Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOHNSON WILLIAM R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEINZ H J CO [HNZ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, P.O. BOX 57
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2013
(Street)

PITTSBURGH, PA 15230
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 06/07/2013   D V 1,138,216 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 06/07/2013   D V 270,548 D (1) 0 I H. J. Heinz Company Employee Retirement and Savings Plan Account and by trust.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 51.25 08/25/2008   D V   474,137   (2) 08/28/2015 Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 474,137 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 39.03 08/24/2009   D V   132,979   (2) 08/24/2016 Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 132,979 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 46.42 09/03/2010   D V   466,418   (2) 09/03/2017 Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 466,418 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 52.19 08/29/2011   D V   431,034   (2) 08/29/2018 Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 431,034 (2) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 55.72 08/31/2022   D V   449,050   (2) 08/31/2022 Common Stock, $.25 Par Value 449,050 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOHNSON WILLIAM R
H. J. HEINZ COMPANY
P.O. BOX 57
PITTSBURGH, PA 15230
  X     Chairman, President and CEO  

Signatures

 Patrick J. Guinee, Attorney-in-Fact for William R. Johnson   06/19/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement among issuer and Hawk Acquisition Holding Corporation and Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc. in exchange for a cash payment of $72.50 per share.
(2) This option, which provided for vesting in four equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant, was canceled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the market value of the underlying Heinz common stock on the effective date of the merger ($72.50 per share).
 
Remarks:
(1) **This form is filed for the avoidance of doubt based upon the previously-announced merger agreement among issuer and Hawk Acquisition Holding Corporation and Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc.

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