Participant satisfies the requirements for a hardship request and the amount that may be distributed (which shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to alleviate the Participant’s hardship).

(b) After a Participant has filed a written request pursuant to this section, along with all supporting material, the committee shall grant or deny the request within 60 days (or such other number of days as is customarily applied from time to time) unless special circumstances warrant additional time.

(c) The Plan Administrator may adjust the standards for hardship withdrawals from time to time to the extent it determines such adjustment to be necessary to avoid triggering constructive receipt of income under the Plan.

(d) A Beneficiary may also request a hardship distribution upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and subject to the foregoing limitations.


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(e) When determined to be necessary in the interest of sound plan administration, the Plan Administrator may accelerate the payment of a class of Participants’ Deferral Subaccounts hereunder. This shall only occur to the extent the Plan Administrator determines that such acceleration will not trigger constructive receipt of Deferral Subaccounts that are not paid out.

(f) When some or all of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount is distributed pursuant to this section, the distribution and such subaccount shall be valued as provided by the Plan Administrator, using rules patterned after those in Section 4.4(c) above, on the Valuation Date coincident with or immediately preceding the date on which the decision to make accelerated payment is made (or if later, the date on which it is deemed to be effective).

4.6 Conversion of Deferral Subaccounts by Certain Participants . Participants who are employed as an Executive classified as Band VI or above (or an equivalent level for employees not under the band system) may elect to convert all or any portion of one or more Deferral Subaccounts (other than a Risk of Forfeiture Subaccount) to a form of split-dollar life insurance pursuant to the terms and conditions of this section.

(a) To convert a Deferral Subaccount, the Participant must make a conversion election in the manner specified by the Plan Administrator from time to time. Any such election for a Deferral Subaccount must be made prior to making a payment election under Section 4.4(b) for the Deferral Subaccount and not later than the earlier of: (i) the end of the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year containing the Scheduled Payout Date applicable to such subaccount as set forth in Section 4.4(a) above, and (ii) the date 6 months before the Scheduled Payout Date. This deadline applies without regard to whether the Participant has received any notice of the deadline or the availability of a conversion election. In addition to other items or information that the Plan Administrator may require or request from time to time, the Participant must specify which Deferral Subaccounts the Participant desires to convert, the portion of each such Deferral Subaccount to be converted and the Participant must relinquish in writing all of his or her rights to the converted portion of such Deferral Subaccounts.

(b) To implement a conversion election, the Participant must also execute a split-dollar life insurance agreement with the Company in a form to be determined by the Plan Administrator. Such agreement shall set forth the interests of the Company and the Participant in the life insurance policy and, in addition to any other provisions that the Plan Administrator or Company shall require, such agreement shall (i) provide for the Company to receive, out of the life insurance policy’s death proceeds, an amount equal to the cash value of the policy (or if greater, the total amount of premiums paid for the policy), (ii) require the Company to purchase and pay the premiums on a life insurance policy on the life of the Participant

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(or, at the Participant’s election, on the joint lives of the Participant and the Participant’s spouse), and (iii) specify the owner of the life insurance policy.

(c) The conversion of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts shall be administered under rules and procedures implemented from time to time by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator may require the Participant from time to time to execute other agreements, forms or elections as may be necessary to properly effectuate the conversion.

(d) The conversion election provided by this Section 4.6 may be eliminated or otherwise restricted at any time in the discretion of the Plan Administrator.

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ARTICLE V

PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

5.1 Plan Administrator . The Plan Administrator is the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Committee”) or its delegate or delegates, who shall act within the scope of their delegation pursuant to such operating guidelines as the Committee shall establish from time to time. The Plan Administrator is responsible for the administration of the Plan.

5.2 Action . Action by the Committee may be taken in accordance with procedures that the Committee adopts from time to time or that the Company’s Law Department determines are legally permissible.

5.3 Powers of the Plan Administrator . The Plan Administrator shall administer and manage the Plan and shall have all powers necessary to accomplish that purpose, including (but not limited to) the following:

(a) To exercise its discretionary authority to construe, interpret, and administer this Plan;

(b) To exercise its discretionary authority to make all decisions regarding eligibility, participation and deferrals, to make allocations and determinations required by this Plan, and to maintain records regarding Participants' Accounts;

(c) To compute and certify to the Employer the amount and kinds of payments to Participants or their Beneficiaries, and to determine the time and manner in which such payments are to be paid;

(d) To authorize all disbursements by the Employer pursuant to this Plan;

(e) To maintain (or cause to be maintained) all the necessary records for administration of this Plan;

(f) To make and publish such rules for the regulation of this Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;

(g) To delegate to other individuals or entities from time to time the performance of any of its duties or responsibilities hereunder;


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(h) To establish or to change the phantom investment options or arrangements under Article IV;

(i) To hire agents, accountants, actuaries, consultants and legal counsel to assist in operating and administering the Plan; and

(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Plan Administrator may take any action it deems appropriate in furtherance of any policy of the Company respecting insider trading as may be in effect from time to time. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, altering the effective date of allocations or distributions of Accounts or Deferral Subaccounts.

The Plan Administrator has the exclusive and discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits, to determine the amount and manner of payment of such benefits and to make any determinations that are contemplated by (or permissible under) the terms of this Plan, and its decisions on such matters will be final and conclusive on all parties. Any such decision or determination shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Plan Administrator, even if (A) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (B) a determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or call for a determination. As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides in its discretion that the applicant is entitled to them. In the event of a review by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal, any exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority shall not be disturbed unless it is clearly shown to be arbitrary and capricious.

5.4 Compensation, Indemnity and Liability . The Plan Administrator will serve without bond and without compensation for services hereunder. All expenses of the Plan and the Plan Administrator will be paid by the Employer. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Plan Administrator, any such expense may be charged against specific Participant Accounts, thereby reducing the obligation of the Employer. No member of the Committee, and no individual acting as the delegate of the Committee, shall be liable for any act or omission of any other member or individual, nor for any act or omission on his or her own part, excepting his or her own willful Misconduct. The Employer will indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Committee and any employee of PBG (or a PBG affiliate, if recognized as an affiliate for this purpose by the Plan Administrator) acting as the delegate of the Committee against any and all expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of his or her membership on the Committee (or his or her serving as the delegate of the Committee), excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his or her own willful Misconduct.

5.5 Taxes . If the whole or any part of any Participant's Account becomes liable for the payment of any estate, inheritance, income, employment, or other tax which the

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Employer may be required to pay or withhold, the Employer will have the full power and authority to withhold and pay such tax out of any moneys or other property in its hand for the account of the Participant. To the extent practicable, the Employer will provide the Participant notice of such withholding. Prior to making any payment, the Employer may require such releases or other documents from any lawful taxing authority as it shall deem necessary.

5.6 Section 16 Compliance . This Plan is intended to be a formula plan for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”). Accordingly, in the case of a deferral or other action under the Plan that constitutes a transaction that could be covered by Rule 16b-3(d) or (e) of the Act, if it were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee (“Board Approval”), it is intended that the Plan shall be administered by delegates of the Compensation Committee, in the case of a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Act, in a manner that will permit the Board Approval of the Plan to avoid any additional Board Approval of specific transactions to the maximum extent possible.


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ARTICLE VI

CLAIMS PROCEDURE

6.1 Claims for Benefits . If a Participant, Beneficiary or other person (hereafter, "Claimant") does not receive timely payment of any benefits which he or she believes are due and payable under the Plan, he or she may make a claim for benefits to the Plan Administrator. The claim for benefits must be in writing and addressed to the Plan Administrator or to the Company. If the claim for benefits is denied, the Plan Administrator will notify the Claimant in writing within 90 days after the Plan Administrator initially received the benefit claim. However, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period and such extension may not exceed one additional, consecutive 90-day period. Any notice of a denial of benefits should advise the Claimant of the basis for the denial, any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim, and the steps which the Claimant must take to have his or her claim for benefits reviewed.

6.2 Appeals . Each Claimant whose claim for benefits has been denied may file a written request for a review of his or her claim by the Plan Administrator. The request for review must be filed by the Claimant within 60 days after he or she received the written notice denying his or her claim. The decision of the Plan Administrator will be made within 60 days after receipt of a request for review and will be communicated in writing to the Claimant. Such written notice shall set forth the basis for the Plan Administrator's decision. If there are special circumstances which require an extension of time for completing the review, the Plan Administrator's decision may be rendered not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for review.


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ARTICLE VII

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

7.1 Amendments . The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or its delegate, has the right in its sole discretion to amend this Plan in whole or in part at any time and in any manner, including the manner of making deferral elections, the terms on which distributions are made, and the form and timing of distributions. However, except for mere clarifying amendments necessary to avoid an inappropriate windfall, no Plan amendment shall reduce the amount credited to the Account of any Participant as of the date such amendment is adopted. Any amendment shall be in writing and adopted by the Committee or an officer of the Company who is authorized by the Committee for this purpose. All Participants and Beneficiaries shall be bound by such amendment.

7.2 Termination of Plan . The Company expects to continue this Plan, but does not obligate itself to do so. The Company, acting by the Compensation and Management Development Committee of its Board of Directors (or its delegate), reserves the right to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, for any reason (including a change, or an impending change, in the tax laws of the United States or any State). Termination of the Plan will be binding on all Participants (and a partial termination shall be binding upon all affected Participants), but in no event may such termination reduce the amounts credited at that time to any Participant's Account. If this Plan is terminated (in whole or in part), amounts theretofore credited to affected Participants' Accounts may either be paid in a lump sum immediately, or distributed in some other manner consistent with this Plan, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion.


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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS


8.1 Limitation on Participant's Rights . Participation in this Plan does not give any Participant the right to be retained in the Employer's or Company's employ (or any right or interest in this Plan or any assets of the Company or Employer other than as herein provided). The Company and Employer reserve the right to terminate the employment of any Participant without any liability for any claim against the Company or Employer under this Plan, except for a claim for payment of deferrals as provided herein.

8.2 Unfunded Obligation of Individual Employer . The benefits provided by this Plan are unfunded. All amounts payable under this Plan to Participants are paid from the general assets of the Participant’s individual Employer. Nothing contained in this Plan requires the Company or Employer to set aside or hold in trust any amounts or assets for the purpose of paying benefits to Participants. Neither a Participant, Beneficiary, nor any other person shall have any property interest, legal or equitable, in any specific Employer asset. This Plan creates only a contractual obligation on the part of a Participant’s individual Employer, and the Participant has the status of a general unsecured creditor of this Employer with respect to amounts of compensation deferred hereunder. Such a Participant shall not have any preference or priority over, the rights of any other unsecured general creditor of the Employer. No other Employer guarantees or shares such obligation, and no other Employer shall have any liability to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary. In the event, a Participant transfers from the employment of one Employer to another, the former Employer shall transfer the liability for deferrals made while the Participant was employed by that Employer to the new Employer (and the books of both Employers shall be adjusted appropriately).

8.3 Other Plans . This Plan shall not affect the right of any eligible Executive or Participant to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the provisions of any other employee benefit plans which are now or hereafter maintained by any Employer, unless the terms of such other employee benefit plan or plans specifically provide otherwise or it would cause such other plan to violate a requirement for tax favored treatment.

8.4 Receipt or Release . Any payment to a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan Administrator, the Employer and the Company, and the Plan Administrator may require such Participant, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect.

8.5 Governing Law . This Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects in accordance with applicable federal law and, to the extent not preempted by

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federal law, in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. If any provisions of this instrument shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.

8.6 Adoption of Plan by Related Employers . The Plan Administrator may select as an Employer any division of the Company, as well as any corporation related to the Company by stock ownership, and permit or cause such division or corporation to adopt the Plan. The selection by the Plan Administrator shall govern the effective date of the adoption of the Plan by such related Employer. The requirements for Plan adoption are entirely within the discretion of the Plan Administrator and, in any case where the status of an entity as an Employer is at issue, the determination of the Plan Administrator shall be absolutely conclusive.

8.7 Gender, Tense and Examples . In this Plan, whenever the context so indicates, the singular or plural number and the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be deemed to include the other. Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passage of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limitation on its breadth of application).

8.8 Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits . This Plan inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties hereto and their successors, heirs and assigns; provided, however, that the amounts credited to the Account of a Participant are not (except as provided in Section 5.5) subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to any benefits payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any assignment or alienation in connection with a separation, divorce, child support or similar arrangement, will be null and void and not binding on the Plan or the Company or Employer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator reserves the right to make payments in accordance with a divorce decree, judgment or other court order as and when cash payments are made in accordance with the terms of this Plan from the Deferral Subaccount of a Participant. Any such payment shall be charged against and reduce the Participant’s Account.

8.9 Facility of Payment . Whenever, in the Plan Administrator's opinion, a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any payment hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his or her financial affairs, the Plan Administrator may direct the Employer to make payments to such person or to the legal representative of such person for his or her benefit, or to apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Plan Administrator considers advisable. Any payment in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be a complete discharge

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of any liability for the making of such payment to the Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan.

8.10 Separate Plans . This Plan document encompasses two separate plans of deferred compensation for all legal purposes (including ERISA, federal tax law, and state tax law) as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) below.

(a) The portion of the Plan that provides for deferrals of Base Compensation, Bonus Compensation and Performance Unit Payouts (which shall be known as the “PBG Executive Income Deferral Plan”).

(b) The portion of the Plan that provides for deferrals of Stock Option Gains (which shall be known as the “PBG Option Gains Deferral Plan”).

Together, these two separate plans of deferred compensation are referred to as the PBG Executive Income Deferral Program, and are severable for any and all purposes as directed by the Company. (However, see Section B.6(a) of Article B which also provides for a separate plan.)

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This 7th day of February, 2018, the above restated Plan is hereby adopted and approved by the Company’s duly authorized officer to be effective as stated herein.


PEPSICO, INC.



By: /s/ Ruth Fattori                        
Ruth Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

                        
                    


APPROVED


By: /s/ Stacy Grindal            
Stacy Grindal, Law Department



                


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PBG EXECUTIVE INCOME DEFERRAL PROGRAM

APPENDIX



The following Appendix articles modify and supplement the general terms of the Plan as it applies to certain executives as provided therein.

    

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ARTICLE A

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF PBG

This Article sets forth provisions that apply in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. Except as specifically modified in this Appendix Article A, the foregoing provisions of the Plan shall fully apply. In the event of a conflict between this Article A and the foregoing provisions of the Plan, this Article A shall govern with respect to the conflict.

A.1 Definitions : When used in this Article, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all terms that are defined in Article II of the Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them by Article II.

(a) Employee Programs Agreement : The 1999 Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo and PBG.

(b) Offering Date : The “Offering Date” as that term is defined in the 1999 Separation Agreement between PepsiCo and PBG.

(c) PepsiCo : PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina Corporation.

(d) PepsiCo Group : PepsiCo and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

(e) Transferred Individual : A nonterminated “Transferred Individual” as that term is defined in the Employee Programs Agreement. For this purpose, a Transferred Individual shall be considered “nonterminated” if he or she is actively employed by (or on a leave of absence from and expected to return to) the Company and any of its affiliates, as of the end of the day on the Offering Date.

(f) Transition Individuals : A “Transition Individual” as that term is defined in the Employee Programs Agreement.

A.2 Assumption of Benefits and Liabilities . Effective as of the beginning of the day on the Start Date, all interests in the Prior Plan of (and Prior Plan liabilities with respect to) Transferred Individuals shall be assumed by this Plan.

(a) In the case of a Transferred Individual, effective as of the beginning of the day on the Start Date, his or her Account shall be credited with the amount that stood to his or her credit under the Prior Plan immediately prior to the Start Date. The allocation of this amount to phantom investment options under this Plan shall mirror

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the allocation then in effect for the Transferred Individual under the Prior Plan (except to the extent the Plan Administrator permits, and an authorized Executive makes, an investment change at a special Valuation Date offered to such Executive in connection with PBG’s initial public offering).

(b) Any deferral election made under the Prior Plan for a Transferred Individual shall be carried over and continued under this Plan, subject to the provisions of this Plan (as interpreted by the Plan Administrator). Notwithstanding the prior sentence, following the Start Date, to the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator, a Transferred Individual may revise any Prior Plan deferral election during the period before the deadline for making such election has been reached.

(c) A Transferred Individual who has made a deferral election with respect to a performance unit award payable to him under the PepsiCo Long Term Incentive Plan shall, once the deferral occurs, be credited with such deferral solely under this Plan. Any designation to have some or all of this deferral invested in the PepsiCo capital stock account under the Prior Plan shall be converted to a designation for investment in a phantom investment option under this Plan (other than the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account) which is designated by the Plan Administrator for this purpose.

A.3 Special PepsiCo Stock Investment Option . As of the Start Date, the Plan Administrator shall establish a temporary phantom investment option under the Plan, the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account. In no event will shares of PepsiCo capital stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of PepsiCo capital stock on account of an interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account.

(a) General Principles : The Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account shall be administered under rules that are similar to those applicable to the Phantom PBG Stock Account, but with such modifications as the Plan Administrator may apply from time to time.

(b) Valuation and Adjustment : A Participant’s interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares credited to his or her Account on such date by the fair market value of a share of PepsiCo capital stock on such date, and then adding the value of the Participant’s dividend subaccount. If shares of PepsiCo capital stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares, complete or partial liquidation or other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of phantom shares

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credited to an Account or subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate.

(c) Investment Allocations and Reallocations . No deferrals after the Start Date may be directed for investment in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account, except for a deferral of a Transferred Individual’s 1999 base salary that he or she directed for investment in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account prior to the Start Date. In accordance with Section 4.1(d), a Participant with an interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account may reallocate amounts from his or her Subaccounts in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account to other phantom investment options under the Plan that are available for this purpose ( e.g. , in the case of Stock Option Gains, no other phantom options are available for this purpose). No Participant may reallocate amounts into the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account.

(d) Termination of the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account . Effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 2000 (the “effective time”), the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account shall cease to be available under the Plan. Unless a Participant selects another phantom investment option prior to the effective time, in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may implement, the Participant’s phantom investment in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account shall be transferred and converted by the Plan Administrator into an investment in the Phantom Security Plus Fund as of the effective time. Notwithstanding the prior sentence , any Stock Option Gains that are invested in the Phantom PepsiCo Stock Account shall be automatically transferred and converted by the Plan Administrator into an investment in the Phantom PBG Stock Account as of the effective time.

A.4 Employment Transfers by Transition Individuals . This section shall apply to individuals who transfer between PBG and PepsiCo under circumstances that cause them to be Transition Individuals.

(a) Transfers to PepsiCo . If a Participant, who is a Transition Individual, is transferred to the PepsiCo Group, such transfer to the PepsiCo Group shall not be considered a Termination of Employment or other event that could trigger distribution of the Participant’s interest in the Plan. In this case, the Participant’s interest in the Plan (and all Plan liabilities with respect to the Participant) may be retained by the Plan, or they may be transferred to the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion. If a transfer of the Participant’s interest occurs, this transfer shall constitute a complete payout of the Participant’s Account for purposes of determining who is a Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan. If a transfer does not occur, for purposes of determining the distribution of such Participant’s interest in the Plan, the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall not be deemed to occur before his or her termination of employment with the PepsiCo Group.

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(b) Transfers from PepsiCo . If an individual is transferred by the PepsiCo Group to an Employer under circumstances that cause him to be a Transition Individual and such individual’s interest in the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program is transferred to this Plan, such Transition Individual shall become a Participant in this Plan. In connection with any such transfer of the individual’s interest, the individual’s phantom investment in PepsiCo capital stock under the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program shall be carried over and replicated hereunder until December 31, 2000 (except to the extent the Plan Administrator permits, and an authorized Executive makes, an investment change at a special Valuation Date offered to such Executive in connection with the transfer). Any other phantom investment of the individual under the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program may be carried over and replicated hereunder, or it may be converted to a phantom investment available under the Plan (depending upon the procedures then applied by the Plan Administrator). In determining the time of payout of a Transition Individual who has an interest transferred to this Plan, the elections of the Participant under the PepsiCo Executive Income Deferral Program shall be given effect, subject to this Plan’s provisions on payouts (as interpreted by the Plan Administrator).


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ARTICLE B

SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AWARDS

Effective as of December 21, 1999, this Article B sets forth provisions that apply in connection with cash and stock awards that have been granted to certain executives under the 1999 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan. Except as specifically modified in this Appendix Article B, the foregoing provisions of the Plan shall fully apply. In the event of a conflict between this Article B and the foregoing provisions of the Plan, this Article B shall govern with respect to the conflict.

B.1 Definitions : When used in this Article B, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below. Except as otherwise provided in this Article B, all terms that are defined in Article II of the Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them by Article II.

(a) PBG Group : The group of corporations or other entities comprised of (i) PBG and all of its divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates, (ii) PepsiCo, and (iii) such other corporations and entities as the Plan Administrator designates from time to time.

(b) Cash Award : The Supplemental Executive Incentive Compensation award that PBG granted in cash to certain executives under the 1999 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

(c) Change of Control : A Change of Control occurs on a date when (1) any individual, corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity, other than PepsiCo, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13D-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of PBG’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, (2) any individual, corporation, partnership, group, associate or other entity is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13D-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the combined voting power of PepsiCo’s outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, (3) the approval by the shareholders of PBG of a plan or agreement providing for a merger or consolidation of PBG, other than with PepsiCo, or for a sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of PBG, or (4) the approval by the shareholders of PepsiCo of a plan or agreement providing for a merger or consolidation of PepsiCo, other than with PBG, or for a sale, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of PepsiCo.


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(d) Employee : Any person who received a Cash Award or Stock Award under the Trust Agreement and is currently rendering services to a member of the PBG Group.

(e) Extension Form : The form prescribed by the Plan Administrator on which an Employee extends the Vesting Date of his or her Stock Award pursuant to the provisions of this Article B.

(f) PepsiCo : PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, and any successor or successors thereto.

(g) Stock Award : The Supplemental Executive Incentive Compensation award that PBG granted to certain executives under the 1999 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan that is invested and payable in PBG Common Stock. If an Employee completes an Extension Form pursuant to Section B.3 below and elects a Vesting Date to apply to the award, each portion of the award that has a different Vesting Date (whether future or current) shall be considered to be a separate Stock Award hereunder.

(h) Trust Agreement : The Trust Agreement (including any and all appendices), by and between PBG and Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, as amended and restated from time to time.

(i) Vesting Date : The date on which a Stock Award will no longer be subject to a risk of forfeiture as provided in the Trust Agreement or Section B.4, whichever applies.
        
B.2 Deferral of Cash Awards and Stock Awards .

(a) An Employee’s Cash Award shall be deferred under this Plan pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement and shall become vested and distributed to the Employee or his or her beneficiary in the amount and at the time as provided by the Trust Agreement.

(b) Prior to February 1, 2003, an Employee’s Stock Award shall be deferred under this Plan pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Trust Agreement and, unless the Vesting Date is extended pursuant to this Article B, the Stock Award shall become vested and distributed to the Employee or his or her beneficiary in the amount and form and at the time as provided by the Trust Agreement. If the Employee extends the Vesting Date of the Stock Award pursuant to this Article B (so that the Vesting Date extends beyond February 1, 2003), such extension shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this Article B. Except as specifically modified in this Article B, the provisions of the Trust Agreement shall fully apply. In

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the event of a conflict between this Article B and the provisions of the Trust Agreement, this Article B shall govern with respect to the conflict.

B.3 Extension of Vesting for Stock Awards .

(a) Manner of Election . Each Employee with a Stock Award may elect to extend the vesting under the Plan of his or her Stock Award by completing and filing with the Plan Administrator an Extension Form for such purpose. Such Extension Form must be completed in the manner and within the time limits prescribed by this Article B and the Plan Administrator from time to time.
The Extension Form shall permit the Employee to elect a delayed Vesting Date to apply to all or only a portion of the Stock Award. To be effective, an Employee’s Extension Form must set forth the Vesting Date that will be applicable to the Stock Award, the Employee’s Beneficiary designation and any other information that may be requested by the Plan Administrator from time to time. In addition, the Extension Form must meet the requirements of Sections B.3(b) and (c) below. If permitted by the Plan Administrator, an Employee may select a different Beneficiary for his or her Stock Awards than the Beneficiary selected for his or her Deferral Subaccounts.     

(b) Timing of Election . If an Employee desires to extend the vesting and receipt of his or her Stock Award beyond February 1, 2003, an Employee must initially so elect by completing and filing an Extension Form with the Plan Administrator by July 31, 2002. Subsequent vesting extensions (if any) of a Stock Award must be made by an Employee at least 6 months prior to the then applicable Vesting Date or, if earlier, in the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the then applicable Vesting Date. If an Employee fails to file a properly completed and executed Extension Form with the Plan Administrator by the prescribed time, he or she will be deemed to have elected not to extend the vesting and receipt of his or her Stock Award. An Extension Form is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed, and changes or modifications thereafter shall not be permitted. Notwithstanding the preceding, to the extent necessary because of circumstances beyond the control of the Employee, the Plan Administrator may grant a delay of any extension period and may permit (to the extent deemed necessary for orderly Plan administration or to avoid undue hardship to an Employee) the complete revocation of an Extension Form. Any such delay or revocation shall be available only if the Plan Administrator determines that it shall not trigger constructive receipt of income (or other early taxation of income) and that it is desirable for Plan administration, and only upon such conditions as may be required by the Plan Administrator.

(c) Period of Extension . An Employee shall specify a Vesting Date on his or her Extension Form by designating a specific date from the choices that are then made available to the Employee by the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding an

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Employee’s actual election, an Employee shall be deemed to have elected a Vesting Date that is not less than 24 months from the previous Vesting Date, but no later than September 30, 2009. In addition, notwithstanding an Employee’s actual election, if an Employee selects a Vesting Date that is later than September 30, 2009, an Employee shall be deemed to have elected a Vesting Date of September 30, 2009.

B.4 Forfeiture . An Employee’s interest in a Stock Award shall be terminated and the Stock Award shall be forfeited in the event that the Employee’s employment is terminated with the PBG Group and such termination is voluntary or on account of his or her Misconduct prior to the date the Stock Award vests in accordance with Section B.5(a) below.
        
B.5 Vesting and Distribution .

(a) Vesting . A Stock Award shall become fully vested (and shall cease to be subject to forfeiture) on the earliest of the following to occur:

(1) When the Employee reaches the Vesting Date applicable to the Stock Award while employed by a member of the PBG Group or while on an approved leave of absence (as determined by the Plan Administrator);

(2) When the Employee terminates employment, voluntarily or involuntarily, from any and all members of the PBG Group on account of the Employee’s death or Disability;

(3) When the Employee is involuntarily terminated from the PBG Group following a Change of Control (regardless of whether such termination is on account of Misconduct), unless it is determined otherwise by a majority of the “Outside Directors” (within the meaning of Code section 162(m)) serving on the PBG Board of Directors on December 23, 1999 (the “Incumbent Outside Directors”) or subsequently elected to the PBG Board of Directors by a vote of at least three-fourths of the directors constituting the Incumbent Outside Directors;

(4) When the Employee is involuntarily terminated from the PBG Group and such involuntary termination is not on account of Misconduct; or

(5) September 30, 2009.

(b) Distribution .

(1) Once an Employee’s Stock Award becomes fully vested as provided in Section B.5(a) above, the Stock Award, in the amount and form

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determined pursuant to the Trust Agreement, shall be distributed in a lump sum to the Employee or his or her Beneficiary as soon as practicable after the first Distribution Date coincident with or next following the full vesting of such Stock Award as provided in Section B.5(a) above.

(2) In the case of a Participant who is determined by the Plan Administrator to be subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), a distribution required under paragraph (1) above may be delayed to the extent the Plan Administrator deems it necessary to satisfy Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Act. This paragraph shall apply notwithstanding any provision of this Article B to the contrary.

B.6 General Provisions .

(a) This Article B (which together with the corresponding provisions of the Trust Agreement shall be known as the “PBG SEIC Deferral Plan”) shall encompass a plan of deferred compensation that is separate and distinct from the PBG Executive Income Deferral Plan and the PBG Option Gains Deferral Plan (as defined in Section 8.10) for all legal purposes (including ERISA, federal tax law and state tax law). Together, these three plans of deferred compensation shall be referred to as the PBG Executive Income Deferral Program, and all three such plans are severable for any and all purposes as directed by the Company. Additionally, Cash Awards may only be deferred for a maximum time period of 27 months and Stock Awards may only be deferred for a maximum time period of ten years. Therefore, since the Cash Awards and Stock Awards do not provide retirement income to the Employees and do not result in a deferral of income by Employees for periods extending to the termination of their covered employment or beyond, the PBG SEIC Deferral Plan is not subject to ERISA.

(b) In addition to those Plan provisions which may be in conflict with this Article B (and therefore the provisions of this Article B governs pursuant to the first paragraph of this Article B), Section 4.2, Section 4.5, Section 4.6, Section 8.2 and Article VI of this Plan shall neither apply to this Article B nor to any Cash Award or Stock Award.


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Exhibit 10.39





PEPSICO
PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN
(PEP)

Plan Document for the Section 409A Program
January 1, 2017 Restatement



PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan –409A Program




PEPSICO PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN
Table of Contents
 
 
Page No.


ARTICLE I
Foreword
1

ARTICLE II
Definitions and Construction
3

2.1
Definitions
3

 
Accrued Benefit
3

 
Actuarial Equivalent
3

 
Annuity
5

 
Annuity Starting Date
5

 
Cashout Limit
5

 
Code
5

 
Company
5

 
Covered Compensation
5

 
Credited Service
5

 
Disability Retirement Pension
6

 
Early 409A Retirement Pension
6

 
Elapsed Time Service
6

 
Eligible Domestic Partner
6

 
Eligible Spouse
9

 
Employee
9

 
Employer
9

 
ERISA
9

 
FICA Amount
10

 
409A Program
10

 
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments
10

 
Highest Average Monthly Earnings
10

 
Key Employee
10

 
Late 409A Retirement Pension
15

 
Late Retirement Date
15

 
Normal 409A Retirement Pension

15

 
Normal Retirement Age
15

 
Normal Retirement Date
15

 
Participant
15

 
Pension
15

 
PepsiCo Administration Committee or PAC
16

 
PepsiCo Organization
16

 
Plan
16

 
Plan Administrator
17



PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan –409A Program



 
Plan Year
17

 
Pre-409A Program
17

 
Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension
17

 
Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension
17

 
Primary Social Security Amount
17

 
Prohibited Misconduct
19

 
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity
22

 
Retirement
22

 
Retirement Date
22

 
Retirement Pension
22

 
Salaried Plan
22

 
Section 409A
23

 
Separation from Service
23

 
Service
25

 
Single Life Annuity
25

 
Single Lump Sum
25

 
Social Security Act
25

 
Taxable Wage Base
25

 
Vested Pension
26

2.2
Construction
26

ARTICLE III
Participation and Service
28

3.1
Participation
28

3.2
Service
28

3.3
Credited Service
29

ARTICLE IV
Requirements for Benefits
30

4.1
Normal 409A Retirement Pension
30

4.2
Early 409A Retirement Pension
30

4.3
409A Vested Pension
30

4.4
Late 409A Retirement Pension
30

4.5
409A Disability Pension
31

4.6
Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension
31

4.7
Vesting
33

4.8
Time of Payment
33

4.9
Cashout Distributions
34

4.10
Reemployment of Certain Participants
37

4.11
Forfeiture of Benefits
37

4.12
Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension
38

ARTICLE V
Amount of Retirement Pension
40

5.1
Participant’s 409A Pension
40

5.2
PEP Guarantee
41

5.3
Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension
47

5.4
Certain Adjustments
50

5.5
Excludable Employment
52



PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan –409A Program



5.6
Pre-409A Pension
52

5.7
Offset
52

5.8
Amount of Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension
53

ARTICLE VI
Distribution of Benefits
57

6.1
Form and Timing of Distributions
57

6.2
Available Forms of Payment
60

6.3
Procedures for Elections
63

6.4
Special Rules for Survivor Options
65

6.5
Designation of Beneficiary
67

6.6
Required Delay for Key Employees
67

6.7
Payment of FICA and Related Income Taxes
69

ARTICLE VII
Administration
71

7.1
Authority to Administer Plan
71

7.2
Facility of Payment
71

7.3
Claims Procedure
72

7.4
Effect of Specific References
74

7.5
Claimant Must Exhaust the Plan’s Claims Procedures Before Filing in Court
74

7.6
Limitations on Actions
77

7.7
Restriction on Venue
77

ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous     
78

8.1
Nonguarantee of Employment
78

8.2
Nonalienation of Benefits
78

8.3
Unfunded Plan
78

8.4
Action by the Company
79

8.5
Indemnification
79

8.6
Compliance with Section 409A
79

8.7
Section 457A
80

8.8
Authorized Transfers
81

ARTICLE IX
Amendment and Termination     
82

9.1
Continuation of the Plan
82

9.2
Amendments
82

9.3
Termination
82

9.4
Change in Control
83

ARTICLE X
ERISA Plan Structure
84

ARTICLE XI
Applicable Law
87

ARTICLE XII
Signature
88

APPENDIX
89

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE A - Transition Provisions
90

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE B - Computation of Earnings and Service During Certain Severance Windows
105

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE C - International and PIRP Transfer Participants
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APPENDIX ARTICLE D - Band 4 or Higher Rehired Yum Participants
116

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE E - Time and Form of Payment for Benefits Paid During Severance Windows
117

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE F - U.K. Supplementary Appendix Participants with U.S. Service      
123

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE G - Delay Election For Certain Pre-2018 Terminees
128

 
APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG
130

 
ARTICLE I TO APPENDIX PBG - HISTORY AND PURPOSE
130

 
ARTICLE II TO APPENDIX PBG - DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
132

 
ARTICLE III TO APPENDIX PBG - PARTICIPATION
144

 
ARTICLE IV TO APPENDIX PBG - AMOUNT OF RETIREMENT PENSION
144

 
ARTICLE V TO APPENDIX PBG - DEATH BENEFITS
156

 
ARTICLE VI TO APPENDIX PBG - DISTRIBUTIONS
156

 
APPENDIX TO ARTICLE PBG
162

ARTICLE PAC
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Fiduciary Committee Appointments
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ARTICLE I
Foreword
The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan (“PEP” or “Plan”) has been established by PepsiCo for the benefit of salaried employees of the PepsiCo Organization who participate in the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (“Salaried Plan”). PEP provides benefits for eligible employees whose pension benefits under the Salaried Plan are limited by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, PEP provides benefits for certain eligible employees based on the pre-1989 Salaried Plan formula (see, for example, Part B thereof).
1989 Restatement . The Plan was amended and restated in its entirety in 1989.
409A Program Document 2005 Restatement . The Plan was last amended and restated in its entirety effective as of January 1, 2005. The 2005 restatement sets forth the terms of the Plan that are applicable to benefits that are subject to Section 409A, i.e. , generally, benefits that are earned or vested after December 31, 2004 or materially modified within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-6(a)(4) (the “409A Program”).
Amendments to the 2005 Restatement . The 2005 restatement was amended to reflect the merger into this Plan of the PBG Pension Equalization Plan (“PBG PEP”), effective at the end of the day on December 31, 2011. The PBG PEP document that was in effect on April 1, 2009, as amended through January 1, 2011 (the “409A PBG PEP Document”) is attached hereto as Appendix Article PBG 409A and shall continue to govern PBG PEP benefits that were subject to the 409A PBG PEP Document prior to the Plan merger, except for certain administrative provisions that are now governed by the main portion of the 409A PepsiCo PEP Document as is

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explained in Appendix Article PBG 409A. There has been no change to the time or form of payment of benefits that are subject to Internal Revenue Code Section 409A (“Section 409A”) under either the PepsiCo PEP or PBG PEP Documents as a result of the merger or the revisions to the 409A PepsiCo PEP Document and 409A PBG PEP Document.
2017 Restatement . This restatement of the 409A Program Document is effective as of January 1, 2017.
Interplay of this 409A Program and Pre-409A Program . All benefits under the Plan that are not subject to the 409A Program (i.e., generally, benefits that are earned or vested before January 1, 2005 and not materially modified thereafter within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-6(a)(4)) shall be governed by the Plan Document for the Pre-Section 409 Program (the “Pre-409A Program”). Together, this document and the document for the Pre‑409A Program describe the terms of a single plan. However, amounts subject to the terms of this 409A Program and amounts subject to the terms of the Pre-409A Program shall be tracked separately at all times. The preservation of the terms of the Pre-409A Program, without material modification, and the separation between the 409A Program amounts and the Pre-409A Program amounts are intended to be sufficient to permit the pre-409A Program to remain exempt from Section 409A as grandfathered benefits.

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ARTICLE II
Definitions and Construction
2.1     Definitions : This section provides definitions for certain words and phrases listed below. Where the following words and phrases, in boldface and underlined, appear in this Plan document (including the Foreword) with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
Accrued Benefit : The Pension payable at Normal Retirement Date determined in accordance with Article V, based on the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Credited Service at the date of determination.
Actuarial Equivalent : Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the Plan or any Appendix to the Plan with respect to a specific benefit determination, a benefit of equivalent value computed on the basis of the factors set forth below. The application of the following assumptions to the computation of benefits payable under the Plan shall be done in a uniform and consistent manner. In the event the Plan is amended to provide new rights, features or benefits, the following actuarial factors shall not apply to these new elements unless specifically adopted by the amendment.
(1)     Annuities and Inflation Protection : To determine the amount of a Pension payable in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or optional form of survivor annuity, as an annuity with inflation protection, or as a period certain and life annuity, the Plan Administrator shall select the factors that are to be used. Effective January 1, 2009, the initial

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factors selected by the Plan Administrator are set forth in Schedule 1, below (prior factors appear in the Appendix). Thereafter, the Plan Administrator shall review such initial factors from time to time and shall amend such factors in its discretion. A Participant shall have no right to have any of the actuarial factors specified under the Plan from time to time applied to his benefit (or any portion thereof), except to the extent that a particular factor is currently in effect at the time it is to be applied under the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly intended and binding upon Participants that any actuarial factors selected by the Plan Administrator from time-to-time may be applied retroactively to already accrued benefits, and without regard to the actuarial factors that may have applied previously for such purpose.

SCHEDULE 1


Date
Mortality Table Factors
Interest Rate
Factor
January 1, 2009
to Present
GAR 94
5%

(2)     Lump Sums : To determine the lump sum value of a Pension, a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under Section 4.6, or a Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension under Section 4.12, the lump sum equivalent factors currently applicable to lump sum distributions under the Salaried Plan shall apply (disregarding transition factors).

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(3)     Other Cases : To determine the adjustment to be made in the Pension payable to or on behalf of a Participant in other cases, the factors are those applicable for such purpose under the Salaried Plan.
Annuity : A Pension payable as a series of monthly payments for at least the life of the Participant.
Annuity Starting Date : The Annuity Starting Date shall be the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable under this Plan as an annuity or in any other form. A Participant who: (1) is reemployed after his initial Annuity Starting Date, and (2) is entitled to benefits hereunder after his reemployment, shall have a subsequent Annuity Starting Date for such benefits only to the extent provided in Section 6.3(b).
Cashout Limit : The annual dollar limit on elective deferrals under Code section 402(g)(1)(B), as in effect from time to time.
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. All references herein to particular Code Sections shall also refer to any successor provisions and shall include all related regulations, interpretations and other guidance.
Company : PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina or its successor or successors.
Covered Compensation : “Covered Compensation” as that term is defined in Part B of the Salaried Plan.
Credited Service : The period of a Participant’s employment, calculated in accordance with Section 3.3, which is counted for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable to, or on behalf of, the Participant.

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Disability Retirement Pension : The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.5.
Early 409A Retirement Pension : The 409A Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.2.
Elapsed Time Service : The period of time beginning with a Participant’s first date of employment with the PepsiCo Organization and ending with the Participant’s Final Separation from Service, irrespective of any breaks in service between those two dates. By way of illustration, if a Participant began employment with the PepsiCo Organization on January 1, 2000, left the employment of the PepsiCo Organization from January 1, 2001 until December 31, 2004, and was then reemployed by the PepsiCo Organization on January 1, 2005 until he had a Final Separation from Service on December 31, 2008, the Participant would have eight years of Elapsed Time Service as of his Final Separation from Service.
Eligible Domestic Partner : Paragraph (1) is effective for applicable dates (as defined in Paragraph (6) below) on and after January 1, 2016. Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are effective for earlier applicable dates. Paragraph (5) includes general rules. Paragraph (6) sets forth defined terms. The definition of Eligible Domestic Partner applies solely to a Participant who was actively employed by or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from a member of the PepsiCo Organization on or after January 1, 2013 and before January 1, 2016.
(1)     On-Going Provisions . For applicable dates on or after January 1, 2016, “Eligible Domestic Partner” status is not recognized under the

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Plan, in light of the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that the Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage.
(a)     Limited Exception for 2016 Plan Year . Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely for applicable dates in 2016, in the case of a Participant who (i) has a relationship with an individual on December 31, 2015 that is recognized as an eligible domestic partner or civil union relationship under paragraph (2) below and (ii) on any date during the 2015 Plan Year, is either an Employee who is actively employed or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from the PepsiCo Organization or a Participant, Eligible Domestic Partner means the individual with whom the Participant has entered into such an arrangement that was valid on the applicable date.
(2)     June 26, 2013 through December 31, 2015 Provisions .
(a)     Civil Unions . If on the applicable date the Participant resides in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage and the Participant has entered into a same-sex civil union that is valid on the applicable date in the state in which it was entered into, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Participant has entered into such a same-sex civil union. If the Participant resides in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage but does permit same-sex civil unions, the Participant is not eligible to have an Eligible Domestic Partner unless the Participant is in a valid same-sex civil union.

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(b)     State of Residence Allows Neither Civil Unions Nor Marriage . If the Participant does not have an Eligible Domestic Partner (and is not ineligible to have one) pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Participant has executed a legally binding same-sex domestic partner agreement that meets the requirements set forth in writing by the Company with respect to eligibility for domestic partner benefits that is in effect on the applicable date. If such Participant has not entered into such an agreement, the Participant is not eligible to have an “Eligible Domestic Partner.”
(3)     January 1, 2013 through June 25, 2013 Provisions . For applicable dates from January 1, 2013 through June 25, 2013, Eligible Domestic Partner means an individual described in paragraph (2) above, and also includes the following: If on the applicable date the Participant has entered into a same-sex marriage that is valid on the applicable date in the state in which it was entered into, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the Participant’s spouse pursuant to such same-sex marriage. If the Participant resides in a state that permits same-sex marriage, the Participant is not eligible to have an Eligible Domestic Partner unless either (a) the Participant is in a valid same-sex marriage or (b) such state did not start to permit same-sex marriages until less than 12 months before the applicable date.
(4)     Pre-2013 Provisions : For applicable dates before January 1, 2013, “Eligible Domestic Partner” status was not available in the Plan.

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(5)     Additional Rules . This paragraph (5) applies notwithstanding any provisions in the remainder of this definition of “Eligible Domestic Partner” to the contrary. The term “Eligible Domestic Partner” does not apply to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse or to an individual who is of the opposite sex of the Participant. A Participant who lives in a state that permits same-sex marriage is not permitted to have an Eligible Domestic Partner. In the case of applicable dates prior to January 1, 2016, if the Participant’s state started to permit same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions less than 12 months before the applicable date, the Participant is treated as residing in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions, as the case may be, for purposes of this definition of Eligible Domestic Partner.
Eligible Spouse : The spouse of a Participant to whom the Participant is considered lawfully married for purposes of Federal tax law on the earlier of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date or the date of the Participant’s death and who, solely for periods before September 16, 2013, is of the opposite sex.
Employee : An individual who qualifies as an “Employee” as that term is defined in Part B of the Salaried Plan.
Employer : An entity that qualifies as an “Employer” as that term is defined in Part B of the Salaried Plan.
ERISA : Public Law No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, including any amendments thereto, any similar subsequent federal laws, and any rules and regulations from time to time in effect under any of such laws.

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FICA Amount : The Participant’s share of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed on the 409A Pension and Pre-409A Pension of the Participant under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2).
409A Program : The program described in this document. The term “409A Program” is used to identify the portion of the Plan that is subject to Section 409A.
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments : The guiding principles as set forth in Common Appendix Article PAC to be applied by the Chair of the PAC when selecting the members of the PAC.
Highest Average Monthly Earnings : “Highest Average Monthly Earnings” as that term is defined in the Part B of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to the limitation imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code (as such limitation is interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that a Participant receives, during a leave of absence, earnings that would be counted as Highest Average Monthly Earnings if they were received during a period of active service, but that will be received after the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Plan Administrator may provide for determining the Participant’s 409A Pension at Separation from Service by projecting the benefit the Participant would have if all such earnings were taken into account under the Plan.
Key Employee :
The individuals identified in accordance with the following paragraphs.
(1)     In General . Any Participant who at any time during the applicable year is:

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(i)    An officer of any member of the PepsiCo Organization having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted for the applicable year under Code Section 416(i)(1));
(ii)    A 5-percent owner of any member of the PepsiCo Organization; or
(iii)    A 1-percent owner of any member of the PepsiCo Organization having annual compensation of more than $150,000.
For purposes of subparagraph (i) above, no more than 50 employees identified in the order of their annual compensation shall be treated as officers. For purposes of this Section, annual compensation means compensation as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(a), without regard to Treas. Reg. §§1.415(c)-2(d), 1.415(c)-2(e), and 1.415(c)-2(g). The Plan Administrator shall determine who is a Key Employee in accordance with Code Section 416(i) (provided, that Code Section 416(i)(5) shall not apply in making such determination), and provided further than the applicable year shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A and that any modification of the foregoing definition that applies under Section 409A shall be taken into account.
(2)     Applicable Year . Effective from and after December 31, 2007, the Plan Administrator shall identify Key Employees as of the last day of each calendar year, based on compensation for such year, and such designation shall be effective for purposes of this Plan for the twelve-month period commencing on April 1 st of the next following calendar year ( e.g. , the Key

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Employee identification by the Plan Administrator as of December 31, 2008 shall be effective for the period from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010).
(3)     Rule of Administrative Convenience . Effective beginning with the December 31, 2017 identification date, in addition to the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall treat all other employees classified as Leadership Group 6 and above on the applicable identification date prescribed in paragraph (2) as Key Employees effective for the twelve-month period commencing on April 1 st of the next following calendar year (however, from the April 1, 2008 effective date through February 25, 2010, Band IV and above applied in lieu of Leadership Group 6 and above); provided that if this would result in counting more than 200 individuals as Key Employees as of any such determination date, then the number treated as Key Employees will be reduced to 200 by eliminating from consideration those employees otherwise added by this paragraph (3) in order by their base compensation, from the lowest to the highest.
(4)     Identification of Key Employees Between February 26, 2010 and March 31, 2010 . For the period between February 26, 2010 and March 31 2010, Key Employees shall be identified by combining the lists of Key Employees of all members of the PepsiCo Organization as in effect immediately prior to February 26, 2010. The foregoing method of identifying Key Employees is intended to comply with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)(6)(i), which authorizes the use of an alternative method of identifying specified employees that complies with Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-1(i)(5) and -1(i)(8) and Section VII.C.4.d of the

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Preamble to the Final Regulations under Section 409A of the Code, which permits “service recipients to simply combine the pre-transaction separate lists of specified employees where it is determined that such treatment would be administratively less burdensome.”
(5)     Identification of Key Employees from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2018 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the 12-month periods beginning on the April 1, 2010 effective date through March 31, 2018, Key Employees shall be identified as follows:
(i)    For the period that begins on April 1, 2010, and ends on March 31, 2011, an employee shall be a Key Employee (subject to subparagraph (iii) below) if he was classified as at least a Band IV or its equivalent on December 31, 2009. For this purpose, an employee shall be considered to be at least a Band IV or its equivalent as of a date if the employee is classified as one of the following types of employees in the PepsiCo Organization on that date: (i) a Band IV employee or above in a PepsiCo Business, (ii) a Level E7 employee or above in a PBG Business, or (iii) a Salary Grade 19 employee or above at a PAS Business.
(ii)    For the twelve-month period that begins on April 1, 2011, and for each twelve-month period that begins on April 1 in subsequent years through March 31, 2017, an employee shall be a Key Employee (subject to subparagraph (iii) below) if the employee was an employee of the PepsiCo Organization who was classified as Band IV or above on the December 31 that immediately precedes such April 1.

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(iii)    For the period covered by this paragraph (5) notwithstanding the rule of administrative convenience in paragraph (3) above, an employee shall be a Key Employee for the 12-month period that begins on any April 1, if as of the preceding December 31 the employee would be a specified employee, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i), or any successor, by applying as of such December 31 the default rules that apply under such regulation for determining the minimum number of a service recipient’s specified employees. If the preceding sentence and the methods for identifying Key Employees set forth in subparagraph (i) or (ii) above, taken together, would result in more than 200 individuals being counted as Key Employees as of any December 31 determination date, then the number of individuals treated as Key Employees pursuant to subparagraph (i) or (ii), who are not described in the first sentence of this subparagraph (iii), shall be reduced to 200 by eliminating from consideration those employees otherwise added by such subparagraph in order of their base compensation, from the lowest base compensation to the highest.
(iv)    For purposes of this paragraph (5), “PAS Business” means each employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PAS business; “PBG Business” means each employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PBG business; and “PepsiCo Business” means each

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employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PepsiCo business.
The method for identifying Key Employees set forth in this definition is intended as an alternative method of identifying Key Employees under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)(5), and is adopted herein and shall be interpreted and applied consistently with the rules applicable to such alternative arrangements.
Late 409A Retirement Pension : The 409A Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.4.
Late Retirement Date : The Late Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s actual Retirement Date occurring after his Normal Retirement Age.
Normal 409A Retirement Pension : The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.1.
Normal Retirement Age : The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is age 65 or, if later, the age at which a Participant first has 5 Years of Elapsed Time Service.
Normal Retirement Date : A Participant’s Normal Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s Normal Retirement Age.
Participant : An Employee participating in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.
Pension : One or more payments that are payable by the Plan to a person who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan. The term “409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Pension that is derived from the 409A Program. The

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term “Pre-409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.
PepsiCo Administration Committee or PAC : The committee that has the responsibility for the administration and operation of the Plan, as set forth in the Plan, as well as any other duties set forth therein.  As of any time, the Chair of the PAC shall be the person who is then the Company’s Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, but if such position is vacant or eliminated, the Chair shall be the person who is acting to fulfill the majority of the duties of the position (or plurality of the duties, if no one is fulfilling a majority), as such duties existed immediately prior to the vacancy or the position elimination.  The Chair shall appoint the other members of the PAC, applying the principles set forth in the Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments and acting promptly from time to time to ensure that there are four other members of the PAC, each of whom shall have experience and expertise relevant to the responsibilities of the PAC.  At least two times each year, the PAC shall prepare a written report of its significant activities that shall be available to any U.S.-based executive of the Company who is at least a senior vice president. 
PepsiCo Organization : The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Code section 414 and regulations issued thereunder. An entity shall be considered a member of the PepsiCo Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.
Plan : The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan, the Plan set forth herein and in the Pre-409A Program document(s), as the Plan may be amended from time to time (subject to the limitations on amendment that are applicable hereunder and under

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the Pre-409A Program). The Plan is also sometimes referred to as PEP, or as the PepsiCo Pension Benefit Equalization Plan.
Plan Administrator : The PAC, or its delegate or delegates. The Plan Administrator shall have authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII.
Plan Year : The 12-month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
Pre-409A Program : The portion of the Plan that governs deferrals that are not subject to Section 409A. The terms of the Pre-409A Program are set forth in a separate document (or separate set of documents).
Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension : The Pension available to an Eligible Domestic Partner under the Plan. The term “Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the Pension available to an Eligible Domestic Partner under Section 4.12 of this document.
Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension : The Pension available to an Eligible Spouse under the Plan. The term “Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the Pension available to an Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6 of this document.
Primary Social Security Amount : In determining Pension amounts, Primary Social Security Amount shall mean:
(1)    For purposes of determining the amount of a Retirement, Vested, Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension or Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be the estimated monthly amount that may be payable to a Participant commencing at age 65 as an old-

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age insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended. Such estimates of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the following assumptions:
(i)    That the Participant’s social security wages in any year prior to Retirement or Separation from Service are equal to the Taxable Wage Base in such year, and
(ii)    That he will not receive any social security wages after Retirement or Separation from Service.
However, in computing a Vested Pension under Formula A of Section 5.2, the estimate of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the assumption that he continued to receive social security wages until age 65 at the same rate as the Taxable Wage Base in effect at his Separation from Service. For purposes of this subsection, “social security wages” shall mean wages within the meaning of the Social Security Act.
(2)    For purposes of determining the amount of a Disability Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be (except as provided in the next sentence) the initial monthly amount actually received by the disabled Participant as a disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended and in effect at the time of the Participant’s Retirement due to disability. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for any period that a Participant receives a Disability Pension before receiving a

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disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, then the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount for such period shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above.
(3)    For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the Primary Social Security Amount shall exclude amounts that may be available because of the spouse or any dependent of the Participant or any amounts payable on account of the Participant’s death. Estimates of Primary Social Security Amounts shall be made on the basis of the Social Security Act as in effect at the Participant’s Separation from Service, without regard to any increases in the social security wage base or benefit levels provided by such Act which take effect thereafter.
Prohibited Misconduct : Any of the following activities engaged in, directly or indirectly, by a Participant shall constitute Prohibited Misconduct:
(1)    The Participant accepting any employment, assignment, position or responsibility, or acquiring any ownership interest, which involves the Participant’s “Participation” (as defined below) in a business entity that markets, sells, distributes or produces “Covered Products” (as defined below), unless such business entity makes retail sales or consumes Covered Products without in any way competing with the PepsiCo Organization.
(2)    The Participant, directly or indirectly (including through someone else acting on the Participant’s recommendation, suggestion, identification or advice), soliciting any PepsiCo Organization employee to leave the PepsiCo Organization’s employment or to accept any position with any other entity.

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(3)    The Participant using or disclosing to anyone any confidential information regarding the PepsiCo Organization other than as necessary in his or her position with the PepsiCo Organization. Such confidential information shall include all non-public information the Participant acquired as a result of his or her positions with the PepsiCo Organization. Examples of such confidential information include non-public information about the PepsiCo Organization’s customers, suppliers, distributors and potential acquisition targets; its business operations and structure; its product lines, formulas and pricing; its processes, machines and inventions; its research and know-how; its financial data; and its plans and strategies.
(4)    The Participant engaging in any acts that are considered to be contrary to the PepsiCo Organization’s best interests, including violating the Company’s Code of Conduct, engaging in unlawful trading in the securities of the Company or of any other company based on information gained as a result of his or her employment with the PepsiCo Organization, or engaging in any other activity which constitutes gross misconduct.
(5)    The Participant engaging in any activity that constitutes fraud.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Plan shall prohibit the Participant from communicating with government authorities concerning any possible legal violations without notice to the Company, participating in government investigations, and/or receiving any applicable award for providing information to government authorities. The Company nonetheless asserts and does not waive its

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attorney-client privilege over any information appropriately protected by the privilege. Further, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. For purposes of this subsection, “Participation” shall be construed broadly to include: (i) serving as a director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor with respect to such a business entity; (ii) providing input, advice, guidance or suggestions to such a business entity; or (iii) providing a recommendation or testimonial on behalf of such a business entity or one or more products it produces. For purposes of this subsection, “Covered Products” shall mean any product that falls into one or more of the following categories, so long as the PepsiCo Organization is producing, marketing, selling or licensing such product anywhere in the world – beverages, including without limitation carbonated soft drinks, tea, water, juice drinks, sports drinks, coffee drinks and value-added dairy drinks; juices and juice products; snacks, including salty snacks, sweet snacks meat snacks, granola and cereal bars, and cookies; hot cereals; pancake mixes; value-added rice products; pancake

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syrups; value-added pasta products; ready-to-eat cereals; dry pasta products; or any product or service that the Participant had reason to know was under development by the PepsiCo Organization during the Participant’s employment with the PepsiCo Organization.
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity : An Annuity which is payable to the Participant for life with 50 percent of the amount of such Annuity payable after the Participant’s death to his surviving Eligible Spouse for life. If the Eligible Spouse predeceases the Participant, no survivor benefit under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be payable to any person. The amount of a Participant’s monthly payment under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be reduced to the extent provided in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, as applicable.
Retirement : Separation from Service for reasons other than death after a Participant has fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal, Early, Late, or Disability Retirement Pension under Article IV.
Retirement Date : The date immediately following the Participant’s Retirement.
Retirement Pension : The Pension payable to a Participant upon Retirement under the Plan. The term “409A Retirement Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Retirement Pension that is derived from the 409A Program. The term “Pre-409A Retirement Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Retirement Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.
Salaried Plan : The PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, as it may be amended from time to time; provided that a Participant’s benefit under this Plan

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shall be determined solely by reference to Parts A and B of the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan document without regard to the other Parts of that Plan, as if Parts A and B were a separate plan (except as otherwise provided in Appendix Article PBG hereto).
Section 409A : Section 409A of the Code.
Separation from Service : A Participant’s separation from service with the PepsiCo Organization, within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i). The term may also be used as a verb ( i.e. , “Separates from Service”) with no change in meaning. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Participant’s transfer to an entity owned 20% or more by the Company will not constitute a Separation of Service to the extent permitted by Section 409A. A Participant’s “Final Separation from Service” is the date of his Separation from Service that most recently precedes his Annuity Starting Date; provided, however, that to the extent a Participant is reemployed after an Annuity Starting Date, he will have a new Final Separation from Service with respect to any benefits to which he becomes entitled as a result of his reemployment. The following principles shall generally apply in determining when a Separation from Service occurs:
(1)    A Participant separates from service with the Company if the Employee dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company. Whether a termination of employment has occurred is determined based on whether the facts and circumstance indicate that the Company and the Employee reasonably anticipated that no further services would be performed after a certain date or that the level of bona fide services the Employee would perform after such date (as an employee or independent

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contractor) would permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of bona fide services performed over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period in which the Employee provided services to the Company if the Employee has been providing services for less than 36 months).
(2)    An Employee will not be deemed to have experienced a Separation from Service if such Employee is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence, to the extent such leave does not exceed a period of six months or, if longer, such longer period of time during which a right to re-employment is protected by either statute or contract. If the period of leave exceeds six months and the individual does not retain a right to re-employment under an applicable statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate on the first date immediately following such six-month period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a leave of absence is due to any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than six months, where such impairment causes the Employee to be unable to perform the duties of his or her position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment, a 29-month period of absence may be substituted for such six-month period.
(3)    If an Employee provides services both an as employee and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, the services provided as a Director are generally not taken into account in determining whether the

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Employee has Separated from Service as an Employee for purposes of the Plan, in accordance with final regulations under Section 409A.
Service : The period of a Participant’s employment calculated in accordance with Section 3.2 for purposes of determining his entitlement to benefits under the Plan.
Single Life Annuity : A level monthly Annuity payable to a Participant for his life only, with no survivor benefits to his Eligible Spouse or any other person.
Single Lump Sum : The distribution of a Participant’s total 409A Pension in the form of a single payment, which payment shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s 409A Pension as of the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date (or Late Retirement Date, if applicable), but not less than the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s 409A Pension as of the Participant’s Early Retirement Date, in the case of a Participant who is entitled to an immediate Early 409A Retirement Pension.
Social Security Act : The Social Security Act of the United States, as amended, an enactment providing governmental benefits in connection with events such as old age, death and disability. Any reference herein to the Social Security Act (or any of the benefits provided thereunder) shall be taken as a reference to any comparable governmental program of another country, as determined by the Plan Administrator, but only to the extent the Plan Administrator judges the computation of those benefits to be administratively feasible.
Taxable Wage Base : The contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) in effect for the Plan Year.

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Vested Pension : The Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.3. The term “409A Vested Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Vested Pension that is derived from the 409A Program. The term “Pre-409A Vested Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Vested Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.
2.2     Construction : The terms of the Plan shall be construed in accordance with this section.
(a)     Gender and Number : The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
(b)     Compounds of the Word “Here” : The words “hereof”, “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or section.
(c)     Examples : Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passages of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limits on its breadth of application).
(d)     Subdivisions of the Plan Document : This Plan document is divided and subdivided using the following progression: articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, and sub-clauses. Articles are designated by capital roman numerals. Sections are designated by Arabic numerals containing a decimal

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point. Subsections are designated by lower-case letters in parentheses. Paragraphs are designated by Arabic numerals in parentheses. Subparagraphs are designated by lower-case roman numerals in parentheses. Clauses are designated by upper-case letters in parentheses. Sub-clauses are designated by upper-case roman numerals in parentheses. Any reference in a section to a subsection (with no accompanying section reference) shall be read as a reference to the subsection with the specified designation contained in that same section. A similar rule shall apply with respect to paragraph references within a subsection and subparagraph references within a paragraph.

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ARTICLE III
Participation and Service
3.1     Participation : An Employee shall be a Participant in the Plan during the period:
(a)    When he would be currently entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan if his employment terminated at such time, or
(b)    When he would be so entitled but for the vesting requirement of Section 4.7.
It is expressly contemplated that an Employee, who is entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan as of a particular time, may subsequently cease to be entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan.
3.2     Service     : A Participant’s entitlement to a Pension or, in the event the Participant dies before commencing a benefit hereunder, either a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension for his Eligible Spouse or a Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension for his Eligible Domestic Partner, shall be determined under Article IV based upon his period of Service. A Participant’s period of Service shall be determined under Article III of Part B of the Salaried Plan, except as provided in (a) below.
(a) Inpats. Any Salaried Plan provision which results in disregarding for certain purposes the pre-transfer Service of certain inpats who transfer to the United States, shall not apply to this Plan before January 1, 2015, unless such earlier application avoids duplication of benefits.

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(b)     Leaves of Absence . If a Participant’s period of Service (as so determined) would extend beyond the Participant’s Separation from Service date because of a leave of absence, the Plan Administrator may provide for determining the Participant’s 409A Pension at Separation from Service by projecting the benefit the Participant would have if all such Service were taken into account under the Plan.
3.3     Credited Service : Subject to the next two sentences, the amount of a Participant’s Pension, Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension or Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension shall be based upon the Participant’s period of Credited Service, as determined under Article III of Part B of the Salaried Plan.
(a)     Inpats . Any provision in Section 3.5 of Part B of the Salaried Plan which resulted in disregarding the pre-transfer Credited Service of certain inpats who transferred to the United States shall not apply under this Plan in the case of such inpats who transfer to the United States before October 1, 2014, unless such earlier application avoids duplication of benefits under the Salaried Plan.
(b)     Leaves of Absence . If a Participant’s period of Credited Service (as so determined) would extend beyond the Participant’s Separation from Service date because of a leave of absence, the Plan Administrator may provide for determining the Participant’s 409A Pension at Separation from Service by projecting the benefit the Participant would have if all such Service were taken into account under the Plan.

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ARTICLE IV
Requirements for Benefits
A Participant shall be eligible to receive a Pension and a surviving Eligible Spouse shall be eligible for certain survivor benefits as provided in this Article. The amount of any such Pension or survivor benefit shall be determined in accordance with Article V.
4.1     Normal 409A Retirement Pension : A Participant shall be eligible for a Normal 409A Retirement Pension if he Separates from Service after attaining Normal Retirement Age.
4.2     Early 409A Retirement Pension : A Participant shall be eligible for an Early 409A Retirement Pension if he Separates from Service prior to attaining Normal Retirement Age but after attaining at least age 55 and completing 10 or more years of Elapsed Time Service.
4.3     409A Vested Pension : A Participant who is vested under Section 4.7 shall be eligible to receive a 409A Vested Pension if he Separates from Service before he is eligible for a Normal 409A Retirement Pension or an Early 409A Retirement Pension. A Participant who terminates employment prior to satisfying the vesting requirement in Section 4.7 shall not be eligible to receive a Pension under this Plan.
4.4     Late 409A Retirement Pension : A Participant who continues without a Separation from Service after his Normal Retirement Age shall not receive a Pension until his Late Retirement Date. Thereafter, a Participant shall be eligible for a Late Retirement Pension determined in accordance with Section 4.4 of Part B of the Salaried Plan (but without regard to

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any requirement for notice of suspension under ERISA section 203(a)(3)(B) or any adjustment as under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan).
4.5     409A Disability Pension : A Participant shall be eligible for a 409A Disability Pension if he meets the requirements for a Disability Pension under Part B of the Salaried Plan. A Participant’s 409A Disability Pension, if any, shall generally be comprised of two parts. The first part shall represent the benefits with respect to a disabled Participant’s Credited Service through the day of the Participant’s Separation from Service ( i.e. , the Participant’s “Pre-Separation Accruals”). In the event the disabled Participant continues to receive Credited Service related to the disability after such Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Disability Pension shall have a second part, which shall represent all benefits accrued with respect to Credited Service from the date immediately following the Participant’s Separation from Service until the earliest of the Participant’s (i) attainment of age 65, (ii) benefit commencement date under Part B of the Salaried Plan or (iii) recovery from the disability ( i.e. , the Participant’s “Post-LTD Accruals”).
4.6     Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension : A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension is payable under this section only in the event the Participant dies prior to his Annuity Starting Date. Any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension payable on behalf of a Participant shall commence as of the first day of the month following the later of (i) the Participant’s death and, (ii) the date the Participant attains or would have attained age 55. Subject to Section 4.9, any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension shall continue monthly for the life of the Eligible Spouse.

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(a)     Active, Disabled and Retired Employees : A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under Part B of the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of active, disabled and retired employees. The amount (if any) of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 (with the 409A Pension, if any, determined after application of Section 5.6).
(b)     Vested Employees : A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under Part B the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of vested terminated Employees. The amount (if any) of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 (with the 409A Pension, if any, determined after application of Section 5.6). If pursuant to this Section 4.6(b) a Participant has Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage in effect for his Eligible Spouse, any Pension calculated for the Participant under Section 5.2(b) shall be reduced for each year such coverage is in effect by the applicable percentage set forth below (based on the Participant’s age at the time the coverage is in effect) with a pro rata reduction for any portion of a year. No reduction shall be made for coverage in effect within the 90‑day period following a Participant’s termination of employment.

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Attained Age
Annual Charge
 
 
Up to 35
.0%
35 – 39
.075%
40 – 44
.1%
45 – 49
.175%
50 – 54
.3%
55 – 59
.5%
60 – 64
.5%
 
 
4.7     Vesting     : Subject to Section 8.7 (Section 457A), a Participant shall be fully vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his Accrued Benefit at the time he becomes fully vested in his accrued benefit under Part B of the Salaried Plan.
4.8     Time of Payment : The distribution of a Participant’s 409A Pension shall commence as of the time specified in Section 6.1, subject to Section 6.6. Any increase in a Participant’s 409A Pension or Pre-409A Pension for interest due to a delay in payment, by application of Section 3.1(e) of Part A of the Salaried Plan (delay in payment) when calculating either portion of the Participant’s Pension, shall accrue entirely under the 409A Program and be paid (subject to the last sentence of this Section) at the same time and in the same form that the Participant’s 409A Pension is paid. Accordingly, if a Participant is entitled to an interest adjustment for a delay in payment of his Pre-409A Pension, such interest adjustment shall be limited to that which may be paid as part of the Participant’s 409A Pension, consistent with 409A’ s payment rules and the limitation in the next sentence. Notwithstanding any provision of the Salaried Plan to the contrary, including such Section 3.1(e) of Part A, a Participant shall not receive interest for any delay in payment of his 409A Pension or Pre-409A Pension to the

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extent the delay is caused by the Participant or interest is prohibited by the terms of an Internal Revenue Service correction program regarding compliance with Code section 409A.
4.9     Cashout Distributions : Notwithstanding the availability or applicability of a different form of payment under Article VI, the following rules shall apply in the case of certain small benefit Annuity payments:
(a)     Distribution of Participant’s 409A Pension : If at a Participant’s Annuity Starting Date the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant’s 409A Pension is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Participant such lump sum value of the Participant’s 409A Pension. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for Annuity Starting Dates prior to December 1, 2012, a Participant shall be cashed out under this subsection if, at the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant’s PEP Pension is equal to or less than $15,000.
(b)     Distribution of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension : If at the time payments are to commence to an Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension to be paid is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Eligible Spouse such lump sum value of the PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension that is subject to Section 409A. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for Annuity Starting Dates prior to December 1, 2012, an Eligible Spouse shall be cashed out under this subsection if the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension is equal to or less than $15,000.

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(c)     Special Cashout of 409A Vested Pensions : Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out a 409A Vested Pension in a single lump sum prior to the date that would apply under subsection (a).
(1)    The Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any 409A Vested Pension that, as of December 1, 2012 – (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on December 1, 2012.
(2)    The Plan Administrator shall also have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any 409A Vested Pension that, as of the first day of any month in 2013 or a later year specified by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the exercise of its discretion – (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on the first day of the month specified.
Not later than November 30, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection to select Vested Pensions for cashout on December 1, 2012, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or

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electronic form) of Participants with 409A Vested Pensions who will be cashed out. In addition, not later than the day before the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) above, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection to select Vested Pensions for cashout on the specified date, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or electronic form) of Participants with 409A Vested Pensions who will be cashed out.
(d)     Distribution of Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension Benefit . If at the time payments are to commence to an Eligible Domestic Partner under Section 4.12, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension to be paid is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Eligible Domestic Partner such Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension that is subject to Section 409A.
(e)     Exceptions to the Availability of Cashout . Effective January 1, 2018, a cashout shall not be available with respect to a Participant who is eligible for either a “PEP Kicker” or a “Qualified Kicker” under a “Severance Program”. For purposes of this Section 4.9, the quoted terms in the prior sentence shall have the meanings that they are assigned in Appendix Article E.
Any lump sum distributed under this section shall be in lieu of the Pension that otherwise would be distributable to the Participant, Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner hereunder. The cashout provisions described in subsections (a) through (d) above are intended to be “limited cashout” features within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v), and they shall be interpreted and applied consistently with this regulation. Accordingly, in determining if an

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applicable dollar limit is satisfied, a Participant’s entire benefit under this Plan that is subject to Section 409A and all benefits subject to Section 409A under all other nonaccount balance plans (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i)(C)) shall be taken into account (the “accountable benefit”), and a Participant’s entire accountable benefit must be cashed out as of the time in question as a condition to any payout under this Section. In addition, a cashout under this Section shall not cause an accountable benefit to be paid out before completing any applicable six-month delay (see, e.g. , Section 6.6). No Participant, Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be given a direct or indirect election with respect to whether the Participant’s Vested Pension, Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension or Eligible Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension will be cashed out under this section.
4.10     Reemployment of Certain Participants : In the case of a current or former Participant who is receiving his Pension as an Annuity under Section 6.1(b), and who is reemployed and is eligible to re-participate in Part B of the Salaried Plan after his Annuity Starting Date, payment of his 409A Pension will continue to be paid in the same form as it was paid prior to his reemployment. Any additional 409A Pension that is earned by the Participant shall be paid based on the Separation from Service that follows the Participant’s re-employment.
4.11     Forfeiture of Benefits : Effective beginning with benefits accrued after December 31, 2008 (“Post-2008 Accruals”), and notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Plan Administrator determines that a Participant has engaged in Prohibited Misconduct at any time prior to the second anniversary of his or her Separation from Service, the Participant shall forfeit all Post-2008 Accruals (whether paid previously, being paid

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currently or payable in the future), and his or her 409A Pension shall be adjusted to reflect such forfeiture and previously paid Post-2008 Accruals shall be recovered.
4.12     Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension : A Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension is payable under this section only in the event the Participant dies prior to his Annuity Starting Date under either the 409A Program or the Pre-409A Program. Any Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension payable on behalf of a Participant shall commence on the first day of the month following the later of (i) the Participant’s death and, (ii) the date the Participant attains or would have attained age 55. Subject to Section 4.9, any Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension shall continue monthly for the life of the Eligible Domestic Partner.
(a)     Active, Disabled and Retired Employees : A Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) who is entitled under Part B of the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement domestic partner’s pension for survivors of active, disabled and retired employees. The amount (if any) of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.8 (with the 409A Pension, if any, determined after application of Section 5.6).
(b)     Vested Employees : A Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) who is entitled under Part B of the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement domestic partner’s pension for survivors of vested terminated Employees. The amount (if any) of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section

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5.8 (with the 409A Pension, if any, determined after application of Section 5.6). If, pursuant to this Section 4.12(b), a Participant has Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension coverage in effect for his Eligible Domestic Partner, any Pension calculated for the Participant under Section 5.2(b) shall be reduced for each year such coverage is in effect by the applicable percentage set forth below (based on the Participant’s age at the time the coverage is in effect) with a pro rata reduction for any portion of a year. No reduction shall be made for coverage in effect within the 180-day period following a Participant’s termination of employment.

Attained Age
Annual Charge
 
 
Up to 35
.0%
35 – 39
.075%
40 – 44
.1%
45 – 49
.175%
50 – 54
.3%
55 – 59
.5%
60 – 64
.5%
 
 


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ARTICLE V
Amount of Retirement Pension
When a 409A Pension becomes payable to or on behalf of a Participant under this Plan, the amount of such 409A Pension shall be determined under Section 5.1 or 5.3 (whichever is applicable), subject to any adjustments required under Sections 4.6(b) and 5.4.
5.1     Participant’s 409A Pension : Subject to Section 8.7 (Section 457A), a Participant’s 409A Pension shall be determined as follows –
(a)     Calculating the 409A Pension : A Participant’s 409A Pension shall be calculated as follows (on the basis specified in subsection (b) below and using the definitions appearing in subsection (c) below):
(1)    His Total Pension, reduced by
(2)    His Salaried Plan Pension, and then further reduced by (but not below zero)
(3)    His Pre-409A Pension.
(b)     Basis for Determining : The 409A Pension Benefit amount in subsection (a) above shall be determined on a basis that takes into account applicable reductions for early commencement and that reflects, as applicable, the relative value of forms of payment.
(c)     Definitions : The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)    A Participant’s “Total Pension” means the greater of:

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(i)    The amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of Part B of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to: (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan (relating to benefits that are deferred beyond the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date); or
(ii)    The amount (if any) of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2.
As necessary to ensure the Participant’s receipt of a “greater of” benefit, the foregoing comparison shall be made by reflecting, as applicable, the relative value of forms of payment.
(2)    A Participant’s “Salaried Plan Pension” means the amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of Part B of the Salaried Plan.
(3)    A Participant’s “Pre-409A Pension” means the amount of the Participant’s pension determined under Section 5.6.
5.2     PEP Guarantee : A Participant who is eligible under subsection (a) below shall be entitled to a PEP Guarantee benefit determined under subsection (b) below. In the case of other Participants, the PEP Guarantee shall not apply.
(a)     Eligibility : A Participant shall be covered by this section if the Participant has 1988 pensionable earnings from an Employer of at least $75,000. For

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purposes of this section, “1988 pensionable earnings” means the Participant’s remuneration for the 1988 calendar year, within the meaning of the Salaried Plan as in effect in 1988. “1988 pensionable earnings” does not include remuneration from an entity attributable to any period when that entity was not an Employer.
(b)     PEP Guarantee Formula : The amount of a Participant’s PEP Guarantee shall be determined under the applicable formula in paragraph (1), subject to the special rules in paragraph (2).
(1)     Formulas : The amount of a Participant’s Pension under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (i) below. However, if the Participant was actively employed by the PepsiCo Organization in a classification eligible for the Salaried Plan prior to July 1, 1975, the amount of his Pension under this paragraph shall be the greater of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (i) and (ii), provided that subparagraph (ii)(B) shall not apply in determining the amount of a Vested Pension.
(i)     Formula A : The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be:
(A)    3 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for the first 10 years of Credited Service, plus
(B)    1 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for each year of Credited Service in excess of 10 years, less

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(C)    1-2/3 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount multiplied by years of Credited Service not in excess of 30 years.
In determining the amount of a Vested Pension under this Formula A, the Pension shall first be calculated on the basis of (I) the Credited Service the Participant would have earned had he remained in the employ of the Employer until his Normal Retirement Age, and (II) his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at his Separation from Service, and then shall be reduced by multiplying the resulting amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant’s actual years of Credited Service on his Separation from Service and the denominator of which is the years of Credited Service he would have earned had he remained in the employ of an Employer until his Normal Retirement Age.
(ii)     Formula B : The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be the greater of (A) or (B) below:
(A)    1-1/2 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount, or
(B)    3 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service up to 15 years, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount.

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In determining the amount of a Disability Pension under Formula A or B above, the Pension shall be calculated on the basis of the Participant’s Credited Service (determined in accordance with Section 3.3(c)(3) of Part B of the Salaried Plan), and his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at the date of disability.
(2)     Calculation : The amount of the PEP Guarantee shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above, subject to the following special rules:
(i)     Surviving Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s Annuity :    Subject to subparagraph (iii) below and the last sentence of this subparagraph, if the Participant has an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, the Participant’s Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be entitled to receive a survivor annuity equal to 50 percent of the Participant’s Annuity under this section, with no corresponding reduction in such Annuity for the Participant. Annuity payments to a surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall begin on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and shall end with the last monthly payment due prior to the Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s death. If the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is more than 10 years younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be adjusted as provided below.

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(A)    For each full year more than 10 but less than 21 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by 0.8 percent.
(B)    For each full year more than 20 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by an additional 0.4 percent.
(ii)     Reductions : The following reductions shall apply in determining a Participant’s PEP Guarantee.
(A)    If the Participant will receive an Early Retirement Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced by 3/12ths of 1 percent for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes the date the Participant would attain his Normal Retirement Date.
(B)    If the Participant is entitled to a Vested Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced to the actuarial equivalent of the amount payable at his Normal Retirement Date (if payment commences before such date), and the Section 4.6(b) reductions for any Pre­ Retirement Spouse’s coverage and Section 4.12(b) reductions for any Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s coverage shall apply.

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(C)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner benefit, continuing for the life of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, that is greater than that provided under subparagraph (i). In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the actuarial equivalent of the Pension otherwise payable under the foregoing provisions of this section.
(D)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides a survivor annuity for a beneficiary who is not his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner. In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the actuarial equivalent of a Single Life Annuity for the Participant’s life.
(E)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in an Annuity form that includes inflation protection described in Section 6.2(b). In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the actuarial equivalent of the elected Annuity without such protection.

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(iii)     Lump Sum Conversion : The amount of the Retirement Pension determined under this section for a Participant whose Retirement Pension will be distributed in the form of a lump sum shall be the actuarial equivalent of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under this section, taking into account the value of any survivor benefit under subparagraph (i) above and any early retirement reductions under subparagraph (ii)(A) above.
For purposes of this paragraph (2), actuarial equivalence shall be determined taking into account the PEP Guarantee’s purpose to preserve substantially the value of a benefit under the pre-1989 terms of the Plan and the 409A Plan’s design that offers alternative annuities that are considered actuarial equivalent for purposes of Section 409A (taking into account, without limitation, the special rule for subsidized joint and survivor annuities in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(b)(ii)(C)).
5.3     Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension : The monthly amount of the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension payable to a surviving Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6 shall be determined under subsection (a) below.
(a)     Calculation : An Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension shall be equal to:
(1)    The Eligible Spouse’s Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, reduced by

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(2)    The Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, and then further reduced by (but not below zero)
(3)    The Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension derived from the Pre-409A Program.
(b)     Definitions : The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)    An Eligible Spouse’s “Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the greater of:
(i)    The amount of the Eligible Spouse’s pre-retirement spouse’s pension determined under the terms of Part B of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to: (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan; or
(ii)    The amount (if any) of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension determined under subsection (c).
In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated as if payable as of what would be the Normal Retirement Date of the Participant related to the Eligible Spouse.
(2)    An “Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension that would be payable to the Eligible Spouse under the terms of the Salaried Plan.

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(3)    An “Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension derived from the Pre-409A Program” means the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension that would be payable to the Eligible Spouse under the terms of the Pre-409A Program.
(c)     PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension : An Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever is applicable, with reference to the PEP Guarantee (if any) that would have been available to the Participant under
Section 5.2.
(1)     Normal Rule : The Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable under this paragraph shall be equal to the amount that would be payable as a survivor annuity, under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, if the Participant had:
(i)    Separated from Service on the date of death (or, if earlier, his actual Separation from Service);
(ii)    Commenced a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity on the same date payments of the Qualified Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension are to commence; and
(iii)    Died on the day immediately following such commencement.
(2)     Special Rule for Active and Disabled Employees : Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the Pre‑Retirement Spouse’s Pension paid on behalf of a Participant described in Section 4.6(a) shall not be less than

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an amount equal to 25 percent of such Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2. For this purpose, Credited Service shall be determined as provided in Section 3.3(c)(2) of Part B the Salaried Plan, and the deceased Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings, Primary Social Security Amount and Covered Compensation shall be determined as of his date of death. A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph is not reduced for early commencement.
Principles similar to those applicable under – (i) Section 5.1(b), and (ii) the last sentence of Section 5.2(b)(2) shall apply in determining the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension under this section.
5.4     Certain Adjustments : Pensions determined under the foregoing sections of this Article are subject to adjustment as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, “specified plan” shall mean the Salaried Plan or a nonqualified pension plan similar to this Plan. A nonqualified pension plan is similar to this Plan if it is sponsored by a member of the PepsiCo Organization and if its benefits are not based on participant pay deferrals.
(a)     Adjustments for Rehired Participants : This subsection shall apply to a current or former Participant who is reemployed after his Annuity Starting Date and whose benefit under the Salaried Plan is recalculated based on an additional period of Credited Service. In the event of any such recalculation, the Participant’s PEP Pension shall also be recalculated hereunder to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A. For this purpose and to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A, the PEP Guarantee under Section 5.2 is adjusted for in-service distributions and prior

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distributions in the same manner as benefits are adjusted under the Salaried Plan, but by taking into account benefits under this Plan and any specified plans.
(b)     Adjustment for Increased Pension Under Other Plans : If the benefit paid under a specified plan on behalf of a Participant is increased after PEP benefits on his behalf have been determined (whether the increase is by order of a court, by agreement of the plan administrator of the specified plan, or otherwise), then the PEP benefit for the Participant shall be recalculated to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A. If the recalculation identifies an overpayment hereunder, the Plan Administrator shall take such steps as it deems advisable to recover the overpayment. It is specifically intended that there shall be no duplication of payments under this Plan and any specified plans to the maximum extent permissible under Section 409A.
(c)     No Benefit Offsets That Would Violate Section 409A . Effective as of January 1, 2009, if a Participant has earned a benefit under a plan maintained by a member of the PepsiCo Organization that is a “qualifying plan” for purposes of the “Non-Duplication” rule in Section 3.8 of Part A of the Salaried Plan and the “Transfers and Non-Duplication” rule in Section 3.5 of Part B of the Salaried Plan, such Transfers and Non-Duplication rules shall apply when calculating the Participant’s Total Pension under Section 5.1(c)(1) above only to the extent the application of such rule to the Participant’s 409A Pension will not result in a change in the time or form of payment of such pension that is prohibited by Section 409A. For purposes of the limit on offsets in the preceding sentence, it is the Company’s intent to undertake to make special arrangements with respect to the payment of the benefit under the qualifying plan that are legally

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permissible under the qualifying plan and compliant with Section 409A, in order to avoid such a change in time or form of payment to the maximum extent possible; to the extent that Section 409A compliant special arrangements are timely put into effect in a particular situation, the limit on offsets in the prior sentence will not apply.
5.5     Excludable Employment : An executive who has signed a written agreement with the Company pursuant to which the individual either (i) waives eligibility under the Plan (even if the individual otherwise meets the definition of Employee under the Plan), or (ii) agrees not to participate in the Plan, shall not thereafter become entitled to a benefit or to any increase in benefits in connection with such employment (whichever applies). Written agreements may be entered into either before or after the executive becomes eligible for or begins participation in the Plan, and such written agreement may take any form that is deemed effective by the Company. This Section 5.5 shall apply with respect to agreements that are entered into on or after January 1, 2009.
5.6     Pre-409A Pension : A Participant’s Pre-409A Pension is the portion of the Participant’s Pension that is grandfathered under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-6(a)(3)(i) and (iv). Principles similar to those applicable under – (i) Section 5.1(b), and (ii) the last sentence of Section 5.2(b)(2) shall apply in determining the Pre-409A Pension under this section.
5.7     Offset : Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company may reduce the amount of any payment or benefit that is or would be payable to or on behalf of a Participant by the amount of any obligation of the Participant to the Company that is or becomes due and payable, provided that (1) the obligation of the Participant to the Company was incurred during the employment relationship, (2) the reduction during any Plan Year may

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not exceed the amount allowed under Code Section 409A and (3) the reduction is made at the same time and in the same amount as the obligation otherwise would have been due and collectable from the Participant.
5.8     Amount of Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension : The monthly amount of the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension payable to a surviving Eligible Domestic Partner under Section 4.12 shall be determined under subsection (a) below.
(a)     Calculation : An Eligible Domestic Partner’s Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension shall be equal to:
(1)    The Eligible Domestic Partner’s Total Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension, reduced by
(2)    Each of the following that applies:
(i)    The Eligible Domestic Partner’s Salaried Plan Pre‑Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension, and
(ii)    If the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date occurred with respect to his 409A Pension prior to death, but not with respect to his Pre-409A Pension (or vice versa), the Eligible Domestic Partner’s Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension that would have been payable if the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date for such benefit had not already occurred.
(b)     Definitions : The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:

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(1)    An Eligible Domestic Partner’s “Total Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension” means the greater of:
(i)    The amount of the Eligible Domestic Partner’s pre‑retirement domestic partner’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to: (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan, or
(ii)    The amount (if any) of the Eligible Domestic Partner’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension determined under subsection (c).
In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated as if payable as of what would be the Normal Retirement Date of the Participant related to the Eligible Domestic Partner.
(2)    An “Eligible Domestic Partner’s Salaried Plan Pre- Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension” means the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension that would be payable to the Eligible Domestic Partner under the terms of the Salaried Plan; provided that if such Salaried Plan benefit commenced prior to the date of commencement under this Plan, the amount of such pension shall be increased actuarially by the Plan Administrator to the date of commencement under this Plan.
(c)     PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension : An Eligible Domestic Partner’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A

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Pension shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever is applicable, with reference to the PEP Guarantee (if any) that would have been available to the Participant under Section 5.2.
(1)     Normal Rule :    The Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension payable under this paragraph shall be equal to the amount that would be payable as a survivor annuity, under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, if the Participant had:
(i)    Separated from Service on the date of death (or, if earlier, his actual Separation from Service);
(ii)    Commenced a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity on the same date payments of the Qualified Pre­ Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension are to commence; and
(iii)    Died on the day immediately following such commencement.
(2)     Special Rule for Active and Disabled Employees : Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension paid on behalf of a Participant described in Section 4.6(a) shall not be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2. For this purpose, Credited Service shall be determined as provided in Section 3.3(d)(2) of the Salaried Plan, and the deceased Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings, Primary Social Security Amount and Covered Compensation shall be determined as of his date

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of death. A Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension under this paragraph is not reduced for early commencement.
Principles similar to those applicable under (i) Section 5.1(b), and (ii) the last sentence of Section 5.2(b)(2) shall apply in determining the Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s 409A Pension under this section.

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ARTICLE VI
Distribution of Benefits
The terms of this Article govern (i) the distribution of benefits to a Participant who becomes entitled to a 409A Pension, and (ii) the continuation of benefits (if any) to such Participant’s beneficiary following the Participant’s death. A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension or Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension derived from the 409A Program shall be payable as an Annuity for the life of the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, as applicable, in all cases, subject to Section 4.9 (cashout distributions). The distribution of a Pre-409A Pension is governed by the terms of the Pre-409A Program.
6.1     Form and Timing of Distributions : Benefits under the 409A Program shall be distributed as follows:
(a)     409A Retirement Pension : The following rules govern the distribution of a Participant’s 409A Retirement Pension:
(1)     Generally : A Participant’s 409A Retirement Pension shall be distributed as a Single Lump Sum on the first day of the month that is coincident with or next follows the Participant’s Retirement Date, subject to paragraph (2) and Section 6.6 (delay for Key Employees).
(2)     Prior Payment Election : Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a Participant who is entitled to a 409A Retirement Pension and who made an election (i) up to and including December 31, 2007, and (ii) at least six months prior to and in a calendar year prior to the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date

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shall receive his benefit in accordance with such payment election. A payment election allowed a Participant to choose either (i) to receive a distribution of his benefit in an Annuity form, (ii) to commence distribution of his benefit at a time other than as provided in paragraph 6.1(a)(1), or both (i) and (ii). A payment election made by a Participant who is only eligible to receive a Vested Pension on his Separation from Service shall be disregarded. Subject to Section 4.9 (cashouts), a Participant who has validly elected to receive an Annuity shall receive his benefit as a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if he is married or as a Single Life Annuity if he is unmarried, unless he elects one of the optional forms of payment described in Section 6.2 in accordance with the election procedures in Section 6.3(a). A Participant shall be considered married if he is married on his Annuity Starting Date (with such Annuity Starting Date determined taking into account any election applicable under this subsection). To the extent a Participant’s benefit commences later than it would under paragraph 6.1(a)(1) as a result of an election under this paragraph 6.1(a)(2), the Participant’s benefit will be increased for earnings at the interest rate used to compute the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value through the date the check for payment is prepared, which interest shall be paid at the time elected by the Participant under this paragraph 6.1(a)(2).
(b)     409A Vested Pension : Subject to Section 4.9, Section 6.6 and subsection (c) below, a Participant’s 409A Vested Pension shall be distributed in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, unless, in the case of a Participant who is married (as determined under the standards in paragraph 6.1(a)(2), above) or has an

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Eligible Domestic Partner on his Annuity Starting Date, he elects one of the optional forms of payment distributions in Section 6.2 in accordance with the election procedures in Section 6.3(a):
(1)     Separation Prior to Age 55: In the case of a Participant who Separates from Service with at least five years of Service prior to attaining age 55, the Participant’s 409A Vested Pension shall be distributed as an Annuity commencing on the first of the month that is coincident with or immediately follows the date he attains age 55, which shall be the Annuity Starting Date of his 409A Vested Pension. A distribution under this subsection shall be in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if the Participant is married or as a Single Life Annuity if he is not married; provided that an unmarried Participant who has an Eligible Domestic Partner may elect a 50% Survivor Annuity or 75% Survivor Annuity with his Eligible Domestic Partner as his beneficiary as provided in Section 6.2. A Participant shall be considered married or to have a domestic partner for purposes of this paragraph if he is married or has an Eligible Domestic Partner on the Annuity Starting Date of his 409A Vested Pension.
(2)     Separation at Ages 55 Through 64 : In the case of a Participant who Separates from Service with at least five years but less than ten years of Service and on or after attaining age 55 but prior to attaining age 65, the Participant’s 409A Vested Pension shall be distributed as an Annuity (as provided in paragraph (1) above) commencing on the first of the month that follows his Separation from Service.

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(c)     Disability Pension : The portion of a Participant’s 409A Disability Pension representing Pre-Separation Accruals shall be paid on the first day of the month following the later of (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 and (ii) the Participant’s Separation from Service. The available forms of payment for the portion of a Participant’s 409A Disability Pension representing Pre-Separation Accruals (as defined in Section 4.5) shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension or a Retirement Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2, below (including, to the extent applicable, the different forms available to a married Participant / Participant with a domestic partner versus a single Participant). The portion of a Participant’s 409A Disability Pension representing Post-LTD Accruals shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 65 in a lump sum.
6.2     Available Forms of Payment : This section sets forth the payment options available to a Participant who is entitled to a Retirement Pension under paragraph 6.1(a)(2) above or a Vested Pension under subsection 6.1(b) above.
(a)     Basic Forms : A Participant who is entitled to a Retirement Pension may choose one of the following optional forms of payment by making a valid election in accordance with the election procedures in Section 6.3(a). A Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension and who is married on his Annuity Starting Date may choose one of the optional forms of payment available under paragraph (1), (2)(ii) or (2)(iii) below with his Eligible Spouse as his beneficiary (and no other optional form of payment available under this subsection (a) shall be permitted to such a Participant). A Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, who is not married and who has an Eligible Domestic

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Partner on his Annuity Starting Date may choose one of the optional forms available under paragraph (2)(ii) or (2)(iii) below with his Eligible Domestic Partner as his beneficiary (and no other optional forms of payment available under this subsection shall be permitted to such a Participant). A Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension and who is not married and does not have an Eligible Domestic Partner on his Annuity Starting Date shall receive a Single Life Annuity. Each optional annuity is the actuarial equivalent of the Single Life Annuity:
(1)     Single Life Annuity Option : A Participant may receive his 409A Pension in the form of a Single Life Annuity, which provides monthly payments ending with the last payment due prior to his death.
(2)     Survivor Options : A Participant may receive his 409A Pension in accordance with one of the following survivor options:
(i)     100 Percent Survivor Option : The Participant shall receive a reduced 409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death. Payments in the same reduced amount shall continue after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(ii)     75 Percent Survivor Option : The Participant shall receive a reduced 409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death. Payments in the amount of 75 percent of such reduced 409A Pension shall be continued after the

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Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(iii)     50 Percent Survivor Option : The Participant shall receive a reduced 409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death. Payments in the amount of 50 percent of such reduced 409A Pension shall be continued after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death. A 50 percent survivor option under this paragraph shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if the Participant’s beneficiary is his Eligible Spouse.
(iv)     Ten Years Certain and Life Option : The Participant shall receive a reduced 409A Pension which shall be payable monthly for his lifetime but for not less than 120 months. If the retired Participant dies before 120 payments have been made, the monthly 409A Pension amount shall be paid for the remainder of the 120 month period to the Participant’s primary beneficiary (or if the primary beneficiary has predeceased the Participant, the Participant’s contingent beneficiary).
(b)     Inflation Protection : The following levels of inflation protection may be provided to any Participant who elects to receive all or a part of his 409A Retirement Pension as an Annuity:

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(1)     5 Percent Inflation Protection : A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 5 percent. The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 5 percent.
(2)     7 Percent Inflation Protection : A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 7 percent. The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 7 percent.
Benefits shall be subject to increase in accordance with this subsection each January 1, beginning with the second January 1 following the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date. The amount of inflation in the prior year shall be determined based on inflation in the 12-month period ending on September 30 of such year, with inflation measured in the same manner as applies on the Effective Date for adjusting Social Security benefits for changes in the cost of living. Inflation protection that is in effect shall carry over to any survivor benefit payable on behalf of a Participant, and shall increase the otherwise applicable survivor benefit as provided above. Any election by a Participant to receive inflation protection shall be irrevocable by such Participant or his surviving beneficiary.
6.3     Procedures for Elections : This section sets forth the procedures for making Annuity Starting Date elections ( i.e. , elections under Section 6.2). Subsection (a) sets forth the procedures for making a valid election of an optional form of payment under Section 6.2 and subsection (b) includes special rules for Participants with multiple Annuity Starting Dates. An election under this Article VI shall be treated as received on a particular day

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if it is: (i) postmarked that day, or (ii) actually received by the Plan Administrator on that day. Receipt under (ii) must occur by the close of business on the date in question, which time is to be determined by the Plan Administrator. Spousal consent is not required for an election to be valid.
(a)     Election of an Optional Form of Payment : To be valid, an election of an optional form of Annuity under Section 6.2, for (i) a Participant’s 409A Retirement Pension (if a proper election was made under paragraph 6.1(a)(2)) or (ii) a Participant’s 409A Vested Terminated Pension, must be in writing, signed by the Participant, and received by the Plan Administrator at least one day prior to the Annuity Starting Date that applies to the Participant’s Pension in accordance with Section 6.1. In addition, an election under this subsection must specify one of the optional forms of payment available under Section 6.2 and a beneficiary, if applicable, in accordance with Section 6.5 below. To the extent permitted by the Plan Administrator, an election made through electronic media shall be considered to satisfy the requirement for a written election, and an electronic affirmation of such an election shall be considered to satisfy the requirement for a signed election.
(b)     Multiple Annuity Starting Dates : When amounts become payable to a Participant in accordance with Article IV, they shall be payable as of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date and the election procedures (in this section and Sections 6.1 and 6.5) shall apply to all of the Participant’s unpaid accruals as of such Annuity Starting Date, with the following exception. In the case of a Participant who is rehired after his initial Annuity Starting Date and who (i) is currently receiving an Annuity that remained in pay status upon rehire, or (ii) was previously paid a lump sum distribution (other than

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a cashout distribution described in Section 4.9(a)), the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date (as a result of his subsequent Separation from Service), and the election procedures at such subsequent Annuity Starting Date, shall apply only to the portion of his benefit that accrues after his rehire. Any prior accruals that remain to be paid as of the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date shall continue to be payable in accordance with the elections made at his initial Annuity Starting Date.
(c)     Determination of Marital Status . Effective January 1, 2014, in any case in which the form of payment of a Participant’s 409A Pension is determined by his marital status on his Annuity Starting Date, the Plan Administrator shall assume the Participant is unmarried on his Annuity Starting Date unless the Participant provides notice to the Plan prior to his Annuity Starting Date, which is deemed sufficient and satisfactory by the Plan Administrator, that he is married. The Participant shall give such notification to the Plan Administrator when he makes the election described in subsection (a) above or in accordance with such other procedures that are established by the Plan Administrator for this purpose (if any). Notwithstanding the two prior sentences, the Plan Administrator may adopt rules that provide for a different outcome than specified above.
6.4     Special Rules for Survivor Options : The following special rules shall apply for the survivor options available under Section 6.2.
(a)     Effect of Certain Deaths : If a Participant makes an election under Section 6.3(a) to receive his 409A Retirement Pension in the form of an optional Annuity that includes a benefit for a surviving beneficiary under Section 6.2 and the Participant

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or his beneficiary (beneficiaries in the case of the optional form of payment in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv)) dies prior to the Annuity Starting Date of such Annuity, the election shall be disregarded. If the Participant dies after this Annuity Starting Date but before his 409A Retirement Pension actually commences, the election shall be given effect and the amount payable to his surviving Eligible Spouse or other beneficiary shall commence on the first day of the month following his death (any back payments due the Participant shall be payable to his estate). In the case of a Participant who has elected the form of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), if such Participant: (i) dies after his Annuity Starting Date, (ii) without a surviving primary or contingent beneficiary, and (iii) before receiving 120 payments under the form of payment, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. If payments have commenced under such form of payment to a Participant’s primary or contingent beneficiary and such beneficiary dies before payments are completed, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to such beneficiary’s estate.
(b)     Non-Spouse Beneficiaries : If a Participant’s beneficiary is not his Eligible Spouse, he may not elect:
(1)    The 100 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(i) if his Eligible Domestic Partner or other non-spouse beneficiary is more than 10 years younger than he is, or
(2)    The 75 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(ii) if his Eligible Domestic Partner or other non-spouse beneficiary is more than 19 years younger than he is.

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6.5     Designation of Beneficiary : A Participant who has elected under Section 6.2 to receive all or part of his Retirement Pension in a form of payment that includes a survivor option shall designate a beneficiary who will be entitled to any amounts payable on his death. Such designation shall be made on the election form used to choose such optional form of payment or an approved election form filed under the Salaried Plan, whichever is applicable. In the case of the survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), the Participant shall be entitled to name both a primary beneficiary and a contingent beneficiary. A Participant (whether active or former) shall have the right to change or revoke his beneficiary designation at any time prior to his Annuity Starting Date. The designation of any beneficiary, and any change or revocation thereof, shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Plan Administrator. A beneficiary designation shall not be effective unless and until filed with the Plan Administrator. If no beneficiary is properly designated and a Participant’s elects a survivor’s option described in Section 6.2(a)(2), the Participant’s beneficiary shall be his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, as applicable. A Participant entitled to a Vested Pension does not have the right or ability to name a beneficiary; if the Participant is permitted under Section 6.2 to elect an optional form of payment, then his beneficiary shall be his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, as applicable, on his Annuity Starting Date.
6.6     Required Delay for Key Employees : Notwithstanding Section 6.1 above, if a Participant is classified as a Key Employee upon his Separation from Service (or at such other time for determining Key Employee status as may apply under Section 409A), then distributions to the Participant shall commence as follows:

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(a)     Distribution of a Retirement Pension : In the case of a Key Employee Participant who is entitled to a 409A Retirement Pension, distributions shall commence on the earliest first of the month that is at least six months after the date the Participant Separates from Service (or, if earlier, the Participant’s death). For periods before 2009, commencement of distributions, however, shall not be delayed under the preceding sentence if the Participant’s 409A Retirement Pension commences at the same time as his pension under the Salaried Plan in accordance with Section 6.1(b)(3)(i).
(b)     Distribution of a Vested Pension . In the case of a Participant who is entitled to a 409A Vested Pension, distributions shall commence as provided in Section 6.1(b), or if later, on the earliest first of the month that is at least six months after the Participant’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, the Participant’s death). For periods before 2009, commencement of distributions, however, shall not be delayed under the preceding sentence if the Participant’s 409A Vested Pension commences at the same time as his pension under the Salaried Plan in accordance with Section 6.1(b)(3)(i).
(c)     Interest Paid for Delay . Any payments to the Participant that are delayed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.6 shall be increased for earnings at the interest rate used to compute the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value through the date the check for payment is prepared, with such delayed payment and accumulated interest paid as a lump sum payment to the Participant on the date payment occurs in accordance with subsection (a) or (b) above, whichever is applicable. If a Participant’s beneficiary or estate is paid under subsection (a) or (b) above as a result of his death, then any payments that would have been made to the Participant and that

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were delayed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.6 shall be paid as otherwise provided in the Plan, with interest at the rate specified in the preceding sentence through the date the check for payment is prepared.
6.7     Payment of FICA and Related Income Taxes : As provided in subsections (a) through (c) below, a portion of a Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a single lump sum and remitted directly to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in satisfaction of the Participant’s FICA Amount and the related withholding of income tax at source on wages (imposed under Code Section 3401 or the corresponding withholding provisions of the applicable state, local or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA Amount) and the additional withholding of income tax at source on wages that is attributable to the pyramiding of wages and taxes.
(a)     Timing of Payment: As of the date that the Participant’s FICA Amount and related income tax withholding are due to be deposited with the IRS, a lump sum payment equal to the Participant’s FICA Amount and any related income tax withholding shall be paid from the Participant’s 409A Pension and remitted to the IRS (or other applicable tax authority) in satisfaction of such FICA Amount and income tax withholding related to such FICA Amount. The classification of a Participant as a Key Employee (as defined in Section 2.1) shall have no effect on the timing of the lump sum payment under this subsection (a).
(b)     Reduction of 409A Pension . To reflect the payment of a Participant’s FICA Amount and any related income tax liability, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be reduced, effective as of the date for payment of the lump sum in

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accordance with subsection (a) above, with such reduction being the Actuarial Equivalent of the lump sum payment used to satisfy the Participant’s FICA Amount and related income tax withholding. It is expressly contemplated that this reduction may occur effective as of a date that is after the date payment of a Participant’s 409A Pension commences.
(A)     No Effect on Commencement of 409A Pension . The Participant’s 409A Pension shall commence in accordance with the terms of this Plan. The lump sum payment to satisfy the Participant’s FICA Amount and related income tax withholding shall not affect the time of payment of the Participant’s actuarially reduced 409A Pension, including not affecting any required delay in payment to a Participant who is classified as a Key Employee.

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ARTICLE VII
Administration
7.1     Authority to Administer Plan : The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator, which shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and issue such regulations as it deems appropriate. The Plan Administrator shall maintain Plan records and make benefit calculations, and may rely upon information furnished it by the Participant in writing, including the Participant’s current mailing address, age and marital status. The Plan Administrator’s interpretations, determinations, regulations and calculations shall be final and binding on all persons and parties concerned. Neither the Company nor the Plan Administrator shall be a fiduciary of the Plan, and any restrictions that might apply to a party in interest under section 406 of ERISA shall not apply under the Plan, including with respect to the Company or the Plan Administrator.
7.2     Facility of Payment : Whenever, in the Plan Administrator’s opinion, a person entitled to receive any payment of a benefit or installment thereof hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Plan Administrator may make payments to such person or to the legal representative of such person for his benefit, or the Plan Administrator may apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as it considers advisable. Any payment of a benefit or installment thereof in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be a complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment under the provisions of the Plan.

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7.3     Claims Procedure : The Plan Administrator shall have the exclusive discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits and to determine the amount of such benefits, and its decisions on such matters are final and conclusive. As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides in its discretion that the person claiming such benefits is entitled to them. This discretionary authority is intended to be absolute, and in any case where the extent of this discretion is in question, the Plan Administrator is to be accorded the maximum discretion possible. Any exercise of this discretionary authority shall be reviewed by a court, arbitrator or other tribunal under the arbitrary and capricious standard ( i.e. , the abuse of discretion standard). If, pursuant to this discretionary authority, an assertion of any right to a benefit by or on behalf of a Participant or beneficiary (a “claimant”) is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator, or a party designated by the Plan Administrator, will provide such claimant within the 90-day period following the receipt of the claim by the Plan Administrator, a comprehensible written notice setting forth:
(a)    The specific reason or reasons for such denial;
(b)    Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
(c)    A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to submit to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
(d)    A description of the Plan’s claim review procedure (including the time limits applicable to such process and a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA following a further denial on review).

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If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim it may extend the response period from 90 to 180 days. If this occurs, the Plan Administrator will notify the claimant before the end of the initial 90-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan Committee expects to make the final decision. The claim review procedure is available upon written request by the claimant to the Plan Administrator, or the designated party, within 60 days after receipt by the claimant of written notice of the denial of the claim. Upon review, the Plan Administrator shall provide the claimant a full and fair review of the claim, including the opportunity to submit to the Plan Administrator comments, document, records and other information relevant to the claim and the Plan Administrator’s review shall take into account such comments, documents, records and information regardless of whether it was submitted or considered at the initial determination. The decision on review will be made within 60 days after receipt of the request for review, unless circumstances warrant an extension of time not to exceed an additional 60 days. If this occurs, notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to make the final decision. The final decision shall be in writing and drafted in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant; include specific reasons for the decision with references to the specific Plan provisions on which the decision is based; and provide that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request ad free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to his or her claim for benefits.
Any claim under the Plan that is reviewed by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal shall be reviewed solely on the basis of the record before the Plan Administrator at the

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time it made its determination. In addition, any such review shall be conditioned on the claimant’s having fully exhausted all rights under this section as is more fully explained in Section 7.5. Any notice or other notification that is required to be sent to a claimant under this section may be sent pursuant to any method approved under Department of Labor Regulation Section 2520.104b-1 or other applicable guidance.
7.4     Effect of Specific References : Specific references in the Plan to the Plan Administrator’s discretion shall create no inference that the Plan Administrator’s discretion in any other respect, or in connection with any other provision, is less complete or broad.
7.5     Claimant Must Exhaust the Plan’s Claims Procedures Before Filing in Court: Before filing any Claim (including a suit or other action) in court or in another tribunal, a Claimant must first fully exhaust all of the Claimant’s rights under the claims procedures of Section 7.3.
(a)    Upon review by any court or other tribunal, the exhaustion requirement of this Section 7.5 is intended to be interpreted to require exhaustion in as many circumstances as possible (and any steps necessary to clarify or effect this intent may be taken).
(b)    In any action or consideration of a Claim in court or in another tribunal following exhaustion of the Plan’s claims procedure as described in this Section 7.5, the subsequent action or consideration shall be limited, to the maximum extent permissible, to the record that was before Plan Administrator in the claims procedure.
(c)    The exhaustion requirement of this Section 7.5 shall apply: (i) regardless of whether other Disputes that are not Claims (including those that a court

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might consider at the same time) are of greater significance or relevance, (ii) to any rights the Plan Administrator may choose to provide in connection with novel Disputes or in particular situations, (iii) regardless of whether the rights are actual or potential and (iv) even if the Plan Administrator has not previously defined or established specific claims procedures that directly apply to the submission and consideration of such Claim (in which case the Plan Administrator (upon notice of the Claim) shall either promptly establish such claims procedures or shall apply (or act by analogy to) the claims procedures of Section 7.5 that apply to claims for benefits).
(d)    The Plan Administrator may make special arrangements to consider a Claim on a class basis or to address unusual conflicts concerns, and such minimum arrangements in these respects shall be made as are necessary to maximize the extent to which exhaustion is required.
(e)    For purposes of this Section 7.5, the following definitions apply.
(i)    A “Dispute” is any claim, dispute, issue, action or other matter.
(ii)    A “Claim” is any Dispute that implicates in whole or in part any one or more of the following –
(A)    The interpretation of the Plan
(B)    The interpretation of any term or condition of the Plan
(C)    The interpretation of the Plan (or any of its terms or conditions) in light of applicable law;

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(D)    Whether the Plan or any term or condition under the Plan has been validly adopted or put into effect;
(E)    The administration of the Plan;
(F)    Whether the Plan, in whole or in part, has violated any terms, conditions or requirements of ERISA or other applicable law or regulation, regardless of whether such terms, conditions or requirements are, in whole or in part, incorporated into the terms, conditions or requirements of the Plan;
(G)    A request for Plan benefits or an attempt to recover Plan benefits;
(H)    An assertion that any entity or individual has breached any fiduciary duty; or
(I)    Any Claim that: (i) is deemed similar to any of the foregoing by the Plan Administrator, or (ii) relates to the Plan in any way.
(iii)    A “Claimant” is any Employee, former Employee, Participant, former Participant, Beneficiary (or the spouse, former spouse, estate, heir or representative of any of the foregoing individuals), or any other individual, person, entity with a relationship to any of the foregoing individuals or the Plan, as well as any group of one or more of the foregoing, who has a Claim.

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7.6     Limitations on Actions     : Effective for claims and actions filed on or after January 1, 2011, any claim filed under Article VII and any action filed in state or federal court by or on behalf of a former or current Employee, Participant, beneficiary or any other individual, person or entity (collectively, a “Petitioner”) for the alleged wrongful denial of Plan benefits or for the alleged interference with or violation of ERISA-protected rights must be brought within two years of the date the Petitioner’s cause of action first accrues. For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to a Petitioner’s benefits under the Plan shall be deemed to accrue not later than the earliest of (i) when the Petitioner has received the calculation of the benefits that are the subject of the claim or legal action (ii) the date identified to the Petitioner by the Plan Administrator on which payments shall commence, or (iii) when the Petitioner has actual or constructive knowledge of the facts that are the basis of his claim. For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to the alleged interference with ERISA-protected rights shall be deemed to accrue when the claimant has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts that are alleged to interfere with ERISA-protected rights. Failure to bring any such claim or cause of action within this two-year time frame shall preclude a Petitioner, or any representative of the Petitioner, from filing the claim or cause of action. Correspondence or other communications following the mandatory appeals process described in Section 7.3 shall have no effect on this two-year time frame.
7.7     Restriction on Venue : Any claim or action filed in court or any other tribunal in connection with the Plan by or on behalf of a Petitioner (as defined in Section 7.6 above) shall only be brought or filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, effective for claims or actions filed on or after January 1, 2011.

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ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
8.1     Nonguarantee of Employment : Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between an Employer and any Employee, or as a right of any Employee to be continued in the employment of an Employer, or as a limitation of the right of an Employer to discharge any of its Employees, with or without cause.
8.2     Nonalienation of Benefits : Benefits payable under the Plan or the right to receive future benefits under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder, including any assignment or alienation in connection with a divorce, separation, child support or similar arrangement, shall be null and void and not binding on the Company. The Company shall not in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to benefits hereunder.
8.3     Unfunded Plan : The Company’s obligations under the Plan shall not be funded, but shall constitute liabilities by the Company payable when due out of the Company’s general funds. To the extent the Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive benefits under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the rights of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

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8.4     Action by the Company : Any action by the Company under this Plan may be made by the Board of Directors of the Company or by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, with a report of any actions taken by it to the Board of Directors. In addition, such action may be made by any other person or persons duly authorized by resolution of said Board to take such action.
8.5     Indemnification : Unless the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine otherwise, the Company shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any employee acting in good faith within the scope of his employment in carrying out the administration of the Plan.
8.6     Compliance with Section 409A :
(a)     General : It is the intention of the Company that the Plan shall be construed in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A. Further, in the event that the Plan shall be deemed not to comply with Section 409A, then neither the Company, the Board of Directors, the Plan Administrator nor its or their designees or agents shall be liable to any Participant or other person for actions, decisions or determinations made in good faith.
(b)     Non-duplication of benefits : In the interest of clarity, and to determine benefits in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A, provisions have been included in this 409A Document describing the calculation of benefits under certain specific circumstances, for example, provisions relating to the inclusion of salary continuation during certain window severance programs in the calculation of Highest Average Monthly Earnings, as specified in Appendix B. Notwithstanding this or any

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similar provision, no duplication of benefits may at any time occur under the Plan. Therefore, to the extent that a specific provision of the Plan provides for recognizing a benefit determining element (such as pensionable earnings or service) and this same element is or could be recognized in some other way under the Plan, the specific provision of the Plan shall govern and there shall be absolutely no duplicate recognition of such element under any other provision of the Plan, or pursuant to the Plan’s integration with the Salaried Plan. This provision shall govern over any contrary provision of the Plan that might be interpreted to support duplication of benefits.
8.7     Section 457A : To avoid the application of Code section 457A (“Section 457A”) to a Participant’s Pension, the following shall apply to a Participant who transfers to a work location outside of the United States to provide services to a member of the PepsiCo Organization that is neither a United States corporation nor a pass-through entity that is wholly owned by a United States corporation (“Covered Transfer”):
(a)    The Participant shall automatically vest in his or her Pension as of the last business day before the Covered Transfer;
(b)    From and after the Covered Transfer, any benefit accruals or other increases or enhancements to the Participant’s Pension relating to –
(1)    Service, or
(2)    The attainment of a specified age while in the employment of the PepsiCo Organization (“age attainment”),
(collectively, “Benefit Enhancement”) will not be credited to the Participant until the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant renders the Service or has the age

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attainment that results in such Benefit Enhancement, and then only to the extent permissible under subsection (c) below at that time; and
(c)    The Participant shall have no legal right to (and the Participant shall not receive) any Benefit Enhancement that relates to Service or age attainment from and after the Covered Transfer to the extent such Benefit Enhancement would constitute compensation that is includable in income under Section 457A.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, subsection (a) above shall not apply to a Participant who has a Covered Transfer if, prior to the Covered Transfer, the Company provides a written communication (either to the Participant individually, to a group of similar Participants, to Participants generally, or in any other way that causes the communication to apply to the Participant – i.e. , an “applicable communication”) that these subsections do not apply to the Covered Transfer in question. Subsection (b) shall cease to apply as of the earlier of – (i) the date the Participant returns to service for a member of the PepsiCo Organization that is a United States corporation or a pass-through entity that is wholly owned by a United States corporation, or (ii) the effective date for such cessation that is stated in an applicable communication.
8.8     Authorized Transfers : If a Participant transfers to an entity that is not part of the PepsiCo Organization, the liability for any benefits accrued while the Participant was employed by the PepsiCo Organization shall remain with the Company.

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ARTICLE IX
Amendment and Termination
This Article governs the Company’s right to amend and or terminate the Plan. The Company’s amendment and termination powers under this Article shall be subject, in all cases, to the restrictions on amendment and termination in Section 409A and shall be exercised in accordance with such restrictions to ensure continued compliance with Section 409A.
9.1     Continuation of the Plan : While the Company and the Employers intend to continue the Plan indefinitely, they assume no contractual obligation as to its continuance. In accordance with Section 8.4, the Company hereby reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, terminate, or partially terminate the Plan at any time provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall adversely affect the amount of benefit to which a Participant or his beneficiary is entitled under Article IV on the date of such amendment or termination, unless the Participant becomes entitled to an amount equal to such benefit under another plan or practice adopted by the Company (except as necessary to comply with Section 409A). Specific forms of payment are not protected under the preceding sentence.
9.2     Amendments : The Company may, in its sole discretion, make any amendment or amendments to this Plan from time to time, with or without retroactive effect, including any amendment necessary to ensure continued compliance with Section 409A. An Employer (other than the Company) shall not have the right to amend the Plan.
9.3     Termination : The Company may terminate the Plan, either as to its participation or as to the participation of one or more Employers. If the Plan is terminated with

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respect to fewer than all of the Employers, the Plan shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employees of the remaining Employers. Upon termination, the distribution of Participants’ 409A Pensions shall be subject to restrictions applicable under Section 409A.
9.4     Change in Control : The Company intends to have the maximum discretionary authority to terminate the Plan and make distributions in connection with a Change in Control (defined as provided in Section 409A), and the maximum flexibility with respect to how and to what extent to carry this out following a Change in Control as is permissible under Section 409A. The previous sentence contains the exclusive terms under which a distribution shall be made in connection with any Change in Control in the case of benefits that are derived from this 409A Program.

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ARTICLE X
ERISA Plan Structure
This Plan document in conjunction with the plan document(s) for the Pre-409A Program encompasses three separate plans within the meaning of ERISA, as are set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c). This division into separate plans became effective as of July 1, 1996; previously the plans set forth in subsections (b) and (c) were a single plan within the meaning of ERISA.
(a)     Excess Benefit Plan : An excess benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(36) of ERISA, maintained solely for the purpose of providing benefits for Salaried Plan participants in excess of the limitations on benefits imposed by section 415 of the Code.
(b)     Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan : A plan maintained by the Company primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of sections 201(2) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. The plan provides benefits for Salaried Plan participants in excess of the limitations imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code on benefits under the Salaried Plan (after taking into account any benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan). For ERISA reporting purposes, this portion of PEP may be referred to as the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan I.
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management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of sections 201(2) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA. The plan provides preserves benefits for those Salaried Plan participants described in section 5.2(a) hereof, by preserving for them the pre-1989 level of benefit accrual that was in effect before the Salaried Plan’s amendment effective January 1, 1989 (after taking into account any benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan and Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan). For ERISA reporting purposes, this portion of PEP shall be referred to as the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan II.
Benefits under this Plan shall be allocated first to the Excess Benefit Plan, to the extent of benefits paid for the purpose indicated in (a) above; then any remaining benefits shall be allocated to the Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan, to the extent of benefits paid for the purpose indicated in (b) above; then any remaining benefits shall be allocated to the Preservation Top Hat Plan. These three plans are severable for any and all purposes as directed by the Company.
In addition to the above, to the extent that lump sum termination benefits are paid under this Plan in connection with a severed employee’s Special Early Retirement (as defined in Appendix Article D) under a temporary severance program sponsored by the Company, this portion of the Plan shall be a component of the Company’s unfunded severance plan that includes the temporary program of severance benefits in question. As a component of a severance plan, the lump sum termination benefits are welfare benefits, and this portion is part of a “welfare benefit plan” under ERISA section 3(1). This severance plan component shall exist solely (i) for the duration of the temporary severance program in question, and (ii) for the purpose of paying severance benefits. As a portion of an ERISA welfare plan, any such

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temporary severance benefits hereunder shall not be subject to the reporting requirements for top hat plans under ERISA or any of the ERISA requirements for pension plans.

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ARTICLE XI
Applicable Law
All questions pertaining to the construction, validity and effect of the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of ERISA. In the event ERISA is not applicable or does not preempt state law, the laws of the state of New York shall govern.
If any provision of this Plan is, or is hereafter declared to be, void, voidable, invalid or otherwise unlawful, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

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ARTICLE XII
Signature
The above Plan is hereby adopted and approved, to be effective as of January 1, 2017, this 14th day of December, 2017.

PEPSICO, INC.
By:      /s/ Ruth Ann Fattori    
Ruth Ann Fattori
Executive Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer
APPROVED


By:      /s/ Stacy D. Grindal            
Stacy D. Grindal
Senior Legal Director, Employee Benefits Counsel
Law Department



By:      /s/ Christine Griff            
    Christine Griff
    Vice President, Tax Counsel
    Tax Department



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APPENDIX
The following Appendix articles modify particular terms of the Plan. Except as specifically modified in the Appendix, the foregoing main provisions of the Plan shall fully apply in determining the rights and benefits of Participants and beneficiaries (and of any other individual claiming a benefit through or under the foregoing). In the event of a conflict between the Appendix and the foregoing main provision of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE A -
Transition Provisions
A.1     Scope .
This Article A provides the transition rules for the Plan that were effective at some time during the period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2008 (the “Transition Period”). The time period during which each provision in this Article A was effective is set forth below.
A.2     Transition Rules for Article II (Definitions) .
(a)     Actuarial Equivalent . In addition to the provisions provided in Article II for determining actuarial equivalence under the Plan, for the duration of the Transition Period, to determine the amount of a Pension payable in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or optional form of survivor annuity, as an annuity with inflation protection, or as a Single Life Annuity, the Plan Administrator used the actuarial factors under the Salaried Plan.
(b)     Key Employee . In addition to the provisions provided in Article II for identifying Key Employees, the following operating rules were in effect for the indicated time periods –
(1)     Operating Rules for 2005 . To ensure that the Company did not fail to identify any Key Employees, in the case of Separation from Service distributions during the 2005 Plan Year, the Company treated as Key Employees

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all Participants (and former Participants) classified (or grandfathered) for any portion of the 2005 Plan Year as Band IV and above.
(2)     Operating Rules for 2006 and 2007 . To ensure that the Company did not fail to identify any Key Employees, in the case of Separation from Service distributions during the 2006 Plan Year and 2007 Plan Year, the Company treated as Key Employees for such applicable Plan Year of their Separation from Service those individuals who met the provisions of (3) or (4) below (or both).
(3)    The Company shall treat as Key Employees all Participants (and former Participants) who are classified (or grandfathered) as Band IV and above for any portion of the Plan Year prior to the Plan Year of their Separation from Service; and
(4)    The Company shall treat as a Key Employee any Participant who would be a Key Employee as of his or her Separation from Service date based on the standards in this paragraph (4). For purposes of this paragraph (4), the Company shall determine Key Employees based on compensation (as defined in Code Section 415(c)(3)) that is taken into account as follows:
(A)    If the determination is in connection with a Separation from Service in the first calendar quarter of a Plan Year, the determination shall be made using compensation earned in the calendar year that is two years prior to the current calendar year ( e.g ., for a determination made in the first quarter of 2006, compensation earned in the 2004 calendar year shall be used); and

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(B)    If the determination is in connection with a Separation from Service in the second, third or fourth calendar quarter of a Plan Year, the determination shall be made using the compensation earned in the prior calendar year ( e.g ., for a determination made in the second quarter of 2006, compensation earned in the 2005 calendar year shall be used).
A.3     Transition Rules for Article VI (Distributions) :
409A Pensions that would have been paid out during the Transition Period under the provisions set forth in the main body of the Plan (but for the application of permissible transition rules under Section 409A) shall be paid out on March 1, 2009.
A.4     Transition Rules for Article VII (Administration) :
Effective during the Transition Period, the language of Section 8.6(a) shall be replaced in its entirety with the following language:
“8.6(a)     Compliance with Section 409A :
At all times during each Plan Year, this Plan shall be operated (i) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, and (ii) to preserve the status of deferrals under the Pre-409A Program as being exempt from Section 409A, i.e., to preserve the grandfathered status of the Pre-409A Program. Any action that may be taken (and, to the extent possible, any action actually taken) by the Plan Administrator or the Company shall not be taken (or shall be void and without effect), if such action violates the requirements of Section 409A or if such action would adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. If the failure to take an action under the Plan would violate Section 409A, then to the extent it is possible thereby to avoid a violation of Section 409A, the rights and effects under the Plan shall be altered to avoid such violation. A

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corresponding rule shall apply with respect to a failure to take an action that would adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. Any provision in this Plan document that is determined to violate the requirements of Section 409A or to adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program shall be void and without effect. In addition, any provision that is required to appear in this Plan document to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, but that is not expressly set forth, shall be deemed to be set forth herein, and the Plan shall be administered in all respects as if such provision were expressly set forth. A corresponding rule shall apply with respect to a provision that is required to preserve the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. In all cases, the provisions of this Section shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan that is not contained in this Section.”
A.5     Transition Rules for Severance Benefits .
Effective during the Transition Period, the following provisions shall apply according to their specified terms.
(a)     Definitions :
(1)    Where the following words and phrases, in boldface and underlined, appear in this Section A.5 with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. Any terms used in this Article A of the Appendix with initial capitals and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the main Plan, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
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Service as of the date of his Retirement, provided, however, that with respect to the 2008 Severance at Section A.5(d), for purposes of determining whether a Participant has met the age and service requirements, a Participant’s age and years of Elapsed Time Service are rounded up to the nearest whole year.
(b)     2005 Severance :
(1)     Non-Retirement Eligible Employees : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2005 as a result of a severance window program and who was not eligible for Retirement as of the date of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document, provided, however, that the Participant’s 409A Pension will be paid at the same time as his Salaried Plan benefit. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(2)     Non-Retirement Eligible Employees with Payments in 2007 : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2005 as a result of a severance window program, who was not eligible for Retirement as of the date of his Separation from Service, and whose 409A Pension Payment would otherwise be paid during 2007, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document, provided, however, that the Participant’s 409A Pension will be paid at the later of (i) January 1, 2007 or (ii) when the Participant attained age 55. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.

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(3)     Retirement Eligible Employees: With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2005 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document as of February 5, 2006, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service in a lump sum.
(4)     Retirement Eligible Employees (With Credit) : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2005 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document as of his Separation from Service as a result of being provided additional Credited Service time by the Company, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service in a lump sum.
(5)     Special Early Retirement Eligible : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2005 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements to be eligible for Special Early Retirement as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service in a lump sum.
(c)     2007 Severance :
(1)     Non-Retirement Eligible Employees : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2007 as a result of a severance window program and who was not eligible for Retirement as of the date of his Separation from

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Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(2)     Retirement Eligible Employees : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2007 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service in a lump sum; provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, his 409A Pension shall be paid according to such election.
(3)     Employee Who Become Retirement Eligible :
(i)     409A Pension : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2007 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document between his Separation from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the later of (i) Participant’s attainment of age 55 and (ii) his Separation from Service; the 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms

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of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(ii)     PEP Kicker : Any amount paid to a Participant otherwise described under this paragraph (3) as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service shall be paid as a single lump sum, provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, the amounts described in this subparagraph (ii) shall be paid according to such election. All amounts to be paid shall be paid on the first day of the month following the later of (i) the Participant’s attainment of age 55 or (ii) the Participant’s Separation from Service.
(4)     Special Retirement Eligible Employees :
(i)     409A Pension : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2007 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements to be eligible for Special Early Retirement as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55 as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(ii)     PEP Kicker : Any amount paid to a Participant otherwise described under this paragraph (4) as a replacement for benefits that the

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Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service shall be paid as a single lump sum, provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, the amounts described in this subparagraph (ii) shall be paid according to such election. All amounts to be paid shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55.
(5)     Employees Who Become Special Retirement Eligible :
(i)     409A Pension : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2007 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements to be eligible for Special Early Retirement during the period between his Separation from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55 as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(ii)     PEP Kicker : Any amount paid to a Participant otherwise described under this paragraph (5) as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service shall be paid as a single lump sum, provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of

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the Plan document, the amounts described in this subparagraph (ii) shall be paid according to such election. All amounts to be paid shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55.
(d)     2008 Severance :
(1)     Non-Retirement Eligible Employees : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2008 as a result of a severance window program and who was not eligible for Retirement as of the date of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(2)     Retirement Eligible Employees : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2008 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s Separation from Service in a lump sum; provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, his 409A Pension shall be paid according to such election.
(3)     Employee Who Become Retirement Eligible :
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fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal or Early Retirement Pension under Article IV of the Plan document between his Separation from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the later of (i) Participant’s attainment of age 55 and (ii) his Separation from Service; the 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(ii)     PEP Kicker : Any amount paid to a Participant otherwise described under this paragraph (3) as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service shall be paid as a single lump sum, provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, the amounts described in this subparagraph (ii) shall be paid according to such election. All amounts to be paid shall be paid on the first day of the month following the later of (i) Participant’s attainment of age 55 or (ii) the Participant’s Separation from Service.
(4)     Employees Who Are or Become Special Retirement Eligible :
(i)     409A Pension : With respect to any Participant who terminated in 2008 as a result of a severance window program and who fulfilled the requirements to be eligible for Special Early Retirement as of his Separation from Service or during the period between his Separation

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from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55 as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) of the Plan document. The available forms of payment shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan document.
(ii)     PEP Kicker : Any amount paid to a Participant otherwise described under this paragraph (4) as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service shall be paid as a single lump sum, provided, however, that if a Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2) of the Plan document, the amounts described in this subparagraph (ii) shall be paid according to such election. All amounts to be paid shall be paid on the first day of the month following the Participant’s attainment of age 55.
(e)     Delay for Key Employees : To the extent that a Participant is a Key Employee (as defined in Section A.2(b), above) with respect to any payment provided under this Section A.5, and to the extent that payment of his 409A Pension is on account of his Separation from Service, his 409A Pension shall be subject to the delay in payment provided under Section 6.6 of the main Plan document.
(f)     Compliance with 19(c) : All payments that are to be made under this Section A.5 were scheduled to made during the calendar year in which the Participant terminated employment, with payments to be made as provided herein. All elections

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made by the Company with respect to such payments were made in compliance with Notice 2005-1 and other provisions of Code Section 409A.
A.6     Certain Participants
The following transition rules shall apply only with respect to the following described Participants:
(a)    A Participant’s PEP Credited Service shall be deemed to be five years if the Participant terminates employment in 2005 while classified as Band VI (or equivalent), and his employment with an Employer was for a limited duration assignment of less than five years. A Participant shall be deemed to be vested for purposes of this Plan if the Participant terminates employment in 2005 while classified as Band VI (or equivalent), and his employment with an Employer was for a limited duration assignment of less than five years.
(b)    In the case of a Participant who on October 9, 2007 selects an Annuity Starting Date of November 1, 2007 for the Participant’s Pension under the Salaried Plan which is payable in a single lump sum (after taking into account the special rule in Section 6.3(a)(2), if necessary), the portion of the Participant’s benefit under the Plan that is not subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid in a single lump sum six months after the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date under the Salaried Plan.
(c)    In the case of a Participant who on September 3, 2004 selects a fixed date of payment of February 1, 2005 for the Participant’s Pension under the Plan, the following provisions shall apply:
(1)    Such fixed date shall be the commencement date for the Participant’s benefit under the Plan, and

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(2)    The calculation of the Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be made taking into account service to be performed during any period for which the Participant is to provide consulting services to the Company, even if such services are to be performed after the payment date specified in paragraph (1).
A.7     Transition Rules for Article VI (409A Disability Pension Pre-Separation Accruals ):
(a)     Distribution : The portion of a Participant’s 409A Disability Pension representing Pre-Separation Accruals that would have been paid out during the Transition Period under the provisions set forth in the main body of the Plan (but for the application of permissible transition rules under Section 409A) shall commence on March 1, 2009. The available forms of payment of a Participant’s 409A Disability Pension representing Pre-Separation Accruals shall be those forms available to a Participant who is entitled to a Vested Pension, as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Plan (including the different forms available to a married versus an unmarried Participant).
(b)     Additional Benefit : If a Participant who is paid the Pre-Separation Accruals of his 409A Disability Pension under the provisions of subsection A.7(a) of this Appendix Article A dies prior to his expected mortality date (based on the mortality table specified by Schedule 1 of Section 2.1(b) (Actuarial Equivalent) of the Plan document as of January 1, 2009), his beneficiary shall be paid the lump sum actuarial equivalent of the annuity payments that would have been made from the date of the Participant’s death until his expected mortality date (had the Participant not died). The payment to the beneficiary shall be made within 30 days following the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding anything else in Section 6.5 of the Plan, a Participant subject to this subsection shall be permitted to name a beneficiary (in a form and manner

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acceptable to the Plan Administrator) for purposes of receiving the additional benefit described in this subsection. If the Participant fails to name a beneficiary for this purpose, his beneficiary shall be the beneficiary selected under Section 6.5 of the Plan, or if none, then his Eligible Spouse. If the Participant does not have an Eligible Spouse as of the date of his death, then his beneficiary shall be his estate.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE B -
Computation of Earnings and Service During Certain Severance Windows
B.1     Definitions :
Where the following words and phrases, in boldface and underlined, appear in this Appendix B with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. Any terms used in this Article B of the Appendix with initial capitals and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the main Plan, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
(a)    “ Severance Program ” shall mean a program providing certain severance benefits that are paid while the program’s participants are on a severance leave of absence that is determined by the Plan Administrator to qualify for recognition as Service under Section B.3 and Credited Service under Section B.4 of Article B.
(b)    “ Eligible Bonus ” shall mean an annual incentive payment that is payable to the Participant under the Severance Program and that is identified under the terms of the Severance Program as eligible for inclusion in determining the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings.
B.2     Inclusion of Salary and Eligible Bonus :
The Plan Administrator may specify that, pursuant to a Participant’s participation in a severance window program provided by the Company, if a Participant receives a severance benefit pursuant to a Severance Program, all salary continuation and any Eligible Bonus earned or to be earned during the first 12 months of a leave of absence period provided to the

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Participant under such Severance Program will be counted toward the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings, even if such salary or other earnings are to be received after a Participant’s Separation from Service. In particular, if payment of a Participant’s 409A Pension is to be made at Separation from Service and prior to the Participant’s receipt of all of the salary continuation or Eligible Bonus that is payable to the Participant from the Severance Program, the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings shall be determined by taking into account the full salary continuation and eligible bonus that is projected to be payable to the Participant during the first 12 months of a period of leave of absence that is granted to the Participant under the Severance Program.
B.3     Inclusion of Credited Service :
The Plan Administrator may specify that, pursuant to a Participant’s participation in a severance window program provided by the Company, if a Participant receives a severance benefit under a Severance Program, all Credited Service earned or to be earned during the first 12 months of the period of severance will be counted toward the Participant’s Credited Service for purposes of determining the Participant’s Pension and a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, even if the period of time counted as Credited Service under the Severance Program occurs after a Participant’s Separation from Service.
B.4     Inclusion of Service :
The Plan Administrator may specify that, pursuant to a Participant’s participation in a severance window program provided by the Company, if a Participant receives a severance benefit under a Severance Program, all Service earned or to be earned during the first 12 months of the period of severance will be counted toward the Participant’s Service for purposes of determining the Participant’s Pension and a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, even if the

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period of time counted as Service under the Severance Program occurs after a Participant’s Separation from Service.
B.5     Reduction to Reflect Early Payment :
If the Participant receives either (1) additional Credited Service or (2) additional earnings that are included in Highest Average Monthly Earnings under Sections B.2 or B.3 of this Article B, as a result of a severance benefit provided under a Severance Program and such additional Credited Service or earnings are included in the calculation of the Participant’s Pension prior to the time that the Credited Service is actually performed by the Participant, or the earnings are actually paid to the Participant, the Pension paid to the Participant shall be adjusted actuarially to reflect the receipt of the portion of the Pension attributable to such Credited Service or earnings received on account of the Severance Program prior to the time such Credited Service is performed or such earnings are actually paid to the Participant. For purposes of determining the adjustment to be made, the Plan shall use the rate provided under the Salaried Plan for early payment of benefits.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE C
International and PIRP Transfer Participants

C.1     Scope :
This Article provides special rules for calculating the benefit of an individual who is either an “International Transfer Participant” under Section C.2 below or a “PIRP Transfer Participant” under Section C.4 below. The benefit of an International Transfer Participant shall be determined under Section C.3 below, subject to Section C.6 below. The benefit of a PIRP Transfer Participant shall be determined under Section C.5 below. Once a benefit is determined for an International Transfer Participant or a PIRP Transfer Participant under this Article, such benefit shall be subject to the Plan’s normal conditions and shall be paid in accordance with the Plan’s normal terms. All benefits paid under this Article are subject to Code section 409A, including any accrued prior to January 1, 2005. The provisions of this Article relating to International Transfer Participants are effective April 1, 2007. The provisions of this Article relating to PIRP Transfer Participants are effective January 1, 2016 (but they may take into account years that precede January 1, 2016).
C.2     International Transfer Participants :
An “International Transfer Participant” is a Participant who is:
(a)     General Rule : An individual who, following a transfer to an April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary (as defined in paragraph (5) of the Employer definition in Section 2.1 of Part B of the Salaried Plan, as in effect on January 1, 2014)), would qualify as an Employee within the meaning of paragraph (2)(vi) of the Employee definition in Section

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2.1 of Part B of the Salaried Plan, as in effect on January 1, 2014 (U.S. citizen or resident alien on qualifying temporary international assignment) but for the fact that his assignment with the April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary is in a position of employment that is classified as Band 4 (or its equivalent) or higher; or
(b)     Special Rule for Certain Permanent Assignments to Mexico : Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, an International Transfer Participant also includes an individual who was transferred to an April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary based in Mexico, and who would qualify as an Employee within the meaning of paragraph (2)(vi) of the Employee definition in Section 2.1 of Part B of the Salaried Plan, as in effect on January 1, 2014 (U.S. citizen or resident alien on qualifying temporary international assignment) but for the fact that:
(1)    His assignment with the April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary is in a position that is classified as Band 4 (or its equivalent) or higher;
(2)    Mexico is his home country on the records of the Expat Centre for Excellence group or its successor (in accordance with such paragraph (2)(vi)); and
(3)    The duration of his assignment with the April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary in Mexico is not limited to 5 years or less.
An individual described in subsection (a) or (b) above may still qualify as an International Transfer Participant if his transfer to an April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary occurred prior to April 1, 2007 (the effective date of this Article), provided he satisfied the terms of subsection (a) or (b) above on the date of his transfer.

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C.3     Benefit Formula for International Transfer Participants :
Except as provided in this Section C.3, an International Transfer Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be determined using a calculation methodology that is substantially similar to that which applies under Section 5.1 of the Plan.
(a)     Total Pension for International Transfer Participant : Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an International Transfer Participant’s “Total Pension” (as defined in Section 5.1(c)(1) of the Plan) shall be calculated as if he continued to receive Credited Service and Earnings under the Salaried Plan while working for the April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary to which he transferred following his employment with an Employer based in the United States, without regard to the actual date on which he ceased receiving Credited Service and Earnings under the Salaried Plan. However, the Total Pension of an International Transfer Participant whose transfer to an April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary occurred prior to 1992 shall not take into account Credited Service and Earnings for employment with the April 2007 Foreign Subsidiary prior to 1992.
(b)     Calculation of International Transfer Participant’s Benefit : The International Transfer Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be calculated by reducing his Total Pension as determined under subsection (a) above (expressed as a lump sum as of his benefit commencement date under the Plan) by the following amounts:
(1)    The amount of his actual benefit under the Salaried Plan (expressed as a lump sum amount on his benefit commencement date), and
(2)    Any amounts paid to him from a “qualifying plan” as that term is defined under Section 3.5(c)(4) of Part B of the Salaried Plan (Transfers and Non-Duplication) with respect to his assignment with the April 2007 Foreign

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Subsidiary (with such amounts expressed as a lump sum on his benefit commencement date under this Plan).
C.4     Definitions Related to PIRP Transfer Participants :
The following definitions apply for purposes of Sections C.1, C.4 and C.5 of this Article.
(a)    “Accrued Benefit” is the benefit payable to a PIRP Transfer Participant, under PIRP-DB or this Plan, in the form of a single-life annuity and payable on the first of the month that is coincident with or next following the PIRP Transfer Participant’s 65 th birthday.
(b)    “PIRP-DB” is the portion of the PepsiCo International Retirement Program that provides a program of defined benefits.
(c)    “PIRP-DB Employer” is the Company or an affiliate of the Company that is an “Employer” under the terms of PIRP-DB.
(d)    “PIRP-DB Pensionable Service” is service that qualifies as “Pensionable Service” under the terms of PIRP-DB.
(e)    “PIRP-DB Salary” is compensation that qualifies as “Salary” under the terms of PIRP-DB.
(f)    A “PIRP Transfer Participant” is an individual who is described in paragraph (1) or (2) below.
(1)     Incoming PIRP Transfer Participant : An individual – (i) who is employed during a year (including a year preceding 2016) by a PIRP-DB Employer in a position that is eligible to accrue benefits under PIRP-DB (or would be eligible if Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB did not apply), (ii) who is then transferred by the Company during the year from such position to a position that is eligible to

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accrue benefits under the Salaried Plan, (iii) whose PIRP-DB accrual for the Year of Transfer is blocked by Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB, (iv) who would otherwise be entitled to a PIRP-DB benefit enhancement for the Year of Transfer that relates to PIRP-DB Salary or PIRP-DB-Pensionable Service for the year of the transfer, and (v) whose PIRP-DB benefit was not already paid out by December 1, 2016 (but disregarding any such paid-out PIRP-DB benefit for this purpose that the PIRP-DB Vice President determines should be treated under this clause as if it had not been paid out).
(2)     Outgoing PIRP Transfer Participant : An individual – (i) who is employed during a year (including a year preceding 2016) by an Employer in a position that is eligible to accrue benefits under the Salaried Plan, (ii) who is then transferred by the Company during the year from such position to a position that is eligible to accrue benefits under PIRP-DB (or would be eligible if Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB did not apply), (iii) whose PIRP-DB accrual for the Year of Transfer is blocked by Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB, (iv) who would otherwise be entitled to a PIRP-DB benefit enhancement for the Year of Transfer that relates to PIRP-DB Salary or PIRP-DB Pensionable Service for the year of the transfer, and (v) whose PIRP-DB benefit was not already paid out by December 1, 2016 (but disregarding any such paid-out PIRP-DB benefit for this purpose that the PIRP-DB Vice President determines should be treated under this clause as if it had not been paid out).
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(h)    A “U.S. Person” is an individual who is classified as a “U.S. Person” under the terms of PIRP-DB.
(i)    “Year of Transfer” is the year in which a transfer described in subsection (f) above occurs.
C.5     Benefit Formula for PIRP Transfer Participants :
Except as provided in this Section C.5, a PIRP Transfer Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be determined using a calculation methodology that is substantially similar to that which applies under Section 5.1 of the Plan.
(a)     Total Pension for PIRP Transfer Participant : Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a PIRP Transfer Participant’s “Total Pension” (as defined in Section 5.1(c)(1) of the Plan) shall be calculated as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) below.
(1)    First, a PIRP Transfer Participant’s Total Pension shall be calculated as if he were an eligible employee under the Salaried Plan for the entire Year of Transfer, and as if he received Credited Service and Earnings under the Salaried Plan for the Year of Transfer equal to – (i) his actual Credited Service and Earnings under the Salaried Plan for the Year of Transfer, increased by (ii) any other compensation and service for the Year of Transfer that would have been recognized as PIRP-DB Salary and PIRP DB Pensionable Service, if Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB did not apply for the Year of Transfer.
(2)    If (during a year a PIRP Transfer Participant is otherwise accruing benefits under this Plan) the PIRP Transfer Participant would be credited with PIRP-DB Salary that cannot be recognized under PIRP as a result of Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB, and if this PIRP-DB Salary would be considered for accrual purposes

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under PIRP-DB in connection with PIRP-DB Pensionable Service that is not recognized under this Plan, the increase in the PIRP Transfer Participant’s Accrued Benefit under PIRP that is related to this PIRP-DB Pensionable Service and that is blocked by Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB shall be added to the PIRP Transfer Participant’s Accrued Benefit under this Plan. In the case of a PIRP Transfer Participant who has a Separation from Service on or after January 1, 2017, this increase in the PIRP Transfers Participant’s Accrued Benefit under this Plan shall result in an appropriate increase, determined in the Company’s discretion, in the Total Pension determined under paragraph (1) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in determining Credited Service and Earnings under this subsection (a), no compensation or service shall be taken into account more than once, and a PIRP Transfer Participant’s Total Pension shall be determined in a way that avoids any duplication of benefits that will be provided to or on behalf of the PIRP Transfer Participant under PIRP-DB (after applying Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB) or another plan maintained or contributed to by the Company or an affiliate, but without applying any offset that would violate Code Section 409A.
(b)     Calculation of PIRP Transfer Participant’s Benefit : The PIRP Transfer Participant’s benefit under the Plan shall be calculated by reducing his Total Pension as determined under subsection (a) above by the reductions that are normally applicable under Article V. In addition, in the case of a PIRP Transfer Participant who has a Separation from Service on or after January 1, 2017, if (during a year a PIRP Transfer Participant is otherwise accruing benefits under this Plan) the value of the PIRP Transfer Participant’s benefit under PIRP-DB would increase (if Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB did not

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apply) as a result of the PIRP Transfer Participant becoming eligible for early retirement under PIRP-DB, then the projected increase in value of the PIRP-DB benefit at the PIRP Transfer Participant’s retirement under PIRP-DB, which will be blocked by Section 9.14 of PIRP, shall result in an appropriate increase, determined in the Company’s discretion, in the Participant’s benefit under this Plan that is payable at the time and in the form applicable under this Plan. The appropriate increase shall be determined net of any expected increase in the value of the benefit under this Plan related to becoming eligible for Early Retirement under this Plan. In addition, a PIRP Transfer Participant’s appropriate increase shall be determined in a way that avoids any duplication of benefits that will be provided to or on behalf of the PIRP Transfer Participant under PIRP-DB (after applying Section 9.14 of PIRP-DB) or another plan maintained or contributed to by the Company or an affiliate, but without applying any offset that would violate Code Section 409A.
C.6     Alternative Arrangements Permitted :
Notwithstanding any provision of this Article or the Plan to the contrary, the Company and a Participant who would qualify as an International Transfer Participant under Section C.2 above may agree in writing to disregard the provisions of this Article in favor of another mutually agreed upon benefit arrangement under the Plan that complies with Code Section 409A, in which case this Article shall not apply.


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APPENDIX ARTICLE D
Band 4 or Higher Rehired Yum Participants
D.1     Scope:
Effective May 1, 2009, this Article provides special rules for calculating the benefit of a transferred Participant whose transfer would be an Eligible Transfer under Section TRI.2(e) of the Part B of the Salaried Plan but for the fact that such individual is reemployed by the Company on or after May 1, 2009, into a position that is classified as Band 4 (or its equivalent) or higher. For purposes of determining such Participant’s Total Pension within the meaning of Section 5.1(c)(1), but not for purposes of determining such Participant’s Salaried Plan Pension within the meaning of Section 5.1(c)(2), such Participant’s position on reemployment will be deemed to be classified as below Band 4 (or its equivalent), so that the Participant’s transfer is eligible to be treated as an Eligible Transfer (subject to the other conditions thereof) and the Participant is eligible for the imputed service provisions of Section TRI.4(b) and (c). Such Participant’s benefit otherwise shall be subject to the Plan’s usual conditions and shall be paid in accordance with the Plan’s usual terms. All benefits paid under this Article are subject to Code section 409A.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE E -
Time and Form of Payment for Benefits Paid During Severance Windows
E.1     Scope .
This Article E sets forth the time and form of payment provisions that apply to benefits under the Plan that are paid to a Covered Participant (as defined in Section E.2 below). This Article is effective for Participants who are terminated in a Severance Program or under circumstances that qualify them for an Individual Severance Agreement (each as defined in Section E.2 below) on or after January 1, 2009 (or in the case of Participants covered by Appendix Article PBG, on or after January 1, 2012). Nothing in this Article E shall make any of the additional benefits that are made available under the Plan in any Severance Program or pursuant to any Individual Severance Agreement a permanent feature of the Plan.
E.2     Definitions :
Where the following words and phrases appear in this Appendix E with initial capitals, they shall have the meaning set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context. Any terms used in this Article E of the Appendix with initial capitals and not defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the main Plan, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
(a)    “ Applicable Summary Plan Description ” means the summary plan description that sets forth the terms and conditions of a particular Severance Program.
(b)    “ Covered Participant ” means a Participant whose employment with the Company is terminated and who is eligible for Special Early Retirement either (i) under a

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Severance Program and pursuant to the terms of the Applicable Summary Plan Description, or (ii) pursuant to the terms of an Individual Severance Agreement.
(c)    “ Individual Severance Agreement ” means an agreement between the Company and a Covered Participant that – (i) sets forth the terms and conditions of the Covered Participant’s termination of employment and (ii) expressly provides that the termination qualifies the Covered Participant for Special Early Retirement under PEP.
(d)    “ Kicker ” means the Special Early Retirement benefit that is provided to a Covered Participant pursuant to the terms of an Applicable Summary Plan Description or an Individual Severance Agreement and that is equal to the following: (i) the Participant’s benefit under the Salaried Plan and this Plan as of his Termination Date, determined based on the benefit formulas and early retirement reduction factors for Early Retirement Pensions under each plan, minus (ii) the Participant’s Vested Pension under the Salaried Plan and this Plan as of the Termination Date, determined based on the benefit formulas and reduction factors for Vested Pensions under each plan. The Kicker shall be divided into the following components:
(1)    The “ PEP Kicker, ” which is the portion of the Kicker paid under the Plan as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Plan but for his Separation from Service (either in a Severance Program or pursuant to the terms of an Individual Severance Agreement) prior to attaining Normal or Early Retirement under the Plan; and
(2)    The “ Qualified Kicker, ” which is the portion of the Kicker paid under the Plan as a replacement for benefits that the Participant could have earned under the Salaried Plan but for his termination of employment (either in

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a Severance Program or pursuant to the terms of an Individual Severance Agreement) prior to attaining Normal or Early Retirement under the Salaried Plan.
In determining the early retirement reduction factors for ages before 55, the monthly rate of reduction applicable between age 56 and age 55 shall apply unless (i) in the case of a Participant who is eligible for Special Early Retirement under a Severance Program, a different factor is used in the Salaried Plan for employees covered by the same Severance Program in which case such other factor shall be used, and (ii) in the case of a Participant who is eligible for Special Early Retirement pursuant to the terms of an Individual Severance Agreement, a different factor is called for therein, in which case such other factor shall be used.
(e)    “ Severance Program ” has the same meaning that applies to that term under Appendix Section ERW.2(f) of Part B of the Salaried Plan (legacy PepsiCo Appendix).
(f)    “ Special Early Retirement ” means a retirement from the Company that either – (i) satisfies all of the conditions for receiving special early retirement benefits that are set forth in an Applicable Summary Plan Description, or (ii) is expressly recognized as qualifying for special early retirement benefits pursuant to the terms of an Individual Severance Agreement.
(g)    “ Termination Date ” means the later of – (i) the Covered Participant’s Separation from Service, or (ii) date as of which the Covered Participant’s severance leave of absence (if any) is projected to terminate under the terms of the Applicable Summary Plan Description or the Individual Severance Agreement, as applicable. If

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clause (ii) of the preceding sentence applies, then a Participant’s Termination Date shall be determined as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service using the formulas for calculating the severance leave of absence, as such formulas are in effect under the Applicable Summary Plan Description or the Individual Severance Agreement when the legally binding right to special early retirement benefits arises in connection with the Severance Program or pursuant to the Individual Severance Agreement. A Participant’s Termination Date, once set in accordance with the prior two sentences, shall not change based on any circumstances or events that follow the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service.
E.3     Time and Form of Payment for 409A Pension :
A Covered Participant’s 409A Pension (calculated without regard to the Kicker for purposes of this Section E.3) shall be paid as follows:
(a)     Non-Retirement Eligible Participants : If a Covered Participant is not eligible for Retirement as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) according to the form of payment provisions applicable to Vested Pensions under Section 6.2.
(b)     Retirement Eligible Participants :
(1)    If the Covered Participant is eligible for a Normal, Early or Late Retirement Pension under Article IV as of his Separation from Service, the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Retirement Pension under Section 6.1(a)(1); provided, however, that if the Participant made a valid prior payment election under Section 6.1(a)(2), his 409A Pension shall be paid as a Retirement Pension in accordance with such election.

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(2)    If the Covered Participant becomes eligible for a Normal or Early Retirement Pension after his Separation from Service, including during the period between his Separation from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) according to the form of payment provisions applicable to Vested Pensions under Section 6.2.
(c)     Special Early Retirement Eligible Participants : If a Covered Participant is eligible for Special Early Retirement as of his Separation from Service or becomes so eligible during the period between his Separation from Service and the last day of his paid leave of absence (if any), the Participant’s 409A Pension shall be paid as a Vested Pension under Section 6.1(b) according to the form of payment provisions applicable to Vested Pensions under Section 6.2.
E.4     Time and Form of Payment of Kicker Benefits :
A Covered Participant’s PEP Kicker and Qualified Kicker shall be paid as follows:
(a)     PEP Kicker : A Participant’s PEP Kicker shall be paid as a single lump sum on the first day of the month following the later of (i) the Participant’s 55 th birthday, or (ii) the Participant’s Separation from Service; provided, however, that if the Participant made a valid Prior Payment Election under Section 6.1(a)(2), the Participant’s PEP Kicker shall be paid according to such election (even in cases where the Participant’s 409A Pension is paid according to Section E.3(b)(2) above). In the event the Participant dies after meeting the requirements for a PEP Kicker but before it is paid, the PEP Kicker shall be paid to his Surviving Spouse in a single lump sum 60 days following his death, and if there is no Surviving Spouse, then to the Participant’s estate.

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(b)     Qualified Kicker : A Participant’s Qualified Kicker shall be paid based on his Separation from Service as a single lump sum on the first day of the month coincident or next following his Termination Date; provided, however, that if the Applicable Summary Plan Description or Individual Severance Agreement that creates the Participant’s legally binding right to the Qualified Kicker expressly provides for a different time and/or form of payment, the provisions of this subsection (b) shall not apply, and the Participant’s Qualified Kicker shall be paid as provided in the Applicable Summary Plan Description or Individual Severance Agreement, as applicable. In the event the Participant dies after meeting the requirements for a Qualified Kicker but before it is paid, the Qualified Kicker shall be paid to his Surviving Spouse in a single lump sum 60 days following his death, and if there is no Surviving Spouse, then to the Participant’s estate.
E.5     Delay for Key Employees :
Notwithstanding any provision of this Appendix E to the contrary, if a Participant is determined to be a Key Employee, any payment under this Article E that is made on account of his Separation from Service shall be subject to the required delay in payment for Key Employees under Section 6.6, except to the extent that the payment qualifies for an exemption from the application of Section 409A.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE F -
U.K. Supplementary Appendix Participants with U.S. Service
F.1     Scope :
This Article applies to “Covered U.K. Employees” as defined in Section F.2 below. The benefit of a Covered U.K. Employee shall be determined as provided in Section F.3 below. Once a benefit is determined for a Covered U.K. Employee under this Article, it shall be paid in accordance with the Plan’s normal terms regarding the time and form of payment. All benefits payable under this Article are subject to Code section 409A. This Article has been restated effective January 1, 2016 (the original version of this Article was effective January 1, 2011, and it applied, in accordance with its prior terms, to periods of service before January 1, 2016).
F.2     “Covered U.K. Employee” Defined :
A “Covered U.K. Employee” is a participant in the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan (“U.K. Participant”) who – (i) becomes subject to United States income taxes, e.g. , by transferring to a position with the Company in the United States or otherwise (hereinafter referenced as “Engages in U.S. Service”), (ii) continues to accrue benefits under the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan after he Engages in U.S. Service, (iii) would have also accrued a benefit under the U.K. Supplementary Pension Appendix for such period following when he Engages in U.S. Service (except for the unavailability of accruals under such Appendix for the period a U.K. Participant Engages in U.S. Service), (iv) subsequently either – (A) is localized in the United States as an employee of the PepsiCo Organization, or (B) terminates employment with the PepsiCo Organization (provided this occurs before the date the U.K. Participant commences an assignment with the PepsiCo Organization that is located outside the United States, as defined

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in the Code), and (v) only after fully satisfying all of the preceding clauses, is then designated by the Company (in its completely unfettered discretion) as a Covered U.K. Employee and thereby granted a legally binding right to a benefit under this Article F at the time of the designation. The period that a U.K. Participant Engages in U.S. Service shall begin on the first day that he becomes subject to United States income taxes (his “U.S. Commencement Date”), and it shall end on the date he is no longer subject to U.S. income taxes or, if earlier, the date his Plan benefits under this Article F commence (his “U.S. Cessation Date”).
F.3     Benefit for Covered U.K. Employees :
A Covered U.K. Employee’s benefit under the Plan shall be determined by calculating, as of his Modified U.S. Cessation Date, his “Total U.K. Supplementary Benefit” and then subtracting from this amount his “Frozen U.K. Supplementary Benefit.” For this purpose, a Covered U.K. Employee’s—
(a)    “Modified U.S. Cessation Date” is the earliest of the following – (i) the date he is no longer subject to U.S. income taxes, (ii) the date he first satisfies clause (iv) of Section F.2, (iii) the date he commences an assignment with the PepsiCo Organization that is located outside the United States (as defined in the Code), or (iv) the date his Plan benefits under this Article F commence.
(b)    “Total U.K. Supplementary Benefit” is equal to the total benefit that he would have under the terms of the U.K. Supplementary Pension Appendix, calculated based on all service and compensation with the Company through his Modified U.S. Cessation Date that is counted in the calculation of his benefit under the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan (or that would be counted but for a limitation applicable to the plan under

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U.K. law), and with such total benefit expressed in the form of a single lump sum that is payable as of the date his benefits under this Article F commence, and
(c)    “Frozen U.K. Supplementary Benefit” is equal to the total benefit that he had under the terms of the U.K. Supplementary Pension Appendix as of immediately before his U.S. Commencement Date, and with such total benefit expressed in the form of a single lump sum that is payable as of the date his benefits under this Article F commence.
The calculation provided for in the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with the operating rules set forth in Section F.4 below.
F.4     Operating Rules:
The following operating rules apply to the calculation in Section F.3. above.
(a)    In general, accruals under the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan for the period after a Covered U.K. Employee’s U.S. Cessation Date shall not reduce the benefit under this Article F determined under Section F.3. Notwithstanding the prior sentence and anything in Section F.3 to the contrary, to the extent a Covered U.K. Employee’s accruals under the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan for the period after a Covered U.K. Employee’s U.S. Cessation Date have more than fully offset the Covered U.K. Employee’s accruals under the U.K. Supplementary Pension Appendix (and the excess would have been offset against the benefit under this Article F had such benefit accrued under the U.K. Supplementary Appendix), then any such excess as of the date benefits under this Article F commence (expressed as a lump sum as of such date) shall be offset against the benefits under this Article F to the extent such offset would not violate Code Section 409A.

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(b)    In determining the value of a lump sum under this Article F, the actuarial assumptions that are used shall be actuarial assumptions that comply with Section 417(e) of the Code and, specifically, are the Code Section 417(e) assumptions that would be used under the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan to pay a retirement lump sum as of the date applicable that the lump sum in question is to be determined under this Article F.
(c)    A Covered U.K. Employee’s Frozen U.K. Supplementary Benefit shall be determined on the basis of assuming that the Covered U.K. employee voluntarily terminated employment and any other service relationship with the PepsiCo Organization as of immediately before his U.S. Commencement Date.
(d)    This subsection applies if the terms of the PepsiCo U.K. Pension Plan or the U.K. Supplementary Pension Appendix are amended during a year in a way that would change the results under the Section F.3 calculation, and such amendment otherwise applies earlier than the immediately following year. In this case, to the extent that doing is necessary to comply with Code Section 409A, the calculation in Section F.3 shall be made by delaying the application of the amendment so that it is prospectively effective starting with the immediately following year.
(e)    In the event a Covered U.K. Employee (i) has earned a benefit under this Article F, (ii) has reached his U.S. Cessation Date, and (iii) then again Engages in U.S. Service and meets all of the requirements to be a Covered U.K. Employee when he again Engages in U.S. Service, the foregoing terms shall be applied again to determine if he earns a benefit for the new period that he Engages in U.S. Service, except that any resulting benefit from this new period shall be reduced by the lump sum value of any

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prior benefit under this Article F (as necessary to completely avoid any duplication of benefits).
(f)    In the event a Covered U.K. Employee (i) has earned a benefit under this Article F, (ii) has reached his U.S. Cessation Date, and (iii) then is employed by the PepsiCo Organization in a classification that would be eligible for an accrual under the provisions of the Plan other than this Article F (the “Other Provisions”), then the Other Provisions shall be applied to determine if he earns a benefit under the Other Provisions for the new period of service, except that any resulting benefit from this new period of service shall be reduced by the lump sum value of any prior benefit under this Article F (as necessary to completely avoid any duplication of benefits).
F.5     No Other Benefits :
A Covered U.K. Employee shall not be entitled to any other benefits under this Plan or the Salaried Plan while he is a Covered U.K. Employee (or while he would be a Covered U.K. Employee if clauses (iv) and (v) of Section F.2. were not included in the definition of Covered U.K. Employee). In addition, prior to the time that an individual has satisfied all of the requirements to be considered a Covered U.K. Employee, the individual has no legally binding right to a benefit under this Article F. Accordingly, for the avoidance of doubt, at any point before such time, the Company may take action that prevents the individual from becoming entitled to a benefit under this Article F ( e.g. , by deciding that it will not designate the individual as a Covered U.K. Employee, in an unfettered exercise of the Company’s discretion), regardless of the services performed or other actions taken by the individual through this point in time, and regardless of any other factor.

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APPENDIX ARTICLE G -
Delay Election For Certain Pre-2018 Terminees
G.1     Scope :
This Article provides an opportunity for certain Participants, who Separated from Service before January 1, 2018 and who are eligible to receive a 409A Vested Pension, to make a one-time election to delay the distribution of their 409A Vested Pension as permitted by Code section 409A(a)(4)(C). This opportunity is referred to in this Appendix G as a Delay Election. This Article is effective as of January 1, 2018.
G.2     Eligibility for Making a Delay Election .
To be eligible to make a Delay Election, a Participant must:
(a)
Have Separated from Service before January 1, 2018,
(b)    Be eligible for a 409A Vested Pension for which the scheduled payment date under the regular terms of the Plan, as determined by the Plan Administrator, (the “Scheduled Payment Date”) is at least 12 months after the date the Participant will make the election, and
(c)    Be selected and notified by the Company, in its sole discretion, for the opportunity to make a Delay Election.
G.3     Requirements for Making a Delay Election
To be effective, a request for a Delay Election must:
(a)    Become fully effective and irrevocable at least 12 months in advance of the Scheduled Payment Date that was previously in effect, and

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(b)    Specify a new scheduled date for payment commencement that is at least 5 years later than the Participant’s Scheduled Payment Date (but that is not later than the first of the month coincident with or immediately following the Participant’s 65th birthday) (the “New Scheduled Payment Date”).
G.4     No Change in Form
A Participant is not permitted to use a Delay Election to change the form of payment of his or her distribution, except that:
(a)    The Participant’s marital status as of the New Scheduled Payment Date shall determine the form of annuity payable under the Delay Election (with such marital status determined as of the New Scheduled Payment Date in accordance with Section 6.3(c) (“Determination of Marital Status”)), and
(b)    Any reduction for early commencement (as applicable under Section 5.1(b) (“Basis for Determining”)) of the benefit, which is subject to the Delay Election, shall be determined with reference to the New Scheduled Payment Date.
G.5     Cashout Provisions Not Superseded .
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APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG
Effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 2011, the PBG PEP is hereby merged with and into the PepsiCo PEP, with the PepsiCo PEP as the surviving plan after the merger. The following Appendix Article PBG governs PBG PEP benefits that were subject to the 409A PBG PEP Document prior to the merger, except as follows: Articles VII (Administration), VIII (Miscellaneous), IX (Amendment and Termination), X (ERISA Plan Structure) and XI (Applicable Law) of the main section of this document shall govern PBG PEP benefits that were subject to the 409A PBG PEP Document. There shall be no change to the time or form of payment of benefits that are subject to Code section 409A under either the PepsiCo PEP or PBG PEP Document as a result of the plan merger or the revisions made to the 409A PBG PEP Document when it was incorporated into this Appendix.
ARTICLE I TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - HISTORY AND PURPOSE
1.1     History of Plan . The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (“PBG”) established the PBG Pension Equalization Plan (“PEP” or “Plan”) effective April 6, 1999 for the benefit of salaried employees of the PBG Organization who participate in the PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (“Salaried Plan”). The Plan was initially established as a successor plan to the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan, due to PBG’s April 6, 1999 initial public offering, and the Plan included historical PepsiCo provisions which are relevant for eligibility and benefit determinations under the Plan. The Plan provides benefits for eligible employees whose pension benefits under the Salaried Plan are limited by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. In addition, the Plan provides benefits for certain eligible employees based on the pre-1989

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Salaried Plan formula. Effective April 1, 2009, the Plan also provides benefits for employees whose eligible pay under the Salaried Plan is reduced due to the employees’ elective deferrals under the PBG Executive Income Deferral Program and for certain executives who would be “Grandfathered Participants” under the Salaried Plan but for their classification as salary band E3-E8 or MP (or its equivalent, for periods on and after the Effective Time). The Plan is intended as a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan for federal income tax purposes. For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), the Plan is structured as two plans. The portion of the Plan that provides benefits based on limitations imposed by Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) is intended to be an “excess benefit plan” as described in Section 4(b)(5) of ERISA. The remainder of the Plan is intended to be a plan described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA providing benefits to a select group of management or highly-compensated employees.
The Plan has been amended from time to time, most recently in the form of an amendment and complete restatement effective as of April 1, 2009 (“2009 Restatement”). PBG further amended the Plan as a result of the merger of PBG with and into Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Company”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2009 among PBG, the Company and Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Company, Inc., and to facilitate the Company’s assumption of PBG’s role as the Plan’s sponsor.
1.2     Effect of Amendment and Restatement . The Plan as in effect on October 3, 2004 is referred to herein as the Prior Plan.
Except as otherwise explicitly provided in Section 6.1(b)(3) of this Plan, a Participant’s benefit (including death benefits), determined under the terms of the Plan as in effect on October 3,

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2004 as if the Participant had terminated employment on December 31, 2004, without regard to any compensation paid or services rendered after 2004, or any other events affecting the amount of or the entitlement to benefits (other than the Participant’s survival or the Participant’s election under the terms of the Plan with respect to the time or form of benefit) (the “Grandfathered Benefit”) shall be paid at the time and in the form provided by the terms of the Plan as in effect on October 3, 2004.
The benefit of a Participant accrued under this Plan based on all compensation and services taken into account by the Prior Plan and this Plan, less the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit, shall be paid in the times and in the form as provided in this Plan. Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Plan, this Plan superseded the Prior Plan effective January 1, 2009, with respect to amounts accrued and vested after 2004 by Participants who had not commenced receiving benefits as of January 1, 2009. The Plan was administered in accordance with a good faith interpretation of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and IRS regulations and guidance thereunder from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008. Amounts accrued under this Plan after 2004 shall be treated as payable under a separate Plan for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
ARTICLE II TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
2.1     Definitions . The following words and phrases, when used in this Plan, shall have the meaning set forth below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Unless otherwise expressly qualified by the terms or the context of this Plan, the terms used in this Plan shall have the same meaning as those terms in the Salaried Plan.

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(a)     Actuarial Equivalent . Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the Plan or any Appendix to the Plan with respect to a specific benefit determination, a benefit of equivalent value computed on the basis of the factors applicable for such purposes under the Salaried Plan.
(b)     Annuity . A Pension payable as a series of monthly payments for at least the life of the Participant.
(c)     Code . The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
(d)     Company . PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina or its successor or successors. For periods prior to the Effective Time, “Company” means The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.”.
(e)     Compensation Limitation . Benefits not payable under the Salaried Plan because of the limitations on the maximum amount of compensation which may be considered in determining the annual benefit of the Salaried Plan Participant under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.
(f)     Effective Date . The date upon which this Plan was effective, which is April 6, 1999 (except as otherwise provided herein).
(g)     Effective Time . February 26, 2010. .
(h)     EID . The PBG Executive Income Deferral Program, as amended from time to time.
(i)     Eligible Domestic Partner . Paragraph (1) is effective for applicable dates (as defined in Paragraph (6) below) on and after January 1, 2016. Paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) are effective for earlier applicable dates. Paragraph (5) includes general rules.

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Paragraph (6) sets forth defined terms. The definition of Eligible Domestic Partner applies solely to a Participant who was actively employed by or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from a member of the PepsiCo Organization on or after January 1, 2013 and before January 1, 2016.
(1)     On-Going Provisions . For applicable dates on or after January 1, 2016, “Eligible Domestic Partner” status is not recognized under the Plan, in light of the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that the Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage.
(a) Limited Exception for 2016 Plan Year . Notwithstanding the foregoing, and solely for applicable dates in 2016, in the case of a Participant who (i) has a relationship with an individual on December 31, 2015 that is recognized as an eligible domestic partner or civil union relationship under paragraph (2) below and (ii) on any date during the 2015 Plan Year, is either an Employee who is actively employed or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from the PepsiCo Organization or a Participant, Eligible Domestic Partner means the individual with whom the Participant has entered into such an arrangement that was valid on the applicable date.
(2)     June 26, 2013 through December 31, 2015 Provisions .
(a)     Civil Unions . If on the applicable date the Participant resides in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage and the Participant has entered into a same-sex civil union that is valid on the applicable date in the state in which it was entered into, the Participant’s

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Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Participant has entered into such a same-sex civil union. If the Participant resides in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage but does permit same-sex civil unions, the Participant is not eligible to have an Eligible Domestic Partner unless the Participant is in a valid same-sex civil union.
(b)     State of Residence Allows Neither Civil Unions Nor Marriage . If the Participant does not have an Eligible Domestic Partner (and is not ineligible to have one) pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Participant has executed a legally binding same-sex domestic partner agreement that meets the requirements set forth in writing by the Company with respect to eligibility for domestic partner benefits that is in effect on the applicable date. If such Participant has not entered into such an agreement, the Participant is not eligible to have an “Eligible Domestic Partner.”
(3)     January 1, 2013 through June 25, 2013 Provisions . For applicable dates from January 1, 2013 through June 25, 2013, Eligible Domestic Partner means an individual described in paragraph (2) above, and also includes the following: If on the applicable date the Participant has entered into a same-sex marriage that is valid on the applicable date in the state in which it was entered into, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the Participant’s spouse pursuant to such same-sex marriage. If the Participant resides in a state that

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permits same-sex marriage, the Participant is not eligible to have an Eligible Domestic Partner unless either (a) the Participant is in a valid same-sex marriage or (b) such state did not start to permit same-sex marriages until less than 12 months before the applicable date.
(4)     Pre-2013 Provisions : For applicable dates before January 1, 2013, “Eligible Domestic Partner” status was not available in the Plan.
(5)     Additional Rules . This paragraph (5) applies notwithstanding any provisions in the remainder of this definition of “Eligible Domestic Partner” to the contrary. The term “Eligible Domestic Partner” does not apply to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse or to an individual who is of the opposite sex of the Participant. A Participant who lives in a state that permits same-sex marriage is not permitted to have an Eligible Domestic Partner. In the case of applicable dates prior to January 1, 2016, if the Participant’s state started to permit same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions less than 12 months before the applicable date, the Participant is treated as residing in a state that does not permit same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions, as the case may be, for purposes of this definition of Eligible Domestic Partner.
(j)     Employee . An individual who qualifies as an “Employee” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
(k)     Employer . An entity that qualifies as an “Employer” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
(l)     ERISA . Public Law No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

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(m)     Participant . An Employee participating in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.
(n)     PepsiCo/PBG Organization . The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Section 414 of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder. An entity shall be considered a member of the PepsiCo/PBG Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence. The application of this definition for periods prior to the Effective Time shall take into account the different definition of “Company” that applies before the Effective Time.
(o)     PEP Pension . One or more payments that are payable to a person who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan. The term “Grandfather Benefit” shall be used to refer to the portion of a PEP Pension that is payable in accordance with the Plan as in effect October 3, 2004 and is not subject to Section 409A.
(p)     PepsiCo Prior Plan . The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan.
(q)     Plan . Effective January 1, 2012, Appendix Article PBG to the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan, as set forth herein, and as amended from time to time. Prior to January 1, 2012, the PBG Pension Equalization Plan, as amended from time to time. In these documents, the Plan is also sometimes referred to as PEP. For periods before April 6, 1999, references to the Plan refer to the PepsiCo Prior Plan.
(r)     Plan Administrator . The PepsiCo Administration Committee (PAC), which shall have authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII of the main portion of the document.
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(t)     Primary Social Security Amount . In determining Pension amounts, Primary Social Security Amount shall mean:
(1)    For purposes of determining the amount of a Retirement, Vested, Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, or Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be the estimated monthly amount that may be payable to a Participant commencing at age 65 as an old-age insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended. Such estimates of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the following assumptions:
(i)    That the Participant’s social security wages in any year prior to Retirement or severance are equal to the Taxable Wage Base in such year, and
(ii)    That he will not receive any social security wages after Retirement or severance.
However, in computing a Vested Pension under Section 4.2, the estimate of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the assumption that he continued to receive social security wages until age 65 at the same rate as the Taxable Wage Base in effect at the earlier of his severance from employment or the date such participant ceased to accrue benefits under both the Salaried Plan and this Plan. For purposes of this subsection, “social security wages” shall mean wages within the meaning of the Social Security Act.

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(2)    For purposes of paragraph (1), the Primary Social Security Amount shall exclude amounts that may be available because of the spouse or any dependent of the Participant or any amounts payable on account of the Participant’s death. Estimates of Primary Social Security Amounts shall be made on the basis of the Social Security Act as in effect at the Participant’s Severance from Service Date, without regard to any increases in the social security wage base or benefit levels provided by such Act which take effect thereafter.
(u)     Salaried Plan . The PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan; as it may be amended from time to time; provided that a Participant’s benefit under this Plan shall be determined solely by reference to Part C of the Salaried Plan.
(v)     Salaried Plan Participant . An Employee who is a participant in the Salaried Plan.
(w)     Section 409A . Section 409A of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance issued thereunder.
(x)     Section 415 Limitation . Benefits not payable under the Salaried Plan because of the limitations imposed on the annual benefit of a Salaried Plan Participant by Section 415 of the Code.
(y)     Separation from Service . A Participant’s separation from service as defined in Section 409A.
(z)     Single Lump Sum . The distribution of a Participant’s total PEP Pension in excess of the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit in the form of a single payment.
(aa)     Specified Employee . The individuals identified in accordance with principles set forth below.

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(1)     General . Any Participant who at any time during the applicable year is:
(i)    An officer of any member of the PBG Organization having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code);
(ii)    A 5-percent owner of any member of the PBG Organization; or
(iii)    A 1-percent owner of any member of the PBG Organization having annual compensation of more than $150,000.
For purposes of (i) above, no more than 50 employees identified in the order of their annual compensation shall be treated as officers. For purposes of this section, annual compensation means compensation as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.415(c)-2(a), without regard to Treasury Reg. §§ 1.415(c)-2(d), 1.415(c)-2(e), and 1.415(c)-2(g). The Plan Administrator shall determine who is a Specified Employee in accordance with Section 416(i) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder or in connection therewith, and provided further that the applicable year shall be determined in accordance with Section 409A and that any modification of the foregoing definition that applies under Section 409A shall be taken into account.
(2)     Applicable Year . Except as otherwise required by Section 409A, the Plan Administrator shall determine Specified Employees as of the last day of each calendar year, based on compensation for such year, and such designation

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shall be effective for purposes of this Plan for the twelve month period commencing on April 1 st of the next following calendar year.
(3)     Rule of Administrative Convenience . In addition to the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall treat all other Employees classified as E5 and above on the applicable determination date prescribed in subsection (2) (i.e., the last day of each calendar year) as a Specified Employee for purposes of the Plan for the twelve-month period commencing of the applicable April 1 st date. However, if there are at least 200 Specified Employees without regard to this provision, then it shall not apply. If there are less than 200 Specified Employees without regard to this provision, but full application of this provision would cause there to be more than 200 Specified Employees, then (to the extent necessary to avoid exceeding 200 Specified Employees) those Employees classified as E5 and above who have the lowest base salaries on such applicable determination date shall not be Specified Employees.
(4)     Identification of Specified Employees Between February 26, 2010 and March 31, 2010 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period between February 26, 2010 and March 31, 2010, Specified Employees shall be identified by combining the lists of Specified Employees of all Employers as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The foregoing method of identifying Specified Employees is intended to comply with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)(6)(i), which authorizes the use of an alternative method of identifying Specified Employees that complies with Treas. Reg. §§ 1.409A-1(i)(5) and -1(i)(8) and Section VII.C.4.d of the Preamble to the Final Regulations under Section 409A of

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the Code, which permits “service recipients to simply combine the pre-transaction separate lists of specified employees where it is determined that such treatment would be administratively less burdensome.”
(5)      Identification of Specified Employees on and After April 1, 2010 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the periods on after April 1, 2010, Key Employees shall be identified as follows:
(i)     For the period that begins on April 1, 2010, and ends on March 31, 2011, an employee shall be a Specified Employee (subject to subparagraph (iii) below) if he was classified as at least a Band IV or its equivalent on December 31, 2009. For this purpose, an employee shall be considered to be at least a Band IV or its equivalent as of a date if the employee is classified as one of the following types of employees in the PepsiCo Organization on that date: (i) a Band IV employee or above in a PepsiCo Business, (ii) a Level E7 employee or above in a PBG Business, or (iii) a Salary Grade 19 employee or above at a PAS Business.
(ii)    For the twelve-month period that begins on April 1, 2011, and for each twelve-month period that begins on April 1 in subsequent years, an employee shall be a Specified Employee (subject to subparagraph (iii) below) if the employee was an employee of the PepsiCo Organization who was classified as Band IV or above on the December 31 that immediately precedes such April 1.
(iii)    Notwithstanding the rule of administrative convenience in paragraph (3) above, an employee shall be a Specified Employee for the 12-month period that begins on any April 1, if as of the preceding December 31 the employee would be a specified

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employee, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(i), or any successor, by applying as of such December 31 the default rules that apply under such regulation for determining the minimum number of a service recipient’s specified employees. If the preceding sentence and the methods for identifying Specified Employees set forth in subparagraph (i) or (ii) above, taken together, would result in more than 200 individuals being counted as Specified Employees as of any December 31 determination date, then the number of individuals treated as Specified Employees pursuant to subparagraph (i) or (ii), who are not described in the first sentence of this subparagraph (iii), shall be reduced to 200 by eliminating from consideration those employees otherwise added by such subparagraph in order of their base compensation, from the lowest base compensation to the highest.
(iv)    For purposes of this paragraph (5), “PAS Business” means each employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PAS business; “PBG Business” means each employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PBG business; and “PepsiCo Business” means each employer, division of an employer or other organizational subdivision of an employer that the Company classifies as part of the PepsiCo business.
The method for identifying Specified Employees set forth in this definition is intended as an alternative method of identifying Specified Employees under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)(5), and is adopted herein and shall be interpreted and applied consistently with the rules applicable to such alternative arrangements.
(bb)     Vested Pension . The PEP Pension available to a Participant who has a vested PEP Pension and is not eligible for a Retirement Pension.

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2.2     Construction . The terms of the Plan shall be construed in accordance with this section.
(a)     Gender and Number . The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
(b)     Compounds of the Word “Here” . The words “hereof”, “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or section.
ARTICLE III TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - PARTICIPATION
3.1    Each Salaried Plan Participant whose benefit under the Salaried Plan is curtailed by the Compensation Limitation or the Section 415 Limitation, or both, and each other Salaried Plan Participant (i) who is a Grandfathered Employee as defined in Section 3.7 of the Salaried Plan and who made elective deferrals to the EID on or after April 1, 2009 and before January 1, 2011 (inclusively); (ii) who would have been considered a Grandfathered Participant as defined in Section 3.7 of the Salaried Plan during the period April 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 if the Participant had not been classified by the Employer as salary band E3-E8 or MP on March 31, 2009; or (iii) whose 1988 pensionable “earnings” under the Salaried Plan, as described in Section 4.2(a), were $75,000 or more, shall participate in this Plan.
ARTICLE IV TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - AMOUNT OF RETIREMENT PENSION
4.1     PEP Pension . Subject to Sections 4.5 and 8.7, a Participant’s PEP Pension shall equal the amount determined under (a) or (b) of this Section 4.1, whichever is applicable. Such amount shall be determined as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service.

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(a)     Same Form as Salaried Plan . If a Participant’s PEP Pension will be paid in the same form and will commence as of the same time as his pension under the Salaried Plan, then his monthly PEP Pension shall be equal to the excess of:
(1)    The greater of:
(i)    the monthly pension benefit which would have been payable to such Participant under the Salaried Plan without regard to (I) the Compensation Limitation; (II) the Section 415 Limitation; (III) the exclusion from Earnings of amounts deferred at the election of the Participant under the EID on or after April 1, 2009 and before January 1, 2011; and (IV) the April 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010 exclusion from the Salaried Plan definition of a Grandfathered Participant of a Participant who, as of March 31, 2009, was classified as salary band E3-E8 or MP and had attained age 50 and completed five years of Service or whose sum of his age and years of Service was at least 65; and
(ii)    if applicable, the amount determined in accordance with Section 4.2, expressed in such form and payable as of such time; over
(2)    The amount of the monthly pension benefit that is in fact payable to such Salaried Plan Participant under the Salaried Plan, expressed in such form and payable as of such time.
The amount of the monthly pension benefit so determined, less the portion of such benefit that is the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit, shall be payable as provided in Section 6.2.

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(b)     Different Form than Salaried Plan . If a Participant’s PEP Pension will be paid in a different form (whether in whole or in part) or will commence as of a different time than his pension benefit under the Salaried Plan, his PEP Pension shall be the product of:
(1)    The greater of:
(i)    the monthly pension benefit which would have been payable to such Participant under the Salaried Plan without regard to (I) the Compensation Limitation; (II) the Section 415 Limitation; (III) the exclusion from Earnings of amounts deferred at the election of the Participant under the EID on or after April 1, 2009 and before January 1, 2011; and (IV) the March 31, 2009 through December 31, 2010 exclusion from the Salaried Plan definition of a Grandfathered Participant of a Participant who, as of such date, was classified as salary band E3-E8 or MP and had attained age 50 and completed five years of Service or whose sum of his age and years of Service was at least 65; and
(ii)    if applicable, the amount determined in accordance with Section 4.2, expressed in the form and payable as of such time as applies to his PEP Pension under this Plan, multiplied by
(2)    A fraction, the numerator of which is the value of the amount determined in Section 4.1(b)(1), reduced by the value of his pension under the Salaried Plan, and the denominator of which is the value of the amount determined in Section 4.1(b)(1) (with value determined on a reasonable and

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consistent basis, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, with respect to similarly situated employees).
The amount of the monthly pension benefit so determined, less the portion of such benefit that is the Participant’s Grandfathered Benefit, shall be payable as provided in Section 6.2.
Notwithstanding the above, in the event any portion of the accrued benefit of a Participant under this Plan or the Salaried Plan is awarded to an alternate payee pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, as such terms are defined in Section 414(p) of the Code, the Participant’s total PEP Pension shall be adjusted, as the Plan Administrator shall determine, so that the combined benefit payable to the Participant and the alternate payee from this Plan and the Salaried Plan is the amount determined pursuant to subsections 4.1(a) and (b) above, as applicable.
4.2     PEP Guarantee . Subject to Section 8.7, a Participant who is eligible under subsection (a) below shall be entitled to a PEP Guarantee benefit determined under subsection (b) below, if any.
(a)     Eligibility . A Participant shall be covered by this section if the Participant has 1988 pensionable earnings from an Employer of at least $75,000. For purposes of this section, “1988 pensionable earnings” means the Participant’s remuneration for the 1988 calendar year that was recognized for benefit accrual received under the Salaried Plan as in effect in 1988. “1988 pensionable earnings” does not include remuneration from an entity attributable to any period when that entity was not an Employer.
(b)     PEP Guarantee Formula . The amount of a Participant’s PEP Guarantee shall be determined under paragraph (1), subject to the special rules in paragraph (2).

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(1)     Formula . The amount of a Participant’s PEP Guarantee under this paragraph shall be determined as follows:
(i)    Three percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for the first 10 years of Credited Service, plus
(ii)    One percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for each year of Credited Service in excess of 10 years, less
(iii)    One and two-thirds percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount multiplied by years of Credited Service not in excess of 30 years.
In determining the amount of a Vested Pension, the PEP Guarantee shall first be calculated on the basis of (I) the Credited Service the Participant would have earned had he continued to accrue Credited Service until his Normal Retirement Age, and (II) his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at the earlier of his Severance from Service Date or the date such Participant ceased to accrue additional benefits under both the Salaried Plan and this Plan, and then shall be reduced by multiplying the resulting amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant’s actual years of Credited Service on the earlier of his Severance from Service Date or the date such Participant ceased to accrue additional benefits under both the Salaried Plan and this Plan and the denominator of which is the years of Credited Service he would have earned had he continued to accrue Credited Service until his Normal Retirement Age.

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(2)     Calculation . The amount of the PEP Guarantee shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above, subject to the following special rules:
(i)     Surviving Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s Annuity : Subject to subparagraph (iii) below and the last sentence of this subparagraph, if the Participant has an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner and has commenced receipt of an Annuity under this section, the Participant’s Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be entitled to receive a survivor annuity equal to 50 percent of the Participant’s Annuity under this section, with no corresponding reduction in such Annuity for the Participant. Annuity payments to a surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall begin on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and shall end with the last monthly payment due prior to the Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s death. If the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is more than 10 years younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be adjusted as provided below.
(A)    For each full year more than 10 but less than 21 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by 0.8 percent.

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(B)    For each full year more than 20 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by an additional 0.4 percent.
This subparagraph applies only to a Participant who retires on or after his Early Retirement Date.
(ii)     Reductions . The following reductions shall apply in determining a Participant’s PEP Guarantee.
(A)    If the Participant will receive an Early Retirement Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced by 3/12 ths of 1 percent for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes the date the Participant would attain his Normal Retirement Date.
(B)    If the Participant is entitled to a Vested Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced to the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount payable at his Normal Retirement Date (if payment commences before such date), and the reductions set forth in the Salaried Plan for any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage or Pre-Retirement Domestic Partner’s coverage shall apply.
(C)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his PEP Guarantee in a form that provides an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner benefit, continuing for the life of the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner, that is greater than that provided under subparagraph

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(i). In this instance, the Participant’s PEP Guarantee under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the PEP Guarantee otherwise payable under the foregoing provisions of this section.
(D)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his PEP Guarantee in a form that provides a survivor annuity for a beneficiary who is not his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner. In this instance, the Participant’s PEP Guarantee under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Single Life Annuity for the Participant’s life.
(E)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his PEP Guarantee in an Annuity form that includes inflation protection described in the Salaried Plan. In this instance, the Participant’s PEP Guarantee under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the elected Annuity without such protection.
(iii)     Lump Sum Conversion . The amount of the PEP Guarantee determined under this section for a Participant whose Retirement Pension will be distributed in the form of a lump sum shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under this section, taking into account the value of any survivor benefit under subparagraph (i) above and any early retirement reductions under subparagraph (ii)(A) above.

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(iv)     April 1, 2009 Salaried Plan Changes.
(A)    The amount of the PEP Guarantee determined under this section for a Participant who, as of March 31, 2009, was classified as salary band E3-E8 or MP and who had attained age 50 and completed five years of Service or (inclusively) whose sum of his age and years of Service was at least 65 shall be determined as if such Participant were a Grandfathered Participant in the Salaried Plan on April 1, 2009 (so that Earnings and Credited Service were not frozen as of March 31, 2009 for the period April 1, 2009 through December 31, 2010).
(B)    Highest Average Monthly Earnings shall be determined without regard to the exclusion from Earnings under the Salaried Plan of amounts deferred at the election of the Participant under the EID on or after April 1, 2009 and before January 1, 2011.
4.3     Certain Adjustments . Pensions determined under the foregoing sections of this Article are subject to adjustment as provided in this section. For purposes of this section, “specified plan” shall mean the Salaried Plan or a nonqualified pension plan similar to this Plan. A nonqualified pension plan is similar to this Plan if it is sponsored by a member of the PBG Organization and if its benefits are not based on participant pay deferrals (this category of similar plans includes the PepsiCo Prior Plan).
(a)     Adjustments for Rehired Participants . This subsection shall apply to a current or former Participant who is reemployed after his Annuity Starting Date and (i) whose benefit under the Salaried Plan is recalculated based on an additional period of Credited Service, or (ii) whose benefit under the Salaried Plan would have been

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recalculated, based on an additional period of Credited Service if the Participant would have been considered a Grandfathered Participant as defined in Section 3.7 of the Salaried Plan if the Participant was not classified by the Employer as salary band E3-E8 or MP. In such event, the Participant’s PEP Pension shall be recalculated hereunder. For this purpose, the PEP Guarantee under Section 4.2 is adjusted for in-service distributions and prior distributions in the same manner as benefits are adjusted under the Salaried Plan, but by taking into account benefits under this Plan and any specified plans.
(b)     Adjustment for Increased Pension Under Other Plans . If the benefit paid under a specified plan on behalf of a Participant is increased after PEP benefits on his behalf have been determined (whether the increase is by order of a court, by agreement of the plan administrator of the specified plan, or otherwise), the PEP benefit for the Participant shall be recalculated. If the recalculation identifies an overpayment hereunder, the Plan Administrator shall take such steps as it deems advisable to recover the overpayment. It is specifically intended that there shall be no duplication of payments under this Plan and any specified plans.
(c)     No Benefit Offsets That Would Violate Section 409A . If a Participant has earned a benefit under a plan maintained by a member of the PepsiCo/PBG Organization that is a “qualifying plan” for purposes of the “Non-Duplication” rule in Section 3.8 of Part A of the Salaried Plan and the “Transfers and Non-Duplication” rule in Section 3.6 of Part C of the Salaried Plan, such Transfers and Non-Duplication rules shall apply when calculating the amount determined under Section 4.1(a)(1) or 4.1(b)(1) above (as applicable) only to the extent the application of such rule will not result in a change in the time or form of payment of such pension that is prohibited by Section 409A. For

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purposes of the limit on offsets in the preceding sentence, it is the Company’s intent to undertake to make special arrangements with respect to the payment of the benefit under the qualifying plan that are legally permissible under the qualifying plan, and compliant with Section 409A, in order to avoid such a change in time or form of payment to the maximum extent possible; to the extent that Section 409A compliant special arrangements are timely put into effect in a particular situation, the limit on offsets in the prior sentence will not apply.
4.4     Reemployment of Certain Participants . In the case of a current or former Participant who is reemployed and is eligible to reparticipate in the Salaried Plan after his Annuity Starting Date, payment of his non-Grandfathered PEP Pension will not be suspended. If such Participant accrues an additional PEP Pension for service after such reemployment, his PEP Pension on his subsequent Separation from Service shall be reduced by the present value of PEP benefits previously distributed to such Participant, as determined by the Plan Administrator.
4.5     Vesting; Misconduct . Subject to Section 8.7, a Participant shall be fully vested in his Accrued Benefit at the time he becomes fully vested in his accrued benefit under the Salaried Plan. Notwithstanding the preceding, or any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, a Participant shall forfeit his or her entire PEP Pension if the Plan Administrator determines that such Participant has engaged in “Misconduct” as defined below, determined without regard to whether the Misconduct occurred before or after the Participant’s Severance from Service. The Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, require the Participant to pay to the Employer any PEP Pension paid to the Participant within the twelve month period immediately preceding a date on which the Participant has engaged in such Misconduct, as determined by the Plan Administrator.

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“Misconduct” means any of the following, as determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith: (i) violation of any agreement between the Company or Employer and the Participant, including but not limited to a violation relating to the disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets, the solicitation of employees, customers, suppliers, licensors or contractors, or the performance of competitive services, (ii) violation of any duty to the Company or Employer, including but not limited to violation of the Company’s Code of Conduct; (iii) making, or causing or attempting to cause any other person to make, any statement (whether written, oral or electronic), or conveying any information about the Company or Employer which is disparaging or which in any way reflects negatively upon the Company or Employer unless required by law or pursuant to a Company or Employer policy; (iv) improperly disclosing or otherwise misusing any confidential information regarding the Company or Employer; (v) unlawful trading in the securities of the Company or of another company based on information garnered as a result of that Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company; (vi) engaging in any act which is considered to be contrary to the best interests of the Company or Employer, including but not limited to recruiting or soliciting employees of the Employer; or (vii) commission of a felony or other serious crime or engaging in any activity which constitutes gross misconduct. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Plan shall prohibit the Participant from communicating with government authorities concerning any possible legal violations.  The Company nonetheless asserts and does not waive its attorney-client privilege over any information appropriately protected by the privilege.

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ARTICLE V TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - DEATH BENEFITS
5.1     Death Benefits . Each Participant entitled to a PEP Pension under this Plan who dies before his Annuity Starting Date shall be entitled to a death benefit equal in amount to the additional death benefit to which the Participant would have been entitled under the Salaried Plan if the PEP Pension as determined under Article IV was payable under the Salaried Plan instead of this Plan. The death benefit with respect to a Participant’s PEP Pension in excess of the Grandfathered Benefit shall become payable on the Participant’s date of death in a Single Lump Sum payment.
Payment of any death benefit of a Participant who dies before his Annuity Starting Date under the Plan shall be made to the persons and in the proportions to which any death benefit under the Salaried Plan is or would be paid (including to a Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner to whom pre-retirement death benefits are payable under the Salaried Plan, if any, with respect to deaths occurring on or after January 1, 2013).
ARTICLE VI TO APPENDIX ARTICLE PBG - DISTRIBUTIONS
The terms of this Article govern the distribution of benefits to a Participant who becomes entitled to payment of a PEP Pension under the Plan.
6.1     Form and Timing of Distributions . Subject to Section 6.5, this Section shall govern the form and timing of PEP Pensions.
(a)     Time and Form of Payment of Grandfathered Benefit . The Grandfathered Benefit of a Participant shall be paid in the form and at the time or times provided by the terms of the Plan as in effect on October 3, 2004.
(b)     Time and Form of Payment of Non-Grandfathered Benefit . Except as provided below, the PEP Pension payable to a Participant in excess of the Grandfathered

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Benefit shall be become payable in a Single Lump Sum on the Separation from Service of the Participant.
(1)     Certain Vested Pensions . A Participant (i) who incurred a Separation from Service during the period January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008 (other than a Participant described in (3) below); and (ii) whose Annuity Starting Date has not occurred as of January 1, 2009, shall receive his PEP Pension in excess of his Grandfathered Benefit in a Single Lump Sum which shall become payable on January 1, 2009.
(2)     Annuity Election . A Participant who (i) attained age 50 on or before January 1, 2009, (ii) on or before December 31, 2008 irrevocably elected to receive a Single Life Annuity, a 50%, 75% or 100% Joint and Survivor Annuity, or a 10 Year Certain and Life Annuity; and (iii) incurs a Termination of Employment on or after July 1, 2009 after either attainment of age 55 and the tenth anniversary of the Participant’s initial employment date or attainment of age 65 and the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s initial employment date, shall receive his PEP Pension in excess of his Grandfathered Benefit in the form elected commencing on the first day of the month coincident with or next following his Separation from Service. If such Participant Separates from Service prior to July 1, 2009 or prior to attainment of age 55 and the tenth anniversary of the Participant’s employment date, or prior to attainment of age 65 and the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s employment, the Participant’s PEP Pension in excess of his Grandfathered Pension shall be payable in a Single Lump Sum on the Participant’s Separation from Service.

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(3)     2008 Reorganization . The entire PEP Pension of a Participant who (i) was involuntarily Separated from Service on or after November 1, 2008 and on or before December 19, 2008; (ii) at the time of Separation from Service had attained age 50 and had not attained age 55, and had 10 or more years of Service; and (iii) is eligible for special retirement benefits as described in the letter agreement executed and not revoked by the Participant, shall become payable in a Single Lump Sum on the last day of the Participant’s “Transition Period” as defined in the letter agreement.
(4)     Specified Employees . If a Participant is classified as a Specified Employee at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service (or at such other time for determining Specified Employee status as may apply under Section 409A), then no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section 6.1(b) until at least six (6) months after such a Separation from Service. Any payment otherwise due in such six month period shall be suspended and become payable at the end of such six month period, with interest at the applicable interest rates used for computing a Single Lump Sum payment on the date of Separation from Service.
(5)     Actual Date of Payment . An amount payable on a date specified in this Article VI or in Article V shall be paid as soon as administratively feasible after such date; but no later than the later of (a) the end of the calendar year in which the specified date occurs; or (b) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following such specified date and the Participant (or Beneficiary) is not permitted

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to designate the taxable year of the payment. The payment date may be postponed further if calculation of the amount of the payment is not administratively practicable due to events beyond the control of the Participant (or Beneficiary), and the payment is made in the first calendar year in which the calculation of the amount of the payment is administratively practicable.
6.2     Special Rules for Survivor Options .
(a)     Effect of Certain Deaths . If a Participant makes an Annuity election described in Section 6.1(b)(2) and the Participant dies before his Separation from Service, the election shall be disregarded. Such a Participant may change his coannuitant of a Joint and Survivor Annuity at any time prior to his Separation from Service, and may change his beneficiary of a Ten Years Certain and Life Annuity at any time. If the Participant dies after such election becomes effective but before his non-Grandfathered PEP Pension actually commences, the election shall be given effect and the amount payable to his surviving Eligible Spouse or other beneficiary shall commence on the first day of the month following his death (any back payments due the Participant shall be payable to his estate). In the case of a Participant who elected a 10 Year Certain and Life Annuity, if such Participant dies: (i) after benefits have commenced; (ii) without a surviving primary or contingent beneficiary, and (iii) before receiving 120 payments under the form of payment, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. If payments have commenced under such form of payment to a Participant’s primary or contingent beneficiary and such beneficiary dies before payments are completed,

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then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to such beneficiary’s estate.
(b)     Nonspouse Beneficiaries . If a Participant’s beneficiary is not his Eligible Spouse, he may not elect:
(1)    The 100 percent survivor option described in Section 6.1(b)(2) with a nonspouse beneficiary more than 10 years younger than he is, or
(2)    The 75 percent survivor option described in Section 6.1(b)(2) with a nonspouse beneficiary more than 19 years younger than he is.
6.3     Designation of Beneficiary . A Participant who has elected to receive all or part of his pension in a form of payment that includes a survivor option shall designate a beneficiary who will be entitled to any amounts payable on his death. Such designation shall be made on a PEP Election Form. A Participant shall have the right to change or revoke his beneficiary designation at any time prior to when his election is finally effective. The designation of any beneficiary, and any change or revocation thereof, shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Plan Administrator. A beneficiary designation shall not be effective unless and until filed with the Plan Administrator
6.4     Determination of Single Lump Sum Amounts . Except as otherwise provided below, a Single Lump Sum payable under Article V or Section 6.1 shall be determined in the same manner as the single lump sum payment option prescribed in Section 6.1(b)(3) of the Salaried Plan.
(a)     Vested Pensions . If on the date of Separation from Service of a Participant such Participant is not entitled to retire with an immediate pension under the Salaried Plan, the Single Lump Sum payable to the Participant under Section 6.1 shall

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be determined in the same manner as the single lump sum payment option prescribed in Section 6.1(b)(3) of the Salaried Plan but substituting (for Plan Years beginning before 2012) the applicable segment rates for the blended 30 year Treasury and segment rates that would otherwise be applicable.
(b)     2008 Reorganization . Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the Single Lump Sum payment for a Participant whose employment was involuntarily terminated as a result of the 2008 Reorganization on or after November 1, 2008 and on or before December 19, 2008 shall be determined based on the applicable interest rates and mortality used by the Salaried Plan for optional lump sum distributions in December 2008, provided that in no event shall such Single Lump Sum payment be less than the Single Lump Sum determined based on the applicable interest rates and mortality used by the Salaried Plan for lump sum distributions for the month in which the Single Lump Sum is distributed to the Participant.
6.5     Section 162(m) Postponement . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no PEP Pension shall be paid to any Participant prior to the earliest date on which the Company’s federal income tax deduction for such payment is not precluded by Section 162(m) of the Code. In the event any payment is delayed solely as a result of the preceding restriction, such payment shall be made as soon as administratively feasible following the first date as of which Section 162(m) of the Code no longer precludes the deduction by the Company of such payment. Amounts deferred because of the Section 162(m) deduction limitation shall be increased by simple interest for the period of delay at the annual rate of six percent (6%).

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APPENDIX TO ARTICLE PBG
Foreword
This Appendix sets forth additional provisions applicable to individuals specified in the Articles of this Appendix. In any case where there is a conflict between the Appendix and the main text of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern.
Article A (Article IPO) – Transferred and Transition Individuals
IPO.1     Scope . This Article supplements the main portion of the Plan document with respect to the rights and benefits of Transferred and Transition Individuals following the spinoff of this Plan from the PepsiCo Prior Plan.
IPO.2     Definitions . This section provides definitions for the following words or phrases in boldface and underlined. Where they appear in this Article with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all defined terms shall have the meaning given to them in Section 2.1 of the Plan.    
(a)     Agreement . The 1999 Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
(b)     Close of the Distribution Date . This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.
(c)     Transferred Individual . This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.
(d)     Transition Individual . This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.

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IPO.3     Rights of Transferred and Transition Individuals . All Transferred Individuals who participated in the PepsiCo Prior Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be Participants in this Plan as of the Effective Date. The spinoff of this Plan from the PepsiCo Prior Plan shall not result in a break in the Service or Credited Service of Transferred Individuals or Transition Individuals. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, and as provided in Section 2.04 of the Agreement, all service, all compensation, and all other benefit-affecting determinations for Transferred Individuals that, as of the Close of the Distribution Date, were recognized under the PepsiCo Prior Plan for periods immediately before such date, shall as of the Effective Date continue to receive full recognition, credit and validity and shall be taken into account under this Plan as if such items occurred under this Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result. Similarly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the benefits of Transition Individuals shall be determined in accordance with section 8.02 of the Agreement.
Article B – Special Cases
B.1    This Article B of the Appendix supplements the main portion of the Plan document and is effective as of January 28, 2002.
B.2    This Article shall apply to certain highly compensated management individuals who were (i) hired as a Band IV on or about January 28, 2002 and (ii) designated by the Senior Vice President of Human Resources as eligible to receive a supplemental retirement benefit (the “Participant”).
B.3    Notwithstanding Article IV of the Plan, the amount of the total PEP Pension under this Plan shall be equal to the excess of (1) the monthly pension benefit which would

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have been payable to such individual under the Salaried Plan without regard to the Compensation Limitation and the Section 415 Limitation, determined as if such individual’s employment commencement date with the Company were September 10, 1990; (2) the sum of (i) the amount of the monthly pension benefit that is in fact payable under the Salaried Plan; and (ii) the monthly amount of such individual’s deferred, vested benefit under any qualified or nonqualified defined benefit pension plan maintained by PepsiCo., Inc. or any affiliate of PepsiCo., Inc., Tricon or YUM!, as determined by the administrator using reasonable assumptions to adjust for different commencement dates so that the total benefit of such individual does not exceed the amount described in (1) above.
B.4    In the event of the death of such individual while employed by the Company, the individual’s beneficiary shall be entitled to a death benefit as provided in Article V, determined based on the formula for the total benefit described above, and reduced by the survivor benefits payable by the Salaried Plan and the other plans described above. The net amount so determined shall be payable in a Single Lump Sum as prescribed in Article V.
B.5    The Plan Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, adjust any benefit determined pursuant to this Article B to the extent necessary or appropriate to ensure that such individual’s benefit in the aggregate does not exceed the Company’s intent to ensure overall pension benefits equal to the benefits that would be applicable if such individual had been continuously employed by the Company for the period commencing September 10, 1990 to the date of Separation from Service.
Article C – Transfers From/To PepsiCo, Inc.

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The provisions of this Article C shall only apply to transfers that occur before February 26, 2010 and shall not apply to any transfer to PepsiCo, Inc. or from PepsiCo, Inc. that occurs on or after such date.
C.1    This Article supplements and overrides the main portion of the Plan with respect to Participants who (i) transfer from the Company to PepsiCo, Inc.; and (ii) transfer from PepsiCo, Inc. to the Company.
C.2    Notwithstanding Article IV of the Plan, the PEP Pension of a Participant who (i) transfers from the Company to PepsiCo., Inc. or (ii) transfers to PepsiCo, Inc. from the Company shall be determined as set forth below.
C.3     Transfers to PepsiCo, Inc . The PEP Pension of a Participant who transfers to PepsiCo, Inc. shall be determined as of the date of such transfer in the manner described in Article IV, including the Salaried Plan offset regardless of whether such benefit under the Salaried Plan is transferred to a qualified plan of PepsiCo, Inc. On such Participant’s Separation from Service, the PEP Pension so determined shall become payable in accordance with Article VI.
C.4     Transfers from PepsiCo., Inc . The PEP Pension of a Participant who transfers from PepsiCo, Inc. shall be determined as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service in the manner described in Article IV and shall be reduced by any benefit accrued by the Participant under any qualified or nonqualified plan maintained by PepsiCo, Inc. that is based on credited service included in the determination of the Participant’s benefit under this Plan so that the total benefit from all plans does not exceed the benefit the Participant would have received had the Participant been solely employed by the Company. Notwithstanding the preceding, effective for transfers on or after January 1, 2005, in no event shall such benefit be

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less than the benefit the Participant would have received based solely on the Participant’s employment by the Company. The Plan Administrator shall make such adjustments as the Plan Administrator deems appropriate to effectuate the intent of this Section C.4.

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ARTICLE PAC
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments
PAC.1 Scope. This Article PAC supplements the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan document with respect to the appointment of the members of the PAC.
PAC.2 General Guidelines . To be a member of the PAC, an individual must:
(a)    Be an employee of the PepsiCo Organization at a Leadership Group 1 or above level,
(b)    Be able to give adequate time to committee duties, and
(c)    Have the character and temperament to act prudently and diligently in the exclusive interest of the Plan’s participants and beneficiaries.
PAC.3 PAC Guidelines . In addition to satisfying the requirements set forth in Section PAC.2, the following guidelines will also apply to the PAC membership:
(a)    Each member of the PAC should have experience with benefit plan administration or other experience that can readily translate to a role concerning ERISA plan administration,
(b)    The membership of the PAC as a whole should have experience and expertise with respect to the administration of ERISA health and welfare and retirement plans, and
(c)    Each member of the PAC should be capable of prudently evaluating the reasonableness of expenses that are charged to the Plan.

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PAC.4 Additional Information . The Chair of the PAC may seek information from Company personnel, including the Controller, CFO and CHRO, in connection with his identification of well qualified candidates for committee membership.
PAC.5 Role of the Guidelines . The foregoing guidelines in this Article PAC are intended to guide the Chair of the PAC in the selection of committee members; however, they neither diminish nor enlarge the legal standard applicable under ERISA.



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Exhibit 10.41





PEPSICO

DIRECTOR

DEFERRAL PROGRAM















Plan Document for the 409A Program
Amended and Restated Effective as of December 20, 2017











TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
Page


ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION
1

ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS
3

2.01
ACCOUNT:
3

2.02
ACT:
3

2.03
BENEFICIARY:
3

2.04
CODE:
3

2.05
COMPANY:
3

2.06
COMPENSATION YEAR:
3

2.07
DEFERRAL SUBACCOUNT:
4

2.08
DIRECTOR:
4

2.09
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION:
4

2.10
DISABILITY:
5

2.11
DISTRIBUTION VALUATION DATE:
5

2.12
ELECTION FORM:
5

2.13
ELIGIBLE DIRECTOR:
6

2.14
ERISA:
6

2.15
FAIR MARKET VALUE:
6

2.16
409A PROGRAM:
6

2.17
KEY EMPLOYEE:
6

2.18
MANDATORY DEFERRAL:
7

2.19
PARTICIPANT:
7

2.20
PEPSICO ORGANIZATION:
7

2.21
PLAN:
7

2.22
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR:
8

2.23
PLAN YEAR:
8

2.24
PRE-409A PROGRAM:
8

2.25
RECORDKEEPER:
8

2.26
RETAINER COMPENSATION:
8

2.27
SECOND LOOK ELECTION:
8

2.28
SECTION 409A:
8

2.29
SEPARATION FROM SERVICE:
9

2.30
SPECIFIC PAYMENT DATE:
9

2.31
UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCY:
9

2.32
VALUATION DATE:
9

ARTICLE III – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
11

3.01
ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE:
11

3.02
TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO DEFER:
11

3.03
TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION:
11


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ARTICLE IV – DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION
12

4.01
DEFERRAL ELECTION:
12

4.02
TIME AND MANNER OF DEFERRAL ELECTION:
13

4.03
PERIOD OF DEFERRAL; FORM OF PAYMENT:
15

4.04
SECOND LOOK ELECTION:
16

4.05
MANDATORY DEFERRALS:
18

ARTICLE V – INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS
20

5.01
ACCOUNTING FOR PARTICIPANTS’ INTERESTS:
20

5.02
PHANTOM INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNT:
20

5.03
VESTING OF A PARTICIPANT’S ACCOUNT:
23

5.04
PROHIBITED MISCONDUCT:
23

ARTICLE VI – DISTRIBUTIONS
24

6.01
GENERAL:
24

6.02
DISTRIBUTIONS BASED ON A SPECIFIC PAYMENT DATE:
25

6.03
DISTRIBUTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF A SEPARATION FROM SERVICE:
25

6.04
DISTRIBUTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF DEATH:
27

6.05
DISTRIBUTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF DISABILITY:
28

6.06
DISTRIBUTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCY:
29

6.07
DISTRIBUTIONS OF MANDATORY DEFERRALS:
29

6.08
VALUATION:
30

6.09
IMPACT OF SECTION 16 OF THE ACT ON DISTRIBUTIONS:
30

6.10
ACTUAL PAYMENT DATE:
30

ARTICLE VII – PLAN ADMINISTRATION
31

7.01
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR:
31

7.02
ACTION:
31

7.03
POWERS OF THE PLAN ADMINISTRATOR:
31

7.04
COMPENSATION, INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY:
32

7.05
WITHHOLDING:
32

7.06
SECTION 16 COMPLIANCE:
33

7.07
CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 409A:
34

ARTICLE VIII – CLAIMS PROCEDURE
35

8.01
CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS:
35

8.02
APPEALS OF DENIED CLAIMS:
35

8.03
SPECIAL CLAIMS PROCEDURES FOR DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS:
35

ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
36

9.01
AMENDMENT OF PLAN:
36

9.02
TERMINATION OF PLAN:
36

ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS
37

10.01
LIMITATION ON PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS:
37

10.02
UNFUNDED OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY:
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10.03
OTHER PLANS:
37

10.04
RECEIPT OR RELEASE:
37

10.05
GOVERNING LAW:
37

10.06
GENDER, TENSE AND EXAMPLES:
38

10.07
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; NONALIENATION OF BENEFITS:
38

10.08
FACILITY OF PAYMENT:
38

ARTICLE XI – AUTHENTICATION
39

ARTICLE XII – SIGNATURE
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APPENDIX
Appendix

APPENDIX ARTICLE A – TRANSITION PROVISIONS
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ARTICLE I – INTRODUCTION
PepsiCo, Inc. (the "Company") established the PepsiCo Director Deferral Program (the “Plan”) to permit Eligible Directors to defer certain compensation paid to them as Directors.
The Plan consists of two primary components, each of which is subject to separate documentation: (i) deferrals under the Plan that were earned and vested prior to the 2004-2005 Compensation Year (the “Pre-409A Program”), and (ii) and deferrals under the Plan that were not earned and vested prior to the 2004-2005 Compensation Year (the “409A Program”). The 409A Program is governed by this document. The Pre-409A Program is governed by a separate set of documents. Except as otherwise provided herein, this document reflects the provisions in effect from and after January 1, 2005, and the rights and benefits of individuals who are Participants in the Plan from and after that date (and of those claiming through or on behalf of such individuals) shall be governed by the provisions of this document in the case of actions and events occurring on or after January 1, 2005, with respect to deferrals that are subject to the 409A Program. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “actions and events” shall include all distribution trigger events and dates. The rights and benefits with respect to persons who only participated in the Plan prior to January 1, 2005 shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Pre-409A Program documents that were in effect at such time, and shall not be governed by the 409A Program documents.
The Plan was restated on March 10, 2011. This restatement amended the Plan’s rules regarding installment payment options by (i) adding a 10-year installment payment option to the Plan, and (ii) eliminating the prohibition on the payment of installments after a Participant has attained age 80. The restatement also extended the minimum deferral period for elective deferrals to the first day of the Plan Year following the date that is 12 months after the date the Director Compensation would otherwise be payable to the Participant. All of these changes are effective for deferral elections made on and after March 11, 2011.
The document for the 409A Program was restated as of September 19, 2012. This restatement reflected changes in the Company’s payment of Retainer Compensation, which shifted from payment annually in advance (on each October 1) to semiannually in arrears (with the first payment in arrears to be made in December 2013 for services as a Director during the period June 1, 2013 to November 30, 2013).
The document for the 409A Program was restated as of February 2, 2017. This restatement reflected the shift in responsibility of reviewing and reporting on director compensation from the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to the Compensation Committee approved by the Board of Directors on November 17, 2016.

The document for the 4049A Program was most recently restated as of December 20, 2107, to reflect the Company’s transferring its stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange to The Nasdaq Global Select Market.


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Together, the documents for the 409A Program and the documents for the Pre-409A Program describe the terms of a single plan. However, amounts subject to the terms of this 409A Program and amounts subject to the terms of the Pre-409A Program shall be tracked separately at all times. The preservation of the terms of the Pre-409A Program, without material modification, and the separation between the 409A Program amounts and the Pre-409A Program amounts are intended to permit the Pre-409A Program to remain exempt from Section 409A and the administration of the Plan shall be consistent with this intent.
For federal income tax purposes, the Plan is intended to be a nonqualified unfunded deferred compensation plan that is unfunded and unsecured. For purposes of ERISA, the Plan is intended to be exempt from ERISA coverage as a plan that solely benefits non-employees (or alternatively, a plan described in Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA providing benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees).



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ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS
When used in this Plan, the following underlined terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
2.01      Account :
The account maintained for a Participant on the books of the Company to determine, from time to time, the Participant's interest under this Plan. The balance in such Account shall be determined by the Plan Administrator. Each Participant's Account shall consist of at least one Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral under Section 4.01. The Recordkeeper may also establish such additional Deferral Subaccounts as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan. The Recordkeeper may also combine Deferral Subaccounts to the extent it deems separate accounts are not needed for sound recordkeeping. Where appropriate, a reference to a Participant’s Account shall include a reference to each applicable Deferral Subaccount that has been established thereunder.
2.02      Act :
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
2.03      Beneficiary :
The person or persons (including a trust or trusts) properly designated by a Participant, as determined by the Plan Administrator, to receive the amounts in one or more of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts in the event of the Participant’s death in accordance with Section 4.02(c).
2.04      Code :
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
2.05      Company :
PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, or its successor or successors.
2.06      Compensation Year :
The 12-month period of time for which Directors are paid Retainer Compensation for their services on the Board of Directors.
(a)      Period Effective June 1, 2013 . Effective June 1, 2013 (but subject to subsection (c) below), the applicable 12-month period shall begin on June 1 in one calendar year and shall continue until May 31 of the following calendar year.
(b)      Period Effective Prior to June 1, 2013 . Prior to June 1, 2013 (but subject to subsection (c) below), the applicable 12-month period is the period that begins on October 1 in one calendar year and continues until September 30 of the following calendar year.

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(c)      Transition Provision . To preserve the applicability of elections made by Directors during 2011 (“2011 electing Directors”) in accordance with their original terms, Retainer Compensation payable to a 2011 electing Director for services provided from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013 shall be treated as Retainer Compensation that is and remains subject to the 2011 electing Director’s election that was made in 2011. As a result of this transitional preservation of such elections, the Plan will be administered:
(1)      With respect to such deferral elections of Retainer Compensation, and
(2)      For purposes of the effective date provisions of Sections 4.01 and 4.02 with respect to 2011 electing Directors,
by applying a full 12-month Compensation Year from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, a short Compensation Year from October 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014, and then a full 12-month Compensation Year from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015. The Compensation Years applied under the prior sentence shall also be applied for purposes of the effective date provisions
2.07      Deferral Subaccount :
A subaccount of a Participant's Account maintained to reflect his or her interest in the Plan attributable to each deferral (or separately tracked portion of a deferral) of Director Compensation, and earnings or losses credited to such subaccount in accordance with Section 5.01(b).
2.08      Director :
A person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and who is not currently an employee of the PepsiCo Organization.
2.09      Director Compensation :
Direct monetary remuneration to the extent payable (if not deferred) in cash in U.S. dollars to the Eligible Director by the Company, as well as compensation from the Company for services as a Director that the Company requires be deferred under Section 4.05 as a Mandatory Deferral. Director Compensation shall not include the amount of any reimbursement by the Company for expenses incurred by the Eligible Director in the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Subject to the next sentence, the Director Compensation shall be limited to the amount due an Eligible Director for the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall be reduced for any applicable tax levies, garnishments and other legally required deductions. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, an Eligible Director’s Director Compensation may be reduced by an item described in the preceding sentence only to the extent such reduction does not violate Section 409A. Director Compensation is composed of Retainer Compensation and Mandatory Deferrals.

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2.10      Disability :
A Participant shall be considered to suffer from a Disability, if, in the judgment of the Recordkeeper (based on the provisions of Section 409A and any guidelines established by the Plan Administrator for this purpose), the Participant –
(a)      Is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or
(b)      By reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, is receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under an accident and health plan of the Company.
Solely for those Participants who are otherwise eligible for Social Security, a Participant who is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a), and a Participant who has not been determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration will be deemed to not meet the requirements of Subsection (a).
2.11      Distribution Valuation Date :
Each date as specified by the Plan Administrator from time to time as of which Participant Accounts are valued for purposes of a distribution from a Participant’s Account. The current Distribution Valuation Dates are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Any current Distribution Valuation Date may be changed by the Plan Administrator, provided that such change does not result in a change in when deferrals are paid out that is impermissible under Section 409A. Values are determined as of the close of a Distribution Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the following business day.
2.12      Election Form :
The form prescribed by the Plan Administrator on which a Participant specifies:
(a)    In the case of an initial election, either (i) the amount of his or her Retainer Compensation to be deferred and the timing and form of his or her related deferral payout, or (ii) the form of payout for his or her Mandatory Deferral, in each case pursuant to the provisions of Article IV, and
(b)    In the case of a Second Look Election, the revised timing and form of his or her deferral that is the subject of the Second Look Election, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.04.
An Election Form need not exist in a paper format, and it is expressly authorized that the Plan Administrator may make available for use such technologies, including voice response systems, Internet-based forms and any other electronic forms, as it deems appropriate from time to time.

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2.13      Eligible Director :
The term “Eligible Director” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 3.01(b).
2.14      ERISA :
Public Law 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
2.15      Fair Market Value :
For purposes of converting a Participant’s deferrals to phantom PepsiCo Common Stock as of any date, the Fair Market Value of such stock is the closing price on such date (or if such date is not a trading date, the first date immediately following such date that is a trading date) for PepsiCo Common Stock as reported on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Common Stock is traded, rounded to four decimal places. For purposes of determining the value of a Plan distribution, the Fair Market Value of phantom PepsiCo Common Stock is determined as the closing price on the applicable Distribution Valuation Date for PepsiCo Common Stock as reported on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Common Stock is traded, rounded to four decimal places.
2.16      409A Program :
The term “409A Program” shall have the meaning given to it in Article 1.
2.17      Key Employee :
The individuals identified in accordance with the principles set forth below.
(a)      General . Any Participant who at any time during the applicable year is –
(1)      An officer of any member of the PepsiCo Organization having annual compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted for the applicable year under Code Section 416(i)(1));
(2)      A 5-percent owner of any member of the PepsiCo Organization; or
(3)      A 1-percent owner of any member of the PepsiCo Organization having annual compensation of more than $150,000.
For purposes of (1) above, no more than 50 employees identified in the order of their annual compensation shall be treated as officers. For purposes of this Section, annual compensation means compensation as defined in Treas. Reg. §1.415(c)-2(a), without regard to Treas. Reg. §§1.415(c)-2(d), 1.415(c)-2(e), and 1.415(c)-2(g). The Plan Administrator shall determine who is a Key Employee in accordance with Code Section 416(i) and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder or in connection therewith (provided, that Code Section 416(i)(5) shall not apply in making such determination), and provided further that the applicable year shall be determined in accordance with Section

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409A and that any modification of the foregoing definition that applies under Section 409A shall be taken into account.
(b)      Applicable Year . The Plan Administrator shall determine Key Employees as of the last day of each calendar year (the “determination date”), based on compensation for such year, and the designation for a particular determination date shall be effective for purposes of this Plan for the twelve month period commending on April 1 of the next following calendar year ( e.g., the Key Employees determined by the Plan Administrator as of December 31, 2008, shall apply to the period from April 1, 2009, to March 31, 2010).
(c)      Rule of Administrative Convenience . Effective on and after January 1, 2008, in addition to the foregoing, the Plan Administrator shall treat all other employees classified as Band IV and above on the applicable determination date prescribed in subsection (b) as Key Employees for purposes of the Plan for the twelve month period commencing on April 1 st of the next following calendar year, provided that if this would result in counting more than 200 individuals as Key Employees as of any such determination date, then the number treated as Key Employees will be reduced to 200 by eliminating from consideration those employees otherwise added by this subsection (c) in order by their base compensation, from the lowest to the highest.
2.18      Mandatory Deferral :
The term “Mandatory Deferral” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 4.05.
2.19      Participant :
Any Director who is qualified to participate in this Plan in accordance with Section 3.01 and who has an Account. A Director or former Director who became a Participant in accordance with the preceding sentence shall remain a Participant until his or her participation terminates in accordance with Section 3.03. An active Participant is one who is currently deferring under Section 4.01.
2.20      PepsiCo Organization :
The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Code Section 414(b) and (c) and the regulations issued thereunder. An entity shall be considered a member of the PepsiCo Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.
2.21      Plan :
The PepsiCo Director Deferral Program, comprised of (i) the 409A Program set forth herein and (ii) the Pre-409A Program set forth in a separate set of documents, as each may be amended and restated from time to time (subject to the limitations on amendment that are applicable hereunder and under the Pre-409A Program).

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2.22      Plan Administrator :
The Board of Directors of the Company or its delegate or delegates, which shall have the authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII. As of the Effective Date, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Total Rewards is delegated the responsibility for the operational administration of the Plan. In turn, the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards has the authority to re-delegate operational responsibilities to other persons or parties. As of the Effective Date, the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards has re-delegated certain operational responsibilities to the Recordkeeper. However, references in this document to the Plan Administrator shall be understood as referring to the Board of Directors, the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards and those delegated by the Senior Vice President, Total Rewards other than the Recordkeeper. All delegations made under the authority granted by this Section are subject to Section 7.06.
2.23      Plan Year :
The 12-consecutive month period beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31.
2.24      Pre-409A Program :
The term “Pre-409A Program” shall have the meaning given to it in Article 1.

2.25      Recordkeeper :
For any designated period of time, the party (which may include the Company’s Compensation Department) that is delegated the responsibility, pursuant to the authority granted in the definition of Plan Administrator, to maintain the records of Participant Accounts, process Participant transactions and perform other duties in accordance with any procedures and rules established by the Plan Administrator.
2.26      Retainer Compensation :
Director Compensation that is payable in cash as a retainer for general services as a Director, as well as additional amounts payable in cash for Director activities such as service as the chair of a committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Director Compensation that is a Mandatory Deferral is not Retainer Compensation.
2.27      Second Look Election :
The term “Second Look Election” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 4.04.
2.28      Section 409A :
Code Section 409A and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability that are issued thereunder.

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2.29      Separation from Service :
A Participant’s separation from service as defined in Section 409A; provided that for purposes determining whether a Separation from Service has occurred, the Plan has determined, based upon legitimate business criteria, to use the twenty percent (20%) test described in Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h)(3). In the event the Participant also provides services other than as a Director for the Company and its affiliates, as determined under the prior sentence, such other services shall not be taken into account in determining when a Separation from Service occurs to the extent permitted under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h)(5). The term may also be used as a verb ( i.e. , “Separates from Service”) with no change in meaning.
2.30      Specific Payment Date :
A specific date selected by an Eligible Director that triggers a lump sum payment of a deferral or the start of installment payments for a deferral, as specified in Section 4.03 or 4.04. The Specific Payment Dates that are available to be selected by Eligible Directors shall be determined by the Plan Administrator. With respect to any deferral, the currently available Specific Payment Date(s) shall be the date or dates reflected on the Election Form or the Second Look Election Form that is made available by the Plan Administrator for the deferral. In the event that an Election Form or Second Look Election Form only provides for selecting a month and a year as the Specific Payment Date, the first day of the month that is selected shall be the Specific Payment Date. As of the Effective Date, the Specific Payment Date is January 1 of the year specified by the Eligible Director.
2.31      Unforeseeable Emergency :
A severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from –
(a)      An illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152(a) without regard to Code Sections 152(b)(1), 152(b)(2) and 152(d)(1)(B));
(b)      Loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty (including, effective January 1, 2009, the need to rebuild a home following damage to the home not otherwise covered by insurance); or
(c)      Any other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant.
The Recordkeeper shall determine the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(i)(iii) and any guidelines that may be established by the Plan Administrator.
2.32      Valuation Date :
Each business day, as determined by the Recordkeeper, as of which Participant Accounts are valued in accordance with Plan procedures that are currently in effect. The Plan Administrator may change the Valuation Dates for future deferrals at any time before the election

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to make such deferrals becomes irrevocable under the Plan. The Plan Administrator may change the Valuation Dates for existing deferrals only to the extent that such change in permissible under Section 409A.

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ARTICLE III– ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
3.01      Eligibility to Participate :
(a)      An individual shall be eligible to defer compensation under the Plan during the period that he or she is a Director hereunder.
(b)      During the period an individual satisfies the eligibility requirements of this Section, he or she shall be referred to as an Eligible Director.
(c)      Each Eligible Director shall become an active Participant on the earlier of the date an amount is first withheld from his or her compensation pursuant to an Election Form submitted by the Director to the Plan Administrator under Section 4.01 or, effective October 1, 2007, the date on which a Mandatory Deferral is first credited to the Plan on his or her behalf under Section 4.05.
3.02      Termination of Eligibility to Defer :
An individual’s eligibility to participate actively by making deferrals under Section 4.01 shall cease as soon as administratively practicable following the date he or she ceases to be a Director.
3.03      Termination of Participation :
An individual, who has been an active Participant under the Plan, ceases to be a Participant on the date his or her Account is fully paid out.

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ARTICLE IV– DEFERRAL OF COMPENSATION
4.01      Deferral Election :
(a)      Each Eligible Director may make an election to defer under the Plan in 10% increments up to 100% of his or her Retainer Compensation for an applicable period in the manner described in Section 4.02. Such election to defer shall apply to Retainer Compensation in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever applies as of the time in question.
(1)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning on or after October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a Director’s deferral election shall apply to Retainer Compensation that, in the absence of a deferral election, would be paid to the Director during a single calendar year. A newly Eligible Director may only defer the portion of his or her Retainer Compensation, which otherwise would be payable in the calendar year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director, to the extent that it is earned for services performed after the date of his or her election. For this purpose, if a valid Election Form is received prior to the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director and the Election Form is effective under Section 4.02 as of the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director, then the Director shall be deemed to earn all of his or her Retainer Compensation for the calendar year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director after the date of the election; otherwise, only Retainer Compensation earned for months that begin after when the newly Eligible Director’s Election Form is received are subject to deferral. Any Retainer Compensation deferred by an Eligible Director for a calendar year will be deducted on each payment date during the calendar year for which he or she has Retainer Compensation and is an Eligible Director. In accordance with the default rule in Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-2(a)(13), Retainer Compensation that is paid – (i) following the end of a calendar year (in accordance with normal payment timing arrangements for the payroll period that contains the last day of such calendar year), and (ii) for services performed during such calendar year, shall be treated as Retainer Compensation for services performed during the following calendar year (and will be subject to deferral only in accordance with a deferral election for such following calendar year).
(2)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning before October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a Director’s deferral election shall apply to Retainer Compensation that is earned for services performed in the corresponding Compensation Year. A newly Eligible Director may only defer the portion of his or her eligible Retainer Compensation for the Compensation Year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director that is earned for services performed after the date of his or her election. For this purpose, if a valid Election Form is received prior to the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director and the Election Form is effective under Section 4.02 as of the date on which the Eligible Director becomes a Director, then the Director shall be deemed to receive all of his or her Retainer Compensation for the Compensation Year in which he or she becomes an Eligible Director after the date of the election. Any Retainer Compensation deferred by an Eligible Director for a Compensation Year will be deducted for each payment period during the Compensation Year for which he or she has Retainer Compensation and is an Eligible Director. Retainer

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Compensation paid after the end of a Compensation Year for services performed during such initial Compensation Year shall be treated as Director Compensation for services performed during such initial Compensation Year.
(b)      To be effective, an Eligible Director’s Election Form must set forth the percentage of Retainer Compensation to be deferred and any other information that may be requested by the Plan Administrator from time to time. In addition, the Election Form must meet the requirements of Section 4.02.
4.02      Time and Manner of Deferral Election :
(a)      Deferral Election Deadlines . An Eligible Director must make a deferral election for Retainer Compensation in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever applies as of the time in question.
(1)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning on or after October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a Director’s deferral election for Retainer Compensation shall be made no later than November 15 of the calendar year that immediately precedes the calendar year in which such Retainer Compensation would be paid in the absence of a deferral election. If November 15 of such calendar year is not a business day, then the deferral election must be made by the first business day following November 15 of such year. A newly Eligible Director may submit an Election Form (i) prior to becoming an Eligible Director, or (ii) on or after becoming an Eligible Director, but any form submitted must be received within 30 days of when he or she first becomes an Eligible Director (and such Election Form will be effective immediately upon receipt or, if later, the commencement of the individual’s status as an Eligible Director).
(2)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning before October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a Director’s deferral election for Retainer Compensation earned for services performed in a Compensation Year shall be made no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately prior to the beginning of the Compensation Year (although the Plan Administrator may adopt policies that encourage or require earlier submission of election forms). If December 31 of such year is not a business day, then the deadline for deferral elections will be the first business day preceding December 31 of such year. In addition, an individual, who has been nominated for Director status, must submit an Election Form prior to becoming an Eligible Director or otherwise prior to rendering services as an Eligible Director, and such Election Form will be effective immediately upon commencement of the individual’s status as an Eligible Director or otherwise upon commencement of his or her services as an Eligible Director.
(b)      General Provisions . A separate deferral election under subsection (a) above must be made by an Eligible Director in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever applies as of the time in question.


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(1)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning on or after October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a separate deferral election under subsection (a) above must be made by an Eligible Director for each calendar year’s Retainer Compensation. If a properly completed and executed Election Form is not actually received by the Plan Administrator (or, if authorized by the Plan Administrator for this purpose, the Recordkeeper) by the time prescribed in subsection (a)(1) above, the Eligible Director will be deemed to have elected not to defer any Retainer Compensation for the applicable calendar year. Except as provided in the next sentence, an election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed (and such determination shall be made not later than the last date for making the election in question). Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage an Eligible Director elects to defer for a calendar year shall not be permitted from and after the beginning of the calendar year to which the deferral election applies (or in the case of a Newly Eligible Director’s first calendar year, from and after the effective date of his or her deferral election for such calendar year). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if an Eligible Director receives a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency pursuant to Section 6.06, the Plan Administrator may cancel the Eligible Director’s deferral election for the calendar year in which such distribution occurs. If an election is cancelled because of a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, such cancellation shall permanently apply to the deferral election for such calendar year, and the Director may be eligible to make a new deferral election only for a subsequent calendar year (and only as permitted by the rules in Sections 4.01 and 4.02).
(2)      Effective for Compensation Years beginning before October 1, 2013 (October 1, 2012, for a Director joining the Board after 2011), a separate deferral election under subsection (a) above must be made by an Eligible Director for each Compensation Year’s Retainer Compensation that is eligible for deferral. If a properly completed and executed Election Form is not actually received by the Plan Administrator (or, if authorized by the Plan Administrator for this purpose, the Recordkeeper) by the time prescribed in subsection (a)(2) above, the Eligible Director will be deemed to have elected not to defer any Retainer Compensation for the applicable Compensation Year. Except as provided in the next sentence, an election is irrevocable once received and determined by the Plan Administrator to be properly completed (and such determination shall be made not later than the last date for making the election in question). Increases or decreases in the amount or percentage an Eligible Director elects to defer shall not be permitted from and after the beginning of the calendar year during which the applicable Compensation Year begins (or in the case of a Newly Eligible Director’s first Compensation Year, from and after the date he or she becomes an Eligible Director); provided that if an Eligible Director receives a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency pursuant to Section 6.06, the Plan Administrator may cancel the Eligible Director’s deferral election for the year in which such distribution occurs. If an election is cancelled because of a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency, such cancellation shall permanently apply to the deferral election for such year, and the Director may be eligible to make a new deferral election only for a subsequent year (and only as permitted by the rules in Sections 4.01 and 4.02).

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(c)      Beneficiaries . A Participant may designate on the Election Form (or in some other manner authorized by the Plan Administrator) one or more Beneficiaries to receive payment, in the event of his or her death, of the amounts credited to his or her Account; provided that, to be effective, any Beneficiary designation must be in writing, signed by the Participant, and must meet such other standards (including any requirement for spousal consent) as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time. The Beneficiary designation must also be filed with the Plan Administrator (or Recordkeeper, if designated by the Plan Administrator for this purpose) prior to the Participant’s death. An incomplete Beneficiary designation, as determined by the Plan Administrator (or Recordkeeper, if designated by the Plan Administrator for this purpose), shall be void and of no effect. In determining whether a Beneficiary designation that relates to the Plan is in effect, unrevoked designations that were received under the Pre-409A Program or prior to the Effective Date shall be considered. A Beneficiary designation of an individual by name remains in effect regardless of any change in the designated individual’s relationship to the Participant. Any Beneficiary designation submitted to the Plan Administrator (or Recordkeeper, if designated by the Plan Administrator for this purpose) that only specifies a Beneficiary by relationship shall not be considered an effective Beneficiary designation and shall be void and of no effect. If more than one Beneficiary is specified and the Participant fails to indicate the respective percentage applicable to two or more Beneficiaries, then each Beneficiary for whom a percentage is not designated will be entitled to an equal share of the portion of the Account (if any) for which percentages have not been designated. At any time, a Participant may change a Beneficiary designation for his or her Account in a writing that is signed by the Participant and filed with the Plan Administrator (or Recordkeeper, if designated by the Plan Administrator for this purpose) prior to the Participant’s death, and that meets such other standards as the Plan Administrator shall require from time to time. An individual who is otherwise a Beneficiary with respect to a Participant’s Account ceases to be a Beneficiary when all payments have been made from the Account.
4.03      Period of Deferral; Form of Payment :
(a)      Period of Deferral . An Eligible Director making a deferral election shall specify a deferral period on his or her Election Form by designating either a Specific Payment Date or the date he or she incurs a Separation from Service. Solely for elections made prior to March 11, 2011, an Eligible Director’s Specific Payment Date shall not be later than his or her 80 th birthday (and the specification of such a later date shall be deemed instead to specify the Director’s 80 th birthday as the Specific Payment Date). In addition, an Eligible Director shall be deemed to have elected a period of deferral of not less than the first day of the Plan Year after (i) for elections made on or after March 11, 2011, the date that is 12 months after the date the Retainer Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral, and (ii) for elections made prior to March 11, 2011, the end of the Plan Year during which the Director Compensation would have been paid absent the deferral. If the Specific Payment Date selected by an Eligible Director would result in a period of deferral that is less than the minimum, the Eligible Director shall be deemed to have selected a Specific Payment Date equal to the minimum period of deferral as provided in the preceding sentence. If an Eligible Director fails to affirmatively designate a period of deferral on his or her Election Form, he or she shall be deemed to have specified the date on which he or she incurs a Separation from Service.

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(b)      Form of Payment . This subsection (b) is effective for elective deferral elections filed for Compensation Years beginning from and after October 1, 2009; see the Appendix for rules applicable prior to that date.
(1)      Elections on or After March 11, 2011 . Effective for elections made on or after March 11, 2011, an Eligible Director making a deferral election shall specify a form of payment on his or her Election Form by designating either a lump sum payment or annual installment payments to be paid over a period 5 or 10 years.
(2)      Elections Prior to March 11, 2011 . Effective for elections made prior to March 11, 2011, an Eligible Director making a deferral election shall specify a form of payment on his or her Election Form by designating either a lump sum payment or annual installment payments to be paid over a period of 5 years but not later than the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday. If the Eligible Director elects installment payments and the installments would otherwise extend beyond the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday, such election shall be treated as an election for installments over a period of whole and partial years that ends on the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday; provided that the amounts to be distributed in connection with the installments prior to the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.08 by assuming that the installments shall continue for the full number of installments with the entire remaining amount of the relevant Deferral Subaccount distributed on the Eligible Director’s 80th birthday.
If an Eligible Director fails to make a form of payment election for a deferral under paragraphs (1) or (2) above, he or she shall be deemed to have elected a lump sum payment. Initial form of payment elections for Mandatory Deferrals are governed by Section 4.05.
4.04      Second Look Election :
(a)      General . Subject to Subsection (b) below, a Participant who has made a valid initial deferral in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Article may subsequently make another one-time election regarding the time and/or form of payment of his or her deferral. This opportunity to modify the Participant’s initial election is referred to as a “Second Look Election.”
(b)      Requirements for Second Look Elections . A Second Look Election must be made on an Election Form that the Plan Administrator provides for this purpose, and it must comply with all of the following requirements:
(1)      If a Participant’s initial election specified payment based on a Specific Payment Date, the Participant may only make a Second Look Election if the election is made at least 12 months before the Participant’s original Specific Payment Date. In addition, in this case the Participant’s Second Look Election must provide for a new Specific Payment Date that is at least 5 years after the original Specific Payment Date. For Second Look Elections made prior to March 11, 2011, if the Specific Payment Date applicable pursuant to the Second Look Election is after the Participant’s 80 th birthday, either by the Participant’s choice or if necessary to comply with the 5-year rule stated above, the Second Look Election is void.

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(2)      If a Participant’s initial election specified payment based on the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Participant may only make a Second Look Election if the election is made at least 12 months before the Participant’s Separation from Service. In addition, in this case the Participant must elect a new Specific Payment Date that turns out to be at least 5 years after the Participant’s Separation from Service. If the new Specific Payment Date selected in the Second Look Election turns out to be less than five years after the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Second Look Election is void.
(3)      A Participant may make only one Second Look Election for each individual deferral, and each Second Look Election must comply with all of the relevant requirements of this Section.
(4)      A Participant who uses a Second Look Election to change the form of the Participant’s payment from a lump sum to installments shall be subject to the rules for installment payment elections in Sections 4.03(b)(1) and (2), and such installment payments must begin no earlier than 5 years after when the lump sum payment would have been paid based upon the Participant’s initial election.
(5)      If a Participant’s initial election specified payment in the form of installments and the Participant wants to elect instead payment in a lump sum, the earliest payment date of the lump sum must be no earlier than 5 years after the first payment date that applied under the Participant’s initial installment election.
(6)      For purposes of this Section and compliance with Section 409A, all of a Participant’s installment payments related to a specific deferral election shall be treated as a single payment.
A Second Look Election will be void and payment will be made based on the Participant’s original election under Section 4.03 if all of the relevant provisions of this subsection (b) are not satisfied in full. However, if a Participant’s Second Look Election becomes effective in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b), the Participant’s original election shall be superseded (including any Specific Payment Date specified therein), and the original election shall not be taken into account with respect to the deferral that is subject to the Second Look Election.
(c)      Plan Administrator’s Role . Each Participant has the sole responsibility to elect a Second Look Election by contacting the Plan Administrator (or, if authorized by the Plan Administrator, the Recordkeeper) and to comply with the requirements of this Section. The Plan Administrator or the Recordkeeper may provide a notice of a Second Look Election opportunity to some or all Participants, but the Recordkeeper and Plan Administrator is under no obligation to provide such notice (or to provide it to all Participants, in the event a notice is provided only to some Participants). The Recordkeeper and the Plan Administrator have no discretion to waive or otherwise modify any requirement for a Second Look Election set forth in this Section or in Section 409A.

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4.05      Mandatory Deferrals :
(a)      General . As provided in this Section, the Board of Directors of the Company may require that Director Compensation be deferred under the Plan. Such portion of an Eligible Director’s Director Compensation that the Board of Directors of the Company requires to be deferred under this Section 4.05 shall be referred to as a “Mandatory Deferral.”
(b)      Time for Committee’s Determination . To be effective hereunder, any determination by the Board of Directors of the Company to require a Mandatory Deferral of a portion of an Eligible Director’s Director Compensation must be made no later than the December 31 immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Eligible Director performs the services to which such Director Compensation relates (or, to the extent the Eligible Director is not permitted to make any payment election with respect to such Mandatory Deferral and it would result in a later deadline, immediately prior to the time the Eligible Director first has a legally binding right to such Director Compensation). As of such date or time, the determination by the Board of Directors of the Company to require the deferral of the Director Compensation shall be irrevocable. Any Mandatory Deferral shall be credited to a separate Deferral Subaccount that is maintained for such Mandatory Deferral.
(c)      Current Mandatory Deferrals . Pursuant to a September 14, 2007 resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a Mandatory Deferral of $150,000 shall be credited as of October 1 of each year to each individual who is an Eligible Director on such October 1, commencing with a Mandatory Deferral on October 1, 2007; provided that (1) a Director newly appointed or elected to the Board of Directors of the Company shall be credited with a pro-rated Mandatory Deferral as of the commencement date of his or her status as a Director, with such pro-rated amount determined by multiplying such Mandatory Deferral by the ratio of the number of full and partial quarters remaining during the Applicable 12-Month Period (as defined below) as of such commencement date over four, and (2) the Board of Directors of the Company retains the discretion to change the amount subject to Mandatory Deferral or eliminate Mandatory Deferrals entirely with respect to Applicable 12-Month Periods after the 2007-2008 Compensation Year. At the same time, any such discretion shall not alter the determination to defer Director Compensation to the extent such determination has become irrevocable with respect to specific Director Compensation in accordance with subsection (b) above. However, the preceding sentence shall not limit the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors to forfeit outright specific Director Compensation. For purposes of this Section, “Applicable 12-Month Period” shall mean the 12-month period that begins on October 1 of a year and ends on September 30 of the following year.
(d)      Time and Form of Payment . Each Mandatory Deferral shall be distributed in accordance with Section 6.07. The Eligible Director shall specify the form of payment of each of his or her Mandatory Deferrals in accordance with the following:
(1)      Elections on or After March 11, 2011 . Effective for elections made on or after March 11, 2011, an Eligible Director shall designate either a lump sum payment or annual installment payments to be paid over a period of 5 or 10 years.

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(2)      Elections Prior to March 11, 2011 . Effective for elections made prior to March 11, 2011, an Eligible Director shall designate either a lump sum payment or annual installment payments to be paid over a period of 5 years. Installments are not available if the first installment would begin on or after the Eligible Director’s 80 th birthday. If the Eligible Director elects installment payments and the installments would otherwise begin before and extend beyond the Eligible Director’s 80 th birthday, such election shall be treated as an election for installments over a period of whole and partial years that ends on the Eligible Director’s 80 th birthday; provided that the amounts to be distributed in connection with the installments prior to the Eligible Director’s 80 th birthday shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.08 by assuming that the installments shall continue for the full number of installments, with the entire remaining amount of the relevant Deferral Subaccount distributed on the Eligible Director’s 80 th birthday. No such election shall be permitted for the Mandatory Deferral for the 2007-2008 Compensation Year.
If permitted under paragraphs (1) or (2) above, an Eligible Director shall make a form of payment election with respect to a Mandatory Deferral no later than December 31 immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Eligible Director provides the services to which the Mandatory Deferral relates (although the Plan Administrator may adopt policies that encourage or require earlier submission of election forms). In addition, an individual shall not be eligible to make a form of payment election for a Mandatory Deferral granted to an individual for his first Applicable 12-Month Period as an Eligible Director, unless such individual submits the election prior to becoming an Eligible Director or otherwise prior to rendering services as an Eligible Director, and then such election shall be effective immediately upon commencement of the individual’s status as an Eligible Director or otherwise upon commencement of his or her services as an Eligible Director. If an Eligible Director does not (or is not permitted to) make a form of payment election for a Mandatory Deferral, the Mandatory Deferral shall be paid in a lump sum. The Eligible Director shall be entitled to elect to change the time and form of payment in accordance with Section 4.04 only to the extent expressly permitted by the Board of Directors.

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ARTICLE V– INTERESTS OF PARTICIPANTS
5.01      Accounting for Participants’ Interests :
(a)      Deferral Subaccounts . Each Participant shall have at least one separate Deferral Subaccount for each separate deferral of Director Compensation made by or for the Participant under this Plan. A Participant’s deferral shall be credited as of the date of the deferral to his or her Account as soon as administratively practicable following the date the compensation would be paid in the absence of a deferral (or as specified in Section 4.05, in the case of a Mandatory Deferral). A Participant’s Account is a bookkeeping device to track the value of the Participant’s deferrals and the Company’s liability therefor. No assets shall be reserved or segregated in connection with any Account, and no Account shall be insured or otherwise secured.
(b)      Account Earnings or Losses . As of each Valuation Date, a Participant’s Account shall be credited with earnings and gains (and shall be debited for expenses and losses) determined as if the amounts credited to the Participant’s Account had actually been invested in accordance with this Article. The Plan provides only for “phantom investments,” and therefore such earnings, gains, expenses and losses are hypothetical and not actual. However, they shall be applied to measure the value of a Participant’s Account and the amount of the Company’s liability to make deferred payments to or on behalf of the Participant.
5.02      Phantom Investment of Account :
(a)      General . Each of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts shall be invested on a phantom basis as provided in this Section.
(1)      Participants Who Are Currently Directors . The Deferral Subaccounts of a Participant who is currently a Director shall be invested on a phantom basis solely in PepsiCo Common Stock pursuant to subsection (b) below.
(2)      All Other Participants . Not before the later of a Participant’s diversification date (as defined below) and March 11, 2011, the Deferral Subaccounts of a Participant who ceases to be a Director may be invested on a phantom basis in any combination of phantom investment options specified by the Participant (or following the Participant’s death, by his or her Beneficiary) from the option in subsection (b) and those options offered by the Plan Administrator under subsection (c) below for this purpose from time to time. A Participant’s diversification date shall be the first day of the calendar quarter beginning after the first anniversary of when he or she ceases to be a Director. Prior to the later of a Participant’s diversification date and March 11, 2011, the Deferral Subaccounts of a Participant who ceases to be a Director shall be invested on a phantom basis solely in PepsiCo Common Stock pursuant to subsection (b) below. The effective date of an investment election that is permissible under this subsection is determined under subsection (d) below.
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her return to Director status shall be subject to paragraph (2) above, and deferrals made during the period in which he or she is again a Director shall be subject to paragraph (1) above.
(b)      Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock . Participant Accounts invested in this phantom option are adjusted to reflect an investment in PepsiCo Common Stock. An amount deferred into this option is converted to phantom shares (or units) of PepsiCo Common Stock of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the Fair Market Value of a share of PepsiCo Common Stock (or of a unit in the Account) on the Valuation Date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this option by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall adopt a fair valuation methodology for valuing a phantom investment in this option, such that the value shall reflect the complete value of an investment in PepsiCo Common Stock in accordance with the following paragraphs below.
(1)      The Plan Administrator shall value a phantom investment in PepsiCo Common Stock pursuant to an accounting methodology which unitizes partial shares as well as any amounts that would be received by the Account as dividends (if dividends were paid on phantom shares/units of PepsiCo Common Stock as they are on actual shares of equivalent value). For the time period this methodology is chosen, partial shares and the above dividends shall be converted to units and credited to the Participant’s investment in the phantom PepsiCo Common Stock.
(2)      A Participant’s interest in the phantom PepsiCo Common Stock is valued as of a Valuation Date by multiplying the number of phantom shares (or units) credited to his or her Account on such date by the Fair Market Value of a share of PepsiCo Common Stock (or of a unit in the Account) on such date.
(3)      If shares of PepsiCo Common Stock change by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination or exchange of shares or any other corporate change treated as subject to this provision by the Plan Administrator, such equitable adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of phantom shares/units credited to an Account or Deferral Subaccount as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate.
(4)      In no event will shares of PepsiCo Common Stock actually be purchased or held under this Plan, and no Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder of PepsiCo Common Stock on account of an interest in this phantom option.
(c)      Other Funds . From time to time, the Plan Administrator shall designate which (if any) other investment options shall be available as phantom investment options under the Plan. These phantom investment options shall be described in materials provided to Participants from time to time. Any of these phantom investment options shall be administered under procedures implemented from time to time by the Plan Administrator. Unless otherwise specified in these materials or procedures, in the case of any such phantom investment option that is based on a unitized fund, an amount deferred or transferred into such option is converted to phantom units in the applicable fund of equivalent value by dividing such amount by the NAV of a unit in such fund on the Valuation Date as of which the amount is treated as invested in this

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option by the Plan Administrator. Thereafter, a Participant’s interest in each such phantom option is valued as of a Valuation Date (or a Distribution Valuation Date) by multiplying the number of phantom units credited to his or her Account on such date by the NAV of a unit in such fund on such date. The Plan Administrator may discontinue any phantom investment option with respect to some or all Accounts, and it may provide rules for transferring a Participant’s phantom investment from the discontinued option to a specified replacement option (unless the Participant selects another replacement option in accordance with such requirements as the Plan Administrator may apply).
(d)      Fund Transfers . A Participant may reallocate previously deferred amounts in a Deferral Subaccount (to the extent subsection (c)’s phantom investment options are available for such amounts) by properly completing and submitting a fund transfer form provided by the Plan Administrator or Recordkeeper and specifying, in one percent increments, the reallocation of his or her Deferral Subaccount among the phantom investment options then offered by the Plan Administrator for this purpose. (The rules relating to non-paper formats for Election Forms shall also apply to the fund transfer form.) If a fund transfer form provides for investing less than or more than 100% of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccount, it will be void and disregarded. Any transfer form that is not void under the preceding sentence shall be effective as of the Valuation Date next occurring after its receipt by the Recordkeeper, but the Plan Administrator or Recordkeeper may also specify a minimum number of days in advance of which such transfer form must be received in order for the form to become effective as of such next Valuation Date. If more than one fund transfer form is received on a timely basis, the form that the Plan Administrator or Recordkeeper determines to be the most recent shall be followed.
(e)      Authority of Recordkeeper . Any valuation or other determination that is required to be made under this Section by the Plan Administrator may also be made by the Recordkeeper, if the Recordkeeper has been authorized by the Plan Administrator to make such valuation or determination.
(f)      Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund Restrictions . Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section, the Plan Administrator may at any time alter the effective date of any investment or allocation involving the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund pursuant to Section 7.03(j) (relating to safeguards against insider trading). The Plan Administrator may also, to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with Rule 16b-3(f) of the Act, arrange for tracking of any such transaction defined in Rule 16b-3(b)(1) of the Act and bar any such transaction to the extent it would not be exempt under Rule 16b-3(f). The Company may also impose blackout periods pursuant to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 whenever the Company determines that circumstances warrant. Further, the Company may impose quarterly blackout periods on insider trading in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund as needed (as determined by the Company), timed to coincide with the release of the Company’s quarterly earnings reports. The commencement and termination of these blackout periods in each quarter, the parties to which they apply and the activities they restrict shall be as set forth in the official insider trading policy promulgated by the Company from time to time. These provisions shall apply notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary except Section 7.07 (relating to compliance with Section 409A).

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5.03      Vesting of a Participant’s Account :
A Participant’s interest in the value of his or her Account shall at all times be 100% vested, which means that it will not forfeit as a result of his or her Separation from Service.
5.04      Prohibited Misconduct .
(a)      Effective for Mandatory Deferrals and elective deferrals of Director Compensation that are credited to the Plan during or subsequent to the 2011-2012 Compensation Year, a Participant who engages in “Prohibited Misconduct” shall, at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company (and in addition to any other remedies available to the Board and/or the Company), forfeit the entire amount in his or her Account attributable to – (i) Mandatory Deferrals of Director Compensation that are credited to the Plan during or subsequent to the 2011-2012 Compensation Year, including all current and future earnings and gains thereon, and (ii) all current and future earnings and gains attributable to elective deferrals of Director Compensation that are credited to the Plan during or subsequent to the 2011-2012 Compensation Year.
(b)      For purposes of subsection (a) above, “Prohibited Misconduct” shall mean: (i) the use for profit or disclosure to unauthorized persons of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company; (ii) the breach of any contract with the Company or violation of any obligation to the Company, including, without limitation, a violation of the Company’s Worldwide Code of Conduct; (iii) engaging in unlawful trading in the securities of the Company or of another company based on information gained as a result of the Participant’s position with the Company; or (iv) the commission of a felony or other serious crime. Nothing contained in the Plan or in any other confidentiality provision to which the Participant may be subject as a result of the Participant serving as a Director, shall prohibit the Participant from communicating with government authorities concerning any possible legal violations without notice to the Company, participating in government investigations, and/or receiving any applicable award for providing information to government authorities.  The Company nonetheless asserts and does not waive its attorney-client privilege over any information appropriately protected by the privilege.

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ARTICLE VI– DISTRIBUTIONS
6.01      General :
A Participant’s Deferral Subaccount(s) shall be distributed as provided in this Article, subject in all cases to Section 7.03(j) (relating to safeguards against insider trading) and Section 7.06 (relating to compliance with Section 16 of the Act). All Deferral Subaccount balances shall be distributed in cash; provided, however, that effective for distributions made after September 12, 2008, the distribution of a Participant’s interest in phantom PepsiCo Common Stock shall be paid in shares of PepsiCo Common Stock which will be deemed to have been distributed under the PepsiCo, Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan or any successor plan thereto and will count against the limit on the number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock available for distribution thereunder. If the number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock to be distributed is not a whole number of shares, the number of shares to be distributed will be rounded down to the closest whole number of shares and the remaining amount will be paid in cash based on the Fair Market Value of a share of PepsiCo Common Stock on the Distribution Valuation Date corresponding to the distribution. In no event shall any portion of a Participant’s Account be distributed earlier or later than is allowed under Section 409A. The following general rules shall apply for purposes of interpreting the provisions of this Article VI.
(a)      Section 6.02 (Distributions Based on a Specific Payment Date) applies when a Participant has elected to defer until a Specific Payment Date and the Specific Payment Date is reached before the Participant’s Disability or death. If such a Participant dies prior to the Specific Payment Date, Section 6.04 shall apply to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account. If such a Participant becomes Disabled prior to the Specific Payment Date, Section 6.05 shall apply to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.
(b)      Section 6.03 (Distributions on Account of a Separation from Service) applies when a Participant has elected to defer until a Separation from Service and then the Participant Separates from Service (other than as a result of death). Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section provide for when Section 6.04 or 6.06 take precedence over Section 6.03.
(c)      Section 6.04 (Distributions on Account of Death) applies when the Participant dies. If a Participant is entitled to receive or is receiving a distribution under Section 6.02 or 6.03 (see below) at the time of his or her death, Section 6.04 shall take precedence over those sections to the extent Section 6.04 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.
(d)      Section 6.05 (Distributions on Account of Disability) applies when the Participant becomes Disabled. If a Participant who becomes Disabled dies, Section 6.04 shall take precedence over Section 6.05 to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account. If a Participant is entitled to receive or is receiving a distribution under Section 6.02 or 6.03 at the time of his Disability, Section 6.05 shall take precedence over those sections to the extent Section 6.05 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.

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(e)      Section 6.06 (Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Emergency) applies when the Participant incurs an Unforeseeable Emergency prior to when a Participant’s Account is distributed under Sections 6.02 through 6.05. In this case, the provisions of Section 6.06 shall take precedence over Sections 6.02 through 6.05 to the extent Section 6.06 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of the Participant’s Account.
6.02      Distributions Based on a Specific Payment Date :
This Section shall apply to distributions that are to be made upon the occurrence of a Specific Payment Date. In the event a Participant’s Specific Payment Date for a Deferral Subaccount is reached before (i) the Participant’s Disability or (ii) the Participant’s death, such Deferral Subaccount shall be distributed based on the occurrence of such Specific Payment Date in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
(a)      If a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount is to be paid in the form of a lump sum pursuant to Sections 4.03 or 4.04, whichever is applicable, the Deferral Subaccount shall be valued as of the last Distribution Valuation Date that occurs on or immediately precedes the Specific Payment Date, and the resulting amount shall be paid in a single lump sum on the Specific Payment Date.
(b)      If a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount is to be paid in the form of installments pursuant to Section 4.03 or 4.04, whichever is applicable, the Deferral Subaccount shall be valued as of the last Distribution Valuation Date that occurs on or immediately precedes the Specific Payment Date and the first installment payment shall be paid on the Specific Payment Date. Thereafter, installment payments shall continue in accordance with the schedule elected by the Participant on the Election Form or the Second Look Election (whichever is applicable, and subject in each case to the provisions of this Plan that constrain such elections), except as provided in Sections 6.04, 6.05 and 6.06 (relating to distributions on account of death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency). The amount of each installment shall be determined under Section 6.08. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Subsection, if before the date the last installment distribution is processed for payment the Participant would be entitled to a distribution in accordance with Sections 6.04 or 6.05 (relating to a distribution on account of death or Disability), the remaining balance of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts that would otherwise be distributed based on such Specific Payment Date shall instead be distributed in accordance with Section 6.04 or 6.05 (relating to distributions on account of death or Disability), whichever applies, but only to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of the Participant’s Subaccounts in the case of Section 6.04 or 6.05.
6.03      Distributions on Account of a Separation from Service :
This Section shall apply to distributions that are to be made upon Separation from Service. When used in this Section, the phrase “Separation from Service” shall only refer to a Separation from Service that is not for Disability or death.
(a)      If the Participant’s Separation from Service is prior to the Specific Payment Date that is applicable to a Deferral Subaccount, the Participant’s deferral election pursuant to Sections 4.03 or 4.04 ( i.e., time and form of payment) shall continue to be given

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effect, and the Deferral Subaccounts shall be distributed based upon the provisions of Section 6.02.
(b)      If the Participant has selected payment of his or her deferral on account of Separation from Service, distribution of the related Deferral Subaccount shall commence as follows:
(1)      for deferrals of Director Compensation other than Mandatory Deferrals, distribution of the related Deferral Subaccount shall commence on the first day of the Plan Year following the end of the Plan Year in which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs; and
(2)      for Mandatory Deferrals, distribution of the related Deferral Subaccount shall commence on the first day of the calendar quarter beginning after the first anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs.
(c)      The distribution provided in subsection (b) shall be made in either a single lump sum payment or in installment payments depending upon the Participant’s deferral election under Sections 4.03, 4.04 or 4.05. If the Deferral Subaccount is to be paid in the form of a lump sum, the Deferral Subaccount shall be valued as of the last Distribution Valuation Date that occurs on or immediately precedes the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the resulting amount shall be distributed in a lump sum on the date specified in subsection (b) above. If a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount is to be paid in the form of installments pursuant to Section 4.03 or 4.04, whichever is applicable, the Deferral Subaccount shall be valued as of the last Distribution Valuation Date that occurs on or immediately precedes the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the first installment payment shall be paid on the date specified in subsection (b) above. Thereafter, installment payments shall continue in accordance with the schedule elected by the Participant on his/her deferral election form or Second Look Election (and subject in each case to the provisions of this Plan that constrain such elections), except as provided in Sections 6.04, 6.05 and 6.06 (relating to distributions on account of death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency). The amount of each installment shall be determined under Section 6.08. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Subsection, if before the date the last installment distribution is processed for payment the Participant would be entitled to a distribution in accordance with Sections 6.04 or 6.05 (relating to a distribution on account of death or Disability), the remaining balance of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts that would otherwise be distributed based on such Separation from Service shall instead be distributed in accordance with Section 6.04 or 6.05 (relating to distributions on account of death or Disability), whichever applies, but only to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of the Participant’s Subaccounts in the case of Section 6.04 or 6.05.
(d)      Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b) and (c) above, if the Participant is classified as a Key Employee at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service (or at such other time for determining Key Employee status as may apply under Section 409A), then such Participant’s Account shall not be paid, as a result of the Participant’s Separation from Service, earlier than the date that is at least 6 months after the Participant’s Separation from Service. In such event:

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(1)      any applicable lump sum payment shall be valued as of the Distribution Valuation Date that corresponding to the date that is 6 months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the resulting amount shall be distributed on the date that is 6 months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service; and
(2)      any installment payments that would otherwise have been paid during such 6 month period shall be valued as of the Distribution Valuation Date that corresponds to the date that is 6 months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service pursuant to Section 6.08 and the resulting amount(s) shall be distributed in a lump sum on the date that is 6 months after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the installment stream shall continue from that point in accordance with the applicable schedule.
(e)      If the Participant is receiving installment payments for one or more Deferral Subaccounts in accordance with Section 6.02 at the time of his or her Separation from Service, such installment payments shall continue to be paid based upon the Participant’s deferral election (but subject to acceleration under Sections 6.04, 6.05 and 6.06 relating to distributions on account of death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency).
6.04      Distributions on Account of Death :
(a)      Upon a Participant’s death, the Participant’s Account under the Plan shall be valued as of the first Distribution Valuation Date of the first Plan Year following the Participant’s death and the resulting amount shall be distributed in a single lump sum payment on such date. If the Participant is receiving installment payments at the time of the Participant’s death, such installment payments shall continue in accordance with the terms of the Participant’s deferral election that governs such payments until the time that the lump sum payment is due to be paid under the provisions of the preceding sentence of this Subsection. Immediately prior to the time that such lump sum payment is to be paid all installment payments shall cease and the remaining balance of the Participant’s Account shall be distributed at such scheduled payment time in a single lump sum. Amounts paid following a Participant’s death, whether a lump sum or continued installments, shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary. If some but not all of the persons designated as Beneficiaries by a Participant to receive his or her Account at death predecease the Participant, the Participant’s surviving Beneficiaries shall be entitled to the portion of the Participant’s Account intended for such pre-deceased persons in proportion to the surviving Beneficiaries’ respective shares.
(b)      If no designation is in effect at the time of a Participant’s death (as determined by the Plan Administrator) or if all persons designated as Beneficiaries have predeceased the Participant, then the payments to be made pursuant to this Section shall be distributed as follows:

(1)      If the Participant is married at the time of his/her death, all payments made pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Participant’s spouse; and

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(2)      If the Participant is not married at the time of his/her death, all payments made pursuant to this Section shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
The Plan Administrator shall determine whether a Participant is “married” and shall determine a Participant’s “spouse” based on the state or local law where the Participant has his/her primary residence at the time of death. The Plan Administrator is authorized to make any applicable inquires and to request any documents, certificates or other information that it deems necessary or appropriate in order to make the above determinations.
(c)      Prior to the time the value of the Participant’s Account is distributed under this Section, the Participant’s Beneficiary may apply for a distribution under Section 6.06 (relating to a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency).
(d)      Any claim to be paid any amounts standing to the credit of a Participant in connection with the Participant’s death must be received by the Recordkeeper or the Plan Administrator at least 14 days before any such amount is paid out by the Recordkeeper. Any claim received thereafter is untimely, and it shall be unenforceable against the Plan, the Company, the Plan Administrator, the Recordkeeper or any other party acting for one or more of them.
6.05      Distributions on Account of Disability :
If a Participant incurs a Disability, the Participant’s Account shall be distributed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section.
(a)      Prior to the time that an amount would become distributable under this Article, if a Participant believes he or she is suffering from a Disability, the Participant shall file a written request with the Recordkeeper for payment of the entire amount credited to his or her Account in connection with Disability. After a Participant has filed a written request pursuant to this Section, along with all supporting material that may be required by the Recordkeeper from time to time, the Recordkeeper shall determine within 45 days (or such other number of days as allowed by applicable law if special circumstances warrant additional time) whether the Participant meets the criteria for a Disability. In addition, to the extent required under Section 409A, if the Company becomes aware that the Participant appears to meet the criteria for a Disability, the Company shall advise the Recordkeeper and the Recordkeeper shall proceed to determine if the Participant meets the criteria for a Disability under this Plan, even if the Participant has yet not applied for payment from this Plan. To the extent practicable, the Participant shall be expected to permit whatever medical examinations are necessary for the Recordkeeper to make its determination. If the Recordkeeper determines that the Participant has satisfied the criteria for a Disability, the Participant’s Account shall be valued as of the Distribution Valuation Date that occurs on or immediately precedes the date on which the Participant became Disabled and the resulting amount shall be distributed in a single lump sum payment on the first day of the Plan Year following the end of the Plan Year in which the Disability determination is made.
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payment is due to be paid under the provisions of Subsection (a). Immediately prior to the time that such lump sum payment is scheduled to be paid, all installment payments shall cease and the remaining balance of the Participant’s Account shall be distributed at the time specified in Subsection (a) in a single lump sum.
6.06      Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Emergency :
Prior to the time that an amount would become distributable under Sections 6.02 through 6.05, a Participant or Beneficiary may file a written request with the Recordkeeper for accelerated payment of all or a portion of the amount credited to the Participant’s Account based upon an Unforeseeable Emergency. After an individual has filed a written request pursuant to this Section, along with all supporting material that may be required by the Recordkeeper from time to time, the Recordkeeper shall determine within 60 days (or such other number of days that is necessary if special circumstances warrant additional time) whether the individual meets the criteria for an Unforeseeable Emergency. If the Recordkeeper determines that an Unforeseeable Emergency has occurred, the Participant or Beneficiary shall receive a distribution from his or her Account on the date that such determination is finalized by the Recordkeeper. However, such distribution shall not exceed the dollar amount necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency (plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of the distribution) after taking into account the extent to which the Unforeseeable Emergency is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise or by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship).
6.07      Distributions of Mandatory Deferrals :
This Section 6.07 shall govern the distribution of all Mandatory Deferrals under the Plan. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.07, a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount(s) for Mandatory Deferrals shall be distributed upon the earliest of the following to occur:
(a)      The Participant’s Separation from Service (other than on account of a Disability or death) pursuant to the distribution rules of Section 6.03;
(b)      The Participant’s death pursuant to the distribution rules of Section 6.04;
(c)      The Participant’s Disability pursuant to the distribution rules of Section 6.05; or
(d)      The occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency with respect to the Participant pursuant to the distribution rules of Section 6.06.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company may specify different terms for the distribution of Mandatory Deferrals. Such specification may always occur not later than when the Mandatory Deferral becomes irrevocable under Section 4.05(c). Such specification may also occur later, but only to the extent that such later specification satisfies the requirements of Section 4.04 (as if it were an election by the Participant). In addition, to the extent expressly permitted by the Board of Directors, the Participant may make a Second Look Election under Section 4.04.

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6.08      Valuation :
In determining the amount of any individual distribution pursuant to this Article, the Participant's Deferral Subaccount shall continue to be credited with earnings and gains (and debited for expenses and losses) as specified in Article V until the Distribution Valuation Date that is used in determining the amount of the distribution under this Article. If a particular Section in this Article does not specify a Distribution Valuation Date to be used in calculating the distribution, the Participant's Deferral Subaccount shall continue to be credited with earnings and gains (and debited for expenses and losses) as specified in Article V until the Distribution Valuation Date on or most recently preceding the date of such distribution. In determining the value of a Participant’s remaining Deferral Subaccount following an installment distribution from the Deferral Subaccount (or a partial distribution under Section 6.06 relating to a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency), such distribution shall reduce the value of the Participant’s Deferral Subaccount as of the close of the Distribution Valuation Date on or most recently preceding the payment date for such installment (or partial distribution). The amount to be distributed in connection with any installment payment shall be determined by dividing the value of a Participant’s Deferral Subaccount as of such Distribution Valuation Date (determined before reduction of the Deferral Subaccount as of such Distribution Valuation Date in accordance with the preceding sentence) by the remaining number of installments to be paid with respect to the Deferral Subaccount.
6.09      Impact of Section 16 of the Act on Distributions :
The provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply in determining whether a Participant’s distribution shall be delayed beyond the date applicable under the preceding provisions of this Article VI.
6.10      Actual Payment Date :
An amount payable on a date specified in this Article VI shall be paid no later than the later of (a) the end of the calendar year in which the specified date occurs, or (b) the 15 th day of the third calendar month following such specified date. In addition, the Participant (or Beneficiary) is not permitted to designate the taxable year of the payment.

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ARTICLE VII– PLAN ADMINISTRATION
7.01      Plan Administrator :
The Plan Administrator is responsible for the administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator has the authority to name one or more delegates to carry out certain responsibilities hereunder, as specified in the definition of Plan Administrator. To the extent not already set forth in the Plan, any such delegation shall state the scope of responsibilities being delegated and is subject to Section 7.06 below.
7.02      Action :
Action by the Plan Administrator may be taken in accordance with procedures that the Plan Administrator adopts from time to time or that the Company’s Law Department determines are legally permissible.
7.03      Powers of the Plan Administrator :
The Plan Administrator shall administer and manage the Plan and shall have (and shall be permitted to delegate) all powers necessary to accomplish that purpose, including the following:
(a)      To exercise its discretionary authority to construe, interpret, and administer this Plan;
(b)      To exercise its discretionary authority to make all decisions regarding eligibility, participation and deferrals, to make allocations and determinations required by this Plan, and to maintain records regarding Participants’ Accounts;
(c)      To compute and certify to the Company the amount and kinds of payments to Participants or their Beneficiaries, and to determine the time and manner in which such payments are to be paid;
(d)      To authorize all disbursements by the Company pursuant to this Plan;
(e)      To maintain (or cause to be maintained) all the necessary records for administration of this Plan;
(f)      To make and publish such rules for the regulation of this Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;
(g)      To delegate to other individuals or entities from time to time the performance of any of its duties or responsibilities hereunder;
(h)      To change the phantom investment under Article V;
(i)      To hire agents, accountants, actuaries, consultants and legal counsel to assist in operating and administering the Plan; and

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(j)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan except Section 7.07 (relating to compliance with Section 409A), the Plan Administrator or the Recordkeeper may take any action the Plan Administrator determines is necessary to assure compliance with any policy of the Company respecting insider trading as may be in effect from time to time. Such actions may include altering the distribution date of Deferral Subaccounts. Any such actions shall alter the normal operation of the Plan to the minimum extent necessary.
The Plan Administrator has the exclusive and discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits, to determine the amount and manner of payment of such benefits and to make any determinations that are contemplated by (or permissible under) the terms of this Plan, and its decisions on such matters will be final and conclusive on all parties. Any such decision or determination shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Plan Administrator, even if (1) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (2) a determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or call for a determination. As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides in its discretion that the applicant is entitled to them. In the event of a review by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal, any exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretionary authority shall not be disturbed unless it is clearly shown to be arbitrary and capricious.
7.04      Compensation, Indemnity and Liability :
The Plan Administrator will serve without bond and without compensation for services hereunder. All expenses of the Plan and the Plan Administrator will be paid by the Company. To the extent deemed appropriate by the Plan Administrator, any such expense may be charged against specific Participant Accounts, thereby reducing the obligation of the Company. No member of the Board of Directors (who serves as the Plan Administrator), and no individual acting as the delegate of the Board of Directors, shall be liable for any act or omission of any other member or individual, nor for any act or omission on his or her own part, excepting his or her own willful misconduct. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Board of Directors and any employee of the Company (or a Company affiliate, if recognized as an affiliate for this purpose by the Plan Administrator) acting as the delegate of the Board of Directors against any and all expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising in connection with this Plan out of his or her membership on the Board of Directors (or his or her serving as the delegate of the Board of Directors), excepting only expenses and liabilities arising out of his or her own willful misconduct or bad faith.
7.05      Withholding :
The Company shall withhold from amounts due under this Plan, any amount necessary to enable the Company to remit to the appropriate government entity or entities on behalf of the Participant as may be required by the federal income tax provisions of the Code, by an applicable state’s income tax provisions, and by an applicable city, county or municipality’s earnings or income tax provisions. Further, the Company shall withhold from the payroll of, or collect from, a Participant the amount necessary to remit on behalf of the Participant any Social Security and/or Medicare taxes which may be required with respect to amounts deferred or accrued by a

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Participant hereunder, as determined by the Company. In addition, to the extent required by Section 409A, amounts deferred under this Plan shall be reported to the Internal Revenue Service as provided by Section 409A, and any amounts that become taxable hereunder pursuant to Section 409A shall be reported as taxable compensation to the Participant as provided by Section 409A.
7.06      Section 16 Compliance :
(a)      In General . This Plan is intended to be a formula plan for purposes of Section 16 of the Act. Accordingly, in the case of a deferral or other action under the Plan that constitutes a transaction that could be covered by Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), if it were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or Compensation Committee (“Board Approval”), it is intended that the Plan shall be administered by delegates of the Board of Directors, in the case of a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Act, in a manner that will permit the Board Approval of the Plan to avoid any additional Board Approval of specific transactions to the maximum possible extent.
(b)      Approval of Distributions : This Subsection shall govern the distribution of a deferral that (i) is being distributed to a Participant in cash, (ii) is wholly or partly invested in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund at the time the deferral would be valued to determine the amount of cash to be distributed to a Participant, (iii) either was the subject of a Second Look Election or was not covered by an agreement or Plan provisions, applicable at the time of the Participant’s original deferral election, that any investments in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund would, once made, remain in that fund until distribution of the deferral, (iv) is made to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Act at the time the interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund would be liquidated in connection with the distribution, and (v) if paid at the time the distribution would be made without regard to this subsection, could result in a violation of Section 16 of the Act because there is an opposite way transaction that would be matched with the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the PepsiCo Common Stock Fund (either as a “discretionary transaction,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(1), or as a regular transaction, as applicable) (a “Covered Distribution”). In the case of a Covered Distribution, if the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund in connection with the distribution has not received Board Approval by the time the distribution would be made if it were not a Covered Distribution, or if it is a discretionary transaction, then the actual distribution to the Participant shall be delayed only until the earlier of:
(1)      In the case of a transaction that is not a discretionary transaction, Board Approval of the liquidation of the Participant’s interest in the Phantom PepsiCo Common Stock Fund in connection with the distribution, or
(2)      The date the distribution would no longer violate Section 16 of the Act, e.g. , when the Participant is no longer subject to Section 16 of the Act, or when the time between the liquidation and an opposite way transaction is sufficient.

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7.07      Conformance with Section 409A :
Effective from and after January 1, 2009, at all times during each Plan Year, this Plan shall be operated (i) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, and (ii) to preserve the status of deferrals under the Pre-409A Program as being exempt from Section 409A, i.e. , to preserve the grandfathered status of the Pre-409A Program. In all cases, the provisions of this Section shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan that is not contained in this Section.

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ARTICLE VIII– CLAIMS PROCEDURE
8.01      Claims for Benefits:
If a Participant, Beneficiary or other person (hereafter, "Claimant") does not receive timely payment of any benefits which he or she believes are due and payable under the Plan, he or she may make a claim for benefits to the Plan Administrator. The claim for benefits must be in writing and addressed to the Plan Administrator. If the claim for benefits is denied, the Plan Administrator will notify the Claimant within 90 days after the Plan Administrator initially received the benefit claim. However, if special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, the Plan Administrator will furnish notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period and such extension may not exceed one additional, consecutive 90-day period. Any notice of a denial of benefits shall advise the Claimant of the basis for the denial, any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect his or her claim, and the steps which the Claimant must take to appeal his or her claim for benefits.
8.02      Appeals of Denied Claims :
Each Claimant whose claim for benefits has been denied may file a written appeal for a review of his or her claim by the Plan Administrator. The request for review must be filed by the Claimant within 60 days after he or she received the notice denying his or her claim. The decision of the Plan Administrator will be communicated to the Claimant within 60 days after receipt of a request for appeal. The notice shall set forth the basis for the Plan Administrator's decision. If special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the appeal, the Plan Administrator will furnish notice of the extension to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period and such extension may not exceed one additional, consecutive 60-day period. In no event shall the Plan Administrator’s decision be rendered later than 120 days after receipt of a request for appeal.
8.03      Special Claims Procedures for Disability Determinations:
Notwithstanding Sections 8.01 and 8.02 to the contrary, if the claim or appeal of the Claimant relates to Disability benefits, such claim or appeal shall be processed pursuant to the applicable provisions of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2560.503-1 relating to Disability benefits, including Sections 2560.503-1(d), 2560.503-1(f)(3), 2560.503-1(h)(4) and 2560.503-1(i)(3).

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ARTICLE IX– AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
9.01      Amendment of Plan:
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company has the right in its sole discretion to amend this Plan in whole or in part at any time and in any manner, including the manner of making deferral elections, the terms on which distributions are made, and the form and timing of distributions. However, except for mere clarifying amendments necessary to avoid an inappropriate windfall, no Plan amendment shall reduce the amount credited to the Account of any Participant as of the date such amendment is adopted. Any amendment shall be in writing and adopted by the Committee. All Participants and Beneficiaries shall be bound by such amendment. Any amendments made to the Plan shall be subject to any restrictions on amendment that are applicable to ensure continued compliance under Section 409A.
9.02      Termination of Plan :
(a)      The Company expects to continue this Plan, but does not obligate itself to do so. The Company, acting by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, or through its entire Board of Directors, reserves the right to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, for any reason (including a change, or an impending change, in the tax laws of the United States or any State). Termination of the Plan will be binding on all Participants (and a partial termination shall be binding upon all affected Participants) and their Beneficiaries, but in no event may such termination reduce the amounts credited at that time to any Participant's Account. If this Plan is terminated (in whole or in part), the termination resolution shall provide for how amounts theretofore credited to affected Participants' Accounts will be distributed.
(b)      This Section is subject to the same restrictions related to compliance with Section 409A that apply to Section 9.01. In accordance with these restrictions, the Company intends to have the maximum discretionary authority to terminate the Plan and make distributions in connection with a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, all within the meaning of Section 409A (a “Change in Control”), and the maximum flexibility with respect to how and to what extent to carry this out following a Change in Control as is permissible under Section 409A. The previous sentence contains the exclusive terms under which a distribution may be made in connection with any change in control with respect to deferrals made under this 409A Program.


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ARTICLE X– MISCELLANEOUS
10.01      Limitation on Participant's Rights :
Participation in this Plan does not give any Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Company. The Company reserves the right to terminate the service of any Participant without any liability for any claim against the Company under this Plan, except for a claim for payment of deferrals as provided herein.
10.02      Unfunded Obligation of the Company:
The benefits provided by this Plan are unfunded. All amounts payable under this Plan to Participants are paid from the general assets of the Company. Nothing contained in this Plan requires the Company to set aside or hold in trust any amounts or assets for the purpose of paying benefits to Participants. Neither a Participant, Beneficiary, nor any other person shall have any property interest, legal or equitable, in any specific Company asset. This Plan creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company, and the Participant has the status of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts of compensation deferred hereunder. Such a Participant shall not have any preference or priority over, the rights of any other unsecured general creditor of the Company. No other Company affiliate guarantees or shares such obligation, and no other Company affiliate shall have any liability to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary.
10.03      Other Plans:
This Plan shall not affect the right of any Eligible Director or Participant to participate in and receive benefits under and in accordance with the provisions of any other Director compensation plans which are now or hereafter maintained by the Company, unless the terms of such other plan or plans specifically provide otherwise or it would cause such other plan to violate a requirement for tax favored treatment.
10.04      Receipt or Release:
Any payment to a Participant in accordance with the provisions of this Plan shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims against the Plan Administrator, the Recordkeeper and the Company, and the Plan Administrator may require such Participant, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release to such effect.
10.05      Governing Law:
This Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed in all respects in accordance with applicable federal law and, to the extent not preempted by federal law, in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina. If any provisions of this instrument shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.

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10.06      Gender, Tense and Examples:
In this Plan, whenever the context so indicates, the singular or plural number and the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender shall be deemed to include the other. Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passage of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limitation on its breadth of application).
10.07      Successors and Assigns; Nonalienation of Benefits:
This Plan inures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties hereto and their successors, heirs and assigns; provided, however, that the amounts credited to the Account of a Participant are not (except as provided in Section 7.05) subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to any benefits payable hereunder, including, without limitation, any assignment or alienation in connection with a separation, divorce, child support or similar arrangement, will be null and void and not binding on the Plan or the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator reserves the right to make payments in accordance with a divorce decree, judgment or other court order as and when cash payments are made in accordance with the terms of this Plan from the Deferral Subaccount of a Participant. Any such payment shall be charged against and reduce the Participant’s Account.
10.08      Facility of Payment:
Whenever, in the Plan Administrator's opinion, a Participant or Beneficiary entitled to receive any payment hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his or her financial affairs, the Plan Administrator may direct the Company to make payments to such person or to the legal representative of such person for his or her benefit, or to apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Plan Administrator considers advisable. Any payment in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be a complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment to the Participant or Beneficiary under the Plan.

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ARTICLE XI– AUTHENTICATION
The 409A Program was first authorized, adopted and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors at its duly authorized meeting held on November 18, 2005. The 409A Program document was then amended and restated by the Board of Directors at the Board of Directors’ duly authorized meeting on September 12, 2008. This 409A Program document as amended and restated was adopted and approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors at the duly authorized meeting of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on March 10, 2011. This 409A Program document as amended and restated was adopted and approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors at the duly authorized meeting of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on September 19, 2012. This 409A Program document as amended and restated was adopted and approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors at the duly authorized meeting of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee on February 2, 2017. This 409A Program document, as amended and restated effective December 20, 2017, was adopted and approved by the authorized delegate of the Compensation Committee on February 7, 2018.




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ARTICLE XII– SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the direction and authorization of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, the above amended restated Plan is hereby adopted and approved, to be effective as of January 1, 2005 (except as otherwise provided), with amendments adopted through December 20, 2017.


PEPSICO, INC.




By: /s/ Ruth Fattori    
Ruth Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Date: February 7, 2018



APPROVED:


By: /s/ Stacy Grindal            
Stacy Grindal, Law Department



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APPENDIX
The following Appendix articles modify particular terms of the Plan. Except as specifically modified in the Appendix, the foregoing main provisions of the Plan shall fully apply in determining the rights and benefits of Eligible Directors, Participants and Beneficiaries (and of any other individual claiming a benefit through or under the foregoing). In the event of a conflict between the Appendix and the foregoing main provisions of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern.




APPENDIX



APPENDIX ARTICLE A – TRANSITION PROVISIONS
This Article A provides the transition rules for the Plan that were effective at some time during the period beginning January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2008. The time period during which each provision in this Article A was effective shall be provided herein.
I.
Cancellation Elections:
Pursuant to Q&A-20(a) of IRS Notice 2005-1, each Eligible Director shall have the right to cancel his or her election to defer Director Compensation for the 2004-2005 Compensation Year. Such election to cancel must be filed with the Plan Administrator prior to the end of the 2004-2005 Compensation Year and must follow any other procedures and timing requirements established by the Plan Administrator for this purpose (such procedures and timing requirements to be consistent with the requirements of Q&A-20(a)). Any Eligible Director who makes an election to cancel such deferral election shall have the Director Compensation related to such deferral election paid to him or her (plus any applicable earnings or minus any applicable losses) from his or her Account by December 31, 2005 and such amount shall be reported as taxable income to the Eligible Director for the 2005 calendar year.
II.
Modifications to Article IV:
Section 4.03(b) shall read as follows effective for deferral elections made for Compensation Years beginning before October 1, 2009:
(b)     Form of Payment . The default form of payment for initial deferral elections is a single lump sum that shall be paid at the time applicable under Article IV. A Participant may only change the default payment from a lump sum to installments by means of a Second Look Election that meets all of the requirements of Section 4.04. Form of payment elections for Mandatory Deferrals are governed by Section 4.05.

III.
Modifications to Article VI:
The rules set forth in this Article A, Section III apply to any distributions that have occurred or would occur based on events, including any Separations from Service, or Specific Payment Dates that occurred prior to January 1, 2009.
For purposes of this Article A, Section III, the term “Retirement” shall mean Separation from Service after attaining eligibility for retirement. A Participant attains eligibility for retirement when he or she attains age 50 while serving as a director on the Board of Directors of the Company.
For purposes of this Article A, Section III, a new Section 6.05 is added as specified below, and existing Sections 6.05 and 6.06 (as set forth in the main portion of the Plan document) are renumbered as Sections 6.06 and 6.07 respectively.
A
For this purpose, Sections 6.01(a)-(f) read as follows:

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(a)
Section 6.02 (Distributions Based on a Specific Payment Date) applies when a Participant has elected to defer until a Specific Payment Date and the Specific Payment Date is reached before the Participant’s (i) Separation from Service (other than for Retirement), (ii) Disability, or (iii) death. However, if such a Participant Separates from Service (other than for Retirement or death) prior to the Specific Payment Date (or prior to processing of the first installment payment due in connection with the Specific Payment Date), Section 6.03 shall apply. If such a Participant dies prior to the Specific Payment Date, Section 6.04 shall apply to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account. If such a Participant becomes Disabled prior to the Specific Payment Date, Section 6.06 shall apply to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.
(b)
Section 6.03 (Distributions on Account of a Separation from Service) applies (i) when a Participant has elected to defer until a Separation from Service and then the Participant Separates from Service (other than for Retirement or death), or (ii) when applicable under Subsection (a) above).
(c)
Section 6.04 (Distributions on Account of Death) applies when the Participant dies. If a Participant is entitled to receive or is receiving a distribution under Section 6.02, 6.03 or 6.05 (see below) at the time of his or her death, Section 6.04 shall take precedence over those sections to the extent Section 6.04 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.
(d)
Section 6.05 (Distributions on Account of Retirement) applies when a Participant has elected to defer until a Separation from Service and then the Participant Separates from Service on account of his or her Retirement. Subsections (c) and (e) of this Section provide for when Section 6.04 or Section 6.06 take precedence over Section 6.05.
(e)
Section 6.06 (Distributions on Account of Disability) applies when the Participant becomes Disabled. If a Participant who becomes Disabled dies, Section 6.04 shall take precedence over Section 6.06 to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account. If a Participant is entitled to receive or is receiving a distribution under Section 6.02, 6.03 or 6.05 at the time of his Disability, Section 6.06 shall take precedence over those sections to the extent Section 6.06 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of a Participant’s Account.
(f)
Section 6.07 (Distributions on Account of Unforeseeable Emergency) applies when the Participant incurs an Unforeseeable Emergency prior to when a Participant’s Account is distributed under Sections 6.02 through 6.06. In this case, the provisions of Section 6.07 shall take precedence over Sections 6.02 through 6.06 to the extent Section 6.07 would result in an earlier distribution of all or part of the Participant’s Account.
B
For this purpose, Section 6.02 reads as follows:

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This Section shall apply to distributions that are to be made upon the occurrence of a Specific Payment Date. In the event a Participant’s Specific Payment Date for a Deferral Subaccount is reached before (i) the Participant’s Disability, or (ii) the Participant’s Separation from Service (other than Retirement) or (iii) the Participant’s death, such Deferral Subaccount shall be distributed based on the occurrence of such Specific Payment Date in accordance with the following terms and conditions:
(a)
If the Participant has not made a valid Second Look Election that includes installment payments, the Deferral Subaccount shall be valued as of the Distribution Valuation Date that corresponds to the Participant’s Specific Payment Date, and the resulting amount shall be paid in a single lump sum.
(b)
If the Participant has made a valid Second Look Election that includes installment payments, the first installment payment shall be paid (based on the schedule elected in the Participant’s Second Look Election) on the Specific Payment Date. Thereafter, installment payments shall continue in accordance with the schedule elected by the Participant, except as provided in Sections 6.03, 6.04, 6.06 and 6.07 (relating to distributions on account of a Separation from Service, death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency). The amount of each installment shall be determined under Section 6.08. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Subsection, if before the date the first installment distribution is processed for payment the Participant Separates from Service other than for Retirement) or the Participant would be entitled to a distribution in accordance with Sections 6.03, 6.04 or 6.06 (relating to a distribution on account of Separation from Service, death or Disability), the Participant’s Deferral Subaccounts that would otherwise be distributed based on such Specific Payment Date shall instead be distributed in accordance with Section 6.04 or 6.05 (relating to distributions on account of death or Disability), whichever applies, but only to the extent it would result in an earlier distribution of the Participant’s Subaccounts in the case of Section 6.04 or 6.06.
C
For this purpose, Section 6.03 reads as follows:
A Participant’s total Account shall be distributed upon the occurrence of a Participant's Separation from Service (other than for Retirement, Disability or death) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section. When used in this Section, the phrase “Separation from Service” shall only refer to a Separation from Service that is not for Retirement, Disability or death.
(a)
Subject to subsections (b) and (c), a Participant’s total Account balance, shall be distributed in a single lump sum payment on the first day of the first Plan Year after the date of the Participant’ s Separation from Service.
(b)
If the Participant incurs a Separation from Service after making a valid Second Look Election (and before the first payment has been processed in accordance with such Second Look Election), each Deferral Subaccount to which the Second Look Election applies shall be distributed in a single lump sum payment on the

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latest of the following: (1) the first day of the calendar quarter beginning on or after the fifth anniversary of the payment date selected in the Participant’s original deferral election under Section 4.03, (2) the first day of the Plan Year following the Separation from Service, or (3) the date applicable under Subsection (c). However, if the Plan Administrator determines that Section 409A would permit a lump sum payment to be made earlier than the date specified in clause (1) of the preceding sentence, then the preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting the earliest date permissible under Section 409A for the date in clause (1). If the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs on or after the date the first payment is processed, payment will be made in accordance with the Second Look Election (but subject to acceleration under Sections 6.04, 6.06 and 6.07 relating to distributions on account of death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency).
(c)
If the Participant is classified as a Key Employee at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service (or at such other time for determining Key Employee status as may apply under Section 409A), then such Participant’s Account shall not be paid, as a result of the Participant’s Separation from Service, earlier than the date that is at least 6 months after the Participant’s Separation from Service.
D
For this purpose, a new Section 6.05 reads as follows:
6.05     Distributions on Account of Retirement :

If a Participant incurs a Separation from Service on account of his or her Retirement, the Participant’s Account shall be distributed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section.
(a)
If the Participant’s Retirement is prior to the Specific Payment Date that is applicable to a Deferral Subaccount, the Participant’s deferral election pursuant to Sections 4.03 or 4.04 ( i.e., time and form of payment) shall continue to be given effect, and the Deferral Subaccounts shall be distributed based upon the provisions of Section 6.02.
(b)
If the Participant has selected payment of his or her deferral on account of Separation from Service, distribution of the related Deferral Subaccount shall commence on the first day of the first Plan Year after the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. Such distribution shall be made in a single lump sum payment under Section 4.03. However, if the Participant is classified as a Key Employee at the time of the Participant’s Retirement (or at such other time for determining Key Employee status as may apply under Section 409A), then such Participant’s Account shall not be paid, as a result of the Participant’s Retirement, earlier than the date that is at least 6 months after the Participant’s Retirement.
(c)
If the Participant is receiving installment payments for one or more Deferral Subaccounts in accordance with Section 6.02 at the time of his or her Retirement, such installment payments shall continue to be paid based upon the Participant’s Second Look Election (but subject to acceleration under Sections 6.04, 6.06 and

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6.07 relating to distributions on account of death, Disability and Unforeseeable Emergency).
IV.     Modification to Article VII .

For periods effective from and after January 1, 2005 and on or before December 31, 2008, the language of Section 7.07 shall be replaced in its entirety with the following language:
7.07     Conformance with Section 409A :

At all times during each Plan Year, this Plan shall be operated (i) in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, and (ii) to preserve the status of deferrals under the Pre-409A Program as being exempt from Section 409A, i.e., to preserve the grandfathered status of the Pre-409A Program. Any action that may be taken (and, to the extent possible, any action actually taken) by the Plan Administrator, the Recordkeeper or the Company shall not be taken (or shall be void and without effect), if such action violates the requirements of Section 409A or if such action would adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. If the failure to take an action under the Plan would violate Section 409A, then to the extent it is possible thereby to avoid a violation of Section 409A, the rights and effects under the Plan shall be altered to avoid such violation. A corresponding rule shall apply with respect to a failure to take an action that would adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. Any provision in this Plan document that is determined to violate the requirements of Section 409A or to adversely affect the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program shall be void and without effect. In addition, any provision that is required to appear in this Plan document to satisfy the requirements of Section 409A, but that is not expressly set forth, shall be deemed to be set forth herein, and the Plan shall be administered in all respects as if such provision were expressly set forth. A corresponding rule shall apply with respect to a provision that is required to preserve the grandfather of the Pre-409A Program. In all cases, the provisions of this Section shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan that is not contained in this Section.


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Exhibit 10.45

AMENDMENT TO CERTAIN PEPSICO AWARD AGREEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE RULE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PEPSICO PLANS

I.
Specific PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) award agreements, which are identified below as Affected Agreements, are amended as provided below. This Amendment is effective December 20, 2017 (the “Effective Date”).

Affected Agreements :

An “Affected Agreement” means an agreement between PepsiCo or an affiliate of PepsiCo (“Affiliate”) and one of their service providers, which grants the service provider a long-term incentive award that includes one or more Stock Provisions (as defined below).

Stock Provision :

A “Stock Provision” means a plan, program or agreement provision that determines the value of PepsiCo Stock (as defined below) by reference to one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”), including prices reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NYSE, or that determines what is a trading day (for any rights that are limited to trading days) by reference to trading days of the NYSE.

PepsiCo Stock :

“PepsiCo Stock” is stock of PepsiCo, including stock of PepsiCo that is (or is referred to as) PepsiCo Common Stock or PepsiCo Capital Stock.

Affected Agreement Amendment :

As of the Effective Date, each Affected Agreement that the signer below (“Signer”) has the authority to amend is hereby amended as follows:

(1)
Any reference in a Stock Provision to determining one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the NYSE, including prices reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NYSE, shall instead be a reference to one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question.
(2)
Any reference in a Stock Provision to determining a trading day based on the trading days of the NYSE shall instead be a reference that determines a trading day based on the trading days of the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question.

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(3)
Any definition of “fair market value” related to PepsiCo Stock shall be revised to read as follows:

“Fair Market Value” on any date means the average of the high and low market prices at which a share of PepsiCo Common Stock shall have been sold on such date, or the immediately preceding trading day if such date was not a trading day, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or any successor thereto or any another financial reporting service selected by PepsiCo in good faith, and, in the case of an ISO, means fair market value as determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 422 and, in the case of an Option or SAR that is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A, fair market value as determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 409A.

Except as provided in paragraph (3) above, other aspects of a Stock Provision, including the date(s) or time(s) as of which PepsiCo Stock is valued, shall not be changed by this Amendment.

II.

As of the Effective Date, Affected Plans (as defined below), with respect to which the Signer (or a subordinate of the Signer) has administrative or interpretive authority, shall be administered and interpreted in accordance with the following Administrative Rule.

Affected Plan

An “Affected Plan” means any compensation or benefit plan or program that is sponsored or maintained by PepsiCo or an Affiliate that includes one or more Stock Provisions.

Affected Plan Administrative Rule :

The Administrative Rule shall deem – (i) any reference in a Stock Provision to determining one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the NYSE, including prices reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NYSE, as instead being a reference to one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question; and (ii) any reference in a Stock Provision to determining a trading day based on the trading days of the NYSE shall instead be a reference that determines a trading day based on the trading days of the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question. Other aspects of the Stock Provision, including the date(s) or time(s) as of which PepsiCo Stock is valued and whether value is determined based on one or more than one price, shall not be changed by this administrative rule.

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III.

This document shall be interpreted in accordance with the following:

Terms that are defined in Part I of this document shall have the same defined meanings when they are used in Part II of this document.

Whenever an example is provided in this document or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having similar effect, such passages of the document shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limits on its breadth of application).



PEPSICO, INC.

By: /s/ Ruth Ann Fattori                
Ruth Ann Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Date: December 15, 2017

Law Department Approval



By: /s/ Stacy DeWalt Grindal        
Stacy DeWalt Grindal
Senior Legal Director
Employee Benefits Counsel

Date: December 15, 2017

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Exhibit 10.46

AMENDMENT TO
THE PBG 2004 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN; and
THE PBG STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

The PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan and the PBG Stock Incentive Plan, each as amended from time to time (collectively the “Plans”) are hereby amended as follows, effective as of December 20, 2017.

I.

The Plans shall be amended as follows:
Any reference in a Stock Provision (as defined below) to determining one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”), including prices reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NYSE, shall instead be a reference to one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question, and any reference to trading days of the NYSE, or to rules, regulations or listing requirements of the NYSE, shall instead be a reference to trading days or rules, regulations or listing requirements (as applicable) of the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Stock is traded as of the time in question.
A “Stock Provision” means a provision in any one of the Plans that – (i) determines the value of PepsiCo Stock (as defined below) by reference to one or more prices for PepsiCo Stock on the NYSE, including prices reported on the composite tape for securities listed on the NYSE, (ii) determines what is a trading day (for any rights that are limited to trading days) by reference to trading days of the NYSE, or (iii) applies limitations with respect to any one of the Plans (or awards thereunder) based on rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the NYSE.

“PepsiCo Stock” is stock of PepsiCo, including stock of PepsiCo that is (or is referred to as) PepsiCo Common Stock or PepsiCo Capital Stock.

Any definition of “fair market value” related to PepsiCo Stock that is contained in the Plans and that references prices from the NYSE composite tape (or another NYSE source) shall instead reference prices as of the applicable date as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or any successor thereto or any another financial reporting service selected by PepsiCo, Inc. in good faith.
II.

Corrections to the Plans’ documents necessary to carry forth the above amendment, including corrections to cross-references affected by this amendment and carrying forward changes in defined terms, shall be made as necessary.





PEPSICO, INC.

By: /s/ Ruth Fattori                    
Ruth Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Date: February 7, 2018

Law Department Approval



By: /s/ Stacy DeWalt Grindal        
Stacy DeWalt Grindal
Senior Legal Director, Employee Benefits Counsel


Date: February 7, 2018




Exhibit 10.47
PEPSICO, INC.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(as amended and restated December 20, 2017)
1.
Purposes.
The purposes of the Plan are to provide long-term incentives to those persons with significant responsibility for the success and growth of PepsiCo and its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliated businesses, to associate the interests of such persons with those of PepsiCo’s shareholders, to assist PepsiCo in recruiting, retaining and motivating a diverse group of employees and non-employee directors on a competitive basis, and to ensure a pay-for-performance linkage for such employees and non-employee directors.
2.
Definitions.
For purposes of the Plan, the following capitalized terms shall have the meanings specified below:
(a)
“Award” means a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Stock Awards, or any or all of them (but a Stock Award may not be granted to employees or officers).
(b)
“Board” means the Board of Directors of PepsiCo.
(c)
“Cause” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)(ii).
(d)
“Change in Control” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)(i).
(e)
“Change-in-Control Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(ii).
(f)
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a section of the Code shall also be a reference to any successor section of the Code (or a successor code).
(g)
“Committee” means, with respect to any matter relating to Section 8 of the Plan, the Board, and with respect to all other matters under the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Compensation Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall consist of two or more independent, non-employee members of the Board. In the judgment of the Board, the Compensation Committee shall be qualified to administer the Plan as contemplated by (a) Rule 16b-3 of the

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Exchange Act, (b) Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder, and (c) any rules and regulations of a stock exchange on which Common Stock is traded. Any member of the Compensation Committee of the Board who does not satisfy the qualifications set out in the preceding sentence may recuse himself or herself from any vote or other action taken by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(h)
“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value 1-2/3 cents per share, of PepsiCo.
(i)
“Company” means PepsiCo, its subsidiaries, divisions and affiliated businesses.
(j)
“Covered Employee” means any PepsiCo employee for whom PepsiCo is subject to the deductibility limitation imposed by Code Section 162(m).
(k)
“Director Deferral Program” means the PepsiCo Director Deferral Program, as amended from time to time, and any successor program.
(l)
“Eligible Person” means any of the following individuals who is designated by the Committee as eligible to receive Awards, subject to the conditions set forth in the Plan: (i) any employee of the Company (including any officer of the Company and any Employee Director) provided that the term employee does not include any individual who is not, as of the grant date of an Award, classified by the Company as an employee on its corporate books and records even if that individual is later reclassified (by the Company, any court, any governmental agency or otherwise) as an employee as of the grant date; (ii) any consultant or advisor of the Company; and (iii) any Non-Employee Director who is eligible to receive an Award in accordance with Section 8 hereof.
(m)
“Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is also an employee of the Company.
(n)
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.
(o)
“Fair Market Value” on any date means the average of the high and low market prices at which a share of Common Stock shall have been sold on such date, or the immediately preceding trading day if such date was not a trading day, as reported on the principal exchange on which the Common Stock is traded as of the time in question and, in the case of an ISO, means fair market value as determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 422 and, in the

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case of an Option or SAR that is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A, fair market value as determined by the Committee in accordance with Code Section 409A.
(p)
“Full-Value Award” means any Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units or Stock Awards.
(q)
“Good Reason” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(b)(iii).
(r)
“ISO” means an Option satisfying the requirements of Code Section 422 and designated as an ISO by the Committee.
(s)
“Non-Employee Director” means a member of the Board who is not an employee of the Company.
(t)
“NQSO” or “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that does not satisfy the requirements of Code Section 422 or that is not designated as an ISO by the Committee.
(u)
“Option Exercise Price” means the purchase price per share of Common Stock covered by an Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(v)
“Options” means the right to purchase shares of Common Stock at a specified price for a specified period of time.
(w)
“Participant” means an Eligible Person who has received an Award under the Plan.
(x)
“Payment Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).
(y)
“PepsiCo” means PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, and its successors and assigns.
(z)
“Performance Awards” means an Award of Options, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or SARs conditioned on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period.
(aa)
“Performance-Based Exception” means the performance-based exception to the deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m), as set forth in Code Section 162(m)(4)(C).

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(bb)
“Performance Goals” means the goals established by the Committee under Section 7(d).
(cc)
“Performance Measures” means the criteria set out in Section 7(d) that may be used by the Committee as the basis for a Performance Goal.
(dd)
“Performance Period” means the period established by the Committee during which the achievement of Performance Goals is assessed in order to determine whether and to what extent an Award that is conditioned on attaining Performance Goals has been earned.
(ee)
“Performance Shares” means an Award of shares of Common Stock awarded to a Participant based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period.
(ff)
“Performance Units” means an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee, awarded to a Participant based on the achievement of Performance Goals during a Performance Period.
(gg)
“Plan” means this PepsiCo, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.
(hh)
“Prior Plans” means the PepsiCo, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the PepsiCo, Inc. 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the PepsiCo, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan, the PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan, the Director Stock Plan, the PepsiCo 1987 Incentive Plan, PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG Long Term Incentive Plan, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG Directors’ Stock Plan, PBG Stock Incentive Plan, PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1990, Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1999 and Quaker Stock Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, each as amended and restated from time to time.
(ii)
“Restricted Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are subject to such restrictions and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish.
(jj)
“Restricted Stock Units” means the right, as described in Section 7(c), to receive an amount, payable in either cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, equal to the value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may establish.

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(kk)
“Restriction Period” means, with respect to Options, SARs, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units or Stock Awards, the period during which any risk of forfeiture or other restrictions set by the Committee remain in effect. Such restrictions remain in effect until such time as they have lapsed under the terms and conditions of the Options, SARs, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units or as otherwise determined by the Committee.
(ll)
“Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SARs” means the right to receive a payment equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date the Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised over the exercise price per share of Common Stock established for those Stock Appreciation Rights at the time of grant, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Rights are exercised.
(mm)
“Stock Award” means an Award of shares of Common Stock, including Payment Shares, that are subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions (if any) as determined by the Committee in accordance with Section 7(e).
3.
Administration of the Plan.
(a)
Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall have all the powers vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include the authority (within the limitations described in the Plan):
to select the persons to be granted Awards under the Plan;
to determine the type, size and terms of Awards to be made to each Participant;
to determine the time when Awards are to be granted and any conditions that must be satisfied before an Award is granted;
to establish objectives and conditions for earning Awards;
to determine whether an Award shall be evidenced by an agreement and, if so, to determine the terms and conditions of such agreement (which shall not be inconsistent with the Plan) and who must sign such agreement;
to determine whether the conditions for earning an Award have been met and whether an Award will be paid at the end of an applicable Performance Period;

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except as otherwise provided in Sections 7(a)(v), 7(b)(iv), 7(d) and 13(b), to modify the terms of Awards made under the Plan;
to determine if, when and under what conditions payment of all or any part of an Award may be deferred;
to determine whether the amount or payment of an Award should be reduced or eliminated;
to determine the guidelines and/or procedures for the payment or exercise of Awards; and
to determine whether an Award should qualify, regardless of its amount, as deductible in its entirety for federal income tax purposes, including whether any Awards granted to Covered Employees or any other employee should comply with the Performance-Based Exception.
(b)
Interpretation of Plan. The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt or establish such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines, procedures and instruments, which are not contrary to the terms of the Plan and which, in its opinion, may be necessary or advisable for the administration and operation of the Plan. The Committee’s interpretations of the Plan, and all actions taken and determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding on all parties concerned, including PepsiCo, its shareholders and all Eligible Persons and Participants.
(c)
Delegation of Authority. To the extent not prohibited by law, the Committee
(i)
may delegate its authority hereunder to one or more of its members or other persons (except that no such delegation shall be permitted with respect to Awards to Eligible Persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Awards intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception) and (ii) may grant authority to employees or designate employees of the Company to execute documents on behalf of the Committee or to otherwise assist the Committee in the administration and operation of the Plan.
4.
Eligibility.

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(a)
General. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, select from all Eligible Persons those to whom Awards shall be granted under Section 7 and shall determine the nature and amount of each Award. Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive Awards only pursuant to Section 8.
(b)
International Participants. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan or to comply with provisions of the laws in countries outside the United States in which the Company operates or has employees, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to (i) determine which Eligible Persons (if any) employed by the Company outside the United States should participate in the Plan, (ii) modify the terms and conditions of any Awards made to such Eligible Persons, and (iii) establish sub-plans, modified Option exercise procedures and other Award terms, conditions and procedures to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of the laws in such countries outside the United States in order to assure the lawfulness, validity and effectiveness of Awards granted under the Plan and to the extent such actions are consistent with the Committee’s authority to amend the Plan absent shareholder approval pursuant to Sections 13(b), 7(a)(v) and 7(b)(iv).
5.
Shares of Common Stock Subject to the Plan.
(a)
Authorized Number of Shares . Unless otherwise authorized by PepsiCo’s shareholders and subject to the provisions of this Section 5 and Section 10, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan as of May 5, 2010 shall be the total of (i) 195 million shares plus (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock underlying awards under the Prior Plans that are cancelled or expire after May 2, 2007 without delivery of shares.
(b)
Share Counting. The following rules shall apply in determining the number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for grant under the Plan:
(i)
Any shares of Common Stock subject to (A) Options or SARs, whether granted before or after May 5, 2010 or (B) Full-Value Awards granted before May 5, 2010 shall be counted against the maximum share limitation of Section 5(a) as one (1) share of Common Stock for every share of Common Stock subject thereto. Any shares of Common Stock subject to Full-Value Awards granted on or after May 5, 2010 shall be counted

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against the maximum share limitation of Section 5(a) as three (3) shares of Common Stock for every share of Common Stock subject thereto. Awards that by their terms do not permit settlement in shares of Common Stock shall not reduce the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan.
(ii)
(A)    To the extent that any Award of Options or SARs, whether granted before, on or after May 5, 2010, is forfeited, cancelled, settled in cash rather than shares (pursuant to the terms of an Award that permits but does not require cash settlement), returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the maximum share limitation of Section 5(a) shall be credited with one (1) share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Award of Options or SARs, and such number of credited shares of Common Stock may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan, subject to the foregoing maximum share limitation.
(A)
To the extent that any Full-Value Award granted on or after May 5, 2010 is forfeited, cancelled, settled in cash rather than shares (pursuant to the terms of an Award that permits but does not require cash settlement), returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the maximum share limitation of Section 5(a) shall be credited with three (3) shares of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Full-Value Award and such number of credited shares of Common Stock may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan, subject to the foregoing maximum share limitation.
(B)
To the extent that any Full-Value Award granted before May 5, 2010 is forfeited, cancelled, settled in cash rather than shares (pursuant to the terms of an Award that permits but does not require cash settlement), returned to the Company for failure to satisfy vesting requirements or other conditions of the Award, or otherwise terminates without an issuance of shares of Common Stock being made thereunder, the maximum share limitation of

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Section 5(a) shall be credited with one (1) share of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock subject to such Full-Value Award, and such number of credited shares of Common Stock may again be made subject to Awards under the Plan subject to the foregoing maximum share limitation.
(iii)
Any shares of Common Stock that are tendered by a Participant or withheld as full or partial payment of withholding or other taxes or as payment for the exercise or conversion price of an Award under the Plan shall not be added back to the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan. Upon exercise of a stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right, the number of shares subject to the Award that are then being exercised shall be counted against the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan as provided above, on the basis of one share for every share subject thereto, regardless of the actual number of shares used to settle the Stock Appreciation Right upon exercise.
(iv)
Any shares of Common Stock underlying Awards granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted to individuals who become employees of the Company as a result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving the Company shall not, unless required by law or regulation, count against the reserve of available shares of Common Stock under the Plan.
(v)
Any shares of Common Stock repurchased by the Company on the open market using the proceeds from the exercise of an Award shall not increase the number of shares available for future grant of Awards.
(c)
Share Limitation. No more than five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock authorized under Section 5(a) may be issued in connection with the following Awards whether granted before or after May 5, 2010:
(i)
Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units having a time-based Restriction Period less than three years (but in no event less than one year), subject to (A) pro rata vesting prior to the expiration of any Restriction Period and (B) acceleration due to the Participant’s death, total disability or retirement;

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(ii)
Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units having a time-based Restriction Period that is actually accelerated due to a Participant’s transfer to an affiliated business; or
(iii)
Stock Awards having a Restriction Period of less than three (3) years (not including transfers to satisfy required tax withholding or intra-family transfers permitted by the Committee), subject to acceleration due to the Participant’s death or total disability,
in each case described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, as specified in the applicable Award agreement; provided that such limitations shall not be applicable to Payment Shares to Non-Employee Directors.
(d)
Shares to be Delivered. The source of shares of Common Stock to be delivered by the Company under the Plan shall be determined by the Company and may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or repurchased shares.
6.
Award Limitations.
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Options and SARs that can be granted to any Eligible Person (other than a Non-Employee Director) during a single calendar year shall not exceed two (2) million shares. The maximum amount of Awards other than Options and SARs that can be granted to any Eligible Person (other than a Non-Employee Director) during a single calendar year shall not exceed $15 million; provided that the foregoing limitation shall be applied to an Award that is denominated in shares of Common Stock on the basis of the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date the Award is granted. Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence, the maximum Award that may be granted to such Eligible Person for a Performance Period longer than one calendar or fiscal year shall not exceed the foregoing annual maximum multiplied by the number of full calendar or fiscal years in the Performance Period. Award limitations for Non-Employee Directors are set forth in Section 8 of the Plan.
7.
Awards to Eligible Persons.
(a)
Options .
(i)
Grants . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, Options may be granted to Eligible Persons. Options may consist of ISOs or NQSOs, as the Committee shall determine. Options may be granted alone or in tandem with SARs. With respect to Options granted in tandem with SARs,

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the exercise of either such Options or such SARs will result in the simultaneous cancellation of the same number of tandem SARs or Options, as the case may be.
(ii)
Option Exercise Price . The Option Exercise Price shall be equal to or, at the Committee’s discretion, greater than the Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted, unless the Option was granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted to individuals who became employees of the Company as a result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving the Company (in which case the assumption or substitution shall be accomplished in a manner that permits the Option to be exempt from Code Section 409A).
(iii)
Term . The term of Options shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, but in no event shall the term exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant; provided, however, that Awards of NQSOs and SARs covering up to five (5) million shares of Common Stock, in the aggregate, may be issued with a term of up to fifteen (15) years.
(iv)
ISO Limits . ISOs may be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of PepsiCo or of any parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Code Section 424) on the date of grant, and may only be granted to an employee who, at the time the Option is granted, does not own stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of PepsiCo or of any parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Code Section 424). The aggregate Fair Market Value of all shares of Common Stock with respect to which ISOs are exercisable by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company) shall not exceed $100,000 or such other amount as may subsequently be specified by the Code and/or applicable regulations. The aggregate Fair Market Value of such shares shall be determined at the time the Option is granted. ISOs shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable but shall in all events be consistent with and contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required in order to qualify as incentive stock options under Code Section 422. No more than 195 million of the shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan may be issued in the form of ISOs.

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(v)
No Repricing . Subject to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions set forth in Section 10 and the change in control provisions set forth in Section 11, without the approval of PepsiCo’s shareholders, (A) the Option Exercise Price for any outstanding Option granted under the Plan may not be decreased after the date of grant, (B) no outstanding Option granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new Option with a lower Option Exercise Price, (C) no outstanding Option granted under the Plan with an Option Exercise Price above the then-current Fair Market Value may be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash or other securities and (D) no other modifications to any outstanding Option may be made that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Common Stock is traded as of the time in question.
(vi)
Form of Payment . The Option Exercise Price shall be paid to the Company at the time of such exercise, subject to any applicable rules or regulations adopted by the Committee:
(A)
to the extent permitted by applicable law, pursuant to cashless exercise procedures that are, from time to time, approved by the Committee;
(B)
through the tender of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant (or by delivering a certification or attestation of ownership of such shares) valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise;
(C)
in cash or its equivalent; or
(D)
by any combination of (A), (B), and (C) above.
(vii)
No Dividend Equivalents . No dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid on Options. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have no rights as a holder of Common Stock with respect to shares of Common Stock covered by an Option unless and until such shares of Common Stock have been registered to the Participant as the owner.
(viii)
Minimum Vesting Period. With respect to any Options granted on or after March 13, 2014, any time-based Restriction Period shall be for a minimum of three years (subject to (A) pro rata vesting prior to the

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expiration of any Restriction Period and (B) acceleration due to the Participant’s death, total disability or retirement, in each case as specified in the applicable Award agreement).
(ix)
No Automatic Grants. No Option granted under the Plan shall contain any provision entitling the Participant to the automatic grant of additional Options in connection with any exercise of the original Option.
(b)
Stock Appreciation Rights.
(i)
Grants . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, SARs may be granted to Eligible Persons. SARs may be granted alone or in tandem with Options. With respect to SARs granted in tandem with Options, the exercise of either such Options or such SARs will result in the simultaneous cancellation of the same number of tandem SARs or Options, as the case may be.
(ii)
Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock covered by a SAR granted pursuant to the Plan shall be equal to or, at the Committee’s discretion, greater than Fair Market Value on the date the SAR is granted, unless the SAR was granted through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted to individuals who became employees of the Company as a result of a merger, consolidation, acquisition or other corporate transaction involving the Company (in which case the assumption or substitution shall be accomplished in a manner that permits the SAR to be exempt from Code Section 409A).
(iii)
Term. The term of a SAR shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, but, in no event shall the term exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant, provided, however, that Awards of NQSOs and SARs covering up to five (5) million shares of Common Stock, in the aggregate, may be issued with a term of up to fifteen (15) years.
(iv)
No Repricing . Except for anti-dilution adjustments made pursuant to Section 10 and the change in control provisions set forth in Section 11, without the approval of PepsiCo’s shareholders, (A) the exercise price for any outstanding SAR granted under the Plan may not be decreased after the date of grant, (B) no outstanding SAR granted under the Plan may be surrendered to the Company as consideration for the grant of a new SAR with a lower exercise price, (C) no outstanding SAR granted under the Plan with an exercise price above the then-current Fair Market Value may

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be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash or other securities and (D) no other modifications to any outstanding SAR may be made that would be treated as a “repricing” under the then applicable rules, regulations or listing requirements adopted by the principal exchange on which PepsiCo Common Stock is traded as of the time in question.
(v)
Form of Payment . The Committee may authorize payment of a SAR in the form of cash, Common Stock valued at its Fair Market Value on the date of the exercise, a combination thereof, or by any other method as the Committee may determine.
(vi)
No Dividend Equivalents . No dividends or dividend equivalents may be paid on SARs.
(vii)
Minimum Vesting Period. With respect to any SARs granted on or after March 13, 2014, any time-based Restriction Period shall be for a minimum of three years (subject to (A) pro rata vesting prior to the expiration of any Restriction Period and (B) acceleration due to the Participant’s death, total disability or retirement, in each case as specified in the applicable Award agreement).
(c)
Restricted Shares / Restricted Stock Units.
(i)
Grants . Subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units may be granted to Eligible Persons.
(ii)
Restrictions. The Committee shall impose such terms, conditions and/or restrictions on any Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units granted pursuant to the Plan as it may deem advisable including, without limitation: a requirement that Participants pay a stipulated purchase price for each Restricted Share or each Restricted Stock Unit; forfeiture conditions; transfer restrictions; restrictions based upon the achievement of specific performance goals (Company-wide, divisional, and/or individual); time-based restrictions on vesting; and/or restrictions under applicable federal or state securities laws. Except in the case of Awards covered by Section 5(c), any time-based Restriction Period shall be for a minimum of three years (subject to (A) pro rata vesting prior to the expiration of any Restriction Period and (B) acceleration due to the Participant’s death, total disability or retirement, in each case as specified in the applicable Award agreement). To the extent the Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units are intended to be deductible under Code Section

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162(m), the applicable restrictions shall be based on the achievement of Performance Goals over a Performance Period, as described in Section 7(d) below.
(iii)
Payment of Restricted Stock Units . Restricted Stock Units that become payable in accordance with their terms and conditions shall be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares, as determined by the Committee. Any person who holds Restricted Stock Units shall have no ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock to which the Restricted Stock Units relate unless and until payment with respect to such Restricted Stock Units is actually made in shares of Common Stock. The payment date shall be as soon as practicable after the earliest of (A) any vesting date that can be pre-determined at grant under the terms of an Award agreement, and (B) the occurrence date of an applicable vesting event (e.g., death, total disability, approved transfer or retirement) specified in the applicable Award agreement.
(iv)
Transfer Restrictions. During the Restriction Period, Restricted Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or mortgaged, pledged or otherwise encumbered. In order to enforce the limitations imposed upon the Restricted Shares, the Committee may (A) cause a legend or legends to be placed on any certificates evidencing such Restricted Shares, and/or (B) cause “stop transfer” instructions to be issued, as it deems necessary or appropriate. Restricted Stock Units may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or mortgaged, pledged, or otherwise encumbered at any time.
(v)
Dividend and Voting Rights . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, during the Restriction Period, Participants who hold Restricted Shares shall have the right to receive dividends in cash or other property or other distribution or rights in respect of such shares and shall have the right to vote such shares as the record owners thereof; provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, any dividends or other property payable to a Participant during the Restriction Period shall be distributed to the Participant only if and when the restrictions imposed on the applicable Restricted Shares lapse. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, during the Restriction Period, Participants who hold Restricted Stock Units shall be credited with dividend equivalents in respect of such Restricted Stock Units; provided that, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, such dividend equivalents shall be

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distributed (without interest) to the Participant only if and when the restrictions imposed on the applicable Restricted Stock Units lapse.
(vi)
Ownership of Restricted Shares . Restricted Shares issued under the Plan shall be registered in the name of the Participant on the books and records of the Company or its designee (or by one or more physical certificates or the electronic equivalent thereof if certificates are issued with respect to such Restricted Shares) subject to the applicable restrictions imposed by the Plan. If a Restricted Share is forfeited in accordance with the restrictions that apply to such Restricted Shares, such interest or certificate, as the case may be, shall be cancelled. At the end of the Restriction Period that applies to Restricted Shares, the number of shares to which the Participant is then entitled shall be delivered to the Participant free and clear of the restrictions, either in certificated or uncertificated form. No shares of Common Stock shall be registered in the name of the Participant with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit unless and until such unit is paid in shares of Common Stock.
(d)
Performance Awards.
(i)
Grants . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, Performance Awards may be granted to Eligible Persons. Performance Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards made under the Plan.
(ii)
Performance Goals . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Performance Awards shall be conditioned on the achievement of Performance Goals (which shall be based on one or more Performance Measures, as determined by the Committee) over a Performance Period. The Performance Period shall be one year, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, provided that the Restriction Period for Performance Awards (not including Options, SARs or Awards covered by Section 5(c)) shall be for a minimum of three years, subject to (A) pro rata vesting prior to the expiration of any Restriction Period and (B) acceleration due to the Participant’s death or total disability, in each case as specified in the applicable Award agreement.
(iii)
Performance Measures . The Performance Measure(s) to be used for purposes of Performance Awards may be described in terms of objectives that are related to the individual Participant or objectives that are Companywide or related to a subsidiary, division, department, region,

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function or business unit of the Company, and may consist of one or more or any combination of the following criteria: stock price, market share, sales revenue, cash flow, sales volume, earnings per share, return on equity, return on assets, return on sales, return on invested capital, economic value added, net earnings, total shareholder return, gross margin, costs, productivity, brand contribution, product quality, portfolio transformation, productivity improvement, corporate value measures (such as compliance, safety, environmental and personnel matters), or goals related to corporate initiatives, such as acquisitions, dispositions or customer satisfaction. The Performance Goals based on these Performance Measures may be expressed in absolute terms or relative to the performance of other entities. For the avoidance of doubt, any Performance Measures that are financial metrics, may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under GAAP.
(iv)
Negative Discretion . Notwithstanding the achievement of any Performance Goal established under the Plan, the Committee has the discretion to reduce, but not increase, some or all of a Performance Award that would otherwise be paid to a Participant.
(v)
Extraordinary Events. At, or at any time after, the time an Award is granted, and to the extent permitted under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder without adversely affecting the treatment of the Award under the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may provide for the manner in which performance will be measured against the Performance Goals (or may adjust the Performance Goals) to reflect the impact of specific corporate transactions, accounting or tax law changes, asset write-downs, significant litigation or claim adjustment, foreign exchange gains and losses, disposal of a segment of a business, discontinued operations, refinancing or repurchase of bank loans or debt securities, unbudgeted capital expenditures and other unusual or infrequently occurring events.
(vi)
Performance-Based Exception . With respect to any Award that is intended to satisfy the conditions for the Performance-Based Exception under Code Section 162(m): (A) the Committee shall interpret the Plan and this Section 7(d) in light of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder; (B) the Committee shall not amend the Award in any way that

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would adversely affect the treatment of the Award under Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder; and (C) such Award shall not be paid until the Committee shall first have certified in writing that the Performance Goals have been achieved.
(e)
Stock Awards.
(i)
Grants. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, Stock Awards consisting of shares of Common Stock may be granted pursuant to this Section 7(e) only to Eligible Persons who are Non-Employee Directors, consultants or advisors to the Company and may not be granted to employees of the Company (including Employee Directors). Stock Awards may be granted either alone or in addition to other Awards made under the Plan.
(ii)
Terms and Conditions . The shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award shall be immediately vested at the time of grant and nonforfeitable at all times but shall be subject to such other terms and conditions, including restrictions on transferability, as determined by the Committee in its discretion subject to Section 5(c) and the other provisions of the Plan. The shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award shall be registered in the name of the Participant.
8.
Awards to Non-Employee Directors.
(a)
Awards . Non-Employee Directors are eligible to receive any type of Award under the Plan, subject to the terms applicable to such Awards under Section 7 for each such category of Award and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 8(c). The Committee retains the discretion to change the amount and terms of the Payment Shares described in Section 8(b) and/or the types of Awards to Non-Employee Directors; provided that any change to the amount of such Non-Employee Director Awards is subject to the limitation in Section 8(c).
(b)
Payment Shares . A current or former Non-Employee Director’s interest in phantom shares of Common Stock under the Director Deferral Program, which results from mandatory deferrals of annual Non-Employee Director equity grants and an elective or mandatory deferral of Non-Employee Director cash payments, shall be paid in shares of Common Stock (“Payment Shares”) pursuant to the Plan while the Plan remains in effect, to the extent the Director Deferral Program provides for the stock settlement of such phantom shares. The number of Payment Shares a current or former Non-Employee Director is entitled to receive shall be equal to the number of the Non-Employee Director’s phantom shares of Common

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Stock under the Director Deferral Program on the applicable distribution valuation date, and such Payment Shares shall be distributed on the same date such Non-Employee Director would otherwise be entitled to receive the cash payment under the Director Deferral Program in lieu of which the Payment Shares are being distributed.
(c)
Limitations. The maximum amount of Awards denominated in shares of Common Stock that can be granted to any Non-Employee Director during a single calendar year shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate plus an additional $250,000 for one-time Awards in the calendar year in which a Non-Employee Director initially becomes a member of the Board. The maximum amount of any cash retainers, even if electively deferred and paid in shares of Common Stock, that can be granted to any Non-Employee Director during a single calendar year shall not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate. With respect to an Award that is denominated in shares of Common Stock, the value shall be computed based on the grant date fair value in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules.
9.
Deferred Payments.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may determine that all or a portion of any Award to a Participant, whether it is to be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, shall be deferred or may, in its sole discretion, approve deferral elections made by Participants. Deferrals shall be for such periods and upon such terms as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion, which terms shall be designed to comply with Code Section 409A.
10.
Dilution and Other Adjustments.
In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares or other change in corporate structure affecting any class of Common Stock, the Committee shall make such adjustments in the class and aggregate number of shares which may be delivered under the Plan as described in Section 5, the individual award maximums under Section 6, the class, number, and Option Exercise Price of outstanding Options, the class, number and exercise price of outstanding SARs and the class and number of shares subject to any other Awards granted under the Plan (provided the number of shares of any class subject to any Award shall always be a whole number), as may be, and to such extent (if any), determined to be appropriate and equitable by the Committee, and any such adjustment may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, take the form of Options covering more than one class of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes of the Plan. Any adjustment of an

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Option or SAR under this Section 10 shall be accomplished in a manner that permits the Option or SAR to be exempt from Code Section 409A.
11.
Change in Control.
(a)
Impact of Event . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the following provisions of this Section 11 shall apply except to the extent an Award agreement provides for a different treatment (in which case the Award agreement shall govern and this Section 11 shall not be applicable):
(i)
If and to the extent that outstanding Awards under the Plan (A) are assumed by the successor corporation (or affiliate thereto) or continued or (B) are replaced with equity awards that preserve the existing value of the Awards at the time of the Change in Control and provide for subsequent payout in accordance with a vesting schedule and Performance Goals, as applicable, that are the same or more favorable to the Participants than the vesting schedule and Performance Goals applicable to the Awards, then all such Awards or such substitutes thereof shall remain outstanding and be governed by their respective terms and the provisions of the Plan subject to Section 11(a)(iv) below.
(ii)
If and to the extent that outstanding Awards under the Plan are not assumed, continued or replaced in accordance with Section 11(a)(i) above, then upon the Change in Control the following treatment (referred to as “Change-in-Control Treatment”) shall apply to such Awards: (A) outstanding Options and SARs shall immediately vest and become exercisable; (B) the restrictions and other conditions applicable to outstanding Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Awards, including vesting requirements, shall immediately lapse; such Awards shall be free of all restrictions and fully vested; and, with respect to Restricted Stock Units, shall be payable immediately in accordance with their terms or, if later, as of the earliest permissible date under Code Section 409A; and (C) outstanding Performance Awards granted under the Plan shall immediately vest and shall become immediately payable in accordance with their terms as if the Performance Goals have been achieved at the target performance level.
(iii)
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then in connection with the application of the Change-in-Control Treatment set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) above, the Board may, in its sole discretion, provide for cancellation of such outstanding Awards at the time of the Change in Control in which case a payment of cash, property or a combination thereof shall be made to each such Participant upon the consummation of the Change in Control that is determined by the Board in its sole discretion and that is at least equal to the excess (if any) of the value of the consideration that would be received in such Change in Control by the holders of PepsiCo’s securities relating to such Awards over the exercise or purchase price (if any) for such Awards (except that, in the case of an Option or SAR, such payment shall be limited as necessary to prevent the Option or SAR from being subject to Code Section 409A).
(iv)
If and to the extent that (A) outstanding Awards are assumed, continued or replaced in accordance with Section 11(a)(i) above and (B) a Participant’s employment with, or performance of services for, the Company is terminated by the Company for any reasons other than Cause or by such Participant for Good Reason, in each case, within the two-year period commencing on the Change in Control, then, as of the date of such Participant’s termination, the Change-in-Control Treatment set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) above shall apply to all assumed or replaced Awards of such Participant then outstanding.
(v)
Outstanding Options or SARs that are assumed, continued or replaced in accordance with Section 11(a)(i) may be exercised by the Participant in accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of such Award as set forth in the applicable Award agreement or elsewhere; provided, however, that Options or SARs that become exercisable in accordance with Section 11(a)(iv) may be exercised until the expiration of the original full term of such Option or SAR notwithstanding the other original terms and conditions of such Award.
(b)
Definitions.
(i)
For purposes of this Section 11, “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(A)
acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of PepsiCo by another entity or group; excluding, however, the following (1) any acquisition by PepsiCo or (2) any acquisition by

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an employee benefit plan or related trust sponsored or maintained by PepsiCo;
(B)
during any consecutive two-year period, persons who constitute the Board at the beginning of the period cease to constitute at least 50% of the Board (unless the election of each new Board member was approved by a majority of directors who began the two-year period);
(C)
consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting shares of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;
(D)
PepsiCo shareholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of PepsiCo or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of PepsiCo’s assets; or
(E)
any other event, circumstance, offer or proposal occurs or is made, which is intended to effect a change in the control of PepsiCo, and which results in the occurrence of one or more of the events set forth in clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 11(b)(i).
(ii)
For purposes of this Section 11, “Cause” means with respect to any Participant, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, (A) the Participant’s willful misconduct that materially injures the Company; (B) the Participant’s conviction of a felony or a plea of nolo contendere by Participant with respect to a felony; or (C) the Participant’s continued failure to substantially perform his or her duties with the Company (other than by reason of the Participant’s disability) after written demand by the Company that identifies the manner in which the Company believes that the Participant has not performed his or her duties. A termination for Cause must be communicated to the Participant by written notice that specifies the event or events claimed to provide a basis for termination for Cause.

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(iii)
For purposes of this Section 11, “Good Reason” means with respect to any Participant, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, without the Participant’s written consent, (A) the Company’s requiring a material change in the Participant’s principal place of employment as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control, except for reasonably required travel on the Company’s business that is not materially greater than such travel requirements prior to the Change in Control (for this purpose, a change of 35 or fewer miles shall not be considered a material change in the Participant’s principal place of employment); (B) a material reduction in the Participant’s compensation (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(n)(2)(ii)(A)(1)) as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; or (C) a material reduction in the Participant’s job responsibilities, authority or duties with the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. A termination for Good Reason must be communicated by the Participant to the Company by written notice that specifies the event or events claimed to provide a basis for termination for Good Reason; provided that the Participant’s written notice must be tendered within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of such event or events and provided further that the Company shall have failed to remedy such act or omission within thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice. A Participant’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any act or failure to act constituting Good Reason hereunder if the Participant actually terminates employment within fourteen (14) days after the Company’s failure to timely remedy or, if earlier, prior to the second anniversary of the Change in Control.
12.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a)
Misconduct.
(i)
Except as otherwise provided in agreements covering Awards hereunder, a Participant shall forfeit all rights in his or her outstanding Awards under the Plan, and all such outstanding Awards shall automatically terminate and lapse, if the Committee determines that such Participant has (A) made unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company, (B) breached any contract with or violated any obligation to the Company, including without limitation, a violation of any Company code of conduct, (C) engaged in unlawful trading in the securities of PepsiCo or of another company based on information gained as a result of

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that Participant’s employment or other relationship with the Company, (D) committed a felony or other serious crime or engaged in any activity which constitutes gross misconduct, (E) breached the non-compete, non- solicitation or other restrictive covenants as provided in the applicable Award agreement, or (F) violated any PepsiCo compensation clawback policy applicable to the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Plan, any Award or any agreement covering any Award hereunder shall prohibit communication with a government agency, regulator or legal authority concerning any possible violations of law.
(ii)
In addition, to the extent provided in the applicable Award agreement, in the event any accounting adjustment is required to be made to the Company’s financial results and the Committee determines that an Executive Officer’s gross negligence or misconduct caused or contributed to the need for the accounting adjustment, the Committee may, to the extent determined appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion to reflect the impact of the accounting adjustment on the Company’s financial results, (A) require such Executive Officer to reimburse the Company for all or a portion of any Award previously paid to such Executive Officer, (B) cause the cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding Awards held by such Executive Officer or payable to such Executive Officer, and/or (C) require such Executive Officer to reimburse the Company for all or a portion of the gains from the exercise of the Executive Officer’s Options or settlement of any of the Executive Officer’s other Awards realized during the twelve (12)-month period following the first issuance or filing of the financial results required to be adjusted. For purposes of this Section 12(a)(ii), “Executive Officer” means an executive officer of the Company for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
(iii)
The remedies set forth in this Section 12(a) are in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law in the event of misconduct described above.
(b)
Rights as Shareholder . Except as otherwise provided herein, a Participant shall have no rights as a holder of Common Stock with respect to Awards hereunder, unless and until the shares of Common Stock have been registered to the Participant as the owner.

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(c)
No Loans. No loans from the Company to Participants shall be permitted in connection with the Plan.
(d)
Assignment or Transfer . Except as otherwise provided under the Plan, no Award under the Plan or any rights or interests therein shall be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that an Award (other than an ISO) is transferable without the payment of any consideration to a Participant’s family member, whether directly or by means of a trust or otherwise, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may impose. For this purpose, “family member” has the meaning given to such term in the General Instructions to the Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. All Awards under the Plan shall be exercisable, during the Participant’s lifetime, only by the Participant or a person who is a permitted transferee pursuant to this Section 12(d). Once awarded, the shares of Common Stock (other than Restricted Shares) received by Participants may be freely transferred, assigned, pledged or otherwise subjected to lien, subject to: (i) the transfer restrictions in Sections 7(e)(ii) and 8(c)(i) above; and (ii) the restrictions imposed by the Securities Act of 1933, Section 16 of the Exchange Act and PepsiCo’s Insider Trading Policy, each as amended from time to time.
(e)
Withholding Taxes. PepsiCo shall have the right to deduct from all Awards paid in cash to a Participant any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such Awards. All statutory minimum applicable withholding taxes arising with respect to Awards paid in shares of Common Stock to a Participant shall be satisfied by PepsiCo retaining shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined that is equal to the amount of such statutory minimum applicable withholding tax (rounded, if necessary, to the next highest whole number of shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that, subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee deems appropriate, a Participant may elect to satisfy such statutory minimum applicable withholding tax through cash or cash proceeds; and, provided, further, however, that to the extent that PepsiCo is able to retain shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value that exceeds the statutory minimum applicable withholding tax without financial accounting implications, PepsiCo may retain such number of shares of Common Stock (up to the number of shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the relevant tax liability calculated using the maximum individual statutory rate of tax) as the Company shall determine in its sole discretion to satisfy the tax liability associated with any Award.

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(f)
Currency and Other Restrictions . The obligations of the Company to make delivery of Awards in cash or Common Stock shall be subject to currency or other restrictions imposed by any governmental authority or regulatory body having jurisdiction over such Awards.
(g)
No Rights to Awards . Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any person any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company, and the Plan shall not interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company to terminate any person’s employment or service at any time. Except as set forth herein, no employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan. By accepting an Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Award will be exclusively governed by the terms of the Plan, including the right reserved by the Company to amend or cancel the Plan at any time without the Company incurring liability to the Participant (except, to the extent the terms of the Award so provide, for Awards already granted under the Plan), (ii) Awards are not a constituent part of salary and the Participant is not entitled, under the terms and conditions of employment, or by accepting or being granted Awards under the Plan to require Awards to be granted to him or her in the future under the Plan or any other plan, (iii) the value of Awards received under the Plan shall be excluded from the calculation of termination indemnities or other severance payments or benefits, and (iv) the Participant shall seek all necessary approval under, make all required notifications under, and comply with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the ownership of Options and shares of Common Stock and the exercise of Options, including, without limitation, currency and exchange laws, rules and regulations.
(h)
Beneficiary Designation . To the extent allowed by the Committee, each Participant under the Plan may, from time to time, name any beneficiary or beneficiaries (who may be named on a contingent or successive basis) to whom any benefit under the Plan is to be paid in case of his or her death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, each such designation shall revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Committee, and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. In the absence of any such designation, benefits remaining unpaid at the Participant’s death shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
(i)
Costs and Expenses . The cost and expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by PepsiCo and not charged to any Award or to any Participant.

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(j)
Fractional Shares . Fractional shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or transferred under an Award, but the Committee may direct that cash be paid in lieu of fractional shares or may round off fractional shares, in its discretion.
(k)
Funding of Plan . The Plan shall be unfunded and any benefits under the Plan shall represent an unsecured promise to pay by the Company. PepsiCo shall not be required to establish or fund any special or separate account or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Award under the Plan and the existence of any such account or other segregation of assets shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan.
(l)
Indemnification . Provisions for the indemnification of officers and directors of the Company in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be as set forth in PepsiCo’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as in effect from time to time.
(m)
Successors . All obligations of PepsiCo under the Plan with respect to Awards granted hereunder shall be binding on any successor to PepsiCo, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of PepsiCo.
(n)
Compliance with Code Section 409A . The Plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and any regulations or guidance that may be adopted thereunder from time to time, including any transition relief available under applicable guidance related to Code Section 409A. Accordingly, to ensure the exemption from Code Section 409A of potentially exempt Awards and the compliance with Code Section 409A of other Awards, any payment that under the terms of the Plan or an agreement is to be made as soon as practicable relative to a date shall be made not later than 60 days after such date, and the Participant may not determine the time of payment. Pursuant to Section 13(b), the Plan may be amended or interpreted by the Committee as it determines necessary or appropriate in accordance with Code Section 409A and to avoid a plan failure under Code Section 409A(a)(1). If a Participant is a “specified employee” as defined in Code Section 409A at the time of the Participant’s separation from service with the Company, then solely to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of any additional tax under Code Section 409A, the commencement of any payments or benefits under an Award shall be deferred until the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service (or such other period as required to comply with Code Section 409A).

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13.
Effective Date, Governing Law, Amendments and Termination.
(a)
Effective Date . The Plan in its original form became effective on May 2, 2007, the date on which it was initially approved by PepsiCo’s shareholders, and was subsequently amended by the Board on September 13, 2007 and September 12, 2008. The Plan was subsequently amended and restated by the Board on March 12, 2010, became effective in its amended form upon its approval by PepsiCo’s shareholders on May 5, 2010, and was subsequently amended by the Committee on March 13, 2014. The Plan was amended and restated by the Board on March 3, 2016, subject to the approval by a majority of PepsiCo’s shareholders present and entitled to vote thereon at the May 4, 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. This amendment and restatement of the Plan that was approved on May 4, 2016 applies to Awards made after May 4, 2016 and, except to the extent it would adversely affect the rights of Participants with respect to Awards made prior to such date (or be a “material modification” of such Awards within the meaning of Code Section 409A), shall also apply to Awards outstanding as of May 4, 2016. This amendment and restatement was subsequently amended and restated effective December 20, 2017, pursuant to the direction of the Committee, by the Committee’s authorized delegate, PepsiCo’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
(b)
Amendments. The Committee or the Board may at any time terminate or from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part, but no such action shall adversely affect any rights or obligations with respect to any Awards granted prior to the date of such termination or amendment without the consent of the affected Participant except to the extent that the Committee reasonably determines that such termination or amendment is necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law (including the provisions of Code Section 409A and the regulations thereunder pertaining to the deferral of compensation) or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which Common Stock is listed or quoted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless PepsiCo’s shareholders shall have first approved the amendment, no amendment of the Plan shall be effective if the amendment would (i) increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be delivered under the Plan or to any one individual (except to the extent such amendment is made pursuant to Section 10 hereof), (ii) extend the maximum period during which Awards may be granted under the Plan, (iii) add to the types of awards that can be made under the Plan, (iv) change the Performance Measures pursuant to which Performance Awards are earned, (v) modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan, (vi) decrease the grant or exercise price of any Option or SAR to less than the Fair Market Value on the date of grant

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except for anti-dilution adjustments made pursuant to Section 10; or (vii) require shareholder approval pursuant to the Plan or applicable law or the rules of the principal securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are traded in order to be effective.
(c)
Governing Law . Except as otherwise provided in agreements covering Awards hereunder, all questions pertaining to the construction, interpretation, regulation, validity and effect of the provisions of the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina without giving effect to conflict of laws principles.
(d)
Termination . No Awards shall be made under the Plan after May 4, 2026.

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Pursuant to the direction and authorization of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc., the above amended and restated Plan is hereby adopted and approved, effective as of December 20, 2017.


PEPSICO, INC.




By: /s/ Ruth Fattori             
Ruth Fattori
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Date: February 7, 2018



APPROVED:


By: /s/ Stacy Grindal            
Stacy Grindal, Law Department





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EXHIBIT 12
PEPSICO, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Years Ended December 30, 2017, December 31, 2016, December 26, 2015, December 27, 2014, and December 28, 2013
(in millions except ratio amounts)
 
 
  
2017

 
2016

 
2015

 
2014

 
2013

Earnings:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes (a)
  
$
9,602

 
$
8,553

 
$
7,442

 
$
8,757

 
$
8,891

Unconsolidated affiliates’ interests, net
  
(45
)
 
(99
)
 
(71
)
 
(115
)
 
(25
)
Amortization of capitalized interest
  
6

 
6

 
6

 
6

 
5

Interest expense (b)
  
1,151

 
1,109

 
970

 
909

 
911

Interest portion of rent expense (c)
  
247

 
234

 
232

 
236

 
213

Earnings available for fixed charges
  
$
10,961

 
$
9,803

 
$
8,579

 
$
9,793

 
$
9,995

 
  
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense (b)
  
$
1,151

 
$
1,109

 
$
970

 
$
909

 
$
911

Capitalized interest
  
13

 
9

 
8

 
9

 
7

Interest portion of rent expense (c)
  
247

 
234

 
232

 
236

 
213

Total fixed charges
  
$
1,411

 
$
1,352

 
$
1,210

 
$
1,154

 
$
1,131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (d)
  
7.77

 
7.25

 
7.09

 
8.49

 
8.84

(a)
Income before income taxes for the year ended December 26, 2015 included a pre-tax charge of $1.4 billion related to our change in accounting for our investments in our wholly-owned Venezuelan subsidiaries and beverage joint venture.
(b)
Excludes interest related to our reserves for income taxes as such interest is included in provision for income taxes and includes net amortization of debt premium/discount. In the year ended December 31, 2016 pre-tax charges related to the debt redemption of $233 million were excluded from interest expense.
(c)
One-third of rent expense is the portion deemed representative of the interest factor.
(d)
Based on unrounded amounts.










EXHIBIT 21

PEPSICO, INC. SUBSIDIARIES
                                  
NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Abechuko Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Alikate Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Alimentos del Istmo, S.A.
Panama
Alimentos Quaker Oats y Compania Limitada
Guatemala
Alimesa S.A.
Argentina
Amavale Agricola Ltda.
Brazil
Anderson Hill Insurance Limited
Bermuda
Aquafina Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
BAESA Capital Corporation Ltd.
Cayman Islands
Barrett Investments S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
Beaman Bottling Company
United States, Delaware
Beech Limited
Cayman Islands
Beimiguel Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Bell Taco Funding Syndicate
Australia
Bendler Investments S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Beverage Services Limited
Bermuda
Beverages, Foods & Service Industries, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Bishkeksut, OJSC
Kyrgyzstan
Blaue NC, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Blind Brook Global Holdings Partnership
Canada
Blind Brook Global Holdings S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Bluebird Foods Limited
New Zealand
Bolsherechensky Molkombinat, JSC
Russia
Boquitas Fiestas S.R.L.
Honduras
Boquitas Fiestas, LLC
United States, Delaware
Bottling Group Financing, LLC
United States, Delaware
Bottling Group Holdings, LLC
United States, Delaware
Bottling Group, LLC
United States, Delaware
Brading Holding S.à r.l
Luxembourg
BUG de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
C & I Leasing, Inc.
United States, Maryland
Canguro Rojo Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Caroni Investments, LLC
United States, Delaware
CEME Holdings, LLC
United States, Delaware
Centro-Mediterranea de Bebidas Carbonicas PepsiCo, S.L.
Spain
China Concentrate Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong
Chipiga, S. de R.L. de C.V
Mexico
Chipsy for Food Industries S.A.E.
Egypt
Chipsy International for Food Industries S.A.E.
Egypt
Cipa Industrial de Produtos Alimentares Ltda.
Brazil
Cipa Nordeste Industrial de Produtos Alimentares Ltda.
Brazil
CMC Investment Company
Bermuda
Cocina Autentica, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Comercializadora Nacional SAS Ltda.
Colombia





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Comercializadora PepsiCo Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Compania de Bebidas PepsiCo, S.L.
Spain
Concentrate Holding Uruguay Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
Concentrate Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
Confiteria Alegro, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Copper Beech International, LLC
United States, Delaware
Corina Snacks Limited
Cyprus
Corporativo Internacional Mexicano, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Davlyn Realty Corporation
United States, Delaware
Defosto Holdings Limited
Cyprus
Desarrollo Inmobiliario Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Devon Holdings S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Dominion Investments S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Donon Holdings Limited
Cyprus
Drinkfinity USA, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Duo Juice Company
United States, Delaware
Duo Juice Company B.V.
Netherlands
Dutch Snacks Holding, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
Duyvis Production B.V.
Netherlands
Echo Bay Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Egmont Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Elaboradora Argentina de Cereales S.R.L.
Argentina
Enfolg Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Enter Logistica, LLC
Russia
Environ at Inverrary Partnership
United States, Florida
Environ of Inverrary, Inc.
United States, Florida
EPIC Enterprises, Inc.
United States, Massachusetts
Eridanus Investments S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Essentuksky plant of mineral waters on KMV Ltd.
Russia
Evercrisp Snack Productos de Chile S.A.
Chile
Fabrica de Productos Alimenticios Rene y Cia S.C.A.
Guatemala
Fabrica de Productos Rene LLC
United States, Delaware
Fabrica PepsiCo Mexicali, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Far East Bottlers (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong
FL Transportation, Inc.
United States, Delaware
FLI Andean, LLC
United States, Delaware
FLI Colombia, LLC
United States, Delaware
FLI Snacks Andean GP, LLC
United States, Delaware
Food Production, CJSC
Russia
Forest Akers Nederland B.V.
Netherlands
Fovarosi Asvanyviz es Uditoipari Zartkoruen Mukodo Reszvenytarsasag
Hungary
Frito Lay (Hungary) Trading and Manufacturing Limited Liability Company
Hungary
Frito Lay de Guatemala y Compania Limitada
Guatemala
Frito Lay Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
Turkey
Frito Lay Sp. zo.o.
Poland
Frito-Lay Australia Holdings Pty Limited
Australia
Frito-Lay Dip Company, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Frito-Lay Dominicana, S.A.
Dominican Republic
Frito-Lay Global Investments B.V.
Netherlands





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Frito-Lay Investments B.V.
Netherlands
Frito-Lay Manufacturing LLC
Russia
Frito-Lay Netherlands Holding B.V.
Netherlands
Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Frito-Lay Poland Sp.z.o.o.
Poland
Frito-Lay Sales, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Frito-Lay Trading Company (Europe) GmbH
Switzerland
Frito-Lay Trading Company (Poland) GmbH
Switzerland
Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
Switzerland
Frito-Lay Trinidad Unlimited
Trinidad And Tobago
Frito-Lay, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Fruko Mesrubat Sanayi Limited Sirketi
Turkey
Fundacion Frito Lay de Guatemala
Guatemala
Fundacion Frito Lay Dominicana
Dominican Republic
Fundacion PepsiCo
Peru
Fundacion PepsiCo de Argentina
Argentina
Fundacion PepsiCo Mexico, A.C.
Mexico
Gambrinus Investments Limited
Cayman Islands
Gamesa LLC
United States, Delaware
Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Gas Natural de Merida, S. A. de C. V.
Mexico
Gatika Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Gatorade Puerto Rico Company
United States, Delaware
GB Czech, LLC
United States, Delaware
GB International, Inc.
United States, Delaware
GB Russia LLC
United States, Delaware
GB Slovak, LLC
United States, Delaware
General Bottlers of Hungary, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Golden Grain Company
United States, California
Goveh S.R.L.
Peru
Grayhawk Leasing, LLC
United States, Delaware
Green Hemlock International, LLC
United States, Delaware
Greip Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Grupo Frito Lay y Compania Limitada
Guatemala
Grupo Gamesa, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Grupo Sabritas, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Gulkevichskiy Maslozavod, JSC
Russia
Heathland, LP
United States, Delaware
Helioscope Limited
Cyprus
Hillbrook, Inc.
United States, Vermont
Hillwood Bottling, LLC
United States, Delaware
Holding Company "Opolie" JSC
Russia
Homefinding Company of Texas
United States, Texas
Hudson Valley Insurance Company
United States, New York
IC Equities, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Inmobiliaria Interamericana, S.A. De C.V.
Mexico
Integrated Beverage Services (Bangladesh) Limited
Bangladesh
Integrated Foods & Beverages Pvt. Ltd.
Bangladesh
International Bottlers Management Co. LLC
United States, Delaware





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
International Bottlers-Almaty Limited Liability Partnership
Kazakhstan
International KAS Aktiengesellschaft
Liechtenstein
International Refreshment (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Inversiones Borneo S.R.L.
Peru
Inversiones PFI Chile Limitada
Chile
Inviting Foods Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Inviting Foods LLC
United States, Delaware
IZZE Beverage Co.
United States, Delaware
Jatabe Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Jugodesalud Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Jungla Mar del Sur, S.A.
Costa Rica
KAS Anorthosis S.à r.l
Luxembourg
KAS S.L.
Spain
KeVita, Inc.
United States, California
KRJ Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Kungursky Molkombinat, JSC
Russia
Lacenix Cia. Ltda.
Ecuador
Larragana Holdings 1, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 2, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 3, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 4, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 5, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 6, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana Holdings 7, LLC
United States, Delaware
Larragana S.L.
Spain
Latin American Holdings Ltd.
Cayman Islands
Latin American Snack Foods ApS
Denmark
Latin Foods International, LLC
United States, Delaware
Latvian Snacks SIA
Latvia
Lebedyansky Holdings, LLC
Russia
Lebedyansky, LLC
Russia
Limited Liability Company "Sandora"
Ukraine
Linkbay Limited
Cyprus
Lithuanian Snacks UAB
Lithuania
Lorencito Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Luxembourg SCS Holdings, LLC
United States, Delaware
Maizoro, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Manurga Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Marbo d.o.o. Laktasi
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marbo Product d.o.o. Beograd
Serbia
Matudis - Comercio de Produtos Alimentares, Limitada
Portugal
Matutano - Sociedade de Produtos Alimentares, Lda.
Portugal
Mid-America Improvement Corporation
United States, Illinois
Miglioni Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Mountainview Insurance Company, Inc.
United States, Vermont
Nadamas Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Naked Juice Co.
United States, Pennsylvania
Naked Juice Co. of Glendora, Inc.
United States, California
NCJV, LLC
United States, Delaware





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
New Bern Transport Corporation
United States, Delaware
New Century Beverage Company, LLC
United States, Delaware
Noble Leasing LLC
United States, Delaware
Northeast Hot-Fill Co-op, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Office at Solyanka LLC
Russia
Onbiso Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
One World Enterprises, LLC
United States, Delaware
One World Investors, Inc.
United States, Delaware
P.B.I. Fruit Juice Company BVBA
Belgium
P-A Barbados Bottling Company, LLC
United States, Delaware
P-A Bottlers (Barbados) SRL
Barbados
P-Americas, LLC
United States, Delaware
Panafota Holdings Unlimited Company
Ireland
Papas Chips S.A.
Uruguay
PAS Beverages Ltd.
Bermuda
PAS International Ltd.
Bermuda
PAS Luxembourg, S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PAS Netherlands B.V.
Netherlands
PBG Beverages Ireland Unlimited Company
Ireland
PBG Canada Holdings II, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PBG Canada Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PBG Cyprus Holdings Limited
Cyprus
PBG International Holdings Luxembourg Jayhawk S.C.S.
Luxembourg
PBG International Holdings Partnership
Bermuda
PBG Investment (Luxembourg) S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PBG Investment Partnership
Canada
PBG Midwest Holdings S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PBG Mohegan Holdings Limited
Gibraltar
PBG Soda Can Holdings, S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PCBL, LLC
United States, Delaware
PCNA Manufacturing, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PCTI Puerto Rico, Inc.
Puerto Rico
Pei N.V.
Curacao
Pep Trade LLC
Egypt
Pepsi B.V.
Netherlands
Pepsi Beverages Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi Bottling Group Global Finance, LLC
United States, Delaware
Pepsi Bottling Group GmbH
Germany
Pepsi Bottling Group Hoosiers B.V.
Netherlands
Pepsi Bottling Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi Bugshan Investments S.A.E.
Egypt
Pepsi Cola Colombia Ltda
Colombia
Pepsi Cola Egypt S.A.E.
Egypt
Pepsi Cola Servis Ve Dagitim Limited Sirketi
Turkey
Pepsi Cola Trading Ireland
Ireland
Pepsi Logistics Company, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi Northwest Beverages LLC
United States, Delaware
Pepsi Overseas (Investments) Partnership
Canada
Pepsi Promotions, Inc.
United States, Delaware





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
PepsiAmericas Nemzetkozi Szolgaltato Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag
Hungary
PepsiCo (China) Limited
China
PepsiCo (Gibraltar) Limited
Gibraltar
PepsiCo (Ireland) Unlimited Company
Ireland
PepsiCo (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
PepsiCo Alimentos Colombia Ltda.
Colombia
PepsiCo Alimentos de Bolivia S.R.L.
Bolivia
PepsiCo Alimentos Ecuador Cia. Ltda.
Ecuador
PepsiCo Alimentos Z.F., Ltda.
Colombia
PepsiCo Amacoco Bebidas Do Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
PepsiCo Antilles Holdings N.V.
Curacao
PepsiCo ANZ Holdings Pty Ltd
Australia
PepsiCo Armenia LLC
Armenia
PepsiCo Asia Research & Development Center Company Limited
China
PepsiCo Australia Financing Pty Ltd
Australia
PepsiCo Australia Holdings Pty Limited
Australia
PepsiCo Australia International
Australia
PepsiCo Austria Services GmbH
Austria
PepsiCo Azerbaijan Limited Liability Company
Azerbaijan
PepsiCo BeLux BVBA
Belgium
PepsiCo Beverage Singapore Pty Ltd
Australia
PepsiCo Beverages (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong
PepsiCo Beverages Bermuda Limited
Bermuda
PepsiCo Beverages International Limited
Nigeria
PepsiCo Beverages Italia Societa' A Responsabilita' Limitata
Italy
PepsiCo Beverages Switzerland GmbH
Switzerland
PepsiCo Canada (Holdings) ULC
Canada
PepsiCo Canada Finance, LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Canada Investment ULC
Canada
PepsiCo Canada ULC
Canada
PepsiCo Captive Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Caribbean, Inc.
Puerto Rico
PepsiCo Consulting Polska Sp. z.o.o.
Poland
PepsiCo CZ s.r.o.
Czech Republic
PepsiCo Dairy Beverages (Shanghai) Limited
China
PepsiCo Dairy Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Hong Kong
PepsiCo de Argentina S.R.L.
Argentina
PepsiCo De Bolivia S.R.L.
Bolivia
PepsiCo de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
PepsiCo Del Paraguay S.R.L.
Paraguay
PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH
Germany
PepsiCo do Brasil Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda.
Brazil
PepsiCo do Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
PepsiCo Eesti AS
Estonia
PepsiCo Euro Bermuda Limited
Bermuda
PepsiCo Euro Finance Antilles B.V.
Curacao
PepsiCo Europe Support Center, S.L.
Spain
PepsiCo Finance (Antilles A) N.V.
Curacao
PepsiCo Finance (Antilles A) N.V.
United States, Delaware





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
PepsiCo Finance (Antilles B) N.V.
Curacao
PepsiCo Finance (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited
South Africa
PepsiCo Finance Europe Limited
United Kingdom
PepsiCo Financial Shared Services, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Food & Beverage Holdings Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong
PepsiCo Foods (China) Company Limited
China
PepsiCo Foods (Private) Limited
Pakistan
PepsiCo Foods Group Pty Ltd
Australia
PepsiCo Foods Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
PepsiCo Foods Vietnam Company
Vietnam
PepsiCo Foods, A.I.E.
Spain
PepsiCo France SNC
France
PepsiCo Global Investments B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Global Investments S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Global Mobility, LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Global Real Estate, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Global Trading Solutions Unlimited Company
Ireland
PepsiCo Golden Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Group Finance International B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Group Finance International S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Group Holdings International B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Group Holdings International S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Group Spotswood Holdings S.C.S.
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Group, Societe Cooperative
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Gulf International FZE
United Arab Emirates
PepsiCo Holding de Espana S.L.
Spain
PepsiCo Holdings
United Kingdom
PepsiCo Holdings Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong
PepsiCo Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Holdings, LLC
Russia
PepsiCo Hong Kong, LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Iberia Servicios Centrales, S.L.
Spain
PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited
India
PepsiCo India Sales Private Limited
India
PepsiCo Internacional México, S. de R. L. de C. V.
Mexico
PepsiCo International Limited
United Kingdom
PepsiCo International Pte Ltd.
Singapore
PepsiCo Investments (Europe) I B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Investments Ltd.
Mauritius
PepsiCo Investments Luxembourg S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PepsiCo Ireland Food & Beverages Unlimited Company
Ireland
PepsiCo Japan Co., Ltd.
Japan
PepsiCo Light B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Logistyka Sp. z.o.o.
Poland
PepsiCo Management Services SAS
France
PepsiCo Manufacturing, A.I.E.
Spain
PepsiCo Max B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Mexico R&D Biscuits, S.C.
Mexico
PepsiCo Mexico R&D Savory, S.C.
Mexico





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
PepsiCo Nederland B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Nordic Denmark ApS
Denmark
PepsiCo Nordic Finland Oy
Finland
PepsiCo Nordic Norway AS
Norway
PepsiCo Nutrition Trading DMCC
United Arab Emirates
PepsiCo One B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Overseas Corporation
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Pacific Trading Company, Limited
Hong Kong
PepsiCo Panimex Inc
Mauritius
PepsiCo Products B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo Products FLLC
Belarus
PepsiCo Puerto Rico, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Sales, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Sales, LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Services Asia Ltd.
Thailand
PepsiCo Services, LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo Twist B.V.
Netherlands
PepsiCo UK Pension Plan Trustee Limited
United Kingdom
PepsiCo Wave Holdings LLC
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo World Trading Company, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PepsiCo-IVI EPE
Greece
Pepsi-Cola (Bermuda) Limited
Bermuda
Pepsi-Cola (Thai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Pepsi-Cola Advertising and Marketing, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola Beverages (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Holding C.V.
Netherlands
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach, LLC
United States, Florida
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company Of St. Louis, Inc.
United States, Missouri
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Finance B.V.
Netherlands
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Global B.V.
Netherlands
Pepsi-Cola Company
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola de Honduras S.R.L.
Honduras
Pepsi-Cola Ecuador Cia. Ltda.
Ecuador
Pepsi-Cola Far East Trade Development Co., Inc.
Philippines
Pepsi-Cola Finance, LLC
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers Poland SP, z.o.o.
Poland
Pepsi-Cola Industrial da Amazonia Ltda.
Brazil
PepsiCola Interamericana de Guatemala S.A.
Guatemala
Pepsi-Cola International (Cyprus) Limited
Cyprus
Pepsi-Cola International (Private) Limited
Pakistan
Pepsi-Cola International Limited
Bermuda
Pepsi-Cola International Limited (U.S.A.)
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola International, Cork
Ireland
Pepsi-Cola Kft.
Hungary
Pepsi-Cola Korea Co., Ltd.
Korea, Republic Of
Pepsi-Cola Maghreb
Morocco
Pepsi-Cola Management and Administrative Services, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing (Ireland) Unlimited Company
Ireland
Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing (Mediterranean) Limited
Bermuda





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing Company Of Uruguay S.R.L.
Uruguay
Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing International, Limited
Bermuda
Pepsi-Cola Marketing Corp. Of P.R., Inc.
Puerto Rico
Pepsi-Cola Mediterranean, Ltd.
United States, Wyoming
Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc.
United States, New Jersey
Pepsi-Cola Mexicana Holdings LLC
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola Mexicana, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Pepsi-Cola National Marketing, LLC
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola of Corvallis, Inc.
United States, Oregon
Pepsi-Cola Operating Company Of Chesapeake And Indianapolis
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola Panamericana S.R.L.
Peru
Pepsi-Cola Sales and Distribution, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola SR, s.r.o.
Slovakia
Pepsi-Cola Technical Operations, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Pepsi-Cola Ukraine LLC
Ukraine
Pet Iberia S.L.
Spain
Pete & Johnny Limited
United Kingdom
Pine International Limited
Cayman Islands
Pine International, LLC
United States, Delaware
Pinstripe Leasing, LLC
United States, Delaware
PlayCo, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Portfolio Concentrate Solutions Unlimited Company
Ireland
PR Beverages Bermuda Holding Ltd.
Bermuda
PR Beverages Cyprus (Russia) Holding Limited
Cyprus
PR Beverages Cyprus Holding Limited
Cyprus
PRB Luxembourg International S.à r.l
Luxembourg
PRB Luxembourg S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Prestwick LLC
United States, Delaware
Prev PepsiCo Sociedade Previdenciaria
Brazil
Productos S.A.S. C.V.
Netherlands
Productos SAS Management B.V.
Netherlands
PRS, Inc.
United States, Delaware
PSAS Inversiones LLC
United States, Delaware
PSE Logistica S.R.L.
Argentina
PT Quaker Indonesia
Indonesia
Punch N.V.
Curacao
Punica Getranke GmbH
Germany
Q O Puerto Rico, Inc.
Puerto Rico
QBU Marketing Services, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
QBU Trading Company, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
QFL OHQ Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
QTG Development, Inc.
United States, Delaware
QTG Services, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Quadrant - Amroq Beverages S.R.L.
Romania
Quaker Development B.V.
Netherlands
Quaker European Beverages, LLC
United States, Delaware
Quaker European Investments B.V.
Netherlands
Quaker Foods
United Kingdom
Quaker Global Investments B.V.
Netherlands





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Quaker Holdings (UK) Limited
United Kingdom
Quaker Manufacturing, LLC
United States, Delaware
Quaker Oats Asia, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Quaker Oats Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
Quaker Oats B.V.
Netherlands
Quaker Oats Capital Corporation
United States, Delaware
Quaker Oats Europe LLC
United States, Delaware
Quaker Oats Europe, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Quaker Oats Limited
United Kingdom
Quaker Sales & Distribution, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Raptas Finance S.à r.l.
Luxembourg
Rare Fare Foods, LLC
United States, Delaware
Rare Fare Holdings, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Rasines Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Real Estate Holdings, LLC
Puerto Rico
Rebujito Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, LP
United States, Delaware
Ronkas Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
S & T of Mississippi, Inc.
United States, Mississippi
Sabritas de Costa Rica, S. de R.L.
Costa Rica
Sabritas Snacks America Latina de Nicaragua y Cia, Ltda
Nicaragua
Sabritas y Cia. S en C de C.V.
El Salvador
Sabritas, LLC
United States, Delaware
Sabritas, S. de R.L. de C.V.
Mexico
Sakata Rice Snacks Australia Pty Ltd
Australia
Sandora Holdings B.V.
Netherlands
Saudi Snack Foods Company Limited
Saudi Arabia
SE "Sundance"
Ukraine
Seepoint Holdings Ltd.
Cyprus
Servicios Gamesa Puerto Rico, L.L.C.
Puerto Rico
Servicios GBF, Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada
Honduras
Servicios GFLG y Compania Limitada
Guatemala
Servicios SYC, S. de R.L. de C.V.
El Salvador
Seven-Up Asia, Inc.
United States, Missouri
Seven-Up Light B.V.
Netherlands
Seven-Up Nederland B.V.
Netherlands
Shanghai PepsiCo Snack Company Limited
China
Shanghai YuHo Agricultural Development Co., Ltd
China
Shoebill, LLC
United States, Delaware
SIH International, LLC
United States, Delaware
Simba (Proprietary) Limited
South Africa
Smartfoods, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Smiths Crisps Limited
United Kingdom
Snack Food Investments GmbH
Switzerland
Snack Food Investments II GmbH
Switzerland
Snack Food Investments Limited
Bermuda
Snack Food-Beverage Asia Products Limited
Hong Kong
Snacks America Latina S.R.L.
Peru
Snacks Guatemala, Ltd.
Bermuda





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
South Beach Beverage Company, Inc.
United States, Delaware
South Properties, Inc.
United States, Illinois
Spruce Limited
Cayman Islands
Stacy's Pita Chip Company, Incorporated
United States, Massachusetts
Star Foods E.M. S.R.L.
Romania
Stepplan Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
United States, Indiana
SVC Logistics, Inc.
United States, Delaware
SVC Manufacturing, Inc.
United States, Delaware
SVE Russia Holdings GmbH
Germany
Tasman Finance S.à r.l
Luxembourg
Tasty Foods S.A.
Greece
TFL Holdings, LLC
United States, Delaware
The Concentrate Manufacturing Company Of Ireland
Ireland
The Gatorade Company
United States, Delaware
The Gatorade Company of Australia Pty Limited
Australia
The Original Pretzel Company Pty Limited
Australia
The Pepsi Bottling Group (Canada), ULC
Canada
The Quaker Oats Company
United States, New Jersey
The Radical Fruit Company New York
Ireland
The Smith's Snackfood Company Pty Limited
Australia
Tobago Snack Holdings, LLC
United States, Delaware
Tropicana Alvalle S.L.
Spain
Tropicana Beverages Greater China Limited
Hong Kong
Tropicana Beverages Limited
Hong Kong
Tropicana Europe N.V.
Belgium
Tropicana Manufacturing Company, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Tropicana Products Sales, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Tropicana Products, Inc.
United States, Delaware
Tropicana Services, Inc.
United States, Florida
Tropicana Transportation Corp.
United States, Delaware
Tropicana United Kingdom Limited
United Kingdom
Troya-Ultra LLC
Russia
United Foods Companies Restaurantes S.A.
Brazil
VentureCo (Israel) Ltd
Israel
Veurne Snack Foods BVBA
Belgium
Vitamin Brands Ltd.
United Kingdom
Walkers Crisps Limited
United Kingdom
Walkers Group Limited
United Kingdom
Walkers Snack Foods Limited
United Kingdom
Walkers Snacks (Distribution) Limited
United Kingdom
Walkers Snacks Limited
United Kingdom
Wesellsoda Inversiones, S.L.
Spain
Whitman Corporation
United States, Delaware
Whitman Insurance Co. Ltd.
United States, Vermont
Wimm-Bill-Dann Beverages, JSC
Russia
Wimm-Bill-Dann Brands Co. Ltd.
Russia
Wimm-Bill-Dann Central Asia-Almaty, LLP
Kazakhstan
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods LLC
Russia





NAME OF ENTITY
JURISDICTION
Wimm-Bill-Dann Georgia Ltd.
Georgia
Wimm-Bill-Dann JSC
Russia
Wimm-Bill-Dann Ukraine, PJSC
Ukraine





Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
PepsiCo, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements and Forms listed below of PepsiCo, Inc. and subsidiaries (“PepsiCo, Inc.”) of our report dated February 13, 2018, with respect to the Consolidated Balance Sheets of PepsiCo, Inc. as of December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows, and Equity for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 30, 2017, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 30, 2017, which report appears in the December 30, 2017 annual report on Form 10-K of PepsiCo, Inc.

Description, Registration Statement Number
Form S-3
PepsiCo Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, 333-216082
PepsiCo Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, 333-197640
PepsiCo Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, 333-177307
PepsiCo Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, 333-154314
PepsiCo Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, 333-133735
PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, 333-165176
PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG Long Term Incentive Plan, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan and PBG Stock Incentive Plan, 333-165177
Form S-8
The PepsiCo 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees, 333-76204 and 333-150868
The PepsiCo 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees, 333-76196 and 333-150867
PepsiCo, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 333-142811 and 333-166740
PepsiCo, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 333-109509
PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan, 33-29037, 33-35602, 33-42058, 33-51496, 33-54731, 33-66150 and 333-109513
Director Stock Plan, 33-22970 and 333-110030
1979 Incentive Plan and the 1987 Incentive Plan, 33-19539
1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, 33-54733
PepsiCo, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan, 33-61731, 333-09363 and 333-109514
1979 Incentive Plan, 2-65410
PepsiCo, Inc. Long Term Savings Program, 2-82645, 33-51514 and 33-60965
PepsiCo 401(k) Plan, 333-89265
Retirement Savings and Investment Plan for Union Employees of Tropicana Products, Inc. and Affiliates (Teamster Local Union #173) and the Retirement Savings and Investment Plan for Union Employees of Tropicana Products, Inc. and Affiliates, 333-65992





The Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1990, The Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1999 and The Quaker Oats Company Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, 333-66632
The Quaker 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees and The Quaker 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees, 333-66634
The PepsiCo Share Award Plan, 333-87526
PBG 401(k) Savings Program, PBG 401(k) Program, PepsiAmericas, Inc. Salaried 401(k) Plan and PepsiAmericas, Inc. Hourly 401 (k) Plan, 333-165106
PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG Long Term Incentive Plan, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan, PBG Directors’ Stock Plan, PBG Stock Incentive Plan and PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, 333-165107

/s/ KPMG LLP


New York, New York
February 13, 2018





EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS , that PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”) and each other undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of PepsiCo, do hereby appoint David Yawman, Cynthia A. Nastanski and Heather A. Hammond, and each of them severally, its, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute on behalf of PepsiCo and the undersigned the following documents and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) deemed necessary or appropriate by any such attorney-in-fact:

(i)
Automatic Shelf Registration Statement No. 333-133735 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants and Units, the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement No. 333-154314 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock, Debt Securities, Guarantees of Debt Securities, Warrants and Units, the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement No. 333-177307 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants and Units, the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement No. 333-197640 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants and Units, and the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement No. 333-216082 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants and Units;

(ii)
Registration Statements No. 33-53232, 33-64243 and 333-102035 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo’s Debt Securities, Warrants and Guarantees;

(iii)
Registration Statements No. 33-4635, 33-21607, 33-30372, 33-31844, 33-37271, 33-37978, 33-47314, 33-47527, 333-53436 and 333-56302 all relating to the primary and/or secondary offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock issued or exchanged in connection with acquisition transactions;

(iv)
Registration Statements No. 33-29037, 33-35602, 33-42058, 33-51496, 33-54731, 33-42121, 33-50685, 33-66150 and 333-109513 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan;

(v)
Registration Statements No. 2-82645, 33-51514, 33-60965 and 333-89265 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PepsiCo Long-Term Savings Program or the PepsiCo 401(k) Plan; Registration Statement No. 333-65992 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the Retirement Savings and Investment Plan for Union Employees of Tropicana Products, Inc. and Affiliates (Teamster Local Union #173), the Retirement Savings and Investment Plan for Union Employees of Tropicana Products, Inc. and Affiliates; Registration Statement No. 333-66634 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The Quaker 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees and The Quaker 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees; Registration Statements Numbers 333-76196 and 333-150867 each relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The PepsiCo 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees; and Registration Statements Numbers 333-76204 and 333-150868 each relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The PepsiCo 401(k) Plan for Hourly Employees;

(vi)
Registration Statements No. 33-61731, 333-09363 and 333-109514 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The PepsiCo, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan; Registration Statement No. 33-54733 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock





under The PepsiCo, Inc. 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan and resales of such shares by executive officers of PepsiCo; Registration Statement No. 33-19539 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under PepsiCo’s 1987 Incentive Plan and resales of such shares by executive officers of PepsiCo; Registration Statement No. 2-65410 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under PepsiCo’s 1979 Incentive Plan and 1972 Performance Share Plan, as amended; Registration Statement No. 333-66632 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1990, The Quaker Long Term Incentive Plan of 1999, and The Quaker Oats Company Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors; Registration Statement No. 333-109509 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PepsiCo, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan and resales of such shares by executive officers and directors of PepsiCo; and Registration Statements Nos. 333-142811 and 333-166740 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PepsiCo, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan;

(vii)
Registration Statements No. 33-22970 and 333-110030 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under PepsiCo’s Director Stock Plan and resales of such shares by Directors of PepsiCo;

(viii)
Registration Statement No. 333-162261 relating to the issuance of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock to stockholders of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2009, as may be amended from time to time, among PepsiCo, PBG and Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company, Inc. (“Metro”);

(ix)
Registration Statement No. 333-162260 relating to the issuance of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock to stockholders of PAS pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2009, as may be amended from time to time, among PepsiCo, PAS and Metro;

(x)
Schedule 13E-3 relating to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2009, as may be amended from time to time, among PepsiCo, PBG and Metro;

(xi)
Schedule 13E-3 relating to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of August 3, 2009, as may be amended from time to time, among PepsiCo, PAS and Metro;

(xii)
Registration Statement No. 333-87526 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under The PepsiCo Share Award Plan;

(xiii)
Registration Statement No. 333-165106 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PBG 401(k) Savings Program, the PBG 401(k) Program, the PepsiAmericas, Inc. Salaried 401(k) Plan and the PepsiAmericas, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan;

(xiv)
Registration Statement No. 333-165107 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, the PBG 2002 Long Term Incentive Plan, the PBG Long Term Incentive Plan, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan, the PBG Directors’ Stock Plan, the PBG Stock Incentive Plan and the PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan;

(xv)
Registration Statement No. 333-165176 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PepsiAmericas, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan;

(xvi)
Registration Statement No. 333-165177 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Common Stock under the PBG 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan, the PBG 2002 Long Term Incentive





Plan, the PBG Long Term Incentive Plan, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan and the PBG Stock Incentive Plan; and

(xvii)
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 and all other applications, reports, registrations, information, documents and instruments filed or required to be filed by PepsiCo with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including, but not limited to the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K or any amendment or supplement thereto, any stock exchanges or any governmental official or agency in connection with the listing, registration or approval of PepsiCo Common Stock, PepsiCo debt securities or warrants, other securities or PepsiCo guarantees of its subsidiaries’ or third party debt securities or warrants, or the offer and sale thereof, or in order to meet PepsiCo’s reporting requirements to such entities or persons;

and to file the same with the SEC, any stock exchange or any governmental official or agency, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, and each of such attorneys-in-fact shall have the power to act hereunder with or without any other.


* * *
Each of the undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in counterparts and all such duly executed counterparts shall together constitute the same instrument. This Power of Attorney shall not revoke any powers of attorney previously executed by the undersigned. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney that the undersigned may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically provides that it revokes this Power of Attorney by referring to the date of the undersigned’s execution of this Power of Attorney. This Power of Attorney, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in the manner set forth above, will be valid as to each attorney-in-fact until such time as such attorney-in-fact ceases to be an employee of PepsiCo.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has executed this instrument on the date indicated opposite its, his or her name.
                   
 
 
 
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
 
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Indra K. Nooyi
 
 
 
Indra K. Nooyi
 
 
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
 
 

/s/  Indra K. Nooyi
Indra K. Nooyi
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Hugh F. Johnston
Hugh F. Johnston
Vice Chairman,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Marie T. Gallagher
Marie T. Gallagher
Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Shona L. Brown
Shona L. Brown
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  George W. Buckley
George W. Buckley
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Cesar Conde
Cesar Conde
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Ian M. Cook
Ian M. Cook
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Dina Dublon
Dina Dublon
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Richard W. Fisher
Richard W. Fisher
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  William R. Johnson
William R. Johnson
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  David C. Page
David C. Page
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Robert C. Pohlad
Robert C. Pohlad
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Daniel Vasella
Daniel Vasella
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Darren Walker
Darren Walker
Director
February 13, 2018
 
 
 
/s/  Alberto Weisser
Alberto Weisser
Director
February 13, 2018





EXHIBIT 31
CERTIFICATION
I,  Indra K. Nooyi,  certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of PepsiCo, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 13, 2018
  /s/ Indra K. Nooyi
 
  Indra K. Nooyi
 
  Chairman of the Board of Directors and
 
  Chief Executive Officer





CERTIFICATION
I,  Hugh F. Johnston,  certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of PepsiCo, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: February 13, 2018
/s/ Hugh F. Johnston
 
Hugh F. Johnston
 
Chief Financial Officer





EXHIBIT 32
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.
 

Date: February 13, 2018
/s/ Indra K. Nooyi
 
Indra K. Nooyi
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
 
Chief Executive Officer



CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Corporation”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Hugh F. Johnston, Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that:
1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

 
Date: February 13, 2018
/s/ Hugh F. Johnston
 
Hugh F. Johnston
 
Chief Financial Officer