exv10wai






Exhibit 10(ai)




FY11 U.S. Employees




Restricted Stock Unit Award and Agreement




[DATE]




Dear                     :



H. J. Heinz Company is pleased to confirm that, effective as of                     , you have been granted an
award of Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Third
Amended and Restated H. J. Heinz Company Fiscal Year 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). This
Award is also made under and governed by the terms and conditions of this letter agreement
(“Agreement”), which shall control in the event of a conflict with the terms and conditions of the
Plan. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Company” shall refer to H. J. Heinz Company and its
Subsidiaries. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, all capitalized terms used in this
Agreement shall have the same meanings as the capitalized terms in the Plan, which are hereby
incorporated by reference into this Agreement.





	1.	 	RSU Award. You have been awarded a total of                      RSUs.
	 
	2.	 	RSU Account. RSUs entitle you to receive a corresponding number of shares of H. J.
Heinz Company Common Stock (“Common Stock”) in the future, subject to the conditions and
restrictions set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the vesting
conditions set forth in Paragraph 3 below. Your RSUs will be credited to a separate account
established and maintained by the Company on your behalf or by a third party engaged by the
Company for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan. Until the
Distribution Date (as defined herein), the value of your unvested RSUs is subject to change
based on increases or decreases in the market price of the Common Stock. Because the RSUs are
not actual shares of Common Stock, you cannot exercise voting rights on them until the
Distribution Date.
	 
	3.	 	Vesting. Provided the Management Development & Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors of the Company (the “MDCC”) determines the Company achieves a [INSERT PERFORMANCE
GOAL] (hereinafter “Performance Goal”), you will become vested in the RSUs credited to your
account according to the following schedule:                     .
	 
	4.	 	Termination of Employment. The termination of your employment with the Company will
have the following effect on your RSUs:






	 	(a)	 	Retirement. If the termination of your employment with the Company is the result
of Retirement, provided that the MDCC determines (either before or after such
termination) that the Performance Goal specified in Paragraph 3 is achieved, any RSUs
granted hereunder that remain unvested as of your Date of Termination shall continue to
vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Paragraph 3 above, subject to
the requirements of Paragraph 5 below.




 









 






	 	(b)	 	Disability. If the termination of your employment with the Company is the result
of Disability, provided that the MDCC determines (either before or after such
termination) that the Performance Goal specified in Paragraph 3 is achieved, any RSUs
granted hereunder that remain unvested as of your Date of Termination shall continue to
vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Paragraph 3 above, subject to
the requirements of Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, but in no event later than the last
business day of the month of the one year anniversary of your Date of Termination.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Involuntary Termination without Cause. If the termination of your employment with
the Company is the result of involuntary termination without Cause, you shall forfeit on
your Date of Termination any RSUs that remain unvested as of that date; provided however,
that if you execute a release of claims against the Company in the form provided by the
Company, provided that the MDCC determines (either before or after such termination) that
the Performance Goal specified in Paragraph 3 is achieved, any RSUs granted hereunder
that remain unvested as of your Date of Termination shall continue to vest in accordance
with the vesting schedule set forth in Paragraph 3 above, subject to the requirements of
Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, but in no event later than the last business day of the
month of the one year anniversary of your Date of Termination.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Death. In the event that you should die while you are continuing to perform
services for the Company or following Retirement, provided that the MDCC determines
(either before or after such termination) that the Performance Goal specified in
Paragraph 3 is achieved, any RSUs that remain unvested as of the date of your death shall
continue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Paragraph 3 above,
but in no event later than the last business day of the month of the one year anniversary
of your Date of Termination.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Change in Control. If a Change in Control occurs prior to the completion of the
performance period (the fiscal year of the grant), a pro rata portion of the award shall
become payable as of the date of the Change in Control to the extent earned on the basis
of achievement of the pro rata portion of the Performance Goal relating to the portion of
the performance period completed as of the date of the Change in Control. If a Change in
Control occurs after the completion of the performance period and the Performance Goal is
achieved, the entire award shall become payable as of the date of the Change in Control.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Other Termination. If your employment with the Company terminates for any reason
other than as set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above, including
without limitation any voluntary termination of employment or an involuntary termination
for Cause, no further vesting will occur and you will immediately forfeit all of your
rights in any RSUs that remain unvested as of your Date of Termination.




 









 












	5.	 	Non-Solicitation/Confidential Information. In partial consideration for the RSUs
granted to you hereunder, you agree that you shall not, during the term of your employment by
the Company and for 12 months after termination of your employment, regardless of the reason
for the termination, either directly or indirectly, solicit, take away or attempt to solicit
or take away any other employee of the Company, either for your own purpose or for any other
person or entity. You further agree that you shall not, during the term of your employment by
the Company or at any time thereafter, use or disclose the Confidential Information (as
defined below) except as directed by, and in furtherance of the business purposes of, the
Company. You acknowledge that the breach or threatened breach of this Paragraph 5 will result
in irreparable injury to the Company for which there is no adequate remedy at law because,
among other things, it is not readily susceptible of proof as to the monetary damages that
would result to the Company. You consent to the issuance of any restraining order or
preliminary restraining order or injunction with respect to any conduct by you that is
directly or indirectly a breach or threatened breach of this Paragraph 5. Any breach by you
of the provisions of this Paragraph 5 will, at the option of the Company and in addition to
all other rights and remedies available to the Company at law, in equity or under this
Agreement, result in the immediate forfeiture of all of your rights in any RSUs that remain
unvested as of the date of such breach.
	 
	 	 	“Confidential Information” as used herein shall mean technical or business information not
readily available to the public or generally known in the trade, including but not limited
to inventions; ideas; improvements; discoveries; developments; formulations; ingredients;
recipes; specifications; designs; standards; financial data; sales, marketing and
distribution plans, techniques and strategies; customer and supplier information; equipment;
mechanisms; manufacturing plans; processing and packaging techniques; trade secrets and
other confidential information, knowledge, data and know-how of the Company, whether or not
they originated with you, or represent information which the Company received from third
parties under an obligation of confidentiality.
	 
	6.	 	Dividend Equivalents. An amount equal to the dividends payable on the shares of
Common Stock represented by your unvested RSUs will be accrued as of each quarterly period
dividend payment record date and will be credited to the employee and distributed upon vesting
of such RSUs, subject to forfeiture of unvested RSUs and undistributed cash dividend
equivalents accrued on such unvested RSUs due to failure to achieve the Performance Goal or as
described in Paragraph 4 (c), (e) and (f). These payments will be calculated based upon the
number of such vesting RSUs that were credited to your account as of each quarterly period
dividend record date prior to vesting. These payments will be reported as income to the
applicable taxing authorities, and federal, state, local and/or foreign income and/or any
employment taxes will be withheld from such payments as and to the extent required by
applicable law.
	 
	7.	 	Distribution. All RSU distributions will be made in the form of actual shares of
Common Stock and will be distributed to you as soon as administratively practical after one of
the following dates (each, a “Distribution Date”):




 









 












	 	(a)	 	Default Distribution Date. Shares of Common Stock representing your RSUs will
be distributed to you on the date the RSUs vest, or, if such date is not a business
day, on the next business day, unless you have already made an election to defer
receipt to a later date, as provided in subparagraph (b) below.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Deferred Distribution Date. To the extent permitted by the MDCC, you may have
elected to defer distribution of your RSUs to a date subsequent to the Default
Distribution Date by providing a written election form to the Company in accordance
with the provisions of Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) section 409A.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Separation of Service of Specified Employee. If your distribution is on
account of your “separation from service” as defined in IRC section 409A and the
regulations thereunder, and if you are a “specified employee,” as defined in IRC
section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) on your Distribution Date, and your distribution constitutes
the “deferral of compensation” as defined in IRC section 409A and the regulations
thereunder, your distribution will be automatically deferred until the date that is six
(6) months after your “separation from service,” regardless of your Default
Distribution Date or your Deferred Distribution Date election.






Subject to Paragraph 7(c), certificates representing the distributed shares of Common Stock
will be delivered to the firm maintaining your account as soon as practicable after a
Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Paragraph 7(c), all
vested RSUs will be distributed to you at the close of business on the day following the
last day of your employment with the Company, or as soon as administratively practicable
thereafter, if you terminate employment with the Company for any reason and deferred RSUs
that vest after the date of your termination will be distributed to you as soon as
administratively practicable after they vest, in a lump sum if you have elected a lump sum
distribution, or in installments commencing on termination of employment if you have elected
an installment distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, RSU distributions will be made
at a date other than as described above to the extent necessary to comply with the
requirements of IRC section 409A.




	8.	 	Impact on Benefits. Because your RSU Award is or is related to an
annual RSU award, the face value of the award
on the date of the RSU grant (the number of
RSUs multiplied by the closing price, as
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, of the
shares of Common Stock represented by the
RSUs on the date of the grant) will be
included as compensation for the year of the
grant pursuant to the H.J. Heinz Company
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (as
amended and restated effective September 1,
2007), the H.J. Heinz Company Employees
Retirement and Savings Excess Plan (as
amended and restated effective January 1,
2005), and/or any other plan of the Company,
regardless of whether or not the RSUs
subsequently vest.
	 
	9.	 	Tax Withholding. On the Distribution Date, the Company will
withhold a number of shares of Common Stock
that is equal, based on the Fair Market Value
of the Common Stock on the Distribution Date,
to the amount of the federal, state, local,
and/or foreign income and/or employment taxes
required to be collected or withheld with
respect to the




 









 






	 	 	distribution, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the collection thereof;
provided however, that after such time that the MDCC determines that the Performance Goal
set forth in Paragraph 3 has been achieved, and after you have achieved retirement
eligibility under the provisions of any formal retirement plan of the Company or Subsidiary,
you will be required to remit to the Company a cash amount to satisfy Federal Insurance
Contributions Act taxes on all unvested RSUs.
	 
	10.	 	Non-Transferability. Your RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged,
assigned or otherwise encumbered except by will or the laws of descent
and distribution. You may also designate a beneficiary(ies) in the
event that you die before a Distribution Date occurs, who shall
succeed to all your rights and obligations under this Agreement and
the Plan. If you do not designate a beneficiary, your RSUs will pass
to the person or persons entitled to receive them under your will. If
you shall have failed to make a testamentary disposition of your RSUs
in your will or shall have died intestate, your RSUs will pass to the
legal representative or representatives of your estate.
	 
	11.	 	Employment At-Will. You acknowledge and agree that nothing in this
Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon you any right with respect to
future awards or continuation of your employment, nor shall it
constitute an employment agreement or interfere in any way with your
right or the right of Company to terminate your employment at any
time, with or without cause, and with or without notice.
	 
	12.	 	Collection and Use of Personal Data. You consent to the
collection, use, and
processing of personal data
(including name, home
address and telephone
number, identification
number and number of RSUs
held on your behalf) by the
Company or a third party
engaged by the Company for
the purpose of implementing,
administering and managing
the Plan and any other stock
option or stock incentive
plans of the Company (the
“Plans”). You further
consent to the release of
personal data (a) to such a
third party administrator,
which, at the option of the
Company, may be designated
as the exclusive broker in
connection with the Plans,
or (b) to any Subsidiary of
the Company, wherever
located. You hereby waive
any data privacy rights with
respect to such data to the
extent that receipt,
possession, use, retention,
or transfer of the data is
authorized hereunder.
	 
	13.	 	Future Awards. The Plan is discretionary in nature and the Company may modify,
cancel or terminate it at any time without prior notice in accordance with the terms of the
Plan. While RSUs or other awards may be granted under the Plan on one or more occasions or
even on a regular schedule, each grant is a one time event, is not an entitlement to an award
of RSUs in the future, and does not create any contractual or other right to receive an award
of RSUs, compensation or benefits in lieu of RSUs or any other compensation or benefits in the
future.
	 
	14.	 	Compliance with Stock Ownership Guidelines. All RSUs granted to you under this
Agreement shall be counted as shares of Common Stock that are owned by you for purposes of
satisfying the minimum share requirements under the Company’s Stock Ownership Guidelines
(“SOG”), except if the Performance Goal set forth in Paragraph 3 is not achieved, after which
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	 	 	foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that, with the exception of the number of shares of
Common Stock withheld to satisfy income tax withholding requirements pursuant to Paragraph 9
above, 75% of the shares of Common Stock represented by the RSUs granted to you hereunder
cannot be sold or otherwise transferred, even after the Distribution Date, unless and until
you have met the Company’s SOG’s minimum share ownership requirements. The MDCC may not
approve additional RSU awards to you unless you are in compliance with the terms of this
Paragraph 14 and the applicable SOG requirements.
	 
	15.	 	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to its choice of law provisions.
	 
	16.	 	Internal Revenue Code Section 409A. Unless a deferral election satisfying the
requirements of IRC section 409A is offered with respect to this award and the distribution of
this award is deferred by reason of a deferral election by you, or unless you have achieved
retirement eligibility under the provisions of any formal retirement plan of the Company or
Subsidiary on or after such time that the MDCC determines that the Performance Goal set forth
in Paragraph 3 has been achieved, it is intended that this award shall not constitute the
“deferral of compensation” within the meaning of IRC section 409A and, as a result, shall not
be subject to the requirements of IRC section 409A. The Plan, and this award Agreement, are
to be interpreted in a manner consistent with this intention. Absent a deferral election, or
unless you have achieved retirement eligibility under the provisions of any formal retirement
plan of the Company or Subsidiary, and notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, a new
award may not be issued if such award would be subject to IRC section 409A at the time of
grant, and an existing award may not be modified in a manner that would cause such award to
become subject to IRC section 409A at the time of such modification.




This RSU Award is subject to your on-line acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement
through the Fidelity website.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	H. J. HEINZ COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	William R. Johnson 	 
	 	 	Chairman of the Board, President and 

Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 



Accepted:                                           





Date: