What is the main purpose of this 8-K filing?

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially report that PepsiCo has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 8, 2007. It also serves to introduce and test the use of XBRL formatted financial data.

What is XBRL, and why is PepsiCo providing it?

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is a technology format for digitally tagging and reporting financial information. PepsiCo is providing XBRL documents as part of a test to evaluate the format and technology for financial reporting. Investors can see how financial data is internally expressed in XBRL.

Should investors use the XBRL data for making investment decisions?

No, investors are strongly advised not to rely on the XBRL data provided in this 8-K for making investment decisions. The filing explicitly states that the XBRL information is unaudited and that investors should continue to rely on the official version of the Form 10-Q.

What is the 'Intelligent Financial Statement™'?

The 'Intelligent Financial Statement™' is a supplemental PDF document attached to the 8-K. It contains information from the 10-Q and embeds the XBRL financial data in a viewable and printable format. Users can hover over data to see XBRL tags.

PEP 8-K SEC Disclosure — Oct 11, 2007

Summary

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) filed an 8-K report on October 11, 2007, primarily to disclose the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 8, 2007. This 8-K is notable for its inclusion of XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) formatted documents and a supplemental PDF labeled 'Intelligent Financial Statement™'. These XBRL documents are presented as a test of the technology and are derived from the official 10-Q filing.

Key Highlights

1PepsiCo filed an 8-K on October 11, 2007, to report on its Quarterly Report (10-Q) for the quarter ended September 8, 2007.
2The filing includes XBRL-formatted documents (Exhibit 100) as part of a technology test.
3A supplemental PDF, 'Intelligent Financial Statement™', is also provided, embedding XBRL data.
4Investors are cautioned that the XBRL data is unaudited and not the official filing.
5Official 10-Q filing should be relied upon for investment decisions.
6The XBRL documents are not considered 'filed' for Section 18 liability purposes and will not be incorporated by reference into other filings.

PEPSICO INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Oct 11, 2007)

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