Kraft Heinz Co 8-K

What Happened

• Kraft Heinz Foods Company (a wholly owned operating subsidiary of The Kraft Heinz Company) announced on May 21, 2026 that it issued €500,000,000 of 3.500% Senior Notes due 2031 and €500,000,000 of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2034. The notes are senior obligations guaranteed by The Kraft Heinz Company and were issued under an existing indenture supplemented by a Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated May 21, 2026. Interest is payable annually on May 21, beginning May 21, 2027.

Key Details

• Issuance: €500M 3.500% Senior Notes due May 21, 2031 and €500M 3.950% Senior Notes due May 21, 2034 (total €1,000,000,000), issued May 21, 2026.
• Use of proceeds: Net proceeds are intended to fund the purchase of tendered 4.375% Senior Notes due 2046 and 4.875% Senior Notes due 2049, pursuant to a concurrent tender offer (the offer’s maximum combined purchase price is $1.1 billion, excluding accrued interest).
• Disclosures: The company furnished press releases on May 21, 2026 announcing early tender results and the tender pricing (filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2). Legal opinions on note validity were also filed.

Why It Matters

• For investors, this 8-K confirms Kraft Heinz has added €1.0B of new senior debt (in euros) and is using those proceeds to repurchase a portion of longer-dated notes (the 2046 and 2049 series) under a previously announced tender offer. That changes the company’s outstanding debt mix and creates a new direct financial obligation with specified coupons and maturities (2031 and 2034). Investors should note the coupon rates, maturities, the euro denomination of the new notes versus the dollar-denominated repurchase, and the announced tender offer size when assessing near- and long-term debt maturity and interest obligations.