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•Quality
•Service
•Relationships
•Operations&
Logistics
•FinancialStrength
Tobeour
customers’
mostvalued
andtrusted
businesspartner.
Everythingwedo
startswith,andends
with,ourcustomers.
Weknowoursuc-
cessdependson
understandingand
meetingtheirneeds.
S I
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HoustonianHotel
111NorthPostOakLane
Houston,TX77024
November16,2011at10:00a.m.
Independent Accountants
Ernst&YoungLLP
Houston,TX
Transfer Agent & 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
Common Stock and Dividend Information
Sysco’scommonstockistradedontheNew
YorkStockExchangeunderthesymbol“SYY”.
Thecompanyhaspaidquarterlycashdividends
onitscommonstocksinceitsfoundingasa
publiccompanyin1970andhasincreasedthe
dividend42timesinthatperiod.Thecurrent
quarterlycashdividendis$0.26pershare.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan with
Optional Cash Purchase Feature
Sysco’sDividendReinvestmentPlanprovides
aconvenientwayforshareholdersofrecord
toreinvestquarterlycashdividendsinSysco
sharesautomatically,withnoservicecharge
orbrokeragecommissions.
ThePlanalsopermitsregisteredshareholders
toinvestadditionalmoneytopurchaseshares.
Inaddition,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
enrollment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impactofstrategicinitiativesandBusiness
Reviews,theabilitytoremainprofitable,our
abilitytoforecastandmanageinventorylevels,
expectedbenefitsoftheBusinessTransforma-
tionProject,theeffectsofrisingfuelcosts,the
successofourcostcontainmentefforts,the
continued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above.Redistribution
facilityandacquisition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,avail-
abilityofsupplies,workstoppages,successor
failureofconsolidatedbuyingplaninitiatives,
successfulintegrationofacquiredcompanies,
conditionsintheeconomyandtheindustry
andinternalfactorssuchastheabilityto
controlexpenses.
Foradiscussionofadditionalrisksanduncer-
tainties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July2,2011,which
isincludedinthisAnnualReport.
Form 10-K and Financial Information
Acopyofthefiscal2011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cor-
porate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Investorssection.