UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  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):  March 10, 2011
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
     
 
North Carolina
1-1183
13-1584302
(State or Other Jurisdiction
 of Incorporation)
(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
 
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
__________________________
 
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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished 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 Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
 
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 is a copy of the press release issued by PepsiCo, Inc. dated March 10, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated March 10, 2011 issued by PepsiCo, Inc.


 
 
 


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.
 

   
PEPSICO, INC.
  
       
       
Date:
March 10, 2011
  
By:
/s/ Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
  
       
Name:
Thomas H. Tamoney, Jr.
  
       
Title:
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
  
 
 
 
 
 

 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number
  
Description
99.1
  
Press Release dated March 10, 2011 issued by PepsiCo, Inc.