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Exhibit 10.7

THE PEPSICO INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN

DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM

(PIRP-DC)

As Amended and Restated
Effective as of January 1, 2021
(With Updates Through December 2021)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

						
	ARTICLE I – HISTORY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
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	ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
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	2.01    Definitions.
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	2.02    Construction.
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	ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP
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	3.01    Eligibility for Membership.
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	3.02    Admission to Membership.
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	3.03    Active and Inactive Membership.
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	ARTICLE IV – CONTRIBUTIONS
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	4.01    Contributions.
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	4.02    Offsets.
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	ARTICLE V – MEMBER ACCOUNTS
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	5.01    Accounting for Members’ Interests.
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	5.02    Vesting.
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	5.03    Special Vesting for Approved Transfers and Status Changes.
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	ARTICLE VI – DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
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	6.01    Distribution Rules Generally.
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	6.02    Distributions Upon Termination of Employment.
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	6.03    Distributions Upon Death.
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	6.04    Valuation.
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	6.05    Designation of Dependant.
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	ARTICLE VII – ADMINISTRATION
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	7.01    Authority to Administer Plan.
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	7.02    Facility of Payment.
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	7.03    Claims Procedure.
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	7.04    Limitations on Actions.
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	7.05    Restriction of Venue.
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	7.06    Effect of Specific References.
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	ARTICLE VIII – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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	8.01    Continuation of the Plan.
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	8.02    Amendment.
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	8.03    Termination.
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	ARTICLE IX – MISCELLANEOUS
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	9.01    Unfunded Plan.
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	9.02    Costs of the Plan.
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	9.03    Temporary Absence of Member.
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	9.04    Taxes, Etc.
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	9.05    Nonguarantee of Employment.
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	9.06    No Right to Benefits.
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	9.07    Charges on Benefits and Recovery of Excess Payments.
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	9.08    Prohibited Misconduct.
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	9.09    Notices.
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	9.10    Plan Documentation.
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	9.11    Currency of Payment.
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	9.12    Governing Law.
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	9.13    Exemption from ERISA.
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	9.14    Exemption from Section 409A.
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	9.15    Electronic Signatures.
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	ARTICLE X – SIGNATURE
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	APPENDIX
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ARTICLE I – HISTORY AND GENERAL INFORMATION

    PepsiCo, Inc.  (the “Corporation”) first established the PepsiCo International Retirement Plan effective as of September 1, 1980.  The Plan at that time was comprised of the “PepsiCo International Retirement Plan Trust Indenture” and the “Plan Rules.”  The Plan was amended and restated in its entirety, effective September 2, 1982.  

    The Plan was again amended and restated effective October 1, 2003, whereupon the Plan Rules became the “Plan A Rules” (applicable to benefits funded by the Corporation’s contributions to the trust established by the PepsiCo International Retirement Plan Trust Indenture) and the “Plan B Rules” (applicable to benefits funded by the Corporation as they arise) took effect.  

    The Plan was further amended effective January 1, 2005, to provide that no person subject to taxation in the United States of America may in any way have their right to a benefit from the Plan come into existence, increase or in any way be enhanced, but instead will be determined as if they had left the Corporation and any Associated Company permanently before becoming subject to U.S.  taxation.  
 
    Effective January 1, 2010, the Plan A Rules and Plan B Rules were amended and restated in their entirety to form one Plan document.  The amendment and restatement referred to in the prior sentence remains in effect, and it sets forth the terms of the “DB Program.”  

    Effective January 1, 2011, the Corporation established a new defined contribution structure (the “DC Program”) to benefit selected international employees for whom it has been determined to be appropriate (i.e., employees on assignments outside of their home countries for whom it is judged to be impractical to have them participate in their home country retirement plans, and employees who are among a selected group of senior globalists on United States tax equalized packages).  The terms of the DC Program are set forth in this document, which is the governing legal document for the DC Program.  Together, the DC Program and the DB Program set forth the terms of a single Plan.  The DC Program is also sometimes referred to in employee communications as the PepsiCo International Pension Plan or “PIPP.”  

    The DC Program was previously amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2016.  As part of that amendment and restatement, the Corporation modified the DC Program to also benefit selected employees: (i) who are localized to a country outside of their home country, (ii) were participating in a defined benefit or defined contribution retirement program sponsored immediately prior to their localization and (iii) for whom no company-provided retirement program is available.

    The DC Program was again amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2019.  As part of that amendment and restatement, the Corporation modified the DC Program to recognize same-sex and opposite-sex domestic partners for certain purposes for Members actively employed or on authorized leave of absence on and after January 1, 2019.

    The DC Program is hereby amended and restated effective as of January 1, 2021.

    At all times, the Plan is unfunded and unsecured for purposes of the United States Internal Revenue Code and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).  The benefits of an executive are an obligation of that executive’s individual employer.  With respect to his employer, the executive has the rights of an unsecured general creditor.  The Plan is also intended to be exempt from ERISA as a plan maintained outside of the 
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United States primarily for the benefit of persons substantially all of whom are nonresident aliens of the United States.  
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ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION

2.01    Definitions.

Where the following words and phrases appear in this governing document for the DC Program, they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:

(a)  “Approved Transfer” means any of the following that are initiated or approved by the Corporation or (with the approval of the Corporation) by a Member’s Employer – 

(1)  The Member’s transfer to employment based in the United States or its territories;

(2)  The Member’s secondment to a work location in the United States or its territories; 

(3)  Any other change in the Member’s employment circumstances that will cause the Member to become a U.S.  Person.

(b)  “Associated Company” means any company or undertaking which (i) is directly or indirectly controlled by or associated in business with the Corporation, and (ii) which has agreed, subject to the ongoing consent of the Vice President, to perform and observe the conditions, stipulations and provisions of the DC Program and to be included among the Employers under the DC Program.  “Associated Companies” means all such companies or undertakings.

(c)  “Corporation” means PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, or its successor or successors.

(d)  “Dependant” means the person who shall receive the balance of a Member’s PIRP-DC Account upon the Member’s death.  

(e)  “DB Program” means the portion of the Plan that provides a program of defined benefits and that is described in the governing legal document entitled “The PepsiCo International Retirement Plan Defined Benefit Program (PIRP DB), as it may be amended from time to time.  The DB Program is also sometimes referred to as “PIRP-DB”.

(f)  “DC Program” means the portion of the Plan that provides a program of defined contributions and that is described in the governing legal document entitled “The PepsiCo International Retirement Plan Defined Contribution Program (PIRP-DC), as it may be amended from time to time.  The DC Program is also sometimes referred to as “PIRP-DC.”

(g)  “Distribution Valuation Date” means the date as specified by the Vice President from time to time as of which PIRP-DC Accounts are valued for purposes of distributions under Article VI.  Currently, the Distribution Valuation Date for a Member is the month end that occurs just after the event specified in Article VI that triggers the Member’s distribution.  Accordingly, if the trigger event occurs on December 30 of a year, the current Distribution Valuation Date is December 31 of that year, and if the trigger event occurs on December 31 of a year, the current Distribution Valuation Date is 
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January 31 of the following year.  The Vice President may change any current Distribution Valuation Date.  Values are determined as of the close of a Distribution Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the preceding business day.  

(h)  “Effective Date” means the date as of which the DC Program is effective, January 1, 2011.  

(i)   “Eligible Domestic Partner” means, solely with respect to a Member who is actively employed by, or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from, a member of the PepsiCo Organization on or after January 1, 2019, an individual who is of the same sex or opposite sex as the Member and who satisfies paragraph (1), (2) or (3), subject to the additional rules set forth in paragraph (4), as determined by the Vice President.

(1)Civil Union.  If the Member has entered into a civil union or similar government-recognized status that is valid at the Member’s death under the law of the location that is determined by the Vice President to be the Member’s principal residence, the Member’s Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Member has entered into such status, provided that such individual submits a claim for benefits within 60 days of Member’s date of death (and if no such claim is submitted, the individual shall not be a Domestic Partner under this Section 2.01(i)(1)).

(2)Benefits Enrollment.  If the Member does not have a Domestic Partner pursuant to subsection (1) above, the Member’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual who, on the applicable date, was enrolled, as the Member’s domestic partner, in the Cigna International Health Program (or its successor) sponsored by the Corporation.  

(3)Other Acceptable Evidence of Partnership.  If the Member does not have a Domestic Partner under paragraph (1) or (2) above, such Member’s Domestic Partner, if any, is the individual who satisfies such criteria of domestic partnership as the Vice President has specified in writing, provided that such individual submits a claim for benefits within 60 days of the Member’s date of death (and if no such claim is submitted, the individual shall not be a Domestic Partner under this Section 2.01(i)(3)).

(4)Additional Rules.  The term “Eligible Domestic Partner” does not apply to a Member’s Eligible Spouse.  A Member is not permitted to have more than one Eligible Domestic Partner at any point in time, and a Member who has an Eligible Spouse is not permitted to have an Eligible Domestic Partner.

(j) “Eligible Employee” means an individual who the Vice President has determined (i) is employed exclusively outside of the United States on the regular staff of an Approved Employer on a full-time salaried basis, (ii) is neither actively accruing benefits that are derived from service under the DB Program nor is designated as being eligible to accrue such benefits, and (iii) is described in at least one of the following paragraphs 

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(1)  The individual is on an assignment outside of his home country and it is judged to be impractical to have him participate in the retirement plan(s) sponsored by the Corporation (or an Affiliated Company) in his home country; 

(2)  The individual is on his second (or more) consecutive assignment outside of his home country (effective as of January 1, 2021, the first assignment outside of his home country), and the retirement plan(s) available to the individual in his home country do not include a retirement plan that is sponsored by the Corporation or an Affiliated Company (e.g., a case where only a statutory plan is available to the individual);  

(3)  The individual is among a selected group of senior globalists on United States tax equalized packages whose positions and employment terms are among those that the Vice President has determined make them eligible to be considered for membership in the DC Program; or 

(4)    The individual is localized to a country outside of his home country, was actively participating in a retirement program sponsored by a member of the PepsiCo Organization immediately prior to his localization that will not provide for his continued active participation after his localization, and the local country employer does not sponsor a retirement plan.  

The Vice President shall have the discretion to designate as an Eligible Employee any individual employed by an Approved Employer on a part-time basis who, but for his part-time status, otherwise satisfies the requirements of this subsection.  

(k)  “Eligible Spouse” means the individual to whom the Member is married, or to whom the Member was married on the date of his death.  The determination of whether a Member is married shall be made by the Vice President based on the law of the location that is determined by the Vice President to be the Member’s principal residence; provided, however, that for purposes of the DC Program, a Member shall have only one Eligible Spouse.

(l)  “Employers” means the Corporation and any and every Associated Company or such one or more of any of them as the context shall determine or the circumstances require.  “Employer” in relation to any person means whichever it is of the Employers in whose employment that person is or was at the relevant time or those Employers (if more than one) in whose employment he had been during the relevant period.  An “Approved Employer” means an Employer that, as of the time in question, has been approved by the Vice President (and remains approved) to have its Eligible Employees become and continue as Active Members hereunder.

(m)  “Entry Date” means the date as of which an Eligible Employee becomes a Member, which shall be the date that the Vice President specifies for the Eligible Employee’s admission to Membership.

(n)  “Interest Credit” means the credit made annually to a Member’s PIRP-DC Account pursuant to Section 4.01(b).

(o)  “Interest Rate” means the annualized rate of interest used to determine a Member’s Interest Credit.  As of the Effective Date, the Interest Rate is the rate of interest on 30-year Treasury securities as prescribed by the Commissioner of the United States Internal Revenue Service for the month of September immediately preceding the first day of the Plan Year to which an Interest Credit relates.  The Vice President shall 
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have the discretion to change from time to time the basis for determining the Interest Rate as necessary to ensure that the Interest Rate is readily determinable and administrable, and that it can be reasonably expected to provide substantially a market rate of interest over time.  At all times the Interest Rate shall not exceed a level that may be considered to constitute earnings under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(o).  

(p)  “Member” means an Eligible Employee who has been admitted to Membership in the DC Program pursuant to Article III and who remains entitled to a benefit under the DC Program.  In relation to each of the Employers, any reference to a Member means a Member in or formerly in its employment.  References to “Membership” are references to the status of being a Member.  The terms “Active Member” and “Inactive Member” shall have the respective meanings stated for these terms in Section 3.03.

(q)  “Pay Credit” means the credit made to an Active Member’s PIRP-DC Account pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

(r)  “Plan” means the PepsiCo International Retirement Plan, which consists of the DC Program and DB Program.

(s)  “Plan Year” means the 12-consecutive month period beginning on January 1 and ending on the following December 31 of the same calendar year.

(t)  “PepsiCo Organization” means the controlled group of organizations of which the Corporation is a part, as defined by United States Internal Revenue Code section 414 and regulations issued thereunder.  An entity shall only be considered a member of the PepsiCo Organization during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.  

(u)  “PIRP-DC Account” means the unfunded, notional account maintained for a Member on the books of the Member’s Employer that indicates the dollar amount that, as of any time, is credited under the DC Program for the benefit of the Member.  The balance in such account shall be determined in accordance with interpretive principles and decisions applied by the Vice President.

(v)  “Salary” means (i) home notional base salary  in the case of an Eligible Employee who is not paid on a United States payroll, and (ii) base salary plus annual bonus in the case of an Eligible Employee who is paid on a United States payroll.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Salary shall include home notional base salary plus annual bonus for Eligible Employees not paid on a United States payroll who become an Active Member on or after January 1, 2021.  In the case of an Eligible Employee who is employed in a country other than the United States, the Vice President may authorize the Eligible Employee’s Salary to be increased to reflect an amount of notional bonus that is paid to such Eligible Employee.  The determination of an Eligible Employee’s Salary in accordance with the preceding three sentences shall be made by the Vice President and shall be conclusive and binding on all Eligible Employees.  

(w)  “Service” means the period during which an Eligible Employee was continuously in employment (including all permissible periods of authorized leave of absence) with any Approved Employer.  A permissible period of authorized leave of absence is a period of absence of not more than 12 months, unless a longer period is individually authorized in writing by the Vice President.  A break in service of less than 12 months shall not be considered to have broken the continuity of a Member’s Service.  Other breaks in service (including a break in service of at least 12 months and a break in 
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service before an individual has become a Member) shall break the continuity of an individual’s Service, and employment before the break in service will only be counted as Service if it would otherwise qualify under this subsection and the Vice President approves its being counted.  For an individual who transfers from employment with an Employer while not an Eligible Employee to the status of an Eligible Employee of an Approved Employer, his pre-transfer period of employment with an Employer may be counted as Service only with the approval of the Vice President.  Similarly, for an individual who transfers from employment with an Approved Employer as an Eligible Employee to other employment with an Employer, his post-transfer period of employment with an Employer may be counted as Service only with the approval of the Vice President.  Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Vice President, Service shall not include an individual’s periods of employment with any company or undertaking prior to it becoming an Employer or a member of the PepsiCo Organization.  

(x)  “Status Change” means any change in a Member’s circumstances (other than a change in circumstances that constitutes an Approved Transfer) that will cause the Member to become a U.S.  Person.

(y)  “U.S.  Person” means: (1) a citizen of the United States of America; (2) a person lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States of America at any time during the calendar year, or who has applied for such permanent residence (within the meaning of United States Internal Revenue Code section 7701(b)(1)(A)); or (3) any other person who is a resident alien of the United States of America under United States Internal Revenue Code section 7701(b)(1)(A) because, for example, the person satisfies the substantial presence test under United States Internal Revenue Code section 7701(b)(3) or makes an election to be treated as a United States resident under United States Internal Revenue Code section 7701(b)(4).  In addition, a person shall be considered a U.S.  Person for purposes of Section 9.14 in any year for which the person is required by the United States Internal Revenue Code to file an individual income tax return, unless the Vice President determines that it is clear that the person has no U.S.  source earned income from a member of the PepsiCo Organization for such year.  

(z)  “Valuation date” means each business day, as determined by the Vice President, as of which Members’ PIRP-DC Accounts are valued (for purposes other than distributions under Article VI) in accordance with DC Program procedures that are then currently in effect.  As of the Effective Date, the DC Program shall have a Valuation Date for all Members as of the last day of each Plan Year.  In addition, to the extent provided in Section 4.02, the DC Program shall have a special Valuation Date prior to the end of a Plan Year for Active Members who have an Approved Transfer (and for certain Active Members who have a Status Change) as described in Section 4.02.  In accordance with procedures that may be adopted by the Vice President, any current Valuation Date may be changed (but in such case adjustments shall apply in the operation of the DC Program as necessary to prevent duplicate or disproportionate benefits, as determined by the Vice President).  Values are determined as of the close of a Valuation Date or, if such date is not a business day, as of the close of the preceding business day.

(aa)  “Vice President” means the Vice President, Global Benefits & Wellness of PepsiCo, Inc., but if such position is vacant or eliminated it shall be the person who is acting to fulfill the majority of the duties of the position (or plurality of the duties, if no one is fulfilling a majority), as such duties existed immediately prior to the vacancy or the position elimination.  

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2.02    Construction.

(a)  Gender and Number:  Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, (i) a reference to one or more genders shall include a reference to all the other genders, and (ii) the singular may include the plural, and the plural may include the singular..  
(b)  Determining Periods of Years:  For the purposes of the DC Program, any period of 365 consecutive days (or of 366 consecutive days, if the period includes 29th February) shall be deemed to constitute a year, but not so that in the calculation of a number of years any day is counted more than once.  Where the amount of a benefit depends upon the calculation of a number of years or months without expressly requiring that these should be complete years or months, a proportionate amount (i.e., a number of days) may be given for any part of a year or month which would not otherwise be included in the calculation.  Where this document makes reference to months or parts of a year, or to any other period of time except a day, week or year the Vice President may authorize the period to be counted in days or complete calendar months with each calendar month counted as 1/12th of a year.

(c)  Compounds of the Word “Here”:  The words “hereof” and “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire DC Program, not to any particular provision or section.      

(d)  Examples:  Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passages of the document shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limitation on its breadth of application).

(e)  Subdivisions of this Document:  This document is divided and subdivided using the following progression:  articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs and clauses.  Articles are designated by capital roman numerals.  Sections are designated by Arabic numerals containing a decimal point.  Subsections are designated by lower-case letters in parentheses.  Paragraphs are designated by Arabic numerals in parentheses.  Subparagraphs are designated by lower-case roman numerals in parentheses.  Clauses are designated by upper-case letters in parentheses.  Any reference in a section to a subsection (with no accompanying section reference) shall be read as a reference to the subsection with the specified designation contained in that same section.  A similar rule shall apply with respect to paragraph references within a subsection and subparagraph references within a paragraph.
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ARTICLE III – MEMBERSHIP

3.01    Eligibility for Membership.  

    Every person who the Vice President determines is an Eligible Employee shall be eligible for Membership.

3.02    Admission to Membership.  

    Every person who the Vice President determines is an Eligible Employee, and who is not during the relevant time a U.S.  Person, shall, following the approval of his Membership by the Vice President, be admitted to Membership effective as of his Entry Date.  For this purpose, the relevant time includes a sufficient period before the Eligible Employee’s Proposed Entry Date as is necessary to avoid PIRP-DC Accounts being considered deferred compensation that is subject to Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code.  No Eligible Employee or any other person shall be admitted to Membership without the approval of the Vice President.

3.03    Active and Inactive Membership.  

    A Member shall be an Active Member during the period that he is – (a) employed as an Eligible Employee, (b) not a U.S.  Person, and (c) currently approved for status as an Active Member by the Vice President.  A Member shall be an Inactive Member during any period that he does not currently meet all of the requirements to be an Active Member.  

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ARTICLE IV – CONTRIBUTIONS

4.01    Contributions.

To the extent provided in subsections (a) and (b) below, the Employer shall allocate Pay Credits and Interest Credits to a Member’s PIRP-DC Account, each determined by the Vice President as follows –   

(a)  Pay Credit.  To receive a Pay Credit for a Plan Year, an individual must be an Active Member during such year.  The amount of an Active Member’s Pay Credit for a Plan Year shall be determined by multiplying the Active Member’s annualized Salary in effect as of that year’s Valuation Date by the Active Member’s applicable percentage, which shall be one of the following:  5%, 8%, 10%, 12% or 18%.  
Effective for any Eligible Employee who becomes an Active Member on or after January 1, 2021 and who does not have any Service completed while a U.S.  Person, the amount of the Active Member’s Pay Credits shall be determined by the number of “points” attributed to the Active Member in accordance with the following:

						
	Points	Amount of Pay Credit
	Less than 35	5% of Eligible Pay
	35-39	6% of Eligible Pay
	40-44	7% of Eligible Pay
	45-49	8% of Eligible Pay
	50-54	9% of Eligible Pay
	55-59	10% of Eligible Pay
	60-64	11% of Eligible Pay
	65 or more	12% of Eligible Pay

Such an Active Member’s points shall be determined by the sum of the Active Member’s age and years of Service, with each expressed in whole years and days.
Otherwise, the Vice President shall specify the Active Member’s applicable percentage as of the Active Member’s Entry Date (or, if the Member ceases to be an Active Member, and then becomes an Active Member again, as of the date the Member again becomes an Active Member).  For each subsequent Plan Year that the individual is an Active Member, the Vice President may specify a new applicable percentage that shall apply to the Active Member for such Plan Year.  An Active Member shall cease receiving Pay Credits during any Plan Year as necessary to ensure (i) that the Active Member’s Pay Credits do not exceed the Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17) limit in effect for such Plan Year, and (ii) that there is ongoing compliance with limitations set forth in Section 9.14.  Specifications of an applicable percentage by the Vice President are made in the Vice President’s sole discretion, and at no time does an Eligible Employee have a legally binding right to be assigned any initial or increased applicable percentage.  

(b)  Interest Credit.  To receive an Interest Credit for a Plan Year, an individual must be either an Active Member or Inactive Member during such year, and the individual must have had a balance in his PIRP-DC Account as of the prior Plan Year’s Valuation Date.  The amount of a Member’s Interest Credit shall be determined by the Vice President by multiplying the Interest Rate for the period since the last Valuation Date by the balance of the Member’s PIRP-DC Account as of such last Valuation Date.  
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A Member’s Pay Credit and Interest Credit shall be determined by the Vice President as soon as administratively practicable after each Valuation Date.  If a Member has less than one full year of Active Membership since such last Valuation Date (e.g., as may apply in the Member’s first and last year of Membership), the Member’s Pay Credit as otherwise determined under subsection (a) above shall be prorated for such period based upon the Member’s fractional year of Active Membership.  If a Member has less than one full year of Membership since such last Valuation Date, any Interest Credit as otherwise available and determined under subsection (b) above shall be prorated for such period based upon the Member’s fractional year of Membership (e.g., as may apply in the Member’s last year of Membership).  A fractional year shall be computed by dividing the Member’s days of Membership or Active Membership (as applicable) during the Plan Year by the total number of days in such Plan Year.  A period of paid leave of absence during a Plan Year shall be considered a period of Active Membership for purposes of determining a Member’s Pay Credit for the Plan Year in accordance with the prior sentence.  However, a period of unpaid leave of absence during a Plan Year shall not be considered a period of Active Membership for purposes of determining a Member’s Pay Credit for the Plan Year in accordance with the prior sentence (and as a result, the Pay Credit for the Plan Year containing the unpaid leave shall be prorated, or there shall be no Pay Credit, all as necessary to limit Pay Credits to the Member’s period of Active Membership during the Plan Year).  In the event a prorated Pay Credit and Interest Credit relate to the Member’s final year of Membership, the Pay Credit and Interest Credit shall be determined as of the Member’s Distribution Valuation Date (with proration based upon the Member’s fractional final year of Membership).  The calculation of the Pay Credit and Interest Credit by the Vice President shall be conclusive and binding on all Members (and their Dependants).  

4.02    Offsets.

Notwithstanding Section 4.01, the Corporation may reduce the amount of any payment or benefit that is or would become payable to or on behalf of a Member by the amount of any obligation of the Member to the Corporation or by the amount of – 

(a)  Any material benefits accrued by the Member under a retirement plan sponsored by the Corporation or by any country, state, province or other political subdivision or locality, to the extent the Vice President determines that the benefit amount under such retirement plan is for Service or Salary that is taken into account in providing Pay Credits under the DC Program, and

(b)  Any termination indemnity or other payment to the Member by the Employer or PepsiCo Organization related to the Member’s termination of employment, to the extent the Vice President determines that the payment is reasonably related to Service that is taken into account in providing Pay Credits under the DC Program.  

Consistent with the foregoing, appropriate reductions may be made in the Pay Credits and Interest Credits that otherwise would be provided to the Member under Sections 4.01 and 4.02, the balance in the Member’s PIRP-DC Account under Article V, or the Member’s distributions under Article VI.  The determination of whether a benefit is material and all other aspects of the application of this Section 4.02 is solely in the independent discretion of the Vice President.  

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ARTICLE V – MEMBER ACCOUNTS

5.01    Accounting for Members’ Interests.

Pay Credits and Interest Credits shall be credited to a Member’s PIRP-DC Account as of the Valuation Date to which such credits relate (or, in the case of Pay Credits and Interest Credits that relate to the Member’s final year of Membership, as of the Member’s Distribution Valuation Date) or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter.  A Member’s PIRP-DC Account is a bookkeeping device to track the notional value of the Member’s Pay Credits and Interest Credits (and his Employer’s liability for such credits).  No assets shall be reserved or segregated in connection with any PIRP-DC Account, and no PIRP-DC Account shall be funded, insured or otherwise secured.

5.02    Vesting.  

Subject to Sections 4.02 and 9.14, a Member shall be fully vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his PIRP-DC Account upon completing 3 years of Service, or if earlier, upon the death or disability of the Member while employed by the Employer or PepsiCo Organization.  The determination of whether a Member has become disabled for this purpose shall be made by the Vice President in accordance with such standards as the Vice President deems to be appropriate as of the time in question.  

5.03    Special Vesting for Approved Transfers and Status Changes.

(a)  Automatic Special Vesting for Approved Transfers.  Notwithstanding Section 5.02 above, in the case of an Active Member who will have an Approved Transfer during a Plan Year, the Active Member shall automatically have special vesting apply as of the last business day before the earlier of – (a) the Active Member’s Approved Transfer, or (b) the day the Active Member would become a U.S.  Person in connection with the Approved Transfer.  

(b)  Special Vesting for Status Changes.  Also notwithstanding Section 5.02 above, in the case of an Active Member who will have a Status Change, the Active Member may request that the Vice President apply special vesting to him as of the last business day before the Active Member’s Status Change.  In order for special vesting related to a Status Change to be valid and effective under the DC Program, the Active Member’s request and the Vice President’s approval of the request must both be completely final and in place prior to the date that the special vesting applies.  

Subject to the next sentence, the effect of special vesting applying to a Member in accordance with either subsection (a) or (b) above is that the Member will become vested, to the same extent as could apply under Section 5.02 if the Member vested under that Section, as of the date that the special vesting applies.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 5.03, rights under this Section 5.03 are subject to the overriding requirement that allocations, benefits and other rights under the Plan must remain entirely exempt from Section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and this Section 5.03 shall not apply to the extent inconsistent with this requirement.

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ARTICLE VI – DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

6.01    Distribution Rules Generally.

A Member’s PIRP-DC Account shall be distributed based upon first to occur of the Member’s termination of employment with the PepsiCo Organization or death, as provided in Sections 6.02 and 6.03 respectively, subject to Section 4.06 (vesting).  All distributions shall be made in cash.

6.02    Distributions Upon Termination of Employment.  

If a Member’s PIRP-DC Account becomes distributable based upon his termination of employment with the PepsiCo Organization, such distribution shall be made in a single lump sum payment on the first of the month that immediately follows the Member’s Distribution Valuation Date.  In the case of a Member whose termination of employment with the PepsiCo Organization occurs as a result of the Member becoming disabled, for purposes of this Section, the determination of whether such Member is disabled and the date on which such Member’s termination of employment is considered to occur shall be made by the Vice President.

6.03    Distributions Upon Death.  

If a Member’s PIRP-DC Account becomes distributable based upon his death, such distribution shall be made in a single lump sum payment on the first day of the month that immediately follows the Member’s Distribution Valuation Date.  Amounts paid following a Member’s death shall be paid to the Member’s Dependant; provided, however, that if no Dependant designation is in effect at the time of the Member’s death (as determined by the Vice President), or if all persons designated as Dependants have predeceased the Member, then the payments to be made pursuant to this Section shall be distributed to the Member’s Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, as applicable, or, if the Member does not have an Eligible Spouse or an Eligible Domestic Partner at the time of his death, to his estate.  

6.04    Valuation.

In determining the amount of any individual distribution pursuant to this Article, the Member’s PIRP-DC Account shall continue to be credited with Interest Credits (and debited for expenses) as specified in Article V until the Member’s Distribution Valuation Date.  

6.05    Designation of Dependant.

A Member shall designate one or more Dependants who will be entitled to any amounts payable on his death.  A Member shall have the right to change or revoke his Dependant designation at any time prior to the effective date of such election.  If the Member is married at the time he or she designates a Dependant(s), any designation under this section of a Dependant(s) who is not the Member’s Eligible Spouse shall require the written consent of the Member’s Eligible Spouse.  A revocation of a Dependant(s) does not require consent by the Member’s Eligible Spouse.  The designation of any Dependant(s), and any change or revocation thereof, and any written consent of a Member’s Eligible Spouse required by this Section shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Vice President, shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Vice President, and shall not be effective unless and until filed with the Vice President.

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ARTICLE VII – ADMINISTRATION

7.01    Authority to Administer Plan.  

(a)  Administration by the Vice President:  The Plan shall be administered by the Vice President, who shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and issue such regulations as he deems appropriate.  All actions by the Vice President hereunder may be taken in his sole discretion, and all interpretations, determinations and regulations made or issued by the Vice President shall be final and binding on all persons and parties concerned.  

(b)  Authority to Delegate: The Vice President may delegate any of his responsibilities under the Plan to other persons or entities, or designate or employ other persons to carry out any of his duties, responsibilities or other functions under the Plan.  Any reference in the Plan to an action by the Vice President shall, to the extent applicable, refer to such action by the Vice President’s delegate or other designated person.  

7.02    Facility of Payment.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Vice President, a person entitled to receive any payment of a benefit hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Vice President may direct that payments from the Plan be made to such person’s legal representative for his benefit, or that the payment be applied for the benefit of such person in such manner as the Vice President considers advisable.  Any payment of a benefit in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be a complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment under the provisions of the Plan.

7.03    Claims Procedure.  

    The Vice President, or a party designated by the Vice President, shall have the exclusive discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits and to determine the amount of such benefits with respect to a purported former or current Eligible Employee, Member, Dependant, or any other individual, person or entity asserting a right to a benefit under the Plan (a “Petitioner”).  As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Vice President decides in its discretion that the Petitioner is entitled to them.  Any decisions or determinations hereunder shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Vice President, even if (i) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (ii) a decision or determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or expressly call for a decision or determination.  All decisions and determinations made by the Vice President will be final, conclusive, and binding on all parties.  The Vice President may consider the intent of the Company with respect to a Plan provision in making any determination with respect to the provision, notwithstanding the provisions set forth in any document that arguably do not contemplate considering such intent.  The Vice President’s discretion is absolute, and in any case where the breadth of the Vice President’s discretion is at issue, it is expressly intended that the Vice President (or its delegate) be accorded the maximum possible discretion.  Any exercise by the Vice President of its discretionary authority shall be reviewed by a court under the arbitrary and capricious standard (i.e., abuse of discretion).  

    If, pursuant to this discretionary authority, an assertion of any right to a benefit by or on behalf of a Petitioner is wholly or partially denied, the Vice President, or a party designated by 
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the Vice President, will provide such Petitioner within the 90-day period following the receipt of the claim by the Vice President, a comprehensible written notice setting forth:

(a)  The specific reason or reasons for such denial;

(b)  Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;

(c)  A description of any additional material or information necessary for the Petitioner to submit to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and

(d) A description of the Plan’s claim review procedure (including the time limits applicable to such process).

If the Vice President determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim he may extend the response period from 90 to 180 days.  If this occurs, the Vice President will notify the Petitioner before the end of the initial 90-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Vice President expects to make the final decision.  Upon review, the Vice President shall provide the Petitioner a full and fair review of the claim, including the opportunity to submit to the Vice President comments, document, records and other information relevant to the claim and the Vice President’s review shall take into account such comments, documents, records and information regardless of whether it was submitted or considered at the initial determination.  The decision on review will be made within 60 days after receipt of the request for review, unless circumstances warrant an extension of time not to exceed an additional 60 days.  If this occurs, notice of the extension will be furnished to the Petitioner before the end of the initial 60-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Vice President expects to make the final decision.  The final decision shall be in writing and drafted in a manner calculated to be understood by the Petitioner; include specific reasons for the decision with references to the specific Plan provisions on which the decision is based; and provide that the Petitioner is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to his claim for benefits.

Any claim under the Plan that is reviewed by a court, arbitrator or any other tribunal shall be reviewed solely on the basis of the record before the Vice President at the time it made its determination.  In addition, any such review shall be conditioned on the Petitioner’s having fully exhausted all rights under this section.  Exhaustion may not be excused (i) for failure to respond to a claim unless the Petitioner took steps that were sufficient to make it reasonably clear to the Vice President that the purported Petitioner was submitting a claim with respect to the Plan, or (ii) for failure to fulfill a request for documents unless (A) the Petitioner is lawfully entitled to receive a copy of the requested document from the Vice President at the time and in the form requested, (B) the Petitioner requests such documents in a writing that is addressed to and actually received by the Vice President, (C) the Vice President fails to provide the requested documents within 6 months after the date the request is received, or within such longer period as may be reasonable under the facts and circumstances, (D) the Petitioner took steps that were sufficient to make it reasonably clear to the Vice President that the Petitioner was actually entitled to receive the requested documents at the time and in the form requested (i.e., generally the Petitioner must provide sufficient information to place the Vice President on notice of a colorable claim for benefits), and (E) the documents requested and not provided are material to the determination of one or more colorable claims of which the Petitioner has informed the Vice President.

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7.04    Limitations on Actions.

Any claim filed under Article VII and any action filed in state or federal court by or on behalf of a Petitioner for the alleged wrongful denial of Plan benefits must be brought within two years of the date the Petitioner’s cause of action first accrues.  

(a)  For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to a Petitioner’s benefits under the Plan shall be deemed to accrue not later than the earliest of (i) when the Petitioner has received the calculation of the benefits that are the subject of the claim or legal action, (ii) the date identified to the Petitioner by the Vice President on which payments shall commence, (iii) when the Petitioner has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts or failures to act (or the other facts) that are the basis of his claim, or (iv) the date when the benefit was first paid, provided, or denied.  

(b)  For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to any other claim, action or suit not covered by subsection (a) above must be brought within two years of the date when the Petitioner has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts or failures to act (or the other facts) that are alleged to give rise to the claim, action or suit.

Failure to bring any such claim or cause of action within this two-year time frame shall preclude a Petitioner, or any representative of the Petitioner, from filing the claim or cause of action.  Correspondence or other communications pursuant to or following the mandatory appeals process described in Section 7.03 shall have no effect on this two-year time frame. 

7.05    Restriction of Venue.

Any claim or action filed in court or any other tribunal in connection with the Plan by or on behalf of a Petitioner shall only be brought or filed in the state or federal courts of New York, specifically the state or federal court, whichever applies, located nearest the Corporation’s headquarters.

7.06    Effect of Specific References.

Specific references in the Plan to the Vice President’s discretion shall create no inference that the Vice President’s discretion in any other respect, or in connection with any other provision, is less complete or broad.
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ARTICLE VIII – AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.01    Continuation of the Plan.  

While the Corporation intends to continue the Plan indefinitely, it assumes no contractual obligation as to its continuance.  The Corporation hereby reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, terminate, or partially terminate the Plan at any time provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall reduce the balance (determined as of the date of such amendment or termination) in the Plan account maintained for the benefit of a Member or his Dependant, except to the extent the Member becomes entitled to an amount under another plan or practice maintained by an Employer.  Specific forms (including times) of payment are not protected under the preceding sentence.  The Corporation’s rights under this Article VIII shall be as broad as permissible under applicable law.

8.02    Amendment.  

The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, make any amendment or amendments to this Plan from time to time, with or without retroactive effect, subject to Section 8.01.  An Employer (other than the Corporation) shall not have the right to amend the Plan.

8.03    Termination.  

The Corporation may terminate the Plan, either as to its participation or as to the participation of one or more Employers.  If the Plan is terminated with respect to fewer than all of the Employers, the Plan shall continue in effect for the benefit of the employees of the remaining Employers.
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ARTICLE IX – MISCELLANEOUS

9.01    Unfunded Plan.

The Employers’ obligations under the Plan shall not be funded, but shall constitute liabilities by the Employer payable when due out of the Employer’s general funds.  To the extent a Member or any other person acquires a right to receive benefits under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the rights of any unsecured general creditor of the Employer.  

9.02    Costs of the Plan.

Unless otherwise agreed by the Corporation, all costs, charges and expenses of or incidental to the administration and management of the Plan shall be the costs, charges and expenses of the Employers and shall be paid by each Employer based on the proportion of Members who are employed by such Employer as compared to the total number of Members at the time the cost or expense is incurred.

9.03    Temporary Absence of Member.

If a Member is absent from duty by reason other than death, discharge, retirement or quitting (e.g., sickness, accident, layoff, vacation), he shall be deemed to have terminated employment on the date that is 12 months after the date on which he is absent, unless the Vice President determines otherwise.  If the Member’s absence from duty is by reason of his service as a full-time member of the armed forces of any country or of any organization engaged in national service of any such country, he shall not be deemed to have terminated employment so long as he is regarded by the Employer as remaining in employment or until he shall resign permanently from employment, whichever shall first occur.

9.04    Taxes, Etc.

In the event any tax or assessment or other duty is determined by the Vice President to be owing in respect of any benefit payable from the Plan, the Plan shall be entitled to withhold an amount not exceeding the amount of any such tax or assessment or other duty from the benefit payable and shall apply the same in satisfaction of said tax or assessment or other duty.

9.05    Nonguarantee of Employment.

Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between an Employer and any of its employees, or as a right of any such employee to continue in the employment of the Employer, or as a limitation of the right of an Employer to discharge any of its employees, with or without cause.  

9.06    No Right to Benefits.

No person, whether or not being a Member, shall have any claim, right or interest under the Plan except as provided by the terms of the Plan.  In the event of a Member’s termination of employment by an Employer, the resulting cessation of his Membership shall not be grounds for any damages or any increase in damages in any action brought against the Employer or any member of the PepsiCo Organization with respect to such termination.

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9.07    Charges on Benefits and Recovery of Excess Payments.
 
All benefits in respect of a Member under the Plan shall stand charged with and be subject to deductions therefrom of all sums in respect of losses to a member of the PepsiCo Organization or Employer or otherwise caused by misdemeanor of the Member and on production by the member of the PepsiCo Organization or Employer of proof satisfactory to the Vice President that any such loss ought to be made good by a Member.  The relevant amount shall be deductible from the Member’s benefits and be payable to the Employer or member of the PepsiCo Organization whose receipt shall be a valid discharge for the same.

Payments to, for or in connection with a Member that are made (as of a point in time and to any person or entity) may not exceed the exact amount of payments that are due as of such time and to such person, as provided by the terms of the Plan that specify the amounts that are payable, the time as of which they are payable, and the person to whom they are payable.  Accordingly, any such excess payment or any other overpayment, premature payment or misdirected payment (one or more of which are hereafter referred to as an “Excess Payment”) may not be retained by the party receiving it, but must be restored promptly to the Plan.  In exchange for Member or beneficiary status hereunder (or for having any other direct or indirect right or claim of right from the Plan, or solely as a result of having received an Excess Payment), any party receiving an Excess Payment grants to the Plan the following nonexclusive rights –

(1)    A constructive trust and first priority equitable lien on any payment that is received directly or indirectly from the Plan and that is, in whole or part, an Excess Payment (such trust and lien shall be equal to the amount of the Excess Payment increased by appropriate interest) or upon the proceeds or substitutes for such payment, and any transfer shall be subject to such constructive trust and equitable lien (including a transfer to a person, trust fund or entity).

(2)    The right to offset (as necessary to recover the Excess Payment with appropriate interest) other payments that are properly payable by the Plan to the recipient of the Excess Payment; however, reliance on this right is in the discretion of the Vice President, and the existence of an opportunity to apply it shall not diminish the Plan’s rights under paragraph (1) above.

(3)    The right to bring any equitable or legal action or proceeding with respect to the enforcement of any rights in this Section in any court of competent jurisdiction as the Plan may elect, and following receipt of an Excess Payment the Member hereby submits to each such jurisdiction, waiving any and all rights that may correspond to such party’s present or future residence.

Any party receiving an Excess Payment shall promptly take all actions requested by the Vice President that are in furtherance of the Plan’s recovery of the Excess Payment with appropriate interest.  In all cases, this subsection shall maximize the rights of the Plan to recover improper payments and shall not restrict the rights of the Plan in any way, including with respect to any improper payment that is not addressed above.

9.08    Prohibited Misconduct.

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the Vice President determines that a Member has engaged in Prohibited Misconduct at any time prior to the second anniversary of his termination of employment with the PepsiCo Organization, the Member shall forfeit all Pay Credits and Interest Credits (whether paid previously, being paid currently or payable in the future), and his PIRP-DC Account shall be adjusted to reflect such forfeiture and previously paid Pay Credits and Interest Credits 
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shall be recovered.  As a condition to Membership in this Plan, each Member agrees to this and each Member agrees to repay PepsiCo the amounts it seeks to recover under this Section 9.08.  

(b)  Any of the following activities engaged in, directly or indirectly, by a Member shall constitute Prohibited Misconduct:

(1)  The Member accepting any employment, assignment, position or responsibility, or acquiring any ownership interest, which involves the Member’s “Participation” (as defined below) in a business entity that markets, sells, distributes or produces “Covered Products” (as defined below), unless such business entity makes retail sales or consumes Covered Products without in any way competing with the PepsiCo Organization.

(2)  The Member, directly or indirectly (including through someone else acting on the Member’s recommendation, suggestion, identification or advice), soliciting any PepsiCo Organization employee to leave the PepsiCo Organization’s employment or to accept any position with any other entity.

(3)  The Member using or disclosing to anyone any confidential information regarding the PepsiCo Organization other than as necessary in his position with the PepsiCo Organization.  Such confidential information shall include all non-public information the Member acquired as a result of his positions with the PepsiCo Organization.  Examples of such confidential information include non-public information about the PepsiCo Organization’s customers, suppliers, distributors and potential acquisition targets; its business operations and structure; its product lines, formulas and pricing; its processes, machines and inventions; its research and know-how; its financial data; and its plans and strategies.  

(4)  The Member engaging in any acts that are considered to be contrary to the PepsiCo Organization’s best interests, including violating the Corporation’s Code of Conduct, engaging in unlawful trading in the securities of the Corporation or of any other company based on information gained as a result of his employment with the PepsiCo Organization, or engaging in any other activity which constitutes gross misconduct.

(5)  The Member engaging in any activity that constitutes fraud.

Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Plan shall prohibit the Member from communicating with government authorities concerning any possible legal violations without notice to the Corporation, participating in government investigations, and/or receiving any applicable award for providing information to government authorities.  The Corporation nonetheless asserts and does not waive its attorney-client privilege over any information appropriately protected by the privilege.  Further, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act, an individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that (A) is made (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.  An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual (A) files any document 
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containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.  

For purposes of this subsection, “Participation” shall be construed broadly to include:  (i) serving as a director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor with respect to such a business entity; (ii) providing input, advice, guidance or suggestions to such a business entity; or (iii) providing a recommendation or testimonial on behalf of such a business entity or one or more products it produces.  For purposes of this subsection, “Covered Products” shall mean any product that falls into one or more of the following categories, so long as the PepsiCo Organization is producing, marketing, selling or licensing such product anywhere in the world – beverages, including without limitation carbonated soft drinks, tea, water, juice drinks, sports drinks, coffee drinks, energy drinks, and value-added dairy drinks; juices and juice products; dairy products; snacks, including salty snacks, sweet snacks meat snacks, granola and cereal bars, and cookies; hot cereals; pancake mixes; value-added rice products; pancake syrups; value-added pasta products; ready-to-eat cereals; dry pasta products; or any product or service that the Member had reason to know was under development by the PepsiCo Organization during the Member’s employment with the PepsiCo Organization.

9.09    Notices.

Any notice which under the Plan is required to be given to or served upon the Plan shall be deemed to be sufficiently given to or served upon the Plan if it is in writing and delivered to the Vice President.  In any case where under the Plan any notice shall be required to be given to Members, it shall be sufficient if such notice is delivered to the Member’s last known address on file in the records of the Employer or delivered to the Member pursuant to any other method (e.g., electronically) that the Vice President determines is reasonably available to the Member.

9.10    Plan Documentation.
 
Every Member shall on demand be entitled to a copy of the Plan.

9.11    Currency of Payment.

Payment of benefits under the Plan shall be made in United States dollars, or other "eligible currency," as approved by the Vice President.  The amount otherwise payable in United States dollars would be converted to the selected currency using the exchange rate, based on the methodology approved by the Vice President from time to time.

9.12    Governing Law.

The Plan shall in all respects be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of New York and any applicable federal law as would be applied in cases that arise in the United States District Courts that sit in the State of New York.  

9.13    Exemption from ERISA.

The Plan is intended to be exempt from the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), as a plan maintained outside of the United States primarily for the benefit of persons substantially all of whom are nonresident aliens of the United States.  In order to preserve this exemption from ERISA, Active Membership in the Plan shall be limited to individuals who are nonresident aliens of the United States and whose assigned work locations are outside the United States, and it is intended that all permanent records and documentation 
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relating to the administration of the Plan shall be kept at a location that is outside of the United States.

9.14    Exemption from Section 409A.

In order to permit this Plan to be completely exempt from United States Internal Revenue Code section 409A (“Section 409A”), this Plan shall be subject to the special operating rules and limitations in this Section 9.14, effective for any period to which Section 409A applies.  It is the intent of the Plan that no Member who is a U.S.  Person may in any way have their benefit from the Plan vest, increase or in any way be enhanced (collectively, a “Benefit Enhancement”) as a result of their compensation or service while a U.S.  Person.  However, Interest Credits may be provided on the PIRP-DC Account of a Member who is a U.S.  Person, but only to the extent the balance in the PIRP-DC Account is derived from Pay Credits that relate to Service completed while the Member was not a U.S.  Person (and Interest Credits on such Pay Credits).  Accordingly, no Member shall become entitled to a Benefit Enhancement with respect to a calendar year until it is determined, following the close of such year, that the Member was not a U.S.  Person with respect to such year.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the calendar year a Member’s benefit under this Plan is scheduled to commence, the Vice President may authorize a Benefit Enhancement for the calendar year of benefit commencement to the extent the Vice President determines satisfactorily that the Member will not be a U.S.  Person for such year.  In other cases, the Member’s benefit will commence under this Plan without any Benefit Enhancement related to the calendar year of commencement, and appropriate adjustments will be made to the Member’s benefit in the following year if it is determined that the Member was not a U.S.  Person in such calendar year of commencement.  This Section 9.14 shall at all times be interpreted and applied in accordance with the overriding requirement that allocations, benefits and rights under the Plan must remain entirely exempt from Section 409A, and the Vice President shall have such unrestricted authority as is necessary to ensure that it is applied in accordance with this requirement.  Further, to ensure the continuation of such exemption from Section 409A, the preceding sentence shall be applied and given overriding effect notwithstanding any other provision or language in this Plan.  

9.15     Electronic Signatures.  

The words “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Plan or any other document or record to be signed in connection with or related to this Plan by the Corporation Vice President, Eligible Employee, Dependant, or any other individual shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.

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ARTICLE X – SIGNATURE 

    The PepsiCo International Retirement Plan, DC Program document, as amended and restated, is hereby adopted as of this 20th day of December, 2021, to be effective as of January 1, 2021 or as otherwise stated herein.

                    
PEPSICO, INC.  

By: /s/ Ronald Schellekens            
Ronald Schellekens
Executive Vice President and
Chief Human Resources Officer

Date:  December 20, 2021

Law Department Approval

By:    /s/ Jeffrey A.  Arnold            
        Jeffrey A.  Arnold
    Legal Director, Employee Benefits Counsel

Date:    December 10, 2021

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APPENDIX 

Effective January 1, 2013, the Vice President, in his or her sole discretion, may establish Pay Credit Schedules other than those provided for in Section 4.01 of the DC Program  to apply in the case of a Member (or Members) specifically designated by the Vice President for this purpose, provided that each such arrangement otherwise meets all applicable requirements of the Plan.

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Exhibit 10.9

PEPSICO
PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN
(PEP)
Plan Document for the Pre-Section 409A Program
January 1, 2022 Restatement
PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan – Pre-409A Program

PEPSICO PENSION EQUALIZATION PLAN
Table of Contents
Page No.
						
	ARTICLE I.    Foreword
	1

	ARTICLE II.    Definitions and Construction
	4

	2.1    Definitions
	4

	Accrued Benefit	4

	Actuarial Equivalent	4

	Advance Election	8

	Annuity	8

	Annuity Starting Date	8

	Authorized Leave of Absence	8

	Cashout Limit	9

	Code	9

	Company	9

	Covered Compensation	9

	Credited Service	9

	Disability Retirement Pension	9

	Early Retirement Pension	9

	Effective Date	9

	Eligible Domestic Partner	9

	Eligible Spouse	11

	Employee	11

	Employer	11

	ERISA	11

	FICA Amount	12

	409A Program	12

	Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Fiduciary Committee Appointments	12

	Highest Average Monthly Earnings	12

	Late Retirement Date	12

	Late Retirement Pension	12

	Normal Retirement Age	12

	Normal Retirement Date	12

	Normal Retirement Pension	13

	Participant	13

	PBGC	13

	PBGC Rate	13

	Pension	13

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PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan – Pre-409A Program

						
	PEP Election	13

	PepsiCo Administration Committee or PAC	13

	PepsiCo Organization	14

	Plan	14

	Plan Administrator	14

	Plan Year	14

	Post-2004 Participant	15

	Pre-409A Program	15

	Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension	15

	Pre-2005 Participant	15

	Primary Social Security Amount	15

	Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity	17

	Retirement	17

	Retirement Date	17

	Retirement Pension	18

	Salaried Plan	18

	Section 409A	18

	Service	18

	75 Percent Survivor Annuity	18

	Severance from Service Date	19

	Single Life Annuity	19

	Single Lump Sum	19

	Social Security Act	19

	Taxable Wage Base	19

	Vested Pension	19

	2.2    Construction
	20

	ARTICLE III.    Participation and Service
	22

	3.1    Participation
	22

	3.2    Service
	22

	3.3    Credited Service
	22

	ARTICLE IV.    Requirements for Benefits
	23

	4.1    Normal Pre-409A Retirement Pension
	23

	4.2    Early Pre-409A Retirement Pension
	23

	4.3    4.3 Pre-409A Vested Pension
	23

	4.4    Late Pre-409A Retirement Pension
	24

	4.5    Pre-409A Disability Retirement Pension
	24

	4.6    Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension
	25

	4.7    Vesting
	26

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	4.8    Time of Payment
	26

	4.9    Cashout Distributions
	27

	4.10    Reemployment of Certain Participants
	31

	ARTICLE V.    Amount of Retirement Pension
	32

	5.1    Participant’s Pre-409A Pension
	32

	5.2    PEP Guarantee
	35

	5.3    Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension
	40

	5.4    Certain Adjustments
	43

	5.5    Excludable Employment
	44

	ARTICLE VI    Distribution Options
	46

	6.1    Form and Timing of Distributions
	46

	6.2    Available Forms of Payment
	48

	6.3    Procedures for Elections
	53

	6.4    Special Rules for Survivor Options
	56

	6.5    Designation of Beneficiary
	57

	6.6    Payment of FICA and Related Income Taxes
	58

	ARTICLE VII.    Administration
	59

	7.1    Authority to Administer Plan
	59

	7.2    Facility of Payment
	59

	7.3    Claims Procedure
	59

	7.4    Effect of Specific References
	62

	7.5    Claimant Must Exhaust the Plan’s Claims Procedures Before Filing in Court
	62

	7.6    Limitations on Actions
	65

	7.7    Restriction on Venue
	67

	ARTICLE VIII.    Miscellaneous
	68

	8.1    No guarantee of Employment
	68

	8.2    Nonalienation of Benefits
	68

	8.3    Unfunded Plan
	68

	8.4    Action by the Company
	68

	8.5    Indemnification
	69

	8.6    Code Section 409A
	69

	8.7    Authorized Transfers
	69

	8.8    Electronic Signatures
	69

	ARTICLE IX.    Amendment and Termination
	71

	9.1    Continuation of the Plan
	71

	9.2    Amendments
	71

	9.3    Termination
	72

	ARTICLE X.    ERISA Plan Structure
	73

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	ARTICLE XI.    Applicable Law
	75

	ARTICLE XII.    Signature
	76

	APPENDIX    Foreword
	77

	ARTICLE A    Accruals for 1993 and 1994
	78

	ARTICLE B    Plan Document Applicable to Pre-2005 Participants
	81

	ARTICLE PFS    PFS Special Early Retirement Benefit
	92

	ARTICLE PBG     Pre-409A
	94

	ARTICLE I – Foreword	95

	ARTICLE II – Definitions and Construction	95

	ARTICLE III – Participation and Service	105

	ARTICLE IV – Requirements for Benefits	105

	ARTICLE V – Amount of Retirement Pension	111

	ARTICLE VI – Distribution Options	120

	APPENDIX TO ARTICLE PBG	132

	FOREWORD	132

	ARTICLE A – 1993 Accruals	133

	ARTICLE P98 – PepsiCo Special Early Retirement Benefit	136

	Article IPO – Transferred and Transition Individuals	138

	ARTICLE PAC    Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Fiduciary Committee Appointments
	140

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ARTICLE I.

Foreword
The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan (“PEP” or “Plan”) has been established by PepsiCo for the benefit of salaried employees of the PepsiCo Organization who participate in the Salaried Plan.  PEP provides benefits for eligible employees whose pension benefits under the Salaried Plan are limited by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  In addition, PEP provides benefits for certain eligible employees based on the pre-1989 Salaried Plan formula.
1989 Document.  The Plan was amended and restated in its entirety effective as of January 1, 1989.  The provisions of the Plan in effect prior to January 1, 1989 govern the rights and benefits of employees whose Credited Service ended before that date (and as necessary, before the effective date of any provision with a different pre-1989 effective date).
2005 Document.  This document (the “Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document”) was first effective as of January 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) and was restated to reflect amendments through December 31, 2008.  It generally retained without modification the provisions of the 1989 restatement.  However, it was clarified to reflect that it set forth the terms of the Plan applicable to benefits that were grandfathered under Section 409A, i.e., generally, benefits that were both earned and vested on or before December 31, 2004 (the “Pre-409A Program”).  
2016 Restatement.  The 2016 restatement of the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document was effective as of April 1, 2016.  There were no material modifications made to the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document as a result of the 2016 restatement.  The Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document continues generally to retain without modification the provisions of the 1989 restatement.  
PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan – Pre-409A Program

The 2016 restatement reflected amendments through April 1, 2016, including amendments to reflect the merger into this Plan of the PBG Pension Equalization Plan (“PBG PEP”), effective at the end of the day on December 31, 2011.  The PBG PEP document that was in effect on October 3, 2004 as amended through January 1, 2011 (“Pre-409A PBG PEP Document”) and as subsequently amended from time to time is attached hereto as Appendix Article PBG Pre-409A; it continues to govern PBG PEP benefits that were grandfathered under Section 409A and that were subject to the Pre-409A PBG PEP Document prior to the Plan merger, except for certain administrative provisions now governed by the main portion of the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document as is explained in Appendix Article PBG Pre-409A.  There has been no change to the time or form of payment of benefits that are subject to Section 409A under either the PepsiCo PEP Program or the PBG PEP Program that would constitute a material modification within the meaning of Treas. Reg.§ 1.409A-6(a)(4) as a result of the merger or the revisions to the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document and Pre-409A PBG PEP document.
2021 Restatement.  This restatement reflected amendments through January 1, 2021, including provisions that reflected updates to the Salaried Plan’s actuarial factors that became effective January 1, 2019.
2022 Restatement:  This restatement primarily updates the Plan’s claims, exhaustion, limitation and termination provisions.
409A Program.  All benefits under the Plan that are earned or vested after January 1, 1989 shall be governed by the Plan Document for the Section 409A Program (the “409A Program”).  Together, this document (the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document) and the Plan Document for the Section 409A Program describe the terms of a single plan.
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Preservation of Pre-409A Program Within PEP Plan.  This document (the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document) has been modified to clarify (without any material modification) the integration of the Pre-409A Program with the 409A Program.  However, amounts subject to the terms of this Pre-409A Program and amounts subject to the terms of the 409A Program shall be tracked separately at all times.  The preservation of the terms of the Pre-409A Program, without material modification, and the separation between the 409A Program amounts and the Pre-409A Program amounts are intended to be sufficient to permit the Pre-409A Program to remain exempt from Section 409A as a program of grandfathered benefits.

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ARTICLE II.

Definitions and Construction
2.1    Definitions:  This section provides definitions for certain words and phrases. Where the following words and phrases, in boldface and underlined, appear in this Plan with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
Accrued Benefit:  The Pension payable at Normal Retirement Date determined in accordance with Article V, based on the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Credited Service at the date of determination.
Actuarial Equivalent:  Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the Plan or any Appendix to the Plan with respect to a specific benefit determination, a benefit of equivalent value computed on the basis of the factors set forth below.  The application of the following assumptions to the computation of benefits payable under the Plan shall be done in a uniform and consistent manner.  In the event the Plan is amended to provide new rights, features or benefits, the following actuarial factors shall not apply to these new elements unless specifically adopted by the amendment.
(1)  Annuities and Inflation Protection:  
(i)     Annuity Starting Dates After December 31, 2018:  To determine the amount of a Pension payable as of an Annuity Starting Date after December 31, 2018 (A) in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or other form of survivor annuity, (B) as an annuity with inflation protection, or (C) as a period certain and life annuity or other death benefit annuity, the Plan Administrator shall specify the factors that are to be used.  Effective January 1, 2019, the factors specified by 
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the Plan Administrator are set forth in Schedule 1 below.  Subsequently, the Plan Administrator may specify new factors for these and other forms of payment, in its sole and absolute discretion, by a resolution adopted by the Plan Administrator.  A Participant’s benefit under the Pre-409A Program shall be determined under the actuarial factors specified and in effect as of the Annuity Starting Date of the Participant’s benefit.  For the avoidance of doubt, it is expressly intended and binding upon Participants that any actuarial factors for forms of payment specified by the Plan Administrator may be applied retroactively to previously accrued benefits, and without regard to the factors that previously applied for such purpose.  In particular, in adjusting benefits under the Plan using the factors in Schedule 1 (below), the right to a benefit that is not less than would have applied under the prior basis for this adjustment shall not apply (even when, for example, it would apply under the Salaried Plan with respect to the 2019 Salaried Plan Factors).  For this purpose, the phrase “2019 Salaried Plan Factors” refers to the new factors that appear in the Salaried Plan’s definition of “Actuarial Equivalent” effective for annuity starting dates (as defined under the Salaried Plan) on or after January 1, 2019.  If a Participant elects a survivor, period certain annuity or other death benefit annuity with inflation protection, Schedule 1(a) shall apply to adjust the Single Life Annuity for the survivor benefit,  period certain or other death benefit, and Schedule 1(b) or (c) shall apply solely to adjust for the elected inflation protection (for this purpose and 
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as applies generally when determining an Actuarial Equivalent, the adjustment resulting from applying these factors from separate Schedules shall be determined using an actuarial computation method that is reasonable and applied consistently to similarly situated participants).
SCHEDULE 1
									
	

Date
	Mortality Table Factors	Interest Rate Factor
	(a)  Annuity Starting Dates on or After 1/1/2019 Except for Inflation Protection	The 2019 mortality table*	5%
	(b)  Annuity Starting Dates on or After 1/1/2019 for 5% Inflation Protection	The 2019 mortality table*	4.2%
	(c)  Annuity Starting Dates on or After 1/1/2019 for 7% Inflation Protection	The 2019 mortality table*	4.6%

*As this term is defined in the Salaried Plan’s definition of “Actuarial Equivalent”
(ii)    Annuity Starting Dates Before January 1, 2019:  To determine the amount of a Pension payable as of an Annuity Starting Date before January 1, 2019, and in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or other form of survivor annuity, or as an annuity with inflation protection, the factors applicable as of such time for such purposes under the Salaried Plan shall apply.  However, in determining a Pre-409A Pension payable as of an Annuity Starting Date before January 1, 2019, no change in such factors occurring on or after the Effective Date in the basis for determining the amount of an annuity form of payment 
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from that in effect as of December 31, 2004 shall be taken into account to the extent it would result in a larger annuity (but this sentence shall not apply for purposes of Section 5.1(b)(3), relating to the “Limit on the Pre-409A Pension Benefit”).
(2)  Lump Sums:  To determine the lump sum value of a Pension, or a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under Section 4.6, the factors applicable for such purposes under the Salaried Plan shall apply, except that when the term “PBGC Rate” is used in the Salaried Plan in this context it shall mean “PBGC Rate” as defined in this Plan.  However, in determining a Pre-409A Pension, no amendment, which is effective on or after the Effective Date, to the Salaried Plan’s provisions for determining lump sums from those in effect as of December 31, 2004 shall be taken into account to the extent that doing so is expected to result in a larger lump sum (or in the case of a Salaried Plan amendment that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2015, a different lump sum, unless this Pre-409A Program document is amended to expressly apply the Salaried Plan amendment in determining a Pre-409A Pension), but this sentence shall not apply for purposes of Section 5.1(b)(3), relating to the “Limit on the Pre-409A Pension Benefit.”  For example, therefore, the Salaried Plan amendment that adopted Pension Protection Act factors for lump sums effective January 1, 2008 is generally taken into account under the Pre-409A Program, but the Salaried Plan amendment that changed the “lookback period” and “stability period” for lump sums effective January 1, 2015 is not taken account under the Pre-409A Program, except for purposes of Section 5.1(b)(3).
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(3)  Other Cases:  To determine the adjustment to be made in the Pension payable to or on behalf of a Participant in other cases (including to reduce a Vested Pension for early commencement), the factors are those applicable for such purpose under the Salaried Plan.  However, in determining a Pre-409A Pension, no change occurring on or after the Effective Date in such factors from those in effect as of December 31, 2004 shall be taken into account to the extent that it would result in a larger pension (but this sentence shall not apply for purposes of Section 5.1(b)(3), relating to the “Limit on the Pre-409A Pension Benefit”).
Advance Election:  A Participant’s election to receive his Pre-409A Retirement Pension as a Single Lump Sum or an Annuity, made in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.3.
Annuity:  A Pension payable as a series of monthly payments for at least the life of the Participant.
Annuity Starting Date:  The Annuity Starting Date shall be the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable under this Plan as an annuity or in any other form.  A Participant who: (1) is reemployed after his initial Annuity Starting Date, and (2) is entitled to benefits hereunder after his reemployment, shall have a subsequent Annuity Starting Date for such benefits only to the extent provided in Section 6.3(d).
Authorized Leave of Absence:  Any absence authorized by an Employer under the Employer’s standard personnel practices, whether paid or unpaid.
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Cashout Limit:  The annual dollar limit on elective deferrals under Code section 402(g)(1)(B), as in effect from time to time.
Code:  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.  All references herein to particular Code Sections shall also refer to any successor provisions and shall include all related regulations, interpretations and other guidance.
Company:  PepsiCo, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina or its successor or successors.
Covered Compensation:  “Covered Compensation” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
Credited Service:  The period of a Participant’s employment, calculated in accordance with Section 3.3, which is counted for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable to, or on behalf of, the Participant.
Disability Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.5.
Early Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.2.
Effective Date:  The date upon which this document for the Pre-409A Program is generally effective, January 1, 2005.  Certain identified provisions of the Plan may be effective on different dates, to the extent noted herein.
Eligible Domestic Partner.  The definition in this Section 2.1 is effective for applicable dates on and after January 1, 2019, and applies solely to a Participant who is actively employed by, or on an Authorized Leave of Absence from, a member of the 
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PepsiCo Organization on or after January 1, 2019. For other dates or Participants, see Appendix Article H.

(1)Definition. For applicable dates on or after January 1, 2019, “Eligible Domestic Partner” means an individual who is of the same sex or opposite sex as the Participant and who satisfies paragraph (a), (b) or (c), subject to the additional rules set forth in paragraph (e).
(a)Civil Union.  If on the applicable date the Participant has entered into a civil union that is valid on the applicable date in the state in which it was entered into, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual with whom the Participant has entered into such a civil union.
(b)Enrollment in Health Benefits.  If the Participant does not have an Eligible Domestic Partner pursuant to paragraph (a) above, the Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual who, on the applicable date, is enrolled in any of the Company’s health benefit options as the Participant’s domestic partner.  
(c)Other Acceptable Evidence of Partnership.  If on the applicable date a Participant does not have an Eligible Domestic Partner under paragraph (a) or (b) above, such Participant’s Eligible Domestic Partner (if any) is the individual who satisfies such criteria of domestic partnership as the Plan Administrator has specified in writing.
(d)No Eligible Domestic Partner Except as Described Above.  If on the applicable date a Participant does not have an Eligible 
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Domestic Partner under paragraph (a), (b), or (c) above, such Participant is not eligible to have an Eligible Domestic Partner.  
(e)Additional Rules. The term “Eligible Domestic Partner” does not apply to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse.  A Participant is not permitted to have more than one Eligible Domestic Partner at any point in time, and a Participant who has an Eligible Spouse is not permitted to have an Eligible Domestic Partner. 
(2)Terms Used in this Definition.  For purposes of the definition of “Eligible Domestic Partner” in this Section 2.1, the following definitions apply:  “applicable date” means the earlier of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date and date of death, and “state” means any domestic or foreign jurisdiction having the legal authority to sanction civil unions.
Eligible Spouse:  The spouse of a Participant to whom the Participant is married on the earlier of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date or the date of the Participant’s death.
Employee:  An individual who qualifies as an “Employee” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
Employer:  An entity that qualifies as an “Employer” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
ERISA:  Public Law No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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FICA Amount:  The Participant’s share of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed on the 409A Pension and Pre-409A Pension of the Participant under Code Sections 3101, 3121(a) and 3121(v)(2).
409A Program:  The portion of the Plan that governs deferrals that are subject to Section 409A.  The terms of the 409A Program are set forth in a separate document (or separate set of documents).
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments:  The guiding principles as set forth in Common Appendix Article PAC to be applied by the Chair of the PAC when selecting the members of the PAC.
Highest Average Monthly Earnings:  “Highest Average Monthly Earnings” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan, but without regard to the limitation imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code (as such limitation is interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan).
Late Retirement Date:  The Late Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s actual Retirement Date occurring after his Normal Retirement Age.
Late Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.4.
Normal Retirement Age:  The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is age 65 or, if later, the age at which a Participant first has 5 Years of Service.
Normal Retirement Date:  A Participant’s Normal Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s Normal Retirement Age.
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Normal Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.1.
Participant:  An Employee participating in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.
PBGC:  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a body corporate within the Department of Labor established under the provisions of Title IV of ERISA.
PBGC Rate:  The PBGC Rate is 120 percent of the interest rate, determined on the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date, that would be used by the PBGC for purposes of determining the present value of a lump sum distribution on plan termination.
Pension:  One or more payments that are payable to a person who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.  The term “Pre-409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.  The term “409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Pension that is derived from the 409A Program.
PEP Election:  A Participant’s election to receive his Pre-409A Retirement Pension in one of the Annuity forms available under Section 6.2, made in compliance with the requirements of Sections 6.3 and 6.4.
PepsiCo Administration Committee or PAC:  The committee that has the responsibility for administration and operation of the Plan, as set forth in the Plan, as well as any other duties set forth therein.  As of any time, the Chair of the PAC shall be the person who is then the Company’s Senior Vice President, Total Rewards, but if such position is vacant or eliminated, the Chair shall be the person who is acting to fulfill the 
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majority of the duties of the position (or plurality of the duties, if no one is fulfilling a majority), as such duties existed immediately prior to the vacancy or the position elimination.  The Chair shall appoint the other members of the PAC, applying the principles set forth in the Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments and acting promptly from time to time to ensure that there are four other members of the PAC, each of whom shall have experience and expertise relevant to the responsibilities of the PAC.  At least two times each year, the PAC shall prepare a written report of its significant activities that shall be available to any U.S.-based executive of the Company who is at least a senior vice president.
PepsiCo Organization:  The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Code section 414 and regulations issued thereunder.  An entity shall be considered a member of the PepsiCo Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.
Plan:  The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan, the Plan set forth herein and in the 409A Program document(s), as the Plan may be amended from time to time (subject to the limitations on amendment that are applicable hereunder and under the 409A Program).  The Plan is also sometimes referred to as PEP, or as the PepsiCo Pension Benefit Equalization Plan.
Plan Administrator:  The PAC, or its delegate or delegates.  The Plan Administrator shall have authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII.
Plan Year:  The 12-month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31.
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Post-2004 Participant:  Any Participant who is not a Pre-2005 Participant.
Pre-409A Program:  The program described in this document (and as necessary, predecessor documents to this document that are described in the Foreword).  The term “Pre-409A Program” is used to identify the portion of the Plan that is not subject to Section 409A.
Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  The Pension available to an Eligible Spouse under the Plan.  The term “Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension” shall be used to refer to the Pension available to an Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6 of this document.
Pre-2005 Participant:  A Participant who is not employed by the PepsiCo Organization after December 31, 2004, and whose rights to a Pension are solely based on the legally binding rights (i) that he had on (or before) December 31, 2004, and (ii) that were not materially modified after October 3, 2004.
Primary Social Security Amount:  In determining Pension amounts, Primary Social Security Amount shall mean:
(1)  For purposes of determining the amount of a Retirement, Vested or Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be the estimated monthly amount that may be payable to a Participant commencing at age 65 as an old-age insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended.  Such estimates of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the following assumptions:
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(i)  That the Participant’s social security wages in any year prior to Retirement or severance are equal to the Taxable Wage Base in such year, and
(ii)  That he will not receive any social security wages after Retirement or severance.
However, in computing a Vested Pension under Formula A of Section 5.2, the estimate of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the assumption that he continued to receive social security wages until age 65 at the same rate as the Taxable Wage Base in effect at his severance from employment.  For purposes of this subsection, “social security wages” shall mean wages within the meaning of the Social Security Act.
(2)  For purposes of determining the amount of a Disability Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be (except as provided in the next sentence) the initial monthly amount actually received by the disabled Participant as a disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended and in effect at the time of the Participant’s retirement due to disability.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for any period that a Participant receives a Disability Pension before receiving a disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, then the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount for such period shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above.
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(3)  For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the Primary Social Security Amount shall exclude amounts that may be available because of the spouse or any dependent of the Participant or any amounts payable on account of the Participant’s death.  Estimates of Primary Social Security Amounts shall be made on the basis of the Social Security Act as in effect at the Participant’s Severance from Service Date, without regard to any increases in the social security wage base or benefit levels provided by such Act which take effect thereafter.
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity:  An Annuity which is payable to the Participant for life with 50 percent of the amount of such Annuity payable after the Participant’s death to his surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner for life.  If the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner (as applicable) predeceases the Participant, no survivor benefit under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be payable to any person.  The amount of a Participant’s monthly payment under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be reduced to the extent provided in Sections 5.1 and 5.2, as applicable.
Retirement:  Termination of employment for reasons other than death after a Participant has fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal, Early, Late, or Disability Retirement Pension under Article IV.
Retirement Date:  The date on which a Participant’s Retirement is considered to commence.  Retirement shall be considered to commence on the day immediately following:  (i) a Participant’s last day of  employment, or (ii) the last day of an Authorized Leave of Absence, if later.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in 
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the case of a Disability Pre-409A Retirement Pension, Retirement shall be considered as commencing on the Participant’s retirement date applicable for such purpose under the Salaried Plan.
Retirement Pension:  The Pension payable to a Participant upon Retirement under the Plan.  The term “Pre-409A Retirement Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Retirement Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.  The term “409A Retirement Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Retirement Pension that is derived from the 409A Program.
Salaried Plan:  The program of pension benefits set forth in Part B of the PSERP Component of both the PepsiCo Employees Retirement Plan A (“PERP-A”) the PepsiCo Employees Retirement Plan I (“PERP-I”), and the PepsiCo Employees Retirement Plan H (“PERP-H”), as it may be amended from time to time, and as it was set forth prior to January 1, 2017 in predecessor plans to PERP-A and PERP-I.
Section 409A:  Section 409A of the Code.
Service:  The period of a Participant’s employment calculated in accordance with Section 3.2 for purposes of determining his entitlement to benefits under the Plan.
75 Percent Survivor Annuity: An Annuity which is payable to the Participant for life with 75 percent of the amount of such Annuity payable after the Participant’s death to his surviving Eligible Spouse for life.  If the Eligible Spouse predeceases the Participant, no survivor benefit under a 75 Percent Survivor Annuity shall be payable to any person.  The amount of a Participant’s monthly payment under a 
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75 Percent Survivor Annuity shall be reduced to the extent provided in sections 5.1 and 5.2, as applicable.
Severance from Service Date:  The date on which an Employee’s period of service is deemed to end, determined in accordance with Article III of Part B of the Salaried Plan.
Single Life Annuity:  A level monthly Annuity payable to a Participant for his life only, with no survivor benefits to his Eligible Spouse or any other person.
Single Lump Sum:  The distribution of a Participant’s total Pre-409A Pension in the form of a single payment.
Social Security Act:  The Social Security Act of the United States, as amended, an enactment providing governmental benefits in connection with events such as old age, death and disability.  Any reference herein to the Social Security Act (or any of the benefits provided thereunder) shall be taken as a reference to any comparable governmental program of another country, as determined by the Plan Administrator, but only to the extent the Plan Administrator judges the computation of those benefits to be administratively feasible.
Taxable Wage Base:  The contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) in effect for the Plan Year.
Vested Pension:  The Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.3.  The term “Pre-409A Vested Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Vested Pension that is derived from the Pre-409A Program.  The term “409A Vested Pension” shall be used to refer to the portion of a Vested Pension that is derived from the 409A Program.
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2.2    Construction:  The terms of the Plan shall be construed in accordance with this section.
(a)Gender and Number:  Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, (i) a reference to one or more genders shall include a reference to all the other genders, and (ii) the singular may include the plural, and the plural may include the singular.
(b)Compounds of the Word “Here”:  The words “hereof”, “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or section.
(c)Examples:  Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passages of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limits on its breadth of application).
(d)Subdivisions of the Plan Document:  This Plan document is divided and subdivided using the following progression:  articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, and clauses, and sub-clauses.  Articles are designated by capital roman numerals.  Sections are designated by Arabic numerals containing a decimal point.  Subsections are designated by lower-case letters in parentheses.  Paragraphs are designated by Arabic numerals in parentheses.  Subparagraphs are designated by lower-case roman numerals in parentheses.  Clauses are designated by upper-case letters in parentheses.  Sub-clauses are designated by upper-case roman numerals in parentheses.  Any reference in a section to a subsection (with no 
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accompanying section reference) shall be read as a reference to the subsection with the specified designation contained in that same section.  A similar rule shall apply with respect to paragraph references within a subsection and subparagraph references within a paragraph.

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ARTICLE III.

Participation and Service
3.1    Participation:  An Employee shall be a Participant in the Plan during the period:
(a)When he would be currently entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan if his employment terminated at such time, or
(b)When he would be so entitled but for the vesting requirement of Section 4.7.
It is expressly contemplated that an Employee, who is entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan as of a particular time, may subsequently cease to be entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan.  An individual’s entitlement to receive a Pension under the Plan is subject to all exclusions from eligibility that apply under the Salaried Plan and, therefore, all such exclusions shall be given effect in determining eligibility under the Plan.  
3.2    Service:  A Participant’s entitlement to a Pension or, in the event the Participant dies before commencing a benefit hereunder, a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension for his Eligible Spouse, shall be determined under Article IV based upon his period of Service.  A Participant’s period of Service shall be determined under Article III of Part B of the Salaried Plan.
3.3    Credited Service:  The amount of a Participant’s Pension and a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be based upon the Participant’s period of Credited Service, as determined under Article III of Part B of the Salaried Plan.

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ARTICLE IV.

Requirements for Benefits
A Participant shall be entitled to receive a Pre-409A Pension and a surviving Eligible Spouse shall be entitled to certain survivor benefits as provided in this Article.  The amount of any such Pre-409A Pension or survivor benefit shall be determined in accordance with Article V.
4.1    Normal Pre-409A Retirement Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for a Normal Pre-409A Retirement Pension if he meets the requirements for a Normal Retirement Pension in Section 4.1 of Part B of the Salaried Plan (except that no change occurring on or after the Effective Date in such requirements, from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, shall be taken into account).  In determining the amount (but not the form and time of payment) of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, the Participant’s status under this Section 4.1 shall be fixed as of December 31, 2004.
4.2    Early Pre-409A Retirement Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for an Early Pre-409A Retirement Pension if he meets the requirements for an Early Retirement Pension in Section 4.2 of Part B of the Salaried Plan (except that no change occurring on or after the Effective Date in such requirements, from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, shall be taken into account).  In determining the amount (but not the form and time of payment) of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, the Participant’s status under this Section 4.2 shall be fixed as of December 31, 2004.
4.3    Pre-409A Vested Pension:  A Participant who is vested under Section 4.7 shall be eligible to receive a Pre-409A Vested Pension if his employment in an eligible classification under Part B of the Salaried Plan is terminated before he is eligible for a Normal Pre-409A Retirement Pension or an Early Pre-409A Retirement Pension (except that no change 
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occurring on or after the Effective Date in such requirements, from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, shall be taken into account).  A Participant who terminates employment prior to satisfying the vesting requirement in Section 4.7 shall not be eligible to receive a Pension under this Plan.  In determining the amount (but not the form and time of payment) of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, the Participant’s status under this Section 4.3 shall be fixed as of December 31, 2004.
4.4    Late Pre-409A Retirement Pension:  A Participant who continues employment after his Normal Retirement Age shall not receive a Pension until his Late Retirement Date.  Thereafter, a Participant shall be eligible for a Late Pre-409A Retirement Pension determined in accordance with Section 4.4 of Part B of the Salaried Plan (except that the following shall not be taken into account – (i) any change occurring on or after the Effective Date in the requirements of such section from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, (ii) any requirement for notice of suspension under ERISA section 203(a)(3)(B), or (iii) any adjustment as under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan).  In determining the amount (but not the form and time of payment) of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, the Participant’s status under this Section 4.4 shall be fixed as of December 31, 2004.
4.5    Pre-409A Disability Retirement Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for a Pre-409A Disability Retirement Pension if he meets the requirements for a Disability Retirement Pension under the Part B of the Salaried Plan (except that no change occurring on or after the Effective Date in such requirements, from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, shall be taken into account).  In determining the amount (but not the form and time of payment) of a Participant’s Pre-409A Disability Retirement Pension under this Section 4.5, the Participant’s status under this Section 4.5 shall be fixed as of December 31, 2004.
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4.6    Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension:  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension is payable under this section only in the event the Participant dies prior to his Annuity Starting Date.  Any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension payable under this section shall commence as of the same time as the corresponding pre-retirement spouse’s pension under the Salaried Plan (except that no change occurring on or after the Effective Date in the Salaried Plan’s requirements for such pension, from those in effect as of December 31, 2004, shall be taken into account), subject to Section 4.9.
(a)  Active, Disabled and Retired Employees:  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under the Salaried Plan to a pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of active, disabled and retired employees (but if the Participant dies after December 31, 2004, this subsection shall only apply if the Participant had met the eligibility requirements for a Retirement Pension on December 31, 2004).  The amount of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.
(b)  Vested Employees:  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of vested terminated Employees (but if the Participant dies after December 31, 2004, this subsection shall apply if the Participant had met the requirements for a Vested Pension, but not those for a Retirement Pension, on December 31, 2004).  The amount (if any) of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.  If pursuant to this Section 4.6(b) a Participant has Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage in 
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effect for his Eligible Spouse, any Pension calculated for the Participant under Section 5.2(b) shall be reduced for each year such coverage is in effect by the applicable percentage set forth below (based on the Participant’s age at the time the coverage is in effect) with a pro rata reduction for any portion of a year.  No reduction shall be made for coverage in effect within the 90-day period following a Participant’s termination of employment.
						
	Attained Age	Annual Charge
		
	Up to 35	.0%
	35 -- 39	.075%
	40 -- 44	.1%
	45 -- 49	.175%
	50 -- 54	.3%
	55 -- 59	.5%
	60 -- 64	.5%
		

4.7    Vesting:  A Participant shall be fully vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his Accrued Benefit at the time he becomes fully vested in his accrued benefit under the Salaried Plan.
4.8    Time of Payment:  The distribution of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall commence as of the time specified in Section 6.1.  Any increase in a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension for interest due to a delay in payment, by application of Section 3.1(e) of Part A of the Salaried Plan when calculating the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, shall accrue entirely under the 409A Program and be paid (subject to the last sentence of this Section) at the same time and in the same form that the Participant’s 409A Pension is paid.  Accordingly, if a Participant is entitled to an interest adjustment for a delay in payment of his Pre-409A Pension, the amount of such interest adjustment shall be limited to that which may be paid as part of the 
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Participant’s 409A Pension, consistent with Section 409A’s payment rules and the limitation in the next sentence. Notwithstanding any provision of the Salaried Plan to the contrary, including Section 4.8(e), a Participant shall not receive interest for a delay in payment of his 409A Pension or Pre-409A Pension to the extent the delay is caused by the Participant.
4.9    Cashout Distributions:  Notwithstanding the availability or applicability of a different form of payment under Article VI, the following rules shall apply in the case of certain small benefit Annuity payments:
(a)    Distribution of Participant’s Pre-409A Pension:  If on the applicable benefit commencement date the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Participant such lump sum value of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for commencement dates prior to December 1, 2012, a Participant shall be cashed out under this subsection if, at the Participant’s commencement date, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension is equal to or less than $15,000 ($10,000 in the case of a Pre-2005 Participant).  Such lump sum (or portion thereof) representing the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall be paid pursuant to the terms of this Pre-409A Program. The applicable benefit commencement date shall be:
(1)    Prior to December 1, 2012, the commencement date of any 409A Pension to which the Participant is entitled or, in the event the Participant is not entitled to a 409A Pension, the first of the month following the Participant’s termination of employment date (however, if the lump sum value as of that date is too great to make the distribution, but the lump sum value is 
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not too great as of his Annuity Starting Date under the terms of this Pre-409A Program, such Annuity Starting Date shall be the applicable commencement date); and
(2)     Beginning as of December 1, 2012, the first of the month following the Participant’s termination of employment date (however, if the lump sum value as of that date is too great to make the distribution, but the lump sum value is not too great as of his Annuity Starting Date under the terms of this Pre-409A Program, such Annuity Starting Date shall be the applicable commencement date).
(b)    Distribution of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension Benefit:  If on the Eligible Spouse’s applicable benefit commencement date, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension to be paid is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Eligible Spouse such lump sum value of the PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for commencement dates prior to December 1, 2012, an Eligible Spouse shall be cashed out under this subsection if the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension is equal to or less than $15,000 ($10,000 in the case of a Pre-2005 Participant).  Such lump sum (or portion thereof) representing the Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension shall be paid pursuant to the terms of this Pre-409A Program.  The applicable benefit commencement date shall be:
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(1)    Prior to December 1, 2012, the commencement date of any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension to which the Eligible Spouse is entitled or, in the event the Eligible Spouse is not entitled to a Pre Retirement Spouse’s 409A Pension, the first of the month following the Participant’s death (however, if the lump sum value as of that date is too great to make the distribution, but the lump sum value is not too great as of the date that would be the Eligible Spouse’s benefit commencement date under the terms of this Pre-409A Program, such benefit commencement date shall be the applicable commencement date); and
(2)    Beginning as of December 1, 2012, the first of the month following the Participant’s death (however, if the lump sum value as of that date is too great to make the distribution, but the lump sum value is not too great as of the date that would be the Eligible Spouse’s benefit commencement date under the terms of this Pre-409A Program, such benefit commencement date shall be the applicable commencement date).
(c)    Special Cashout of Pre-409A Vested Pensions:  Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out a Pre-409A Vested Pension in a single lump sum prior to the date that would apply under subsection (a).
(1)    The Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any Pre-409A Vested Pension that, as of December 1, 2012 – (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the 
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Cashout Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on December 1, 2012.
(2)    The Plan Administrator shall also have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any Pre-409A Vested Pension that, as of the first day of any month in 2013 or 2014 specified by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the exercise of its discretion – (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on the first day of the month specified.
Not later than November 30, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection to select Vested Pensions for cashout on December 1, 2012, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or electronic form) of Participants with Pre-409A Vested Pensions who will be cashed out.  In addition, not later than the day before the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) above, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection to select Vested Pensions for cashout on the specified date, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or electronic form) of Participants with Pre-409A Vested Pensions who will be cashed out.
Any lump sum distributed under this section shall be in lieu of the Pension that otherwise would be distributable to the Participant or Eligible Spouse hereunder.  To the extent necessary 
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to preserve the grandfathered status of Pre-409A Pensions, the cashout provisions described in subsections (a) through (c) above are intended to operate in conformance with the rules for “limited cashout” features within the meaning of Treasury Regulation sections 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v) and 1.409A-6(a)(4)(i)(E), and they shall be interpreted and applied consistently with this regulation.  No Participant or Eligible Spouse shall be given a direct or indirect election with respect to whether the Participant’s Vested Pension or the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension will be cashed out under this section.
4.10    Reemployment of Certain Participants:  In the case of a current or former Participant who is reemployed and is eligible to reparticipate in the Salaried Plan after his Annuity Starting Date, payment of his Pre-409A Pension will be suspended if payment of his Salaried Plan pension is suspended (or if payment would have been suspended pursuant to such provisions if (i) it were already in pay status, and (ii) changes in the Salaried Plan terms that occur after December 31, 2004 were disregarded).  Thereafter, his Pre-409A Pension shall recommence at the time determined under Section 6.1 (even if the suspension of his Salaried Plan pension ceases earlier).

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ARTICLE V.

Amount of Retirement Pension
When a Pension becomes payable to or on behalf of a Post-2004 Participant under this Plan, the amount of such Pre-409A Pension shall be determined under Section 5.1 or 5.3 (whichever is applicable), subject to any adjustments required under Sections 4.6(b), 5.4 and 5.5.  In the case of a Pre-2005 Participant, the amount of such Participant’s Pre-409A Pension (or a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension payable on his behalf) shall be determined as provided in Article B of the Appendix.
5.1    Participant’s Pre-409A Pension
(a)  Calculating the Pre-409A Pension:  In the case of a Post-2004 Participant, such Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall be calculated as follows (on the basis specified in subsection (b) below and using the definitions appearing in subsection (c) below):
(1)      His Total Pension, reduced by
(2)      His Salaried Plan Pension.
(b)  Basis for Determining:  The Pre-409A Pension Benefit amount in subsection (a) above shall be the greater of the amount determined on the basis set forth in paragraph (1) or (2) below, but never more than the limitation specified in paragraph (3) below:
(1)    Present Value Method:  The Pre-409A Pension Benefit amount under this paragraph shall be determined initially as a present value of the Participant’s benefit under subsection (a) as of December 31, 2004 (determined as if the Participant voluntarily terminated on that date without cause, received a payment on the earliest possible commencement date 
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(“Earliest Date”) thereafter, and such payment was in the form with the maximum value available to the Participant in connection with a termination at such time), using the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum factors in effect on such date (“2004 Lump Sum Factors”) to determine the present value.  Such present value amount shall then be increased, if the Participant had not yet attained the Participant’s Earliest Date as of December 31, 2004, for both interest and survivorship through such Earliest Date, using the 2004 Lump Sum Factors.
(2)     Accrued Benefit Method:  The Pre-409A Pension Benefit amount under this paragraph shall be based on the Participant’s Accrued Benefit as of December 31, 2004, but with such Accrued Benefit amount reduced for early commencement (where applicable based on the Participant’s actual Annuity Starting Date for his Pre-409A Pension), based upon the reduction factors for early commencement applicable to the Participant’s status as eligible for a retirement benefit (under Section 4.2) or a vested benefit (under Section 4.3), whichever applies.
(3)    Limit on the Pre-409A Pension Benefit:  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or (2) above, a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension Benefit amount shall never exceed the Participant’s Total Pension reduced by his Salaried Plan Pension, with each calculated as of the actual Annuity Starting Date of Participant’s Pre-409A Pension.  For purposes of this paragraph (3), the provisions of Article IV that freeze the Participant’s status as of December 31, 2004 (or consider only the status on such date), and the provisions of this 
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document that bar taking into account Plan changes that are effective after December 31, 2004 shall not be taken into account.
(c)  Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)  A Participant’s “Total Pension” means the greater of:
(i)  The amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to: (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of Part B of the Salaried Plan (relating to benefits that are deferred beyond the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date); or
(ii)  The amount (if any) of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee under Section 5.2.
For purposes of subsection (b)(1) and (2), the determination in clause (i) and (ii) above shall be made (except, in the case of subsection (b)(2), with respect to early commencement reductions, which shall be made as of the Annuity Starting Date) as of December 31, 2004, and (except to the extent the provisions of the Plan specifically authorize taking into account subsequent changes) shall be made on the basis of the terms of the Salaried Plan without taking into account changes after December 31, 2004.  As necessary to ensure the Participant’s receipt of a “greater of” benefit, the foregoing comparison between clause (i) and clause (ii) shall be made by reflecting, as applicable, the relative value of forms of payment.
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(2)  A Participant’s “Salaried Plan Pension” means the amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan.  For purposes of subsection (b)(1) and (2), the determination of a Participant’s Salaried Plan Pension shall be made (except, in the case of subsection (b)(2), with respect to early commencement reductions, which shall be made as of the Annuity Starting Date) as of December 31, 2004, and (except to the extent the provisions of the Plan specifically authorize taking into account subsequent changes) shall be made on the basis of the terms of the Salaried Plan without taking into account changes after December 31, 2004.
5.2    PEP Guarantee:  A Post-2004 Participant who is eligible under subsection (a) below shall be entitled to a PEP Guarantee benefit determined under subsection (b) below.  In the case of Participants who are not eligible under subsection (a), the PEP Guarantee shall not apply.
(a)  Eligibility:  A Participant shall be covered by this section if the Participant has 1988 pensionable earnings from an Employer of at least $75,000.  For purposes of this section, “1988 pensionable earnings” means the Participant’s remuneration for the 1988 calendar year, within the meaning of the Salaried Plan as in effect in 1988.  “1988 pensionable earnings” does not include remuneration from an entity attributable to any period when that entity was not an Employer.
(b)  PEP Guarantee Formula:  The amount of a Participant’s PEP Guarantee shall be determined under the applicable formula in paragraph (1), subject to the special rules in paragraph (2).
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(1)  Formulas:  The amount of a Participant’s Pension under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (i) below.  However, if the Participant was actively employed by the PepsiCo Organization in a classification eligible for the Salaried Plan prior to July 1, 1975, the amount of his Pension under this paragraph shall be the greater of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (i) and (ii), provided that subparagraph (ii)(B) shall not apply in determining the amount of a Vested Pension.
(i)  Formula A:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be:
(A)  3 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for the first 10 years of Credited Service, plus
(B)  1 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for each year of Credited Service in excess of 10 years, less
(C)  1-2/3 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount multiplied by years of Credited Service not in excess of 30 years.
In determining the amount of a Vested Pension under this Formula A, the Pension shall first be calculated on the basis of (I) the Credited Service the Participant would have earned had he remained in the employ of the Employer until his Normal Retirement Age, and (II) his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at his Severance from Service Date, and then shall be reduced by multiplying the resulting 
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amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant’s actual years of Credited Service on his Severance from Service Date (or December 31, 2004, if earlier) and the denominator of which is the years of Credited Service he would have earned had he remained in the employ of an Employer until his Normal Retirement Age.
(ii)    Formula B:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be the greater of (A) or (B) below:
(A)    1-1/2 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount, or
(B)    3 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service up to 15 years, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount.
In determining the amount of a Disability Pension under Formula A or B above, the Pension shall be calculated on the basis of the Participant’s Credited Service (determined in accordance with Section 3.3(d)(3) of the Salaried Plan, as in effect on December 31, 2004), and his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at the date of disability (or as of such earlier date as may apply under Section 5.1(b)).
(2)  Calculation:  The amount of the PEP Guarantee shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above, subject to the following special rules:
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(i)  Surviving Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s Annuity:  Subject to subparagraph (iii) below and the last sentence of this subparagraph, if the Participant has an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, the Participant’s Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be entitled to receive a survivor annuity equal to 50 percent of the Participant’s Annuity under this section, with no corresponding reduction in such Annuity for the Participant.  Annuity payments to a surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall begin on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and shall end with the last monthly payment due prior to the Eligible Spouse’s or Eligible Domestic Partner’s death.  If the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is more than 10 years younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be adjusted as provided below.
(A)  For each full year more than 10 but less than 21 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be reduced by 0.8 percent.
(B)  For each full year more than 20 that the surviving Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such Eligible 
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Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner shall be reduced by an additional 0.4 percent.
(ii)  Reductions:  The following reductions shall apply in determining a Participant’s PEP Guarantee.
(A)  If the Participant will receive an Early Retirement Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced by 3/12ths of 1 percent for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes the date the Participant would attain his Normal Retirement Date.
(B)  If the Participant is entitled to a Vested Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced to the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount payable at his Normal Retirement Date (if payment commences before such date), and the Section 4.6(b) reductions for any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage shall apply.
(C)  This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner benefit, continuing for the life of the surviving Eligible Spouse or surviving Eligible Domestic Partner, that is greater than that provided under subparagraph (i).  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Pension otherwise payable under the foregoing provisions of this section.
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(D)  This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides a survivor annuity for a beneficiary who is not his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner.  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Single Life Annuity for the Participant’s life.
(E)  This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in an Annuity form that includes inflation protection described in Section 6.2(b).  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the elected Annuity without such protection.
(iii)  Lump Sum Conversion:  The amount of the Retirement Pension determined under this section for a Participant whose Retirement Pension will be distributed in the form of a lump sum shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under this section, taking into account the value of any survivor benefit under subparagraph (i) above and any early retirement reductions under subparagraph (ii)(A) above.
5.3    Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension:  The  monthly amount of the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension payable to a surviving Eligible Spouse of a Post-2004 Participant under Section 4.6 shall be determined under subsection (a) below.
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(a)  Calculation:  An Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pre-409A Pension shall be equal to:
(1)      The Eligible Spouse’s Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, reduced by
(2)      The Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension.
(b)  Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)  An Eligible Spouse’s “Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the greater of:
(i)  The amount of the Eligible Spouse’s pre-retirement spouse’s pension determined under the principles and limitations of Section 5.1(b) and under the terms of the Salaried Plan in effect on December 31, 2004 (except as otherwise applicable under Section 5.1(b)), but without regard to:  (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of the Salaried Plan (relating to benefits that are deferred beyond the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date); or
(ii)  The amount (if any) of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension determined under the principles and limitations of Section 5.1(b) and under subsection (c).
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In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated with reference to the specific time of payment applicable to the Eligible Spouse.
(2)    An “Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension that would be payable to the Eligible Spouse under the principles and limitations of Section 5.1(b) under the terms of the Salaried Plan in effect on December 31, 2004 (except as otherwise applicable under Section 5.1(b)).
(c)  PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  An Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever is applicable, with reference to the PEP Guarantee (if any) that would have been available to the Participant under Section 5.2.
(1)  Normal Rule:  The Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable under this paragraph shall be equal to the amount that would be payable as a survivor annuity, under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, if the Participant had:
(i)  Separated from service on the earliest of the date of death, his actual Severance from Service Date;
(ii)  Commenced a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity on the same date payments of the Qualified Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension are to commence; and
(iii)  Died on the day immediately following such commencement.
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If payment of a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph commences or is deemed to commence prior to the date which would have been the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, appropriate reductions for early commencement shall be applied to the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity upon which the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension is based.
(2)  Special Rule for Active and Disabled Employees:  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension paid on behalf of a Participant described in Section 4.6(a) shall not be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2 in accordance with the principles and limitations of Section 5.1(b) (if a comparable 25 percent benefit is available on behalf of the Participant under the Salaried Plan).  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph is not reduced for early commencement.
5.4    Certain Adjustments:  Pensions determined under the foregoing sections of this Article are subject to adjustment as provided in this section.  For purposes of this section, “specified plan” shall mean the Salaried Plan or a nonqualified pension plan similar to this Plan.  A nonqualified pension plan is similar to this Plan if it is sponsored by a member of the PepsiCo Organization and if its benefits are not based on participant pay deferrals.
(a)  Adjustments for Rehired Participants:  This subsection shall apply to a current or former Participant who is reemployed after his Annuity Starting Date and whose benefit under the Salaried Plan is recalculated based on an additional period of Credited Service.  In the event of any such recalculation, the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall also be recalculated hereunder.  For this purpose, the PEP Guarantee 
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under Section 5.2 is adjusted for in-service distributions and prior distributions in the same manner as benefits are adjusted under the Salaried Plan, but by taking into account benefits under this Plan and any specified plans.
(b)  Adjustment for Increased Pension Under Other Plans:  If the benefit paid under a specified plan on behalf of a Participant is increased after PEP benefits on his behalf have been determined (whether the increase is by order of a court, by agreement of the plan administrator of the specified plan, or otherwise), the PEP benefit for the Participant shall be recalculated.  If the recalculation identifies an overpayment hereunder, the Plan Administrator shall take such steps as it deems advisable to recover the overpayment.  It is specifically intended that there shall be no duplication of payments under this Plan and any specified plans.
5.5    Excludable Employment:  Effective for periods of employment on or after June 30, 1997, an executive classified as level 22 or above (or the equivalent) whose employment by an Employer is for a limited duration assignment shall not become entitled to a benefit or to any increase in benefits in connection with such employment.  In addition, in the case of agreements entered into after January 1, 2009, an executive who has signed a written agreement with the Company pursuant to which the individual either (i) waives eligibility under the Plan (even if the individual otherwise meets the definition of Employee under the Plan), or (ii) agrees not to participate in the Plan, shall not thereafter becomes entitled to a benefit or to any increase in benefits in connection with such employment (whichever applies).  Written agreements may be entered into either before or after the executive becomes eligible for or begins participation in the Plan, and such written agreement may take any form that is deemed 
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effective by the Company.  All written agreements under this section 5.5 shall be irrevocable by the individual once executed.

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ARTICLE VI.

Distribution Options    
The terms of this Article govern (i) the distribution of benefits to a Participant who becomes entitled to a Pre-409A Pension, and (ii) the continuation of benefits (if any) to such Participant’s beneficiary following the Participant’s death.  Other than as set forth in section 4.9 (cashout distributions), a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension derived from the Pre-409A Program shall be payable as an Annuity for the life of the Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, as applicable, in all cases, subject to Section 4.9 (cashout distributions).  The distribution of a 409A Pension is governed by the terms of the 409A Program.
6.1    Form and Timing of Distributions:  This section shall govern the form and timing of distributions of Pre-409A Pensions that begin on or after March 1, 1992.  Plan distributions that begin before that date shall be governed by the prior terms of the Plan.  The provisions of this Section 6.1 are in all cases subject to the cashout rules set forth in Section 4.9.
(a)  No Advance Election:  This subsection shall apply to a Participant: (i) who does not have an Advance Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, or (ii) who terminates employment prior to Retirement.  Subject to the next sentence, a Participant described in this subsection shall be paid his Pre-409A Pension in the same form and at the same time as he is paid his Pension under the Salaried Plan.  If a Participant’s Salaried Plan Annuity Starting Date occurs while he is still an employee of the PepsiCo Organization (because of the time of payment provisions in Code section 401(a)(9)), payment under the Plan shall not begin until the first of the month next following the Participant’s Severance from Service Date.  In this instance, the form of payment under this Plan shall remain that applicable under the Salaried Plan.  If the Participant will be paid his pension under the Salaried Plan in a form 
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of payment that is not available to the Participant under this Pre-409A Program (e.g., because the Participant attains Retirement status under the Salaried Plan but does not attain Retirement status under this Pre-409A Program, based on applying the terms of the Salaried Plan in effect on December 31, 2004), the principles of subsection (b)(2) below will govern the determination of the Participant’s form of payment.
(b)  Advance Election in Effect:  This subsection shall apply to a Participant who has an Advance Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date.  To be in effect, an Advance Election must meet the advance receipt and other requirements of Section 6.3(b).
(1)  Lump Sum Election:  If a Participant covered by this subsection has an Advance Election to receive a Single Lump Sum in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, the Participant’s Pre-409A Retirement Pension under the Plan shall be paid as a Single Lump Sum as of the first of the month coincident with or next following his Retirement Date.
(2)  Annuity Election:  If a Participant covered by this subsection has an Advance Election to receive an Annuity in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, the Participant’s Pre-409A Retirement Pension under the Plan shall be paid in an Annuity beginning on the first of the month coincident with or next following his Retirement Date.  The following provisions of this paragraph govern the form of Annuity payable in the case of a Participant described in this paragraph.
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form of Annuity the Participant selected in such qualifying Salaried Plan election.  For this purpose, a “qualifying Salaried Plan election” is a written election of a form of payment by the Participant that: (A) is currently in effect under the Salaried Plan as of the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date, and (B) specifies an Annuity as the form of payment for all or part of the Participant’s Retirement Pension under the Salaried Plan.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Participant who elects a combination lump sum and Annuity under the Salaried Plan is considered to have specified an Annuity for part of his Salaried Plan Pension.
(ii)  PEP Election:  A Participant who is not covered by subparagraph (i) and who has a PEP Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date shall receive his distribution in the form of Annuity the Participant selects in such PEP Election.
(iii)  No PEP Election:  A Participant who is not covered by subparagraph (i) or (ii) above shall receive his distribution in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if he is married, or in the form of a Single Life Annuity if he is not married.  For purposes of this subparagraph (iii), a Participant shall be considered married if he is married on the day before his Retirement Date.
6.2    Available Forms of Payment:  The forms of payment set forth in subsections (a) and (b) may be provided to any Participant who is entitled to a Pre-409A 
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Retirement Pension.  The forms of payment for other Participants are set forth in subsection (c) below.  The provisions of this section are effective for Annuity Starting Dates after 1989 and earlier distributions shall be governed by prior terms of the Plan.
(a)  Basic Forms of Payment:  A Participant’s Pre-409A Retirement Pension shall be distributed in one of the forms of payment listed in this subsection.  The particular form of payment applicable to a Participant shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.1.  Payments shall commence on the date specified in Section 6.1 and shall end on the date specified in this subsection.
(1)  Single Life Annuity Option:  A Participant may receive his Pre-409A Pension in the form of a Single Life Annuity, which provides monthly payments ending with the last payment due prior to his death.
(2)  Survivor Options:  A Participant may receive his Pre-409A Pension in accordance with one of the following survivor options:
(i)  100 Percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pre-409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the same reduced amount shall continue after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(ii)  75 Percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pre-409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the amount of 75 
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percent of such reduced Pre-409A Pension shall be continued after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(iii)  50 Percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pre-409A Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the amount of 50 percent of such reduced Pre-409A Pension shall be continued after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.  A 50 percent survivor option under this paragraph shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if the Participant’s beneficiary is his Eligible Spouse.
(iv)  Ten Years Certain and Life Option: The Participant shall receive a reduced Pre-409A Pension which shall be payable monthly for his lifetime but for not less than 120 months.  If the retired Participant dies before 120 payments have been made, the monthly Pension amount shall be paid for the remainder of the 120 month period to the Participant’s primary beneficiary (or if the primary beneficiary has predeceased the Participant, the Participant’s contingent beneficiary).
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(3)  Single Lump Sum Payment Option:  A Participant may receive payment of his Pre-409A Pension in the form of a Single Lump Sum payment.
(4)  Combination Lump Sum/Monthly Benefit Option:  A Participant who does not have an Advance Election in effect may receive a portion of his Pre-409A Pension in the form of a lump sum payment, and the remaining portion in the form of one of the monthly benefits described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above.  The Pre-409A Pension is divided between the two forms of payment based on the whole number percentages designated by the Participant on a form provided for this purpose by the Plan Administrator.  For the election to be effective, the sum of the two percentages designated by the Participant must equal 100 percent.
(i)  The amount of the Pre-409A Pension paid in the form of a lump sum is determined by multiplying: (A) the amount that would be payable to the Participant as a Single Lump Sum payment if the Participant’s entire benefit were payable in that form, by (B) the percentage that the Participant has designated for receipt in the form of a lump sum.
(ii)  The amount of the Pre-409A Pension paid in the form of a monthly benefit is determined by multiplying: (A) the amount of the monthly benefit elected by the Participant, determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) above (whichever applies), by (B) the percentage that the Participant has designated for receipt in the form of a monthly benefit.
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(b)  Inflation Protection:  The following levels of inflation protection may be provided to any Participant who is entitled to a Pre-409A Retirement Pension (except to the extent such Pre-409A Pension is paid as a lump sum).
(1)  5 Percent Inflation Protection:  A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 5 percent.  The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 5 percent.
(2)  7 Percent Inflation Protection:  A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 7 percent.  The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 7 percent.
Benefits shall be subject to increase in accordance with this subsection each January 1, beginning with the second January 1 following the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date.  The amount of inflation in the prior year shall be determined based on inflation in the 12-month period ending on September 30 of such year, with inflation measured in the same manner as applies on the Effective Date for adjusting Social Security benefits for changes in the cost of living.  Inflation protection that is in effect shall carry over to any survivor benefit payable on behalf of a Participant, and shall increase the otherwise applicable survivor benefit as provided above.  Any election by a Participant to receive inflation protection shall be irrevocable by such Participant or his surviving beneficiary.
(c)  Available Options for Vested Benefits:  The forms of payment available for a Participant with a Pre-409A Vested Pension are a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or a 75 Percent Survivor Annuity for married Participants, and a Single 
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Life Annuity for both married and unmarried Participants.  The applicable form of payment shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.1(a).
6.3    Procedures for Elections:  This section sets forth the procedures for making Advance Elections and PEP Elections.
(a)  In General:  To qualify as an Advance Election or PEP Election for purposes of Section 6.1, an election must be made in writing, on the form designated by the Plan Administrator, and must be signed by the Participant.  These requirements also apply to any revocations of such elections.  Spousal consent is not required for any election (or revocation of election) under the Plan.
(b)  Advance Election:  To qualify as an Advance Election, an election must be made on or after July 15, 1993 and meet the following requirements.
(1)  Election:  The Participant shall designate on the Advance Election form whether the Participant elects to take his Pre-409A Pension in the form of an Annuity or a Single Lump Sum.
(2)  Receipt by Plan Administrator:  The Advance Election must be received by the Plan Administrator before the start of the calendar year containing the Participant’s Retirement Date, and at least 6 months before that Retirement Date.  An election that meets the foregoing requirements shall remain effective until it is changed or revoked.
(3)  Change or Revocation of Election:  A Plan Participant may change an Advance Election by filing a new Election that meets the foregoing requirements.  A Plan Participant may revoke an Advance Election only by filing a revocation that is received by the Plan Administrator before the start of the 
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calendar year containing the Plan Participant’s Retirement Date, and at least 6 months before that Retirement Date.
Any Advance Election by a Participant shall be void if the Participant is not entitled to a Pre-409A Retirement Pension.
(c)  PEP Election:  A PEP Election may only be made by a Participant who has an Advance Election to receive an Annuity in effect at the time his PEP Election is received by the Plan Administrator.  In determining whether an Advance Election is in effect for this purpose, the advance receipt requirement of subsection (b)(2) shall be considered met if it will be met by the Participant’s proposed Retirement Date.
(1)  Election:  The Participant shall designate on the PEP Election form the Annuity form of benefit the Participant selects from those described in Section 6.2, including the Participant’s choice of inflation protection, subject to the provisions of this Article VI.  The forms of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(3) and (4) are not available pursuant to a PEP Election.
(2)  Receipt by the Plan Administrator:  The PEP Election must be received by the Plan Administrator no earlier than 180 days (90 days prior to January 1, 2007) before the Participant’s Retirement Date, and no later than the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date.  The Participant shall furnish proof of the age of his beneficiary (including his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner if applicable), to the Plan Administrator by the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date, for any form of payment which is subject to reduction in accordance with subsection 6.2(c) above.
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A Participant may change his PEP Election by filing a new Election with the Plan Administrator that meets the foregoing requirements.  The Participant’s PEP Election shall become effective at the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date.  Any PEP Election by a Participant shall be void if the Participant does not have an Advance Election in effect at such time.
(d)  Elections Rules for Annuity Starting Dates:  When amounts become payable to a Participant in accordance with Article IV, they shall be payable as of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date and the election procedures (in this section and Sections 6.1 and 6.5) shall apply to all of the Participant’s unpaid accruals under this Pre-409A Program as of such Annuity Starting Date, with the following exception.  In the case of a Participant who is rehired after his initial Annuity Starting Date and who (i) is currently receiving an Annuity that remained in pay status upon rehire, or (ii) was previously paid a lump sum distribution (other than a cashout distribution described in Section 4.9(a)), the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date (as a result of his termination of reemployment), and the election procedures at such subsequent Annuity Starting Date, shall apply only to the portion of his benefit that accrues after his rehire.  Any prior accruals that remain to be paid as of the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date shall continue to be payable in accordance with the elections made at his initial Annuity Starting Date under this Pre-409A Program.
For purposes of this section, an election shall be treated as received on a particular day if it is: (A) postmarked that day, or (B) actually received by the Plan Administrator on that day.  Delivery under clause (B) must be made by the close of business, which time is to be determined by the Plan Administrator.
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6.4    Special Rules for Survivor Options:
(a)  Effect of Certain Deaths:  If a Participant makes a PEP Election for a form of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(2) and the Participant or his beneficiary (beneficiaries in the case of Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv)) dies before the PEP Election becomes effective, the election shall be disregarded.  If the Participant dies after such PEP Election becomes effective but before his Pre-409A Retirement Pension actually commences, the election shall be given effect and the amount payable to his surviving Eligible Spouse, Eligible Domestic Partner  or other beneficiary shall commence on the first day of the month following his death (any back payments due the Participant shall be payable to his estate).  In the case of a Participant who has elected the form of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), if such Participant dies:  (i) after the PEP Election has become effective, (ii) without a surviving primary or contingent beneficiary, and (iii) before receiving 120 payments under the form of payment, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.  If payments have commenced under such form of payment to a Participant’s primary or contingent beneficiary and such beneficiary dies before payments are completed, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to such beneficiary’s estate.
(b)  Beneficiary Who is Not an Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner:  If a Participant’s beneficiary is not his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner, he may not elect:
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(i)  The 100 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(i) if his nonspouse beneficiary is more than 10 years younger than he is, or
(ii)  The 75 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(ii) if his nonspouse beneficiary is more than 19 years younger than he is.
6.5    Designation of Beneficiary:  A Participant who has elected to receive all or part of his pension in a form of payment that includes a survivor option shall designate a beneficiary who will be entitled to any amounts payable on his death.  Such designation shall be made on a PEP Election Form or an approved election form filed under the Salaried Plan, whichever is applicable.  In the case of the survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), the Participant shall be entitled to name both a primary beneficiary and a contingent  beneficiary.  A Participant (whether active or former) shall have the right to change or revoke his beneficiary designation at any time prior to when his election is finally effective.  The designation of any beneficiary, and any change or revocation thereof, shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Plan Administrator.  A beneficiary designation shall not be effective unless and until filed with the Plan Administrator.  If no beneficiary is properly designated, then a Participant’s election of a survivor’s option described in Section 6.2(a)(2) shall not be given effect.  A Participant entitled to a Pre-409A Vested Pension does not have the right or ability to name a beneficiary; if the Participant is permitted under Section 6.2 to elect an optional form of payment, then his beneficiary shall be his Eligible Spouse or Eligible Domestic Partner on his Annuity Starting Date.
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6.6    Payment of FICA and Related Income Taxes:  As provided in section 6.7 of the Plan Document for the Section 409A Program, a portion of a Participant’s 409A Pension, if any, shall be paid as a single lump sum and remitted directly to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other applicable tax authority in satisfaction of the Participant’s FICA Amount and the related withholding of income tax at source on wages (imposed under Code Section 3401 or the corresponding withholding provisions of the applicable state, local or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA Amount) and the additional withholding of income tax at source on wages that is attributable to the pyramiding of wages and taxes (all such amounts due are referred to collectively as “Employment Taxes”).  To the extent that a Participant’s 409A Pension, if any, is insufficient to pay the Employment Taxes when due (including if the Participant’s 409A Pension has not commenced at the time the Employment Taxes are due), a portion of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension, if any, shall be paid as a single lump sum and remitted directly to the applicable tax authority in satisfaction of any amounts necessary to satisfy fully the Employment Taxes.

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ARTICLE VII.

Administration    
7.1    Authority to Administer Plan:  The Plan shall be administered by the Plan Administrator, which shall have the authority to interpret the Plan and issue such regulations as it deems appropriate.  The Plan Administrator shall maintain Plan records and make benefit calculations, and may rely upon information furnished it by the Participant in writing, including the Participant’s current mailing address, age and marital status.  The Plan Administrator’s interpretations, determinations, regulations and calculations shall be final and binding on all persons and parties concerned.  Neither the Company nor the Plan Administrator shall be a fiduciary of the Plan, and any restrictions that might apply to a party in interest under section 406 of ERISA shall not apply under the Plan, including with respect to the Company or the Plan Administrator.
7.2    Facility of Payment:  Whenever, in the Plan Administrator’s opinion, a person entitled to receive any payment of a benefit or installment thereof hereunder is under a legal disability or is incapacitated in any way so as to be unable to manage his financial affairs, the Plan Administrator may make payments to such person or to the legal representative of such person for his benefit, or the Plan Administrator may apply the payment for the benefit of such person in such manner as it considers advisable.  Any payment of a benefit or installment thereof in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be a complete discharge of any liability for the making of such payment under the provisions of the Plan.
7.3    Claims Procedure:  The Plan Administrator, or a party designated by the Plan Administrator, shall have the exclusive discretionary authority to construe and to interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits and to determine the amount of such benefits.  As a result, benefits under this Plan will be paid only if the Plan Administrator decides 
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in its discretion that the Participant (or other applicant) is entitled to them.  Any decisions or determinations hereunder shall be made in the absolute and unrestricted discretion of the Plan Administrator, even if (i) such discretion is not expressly granted by the Plan provisions in question, or (ii) a decision or determination is not expressly called for by the Plan provisions in question, and even though other Plan provisions expressly grant discretion or expressly call for a decision or determination.  All decisions and determinations made by the Plan Administrator will be final, conclusive, and binding on all parties.  The Plan Administrator may consider the intent of the Company with respect to a Plan provision in making any determination with respect to the provision, notwithstanding the provisions set forth in any document that arguably do not contemplate considering such intent.  The Plan Administrator’s discretion is absolute, and in any case where the breadth of the Plan Administrator’s discretion is at issue, it is expressly intended that the Plan Administrator (or its delegate) be accorded the maximum possible discretion.  Any exercise by the Plan Administrator of its discretionary authority shall be reviewed by a court under the arbitrary and capricious standard (i.e., abuse of discretion).If, pursuant to this discretionary authority, an assertion of any right to a benefit by or on behalf of a Participant or beneficiary (a “claimant”) is wholly or partially denied, the Plan Administrator, or a party designated by the Plan Administrator, will provide such claimant the claims review process described in this Section.  The Plan Administrator has the discretionary right to modify the claims process described in this Section in any manner so long as the claims review process, as modified, includes the steps described below.  Within a 90-day response period following the receipt of the claim by the Plan Administrator, the Plan Administrator will notice the claimant of:
(a)  The specific reason or reasons for the denial;
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(b)  Specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based;
(c)  A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to submit to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary; and
(d)  A description of the Plan’s claim review procedure (including the time limits applicable to such process and a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA following a further denial on review).
If the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances required an extension of time for processing the claim it may extend the response period from 90 to 180 days.  If this occurs, the Plan Administrator will notify the claimant before the end of the initial 90-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to make the final decision.  Further review of a claim is available upon written request by the claimant to the Plan Administrator within 60 days after the claimant receives written notice of the denial of the claim.  Upon review, the Plan Administrator shall provide the claimant a full and fair review of the claim, including the opportunity to submit to the Plan Administrator comments, documents, records and other information relevant to the claim and the Plan Administrator’s review shall take into account such comments, documents, records and information regardless of whether it was submitted or considered at the initial determination.  The decision on review will be made within 60 days after receipt of the request for review, unless circumstances warrant an extension of time not to exceed an additional 60 days.  If this occurs, notice of the extension will be furnished to the claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period, indicating the special circumstances requiring the extension and the 
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date by which the Plan Administrator expects to make the final decisions.  The final decision shall be in writing and drafted in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and include specific reasons for the decision with references to the specific Plan provisions on which the decision is based.
Any claim under the Plan that is reviewed by a court, arbitrator, or any other tribunal shall be reviewed solely on the basis of the record before the Plan Administrator at the time it made its determination.  In addition, any such review shall be conditioned on the claimant’s having fully exhausted all rights under this Section as is more fully explained in Section 7.5.  Any notice or other notification that is required to be sent to a claimant under this Section may be sent pursuant to any method approved under Department of Labor Regulation Section 2520.104b-1 or other applicable guidance.
7.4    Effect of Specific References:  Specific references in the Plan to the Plan Administrator’s discretion shall create no inference that the Plan Administrator’s discretion in any other respect, or in connection with any other provision, is less complete or broad.
7.5    Claimant Must Exhaust the Plan’s Claims Procedures Before Filing in Court.  Before filing any Claim (including a suit or other action) in court or in another tribunal, a Claimant must first fully exhaust all of the Claimant’s rights under the claims procedures of Section 7.3.
(a)    Upon review by any court or other tribunal, the exhaustion requirement of this Section 7.5 is intended to be interpreted to require exhaustion in as many circumstances as possible (and any steps necessary to clarify or effect this intent may be taken).
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(b)    In any action or consideration of a Claim in court or in another tribunal following exhaustion of the Plan’s claims procedure as described in this Section 7.5, the subsequent action or consideration shall be limited, to the maximum extent permissible, to the record that was before the Plan Administrator in the claims procedure.
(c)    The exhaustion requirement of this Section 7.5 shall apply: (i) regardless of whether other Disputes that are not Claims (including those that a court might consider at the same time) are of greater significance or relevance, (ii) to any rights the Plan Administrator may choose to provide in connection with novel Disputes or in particular situations, (iii) regardless of whether the rights are actual or potential and (iv) even if the Plan Administrator has not previously defined or established specific claims procedures that directly apply to the submission and consideration of such Claim (in which case the Plan Administrator (upon notice of the Claim) shall either promptly establish such claims procedures or shall apply (or act by analogy to) the claims procedures of Section 7.3 that apply to claims for benefits).
(d)    The Plan Administrator may make special arrangements to consider a Claim on a class basis or to address unusual conflicts concerns, and such minimum arrangements in these respects shall be made as are necessary to maximize the extent to which exhaustion is required.
(e)    For example, exhaustion may not be excused (i) for failure to respond to a claim unless the purported Claimant took steps that were sufficient to make it reasonably clear to the Plan Administrator that the purported Claimant was submitting a claim with respect to the Plan, or (ii) for failure to fulfill a request for 
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documents unless (A) the Claimant is lawfully entitled to receive a copy of the requested document from the Plan Administrator at the time and in the form requested, (B) the Claimant requests such documents in a writing that is addressed to and actually received by the Plan Administrator, (C) the Plan Administrator fails to provide the requested documents within 6 months after the date the request is received, or within such longer period as may be reasonable under the facts and circumstances, (D) the Claimant took steps that were sufficient to make it reasonably clear to the Plan Administrator that the requestor was actually entitled to receive the requested documents at the time and in the form requested (i.e., generally the Claimant must provide sufficient information to place the Plan Administrator on notice of a colorable claim for benefits), and (E) the documents requested and not provided are material to the determination of one or more colorable claims of which the Claimant has informed the Plan Administrator. 
(f)    For purposes of this Section 7.5, the following definitions apply.
(i)    A “Dispute” is any claim, dispute, issue, action or other matter.
(ii)    A “Claim” is any Dispute that implicates in whole or in part any one or more of the following –
(A)    The interpretation of the Plan;
(B)    The interpretation of any term or condition of the Plan;
(C)     The interpretation of the Plan (or any of its terms or conditions) in light of applicable law;
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(D)    Whether the Plan or any term or condition under the Plan has been validly adopted or put into effect;
(E)    The administration of the Plan;
(F)    Whether the Plan, in whole or in part, has violated any terms, conditions or requirements of ERISA or other applicable law or regulation, regardless of whether such terms, conditions or requirements are, in whole or in part, incorporated into the terms, conditions or requirements of the Plan;
(G)    A request for Plan benefits or an attempt to recover Plan benefits;
(H)    An assertion that any entity or individual has breached any fiduciary duty; or
(I)    Any Claim that: (i) is deemed similar to any of the foregoing by the Plan Administrator, or (ii) relates to the Plan in any way.
(iii)    A “Claimant” is any Employee, former Employee, Participant, former Participant, beneficiary (or the spouse, former spouse, estate, heir or representative of any of the foregoing individuals), or any other individual, person, entity with a relationship to any of the foregoing individuals or the Plan, as well as any group of one or more of the foregoing, who has a Claim.
7.6    Limitations on Actions.  Any claim filed under section 7.3 and any action filed in state or federal court by or on behalf of a former or current Employee, Participant, beneficiary or any other individual, person or entity (collectively, a “Petitioner”) for the alleged 
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wrongful denial of Plan benefits or for the alleged interference with or violation of ERISA-protected rights must be brought within two years of the date the Petitioner’s cause of action first accrues.  
(a)  For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to a Petitioner’s benefits under the Plan shall be deemed to accrue not later than the earliest of (i) when the Petitioner has received the calculation of the benefits that are the subject of the claim or legal action, (ii) the date identified to the Petitioner by the Plan Administrator on which payments shall commence, (iii) when the Petitioner has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts or failures to act (or the other facts) that are the basis of his claim, or (iv) the date when the benefit was first paid, provided, or denied.  
(b)  For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to the alleged interference with ERISA-protected rights shall be deemed to accrue when the claimant has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts or failures to act (or the other facts) that are alleged to constitute interference with ERISA-protected rights.  
(c)  For purposes of this subsection, a cause of action with respect to any other claim, action or suit not covered by subsection (a) or (b) above must be brought within two years of the date when the claimant has actual or constructive knowledge of the acts or failures to act (or the other facts) that are alleged to give rise to the claim, action or suit.
Failure to bring any such claim or cause of action within this two-year time frame shall preclude a Petitioner, or any representative of the Petitioner, from filing the claim or cause of action.  Correspondence or other communications pursuant to or following the mandatory appeals process described in Section 7.3 shall have no effect on this two-year time frame.
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7.7    Restriction on Venue.  Any claim or action filed in court or any other tribunal in connection with the Plan by or on behalf of a Petitioner (as defined in Section 7.6 above) shall only be brought or filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, effective for claims or actions filed on or after January 1, 2011.

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ARTICLE VIII.

Miscellaneous    
8.1    No guarantee of Employment:  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment between an Employer and any Employee, or as a right of any Employee to be continued in the employment of an Employer, or as a limitation of the right of an Employer to discharge any of its Employees, with or without cause.
8.2    Nonalienation of Benefits:  Benefits payable under the Plan or the right to receive future benefits under the Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution, or levy of any kind, either voluntary or involuntary, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, charge or otherwise dispose of any right to benefits payable hereunder, including any assignment or alienation in connection with a divorce, separation, child support or similar arrangement, shall be null and void and not binding on the Company.  The Company shall not in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of any person entitled to benefits hereunder.
8.3    Unfunded Plan:  The Company’s obligations under the Plan shall not be funded, but shall constitute liabilities by the Company payable when due out of the Company’s general funds.  To the extent the Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive benefits under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the rights of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.
8.4    Action by the Company:  Any action by the Company under this Plan, including any amendment authorized to be made under Section 9.2, may be made by the Board of Directors of the Company.  In addition, any person or persons authorized (directly or indirectly) by the Board may take such action on behalf of the Company.
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8.5    Indemnification:  Unless the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine otherwise, the Company shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law, any employee acting in good faith within the scope of his employment in carrying out the administration of the Plan.
8.6    Code Section 409A:  At all times, this Plan shall be operated to preserve the status of benefits under this Pre-409A Program as being exempt from Section 409A, i.e., to preserve the grandfathered status of this Pre-409A Program.  In all cases, the provision of the prior sentence shall apply notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan.  Accordingly, in determining rights and benefits under this Pre-409A Program, changes in the Salaried Plan that are effective after December 31, 2004 shall be disregarded to the extent necessary to avoid a modification of this Pre-409A Program that would constitute a material modification for purposes of Section 409A.
8.7    Authorized Transfers:  If a Participant transfers to an entity that is not part of the PepsiCo Organization, the liability for any benefits accrued while the Participant was employed by the PepsiCo Organization shall remain with the Company, except as otherwise expressly provided by an agreement between the Company and the Participant’s new employer.
8.8    Electronic Signatures:  The words “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Plan or any other document or record to be signed in connection with or related to this Plan by the Company, Plan Administrator, Employee or other individual shall be deemed to include electronic signatures and the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually 
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executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law.

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ARTICLE IX.

Amendment and Termination    
This Article governs the Company’s right to amend and or terminate the Plan.  The Company’s amendment and termination powers under this Article shall be subject, in all cases, to the restrictions on amendment and termination in Section 409A and shall be exercised in accordance with such restrictions to ensure continued exemption from Section 409A in accordance with Section 8.6.  The Company’s rights under this Article IX shall be as broad as permissible under applicable law.
9.1    Continuation of the Plan:  While the Company and the Employers intend to continue the Plan indefinitely, they assume no contractual obligation as to its continuance.  In accordance with Section 8.4, the Company hereby reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, terminate, or partially terminate the Plan at any time provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall adversely affect the amount of benefit to which a Participant or his beneficiary is entitled under Article IV on the date of such amendment or termination, unless the Participant becomes entitled to an amount equal to such benefit under another plan or practice adopted by the Company (except as necessary to preserve the exemption from Section 409A of this Pre-409A Program).  Specific forms of payment are not protected under the preceding sentence.
9.2    Amendments:  The Company may, in its sole discretion, make any amendment or amendments to this Plan from time to time, with or without retroactive effect, including any amendment or amendments to eliminate available distribution options under Article VI hereof at any time before the earlier of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date under this Plan or under the Salaried Plan; provided, however, that no amendment of the Plan shall be effective to the extent that the amendment would be considered a “material modification” (as 
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that term is defined in Section 409A) of the Pre-409A Program and would, as a result, cause the Pre-409A Program to be subject to Section 409A.  An Employer (other than the Company) shall not have the right to amend the Plan.
9.3    Termination:  The Company may terminate the Plan, either as to its participation or as to the participation of one or more Employers.  If the Plan is terminated with respect to fewer than all of the Employers, the Plan shall continue in effect for the benefit of the Employees of the remaining Employers.

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ARTICLE X.

ERISA Plan Structure    
This Plan document in conjunction with the plan document(s) for the 409A Program encompasses three separate plans within the meaning of ERISA, as are set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c).  This division into separate plans shall be effective as of July 1, 1996; previously the plans set forth in subsections (b) and (c) were a single plan within the meaning of ERISA.
(a)  Excess Benefit Plan:  An excess benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(36) of ERISA, maintained solely for the purpose of providing benefits for Salaried Plan participants in excess of the limitations on benefits imposed by section 415 of the Code.
(b)  Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan:  A plan maintained by the Company primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of sections 201(2) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.  The plan provides benefits for Salaried Plan participants in excess of the limitations imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code on benefits under the Salaried Plan (after taking into account any benefits under the excess benefit plan).  For ERISA reporting purposes, this portion of PEP may be referred to as the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan I.
(c)  Preservation Top Hat Plan:  A plan maintained by the Company primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the  meaning of sections 201(2) and 401(a)(1) of ERISA.  The plan provides grandfather benefits to those Salaried Plan participants described in section 5.2(a) hereof, by preserving for them the pre-1989 
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level of benefit accrual that was in effect before the Salaried Plan’s amendment effective January 1, 1989 (after taking into account any benefits under the Excess Benefit Plan and Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan).  For ERISA reporting purposes, this portion of PEP may be referred to as the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan II.
Benefits under this Plan shall be allocated first to the Excess Benefit Plan, to the extent of benefits paid for the purpose indicated in (a) above; then any remaining benefits shall be allocated to the Excess Compensation Top Hat Plan, to the extent of benefits paid for the purpose indicated in (b) above; then any remaining benefits shall be allocated to the Preservation Top Hat Plan.  These three plans are severable for any and all purposes as directed by the Company.

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ARTICLE XI.

Applicable Law    
The provisions of this Plan shall be construed and administered according to, and its validity and enforceability shall be governed by, enforced in accordance with, and determined under (1) ERISA and any other applicable federal law as would be applied in cases that arise in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (2) to the extent ERISA does not preempt state law, the internal laws of the state of New York.  
If any provision of this Plan is, or is hereafter declared to be, void, voidable, invalid or otherwise unlawful, the remainder of the Plan shall not be affected thereby.

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ARTICLE XII.

Signature    
This amended and restated Plan is hereby adopted and approved, to be effective as of January 1, 2022, this 21st day of December, 2021.
PEPSICO, INC.
By:      /s/ Ronald Schellekens        
Ronald Schellekens
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Chief Human Resources Officer
APPROVED

By:      /s/ Jeffrey Arnold            
Jeffrey Arnold
Legal Director, Employee Benefits Counsel
Law Department

By:      /s/ Christine Griff            
Christine Griff
Vice President, Tax Counsel
Tax Department

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APPENDIX 

Foreword    
This Appendix sets forth additional provisions applicable to individuals specified in the Articles of this Appendix.  In any case where there is a conflict between the Appendix and the main text of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern.

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ARTICLE A

Accruals for 1993 and 1994    
This Article A of the Appendix shall be effective on the date the Plan is adopted.
A.1  Accruals for 1993 and 1994:  This section shall apply to any individual:  
(i) who is a Salaried Plan Participant and employed by the PepsiCo Organization on 
December 31, 1993, (ii) whose Salaried Plan Pension is vested during 1993 (or would become vested in 1994 if his Service included the assumed period of continued service specified in (a)(1) below), and (iii) whose minimum 1993 Pension in subsection (a) below is not derived solely from that portion of the Plan described in (c) of Article X.  In determining the amount of the 1993 and 1994 Pension amounts for any such individual, the provisions set forth in subsections (a) and (b) below shall apply.
(a)  Minimum 1993 Pension:  Any individual who is covered by this section shall accrue a minimum 1993 Pension as of December 31, 1993.  In determining the amount of such individual’s minimum 1993 Pension, the following shall apply.
(1)  An individual’s Service and Credited Service as of the end of 1993 shall be assumed to equal the respective Service and Credited Service he would have if his Service continued through December 31, 1994.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the assumed period of continued Service shall be less to the extent the Corporation’s human resource records on December 31, 1993 reflect a scheduled termination date in 1994 for such individual.  In this case, the individual’s assumed period of continued service shall be the portion of 1994 that ends with such scheduled termination date.
(2)  An individual’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings as of the end of 1993 shall be adjusted by the actuary’s salary scale assumption which is 
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used under the Salaried Plan, so that they equal the amount such scale projects for the individual as of the end of 1994. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following special rules shall apply.
(i)  A higher salary scale assumption shall be used for anyone whose projected 1994 earnings as reflected on the “Special PEP Salary Scale” of the PepsiCo Benefits Department on December 31, 1993 are higher than would be assumed under the first sentence of this paragraph.  In this case, the individual’s 1993 earnings shall be adjusted using such higher salary scale.
(ii)  In the case of an individual whose assumed period of service under paragraph (1) above is less than all of 1994, the salary adjustment under the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall be reduced to the amount that would apply if the individual had no earnings after his scheduled termination date.
(3)  An individual’s attained age as of the end of 1993 shall be assumed to be the age he would have at the end of the assumed period of continued service applicable under paragraph (1) above.
Any individual who is covered by this section, and who is not otherwise vested as of December 31, 1993, shall be vested as of such date in both his Pension (determined without regard to this subsection) and his minimum 1993 Pension.  For purposes of this subsection, Code section 401(a)(17) shall be applied in 1993 by giving effect to the amendments to such Code section made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1993.
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(b)  Determination of 1994 Accrual:  If a participant in the Salaried Plan accrues a minimum 1993 Pension under subsection (a) above, the amount of any Pre-409A Pension for 1994 that accrues shall be only the amount by which the P Pension that would otherwise accrue for 1994 exceeds his minimum 1993 Pension under 
subsection (a).

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ARTICLE B

Plan Document Applicable to Pre-2005 Participants    
B.1  Scope:  This Article supplements the main portion of the Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document with respect to the rights and benefits of Pre-2005 Participants.
B.2  Definitions:  Words or phrases appearing in this Article with initial capitals  shall have the meaning set forth in the main body of the Plan.
B.3  Applicability of Plan Document:  Except as set forth in subsection B.4 below, the provisions of the Plan shall apply in all respects to Pre-2005 Participants.
B.4  Determination of Pre-2005 Participant Benefit:  If a Pension becomes payable to or on behalf of a Pre-2005 Participant, the following Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 contained in this Section B.4 shall replace Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of the main Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document, and the amount of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension shall be determined under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 below (whichever is applicable), subject to any adjustments required under Sections 4.6(b), 5.4 and 5.5 of the main Pre-409A PepsiCo PEP Document :
“5.1  PEP Pension:
(a)  Same Form as Salaried Plan:  If a Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension will be paid in the same form and will commence as of the same time as his pension under the Salaried Plan, then his Pension hereunder shall be the difference between:
(1)  His Total Pension expressed in such form and payable as of such time, minus
(2)  His Salaried Plan Pension expressed in such form and payable as of such time.
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(b)  Different Form than Salaried Plan:  If a Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension will be paid in a different form (whether in whole or in part) or will commence as of a different time than his pension under the Salaried Plan, his Pension shall be the product of:
(1)  The amount of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Total Pension expressed in the form and payable as of such time as applies to his Pension under this Plan, multiplied by
(2)  A fraction, the numerator of which is the value of his Total Pension reduced by the value of his Salaried Plan Pension, and the denominator of which is the value of his Total Pension (with value determined on a reasonable and consistent basis, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, with respect to similarly situated employees).
(c)  Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)  A Pre-2005 Participant’s “Total Pension” means the greater of:
(i)  The amount of the Pre-2005 Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to:  (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of the Salaried Plan; or
(ii)  The amount (if any) of the Pre-2005 Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2.
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In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated with reference to the specific form and time of payment that is applicable.  If the applicable form of payment is a lump sum, the Actuarial Equivalent factors in section (2) of the definition of Actuarial Equivalent shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (i) in lieu of those in the Salaried Plan.
(2)  A Pre-2005 Participant’s “Salaried Plan Pension” means the amount of the Pre-2005 Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan.
5.2  PEP Guarantee:  A Pre-2005 Participant who is eligible under subsection (a) below shall be entitled to a PEP Guarantee benefit determined under subsection (b) below.  In the case of other Pre-2005 Participants, the PEP Guarantee shall not apply.
(a)  Eligibility:  A Pre-2005 Participant shall be covered by this section if the Pre-2005 Participant has 1988 pensionable earnings from an Employer of at least $75,000.  For purposes of this section, “1988 pensionable earnings” means the Pre-2005 Participant’s remuneration for the 1988 calendar year, within the meaning of the Salaried Plan as in effect in 1988.  “1988 pensionable earnings” does not include remuneration from an entity attributable to any period when that entity was not an Employer.
(b)  PEP Guarantee Formula:  The amount of a Pre-2005 Participant’s PEP Guarantee shall be determined under the applicable formula in paragraph (1), subject to the special rules in paragraph (2).
(1)  Formulas:  The amount of a Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (i) 
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below.  However, if the Pre-2005 Participant was actively employed by the PepsiCo Organization in a classification eligible for the Salaried Plan prior to July 1, 1975, the amount of his Pension under this paragraph shall be the greater of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (i) and (ii), provided that subparagraph (ii)(B) shall not apply in determining the amount of a Vested Pension.
(i)  Formula A:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be:
(A)  3 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for the first 10 years of Credited Service, plus
(B)  1 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for each year of Credited Service in excess of 10 years, less
(C)  1-2/3 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount multiplied by years of Credited Service not in excess of 30 years.
In determining the amount of a Vested Pension under this Formula A, the Pension shall first be calculated on the basis of (I) the Credited Service the Pre-2005 Participant would have earned had he remained in the employ of the Employer until his Normal Retirement Age, and (II) his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at his Severance from Service Date, and then shall be reduced by multiplying 
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the resulting amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Pre-2005 Participant’s actual years of Credited Service on his Severance from Service Date and the denominator of which is the years of Credited Service he would have earned had he remained in the employ of an Employer until his Normal Retirement Age.
(ii)    Formula B:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be the greater of (A) or (B) below:
(A)    1-1/2 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service, less 50 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount, or
(B)    3 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service up to 15 years, less 50 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount.
In determining the amount of a Disability Pension under Formula A or B above, the Pension shall be calculated on the basis of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Credited Service (determined in accordance with Section 3.3(d)(3) of the Salaried Plan), and his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at the date of disability.
(2)  Calculation:  The amount of the PEP Guarantee shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above, subject to the following special rules:
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(i)  Surviving Eligible Spouse’s Annuity:  Subject to subparagraph (iii) below and the last sentence of this subparagraph, if the Pre-2005 Participant has an Eligible Spouse, the Pre-2005 Participant’s Eligible Spouse shall be entitled to receive a survivor annuity equal to 50 percent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s Annuity under this section, with no corresponding reduction in such Annuity for the Pre-2005 Participant.  Annuity payments to a surviving Eligible Spouse shall begin on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Pre-2005 Participant’s death and shall end with the last monthly payment due prior to the Eligible Spouse’s death.  If the Eligible Spouse is more than 10 years younger than the Pre-2005 Participant, the survivor benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be adjusted as provided below.
(A)  For each full year more than 10 but less than 21 that the surviving Eligible Spouse is younger than the Pre-2005 Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by 0.8 percent.
(B)  For each full year more than 20 that the surviving Eligible Spouse is younger than the Pre-2005 Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by an additional 0.4 percent.
(ii)  Reductions:  The following reductions shall apply in determining a Pre-2005 Participant’s PEP Guarantee.
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(A)  If the Pre-2005 Participant will receive an Early Retirement Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced by 3/12ths of 1 percent for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes the date the Pre-2005 Participant would attain his Normal Retirement Date.
(B)  If the Pre-2005 Participant is entitled to a Vested Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced to the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount payable at his Normal Retirement Date (if payment commences before such date), and the Section 4.6(b) reductions for any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage shall apply.
(C)  This clause applies if the Pre-2005 Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides an Eligible Spouse benefit, continuing for the life of the surviving spouse, that is greater than that provided under subparagraph (i).  In this instance, the Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Pre-2005 Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Pension otherwise payable under the foregoing provisions of this section.
(D)  This clause applies if the Pre-2005 Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides a survivor annuity for a beneficiary who is not his Eligible Spouse.  In this instance, 
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the Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Pre-2005 Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Single Life Annuity for the Pre-2005 Participant’s life.
(E)  This clause applies if the Pre-2005 Participant will receive his Pension in an Annuity form that includes inflation protection described in Section 6.2(b).  In this instance, the Pre-2005 Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Pre-2005 Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the elected Annuity without such protection.
(iii)  Lump Sum Conversion:  The amount of the Retirement Pension determined under this section for a Pre-2005 Participant whose Retirement Pension will be distributed in the form of a lump sum shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Pre-2005 Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under this section, taking into account the value of any survivor benefit under subparagraph (i) above and any early retirement reductions under subparagraph (ii)(A) above.
5.3  Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  The  monthly amount of the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable to a surviving Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6 shall be determined under subsection (a) below.
(a)  Calculation:  An Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be the difference between:
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(1)  The Eligible Spouse’s Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, minus
(2)  The Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension.
(b)  Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)  An Eligible Spouse’s “Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the greater of:
(i)  The amount of the Eligible Spouse’s pre-retirement spouse’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to:  (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.7(d) of the Salaried Plan; or
(ii)  The amount (if any) of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension determined under 
subsection (c).
In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated with reference to the specific time of payment applicable to the Eligible Spouse.
(c)  PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  An Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever is applicable, with reference to 
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the PEP Guarantee (if any) that would have been available to the Pre-2005 Participant under Section 5.2.
(1)  Normal Rule:  The Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable under this paragraph shall be equal to the amount that would be payable as a survivor annuity, under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, if the Pre-2005 Participant had:
(i)  Separated from service on the date of death (or, if earlier, his actual Severance from Service Date);
(ii)  Commenced a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity on the same date payments of the Qualified Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension are to commence; and
(iii)  Died on the day immediately following such commencement.
If payment of a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph commences prior to the date which would have been the Pre-2005 Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, appropriate reductions for early commencement shall be applied to the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity upon which the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension is based.
(2)  Special Rule for Active and Disabled Employees Who Die Prior to June 1, 2009:  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension paid on behalf of a Pre-2005 Participant described in Section 4.6(a) who dies prior to June 1, 2009 shall not be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such Pre-2005 Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2.  For this purpose, 
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Credited Service shall be determined as provided in Section 3.3(d)(2) of the Salaried Plan, and the deceased Pre-2005 Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings, Primary Social Security Amount and Covered Compensation shall be determined as of his date of death.  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph is not reduced for early commencement.”
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ARTICLE PFS

PFS Special Early Retirement Benefit    
PFS.1  Scope:  This Article supplements the main portion of the Plan document with respect to the rights and benefits of Covered Employees on and after the Effective Date.
PFS.2  Definitions:  This section provides definitions for the following words or phrases in boldface and underlined.  Where they appear in this Article with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all defined terms shall have the meaning given to them in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
(a)  Article:  This Article PFS of the Appendix to the Plan.
(b)  Covered Employee:  An Employee who does not meet the eligibility requirements for the Salaried Plan Early Retirement Benefit solely because he is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section PFS.11(c) of the Salaried Plan Appendix.
(c)  Effective Date:  The date the provisions of this Article are effective, which shall be July 11, 1997.
(d)  Salaried Plan Special Early Retirement Benefit:  The special early retirement benefit for certain PFS employees described in Section PFS.11 of the Salaried Plan Appendix.
(e)  Severance Date:  The involuntary termination of employment described in Section PFS.11(a) of the Salaried Plan Appendix that qualifies an Employee for status as a Covered Employee.
(f)  PFS:  PepsiCo Foods Systems, a division of PepsiCo, Inc. prior to the Effective Date.
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PFS.3  Special Early Retirement Benefit:  In addition to any benefits he would otherwise be entitled to under this Plan, a Covered Employee shall receive a single lump sum benefit as soon as administratively practical following his Severance Date.  The amount of such lump sum shall be the excess of:
(a)  The Actuarial Equivalent present value (determined under subsection (2) of the definition of Actuarial Equivalent in Article II) of the Covered Employee’s Total Pension under this Plan, for this purpose treating the Covered Employee as eligible for the Salaried Plan Special Early Retirement Benefit, over
(b)  The Actuarial Equivalent present value (determined under subsection (2) of the definition of Actuarial Equivalent in Article II)  of the Covered Employee’s Total Pension under this Plan determined without regard to this Appendix.
Such calculation shall be made as of the Covered Employee’s Severance Date.  Except as specifically modified by this Article, the Early Retirement Pension provided by this section is subject to all the usual limitations and provisions set forth in the Plan.

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ARTICLE PBG

 Pre-409A    
Effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 2011, the PBG Pension Equalization Plan (“PBG PEP”) was merged with and into the PepsiCo PEP, with the PepsiCo PEP as the surviving plan after the Plan merger.  This Appendix Article PBG  is effective as of the end of the day on December 31, 2011.  This Appendix PBG, as it is amended from time to time, shall govern PBG PEP benefits that were grandfathered under Section 409A and subject to the Pre-409A PBG PEP Document (as described below) prior to the Plan merger.
This Appendix PBG contains the PBG PEP document that was in effect on October 3, 2004 as amended through January 1, 2011 (“Pre-409A PBG PEP Document”), except that it does not include Articles VII (Administration), VIII (Miscellaneous), IX (Amendment and Termination), X (ERISA Plan Structure) and XI (Applicable Law) thereof.  Instead, the corresponding Articles of the main portion of this document (that is, the PepsiCo Pre-409A PEP) shall apply to PBG PEP benefits governed by this Appendix Article PBG, and references in this Appendix PBG to Articles VII through XI shall be treated as references to the corresponding Articles of the main portion of this document.  In addition, effective for Annuity Starting Dates on or after January 1, 2019, if a Participant elects a survivor, period certain annuity or other death benefit annuity (or an annuity with other optional features), the adjustment of the Single Life Annuity to Actuarial Equivalent optional annuity shall be determined under the provisions of the main section of this document.  Finally, the Eligible Domestic Partner provisions set forth in the main portion of the Plan also apply to Article PBG.
There shall be no change to the time or form of payment of benefits that are subject to Section 409A under either the PepsiCo PEP or PBG PEP Document that would constitute a material modification within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-6(a)(4) as a result of the plan merger 
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or the revisions made to this document or the Pre-409A PBG PEP Document when it was incorporated into this Appendix.
ARTICLE I – Foreword

The PEP Pension Equalization Plan (“PEP” or “Plan”) has been established by PBG for the benefit of salaried employees of the PBG Organization who participate in the PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan (“Salaried Plan”).  PEP provides benefits for eligible employees whose pension benefits under the Salaried Plan are limited by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  In addition, PEP provides benefits for certain eligible employees based on the pre-1989 Salaried Plan formula.
This Plan is first effective April 6, 1999.  The Plan is a successor plan to the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan, which was last restated effective as of January 1, 1989.  The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan covers eligible employees at the various divisions of PepsiCo, Inc., including eligible employees who are employed at various Pepsi-Cola Company facilities.  On April 6, 1999, when this Plan became effective, PBG had its initial public offering.  PBG employs many of the individuals employed at Pepsi-Cola Company facilities who were covered under the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan.  This initial Plan document closely mirrors the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan document, including its historical provisions which are relevant for eligibility and benefit determinations under this Plan.
ARTICLE II – Definitions and Construction
2.1    Definitions:  This section provides definitions for certain words and phrases listed below.  Where the following words and phrases, underlined and set out at the beginning of each lettered subsection, appear in this Plan with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.
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Accrued Benefit:  The Pension payable at Normal Retirement Date determined in accordance with Article V, based on the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Credited Service at the date of determination.
Actuarial Equivalent:  Except as otherwise specifically set forth in the Plan or any Appendix to the Plan with respect to a specific benefit determination, a benefit of equivalent value computed on the basis of the factors set forth below.  The application of the following assumptions to the computation of benefits payable under the Plan shall be done in a uniform and consistent manner.  In the event the Plan is amended to provide new rights, features or benefits, the following actuarial factors shall not apply to these new elements unless specifically adopted by the amendment.
(1)    Annuities and Inflation Protection:  To determine the amount of a Pension payable in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity or optional form of survivor annuity, or as an annuity with inflation protection, the factors applicable for such purposes under the Salaried Plan shall apply.
(2)    Lump Sums:  To determine the lump sum value of a Pension, or a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under Section 4.6, the factors applicable for such purposes under the Salaried Plan shall apply, except that when the term “PBGC Rate” is used in the Salaried Plan in this context it shall mean “PBGC Rate” as defined in this Plan.
(3)    Other Cases:  To determine the adjustment to be made in the Pension payable to or on behalf of a Participant in other cases, the factors are those applicable for such purpose under the Salaried Plan.
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Advance Election:  A Participant’s election to receive his PEP Retirement Pension as a Single Lump Sum or an Annuity, made in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.3.
Annuity:  A Pension payable as a series of monthly payments for at least the life of the Participant.
Annuity Starting Date:  The Annuity Starting Date shall be the first day of the first period for which an amount is payable under this Plan as an annuity or in any other form.  A Participant who: (1) is reemployed after his initial Annuity Starting Date, and (2) is entitled to benefits hereunder after his reemployment, shall have a subsequent Annuity Starting Date for such benefits only to the extent provided in Section 6.3(d).
Authorized Leave of Absence:  Any absence authorized by an Employer under the Employer’s standard personnel practices, whether paid or unpaid.
Cashout Limit:  The annual dollar limit on elective deferrals under code section 402(g)(1)(B), as in effect from time to time.
Code:  The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
Company :  PepsiCo, Inc., an organization organized and existing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, or its successor or successors.  For periods before between April 6, 1999 and February 26, 2010, the Company was The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., (“PBG”) a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, or its successor or successors.  For periods before April 6, 1999, the Company was PepsiCo, Inc.
Covered Compensation:  “Covered Compensation” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
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Credited Service:  The period of a Participant’s employment, calculated in accordance with Section 3.3, which is counted for purposes of determining the amount of benefits payable to, or on behalf of, the Participant.
Disability Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.5.
Early Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.2.
Effective Date:  The date upon which this Plan is effective, which is April 6, 1999 (except as otherwise provided herein).
Eligible Spouse:  The spouse of a Participant to whom the Participant is married on the earlier of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date or the date of the Participant’s death.
Employee:  An individual who qualifies as an “Employee” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
Employer:  An entity that qualifies as an “Employer” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan.
ERISA:  Public Law No. 93-406, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
Highest Average Monthly Earnings:  “Highest Average Monthly Earnings” as that term is defined in the Salaried Plan, but without regard to the limitation imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the Code (as such limitation is interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan).
Late Retirement Date:  The Late Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s actual Retirement Date occurring after his Normal Retirement Age.
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Late Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.4.
Normal Retirement Age:  The Normal Retirement Age under the Plan is age 65 or, if later, the age at which a Participant first has 5 Years of Service.
Normal Retirement Date:  A Participant’s Normal Retirement Date shall be the first day of the month coincident with or immediately following a Participant’s Normal Retirement Age.
Normal Retirement Pension:  The Retirement Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.1.
Participant:  An Employee participating in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.
PepsiCo/PBG Organization:  The controlled group of organizations of which the Company is a part, as defined by Code section 414 and regulations issued thereunder.  An entity shall be considered a member of the PepsiCo/PBG Organization only during the period it is one of the group of organizations described in the preceding sentence.  The application of this definition for periods prior to February 26, 2010 shall take into account the different definition of “Company” that applies prior to February 26, 2010.
PBGC:  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, a body corporate within the Department of Labor established under the provisions of Title IV of ERISA.
PBGC Rate:  The PBGC Rate is 120 percent of the interest rate, determined on the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date, that would be used by the PBGC for purposes of determining the present value of a lump sum distribution on plan termination.
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Pension:  One or more payments that are payable to a person who is entitled to receive benefits under the Plan.
PEP Election:  A Participant’s election to receive his PEP Retirement Pension in one of the Annuity forms available under Section 6.2, made in compliance with the requirements of Sections 6.3 and 6.4.
PepsiCo Prior Plan:  The PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan.
Plan:  The PBG Pension Equalization Plan, the Plan set forth herein, as it may be amended from time to time.  The Plan is also sometimes referred to as PEP.  For periods before April 6, 1999, references to the Plan refer to the PepsiCo Prior Plan.
Plan Administrator:  The PepsiCo Administration Committee, or its delegate or delegates, which shall authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII.  For periods prior to February 26, 2010, the Company, which shall have authority to administer the Plan as provided in Article VII.
Plan Year:  The initial Plan Year shall be a short Plan Year beginning on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 1999.  Thereafter, the Plan Year shall be the 12-month period commencing on January 1 and ending on the next December 31.
Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  The Pension available to an Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6.
Primary Social Security Amount:  In determining Pension amounts, Primary Social Security Amount shall mean:
(1)    For purposes of determining the amount of a Retirement, Vested or Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be the estimated monthly amount that may be payable to a Participant commencing at age 65 
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as an old-age insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended.  Such estimates of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the following assumptions:
(i)    That the Participant’s social security wages in any year prior to Retirement or severance are equal to the Taxable Wage Base in such year, and
(ii)    That he will not receive any social security wages after Retirement or severance.
However, in computing a Vested Pension under Formula A of Section 5.2, the estimate of the old-age insurance benefit to which a Participant would be entitled at age 65 shall be based upon the assumption that he continued to receive social security wages until age 65 at the same rate as the Taxable Wage Base in effect at his severance from employment.  For purposes of this subsection, “social security wages” shall mean wages within the meaning of the Social Security Act.
(2)    For purposes of determining the amount of a Disability Pension, the Primary Social Security Amount shall be (except as provided in the next sentence) the initial monthly amount actually received by the disabled Participant as a disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, as amended and in effect at the time of the Participant’s retirement due to disability.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for any period that a Participant receives a Disability Pension before receiving a disability insurance benefit under the provisions of Title II of the Social Security Act, then the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount for such period shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above.
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(3)    For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), the Primary Social Security Amount shall exclude amounts that may be available because of the spouse or any dependent of the Participant or any amounts payable on account of the Participant’s death.  Estimates of Primary Social Security Amounts shall be made on the basis of the Social Security Act as in effect at the Participant’s Severance from Service Date, without regard to any increases in the social security wage base or benefit levels provided by such Act which take effect thereafter.
Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity:  An Annuity which is payable to the Participant for life with 50 percent of the amount of such Annuity payable after the Participant’s death to his surviving Eligible Spouse for life.  If the Eligible Spouse predeceases the Participant, no survivor benefit under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be payable to any person.  The amount of a Participant’s monthly payment under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity shall be reduced to the extent provided in sections 5.1 and 5.2, as applicable.
Retirement:  Termination of employment for reasons other than death after a Participant has fulfilled the requirements for either a Normal, Early, Late, or Disability Retirement Pension under Article IV.
Retirement Date:  The date on which a Participant’s Retirement is considered to commence.  Retirement shall be considered to commence on the day immediately following:  (i) a Participant’s last day of  employment, or (ii) the last day of an Authorized Leave of Absence, if later.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the case of a Disability Retirement Pension, Retirement shall be considered as commencing on the Participant’s retirement date applicable for such purpose under the Salaried Plan.
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Retirement Pension:  The Pension payable to a Participant upon Retirement under the Plan.
Salaried Plan:  For the period beginning June 14, 2010, the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan. For the period between April 6, 1999 and June 14, 2010, the PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.  For the period before April 6, 1999, the PepsiCo Salaried Employees Retirement Plan.
Service:  The period of a Participant’s employment calculated in accordance with Section 3.2 for purposes of determining his entitlement to benefits under the Plan.
Severance from Service Date:  The date on which an Employee’s period of service is deemed to end, determined in accordance with Article III of Part C of the Salaried Plan.
Single Life Annuity:  A level monthly Annuity payable to a Participant for his life only, with no survivor benefits to his Eligible Spouse or any other person.
Single Lump Sum:  The distribution of a Participant’s total Pension in the form of a single payment.
Social Security Act:  The Social Security Act of the United States, as amended, an enactment providing governmental benefits in connection with events such as old age, death and disability.  Any reference herein to the Social Security Act (or any of the benefits provided thereunder) shall be taken as a reference to any comparable governmental program of another country, as determined by the Plan Administrator, but only to the extent the Plan Administrator judges the computation of those benefits to be administratively feasible.
Taxable Wage Base:  The contribution and benefit base (as determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) in effect for the Plan Year.
Vested Pension:  The Pension available to a Participant under Section 4.3.
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2.2    Construction:  The terms of the Plan shall be construed in accordance with this section.
(a)    Gender and Number:  The masculine gender, where appearing in the Plan, shall be deemed to include the feminine gender, and the singular may include the plural, unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary.
(b)    Compounds of the Word “Here”:  The words “hereof”, “hereunder” and other similar compounds of the word “here” shall mean and refer to the entire Plan, not to any particular provision or section.
(c)    Examples:  Whenever an example is provided or the text uses the term “including” followed by a specific item or items, or there is a passage having a similar effect, such passages of the Plan shall be construed as if the phrase “without limitation” followed such example or term (or otherwise applied to such passage in a manner that avoids limits on its breadth of application).
(d)    Subdivisions of the Plan Document:  This Plan document is divided and subdivided using the following progression:  articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, and clauses.  Articles are designated by capital roman numerals.  Sections are designated by Arabic numerals containing a decimal point.  Subsections are designated by lower-case letters in parentheses.  Paragraphs are designated by Arabic numerals in parentheses.  Subparagraphs are designated by lower-case roman numerals in parentheses.  Clauses are designated by upper-case letters in parentheses.  Any reference in a section to a subsection (with no accompanying section reference) shall be read as a reference to the subsection with the specified designation contained in that same section.  A similar rule shall 
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apply with respect to paragraph references within a subsection and subparagraph references within a paragraph.
ARTICLE III – Participation and Service
3.1    Participation:  An Employee shall be a Participant in the Plan during the period:
(a)    When he would be currently entitled to receive a Pension under the Plan if his employment terminated at such time, or
(b)    When he would be so entitled but for the vesting requirement of Section 4.7.
3.2    Service.  A Participant’s entitlement to a Pension and to a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension for his Eligible Spouse shall be determined under Article IV based upon his period of Service.  A Participant’s period of Service shall be determined under Article III of Part C of the Salaried Plan.
3.3    Credited Service.  The amount of a Participant’s Pension and a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be based upon the Participant’s period of Credited Service, as determined under Article III of Part C of the Salaried Plan.
ARTICLE IV – Requirements for Benefits
A Participant shall be entitled to receive a Pension and a surviving Eligible Spouse shall be entitled to certain survivor benefits as provided in this Article.  The amount of any such Pension or survivor benefit shall be determined in accordance with Article V.
4.1    Normal Retirement Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for a Normal Retirement Pension if he meets the requirements for a Normal Retirement Pension in Section 4.1 of Part C of the Salaried Plan.
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4.2    Early Retirement Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for an Early Retirement Pension if he meets the requirements for an Early Retirement Pension in Section 4.2 of Part C of the Salaried Plan.
4.3    Vested Pension:  A Participant who is vested under Section 4.7 shall be eligible to receive a Vested Pension if his employment in an eligible classification under the Salaried Plan is terminated before he is eligible for a Normal Retirement Pension or an Early Retirement Pension.  A Participant who terminates employment prior to satisfying the vesting requirement in Section 4.7 shall not be eligible to receive a Pension under this Plan.
4.4    Late Retirement Pension:  A Participant who continues employment after his Normal Retirement Age shall not receive a Pension until his Late Retirement Date.  Thereafter, a Participant shall be eligible for a Late Retirement Pension determined in accordance with Section 4.4 of Part C of the Salaried Plan (but without regard to any requirement for notice of suspension under ERISA section 203(a)(3)(B) or any adjustment as under Section 5.6(d) of Part C of the Salaried Plan).
4.5    Disability Pension:  A Participant shall be eligible for a Disability Pension if he meets the requirements for a Disability Pension under the Salaried Plan.
4.6    Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension.  Any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable under this section shall commence as of the same time as the corresponding pre-retirement spouse’s pension under the Salaried Plan and, subject to Section 4.9, shall continue monthly for the life of the Eligible Spouse.
(a)    Active, Disabled and Retired Employees:  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under the Salaried Plan to the special pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of 
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active, disabled and retired employees.  The amount of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.
(b)    Vested Employees:  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be payable under this subsection to a Participant’s Eligible Spouse (if any) who is entitled under the Salaried Plan to the pre-retirement spouse’s pension for survivors of vested terminated Employees.  The amount of such Pension shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.  If pursuant to this Section 4.6(b) a Participant has Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage in effect for his Eligible Spouse, any Pension calculated for the Participant under Section 5.2(b) shall be reduced for each year such coverage is in effect by the applicable percentage set forth below (based on the Participant’s age at the time the coverage is in effect) with a pro rata reduction for any portion of a year.  No reduction shall be made for coverage in effect within the 90-day period following a Participant’s termination of employment.
						
	Attained Age	Annual Charge
	Up to 35
	0%
	35 – 39
	.075%
	40 – 44
	.1%
	45 – 49
	.175%
	50 – 54
	.3%
	55 – 59
	.5%
	60 – 64
	.5%

4.7    Vesting.  A Participant shall be fully vested in, and have a nonforfeitable right to, his Accrued Benefit at the time he becomes fully vested in his accrued benefit under the Salaried Plan.
4.8    Time of Payment.  The distribution of a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall commence as of the time specified in Section 6.1.
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4.9    Cashout Distributions.  Notwithstanding the availability or applicability of a different form of payment under Article VI, the following rules shall apply in the case of certain small benefit Annuity payments:
(a)     Distribution  of Participant’s Pension:  If at a Participant’s Annuity Starting  Date the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the portion of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Participant such lump sum value of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for Annuity Starting Dates prior to December 1, 2012, a Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall be cashed out under this subsection if, at the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date, the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension is equal to or less than $10,000.
(b)     Distribution  of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s  Pension Benefit:  If at the time payments under the Salaried Plan commence to an Eligible Spouse the Actuarial Equivalent  lump sum value of the Pre-409A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension to be paid is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit, the Plan Administrator shall distribute to the Eligible Spouse such lump sum value of the Pre-409A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, for Annuity Starting Dates prior to December 1, 2012, an Eligible Spouse shall be cashed out under this subsection if the Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value of the Eligible Spouse’s Pre-409A Pre Retirement Spouse’s Pension is equal to or less than $10,000.
(c)     Special Cashout of Vested Pensions:  Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, the Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out a Pre-409A Vested Pension in a single lump sum prior to the date that would apply under subsection (a).
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(1)    The Plan Administrator shall have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any Vested Pension that, as of December 1, 2012 - (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the Cashout Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on December 1, 2012.
(2)    The Plan Administrator shall also have discretion under this subsection to cash out in a single lump sum any Vested Pension that, as of the first day of any month in 2013 or 2014 specified by the Plan Administrator pursuant to the exercise of its discretion - (i) has not otherwise had its Annuity Starting Date occur, (ii) has an Actuarial Equivalent lump sum value that is equal to or less than the Cashout  Limit as of such date, and (iii) is practicable to calculate and distribute (as determined pursuant to the exercise of the Plan Administrator’s discretion), with such cashout being made on the first day of the month specified.
(3)    Not later than November 30, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize  in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection (c) to select Vested Pensions for cashout on December 1, 2012, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or electronic form) of Participants with Vested Pensions who will be cashed out.  In addition, not later than the day before the date specified pursuant to paragraph (2) above, the Plan Administrator shall memorialize in writing the exercise of its discretion under this subsection to select Vested Pensions for cashout on the specified date, through the creation of a written list (in either hard copy or electronic form) of Participants with Vested Pensions who will be cashed out.
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Any lump sum distributed under this Section 4.9 shall be in lieu of the Pension that otherwise would be distributable to the Participant or Eligible Spouse hereunder.  To the extent necessary to preserve the grandfathered status of Pre-409A Pensions, the cashout provisions described in subsections (a) through (c) above are intended to operate in conformance with the rules for “limited cashout” features within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(v) and 1.409A-6(a)(4)(i)(E), and they shall be interpreted and applied consistently with this regulation.  No Participant or Eligible Spouse shall be given a direct or indirect election with respect to whether the Participant’s Vested Pension or the Pre Retirement Spouse’s Pension will be cashed out under this section.
4.10    Coordination with Long Term Disability Plan.  The terms of this section apply notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article.  At any time prior to April 14, 1991, a Participant shall not be eligible to receive a Normal, Early, Vested or Disability Pension for any month or period of time for which he is eligible for, and receiving, benefits under a long term disability plan maintained by an Employer.  However, a Participant’s Eligible Spouse shall not be ineligible for a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension or benefits under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity because the Participant was receiving benefits under a long term disability plan at the date of his death.
4.11    Reemployment of Certain Participants.  In the case of a current or former Participant who is reemployed and is eligible to reparticipate in the Salaried Plan after his Annuity Starting Date, payment of his Pension will be suspended if payment of his Salaried Plan pension is suspended (or would have been if it were already in pay status).  Thereafter, his Pension shall recommence at the time determined under Section 6.1 (even if the suspension of his Salaried Plan pension ceases earlier).
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ARTICLE V – Amount of Retirement Pension
When a Pension becomes payable to or on behalf of a Participant under this Plan, the amount of such Pension shall be determined under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 (whichever is applicable), subject to any adjustments required under Sections 4.6(b), 5.4 and 5.5.
5.1    PEP Pension:
(a)    Same Form as Salaried Plan:  If a Participant’s Pension will be paid in the same form and will commence as of the same time as his pension under the Salaried Plan, then his Pension hereunder shall be the difference between:
(1)    His Total Pension expressed in such form and payable as of such time, minus
(2)    His Salaried Plan Pension expressed in such form and payable as of such time.
(b)    Different Form than Salaried Plan:  If a Participant’s Pension will be paid in a different form (whether in whole or in part) or will commence as of a different time than his pension under the Salaried Plan, his Pension shall be the product of:
(1)    The amount of the Participant’s Total Pension expressed in the form and payable as of such time as applies to his Pension under this Plan, multiplied by
(2)    A fraction, the numerator of which is the value of his Total Pension reduced by the value of his Salaried Plan Pension, and the denominator of which is the value of his Total Pension (with value determined on a reasonable and consistent basis, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, with respect to similarly situated employees).
(c)    Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
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(3)    A Participant’s “Total Pension” means the greater of:
(i)    The amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without regard to:  (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.6(d) of Part C of the Salaried Plan; or 
(ii)    The amount (if any) of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2.
In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated with reference to the specific form and time of payment that is applicable.  If the applicable form of payment is a lump sum, the Actuarial Equivalent factors in section (2) of the definition of Actuarial Equivalent in Article II shall apply for purposes of subparagraph (i) in lieu of those in the Salaried Plan.
(4)    A Participant’s “Salaried Plan Pension” means the amount of the Participant’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan.
5.2    PEP Guarantee:  A Participant who is eligible under subsection (a) below shall be entitled to a PEP Guarantee benefit determined under subsection (b) below.  In the case of other Participants, the PEP Guarantee shall not apply.
(a)    Eligibility:  A Participant shall be covered by this section if the Participant has 1988 pensionable earnings from an Employer of at least $75,000.  For purposes of this section, “1988 pensionable earnings” means the Participant’s remuneration for the 1988 calendar year that was recognized for benefits received under the Salaried Plan as in effect in 
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1988.  “1988 pensionable earnings” does not include remuneration from an entity attributable to any period when that entity was not an Employer.
(b)    PEP Guarantee Formula:  The amount of a Participant’s PEP Guarantee shall be determined under the applicable formula in paragraph (1), subject to the special rules in paragraph (2).
(1)    Formulas:  The amount of a Participant’s Pension under this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph (i) below.  However, if the Participant was actively employed in a classification eligible for the Salaried Plan prior to July 1, 1975, the amount of his Pension under this paragraph shall be the greater of the amounts determined under subparagraphs (i) and (ii), provided that subparagraph (ii)(B) shall not apply in determining the amount of a Vested Pension.
(i)    Formula A:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be:
(A)    3 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for the first 10 years of Credited Service, plus
(B)    1 percent of the Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings for each year of Credited Service in excess of 10 years, less
(C)    1-2/3 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount multiplied by years of Credited Service not in excess of 30 years.
In determining the amount of a Vested Pension under this Formula A, the Pension shall first be calculated on the basis of (I) the 
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Credited Service the Participant would have earned had he remained in the employ of the Employer until his Normal Retirement Age, and (II) his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at his Severance from Service Date, and then shall be reduced by multiplying the resulting amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Participant’s actual years of Credited Service on his Severance from Service Date and the denominator of which is the years of Credited Service he would have earned had he remained in the employ of an Employer until his Normal Retirement Age.
(ii)    Formula B:  The Pension amount under this subparagraph shall be the greater of (A) or (B) below:
(A)    1-1/2 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount, or
(B)    3 percent of Highest Average Monthly Earnings times the number of years of Credited Service up to 15 years, less 50 percent of the Participant’s Primary Social Security Amount.
In determining the amount of a Disability Pension under Formula A or B above, the Pension shall be calculated on the basis of the Participant’s Credited Service (determined in accordance with Section 3.3(d)(3) of Part C of the Salaried Plan), and his Highest Average Monthly Earnings and Primary Social Security Amount at the date of disability.
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(2)    Calculation:  The amount of the PEP Guarantee shall be determined pursuant to paragraph (1) above, subject to the following special rules:
(i)    Surviving Eligible Spouse’s Annuity:  Subject to subparagraph (iii) below and the last sentence of this subparagraph, if the Participant has an Eligible Spouse and has commenced receipt of an Annuity under this section, the Participant’s Eligible Spouse shall be entitled to receive a survivor annuity equal to 50 percent of the Participant’s Annuity under this section, with no corresponding reduction in such Annuity for the Participant.  Annuity payments to a surviving Eligible Spouse shall begin on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and shall end with the last monthly payment due prior to the Eligible Spouse’s death.  If the Eligible Spouse is more than 10 years younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable under this subparagraph shall be adjusted as provided below.
(A)    For each full year more than 10 but less than 21 that the surviving Eligible Spouse is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by 0.8 percent.
(B)    For each full year more than 20 that the surviving Eligible Spouse is younger than the Participant, the survivor benefit payable to such spouse shall be reduced by an additional 0.4 percent.
(ii)    Reductions:  The following reductions shall apply in determining a Participant’s PEP Guarantee.
(A)    If the Participant will receive an Early Retirement Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced by 3/12ths of 1 percent 
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for each month by which the benefit commencement date precedes the date the Participant would attain his Normal Retirement Date.
(B)    If the Participant is entitled to a Vested Pension, the payment amount shall be reduced to the Actuarial Equivalent of the amount payable at his Normal Retirement Date (if payment commences before such date), and the Section 4.6(b) reductions for any Pre-Retirement Spouse’s coverage shall apply.
(C)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides an Eligible Spouse benefit, continuing for the life of the surviving spouse, that is greater than that provided under subparagraph (i).  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the Pension otherwise payable under the foregoing provisions of this section.
(D)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in a form that provides a survivor annuity for a beneficiary who is not his Eligible Spouse.  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of a Single Life Annuity for the Participant’s life.
(E)    This clause applies if the Participant will receive his Pension in an Annuity form that includes inflation protection described in Section 6.2(b).  In this instance, the Participant’s Pension under this 
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section shall be reduced so that the total value of the benefit payable on the Participant’s behalf is the Actuarial Equivalent of the elected Annuity without such protection.
(iii)    Lump Sum Conversion:  The amount of the Retirement Pension determined under this section for a Participant whose Retirement Pension will be distributed in the form of a lump sum shall be the Actuarial Equivalent of the Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under this section, taking into account the value of any survivor benefit under subparagraph (i) above and any early retirement reductions under subparagraph (ii)(A) above.
5.3    Amount of Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  The monthly amount of the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable to a surviving Eligible Spouse under Section 4.6 shall be determined under subsection (a) below.
(a)    Calculation:  An Eligible Spouse’s Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be the difference between:
(1)    The Eligible Spouse’s Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension, minus
(2)    The Eligible Spouse’s Salaried Plan Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension.
(b)    Definitions:  The following definitions apply for purposes of this section.
(1)    An Eligible Spouse’s “Total Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension” means the greater of:
(i)    The amount of the Eligible Spouse’s pre-retirement spouse’s pension determined under the terms of the Salaried Plan, but without 
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regard to:  (A) the limitations imposed by sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code (as such limitations are interpreted and applied under the Salaried Plan), and (B) the actuarial adjustment under Section 5.6(d) of Part C of the Salaried Plan; or (ii)    The amount (if any) of the Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension determined under subsection (c).
In making this comparison, the benefits in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above shall be calculated with reference to the specific time of payment applicable to the Eligible Spouse.
(c)    PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension:  An Eligible Spouse’s PEP Guarantee Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) below, whichever is applicable, with reference to the PEP Guarantee (if any) that would have been available to the Participant under Section 5.2.
(1)    Normal Rule:  The Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension payable under this paragraph shall be equal to the amount that would be payable as a survivor annuity, under a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity, if the Participant had:
(i)    Separated from service on the date of death (or, if earlier, his actual Severance from Service Date);
(ii)    Commenced a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity on the same date payments of the Qualified Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension are to commence; and (iii)    Died on the day immediately following such commencement.
If payment of a Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph commences prior to the date which would have been the Participant’s Normal Retirement Date, 
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appropriate reductions for early commencement shall be applied to the Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity upon which the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension is based.
(2)    Special Rule for Active and Disabled Employees:  Notwithstanding paragraph (1) above, the Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension paid on behalf of a Participant described in Section 4.6(a) shall not be less than an amount equal to 25 percent of such Participant’s PEP Guarantee determined under Section 5.2.  For this purpose, Credited Service shall be determined as provided in Section 3.3(d)(2) of Part C of the Salaried Plan, and the deceased Participant’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings, Primary Social Security Amount and Covered Compensation shall be determined as of his date of death.  A Pre-Retirement Spouse’s Pension under this paragraph is not reduced for early commencement.
5.4    Certain Adjustments:  Pensions determined under the foregoing sections of this Article are subject to adjustment as provided in this section.  For purposes of this section, “specified plan” shall mean the Salaried Plan or a nonqualified pension plan similar to this Plan.  A nonqualified pension plan is similar to this Plan if it is sponsored by a member of the PBG Organization and if its benefits are not based on participant pay deferrals (this category of similar plans includes the PepsiCo Prior Plan).
(a)    Adjustments for Rehired Participants:  This subsection shall apply to a current or former Participant who is reemployed after his Annuity Starting Date and whose benefit under the Salaried Plan is recalculated based on an additional period of Credited Service.  In the event of any such recalculation, the Participant’s Pre-409A Pension shall also be recalculated hereunder.  For this purpose, the PEP Guarantee under Section 5.2 is adjusted for in-service distributions and prior distributions in the same manner as benefits are adjusted 
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under the Salaried Plan, but by taking into account benefits under this Plan and any specified plans.
(b)    Adjustment for Increased Pension Under Other Plans:  If the benefit paid under a specified plan on behalf of a Participant is increased after PEP benefits on his behalf have been determined (whether the increase is by order of a court, by agreement of the plan administrator of the specified plan, or otherwise), the PEP benefit for the Participant shall be recalculated.  If the recalculation identifies an overpayment hereunder, the Plan Administrator shall take such steps as it deems advisable to recover the  overpayment.  It is specifically intended that there shall be no duplication of payments under this Plan and any specified plans.
5.5    Excludable Employment:  Effective for periods of employment on or after June 30, 1997, an executive classified as level 22 or above whose employment by an Employer is for a limited duration assignment shall not become entitled to a benefit or to any increase in benefits in connection with such employment.
ARTICLE VI – Distribution Options
The terms of this Article govern the distribution of benefits to a Participant who becomes entitled to payment of a Pension under the Plan.
6.1    Form and Timing of Distributions:  This section shall govern the form and timing of distributions of Pre-409A Pensions that begin on or after March 1, 1992.  Plan distributions that begin before that date shall be governed by Prior Plan as in effect at the time of the distribution.  The provisions of this Section 6.1 are in all cases subject to the cashout rules set forth in Section 4.9.
(a)    No Advance Election:  This subsection shall apply to a Participant: (i) who does not have an Advance Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his 
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Retirement Date, or (ii) who terminates employment prior to Retirement.  Subject to the next sentence, a Participant described in this subsection shall be paid his Pre-409A Pension in the same form and at the same time as he is paid his Pension under the Salaried Plan.  If a Participant’s Salaried Plan Annuity Starting Date occurs while he is still an employee of the PBG Organization (because of the time of payment provisions in Code section 401(a)(9)), payment under the Plan shall not begin until the first of the month next following the Participant’s Severance from Service Date.  In this instance, the form of payment under this Plan shall remain that applicable under the Salaried Plan.
(b)    Advance Election in Effect:  This subsection shall apply to a Participant:  (i) who has an Advance Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, and (ii) whose Retirement Date is after 1993.  To be in effect, an Advance Election must meet the advance receipt and other requirements of Section 6.3(b).
(1)    Lump Sum Election:  If a Participant covered by this subsection has an Advance Election to receive a Single Lump Sum in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, the Participant’s Retirement Pension under the Plan shall be paid as a Single Lump Sum as of the first of the month coincident with or next following his Retirement Date.
(2)    Annuity Election:  If a Participant covered by this subsection has an Advance Election to receive an Annuity in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date, the Participant’s Retirement Pension under the Plan shall be paid in an Annuity beginning on the first of the month coincident with or next following his Retirement Date.  The following provisions of this paragraph govern the form of Annuity payable in the case of a Participant described in this paragraph.
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(i)    Salaried Plan Election:  A Participant who has a qualifying Salaried Plan election shall receive his distribution in the same form of Annuity the Participant selected in such qualifying Salaried Plan election.  For this purpose, a “qualifying Salaried Plan election” is a written election of a form of payment by the Participant that: (A) is currently in effect under the Salaried Plan as of the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date, and (B) specifies an Annuity as the form of payment for all or part of the Participant’s Retirement Pension under the Salaried Plan.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, a Participant who elects a combination lump sum and Annuity under the Salaried Plan is considered to have specified an Annuity for part of his Salaried Plan Pension.
(ii)    PEP Election:  A Participant who is not covered by subparagraph (i) and who has a PEP Election in effect as of the close of business on the day before his Retirement Date shall receive his distribution in the form of Annuity the Participant selects in such PEP Election.
(iii)    No PEP Election:  A Participant who is not covered by subparagraph (i) or (ii) above shall receive his distribution in the form of a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if he is married, or in the form of a Single Life Annuity if he is not married.  For purposes of this subparagraph (iii), a Participant shall be considered married if he is married on the day before his Retirement Date.
6.2    Available Forms of Payment:  The forms of payment set forth in subsections (a) and (b) may be provided to any Participant who is entitled to a Retirement Pension.  The forms 
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of payment for other Participants are set forth in subsection (c) below.  The provisions of this section are effective for Annuity Starting Dates after 1989 and earlier distributions shall be governed by the Prior Plan as in effect at the time of distribution.
(a)    Basic Forms of Payment:  A Participant’s Retirement Pension shall be distributed in one of the forms of payment listed in this subsection.  The particular form of payment applicable to a Participant shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.1.  Payments shall commence on the date specified in Section 6.1 and shall end on the date specified in this subsection.
(1)    Single Life Annuity Option:  A Participant may receive his Pension in the form of a Single Life Annuity, which provides monthly payments ending with the last payment due prior to his death.
(2)    Survivor Options:  A Participant may receive his Pension in accordance with one of the following survivor options:
(i)    100 percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the same reduced amount shall continue after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(ii)    75 percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the amount of 75 percent of such reduced Pension shall be continued after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, 
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beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.
(iii)    50 percent Survivor Option:  The Participant shall receive a reduced Pension payable for life, ending with the last monthly payment due prior to his death.  Payments in the amount of 50 percent of such reduced Pension shall be continued after the Participant’s death to his beneficiary for life, beginning on the first day of the month coincident with or following the Participant’s death and ending with the last monthly payment due prior to the beneficiary’s death.  A 50 percent survivor option under this paragraph shall be a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity if the Participant’s beneficiary is his Eligible Spouse.
(iv)    Ten Years Certain and Life Option: The Participant shall receive a reduced Pension which shall be payable monthly for his lifetime but for not less than 120 months.  If the retired Participant dies before 120 payments have been made, the monthly Pension amount shall be paid for the remainder of the 120 month period to the Participant’s primary beneficiary (or if the primary beneficiary has predeceased the Participant, the Participant’s contingent beneficiary).
(3)    Single Lump Sum Payment Option:  A Participant may receive payment of his Pension in the form of a Single Lump Sum payment.
(4)    Combination Lump Sum/Monthly Benefit Option:  A Participant who does not have an Advance Election in effect may receive a portion of his Pension in 
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the form of a lump sum payment, and the remaining portion in the form of one of the monthly benefits described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above.  The Pension is divided between the two forms of payment based on the whole number percentages designated by the Participant on a form provided for this purpose by the Plan Administrator.  For the election to be effective, the sum of the two percentages designated by the Participant must equal 100 percent.
(i)    The amount of the Pension paid in the form of a lump sum is determined by multiplying: (A) the amount that would be payable to the Participant as a Single Lump Sum payment if the Participant’s entire benefit were payable in that form, by (B) the percentage that the Participant has designated for receipt in the form of a lump sum.
(ii)    The amount of the Pension paid in the form of a monthly benefit is determined by multiplying: (A) the amount of the monthly benefit elected by the Participant, determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2) above (whichever applies), by (B) the percentage that the Participant has designated for receipt in the form of a monthly benefit.
(b)    Inflation Protection:  The following levels of inflation protection may be provided to any Participant who is entitled to a Retirement Pension (except to the extent such Pension is paid as a lump sum).
(1)    5 percent Inflation Protection:  A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 5 percent.  The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 5 percent.
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(2)    7 percent Inflation Protection:  A Participant’s monthly benefit shall be initially reduced, but thereafter shall be increased if inflation in the prior year exceeds 7 percent.  The amount of the increase shall be the difference between inflation in the prior year and 7 percent.
Benefits shall be subject to increase in accordance with this subsection each January 1, beginning with the second January 1 following the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date.  The amount of inflation in the prior year shall be determined based on inflation in the 12 month period ending on September 30 of such year, with inflation measured in the same manner as applies on January 1, 1989 for adjusting Social Security benefits for changes in the cost of living.  Inflation protection that is in effect shall carry over to any survivor benefit payable on behalf of a Participant, and shall increase the otherwise applicable survivor benefit as provided above.  Any election by a Participant to receive inflation protection shall be irrevocable by such Participant or his surviving beneficiary.
(c)    Available Options for Vested Benefits:  The forms of payment available for a Participant with a Vested Pension are a Qualified Joint and Survivor Annuity for married Participants and a Single Life Annuity for both married and unmarried Participants.  The applicable form of payment shall be determined in accordance with Section 6.1(a).
6.3    Procedures for Elections:  This section sets forth the procedures for making Advance Elections and PEP Elections.
(a)    In General:  To qualify as an Advance Election or PEP Election for purposes of Section 6.1, an election must be made in writing, on the form designated by the Plan Administrator, and must be signed by the Participant.  These requirements also apply to 
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any revocations of such elections.  Spousal consent is not required for any election (or revocation of election) under the Plan.
(b)    Advance Election:  To qualify as an Advance Election, an election must be made under this Plan on or after July 15, 1993 and meet the following requirements.
(1)    Election:  The Participant shall designate on the Advance Election form whether the Participant elects to take his Pension in the form of an Annuity or a Single Lump Sum.
(2)    Receipt by Plan Administrator:  The Advance Election must be received by the Plan Administrator before the start of the calendar year containing the Participant’s Retirement Date, and at least 6 months before that Retirement Date.  An election that meets the foregoing requirements shall remain effective until it is changed or revoked.
(3)    Change or Revocation of Election:  A Plan Participant may change an Advance Election by filing a new Election that meets the foregoing requirements.  A Plan Participant may revoke an Advance Election only by filing a revocation that is received by the Plan Administrator before the start of the calendar year containing the Plan Participant’s Retirement Date, and at least 6 months before that Retirement Date.
Any Advance Election by a Participant shall be void if the Participant is not entitled to a Retirement Pension.
(c)    PEP Election:  A PEP Election may only be made by a Participant who has an Advance Election to receive an Annuity in effect at the time his PEP Election is received by the Plan Administrator.  In determining whether an Advance Election is in effect for this 
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purpose, the advance receipt requirement of subsection (b)(2) shall be considered met if it will be met by the Participant’s proposed Retirement Date.
(1)    Election:  The Participant shall designate on the PEP Election form the Annuity form of benefit the Participant selects from those described in Section 6.2, including the Participant’s choice of inflation protection, subject to the provisions of this Article VI.  The forms of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(3) and (4) are not available pursuant to a PEP Election.
(2)    Receipt by the Plan Administrator:  The PEP Election must be received by the Plan Administrator no earlier than 90 days before the Participant’s Retirement Date, and no later than the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date.  The Participant shall furnish proof of the age of his beneficiary (including his Eligible Spouse if applicable), to the Plan Administrator by the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date, for any form of payment which is subject to reduction in accordance with subsection 6.2(c) above.
A Participant may change his PEP Election by filing a new Election with the Plan Administrator that meets the foregoing requirements.  The Participant’s PEP Election shall become effective at the close of business on the day before the Participant’s Retirement Date.  Any PEP Election by a Participant shall be void if the Participant does not have an Advance Election in effect at such time.
(d)    Elections Rules for Annuity Starting Dates:  When amounts become payable to a Participant in accordance with Article IV, they shall be payable as of the Participant’s Annuity Starting Date and the election procedures (in this section and Sections 6.1 and 6.5) shall apply to all of the Participant’s unpaid accruals as of such Annuity Starting Date, 
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with the following exception.  In the case of a Participant who is rehired after his initial Annuity Starting Date and who (i) is currently receiving an Annuity that remained in pay status upon rehire, or (ii) was previously paid a lump sum distribution (other than a cashout distribution described in Section 4.9(a)), the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date (as a result of his termination of reemployment), and the election procedures at such subsequent Annuity Starting Date, shall apply only to the portion of his benefit that accrues after his rehire.  Any prior accruals that remain to be paid as of the Participant’s subsequent Annuity Starting Date shall continue to be payable in accordance with the elections made at his initial Annuity Starting Date.
For purposes of this section, an election shall be treated as received on a particular day if it is: (A) postmarked that day,  or (B) actually received by the Plan Administrator on that day.  Delivery under clause (B) must be made by the close of business, which time is to be determined by the Plan Administrator.
6.4    Special Rules for Survivor Options:
(a)    Effect of Certain Deaths:  If a Participant makes a PEP Election for a form of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(2) and the Participant or his beneficiary (beneficiaries in the case of Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv)) dies before the PEP Election becomes effective, the election shall be disregarded.  If the Participant dies after such PEP Election becomes effective but before his Retirement Pension actually commences, the election shall be given effect and the amount payable to his surviving Eligible Spouse or other beneficiary shall commence on the first day of the month following his death (any back payments due the Participant shall be payable to his estate).  In the case of a Participant who has elected the form of payment described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), if such Participant dies:  (i) after the PEP Election has become effective, (ii) 
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without a surviving primary or contingent beneficiary, and (iii) before receiving 120 payments under the form of payment, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.  If payments have commenced under such form of payment to a Participant’s primary or contingent beneficiary and such beneficiary dies before payments are completed, then the remaining payments due under such form of payment shall be paid to such beneficiary’s estate.
(b)    Nonspouse Beneficiaries:  If a Participant’s beneficiary is not his Eligible Spouse, he may not elect:
(1)    The 100 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(i) if his nonspouse beneficiary is more than 10 years younger than he is, or
(2)    The 75 percent survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(ii) if his nonspouse beneficiary is more than 19 years younger than he is.
6.5    Designation of Beneficiary:  A Participant who has elected to receive all or part of his pension in a form of payment that includes a survivor option shall designate a beneficiary who will be entitled to any amounts payable on his death.  Such designation shall be made on a PEP Election Form or an approved election form filed under the Salaried Plan, whichever is applicable.  In the case of the survivor option described in Section 6.2(a)(2)(iv), the Participant shall be entitled to name both a primary beneficiary and a contingent  beneficiary.  A Participant (whether active or former) shall have the right to change or revoke his beneficiary designation at any time prior to when his election is finally effective.  The designation of any beneficiary, and any change or revocation thereof, shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the Plan Administrator.  A beneficiary designation shall not be effective unless and until filed with the Plan Administrator (or for periods before the Effective Date, the Plan 
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Administrator under the Prior Plan).  If no beneficiary is properly designated, then a Participant’s election of a survivor’s option described in Section 6.2(a)(2) shall not be given effect.

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APPENDIX TO ARTICLE PBG

FOREWARD

This Appendix sets forth additional provisions applicable to individuals specified in the Articles of this Appendix.  In any case where there is a conflict between the Appendix and the main text of the Plan, the Appendix shall govern.

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ARTICLE A – 1993 Accruals
This Article A of the Appendix shall be effective on the date the Plan is adopted.
A.1    1993 Accruals:  This section shall apply to any individual: (i) who was a Salaried Plan Participant and employed by the PBG Organization on December 31, 1993, (ii) whose Salaried Plan Pension was vested during 1993 (or would have become vested in 1994 if his Service after 1993 included the assumed period of continued service specified in (a)(1) below), and (iii) whose minimum 1993 Pension in subsection (a) below is not derived solely from that portion of the Plan described in (c) of Article X of the main portion of this Plan document.  In determining the amount of the 1993 and 1994 Pension amounts for any such individual, the provisions set forth in subsections (a) and (b) below shall apply.
(a)    Minimum 1993 Pension:  Any individual who is covered by this section shall accrue a minimum 1993 Pension as of December 31, 1993.  In determining the amount of such individual’s minimum 1993 Pension, the following shall apply.
(1)    An individual’s Service and Credited Service as of the end of 1993 shall be assumed to equal the respective Service and Credited Service he would have if his Service continued through December 31, 1994.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the assumed period of continued Service shall be less to the extent PepsiCo, Inc.’s human resource records on December 31, 1993 reflected a scheduled termination date in 1994 for such individual.  In this case, the individual’s assumed period of continued service shall be the portion of 1994 that ends with such scheduled termination date.
(2)    An individual’s Highest Average Monthly Earnings as of the end of 1993 shall be adjusted by the actuary’s salary scale assumption which is used under the 
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Salaried Plan, so that they equal the amount such scale projects for the individual as of the end of 1994. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following special rules shall apply.
(i)    A higher salary scale assumption shall be used for anyone whose projected 1994 earnings as reflected on the “Special PEP Salary Scale” of the PBG Benefits Department on December 31, 1993 were higher than would be assumed under the first sentence of this paragraph.  In this case, the individual’s 1993 earnings shall be adjusted using such higher salary scale.
(ii)    In the case of an individual whose assumed period of service under paragraph (1) above is less than all of 1994, the salary adjustment under the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall be reduced to the amount that would apply if the individual had no earnings after his scheduled termination date.
(3)    An individual’s attained age as of the end of 1993 shall be assumed to be the age he would have at the end of the assumed period of continued service applicable under paragraph (1) above.
Any individual who is covered by this section, and who is not otherwise vested as of December 31, 1993, shall be vested as of such date in both his Pension (determined without regard to this subsection) and his minimum 1993 Pension.  For purposes of this subsection, Code section 401(a)(17) shall be applied in 1993 by giving effect to the amendments to such Code section made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Amendments of 1993.
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(b)    Determination of Later Accruals:  If a participant in the Salaried Plan accrues a minimum 1993 Pension under subsection (a) above, the amount of any Pre-409A Pension that accrues thereafter shall be only the amount by which the Pre-409A Pension that would otherwise accrue for years after 1993 exceeds his minimum 1993 Pension under subsection (a).

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ARTICLE P98 – PepsiCo Special Early Retirement Benefit    
P98.1    Scope:  This Article supplements the main portion of the Plan document with respect to the rights and benefits of Covered Employees on and after the Effective Date.
P98.2    Definitions:  This section provides definitions for the following words or phrases in boldface and underlined.  Where they appear in this Article with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all defined terms shall have the meaning given to them in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
(a)    Article:  This Article P98 of the Appendix to the Plan.
(b)    Covered Employee:  An Employee who does not meet the eligibility requirements for the Salaried Plan Early Retirement Benefit as of his Severance Date solely because he is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Article S and Section S.3(a)(4) of the Appendix to the Legacy PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan in Part C of the Salaried Plan document. 
(c)    Effective Date:  The date the provisions of this Article are effective, which shall be February 1, 1998.
(d)    Salaried Plan Special Early Retirement Benefit:  The special early retirement benefit for certain Company employees referred to in Section S.3(b) of the Appendix to the Legacy PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan in Part C of the Salaried Plan document.
(e)    Severance Date:  The involuntary termination of employment referred to in Section S.2(b)(1) of the Appendix to the Legacy PBG Salaried Employees Retirement Plan in Part C of the Salaried Plan document, that qualifies an eligible Employee for status as a Covered Employee.
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P98.3    Amount and Form of Retirement Pension:  In lieu of any benefits he would otherwise be entitled to under this Plan, a Covered Employee shall receive a single lump sum benefit as soon as administratively practical following his Severance Date.  No other benefits under this Plan are payable to a Participant who is entitled to a benefit under this section.  The amount of such lump sum shall be the excess of:
(a)    The Actuarial Equivalent present value of the Covered Employee’s Total Pension (as defined in Section 5.1(c)) determined as of his Severance Date, for this purpose treating the Covered Employee as eligible for the Salaried Plan Special Early Retirement Benefit, and treating the benefit as commencing on his Severance Date; over
(b)    The Actuarial Equivalent present value of the Covered Employee’s Salaried Plan Pension (as defined in Section 5.1(c)) determined as of his Severance Date, for this purpose determining the benefit without regard to this Appendix, and treating the benefit as commencing on his Normal Retirement Date.
For purposes of this calculation, amounts shall be determined as of the Participant’s Severance Date, “Actuarial Equivalent” shall be based on the factors in effect on such date using the definition in section (2) of Actuarial Equivalent for lump sums conversions, and the Participant shall be treated as taking his Total Pension in the form of a Single Life Annuity.  In the case of a Covered Employee who is eligible for a PEP Guarantee (as defined in Section 5.2), and for purposes of subsection (a) only, the reduction factors for early commencement of a PEP Guarantee under Section 5.2 of this Plan shall apply in lieu of those in the Salaried Plan Special Early Retirement Benefit formula if they provide a greater PEP benefit.

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Article IPO – Transferred and Transition Individuals
IPO.1    Scope:  This Article supplements the main portion of the Plan document with respect to the rights and benefits of Transferred and Transition Individuals following the spinoff of this Plan from the PepsiCo Prior Plan.
IPO.2    Definitions:  This section provides definitions for the following words or phrases in boldface and underlined.  Where they appear in this Article with initial capitals they shall have the meaning set forth below.  Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all defined terms shall have the meaning given to them in Section 2.1 of the Plan.
(a)    Agreement:   The 1999 Employee Programs Agreement between PepsiCo, Inc. and The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
(b)    Close of the Distribution Date:  This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.
(c)    Transferred Individual:  This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.
(d)    Transition Individual:  This term shall take the definition given it in the Agreement.
IPO.3    Rights of Transferred and Transition Individuals:  All Transferred Individuals who participated in the PepsiCo Prior Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date shall be Participants in this Plan as of the Effective Date.  The spinoff of this Plan from the PepsiCo Prior Plan shall not result in a break in the Service or Credited Service of Transferred Individuals or Transition Individuals.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, and as provided in Section 2.04 of the Agreement, all service, all compensation, and all other benefit-affecting determinations for Transferred Individuals that, as of the Close of the Distribution Date, were 
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recognized under the PepsiCo Prior Plan for periods immediately before such date, shall as of the Effective Date continue to receive full recognition, credit and validity and shall be taken into account under this Plan as if such items occurred under this Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result.  Similarly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the benefits of Transition Individuals shall be determined in accordance with section 8.02 of the Agreement.

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ARTICLE PAC
Guiding Principles Regarding Benefit Plan Committee Appointments    
PAC.1  Scope. This Article PAC supplements the PepsiCo Pension Equalization Plan document with respect to the appointment of the members of the PAC.
PAC.2  General Guidelines. To be a member of the PAC, an individual must:
(a)    Be an employee of the PepsiCo Organization at a Band 1 or above level,
(b)    Be able to give adequate time to committee duties, and
(c)    Have the character and temperament to act prudently and diligently in the exclusive interest of the Plan’s participants and beneficiaries.
PAC.3  PAC Guidelines.  In addition to satisfying the requirements set forth in Section PAC.2, the following guidelines will also apply to the PAC membership:
(a)    Each member of the PAC should have experience with benefit plan administration or other experience that can readily translate to a role concerning ERISA plan administration,
(b)    The membership of the PAC as a whole should have experience and expertise with respect to the administration of ERISA health and welfare and retirement plans, and
(c)    Each member of the PAC should be capable of prudently evaluating the reasonableness of expenses that are charged to the Plan.
PAC.4  Additional Information.  The Chair of the PAC may seek information from Company personnel, including the Controller, CFO and CHRO, in connection with his identification of well qualified candidates for committee membership.
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PAC.5  Role of the Guidelines.  The foregoing guidelines in this Article PAC are intended to guide the Chair of the PAC in the selection of committee members; however, they neither diminish nor enlarge the legal standard applicable under ERISA.
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