Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02

(c) On February24, 2017, the Board of Directors (the Board) of
Sysco Corporation (the Company or Sysco) elected Anita A.
Zielinski as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting
Officer of the Company, effective April3, 2017. On the date
hereof, Sysco issued the press release announcing Ms.Zielinskis
election, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Ms.Zielinski, age 43, has served as a partner of Ernst Young LLP,
a public accounting firm (EY), since 2013, and as a member of EYs
assurance practice for over 20 years. She has extensive
experience working with both large and midcap public registrants
on securities law filings, business combinations and complex
accounting and financial reporting matters.

Ms.Zielinski does not have a written employment agreement. She
will receive an annual base salary of $450,000. As a participant
in the Companys Fiscal 2017 Management Incentive Program for
Corporate MIP-Bonus Eligible Positions (the MIP Program),
Ms.Zielinski is eligible to receive a pro-rated annual incentive
award in cash, based on her period of service during fiscal 2017,
and her target annual incentive opportunity for fiscal 2017 will
be 50% of her annual base salary. To offset compensation that
Ms.Zielinski will forfeit in connection with accepting employment
with Sysco, the amount of her annual incentive award under the
MIP Program will be determined based on the better of actual or
target (1)Company performance with respect to the financial
metrics and (2)individual performance with respect to the
strategic bonus objectives.

Additionally, Ms.Zielinski is a participant in the Companys
long-term incentive plans and will be eligible to receive annual
long-term incentive awards with a targeted aggregate dollar value
equal to 200% of her annual base salary, which annual awards are
expected to be granted to eligible participants in August 2017.

Ms.Zielinski is also eligible to participate in other benefit
plans and arrangements available to Company officers and
employees, as described in the Companys Proxy Statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October5, 2016.

There is no arrangement or understanding with any person to which
Ms.Zielinski is being elected as Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between
Ms.Zielinski and any director or executive officer of the
Company, and she is not a party to any transaction requiring
disclosure under Item404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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SECTION9 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.

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About Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY)

Sysco Corporation (Sysco) is a distributor of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The Company’s segments include Broadline, SYGMA and Other. The Broadline segment includes its Broadline operations located in the Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland, Mexico and the United States. Broadline operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a range of non-food products to both traditional and chain restaurant customers, hospitals, schools, hotels, industrial caterers and other venues where foodservice products are served. SYGMA operating companies distribute a full line of food products and a range of non-food products to certain chain restaurant customer locations. The Other segment includes the Company’s specialty produce; custom-cut meat operations; lodging industry segments; a company that distributes specialty imported products; a company that distributes to international customers, and Sysco Ventures platform.

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