SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MCMENAMIN EDWARD J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY

P.O. BOX 57

(Street)

PITTSBURGH

15230

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEINZ H J CO [ HNZ ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President - Finance

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.25 Par Value	05/28/2004	05/28/2004	M		24,947	A	$25.0011	59,642⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $.25 Par Value	05/28/2004	05/28/2004	S		24,947	D	$37.2	34,695⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)⁽⁵⁾	$25.0011	05/28/2004	05/28/2004	M			24,947	04/12/1998	04/12/2005	Common Stock, $.25 Par Value	24,947	$25.0011	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 24,947 shares were disposed of on May 28, 2004; for current total direct and indirect shareholdings, see entry in column entitled "Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)" and footnotes on next row.

2. Includes 2,133 shares in the Heinz Global Stock Purchase Plan.

3. Reporting person also indirectly owns 13,344 shares in the H. J. Heinz Company Employee Retirement and Savings Plan account as of April 30, 2004.

4. Also includes shares granted on September 12, 2002 which were subsequently adjusted to reflect the stock distribution resulting from the spin off of certain businesses to Del Monte Corporation on December 20, 2002.

5. This option was granted in 1995 and was adjusted to reflect the result of a stock split and the stock distribution resulting from the spin off of certain businesses to Del Monte Corporation on December 20, 2002.

	Edward J. McMenamin	06/02/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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