Form 8-K SYSCO CORP For: Aug 14
August 20, 2026 8:05 AMUNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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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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 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sysco Corporation has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Sysco Corporation
Date: August 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew Wurdack |
Andrew Wurdack | ||
Vice President, Securities and Corporate Governance & Assistant Secretary | ||
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