H.J. Heinz Company and 3G Capital to Host Joint Press Conference to Announce Agreement for Heinz to be Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital07:55 EST Thursday, February 14, 2013 PITTSBURGH (Business Wire) -- (NYSE:HNZ) – H.J. Heinz Company and 3G Capital invite media to attend a joint press conference at 11 a.m. Eastern Time at Heinz World Headquarters, One PPG Place, Suite 3100 in Pittsburgh, PA. A live broadcast of the press conference will be available via satellite and a Webcast of the press conference will be available in real-time and archived for playback at www.heinz.com. Details for both options are included below. WHAT:   Heinz/3G Capital joint press conference to announce agreement for Heinz to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital   WHO: William R. Johnson, Heinz Chairman, President and CEO Alex Behring, Managing Partner at 3G Capital   WHEN: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time   WHERE: Heinz World Headquarters One PPG Place Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222   REGISTRATION: Reporters or photographers wishing to attend the press conference in person must register in advance by contacting Jean Babilon at (412) 456-5781 or via e-mail at jean.babilon@us.hjheinz.com by 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2013. Advance registration and photo ID is required to enter the building.   WEBCAST: For access to the press conference via live video webcast (listen only), please visit www.heinz.com. A replay of the event will also be available at www.heinz.com   DIAL IN: U.S. Dial In: 1-866-515-2915 International Dial In: +1-617-399-5129 Passcode: Heinz (Listen only) Mult-box will be available onsite for media use. **Satellite News Feed** A live broadcast of the press conference will be available via satellite as follows: Thursday, February 14, 2013 Live Feed: 11 -11:30 am +15 (Eastern Time) Re-Feed: 12 - 12:30 pm +15 (Eastern Time) Ku-Band Digital Galaxy 3C (located 95 degrees west)Transponder 16, Slot a 9 mhz SD Uplink frequency: 14311 vertical Downlink frequency: 12011 horizontalSymbol rate: 6.1113 FEC: 3/4 Data rate: 8.448 Note: Signal transmitted 16:9 SD Anamorphic (squeeze) Pittsburgh teleport uplink truck trouble #: (412) 427-5266 Archive: The archived video will be available for download from www.heinz.com. H.J. Heinz CompanyMichael Mullen, 412-456-5751michael.mullen@us.hjheinz.com