UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2018
Sysco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-06544 | 74-1648137 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 584-1390
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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SECTION 8 – OTHER EVENTS
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS |
On September 17, 2018, Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) had elected Mr. Thomas L. Bené, Sysco’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, to serve also as the Chairman of the Board, effective on November 16, 2018, the date of Sysco’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Sysco’s current Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Jackie M. Ward, will retire as Non-Executive Chairman and as a member of the Board at that time.
The Company’s press release dated September 17, 2018 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
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SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 17, 2018 | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 17, 2018 | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sysco Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Sysco Corporation | ||||||
| Date: September 17, 2018 | By: | /s/ Russell T. Libby | ||||
| Russell T. Libby | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Administration and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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