UNITED STATES
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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on April 21, 2016.
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| THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY |
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting |
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| For holders as of: February 22, 2016 | ||||||||||||
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Date: April 21, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM EDT | |||||||||||
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| THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY ONE PPG PLACE PITTSBURGH, PA 15222 |
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| The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the director nominees listed in Proposal 1. | ||||||||||
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Election of Directors: |
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposal 2. | ||||||||
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1a. Gregory E. Abel
1b. Alexandre Behring
1c. Warren E. Buffett
1d. John T. Cahill
1e. Tracy Britt Cool
1f. Jeanne P. Jackson
1g. Jorge Paulo Lemann
1h. Mackey J. McDonald
1i. John C. Pope
1j. Marcel Herrmann Telles |
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Advisory vote to approve executive compensation. | |||||||
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote of 1 YEAR on Proposal 3. | ||||||||||
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Advisory vote on the frequency of an executive compensation vote. | |||||||||
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals 4 and 5.
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Approval of The Kraft Heinz Company 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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| 5. | Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors for 2016. | |||||||||
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