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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): June 20, 2005
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.)
600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, 15219
Pennsylvania (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
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
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
Attached is H.J. Heinz Company's press release dated June 20, 2005 furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.
On June 18, 2005, H.J. Heinz Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement
with Danone Holdings (UK) to acquire its HP Foods table sauce business,
including the HP(R) and Lea & Perrins(R) brands, and a perpetual license to
market Amoy(R) Asian sauces and products in Europe, for approximately
US $855 million.
H.J. Heinz Company expects to fund the acquisition using a combination of cash
and debt.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
(referenced to
Item 601 of
Regulation S-K Description of Exhibit
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99 H.J. Heinz Company Press Release dated June 20, 2005
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
By /s/ Arthur Winkleblack
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Arthur Winkleblack
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 20, 2005
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99 H.J. Heinz Company Press Release dated June 20, 2005