UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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, 2010
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Sysco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-06544
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74-1648137
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099
(Address of principal executive office) (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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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On September 17, 2010, the Board of Directors of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”) appointed Larry C. Glasscock as a director of the Company, effective immediately, expanding the size of the Board to 12 members. Mr. Glasscock, 62, has been determined by the Board to satisfy the New York Stock Exchange’s independence requirements, will serve in the classification of directors that will stand for re-election at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will serve on the Board’s Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and Corporate Sustainability Committees. Mr. Glasscock is the former chairman of the board of WellPoint, Inc., one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States. He also served as WellPoint's president and CEO; chairman, president and CEO of Anthem, Inc.; COO of CareFirst, Inc.; president and CEO of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.; president of First American Bank, N.A.; and president and CEO of Essex Holdings, Inc.
As with each of Sysco’s non-employee directors, Mr. Glasscock will receive a base retainer of $100,000 per year, prorated for his service in calendar 2010, and will be entitled to receive reimbursements of expenses related to his services as a director. Mr. Glasscock will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, the 2009 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan and the Non-Employee Directors Deferred Stock Plan. The material components of the current cash compensation and benefits received by the Company’s non-employee directors are more fully described in the Description of Compensation Arrangements with Non-Employee Directors, which is incorporated herein by reference and filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Sysco’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 26, 2009.
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 21, 2010 By: /s/ Michael C. Nichols
Michael C. Nichols
Senior Vice President, Administration,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary