Sysco 2011 Annual Report Download - page 2

Our vision is to be our customers’
most valued and trusted business
partner. We are achieving that vision
by building on the core strengths we
have developed since our founding:
quality products, unmatched service,
strong relationships, outstanding
operations and logistics, and sound
financials. These strengths have
made us the undisputed industry
leader and will drive our future
growth as we continue to feed our
customers’ success.
Core
Strengths
Our
Vision
Our
Customers
•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.
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Design:
SAVAGE,
Houston,Texas
SyscoCorporation
1390EnclaveParkway
Houston,TX77077-2099
281.584.1390
www.sysco.com
TheHoustonianHotel
111NorthPostOakLane
Houston,TX77024
November16,2011at10:00a.m.
Ernst&YoungLLP
Houston,TX
AmericanStockTransfer&TrustCompany
59MaidenLane
PlazaLevel
NewYork,NY10038
1.888.CALLSYY(1.888.225.5799)
www.amstock.com
Mr.NeilA.RussellII
VicePresident,InvestorRelations
281.584.1308
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.
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.
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.
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.