Investor Relations

Investor Relations is becoming an increasingly important part of all companies as disclosure to investors has become more regulated in recent years. There is a section of the PepsiCo website dedicated entirely to the company's investors. The website provides downloadable versions of all the company's annual reports in order for investors and potential investors to have all of the company's avaliable financial information. The company's corporate profile contains all the basic information about the company which people would like to know of before buying or selling stocks of the organization. The profile includes information about each division of the company which are PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), Latin America Foods (LAF), Europe and Asia, Middle East & Africa. Another way that PepsiCo keeps their investors informed is with a Financial News section of the investor relations page. Having all financial press releases in one location ensures that Pepsi is providing all investors with the same information and is avoiding the practice of insider trading.To increase the ease of obtaining information, PepsiCo has set up an option where investors can request to have any financial updates sent to their email accounts in order to further simplify the process of obtaining information.

The investor section also provided contact information for IR workers at the organization in case people have confusion or questions that need immediate assistance. After any earnings statements are released Pepsi will issue press releases along with having conference calls to discuss the earnings and inform people of any financial changes that have taken place. Making these releases, calls and transcripts avaliable online is one of the many ways that PepsiCo practices transparency and increases the flow of information with investors. Pepsi, along with any other public company, holds annual meetings with people that hold shares within the company. Pepsi's annual meeting will be held on Wednesday May 4th at the Frito-Lay's headquarters. According to the website, shareholders will be able to conduct a vote on executive compensation, approve amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and review the progress of the company throughout the past year. As shareholders have invested money within Pepsi stocks, this meeting will give these shareholders a chance to express their opinions on this organization that they have invested in.

As we have discussed in class, each company is required to submit certain reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Pepsi has listed each of the reports in an SEC filings section with sections such as annual reports, mergers & acquisitions, quaterly and proxy filings. This organization will help potential investors find any information that could potential help them in buying or selling stock. The website has an entire section dedicated to the price of their stock at that exact time. Right now one share of Pepsi costs $65.69, with that price fluctuating throughout each day.