The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) Files An 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws;
Change in Fiscal Year.
of Directors amended the Companys Amended and Restated By-laws
(the By-Laws) to change our fiscal year end from the Sunday
closest to December 31 to the last Saturday in December of each
calendar year. This amendment will be effective on December 31,
2016 and, consequently, the change to our fiscal year will be
effective for our 2016 fiscal year. As a result of the change in
our fiscal year, our 2016 fiscal year end will be December 31,
2016 and our 2017 fiscal year end will be December 30, 2017.
However, the change is not deemed a change in fiscal year for
purposes of reporting subject to Rule 13a-10 or 15d-10 and, as a
result, a transition report is not required to be filed on Form
10-K for our 2016 fiscal year or 2015 fiscal year. This change is
intended to more closely align our fiscal year end date to the
close date of our U.S. and Canadian businesses and is not
expected to have an effect on our results.
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
By-Laws, which are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report and
incorporated herein by reference.
Form 8-K.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of The Kraft Heinz
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About The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC)
The Kraft Heinz Company is a food and beverage company. The Company is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of food and beverage products, including condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee and other grocery products. The Company’s segments include the United States, Canada and Europe. The Company’s remaining businesses are combined as Rest of World. The Rest of World consists of three segments: Asia Pacific; Latin America, and Russia, India, the Middle East and Africa (RIMEA). Its brands include Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Planters, Philadelphia, Velveeta, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Capri Sun and Ore-Ida. The Company’s products are sold through its own sales organizations and through independent brokers, agents and distributors to chain, wholesale, cooperative and independent grocery accounts, convenience stores, drug stores, value stores, bakeries, pharmacies, mass merchants, club stores, foodservice distributors and institutions. The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) Recent Trading Information
The Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) closed its last trading session up +1.47 at 83.78 with 2,381,487 shares trading hands.
