Terms Agreement dated October 5, 2020 (incorporating the PepsiCo, Inc. Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions dated as of November 18, 2019) among PepsiCo and Academy Securities, Inc., CastleOak Securities, L.P., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Drexel Hamilton, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Loop Capital Markets LLC, Mischler Financial Group, Inc., R. Seelaus & Co., LLC, Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc. and Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC as Representatives of the several underwriters named therein

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EX-1.1 2 tm2031181d3_ex1-1.htm EXHIBIT 1.1

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

PEPSICO, INC.

 

0.400% Senior Notes due 2023

 

TERMS AGREEMENT

 

October 5, 2020

 

To:PepsiCo, Inc.
700 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, New York 10577

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We understand that PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $750,000,000 of its 0.400% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Underwritten Securities”) subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the PepsiCo, Inc. Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions dated as of November 18, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2019 as Exhibit 1.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-234767) (the “Standard Provisions”). Each of the applicable provisions in the Standard Provisions (including defined terms) is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. We, the underwriters named below (the “Underwriters”), offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, the amount of Underwritten Securities opposite our names set forth below at a purchase price equal to 99.718% of the principal amount thereof.

 

 

 

 

Underwriters  Principal Amount of
Underwritten Securities
 
Academy Securities, Inc.   $75,000,000 
CastleOak Securities, L.P.    75,000,000 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.    75,000,000 
Drexel Hamilton, LLC    75,000,000 
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC    75,000,000 
Loop Capital Markets LLC    75,000,000 
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.    75,000,000 
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC    75,000,000 
Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.    75,000,000 
Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC    75,000,000 
Total   $750,000,000 

 

The Underwriters agree to reimburse the Company for $337,500 of its expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Securities; such reimbursement to occur simultaneously with the purchase and sale of the Underwritten Securities at the Closing Time.

 

Section 9(f) of the Standard Provisions shall apply to this Agreement.

 

For purposes of Section 21 of the Standard Provisions, the identified provisions are: (i) the fifth paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in such preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; (ii) the third sentence of the seventh paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in such preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; (iii) the eighth paragraph of text under the caption “Underwriting” in such preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (iv) the tenth and eleventh paragraphs of text under the caption “Underwriting” in such preliminary prospectus, Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

 

The undersigned are acting as the “Representative” under the Standard Provisions (the “Representatives”). The Representatives represent and warrant that they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Terms Agreement on behalf of the several Underwriters named above.

 

The signature of any signatory to this Agreement may be manual or facsimile (including, for the avoidance of doubt, electronic).

 

 

 

The Underwritten Securities and the offering thereof shall have the following additional terms:

 

Issuer: PepsiCo, Inc.
Trade Date: October 5, 2020
Time of Sale: 5:58 p.m. New York Time on the Trade Date
Settlement Date (T+2): October 7, 2020
Closing Time: 9:00 a.m. New York Time on the Settlement Date
Closing Location: New York, New York
Time of Sale Prospectus: Base prospectus dated November 18, 2019, preliminary prospectus supplement dated October 5, 2020 and free writing prospectus dated October 5, 2020
Title of Securities: 0.400% Senior Notes due 2023
Aggregate Principal
Amount Offered:
$750,000,000
Maturity Date: October 7, 2023
Interest Payment Dates: Semi-annually on each April 7 and October 7, commencing April 7, 2021
Benchmark Treasury: 0.125% due September 15, 2023
Benchmark Treasury
Yield:
0.189%
Spread to Treasury: +23 basis points
Re-offer Yield: 0.419%
Coupon: 0.400%
Price to Public: 99.943%
Optional Redemption: Make-whole call at Treasury rate plus 5 basis points
Net Proceeds to PepsiCo
(Before Expenses):
$747,885,000
Use of Proceeds: PepsiCo intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper.
Day Count Fraction: 30/360
CUSIP / ISIN: 713448 FB9 / US713448FB91
Minimum Denomination: $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000
Joint Book-Running
Managers:
Academy Securities, Inc.
CastleOak Securities, L.P.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Drexel Hamilton, LLC
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Loop Capital Markets LLC
Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC
Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.
Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

 

 

 

Address for Notices to the Representatives:

Academy Securities, Inc.
140 East 45th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10004

 

CastleOak Securities, L.P.
110 East 59th Street
New York, New York 10022

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013

 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC
77 Water Street
New York, New York 10005

 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179

 

Loop Capital Markets LLC
111 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 1901
Chicago, Illinois 60604

 

Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
1111 Bayside Drive, Suite 100
Corona del Mar, California 92625

 

R. Seelaus & Co., LLC
26 Main Street, Suite 300
Chatham, New Jersey 07928

 

Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc.
61 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10006

 

Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC
100 Wall Street, New York
New York 10005

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Terms Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  PEPSICO, INC.
   
  By:   /s/ Hugh F. Johnston
    Name: Hugh F. Johnston
    Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
     
  By:   /s/ Kenneth Smith
    Name: Kenneth Smith
    Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer

 

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CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first above written:

 

ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
CASTLEOAK SECURITIES, L.P.
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
R. SEELAUS & CO., LLC
SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ & COMPANY, INC.
SIEBERT WILLIAMS SHANK & CO., LLC

 

as Representatives of the several Underwriters 

 

By: ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
 
  By:   /s/ Michael Boyd
  Name: Michael Boyd
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
   
By: CASTLEOAK SECURITIES, L.P.
 
  By:   /s/ Philip J. Ippolito
  Name: Philip J. Ippolito
Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
By: CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
 
  By:   /s/ Brian D. Bednarski
  Name: Brian D. Bednarski
Title: Managing Director
   
By: DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC
 
  By:   /s/ Anthony Felice
  Name: Anthony Felice
Title: Managing Partner

 

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By: J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
 
  By:   /s/ Robert Bottamedi
  Name: Robert Bottamedi
Title: Executive Director
   
By: LOOP CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
 
  By:   /s/ Sidney Dillard
  Name: Sidney Dillard
Title: Partner
   
By: MISCHLER FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
 
  By:   /s/ Doyle L. Holmes
  Name: Doyle L. Holmes
Title: President
   
By: R. SEELAUS & CO., LLC
 
  By:   /s/ James Brucia
  Name: James Brucia
Title: Managing Director
   
By: SAMUEL A. RAMIREZ & COMPANY, INC.
 
  By:   /s/ Lawrence F. Goldman
  Name: Lawrence F. Goldman
Title: Managing Director
   
By: SIEBERT WILLIAMS SHANK & CO., LLC
 
  By:   /s/ David Finkelstein
  Name: David Finkelstein
Title: Managing Director

 

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Schedule I

 

Time of Sale Prospectus:

 

1.Preliminary Prospectus dated October 5, 2020 (including the Base Prospectus dated November 18, 2019)
  
2.Any free writing prospectuses approved by the Representatives and filed by the Company under Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act
  
3.Final Term Sheet dated October 5, 2020 to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433 under the Securities Act setting forth certain terms of the Underwritten Securities

 

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