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Our mission to deliver success for our customers relies on sound public policy. We envision a collaborative and inclusive approach to policy-related decision making.

We work alongside our industry, supplier and customer stakeholders to advocate for our priorities. We do so at the local, state, federal and international levels. This engagement is critical to ensure that—at all levels of government—the interests of our customers, associates and shareholders are properly represented. Sysco’s public policy priorities and activities are reviewed regularly with senior management and with the Board of Directors.

Lobbying Activities Sysco promotes and protects our company’s interests by directly lobbying government officials on a wide array of issues. Common issues include agriculture, animal welfare, energy and the environment, food safety, healthcare, immigration, nutrition, labor, occupational safety and licensing, product labeling, taxes, trade, transportation and workers’ compensation.

Sysco complies with all U.S. federal and state lobbying laws, which require reporting on lobbying activity. For FY2022, Sysco reported U.S. federal lobbying expenditures of $200,000 in reports filed with the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the U.S. Senate. In jurisdictions outside of the U.S., Sysco complies with all applicable lobbying legislation.

Trade Association Engagement Sysco works with a diverse array of industries and organizations that have similar business objectives and goals. To help achieve legislative and regulatory priorities on issues important to our overall business strategies, we maintain memberships in various industry trade associations. We don’t necessarily agree with every position these organizations take; however, we have found that providing our input is a constructive way to influence policy outcomes. That’s true whether we are for or against a particular position. A list of our memberships and dues is available here.

Political Contributions We engage in the political process by providing financial support for select candidates and issue advocacy campaigns that support Sysco’s business objectives. The Sysco Corporation Public Policy Committee determines the level of our contributions and involvement. The committee is a multifunctional group consisting of members from Sysco’s executive leadership, Government Relations, Legal, Investor Relations, Communications and other relevant functional leaders.

The Sysco Corporation Good Government Committee, Inc. (Sysco PAC) was established to allow eligible associates to become engaged in the political process. Sysco PAC is governed by a separate board of directors comprised of PAC members from across our company. These members include representatives from executive and functional leadership, including support center and field leadership. Sysco PAC makes contributions to U.S. federal, state and local candidates in accordance with election laws and regulations. Membership in Sysco PAC is strictly voluntary and can be discontinued at any time.

Sysco PAC is regulated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and files reports, as required, with the FEC and relevant state election commissions. Reports filed with the FEC are publicly available on the FEC website.

Visit our website for more information on Sysco’s government relations and public policy engagement.

Appendix

In this section:

• Additional Sustainability Resources • Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement • Assurance Statements