The FINANCIAL -- The H.J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) announced on March 10 that its Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends on both common and preferred stock.

DIVIDEND DECLARATION

The Heinz Board declared the following dividends:

Common Stock

42 cents per share on the Company’s 25 cent par value Common Stock payable on April 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2010.

Preferred Stock

42.5 cents per share on the Company’s Third Cumulative Preferred Stock, $1.70 First Series, payable April 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 24, 2010.

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