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Shareholder Information
Design: SAVAGE, Branding + Corporate Design, Houston, Texas
Corporate Offices
Sysco Corporation
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077-2099
281.584.1390
www.sysco.com
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
The St. Regis Hotel
1919 Briar Oaks Lane
Houston, TX 77027
November 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
Independent Accountants
Ernst & Young LLP
Houston, TX
Transfer Agent and Registrar
American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
1.888.CALLSYY (1.888.225.5799)
www.amstock.com
Investor Contact
Mr. Neil A. Russell II
Vice President,
Investor Relations
281.584.1308
Certifications: The most recent certification by
the Company’s chief executive officer and chief
financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit
to the Company’s Form 10-K. The Company has
also filed with the New York Stock Exchange the
most recent Annual CEO Certification, without
qualifi cation, as required by Section 303A.12(a) of the
New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual.
Common Stock and Dividend Information
Sysco’s common stock is traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the symbol “SYY”. The Com-
pany has consistently paid quarterly cash dividends
on its common stock and has increased the dividend
39 times in its 40 years as a public company. The
current quarterly cash dividend is $0.24 per share.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan with
Optional Cash Purchase Feature
Sysco’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan provides a con-
venient way for shareholders of record to reinvest
quarterly cash dividends in Sysco shares automati-
cally, with no service charge or brokerage commissions.
The Plan also permits registered shareholders to
invest additional money to purchase shares. In addi-
tion, certificates may be deposited directly into a
Plan account for safekeeping and may be sold directly
through the Plan for a modest fee.
Shareholders desiring information about the
Dividend Reinvestment Plan with Optional Cash
Purchase Feature may obtain a brochure and enroll-
ment form by contacting the Transfer Agent and
Registrar, American Stock Transfer & Trust
Company at 1.888.225.5799.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made herein are forward-looking
statements under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. They include statements about
expected future performance, the ability to remain
profitable, our ability to forecast and manage inven-
tory levels, our ability to take additional market share
in the industry and attract new customers, our ability
to expand our business into adjacent product lines
and new markets, our ability to drive further
improvements in productivity and efficiency, the
success of our cost containment efforts, the contin-
ued success and benefits of our quality assurance
and sustainable food programs, and implementation,
timing and anticipated benefits of acquisitions.
These statements are based on management’s current
expectations and estimates, actual results may differ
materially, due in part to the risk factors discussed in
this paragraph. Acquisition timing and results could
be impacted by competitive conditions, labor issues
and other matters. Industry growth may be affected
by general economic conditions. Sysco’s ability to
achieve anticipated sales volumes and its long-term
growth objectives, increase market share, meet future
cash requirements and remain profitable could be
affected by competitive price pressures, availability
of supplies, work stoppages, success or failure of
consolidated buying plan initiatives, successful integra-
tion of acquired companies, successful implementation
of our enterprise-wide software integration project,
increases in funding obligations with respect to our
company-sponsored qualified pension plan, obligations
to make payments to underfunded multi-employer
defined benefit pension plans, our ability to success-
fully expand into international markets, conditions
in the economy and the industry and internal factors
such as the ability to control expenses.
For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ from those
contained in the forward-looking statements, see
Sysco’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 27, 2009, which is included in this
Annual Report.
Form 10-K and Financial Information
A copy of the fiscal 2009 Annual Report on
Form 10-K, including the financial statements
and financial statement schedules, as well as copies
of other financial reports and company literature,
may be obtained without charge upon written
request to the Investor Relations Department,
Sysco Corporation, at the corporate offices listed
above, or by calling 1.800.337.9726. This information,
which is included in this Annual Report, also may
be found on our website at www.sysco.com in the
investor relations section.
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