SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 1, 2011
H.J. HEINZ COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania | 1-3385 | 25-0542520 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 PPG Place, Suite 3100
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | | 15222 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
412-456-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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GENERAL
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD
Attached is H. J. Heinz Company’s press release dated April 1, 2011 furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 announcing that it has acquired an 80% stake in Coniexpress S.A. Industrias Alimenticias, a leading Brazilian food manufacturer.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number
(Referenced to
Item 601 of
Regulation S-K) | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | H. J. Heinz Company Press Release dated April 1, 2011 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | H.J. HEINZ COMPANY |
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| | By: | /s/ Theodore N. Bobby |
| | | Theodore N. Bobby |
| | | Executive Vice President and |
| | | General Counsel |
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Dated: | April 1, 2011 | | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | H. J. Heinz Company Press Release dated April 1, 2011 |
