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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950103-10-000592
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100226
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100302
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100302

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FOSS ERIC J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001197007

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01183
		FILM NUMBER:		10651410

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEPSICO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000077476
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				131584302
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1226

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL RD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9142532000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD
		CITY:			PURCHASE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10577-1444

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PEPSI COLA CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19700903
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        <footnote id="F1">For Common stock: Represents shares of PepsiCo common stock received in exchange for the reporting person's Pepsi Bottling
 Group, Inc. (&quot;PBG&quot;) common stock upon completion of the merger of PBG with and into Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling
 Company, Inc. (&quot;Metro), a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. (&quot;PepsiCo&quot;) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
 dated as of August 3, 2009 among PBG, PepsiCo and Metro (the &quot;Merger&quot;).  Pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement, at
 the effective time of the Merger on February 26, 2010, the reporting person received cash consideration for approximately
 49.4% of his shares of PBG common stock and shares of PepsiCo common stock for approximately 50.6% of his shares of PBG
 common stock</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">For RSUs:  Represents PepsiCo restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) received upon conversion of the reporting person's PBG RSUs
 upon completion of the Merger.   At the effective time of the Merger on February 26, 2010, each PBG RSU award was converted
 into the right to receive a number of shares of PepsiCo common stock equal to the product of (a) 0.6432 and (b) the number
 of shares of PBG common stock subject to the PBG RSU award,,rounded down to the nearest whole share.  Each PepsiCo RSU
 represents the right to receive one share of PepsiCo common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">For 401(k) - Represents the approximate number of shares of PepsiCo common stock in the PBG 401(k) Plan received upon
 completion of the Merger in exchange for the reporting person's shares of PBG common stock that were held in the PBG common
 stock fund of the PBG 401(k) Plan.  This number is based on the dollar value of the reporting person's holdings in the PBG
 common stock fund in the PBG 401(k) Plan as of February 25, 2010.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">For Stock Options: Represents the PepsiCo stock options received upon conversion of the reporting person's PBG stock options
 upon completion of the Merger. At the effective time of the Merger on February 26, 2010, each PBG stock option was converted
 into an option to purchase the number of shares of PepsiCo common stock equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of
 PBG common stock subject to the PBG stock option and (b) the closing exchange ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole
 share.  The exercise price of the converted PepsiCo stock option is equal to (i) the exercise price of the PBG stock option
 divided by (ii) the closing exchange ratio, rounded up to the nearest cent.  The closing exchange ratio is equal the
 quotient of the closing price of a share of PBG common stock on February 25, 2010 ($38.25) divided by the closing price of a
 share of PepsiCo common stock on February 25, 2010 ($62.30).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">For Phantom/EID: - Represents the approximate number of PepsiCo phantom stock units in the PBG Executive Income Deferral
 Program (the &quot;EID Plan&quot;) received upon conversion of the reporting person's PBG phantom stock units that were held in the
 EID Plan.  At the effective time of the Merger on February 26, 2010, the reporting person's EID Plan balance invested in the
 phantom PBG common stock fund as of February 25, 2010 was converted into an equivalent balance invested in the phantom
 PepsiCo common stock fund in the EID Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">For Withholding on RSU vesting:  This number represents shares of PepsiCo Common Stock withheld to satisfy the tax
 withholding obligation due upon vesting of RSUs.  Upon completion of the Merger, the reporting person's outstanding stock
 options and RSUs granted by PBG prior to the Merger that were converted into PepsiCo stock options and RSUs became fully
 vested, exercisable or settled, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the retention agreement between the reporting person
 and PepsiCo, dated October 2, 2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">For Date Exercisable Column for All Options:  Upon completion of the Merger, the reporting person's outstanding stock options
 granted by PBG prior to the Merger that were converted into PepsiCo stock options became fully vested and exercisable
 pursuant to the terms of the retention agreement between the reporting person and PepsiCo, dated October 2, 2009.</footnote>
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