Heinz Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.45

The H.J. Heinz Company HNZ announced today that its Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on both common and preferred stock. Common Stock 45 cents per share on the Company's 25 cent par value Common Stock payable on January 10, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 22, 2010. Preferred Stock 42.5 cents per share on the Company's Third Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1.70 First Series, payable January 1, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 22, 2010.