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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4(j)

                          AGREEMENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                             COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND
                       REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT

     THIS AGREEMENT AND NINTH AMENDMENT TO COMPETITIVE ADVANCE AND REVOLVING
CREDIT FACILITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") dated as of December 1, 1999 is
among SYSCO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the banks
listed on the signature pages hereof (the "Banks"), CHASE BANK OF TEXAS,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (formerly known as Texas Commerce Bank National
Association), a national banking association, as agent for the Banks (in such
capacity, the "Agent"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, a New York banking
corporation (successor to Chemical Bank), as auction administration agent (in
such capacity, the "Auction Administration Agent").

                              PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

     The Company, the Banks, certain other banks, the Agent and the Auction
Administration Agent have entered into a Competitive Advance and Revolving
Credit Facility Agreement dated as of July 27, 1988, as modified by an Agreement
and First Amendment to Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of February 14, 1989, by an Agreement and Second Amendment to
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement and Modification of
Notes dated as of May 1, 1989, by an Agreement and Third Amendment to
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement and Modification of
Notes dated as of January 2, 1990, by an Agreement and Fourth Amendment to
Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of January
31, 1994, and by an

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Agreement and Fifth Amendment to Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit
Facility Agreement dated as of November 15, 1994, as amended and restated by a
Sixth Amendment and Restatement of Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit
Facility Agreement dated as of May 31, 1996, as further modified by an Agreement
and Seventh Amendment to Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility
Agreement dated as of June 27, 1997, and as further modified by an Agreement and
Eighth Amendment to Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Facility Agreement
dated as of June 22, 1998 (said Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit
Facility Agreement as so modified, amended and restated and further modified
being the "Credit Agreement"). All capitalized terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein
as in the Credit Agreement. The Company, the Banks, the Agent and the Auction
Administration Agent have agreed, upon the terms and conditions specified
herein, to amend the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth:

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by
the parties hereto, the Company, the Banks, the Agent and the Auction
Administration Agent hereby agree as follows:

          SECTION 1. Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement. Certain
definitions contained in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended
as follows:

               (a)  The definition of the term"Subsidiary" is amended in its
          entirety to read as follows:

               "`Subsidiary' means, with respect to any Person (the `parent') at
          any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
          association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership
          interests representing more than 50% of

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          the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the
          case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership
          interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that
          is, as of such date, otherwise controlled, by the parent or one or
          more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more
          Subsidiaries of the parent. In the foregoing sentence the term
          `controlled' refers to the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
          power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies
          of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by
          contract or otherwise.".

               (b)  The definition of the term "Wholly-Owned Consolidated
          Subsidiary" is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

                    "`Wholly-Owned Consolidated Subsidiary' means a Consolidated
          Subsidiary, all of the outstanding capital stock, member interests,
          partner interests or other ownership interests in which, other than
          directors' qualifying shares, are at the time owned by the Company, by
          any one or more other Wholly-Owned Consolidated Subsidiaries, or by
          the Company and any one or more Wholly-Owned Consolidated
          Subsidiaries.".

          SECTION 2. Amendments to Section 4.18(c) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.18(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:

          "(c) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or is
     reasonably expected to incur, any Withdrawal Liability to any Multiemployer
     Plan which would exceed in the aggregate 4% of Net Worth.".

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          SECTION 3. Amendments to Section 5.01(i)(iii) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 5.01(i)(iii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:

          "(iii) The Company will furnish to the Agent (i) if requested by any
     Bank through the Agent, promptly after the filing thereof with the Internal
     Revenue Service copies of each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the
     annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each PBGC Plan; (ii)
     promptly after becoming aware of the occurrence of any material Termination
     Event in connection with any PBGC Plan, a written notice signed by the
     President or Financial Officer of the Company specifying the nature thereof
     and any action the Company or appropriate ERISA Affiliate proposes to take
     with respect thereto; (iii) promptly and in any event within five Business
     Days after receipt thereof by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates
     from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by the Company or any such
     ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC's intention to terminate any PBGC Plan or to
     have a trustee appointed under Section 4042(b) of ERISA to administer any
     PBGC Plan; (iv) promptly a written notice in the event there is either a
     failure of the Company or an ERISA Affiliate to comply with the minimum
     funding requirements of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA or
     an application for a waiver from either or both of such standards is
     requested or received by the Company or an ERISA Affiliate with respect to
     a PBGC Plan and in either event the failure to comply or the application or
     grant of waiver is with respect to a material amount; and (v) promptly and
     in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Company
     or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan sponsor, a copy of each
     notice received by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate concerning the
     imposition and the amount of withdrawal liability upon the

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     Company or an ERISA Affiliate by a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section
     4202 of ERISA. The Company will comply in all material respects with all
     applicable provisions of ERISA, the violation of which would, in the
     reasonable judgment of the Majority Banks, give rise to a material
     liability of the Company, and notice of which violation has been given by
     the Agent to the Company. For purposes of this Section 5.01(i)(iii), an
     obligation or liability shall be considered material if it equals or
     exceeds $4,000,000;".

          SECTION 4. Amendment to Section 5.02(a)(xi) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 5.02(a)(xi) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:

          "(xi) a Lien on the Company's headquarters building located at 1390
     Enclave Parkway, Houston, Texas to secure Indebtedness;".

          SECTION 5. Amendments to Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement. Section
6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended

          (a)  by amending paragraph (e) thereof in its entirety to read as
     follows:

          "(e) The Company or any Subsidiary shall (i) default in the payment of
     any Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes) of the
     Company or such Subsidiary (as the case may be), or any interest or premium
     thereon, when due whether by acceleration or otherwise, beyond any period
     of grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii) default in the performance
     or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to such other
     Indebtedness if the effect of such default results in the holder of such
     other Indebtedness accelerating the maturity of such other Indebtedness and
     the Company or such Subsidiary fails to pay such Indebtedness within five
     Business Days after such acceleration, if, in the case of any defaults
     described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 6.01(e), the

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     aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness for which all such
     defaults shall have occurred and be continuing exceeds $25,000,000; or";

          (b)  by amending paragraph (j) thereof in its entirety to read as
     follows:

          "(j) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money shall be
     rendered by a court or courts against the Company or any Significant
     Subsidiary in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate and the same shall not
     be discharged (or provision shall not be made for such discharge), or a
     stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within 30 days from the
     date of entry thereof and the Company or such Significant Subsidiary, as
     the case may be, shall not, within said period of 30 days, or such longer
     period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed, appeal
     therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;
     or"; and

          (c)  by amending paragraph (k) thereof in its entirety to read as
     follows:

          "(k) (i) The Company or any ERISA Affiliate or any of its agents or
     representatives shall engage in any `prohibited transaction' (as defined in
     Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which can be expected to
     result in a material liability to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, (ii)
     any material `accumulated funding deficiency' (as defined in Section 302 of
     ERISA or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, shall exist with
     respect to any PBGC Plan, if in the reasonable judgment of the Majority
     Banks, such accumulated funding deficiency would give rise to a material
     liability of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, (iii) the Company or any
     ERISA Affiliate shall apply for or be granted a funding waiver under
     Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, which waiver or request
     for waiver is for a material amount, (iv) a `reportable event' (other

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     than a reportable event not subject to the provision for thirty-day notice
     to the PBGC under applicable PBGC regulations) shall occur with respect to
     any PBGC Plan, which reportable event is, in the reasonable opinion of the
     Majority Banks, likely to result in the termination of such PBGC Plan for
     purposes of Title IV of ERISA and to give rise to a material liability of
     the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, (v) proceedings shall commence to have
     a trustee appointed or a trustee shall be appointed to terminate or
     administer a PBGC Plan under Section 4042(b) of ERISA which proceeding is,
     in the reasonable opinion of the Majority Banks, likely to result in the
     termination of such PBGC Plan and to give rise to a material liability of
     the Company or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to such termination, (vi) a
     notice of intent to terminate a PBGC Plan under Section 4041(c) is filed
     with the PBGC if such termination would give rise to a material liability
     of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, (vii) any Multiemployer Plan is in
     reorganization or is insolvent and the circumstances are such that, in the
     reasonable opinion of the Majority Banks, there could be a material
     liability incurred by or imposed upon the Company or any ERISA Affiliate,
     (viii) there is a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan
     under circumstances that, in the reasonable opinion of the Majority Banks,
     would likely subject the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to a material
     liability, or (ix) any event or condition described in (i) through (viii)
     above (determined without regard to whether the event or condition taken
     alone would or could result in a material liability) shall occur or exist
     with respect to a PBGC Plan or Multiemployer Plan which individually or in
     combination with one or more of any events described in (i) through (viii)
     above (determined without regard to whether the event or condition taken
     alone would or could result in a material liability), if any, in the

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     reasonable opinion of the Majority Banks would likely, subject the Company
     or any ERISA Affiliate to any material tax, penalty or other liability (for
     purposes of this Section 6.01(k) , an obligation or liability shall be
     considered material if it equals or exceeds $20,000,000);".

          SECTION 6. Conditions of Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective when, and only when, the following conditions shall have been
fulfilled:

          (a)  the Company, the Agent, the Auction Administration Agent and
Banks together constituting the Majority Banks shall have executed a counterpart
hereof and delivered the same to the Agent or, in the case of any such Bank as
to which an executed counterpart hereof shall not have been so delivered, the
Agent shall have received written confirmation by telecopy or other similar
writing from such Bank of execution of a counterpart hereof by such Bank; and

          (b)  the Agent shall have received from the Company a certificate of
the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying that attached
thereto is (i) a true and complete copy of the general borrowing resolutions of
the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and (ii) the incumbency
and specimen signature of each officer of the Company executing this Amendment.

          SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties True; No Default or Event of
Default. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Agent, the Auction
Administration Agent and the Banks that after giving effect to the execution and
delivery of this Amendment (a) the representations and warranties set forth in
the Credit Agreement (as modified hereby) are true and correct on the date
hereof as though made on and as of such date; provided, however, that for
purposes of this clause (a), Schedule II as used in Section 4.02 of the Credit
Agreement shall

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be deemed to include any supplements to such Schedule delivered to the Agent and
the Banks by the Company prior to the date of this Amendment and (b) neither any
Default nor Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date
hereof.

          SECTION 8. Reference to the Credit Agreement and Effect on the Notes
and Other Documents Executed Pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

          (a)  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the
Credit Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "herein," "hereof" or words
of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby.

          (b)  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the
Notes and the other documents and agreements delivered or to be delivered
pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby.

          (c)  The Credit Agreement and the Notes and other documents and
agreements delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and modified by the
amendments referred to above, shall remain in full force and effect and are
hereby ratified and confirmed.

          SECTION 9. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed
in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument.

          SECTION 10. GOVERNING LAW; BINDING EFFECT. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND
APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW AND SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE COMPANY, THE AGENT, THE
AUCTION ADMINISTRATION AGENT AND THE BANKS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND
ASSIGNS.

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          SECTION 11. Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment for any other purpose.

          SECTION 12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED HEREBY,
THE NOTES AND THE LETTER AGREEMENTS REFERRED TO IN SECTIONS 2.05(b) AND 2.05(c)
OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT CONSTITUTE A "LOAN AGREEMENT" AS DEFINED IN SECTION
26.02 OF THE TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE, AND REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY
NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed effective as of the date first stated herein, by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.

                                       SYSCO  CORPORATION

                                       By: /s/ DIANE DAY SANDERS
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name: Diane Day Sanders
                                       Title: Vice President & Treasurer

                                       CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL
                                       ASSOCIATION
                                       (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TEXAS COMMERCE BANK
                                       NATIONAL ASSOCIATION),
                                       INDIVIDUALLY AND AS AGENT

                                       By: /s/ MICHAEL ONDRUCH
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name: Michael Ondruch
                                       Title: Vice President

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                                       THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                                       (SUCCESSOR TO CHEMICAL BANK), AS AUCTION
                                       ADMINISTRATION AGENT

                                       By: /s/ CHRISTOPHER CONSOMER
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                                       Name: Christopher Consomer
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

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                                       BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
                                       ASSOCIATION
                                       (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CONTINENTAL BANK N.A.)

                                       By: /s/ LYNN DERNING
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:   Lynn Derning
                                       Title:  Principal

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                                       FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK

                                       By: /s/ WILLIAM F. FOX
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                                       Name: William F. Fox
                                       Title: Vice President

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                                       WACHOVIA BANK OF GEORGIA,
                                       NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                       By: /s/ JESSICA S. WRIGHT
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                                       Name: Jessica S. Wright
                                       Title: Vice President

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                                       THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

                                       By:
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                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                       UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH

                                       By: /s/ WILFRED SAINT
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                                       Name: Wilfred Saint
                                       Title: Associate Director
                                              Loan Portfolio Support, US

                                       By: /s/ ROBERT H. RILEY III
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                                       Name: Robert H. Riley III
                                       Title: Executive Director

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                                       WELLS FARGO BANK (TEXAS),
                                       NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                       By: /s/ SUSAN HAUFSCHILD
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                                       Name:   Susan Haufschild
                                       Title:  Vice President

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(m)

                                SYSCO CORPORATION

                        SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - Purposes, Definitions and Duration
Purpose.........................................................................................................1.1
Definitions.....................................................................................................1.2
Term............................................................................................................1.3

ARTICLE II - Administration
Powers of the Committee.........................................................................................2.1
Committee Organization and Voting...............................................................................2.2
Reimbursement of Expenses.......................................................................................2.3
Resignation or Removal..........................................................................................2.4

ARTICLE III -- Participation
Eligibility of Employees........................................................................................3.1
Designation of Eligible Employees...............................................................................3.2
Election to Participate.........................................................................................3.3

ARTICLE IV - Benefits
Death Benefit...................................................................................................4.1
Contributions and Funding.......................................................................................4.2
Responsibility for Payments and Withholding of Taxes............................................................4.3
Termination of Benefits for a Participant.......................................................................4.4
Assignment of Death Benefits....................................................................................4.5

ARTICLE V - Rights of Participants
Limitation of Rights............................................................................................5.1
Prerequisites to Benefits.......................................................................................5.2

ARTICLE VI - Miscellaneous
Amendment or Termination of Plan................................................................................6.1
Claims Procedure................................................................................................6.2
Plan Year.......................................................................................................6.3
Agent for Process...............................................................................................6.4
Governing Law...................................................................................................6.5
Severability....................................................................................................6.6
Reliance Upon Information.......................................................................................6.7
Notice..........................................................................................................6.8
Continuance Permitted Upon Merger, Consolidation or Transfer of Assets..........................................6.9
Plan May Use Rabbi Trust.......................................................................................6.10

ARTICLE VII - ERISA Provisions
Named Fiduciary.................................................................................................7.1
Funding.........................................................................................................7.2
Payments........................................................................................................7.3
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                                SYSCO CORPORATION

                        SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I

                       Purposes, Definitions and Duration

     1.1 Purpose. This Plan is established by Sysco Corporation for the purpose
of providing life insurance protection for the family of certain employees.

     1.2 Definitions. Each term below shall have the meaning assigned thereto
for all purposes of this Plan unless the context requires a different
construction.

          (a)  "Board" means the board of directors of Sysco.

          (b) "Committee" means the members (and their successors) of the
     Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board.

          (c) "Employee" means any person who at the time such person is
     designated a Participant hereunder, is employed by Sysco in a position to
     contribute materially to the continued growth and development and to the
     future financial success of Sysco.

          (d) "Participant" means an Employee who has been designated by the
     Committee to participate in the Plan and who has entered into a Split
     Dollar Life Insurance Agreement with Sysco.

          (e) "Plan" means the Sysco Corporation Split Dollar Life Insurance
     Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

          (f) "Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement" means the agreement
     entered into between the Participant and the Employer providing for life
     insurance protection for the family of certain Employees

          (g) "Sysco" means Sysco Corporation

     1.3 Term. The effective date of the Plan is July 4, 1999. The Plan shall
continue until terminated by Sysco. The Committee in its sole discretion, may or
may not designate eligible Participants during the term of the Plan.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                 Administration

     2.1 Powers of the Committee. The Committee shall have the exclusive
responsibility for the general administration of the Plan, according to the
terms and provisions of the Plan, and shall have all powers necessary to
accomplish such purposes, including, but not by way of limitation, the right,
power and authority:

          (a) to make rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan
     which are not inconsistent with the terms and provisions hereof, provided
     such rules and regulations are evidenced in writing;

          (b) to construe all terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of
     the Plan and its construction thereof made in good faith and without
     discrimination in favor of or against any Participant shall be final and
     conclusive on all parties at interest;

          (c) to correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any
     inconsistency which may appear in the Plan in such manner and to such
     extent as it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect for the
     greatest benefit of all parties at interest, and its judgment in such
     matters shall be final and conclusive as to all parties at interest;

          (d) to determine which Employees shall be eligible to become
     Participants;

          (e) to determine all controversies relating to the administration of
     the Plan, including but not limited to: (1) differences of opinion arising
     between Sysco and any Participant; and (2) any questions it deems advisable
     to determine in order to promote the uniform administration of the Plan for
     the benefit of all parties at interest;

          (f) to determine within the limits specified by the Plan, the amount
     of insurance coverage and premium payments and the division between Sysco
     and the Employee of the insurance coverage, premium payments and cash
     surrender value for insurance policies on the life of a particular
     Participant;

          (g) to delegate by written notice such of the clerical and recordation
     duties of the Committee under the Plan as the Committee may deem necessary
     or advisable for the proper and efficient administration of the Plan; and

          (h) to modify from time to time the terms of the sample Split Dollar
     Life Insurance Agreement attached as Exhibit A or of a Split Dollar Life
     Insurance Agreement to be executed by a certain Participant; provided,
     however, that such modification shall not be made to a Split Dollar Life
     Insurance Agreement after it has been executed by Sysco and a Participant
     without the consent of both parties.

     The Committee, in exercising any of the rights, powers, and authorities set
out in this Section and all other sections of the Plan, shall perform or refrain
from performing those acts using its sole

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discretion and judgment. Any decision made by the Committee or any refraining to
act or any act taken by the Committee in good faith shall be final, conclusive
and binding on all parties. The Committee's decision shall never be subject to
de novo review.

     2.2 Committee Organization and Voting. The Committee shall select from
among its members a chairman, who shall preside at all of its meetings, and
shall select a secretary, without regard as to whether that person is a member
of the Committee, who shall keep all records, documents and data pertaining to
its supervision of the administration of the Plan. A majority of the members of
the Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote
of majority of the members present at any meeting will decide any question
brought before that meeting. In addition, the Committee may decide any question
by a vote, taken without a meeting of a majority of its members. A member of the
Committee who is also a Participant shall not vote or act upon any matter
relating solely to himself or herself.

     2.3 Reimbursement of Expenses. The members of the Committee shall serve
without compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed by Sysco for
all expenses properly and actually incurred in performance of their duties under
the plan.

     2.4 Resignation or Removal. Members of the Committee shall serve until they
resign or are removed by the Board. Any member of the Committee may resign by
giving at least 30 days written notice to the Board. The Board may remove any
member of the Committee by written notice, which removal shall be effective as
of the date specified in the notice. The Board is not required to give any
advance notice of such removal.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                  Participation

     3.1 Eligibility of Employees. An Employee must be in a position to
contribute materially to the continued growth and development and to the future
financial success of Sysco in order to be eligible to participate in the Plan.
An Employee shall be ineligible to participate in the Plan if the proposed
insured(s) (e.g., the Employee and the Employee's spouse, if any) is declined
for insurance coverage. The Committee from time to time may establish additional
eligibility requirements for participation in the Plan.

     3.2 Designation of Eligible Employees. The Committee shall designate and
notify in writing the Employees who are eligible to participate in the Plan. Any
copy of such notification shall be given to Sysco. If a designated Employee is
classified as a substandard or impaired risk by insurance carriers, the
Committee has the discretion to declare the Employee ineligible to participate
in the Plan or to enter into a Split Dollar Insurance Agreement with the
Employee modified to make allowance for his or her substandard rating.

     3.3 Election to Participate. After the Employee has been notified by the
Committee that he or she is eligible to participate in the Plan, such Employee
must, in order to participate in the Plan, enter into a Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreement with Sysco in the format of the sample agreement attached as
Exhibit A. At the option of the Employee, the trustee of a trust or a family
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the Employee may enter into the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement and such
trustee or family member shall possess all of the rights and obligations
otherwise given to the Participant under this Plan and the Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreement. The obligation of Sysco to pay benefits under this Plan
shall be effective upon the execution of the Split Dollar Life Insurance
Agreement by the Participant and Sysco. The Split Dollar Life Insurance
Agreement must be executed within 180 days after the date on which Sysco is
notified that the Employee is eligible to participate in the Plan but Sysco
shall not unduly delay its signature of the Split Dollar Life Insurance
Agreement. If the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement is not signed within
said 180 days, the Employee shall no longer be eligible to participate in the
Plan but the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to
select said Employee again at a future time, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 3.2, to be eligible to participate in the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                    Benefits

     4.1 Death Benefit. The basic benefit provided under the Plan is a death
benefit payable to the beneficiary designated by the Participant in an amount
specified in the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement with the Participant
subject to any limitations imposed by the life insurance policy. The amount of
insurance on each Participant, and/or the Participant's spouse, is determined by
the Committee and is not necessarily the same for all Participants.

     4.2 Contributions and Funding. The death benefit of each Participant is
entirely funded with life insurance policies insuring the life of the
Participant or the Participant's spouse or the joint lives of the Participant
and the Participant's spouse. The Employer shall pay the required premium on
each insurance policy although the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement may
require the Participant to reimburse the Employer part of the premium payment.

     4.3 Responsibility for Payments and Withholding of Taxes. Sysco shall make
the payments and calculate the deductions for such payments of any taxes
required to be withheld by federal or any state or local government with respect
to any economic benefit the Participant may realize from the Plan. The Committee
shall furnish Sysco information concerning the amount of economic benefits under
the Plan for each Participant.

     4.4 Termination of Benefits for a Participant. The benefits under the Plan
for a Participant may be terminated as specified in Section 5.1 of the sample
Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement attached as Exhibit A, as it may be
modified by the Committee with respect to a particular Participant.

     4.5 Assignment of Death Benefits. Each Participant has the power to assign
all rights and obligations of the Participant in the insurance policies and
under the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement and under this Plan to an
assignee of the Participant's choice and thereafter such designee shall possess
all of the rights and obligations of the Participant under this Plan and the
Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement.

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                                    ARTICLE V

                           Rights of the Participants

     5.1 Limitation of Rights. Nothing in the Plan shall be construed:

         (a) to give any Employee of Sysco any right to be designated a
     Participant in the Plan other than at the sole discretion of the Committee;

         (b) to limit in any way the right of Sysco to terminate the
     Participant's employment with Sysco at any time;

         (c) to be evidence of any agreement or understanding, expressed or
     implied, that Sysco will employ Participant in any particular position or
     at any particular rate or remuneration;

         (d) to give the Employee or his or her beneficiary any interest or
     rights to the Employer's investment in the insurance policy on the
     Employee's life.

     5.2 Prerequisites to Benefits. No Participant, nor any person claiming
through a Participant, shall have any right or interest in the Plan, or any
benefits hereunder, unless and until all of the terms, conditions and provisions
of the Plan which affect such Participant or such other person shall have been
complied with as specified herein.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  Miscellaneous

     6.1 Amendment or Termination of Plan. The Board of Sysco may modify or
terminate this Plan by a written instrument. Any modification or termination
will then be binding upon all persons ever to become entitled to payments under
this Plan. No amendment or termination, however, will affect a Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreement after it has been executed by Sysco and the Participant
unless it is mutually agreed to by the Participant and Sysco.

     6.2 Claims Procedure. When a benefit is due, a Participant or other person
entitled thereto should submit his or her claim in accordance with the claim
procedure specified in the Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement.

     6.3 Plan Year. The Plan Year for reporting to governmental agencies and
employees will coincide with the fiscal year of Sysco. Sysco has a 52/53 week
fiscal year beginning on the Sunday next following the Saturday closest to the
June 30th of each calendar year.

     6.4 Agent for Process. Legal process may be served on the Committee at 1390
Enclave Parkway, Houston, Texas 77077.

     6.5 Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed, administered, and governed
in all respects by the laws of the State of Texas, except as may be preempted by
federal law.

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     6.6 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of the
Plan is held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of the
Plan shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected,
impaired, or invalidated.

     6.7 Reliance Upon Information. The Committee shall not be liable for any
decision or action taken in good faith in connection with the administration of
this Plan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any such decision
or action taken by the Committee in reliance upon any information supplied to it
by any officer of Sysco, Sysco's legal counsel or Sysco's independent
accountants in connection with the administration of this Plan shall be deemed
to have been taken in good faith.

     6.8 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the
Committee or a Participant under this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and
hand delivered, facsimile transmitted, or sent by registered or certified mail
to the principal office of Sysco or to the residential mailing address of the
Participant. Such notice shall be deemed given as of the date of the delivery
or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the
envelope.

     6.9 Continuance Permitted Upon Merger, Consolidation or Transfer of Assets.
Sysco's participation in this Plan shall not automatically terminate if it
consolidates or merges and is not the surviving corporation, sells substantially
all of its assets, is a party to a reorganization and its employees and
substantially all of its assets are transferred to another entity, liquidates,
or dissolves, if there is a successor organization. Instead, the successor may
assume and continue this Plan by executing a direction, entering into a
contractual commitment or adopting a resolution providing for the continuance of
the Plan. Only upon the successor's rejection of this Plan or its failure to
respond to the Employer's request that it affirm its assumption of this Plan
within 90 days of the request shall this Plan automatically terminate; provided,
however, that termination of the Plan shall not affect any Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreement after it has been executed unless agreed to by the
Participant who is a party to such Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement.

     6.10 Plan May Use Rabbi Trust. It is specifically recognized by both Sysco
and the Participants that some or all of the Split Dollar Life Insurance
Agreements may use Sysco Corporation Split Dollar Life Insurance Trust or other
such Rabbi trusts to possess the insurance policy subject to such Split Dollar
Life Insurance Agreements, to execute any collateral assignments and to carry
out the obligations of Sysco under this Plan and such Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreements. However, under all circumstances, the rights of the
Participants to the assets held in such trust will be no greater than the rights
expressed in this Plan and the applicable Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement.
Nothing contained in the trust agreement will constitute a guarantee by Sysco
that assets of Sysco transferred to the trust will be sufficient to pay any
benefits under this plan or the applicable Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
or would place the Participant in a secured position ahead of general creditors
should Sysco become insolvent or bankrupt. The Rabbi trust designed to carry out
Sysco's obligations under this Plan or the applicable Split Dollar Life
Insurance Agreements must specifically set out these principles so it is clear
in the Rabbi trust that the Participants are only unsecured general creditors of
Sysco in relation to their benefits under this Plan and the applicable Split
Dollar Life Insurance Agreements.

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                                   ARTICLE VII

                                ERISA Provisions

     7.1 Sysco is the named fiduciary of the Plan for purposes of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and shall have the authority to control
and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

     7.2 The funding policy of the Plan will be through premium payments to the
insurer issuing the insurance policy.

     7.3 The basis of payments from the Plan will consist of payments by the
insurer in accordance with the insurance policy.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer has executed this instrument as of this
21st day of October, 1999.

                                      SYSCO CORPORATION

                                      By        /s/ MICHAEL C. NICHOLS
                                        ---------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                SYSCO CORPORATION

                      SPLIT DOLLAR LIFE INSURANCE AGREEMENT

     This Agreement made and entered into between Sysco Corporation, (the
"Employer") and _______________________________________ (the "Employee").

                              W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, Sysco has adopted the Sysco Corporation Split Dollar Life
Insurance Plan (the "Plan") which is designed to encourage certain employees to
continue in the service of Sysco by offering such employees assistance in
providing life insurance protection for the employees' family; and

     WHEREAS, a Committee (the "Committee") has been established by the Plan to
administer the Plan and to designate employees of Sysco who are eligible to
participate in the Plan; and

     WHEREAS, the Committee has selected the Employee to be a participant under
the Plan because the services of the Employee, the Employee's experience and
knowledge of the affairs of Sysco, and the Employee's reputation and contacts in
the industry are extremely valuable to Sysco; and

     WHEREAS, Sysco desires that the Employee remain in its service and wishes
to receive the benefit of the Employee's knowledge, experience, reputation and
contacts; and

     WHEREAS, Sysco is willing to encourage the Employee's continued service to
Sysco by joining with the Employee for the mutual benefit of the parties hereto
in an investment of life insurance on the life of the Employee, the life of the
Employee's spouse, or the joint lives of the Employee and the Employee's spouse
so as to provide life insurance protection for the Employee's family; and

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     WHEREAS, the Employee will be the owner of the Insurance Policies acquired
pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and Sysco's Investment in the Insurance
Policies will be represented by an assignment from the Employee to Sysco of
limited ownership rights in the Insurance Policies; and

     WHEREAS, this plan is intended to qualify as a life insurance employee
benefit plan as described in Revenue Ruling 64-328.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained, Sysco and the Employee agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE 1

                                   Definitions

         1.1 "Agreement" means this agreement, as it may be amended from time to
     time.

         1.2 "Change of Control" is defined in section 3.5.

         1.3 "Committee" means the administrative committee under the Plan.

         1.4 "Employee" means ____________.

         1.5 "Insurance Policies" means the policies or policy shown on the
     attached Schedule 1, together with any other policies that may be added to
     the Agreement.

         1.6 "Insurer" means an insurance company issuing Insurance Policies
     subject to this Agreement.

         1.7 "Plan" means the Sysco Corporation Split Dollar Life Insurance
     Plan.

         1.8 "Rabbi Trust" means the Sysco Corporation Split Dollar Life
     Insurance Trust.

         1.9 "Sysco" means Sysco Corporation.

         1.10 "Sysco's Investment" means the interest of Sysco in the Insurance
     Policy as defined in Section 4.1 of the Agreement.

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                                    ARTICLE 2

                               Insurance Policies

         The Employee has purchased insurance on the life of the Employee, the
life of the Employee's spouse or the joint lives of the Employee and the
Employee's spouse for the benefit and protection of the Employee's family under
the Insurance Policy or Insurance Policies shown on the attached Schedule 1 in
the face amounts as shown on such schedule.

                                    ARTICLE 3

                                Premium Payments

     3.1 Sysco shall pay the required premium specified on Schedule 1 for each
Insurance Policy on or before the due date.

     3.2 Any dividends attributable to each Insurance Policy shall be applied as
Sysco and the Employee agree by an instrument in writing.

     3.3 The Employee shall pay to Sysco during each year the Insurance Policy
is subject to this Agreement and during which Sysco makes a premium payment
under section 3.1, an amount equal to the one-year term cost of the insurance
protection to which the Employee is entitled under such Insurance Policy
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including any term insurance rider and
any insurance purchased by dividends, and such cost is to be determined under
the principles established by applicable U.S. Treasury Department
pronouncements, rulings and regulations in effect for determining such costs for
insurance protection. The Employee shall reimburse Sysco for such one-year term
cost within a reasonable time after payment of the required premium to the
Insurer by Sysco on each Insurance Policy under section 3.1.

          (a) Until changed by U.S. Treasury Department pronouncements, rulings
     or regulations, the one-year term cost of insurance protection on a second
     to die

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          policy on the joint lives of the Employee and the Employee's spouse
          shall be the lesser of the following:

                    (i) the current published one-year term rates available to
               all standard risks of the Insurer issuing such insurance
               protection, or

                    (ii) U.S. Life Table 38.

         (b) Until changed by U.S. Treasury Department pronouncements, rulings
     or regulations, the one-year term cost of insurance protection on the
     single life of the Employee or the Employee's spouse (including the single
     life of the survivor after the death of the first of the Employee and the
     Employee's spouse to die if the Insurance Policy covers their joint lives),
     shall be the lesser of the following:

                    (i) the current published one-year term rates of the Insurer
               issuing such insurance coverage, pursuant to the guidelines set
               forth in Rev. Rul. 66-110 and Rev. Rul. 67-154, or

                    (ii) an amount determined in accordance with the tables set
               forth in Rev. Rul. 55-747 (called the "PS 58 costs").

     3.4 Upon a Change of Control, Sysco shall, as soon as possible, but in no
event longer than ninety days following the Change of Control, as defined
herein, make an irrevocable contribution to the Rabbi Trust in an amount equal
to the present value, using a 5% interest factor, of the remaining aggregate
premiums required to be paid by Sysco on Schedule 1 for each Insurance Policy.
The trustee of the Rabbi Trust shall pay future premiums for such Insurance
Policy from such contributions and the appreciation and earnings thereon;
provided, however, that, should such contributions and appreciation and earnings
thereon prove insufficient to pay all of the premiums

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required by Schedule 1 for such Insurance Policy, Sysco shall remain liable to
make such remaining premium payments.

     3.5 For purposes of this Agreement, Change of Control shall mean the
occurrence of one or more of the following events:

         (a) Any "person," including a "syndication" or "group" as those terms
     are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Act, is or becomes the
     beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of Sysco
     representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of Sysco's then
     outstanding "Voting Securities" which is any security which ordinarily
     possesses the power to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of
     Sysco without the happening of any precondition or contingency;

         (b) Sysco is merged or consolidated with another corporation and
     immediately after giving effect to the merger or consolidation either (i)
     less than 80% of the outstanding Voting Securities of the surviving or
     resulting entity are then beneficially owned in the aggregate by (x) the
     stockholders of Sysco immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, or
     (y) if a record date has been set to determine the stockholders of Sysco
     entitled to vote on such merger or consolidation, the stockholders of Sysco
     as of such record date, or (ii) the Board of Directors, or similar
     governing body, of the surviving or resulting entity does not have as a
     majority of its members the persons specified in subparagraph (c)(i) and
     (ii) below;

         (c) If at any time the following do not constitute a majority of the
     Board of Directors of Sysco (or any successor entity referred to in
     subparagraph (b) above):

                 i. Persons who are directors of Sysco on July 4, 1999;

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              ii. persons who, prior to their election as a director of Sysco
         (or successor entity if applicable) were nominated, recommended or
         endorsed by a formal resolution of the Board of Directors of Sysco;

          (d) If at any time during a calendar year a majority of the directors
     of Sysco are not persons who were directors at the beginning of the
     calendar year; and

          (e) Sysco transfers substantially all of its assets to another
     corporation which is a less than 80% owned subsidiary of Sysco.

                                    ARTICLE 4

                               Sysco's Investment

     4.1 Sysco's Investment in each Insurance Policy shall be:

          (a) except as provided in subsection (b) below, the lesser of (1) the
     cash surrender value of the Insurance Policy and (2) the amounts paid by
     Sysco as premiums on such Insurance Policy under the provisions of section
     3.1 with both (1) and (2) reduced by the amount of any indebtedness which
     may exist against such Insurance Policy and any unpaid interest on such
     indebtedness if said indebtedness was incurred after such Insurance Policy
     becomes subject to the Agreement and with (2) only reduced by the premiums
     paid by the Employee with respect to such Insurance Policy under the
     provisions of section 3.3;

          (b) at any time upon the death of the last insured, the amounts paid
     by Sysco as premiums on such Insurance Policy under the provisions of
     section 3.1 less (1) the amount of any indebtedness which may exist against
     such Insurance Policy and any unpaid interest on such indebtedness if said
     indebtedness was incurred after

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     such Insurance Policy becomes subject to this Agreement, and (2) the
     premiums paid by the Employee with respect to such Insurance Policy under
     the provisions of section 3.3.

     4.2 The Employee will collaterally assign the Insurance Policies acquired
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rabbi Trust as evidence of
Sysco's Investment. The collateral assignment shall not be altered or changed
without the written consent of Sysco. The Rabbi Trust shall have possession of
the Insurance Policy during the term of this Agreement; provided, however, that
the possessor of the Insurance Policy shall make such Insurance Policy available
to the Insurer when it shall be necessary to endorse changes of beneficiary
thereon in accordance with the Employee's right to appoint beneficiaries as
provided in this Agreement or to exercise any other rights of the Employee to
such Insurance Policy.

     4.3 The rights of Sysco and the Rabbi Trust under the collateral assignment
are restricted to (a) assigning Sysco's Investment in the Insurance Policy to
the Employee or the Employee's designee upon payment of Sysco's Investment, (b)
upon the death of the last insured, obtaining that portion of the Insurance
Policy death proceeds in an amount equal to Sysco's Investment at such insured's
death, and (c) upon surrender of the Insurance Policy, obtaining that portion of
the surrender proceeds not in excess of Sysco's Investment.

     4.4 Sysco and the Rabbi Trust are prohibited from taking any action that
would endanger either the interest of the Employee or the payment of the
proceeds in excess of Sysco's Investment to the beneficiary designated by the
Employee upon the last insured's death. Prior to the termination of this
Agreement, Sysco and the Rabbi Trust will not exercise the right to pledge the
Insurance Policies, to surrender the Insurance Policies or paid up additions for
cancellation or to partially surrender the Insurance Policies, to assign its
rights to anyone other than the Employee or the

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Employee's designee, and to borrow against the Insurance Policies even for the
purpose of paying premiums unless there has been a default by the Employee under
this Agreement.

     4.5 The Employee has the power to assign all rights of the Employee in the
Insurance Policies and under this Agreement, change the beneficiary designation
on each Insurance Policy and exercise settlement options. In the event of an
assignment, the assignee shall possess all of the rights and obligations of the
Employee under such Insurance Policy and this Agreement. The Employee has all
rights to the Insurance Policies, not specifically granted to Sysco by this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Employee may not exercise any rights in a
manner which would endanger Sysco's Investment.

     4.6 Sysco and the Employee recognize that the investment of Sysco in the
Insurance Policies and other assets held in the Rabbi Trust is also subject to
the general creditors of Sysco as set forth in the Rabbi Trust. The Employee
shall have no preferred claim on, or any beneficial ownership interest in, any
assets of the Rabbi Trust. Any rights created under the Plan or this Agreement
shall be mere unsecured contractual rights of the Employee against Sysco. Any
assets held by the Rabbi Trust will be subject to the claims of Sysco's general
creditors under Federal and state law as specified in the Rabbi Trust.

     4.7 Any payments of Sysco's Investment in the Insurance Policy pursuant to
the collateral assignment shall be first made from Insurance Policy cash values
attributable to paid up additional life insurance and purchased by Insurance
Policy dividends, if any. The Employee shall have no interest in paid up
additional life insurance protection, if any, except to the extent the death
benefit or cash value thereof exceeds Sysco's Investment.

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                                    ARTICLE 5

                                   Termination

          This Agreement shall terminate on the happening of any one or more of
     the following events:

          (a) Mutual agreement of the parties;

          (b) Adjudication of Sysco as a bankrupt or a general assignment by
     Sysco to or for the benefit of creditors or dissolution of Sysco;

          (c) Surrender of all the Insurance Policies;

          (d) Payment in full to Sysco at any time of Sysco's Investment, at
     which time Sysco shall release the collateral assignment;

          (e) Cessation of Sysco's business;

          (f) The Employee ceases to be employed by Sysco for any reason except
     death. Additionally, Sysco, in its sole discretion, may terminate this
     Agreement upon any failure of the Employee to pay premiums to Sysco as
     provided in section 3.3.

                                    ARTICLE 6

                        Termination of Sysco's Investment

     6.1 Upon the death of the last insured, Sysco shall receive from the
proceeds of all Insurance Policies payable upon such insured's death the full
amount of Sysco's Investment in the death benefits in all such Insurance
Policies. The balance of the proceeds of such Insurance Policies shall be paid
(a) to the beneficiary designated by the Employee or (b) if no such beneficiary
has been designated, to the Employee's executor or administrator for
administration as part of the Employee's estate.

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     6.2 In the event of the termination of this Agreement under Article 5
(except as provided in Section (d) of Article 5), the Employee or the designee
of the Employee shall have ninety days in which to pay Sysco in an amount equal
to Sysco's Investment in each Insurance Policy. Upon the payment of such an
amount, Sysco and the Rabbi Trust shall release the collateral assignment of the
Insurance Policies. If the Employee or the designee of the Employee does not
make such payment to Sysco within such ninety day period, the Employee may
either (a) surrender the Insurance Policy as provided in the collateral
assignment, or (b) transfer ownership of such Insurance Policy to Sysco, thereby
discharging the obligation of the Employee to purchase Sysco's Investment in
such Insurance Policy and relinquishing all rights of the Employee to such
Insurance Policy under this Agreement.

     6.3 Upon the surrender or partial surrender of any Insurance Policy covered
by this Agreement or should the Employee borrow against any Insurance Policy
covered by this Agreement, the proceeds received upon such surrender, partial
surrender or loan shall be used first to pay Sysco in an amount equal to Sysco's
Investment in such Insurance Policy and any excess proceeds shall be paid to the
Employee.

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                                    ARTICLE 7

                                    Insurers

     The Insurer(s) issuing the Insurance Polices shall not be deemed to be a
party to this Agreement for any purpose, nor is the Insurer in any way
responsible for its validity or its enforcement. The Insurer shall not be
obligated to inquire as to the distribution or application of any monies,
payable or paid by the Insurer under the Insurance Policies, if the Insurer
makes appropriate payment or otherwise performs its contractual obligations in
accordance with the terms of the Insurance Policies. The Insurer shall be bound
only by the provisions of the Insurance Policies or an endorsement thereto. Any
payments made or actions taken by the Insurer in accordance with such Insurance
Policies shall fully discharge the Insurer from liability.

                                     ARTICLE 8

                           Amendments and Miscellaneous

     8.1 This Agreement shall not be modified or amended except by a written
instrument signed by Sysco and the Employee. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the administrators, assigns and successors of the parties to this
Agreement.

     8.2 The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and enforced
according to the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent preempted by
federal law.

     8.3 This Agreement and the Plan contain the entire contract between the
parties and constitute a complete integration of the representations, covenants
and promises of the Employee and Sysco. In case of a conflict, express or
implied, between the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan
will govern.

     8.4 This Agreement is not the basic employment contract between Sysco and
the Employee and Sysco reserves the unqualified and unrestricted right to
terminate the services of the Employee on exactly the same basis as if this
Agreement had never been entered into.

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     8.5 The Employee shall have no interest or rights in Sysco's Investment in
any Insurance Policy.

                                    ARTICLE 9

                                ERISA Provisions

     9.1 Sysco is the named fiduciary of the Plan for purposes of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and shall have the authority to control
and manage the operation and administration of the Plan.

     9.2 The funding policy of this Plan will be through premium payments to the
Insurer as specified in this Agreement.

     9.3 The basis of payments from the Plan will consist of payments by the
Insurer in accordance with the Insurance Policies.

     9.4 Claims for death benefits are established under the Insurance Policy by
the Insurer. If for any reason a claim for benefits under the Plan other than
death benefits is denied, Sysco shall deliver to the claimant a written
explanation setting forth the specific reasons for the denial, pertinent
references to the Plan section on which the denial was based, such other data as
may be pertinent and information on procedures to be followed by the claimant in
obtaining a review of his or her claim, all written in a manner calculated to be
understood by the claimant. For this purpose:

          (a) The claimant's claim shall be deemed filed when presented orally
     or in writing to Sysco.

          (b) Sysco's explanation shall be in writing and delivered to the
     claimant within ninety days of the date the claim is filed.

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     The claimant shall have sixty days following his or her receipt of the
denial of the claim to file with Sysco a written request for review of the
denial. For such review, the claimant or his or her representative may submit
pertinent documents and written issues and comments.

     Sysco shall decide the issue on review and furnish the claimant with a copy
within sixty days of receipt of the claimant's request for review of his or her
claim. The decision on review shall be in writing and shall include specific
reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant, as well as specific references to the pertinent plan provisions on
which the decision is based. If a copy of the decision is not so furnished to
the claimant within such sixty days, the claim shall be deemed denied on review.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on this
_____ day of ________________, ______.

                                      SYSCO CORPORATION, EMPLOYER

                                      By
                                        ---------------------------------------

                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      _____________________, Employee

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

     The Insurance Policy or Insurance Policies covered by the foregoing Split
Dollar Life Insurance Agreement between Sysco Corporation and the Employee
include the following:

     1. Insurer: ________________________________

     2. Policy No. ______________________________

     3. Initial Face Amount: ______________________

     4. Insured(s): ______________________________

     5. Sysco Premium: $_________ annually from __________ through __________

     6. Employee section 3.3 Reimbursement: from __________ through __________

     EXECUTED this _____ day of ___________________, __________.

                                     SYSCO CORPORATION, EMPLOYER

                                     By
                                        ---------------------------------------

                                     ------------------------------------------
                                     ______________________, Employee

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