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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2026

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Sysco Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-06544	74-1648137
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 584-1390

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the

registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $1.00 Par Value	SYY	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of

1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for

complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF

DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY

ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(d) On August 14, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the

“Company”) increased the size of the Board from eleven to thirteen directors and elected Mr. Jason

Murray and Mr. Thomas Ondrof to fill the resulting vacancies, effective on September 1, 2026. The

Board has also approved the following committee appointments effective September 1, 2026:


	•		Mr. Murray – Technology Committee


	•		Mr. Ondrof – Audit Committee

Each of Messrs. Murray and Ondrof will receive customary compensation from the Company for

serving as a non-employee director, in accordance with the Company’s director compensation program as

described in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2025.

There are no transactions between any of Messrs. Murray and Ondrof and the Company that

would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and no arrangements or understandings with

any other persons pursuant to which they were selected. In addition, the Board has affirmatively

determined that each of Messrs. Murray and Ondrof is independent under the New York Stock Exchange

independence standards and the Company’s categorical standards set forth in Sysco’s Corporate

Governance Guidelines.

Item 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 20, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointments of Messrs.

Murray and Ondrof to the Board and the renaming of the Technology Committee to the Artificial

Intelligence Transformation and Technology Committee and reiterating the Company’s commitment to

realizing AI-driven efficiencies.

A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and

incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished, not filed,

pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the information in Item 7.01 of this

Current Report on Form 8-K, including the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, will not be

incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act

of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated August 20, 2026

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


Date: August 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Andrew Wurdack
		Andrew Wurdack
		Vice President, Securities and Corporate Governance & Assistant Secretary