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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2021

The Kraft Heinz Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-37482			46-2078182
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(412) 456-5700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value			KHC			The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 6, 2021, The Kraft Heinz Company (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The final voting results for the matters properly submitted to a stockholder vote at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Item 1. Election of Directors. Stockholders elected each of the 11 nominees to serve as a director of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company's 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows:

Director			Shares For			Shares Against			Shares Abstain			Broker Non- Votes
Gregory E. Abel			946,581,485			13,338,774			1,029,219			108,286,951
Alexandre Behring			916,090,425			43,649,752			1,209,301			108,286,951
John T. Cahill			946,013,060			13,721,901			1,214,517			108,286,951
João M. Castro-Neves			925,028,274			34,841,266			1,079,938			108,286,951
Lori Dickerson Fouché			955,213,257			4,714,615			1,021,606			108,286,951
Timothy Kenesey			935,224,830			24,491,522			1,233,126			108,286,951
Elio Leoni Sceti			948,178,346			11,579,049			1,192,083			108,286,951
Susan Mulder			946,555,792			13,396,423			997,263			108,286,951
Miguel Patricio			949,106,487			10,814,083			1,028,908			108,286,951
John C. Pope			863,284,859			96,498,229			1,166,390			108,286,951
Alexandre Van Damme			945,154,275			14,706,452			1,088,751			108,286,951

Item 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as follows:

Shares For			Shares Against			Shares Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
806,173,135			152,458,469			2,317,874			108,286,951

Item 3. Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Stockholders approved the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2021 as follows:

Shares For			Shares Against			Shares Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
1,050,503,179			17,288,844			1,444,406			N/A

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			The Kraft Heinz Company
May 12, 2021			By:			/s/ Rashida La Lande
						Rashida La Lande
						Senior Vice President, Global General Counsel
						and Head of ESG and Government Affairs;
						Corporate Secretary

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