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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cornell Brian C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEPSICO INC [PEP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foods (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/02/2012 (Street) PURCHASE, NY 10577 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock 04/02/2012   A   26,139 (1) A $ 0 26,139 D   PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock 04/02/2012   A   46,677 (2) A $ 0 72,816 D   PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock 04/02/2012   A   38,897 (3) A $ 0 111,713 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cornell Brian C 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD PURCHASE, NY 10577			CEO, PepsiCo Americas Foods

Signatures

/s/ Cynthia A. Nastanski, Atty-in-Fact		04/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This number represents the PepsiCo equity performance units ("PEPunits") granted to the reporting person as a portion of his compensation from PepsiCo, Inc. These PEPunits will become vested on April 2, 2015 contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance targets over a three-year period and Compensation Committee approval. The reporting person may receive a number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock from 0% to 187.5% of the PEPunits granted, depending on the performance level achieved.
(2)	This number represents the PepsiCo equity performance units ("PEPunits") granted to the reporting person as a portion of his compensation from PepsiCo, Inc. These PEPunits will become vested as follows: 50% on April 2, 2014 and 50% on April 2, 2015 contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance targets over a three-year period and Compensation Committee approval. The reporting person may receive a number of shares of PepsiCo Common Stock from 0% to 187.5% of the PEPunits granted, depending on the performance level achieved.
(3)	This number represents the restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted to the reporting person as a portion of his compensation for serving as an officer of PepsiCo, Inc. RSUs are calculated on a one unit for one share basis. These RSUs vest in three substantially equal installments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date, contingent upon the achievement of a pre-established performance target for 2012 and Compensation Committee approval. Vesting of all RSUs is contingent upon the reporting person's continued employment with the company.

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