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* On June 7, 2013, H. J. Heinz Company ("Heinz") was acquired by H.J. Heinz Holding Corporation (formerly known as Hawk Acquisition Holding Corporation) (“Parent”), a Delaware corporation controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire Hathaway”) and 3G Special Situations Fund III, L.P. (“3G Capital,” and together with Berkshire Hathaway, the “Sponsors”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 13, 2013 (the “Merger Agreement”), as amended by the Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 4, 2013 (the “Amendment”), by and among Heinz, Parent and Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Subsidiary”), in a transaction hereinafter referred to as the “Merger.” As a result of the Merger, Merger Subsidiary merged with and into Heinz, with Heinz surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of H. J. Heinz Corporation II (formerly Hawk Acquisition Intermediate Corporation II) ("Holdings"), which in turn is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Each of the Sponsors own 425 million shares of common stock in Parent which, in turn, indirectly holds 1,000 shares of common stock in Holdings. In addition, Berkshire Hathaway has an $8.0 billion preferred stock investment in Parent which entitles it to a 9.0% annual dividend, and warrants to purchase approximately 46 million additional shares of common stock in Parent.
* Successor period from February 8 to December 29, 2013 (29 weeks). Refers to the weeks of operating activity included in the period. The activity in the Successor period February 8, 2013 to June 7, 2013 related primarily to the issuance of the Exchange Notes and recognition of associated issuance costs and interest expense.
** Includes 52 weeks ending December 28, 2014.