FWP 1 l32408afwp.htm H.J. HEINZ COMPANY FWP H.J. HEINZ COMPANY FWP
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-152196
Pricing Term Sheet
July 9, 2008
H. J. Heinz Company
Pricing Term Sheet
5.35% Notes due 2013
     
Issuer:
  H. J. Heinz Company
Principal Amount:
  $500,000,000 
Security Type:
  Senior Note
Maturity:
  July 15, 2013
Coupon:
  5.35% 
Price:
  99.965% of face amount
Yield to maturity:
  5.358% 
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:
  +225bps
Benchmark Treasury:
  3 3/8 due June 2013
Benchmark Treasury Spot and Yield:
  101-7 and 3.108%
Interest Payment Dates:
  January 15 and July 15, commencing January 15, 2009
Make-Whole Call:
  Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points
Trade Date:
  July 9, 2008
Settlement Date:
  July 15, 2008 (T+4)
Denominations:
  $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof 
Ratings:
  Baa2(Moody’s) / BBB(S&P) / BBB(Fitch)
CUSIP:
  423074AJ2
ISIN:
  US423074AJ20
Joint Bookrunners:
  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
Banc of America Securities LLC,
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Co-Managers:
  BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Suntrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
ANZ Securities, Inc.
BNY Capital Markets
Banca IMI S.P.A.
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc
PNC Capital Markets LLC
Rabo Securities USA, Inc.
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
NatCity Investments, Inc.
National Australia Bank Limited
SG America Securities, LLC
UBS Securities LLC
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