Income Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2012

The following are reconciliations of income from continuing operations to income from continuing operations applicable to common stock and the number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic EPS to those shares used to calculate diluted EPS:



	Fiscal Year Ended
	April 29, 2012		April 27, 2011		April 28, 2010
	(52 1/2 Weeks)		(52 Weeks)		(52 Weeks)
	(In thousands)
Income from continuing operations attributable to H.J. Heinz Company	$	923,159	$	989,510	$	914,489
Allocation to participating securities	1,939		1,746		2,153
Preferred dividends	9		12		9
Income from continuing operations applicable to common stock	$	921,211	$	987,752	$	912,327
Average common shares outstanding-basic	320,686		320,118		315,948
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible preferred stock	104		105		105
Stock options, restricted stock and the global stock purchase plan	2,531		2,819		2,060
Average common shares outstanding-diluted	323,321		323,042		318,113