Form 8-K

 

 

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

 

 

March 6, 2003

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

 

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

North Carolina

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

1-1183

  

13-1584302

(Commission File Number)

  

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

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

 

 

Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

 

  (c)   Exhibits

 

  99.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

  99.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

The information in this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

 

On March 6, 2003, PepsiCo, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 28, 2002 accompanied by the certifications of Steven S Reinemund, Chief Executive Officer, and Indra K. Nooyi, Chief Financial Officer, required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 6, 2003

      

PepsiCo, Inc.

           

By:

  

/s/    Robert E. Cox

               

Robert E. Cox

Vice President, Associate General

Counsel, and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number

   

Description

99.1

   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

99.2

   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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