Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000096021-25-000147
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Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-10-02
Form: DEF 14A
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The unvested stock awards for each non-employee director listed in the table immediately above relate to restricted stock awards granted in November 2024 that vest in November 2025. (4) None of the directors shown in the table received option grants with respect to his or her service as an independent director during fiscal year 2025. (5) We do not provide a define benefit or actuarial pension plan for the non-employee directors and the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan does not provide above-market or preferential earnings. (6) The total value of all perquisites and personal benefits received by each of the non-employee directors was less than $10,000 . (7) Mr. Marques was elected to the Board on August 15, 2024.

| 34 | SYSCO CORPORATION//2025 Proxy Statement |

| Item2 |     | Advisory Vote to ApproveExecutive Compensation                                                                                   |
|       |     | The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a voteFORthe approval of the compensation paid to Sysco’snamed executive officers. |

We are requesting our stockholders to provide advisory approval for the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (NEOs), as detailed in this Proxy Statement, in accordance with Section 14A and Rule 14a-21(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This vote, often referred to as the “Say on Pay” proposal, offers our stockholders an opportunity to express their views on Sysco’s executive compensation programs and to ensure that the compensation of our NEOs is aligned with our financial performance. Although this vote is non-binding, the Board and the CLD Committee highly value stockholder feedback and take the results into consideration when making decisions regarding executive compensation. Sysco’s executive compensation programs are designed to attract and retain top-performing executives while aligning their interests with those of our stockholders. We seek to balance pay-for-performance objectives with retention, ensuring that our compensation programs remain competitive in relation to Sysco’s financial performance and in comparison to our peer group. Based on the information provided in this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors requests your approval of the following advisory resolution: RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to our named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, executive compensation tables, and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED . REQUIRED VOTE The votes cast for this proposal must exceed the votes cast against it in