Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol “KHC.” At February 10, 2024, there were approximately 37,627 holders of record of our common stock.

See Equity and Dividends in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for a discussion of cash dividends declared on our common stock.

Comparison of Cumulative Total Return

The following graph compares the cumulative total return on our common stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P Consumer Staples Food and Soft Drink Products, which we consider to be our peer group. Companies included in the S&P Consumer Staples Food and Soft Drink Products index change periodically and are presented on the basis of the index as it is comprised on December 30, 2023. This graph covers the five-year period from December 28, 2018 (the last trading day of our fiscal year 2018) through December 29, 2023 (the last trading day of our fiscal year 2023). The graph shows total shareholder return assuming $100 was invested on December 28, 2018 and the dividends were reinvested on a daily basis.

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Kraft HeinzS&P 500S&P Consumer Staples Food and Soft Drink Products
December 28, 2018$100.00$100.00$100.00
December 27, 201976.72132.97128.43
December 24, 202089.80154.78135.53
December 23, 202194.37200.34153.96
December 30, 2022113.64165.48170.15
December 29, 2023107.91208.99161.89

The above performance graph shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities During the Three Months Ended December 30, 2023

Our share repurchase activity in the three months ended December 30, 2023 was:

Total Number of Shares Purchased**(a)**Average Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs**(b)**Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in millions)
10/01/2023 — 11/04/2023143,353$33.74—$—
11/05/2022 — 12/02/20232,139,19235.122,135,5742,925
12/03/2023 — 12/30/20236,153,67036.606,149,4912,700
Total8,436,2158,285,065

(a) Includes (1) shares purchased pursuant to the share repurchase program described in (b) below, (2) shares repurchased to offset the dilutive effect of the exercise of stock options using option exercise proceeds and the vesting restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”), and (3) shares withheld for tax liabilities associated with the vesting of RSUs and PSUs.

(b) On November 27, 2023, the Company announced that the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $3.0 billion of the Company’s common stock through December 26, 2026. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any specific number of shares and the program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. Under the program, shares may be repurchased in open market transactions, including under plans complying with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions, or other means.

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