UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
PARKER, MITT
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077-2099
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
March 17, 2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYSCO CORPORATION
SYY
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |208,196 |D | |
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|49,011 |I |(1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Incentive Stock Option (|(2) |3/17/10 |Common Stock |15,000 |30.51875 |D | |
Right to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Held by Chase Bank of Texas, N.A. as Escrow Agent pursuant to an Indemnity
Escrow Agreement dated March 17, 2000. Under certain circumstances, Mr. Parker
will not be entitled to receive such shares.
(2) Grants are made annually with exercises not permitted prior to the first
anniversary of the grant. If certain performance criteria are met, one-third
(1/3) of the shares covered by the grant vest on the first, second and third
anniversaries of the grant. If the grants have not vested by the fifth
anniversary of the grant, the grant will vest six (6) months prior to
expiration.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Mitt Parker by Kent R. Berke, Esq.
DATE
March 28, 2000
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, Mitt Parker
("Principal") by this Limited Power of Attorney constitutes and appoints Michael
C. Nichols and/or Kent R. Berke, both of Sysco Corporation, 1390 Enclave
Parkway, Houston, Texas 77077-2099 ("Agent"), the true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact of Principal with respect to all matters arising in connection
with the execution, delivery and filing by Principal of a Form 3, and/or one or
more Form 4's and/or Form 5's with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with
full power and authority to execute and deliver for and on behalf of Principal
all such forms, consents and documents in connection therewith as the Agent may
deem advisable. Principal gives to Agent full power and authority to act in
accordance with this Limited Power of Attorney, including, but not limited to,
the power and authority to appoint a substitute or substitutes to act under this
Limited Power of Attorney with the same power and authority as Agent would have
if personally acting. By execution of this Limited Power of Attorney, Principal
ratifies and confirms all that Agent or any substitute or substitutes may do by
virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney. This Limited Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until the Securities and Exchange Commission
receives notice to the contrary from Principal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Principal has executed this Limited Power of
Attorney this 22nd day of March, 2000.
/s/ LISA FRENCH /s/ MITT PARKER
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Witness Mitt Parker
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