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3. What is your best estimate of the WACC for Kraft Foods? H. J. HEINZ: ESTIMATING THE COST OF CAPITAL IN UNCERTAIN TIMES Capital Market

3. What is your best estimate of the WACC for Kraft Foods?

H. J. HEINZ: ESTIMATING THE COST OF CAPITAL IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

Capital Market Data

(yields and prices as of the last trading day in April of the year indicated)

Average Historic Yields

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

1-year

1.22%

1.55%

3.33%

4.98%

4.89%

1.85%

0.49%

0.41%

5-year

2.85%

3.63%

3.90%

4.92%

4.51%

3.03%

2.02%

2.43%

10-year

3.89%

4.53%

4.21%

5.07%

4.63%

3.77%

3.16%

3.69%

30-year(1)

4.79%

5.31%

4.61%

5.17%

4.89%

4.49%

4.05%

4.53%

Moodys Aaa

5.53%

5.87%

5.21%

5.95%

5.40%

5.51%

5.45%

5.13%

Moodys Baa

6.65%

6.58%

5.97%

6.74%

6.31%

6.87%

8.24%

6.07%

3-month commercial paper

1.21%

1.08%

2.97%

4.90%

5.22%

1.91%

0.22%

0.24%

Heinz Capital Market Prices of Typical Issues

2009

2010

Heinz stock price

$34.42

$46.87

Bond price: 6.750% coupon, semiannual bond due 3/15/32 (Baa rated)

91.4

116.9

Bond price: 6.625% coupon, semiannual bond due 10/15/12 (Baa rated)

116.5

113.7

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