UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
(Check One): ☒ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-CEN ☐ Form N-CSR
For Period Ended: December 29, 2018
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K
☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F
☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K
☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q
For the Transition Period Ended:
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the item(s) to which the notification relates: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
PART I-REGISTRANT INFORMATION
The Kraft Heinz Company | |
Full name of Registrant | |
N/A | |
Former name if Applicable | |
One PPG Place | |
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and number) | |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222 | |
City, State and Zip Code | |
PART II-RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)
(a) | The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense; | |
☒ | (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, FORM N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and |
(c) | The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. | |
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PART III - NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
The Kraft Heinz Company (the “Company”) is not filing by the prescribed due date its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”). While there can be no assurances, the Company is working to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K on or before the fifteenth calendar day extension provided by Rule 12b-25.
The Company with the assistance of external counsel has been conducting its own rigorous internal investigation into the procurement area as a result of the previously disclosed subpoena received in October 2018 from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. When the results of this investigation have been concluded, the Company will be in a position to file its Form 10-K. At this time the Company does not expect matters subject to the investigation to be material to its current period or any prior period financial statements.
Forward-Looking Statements
This filing contains a number of forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “will,” “working,” and variations of such words and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our beliefs and expectations relating to the filing of the Form 10-K and the results of the ongoing review. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, a material delay in the Company’s financial reporting, including the possibility that the Company will not be able to file its Form 10-K within the fifteen-day extension permitted by the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the possibility that the ongoing review may identify errors or control deficiencies in the Company's accounting practices. We disclaim and do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this report, except as required by applicable law or regulation.
PART IV - OTHER INFORMATION
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification.
David H. Knopf | 412 | 456-5700 | |||||||
(Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | |||||||
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no, identify report(s). ☒ Yes ☐ No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? ☒ Yes ☐ No
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
The Company expects that its Form 10-K will reflect a $15.4 billion impairment, as disclosed in greater detail in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2019.
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The Kraft Heinz Company | ||
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | ||
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 28, 2019 | By: | /s/ David H. Knopf |
David H. Knopf | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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