BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 358035
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035

800-226-0083
(201) 680 6685 (international callers)
(800) 231 5469 (hearing impaired)
E-mail: shrrelations@bnymellon.com
Website: www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/

A registered shareholder is a shareholder who is shown on the records of a corporation as owning the shares of the corporation and holds the shares in his or her own name.

A beneficial shareholder is a shareholder who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though the title is kept in the name of a brokerage house or mutual fund. When shares are kept in this manner, the term is often referred to as keeping the shares in “street name”.

PepsiCo’s BuyDirect Plan, sponsored by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, allows interested investors to make their initial purchase (minimum $250) of PepsiCo common stock and additional optional cash investments (minimum $50). The BuyDirect Plan also offers dividend reinvestment and the option to set up automatic monthly investments. Please contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083, 201-680-6685, or shrrelations@bnymellon.com for more information.

Click here to view our BuyDirect Plan brochure and enrollment materials.

You can also purchase shares online at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/. Click on the Investment Plan Enrollment link.

Registered shareholders can sell shares held in certificate form, Direct Registration Shares (DRS), or Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRP) shares by contacting BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685. Original stock certificates can also be brought to any broker for sale.

Registered shareholders can sell DRS and DRP shares online by accessing their account at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/. First time users will have to activate their online account.

Activate Online Account Instructions for instructions to activate your online account with BNY Mellon Shareowner Services.

In the Direct Registration System, physical stock certificates are not issued to shareholders. Instead, shareholders receive a statement detailing the number of shares they own. These shares are held electronically by the transfer agent. This system prevents the loss of certificates. At anytime, a shareholder can request a physical stock certificate to be issued at no charge.

Registered shareholders should contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201.680-6685. Transfer instructions can also be found online at www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/. Click on Stock Transfer Instructions or by

Registered shareholders may request the replacement of stock certificates by calling BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685, or writing to their Lost Securities Department. Please include the name of the security, the name of the registered owner(s), the number of shares and the certificate number(s), if available, in your correspondence.

Please ensure your letter is signed by all current owners or legal representatives. If the registered owner is deceased, please state so in your letter so that BNY Mellon Shareowner Services can provide you with the necessary legal requirements.

Please forward your correspondence to shrrelations@bnymellon.com or:

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
Shareowner Services
PO Box 358035
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035

Historically, quarterly dividends have been paid in January, March, June and September. Click here to view our dividend history.

Registered shareholders may request the replacement of dividend checks by calling BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685.

You may also request replacement checks by writing to BNY Mellon Shareowner Services or by accessing your account online. First time users will have to activate their online account. Activate Online Account Instructions Please include your Investor ID (IID) number in your correspondence.

Please forward your correspondence to shrrelations@bnymellon.com or:

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
PO Box 358035
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035

NOTE: when a shareholder updates their mailing address or cashes a check BNY Mellon Shareowner Services’s system will sweep the account and automatically replace outstanding dividend checks. The replacement check offers an explanation of which check was replaced. If you receive a replacement check please destroy, if applicable, the check that was replaced. This will prevent you from incurring a “payment stopped” fee from your bank.

Yes. Direct deposit offers you the convenience of having your dividends directly deposited into your bank account through electronic funds transfer on the dividend payment date.

A Direct Deposit authorization form can be obtained by contacting BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685. You can also request an authorization form by writing to BNY Mellon Shareowner Services or click here. Please include your Investor ID (IID) number in your correspondence.

Please forward your correspondence to shrrelations@bnymellon.comor:

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
PO Box 358035
Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8035

Registered shareholders may invest all or a portion of the cash dividends paid to them. Alternatively, you may choose to receive cash dividends directly. Please contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685 for more information or click here.

1099-DIV's are mailed out by BNY Mellon Shareowner Services by January 31 in a separate envelope marked "Important Tax Document Enclosed". In some instances the dividend income statement is enclosed with the last dividend check or dividend reinvestment statement of the year.

Registered shareholders may request a duplicate 1099-DIV by calling BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685 and use either the automated telephone system or speak with a customer service representative. Duplicate 1099-DIV can also be viewed and printed off of the website, www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/. First time users will have to establish a PIN number by entering your 12-digit Investor ID.

Registered shareholders can obtain information about their account by contacting BNY Mellon Shareowner Services at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685. In addition, you can manage your account online at Investor ServiceDirect (ISD) 24 hours a day, seven days a week by visiting www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/.

First time users will have to activate their online account. Click here for instructions to activate your online account.

Registered shareholders can manage their account online at Investor ServiceDirect (ISD) 24 hours a day, seven days a week by visiting www.bnymellon.com/shareowner/equityaccess/. ISD allows you to print account statements, update account information, print tax forms, perform transfers (certain restrictions apply) and transactions such as buying and selling shares, and enrolling in dividend reinvestment. In addition, ISD affords you the ability to enroll in MLink and “go green” by receiving statements electronically.

Activate Online Account Instructions for instructions to activate your online account.

PepsiCo’s most recent stock split was a 2-for-1 split declared on May 28, 1996. Click here for stock split information.

Click here to look up historical stock prices for PepsiCo.

PepsiCo’s annual meeting is usually held on the first Wednesday of May.

PepsiCo offers shareholders the benefits and convenience of viewing Proxy Statements, Annual Reports and other shareholder materials and vote online. Click here to enroll for electronic delivery of shareholder materials.

PepsiCo’s fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of each December, resulting in an additional week of results every five or six years.

PepsiCo's quarterly earnings releases for Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 are tentatively scheduled to be issued the week of April 22, July 23, October 11, 2012, and February 13, 2013 respectively.

Earnings releases can be found under Financial News.

Pepsi, Inc. was founded in 1965 by Donald M. Kendall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola and Herman W. Lay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Frito-Lay, through the merger of the two companies.

PepsiCo, Inc. was incorporated on June 8, 1965 in Delaware. PepsiCo was reincorporated in 1986 in North Carolina.

The exchange rate is 2/3 share of PepsiCo stock for each share of Frito-Lay, Inc. stock, as of June 10, 1965.

The exchange rate is one share of PepsiCo stock for each 2.2 shares of Lease Plan International Corp. stock, as of January 5, 1966.

The exchange rate is one share of PepsiCo stock for each 1.7 shares of Chandler Leasing Corporation stock, as of June 28, 1968.

PepsiCo acquired the remaining interest in Wilson Sporting Goods Co. in December 1972. It was divested in 1985. Wilson shareholders received $17.50 for each share of Wilson.

All funds pertaining to the redemption of any outstanding certificates were processed and escheated to the respective states of the last known address of the shareholder as abandoned property in September 1986.

PepsiCo acquired Rheingold in 1972 and sold it in 1973. Any outstanding shares at that time were redeemable for $13.00 per share. This included shares from companies that were renamed Rheingold Corporation. They are The Bankamerica Corp., Bancamerica Corp., Bancamerica Blair Corp., Blair & Co., Inc., Blair Holdings Corp., Pepsi-Cola United Bottlers, Inc. and Pub United Corp.

All funds pertaining to the redemption of these certificates were processed and escheated to the respective states of the last known address of the shareholder as abandoned property in February 1991.

PepsiCo acquired Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc. on October 27, 1975 through an exchange of stock. Lee Way shareholders received 0.241546 share of PepsiCo for each share of Lee Way. Cash-in-lieu of fractional shares were calculated at a rate of $80 per share.

Unexchanged shares were processed and escheated to the respective states of the last known address of the shareholder as abandoned property in 1986.

PepsiCo acquired Pizza Hut, Inc. in November 1977 through an exchange of stock. Pizza Hut shareholders received 1.55 shares of PepsiCo, Inc. common stock for each share of Pizza Hut. Cash in lieu of fractional shares calculated at a rate of $26.00 per share.

Pizza Hut was spun off along with Taco Bell and KFC businesses as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. in 1997. Tricon Global Restaurants later becomes YUM! Brands, Inc.

PepsiCo acquired Taco Bell in June 1978 through an exchange of stock. Taco Bell shareholders received 1.43 shares of PepsiCo, Inc. common stock for each share of Taco Bell. Cash in lieu of fractional shares calculated at a rate of $29.625 per share.

Taco Bell was spun off along with Pizza Hut and KFC businesses as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. in 1997. Tricon Global Restaurants later becomes YUM! Brands, Inc.

KFC was acquired in October 1986 from RJR Nabisco, Inc. by PepsiCo, Inc., for approximately $840 million. There was no exchange of stock.

KFC was spun off along with Pizza Hut and Taco Bell businesses as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. in 1997. Tricon Global Restaurants later becomes YUM! Brands, Inc.

In May 1986, PepsiCo purchased the assets of MEI Corporation. During this time, the health and snack food assets of MEI Corporation were spun-off from the company and MEI Diversified Inc. was created. As a result, the MEI Corporation shareholders were entitled to $35.00 a share for each MEI Corporation share and one share of MEI Diversified. This acquisition included the predecessor companies, i.e. Search Investments Corporation and Investors Growth Industries. The MEI Corporation stock was to be redeemed by PepsiCo, Inc. and the MEI Diversified stock was delivered to the shareholder by the transfer agent of MEI Diversified.

All funds pertaining to the redemption of any outstanding certificates were processed and escheated to the respective states of the last known address of the shareholder as abandoned property.

On March 18, 1991 Collins Foods International, Inc. was acquired by PepsiCo. Each share of Collins stock converted into .215952 shares of PepsiCo stock and one share of Sizzler (formerly New Collins) stock. The rate of the cash-in-lieu for fractional shares was $33.375.

Naugles, Inc. was a predecessor company of Collins Foods International and was exchanged for PepsiCo stock. Collins Foods, Inc. was not part of this deal and didn’t convert into PepsiCo.

The Collins acquisition was a tax-free deal so the formal shareholders of Collins International have a carryover tax basis in their PepsiCo and Sizzler (formerly New Collins) stock. While PepsiCo cannot give tax advice, we can mention the facts from which a tax basis can be calculated. The closing price of PepsiCo stock on March 15, 1992, the closing date, was $33.375 for a total value of $7.18 and Sizzler opened at $12.50. Based on these values, 36% of the basis would be allocated to the PepsiCo shares and 64% to Sizzler.

All funds pertaining to the redemption of any outstanding certificates were processed and escheated to the respective states of the last known address of the shareholder as abandoned property in 1996.

Please note: Shareholders of Collins Food International were also given one share of Collins Foods, Inc. for each share of Collins Food International. Questions regarding these shares and Sizzler International, Inc. should be addressed to Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, the successor company.

PepsiCo merged with The Quaker Oats Company on August 2, 2001. Shareholders of Quaker are entitled to exchange each share of Quaker Oats common stock for 2.3 shares of PepsiCo. Shares of Quaker can be exchanged by contacting our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685.

Click here to see the letter that was sent out to shareholders of The Quaker Oats Company. This letter provides specific information to help you compute your cost basis.

The Quaker Oats Company acquired Stokely-Van Camp in 1983 and sold everything except for the pork and beans business and Gatorade. After the merger of PepsiCo and Quaker Oats in 2001, shares of Stokely-Van Camp were exchanged into PepsiCo stock. Please contact our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, at 800-226-0083 or 201-680-6685.

In July 1991, The Quaker Oats Company decided to spin-off the Fisher-Price toy and juvenile products operations and distributed one share of stock of a newly formed corporation, Fisher-Price, Inc., for every five shares of stock of The Quaker Oats Company held as of the close of business July 8, 1991, the record date.

Click here to see the letter that was sent to shareholders of Quaker Oats. This letter provides specific information to help you compute your cost basis for Quaker and Fisher-Price stock.

Please note: On November 30, 1993, Mattel, Inc. acquired Fisher-Price. Fisher-Price shares were exchanged for 1.275 shares of Mattel stock. Please contact Mattel, Inc. for more information.

On October 6, 1997, PepsiCo shareholders received a special distribution of one share of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc stock for each 10 shares of PepsiCo stock owned as of the record date of September 19, 1997.

Click here to see the letter that was sent out to shareholders of PepsiCo, Inc. This letter provides specific information to help you compute your cost basis.

Please note: Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. is now called Yum! Brands, Inc.

Effective September 15, 2006, PepsiCo acquired Izze Beverage Company.

The effective date of the merger was February 26, 2010. Based on the election results and the terms of the merger agreements former PBG stockholders who made valid elections to receive cash consideration received cash consideration for 100% of their cash election shares. Former PBG stockholders who did not make valid elections to receive cash consideration received, as a result of proration, cash consideration for approximately 49.4% of their shares and shares of PepsiCo common stock for approximately 50.6% of their shares.

Former PAS stockholders who made valid elections to receive cash consideration received cash consideration for 100% of their cash election shares. Former PAS stockholders who did not make valid elections to receive cash consideration, as a result of proration, received cash consideration for approximately 48.3% of their shares and shares of PepsiCo common stock for approximately 51.7% of their shares.

Pursuant to the merger agreements between PepsiCo and PBG and PAS, fractional shares of PepsiCo common stock were not issued. In lieu thereof, former PBG and PAS stockholders received cash for their fractional share interests based on the $62.30 closing price of PepsiCo common stock on February 25, 2010 (the last trading day prior to the closing of the transactions).

Information on tax consequences can be located in the PBG and PAS S-4 that was filed on January 12, 2010. SEC filings, such as the S-4, can be viewed online at SEC Filings.

Historical stock information for PBG and PAS can be viewed at Historical Price Lookup.