Post-Effective Amendment Number 1 to Form S-3ASR
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2010

Registration No. 333-147829

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1

To

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

KRAFT FOODS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   2000   52-2284372

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093

(847) 646-2000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Carol J. Ward

Vice President & Corporate Secretary

Kraft Foods Inc.

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093

(847) 646-2000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number

including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Barbara L. Becker

Andrew L. Fabens

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Ave.

New York, New York 10166

(212) 351-4000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.    ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.    þ

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    þ

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    þ

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company  ¨
      (Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
  

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Kraft Foods Inc. is amending this Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-147829) to register shares of its common stock. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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PROSPECTUS

LOGO

Kraft Foods Inc.

Class A Common Stock

Debt Securities

 

 

This prospectus contains a general description of the debt securities and shares of Class A common stock, which we refer to as “common stock” that Kraft Foods Inc. may offer for sale from time to time in one or more offerings. We will describe the specific terms of the securities that we offer, and the specific manner in which we may offer the securities, in one or more supplements to this prospectus at the time of each offering. We may sell these securities on a continuous or delayed basis directly to investors or through underwriters, dealers or agents, or through a combination of these methods. One or more selling security holders may use this prospectus in connection with resales of shares of common stock or debt securities. If any offering involves underwriters, dealers or agents, we will describe our arrangements with them in the prospectus supplement that relates to that offering. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell these securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. A prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, carefully before you invest.

Our principal executive offices are located at Kraft Foods Inc., Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, Illinois 60093 and our telephone number is (847) 646-2000.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is February 12, 2010


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About This Prospectus

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About The Company

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Where You Can Find More Information

   2

Incorporation By Reference

   2

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

   4

Use Of Proceeds

   5

Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Charges

   6

Description Of Debt Securities

   7

Description Of Common Stock

   18

Plan Of Distribution

   20

Experts

   21

Validity Of The Securities

   22

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information with respect to this offering. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. You should only assume that the information in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement is accurate as of the date on the front of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. By using an automatic shelf registration statement, we may, at any time and from time to time, sell securities under this prospectus in one or more offerings in an unlimited amount. As allowed by the SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information, we refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus about the provisions or contents of any agreement or other document are not necessarily complete. If the SEC’s rules and regulations require that an agreement or document be filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, please see that agreement or document for a complete description of these matters.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Therefore, if there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.

To understand the terms of our securities, you should carefully read this document and the applicable prospectus supplement. Together they give the specific terms of the securities we are offering. You should also read the documents we have referred you to under “Where You Can Find More Information” below for information on our company and our financial statements. The registration statement and exhibits can be read at the SEC’s website or at the SEC as described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “Kraft Foods,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Kraft Foods Inc. and its subsidiaries.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

We manufacture packaged food products, including snacks, beverages, cheese, convenient meals and various packaged grocery products, and market such products to consumers in approximately 160 countries.

We are a Virginia corporation with principal executive officers at Three Lakes Drive, Northfield, IL 60093. Our telephone number is (847) 646-2000 and our Internet website is www.kraftfoodscompany.com. Except for the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described under the “Incorporation by Reference” heading, the information and other content contained on our website are not incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and you should not consider them to be a part of this prospectus.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of this information filed with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room:

Public Reference Room

100 F Street NE

Room 1024

Washington, D.C. 20549

For information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room, you may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our filings are also available to the public through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or from commercial document retrieval services. Our filings are also available on our website at www.kraftfoodscompany.com. In addition, Kraft Foods common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and similar information concerning us can be inspected and copied at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. You are encouraged to read the materials that we file with the SEC, which disclose important information about us. This information includes any filing we have made with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to incorporate information into this prospectus “by reference,” which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document that we filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus. These documents contain important information about Kraft Foods and its financial condition, business and results.

We are incorporating by reference Kraft Foods’ filings listed below and any additional documents that we may file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date we file this prospectus and prior to the termination of any offering; except we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished (but not filed) under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, unless specifically noted below or in a prospectus supplement,:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (including the portions of our proxy statement for our 2009 annual meeting of shareholders incorporated by reference therein) and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2009 (as to Items 8.01 and 9.01), which updates the financial information in our Annual Report on Form 10-K;

 

   

our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009;

 

   

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 15, 2009, January 20, 2009, February 2, 2009, February 26, 2009, March 4, 2009, March 18, 2009, March 26, 2009 (Item 8.01 information only), May 7, 2009, May 21, 2009, June 22, 2009, July 31, 2009, September 8, 2009 (as to Item 5.02), September 8, 2009 (Item 8.01 information only), October 6, 2009, November 9, 2009 (as to Items 1.01 and 2.03), November 9, 2009 (Item 8.01 information only), December 1, 2009, December 4, 2009 (Item 8.01 information only), December 22, 2009, January 6, 2010, January 20, 2010 (Item 1.01 and 2.03 information only), February 1, 2010, February 3, 2010 (as to Items 2.01 and 9.01), and February 8, 2010; and

 

   

our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 3, 2010 and which includes (i) the section entitled “Item 3: Key Information—Risk Factors” contained in Cadbury’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008, (ii) the restated audited financial statements of Cadbury for the year ended December 31, 2008 and (iii) the unaudited financial data of Cadbury for the period ended June 30, 2009.

 

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You may obtain a free copy of these filings from us by telephoning or writing to us at the following address and telephone number:

Kraft Foods Inc.

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, IL 60093

Attention: Office of the Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (847) 646-2000

YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, OR TO WHICH WE HAVE REFERRED YOU, IN MAKING YOUR DECISIONS WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE SECURITIES. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT DIFFERS FROM THAT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. THIS PROSPECTUS IS DATED FEBRUARY 12, 2010. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE, UNLESS WE OTHERWISE NOTE IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the information included in this prospectus and the documents we have incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by use of such words as “strategy,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “will,” “continues,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “targets,” and other words of similar meaning. You can also identify them by the fact they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe that we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties, and the possibility of inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements and whether to invest in or remain invested in our securities. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we identify from time to time important factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf. These factors include the ones discussed under “Risk Factors” in our filings with the SEC incorporated by reference. It is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Any forward-looking statements are made as of the date of the document in which they appear. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that we may make from time to time.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless we otherwise state in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the offered securities for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include repayment of debt, additions to working capital, capital expenditures, investments in our subsidiaries, possible acquisitions and the repurchase, redemption or retirement of securities, including our common shares. The net proceeds may be temporarily invested or applied to repay short-term or revolving debt prior to use.

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our historical ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated. This information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

     Nine Months
Ended
September 30,

2009
   Years Ended December 31,
      2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Ratios of earnings to fixed charges

   4.1x    2.8x    5.2x    6.1x    5.8x    5.5x

Earnings available for fixed charges represent earnings before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change and fixed charges excluding capitalized interest, net of amortization, reduced by undistributed earnings of our less than 50% owned affiliates. Fixed charges represent interest expense, amortization of debt discount and expenses, capitalized interest, plus that portion of rental expense deemed to be the equivalent of interest. Interest expense excludes interest related to uncertain tax positions which has been included in the provision for income taxes.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The debt securities covered by this prospectus will be our direct unsecured obligations. The debt securities will be issued in one or more series under an indenture dated as of October 17, 2001 between us and The Bank of New York (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee.

This prospectus briefly describes the material indenture provisions. Those descriptions are qualified in all respects by reference to the actual text of the indenture. For your reference, in the summary that follows, we have included references to section numbers of the indenture so that you can more easily locate these provisions.

The material financial, legal and other terms particular to debt securities of each series will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities of that series. The prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities of the series will be attached to the front of this prospectus. The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the indenture and the debt securities, other than pricing and related terms disclosed in the accompanying prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will also state whether any of the terms summarized below do not apply to the series of debt securities being offered. You should read the more detailed provisions of the indenture, including the defined terms, for provisions that may be important to you. You should also read the particular terms of a series of debt securities, which will be described in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Prospective purchasers of debt securities should be aware that special United States federal income tax, accounting and other considerations not addressed in this prospectus may be applicable to instruments such as the debt securities. The prospectus supplement relating to an issue of debt securities will describe these considerations, if they apply.

Capitalized terms used below are defined under “Defined Terms.”

General

The debt securities will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. The indenture does not limit the amount of debt we may issue under the indenture and provides that additional debt securities may be issued up to the aggregate principal amount authorized by a board resolution. We may issue the debt securities from time to time in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a discount or at a premium. The prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities being offered will include specific terms relating to the offering, including the particular amount, price and other terms of those debt securities. These terms will include some or all of the following:

 

   

the title of the debt securities;

 

   

any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

 

   

the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities will be payable or their manner of determination;

 

   

if the securities will bear interest:

 

   

the interest rate or rates;

 

   

the date or dates from which any interest will accrue;

 

   

the interest payment dates for the debt securities; and

 

   

the regular record date for any interest payable on any interest payment date;

 

   

or, in each case, their method of determination;

 

   

the place or places where the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities will be payable;

 

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currency or units of two or more currencies in which the debt securities will be denominated and payable, if other than U.S. dollars, and the holders’ rights, if any, to elect payment in a foreign currency or a foreign currency unit other than that in which the debt securities are payable;

 

   

whether the amounts of payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities are to be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method, and if so, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

 

   

whether the debt securities will be issued in whole or in part in the form of global securities and, if so, the depositary and the global exchange agent for the global securities, whether permanent or temporary;

 

   

whether the debt securities will be issued as registered securities, bearer securities or both, and any restrictions on the exchange of one form of debt securities for another and on the offer, sale and delivery of the debt securities in either form;

 

   

if the debt securities are issuable in definitive form upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, the form and terms of such conditions;

 

   

if denominations other than $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000, the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued;

 

   

the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms on which any of the debt securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part at our option, and any remarketing arrangements;

 

   

the terms on which we would be required to redeem, repay or purchase debt securities required by any sinking fund, mandatory redemption or similar provision; and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions on which the debt securities will be so redeemed, repaid and purchased in whole or in part;

 

   

the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities that is payable on the declaration of acceleration of the maturity, if other than their principal amount; these debt securities could include original issue discount, or OID, debt securities or indexed debt securities, which are each described below;

 

   

any special tax implications of the debt securities, including whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts under any debt securities held by a person who is not a United States person for tax payments, assessments or other governmental charges and whether we have the option to redeem the debt securities which are affected by the additional amounts instead of paying the additional amounts;

 

   

any addition to or modification or deletion of any provisions for the satisfaction and discharge of our obligations under the indenture and specific series of debt securities;

 

   

whether and to what extent the debt securities are subject to defeasance on terms different from those described under the heading “Defeasance”;

 

   

any trustees, paying agents, transfer agents, registrars, depositaries or similar agents with respect to the debt securities;

 

   

if the debt securities bear no interest, any dates on which lists of holders of these debt securities must be provided to the trustee;

 

   

any addition to, or modification or deletion of, any event of default or any covenant specified in the indenture; and

 

   

any other specific terms of the debt securities.

(Section 301)

We may issue debt securities as original issue discount, or OID, debt securities. OID debt securities bear no interest or bear interest at below-market rates and are sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. If we issue OID debt securities, the prospectus supplement will contain the issue price of the securities and the rate at which and the date from which discount will accrete.

 

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We may also issue indexed debt securities. Payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, indexed debt securities are determined with reference to the rate of exchange between the currency or currency unit in which the debt security is denominated and any other currency or currency unit specified by us, to the relationship between two or more currencies or currency units, to the price of one or more specified securities or commodities, to one or more securities or commodities exchange indices or other indices or by other similar methods or formulas, all as specified in the prospectus supplement.

We may issue debt securities other than the debt securities described in this prospectus. There is no requirement that any other debt securities that we issue be issued under the indenture. Thus, any other debt securities that we issue may be issued under other indentures or documentation containing provisions different from those included in the indenture or applicable to one or more issues of the debt securities described in this prospectus. (Section 301)

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

We have agreed not to consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or convey or transfer our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any person, unless:

 

   

any successor is a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia;

 

   

the successor corporation expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and any premium and interest on, all the debt securities and the performance of every covenant in the indenture that we would otherwise have to perform or observe;

 

   

immediately after the effective date of the transaction, no event of default has occurred and is continuing under the indenture; and

 

   

we deliver to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that the consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and the supplemental indenture comply with these provisions.

The successor corporation will assume all our obligations under the indenture as if it were an original party to the indenture. After assuming such obligations, the successor corporation will have all our rights and powers under the indenture.

(Section 801)

Waivers Under the Indenture

Under the indenture, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series, may on behalf of all holders of that series:

 

   

waive our compliance with certain covenants of the indenture; and

(Section 1009)

 

   

waive any past default under the indenture, except:

 

   

a default in the payment of the principal of, or any premium or interest on, any debt securities of the series; and

 

   

a default under any provision of the indenture which itself cannot be modified without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security of the series.

 

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(Section 513)

Events of Default

When we use the term “Event of Default” in the indenture with respect to a particular series of debt securities, we mean any of the following:

 

   

we fail to pay interest on any debt security of that series for 30 days after payment was due;

 

   

we fail to make payment of the principal of, or any premium on, any debt security of that series when due;

 

   

we fail to make any sinking fund payment when due with respect to debt securities of that series;

 

   

we fail to perform any other covenant or warranty in the indenture and this failure continues for 90 days after we receive written notice of it from the trustee or holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series;

 

   

we or a court take certain actions relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company; or

 

   

any other event of default that may be specified for the debt securities of the series or in the board resolution with respect to the debt securities of that series.

(Section 501)

The supplemental indenture or the form of security for a particular series of debt securities may include additional Events of Default or changes to the Events of Default described above. The Events of Default applicable to a particular series of debt securities will be discussed in the prospectus supplement relating to such series.

A default with respect to a single series of debt securities under the indenture will not necessarily constitute a default with respect to any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture. A default under our other indebtedness will not be a default under the indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except for defaults that involve our failure to pay principal or interest, if it determines in good faith that the withholding of notice is in the interest of the holders. (Section 602)

If an Event of Default for any series of debt securities occurs and continues (other than an Event of Default involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization), either the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series may require us upon notice in writing to us, to immediately repay the entire principal (or, in the case of (a) OID debt securities, a lesser amount as provided in those OID debt securities or (b) indexed debt securities, an amount determined by the terms of those indexed debt securities), of all the debt securities of such series together with accrued interest on the debt securities.

If an Event of Default occurs which involves our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, then all unpaid principal amounts (or, if the debt securities are (a) OID debt securities, then the portion of the principal amount that is specified in those OID debt securities or (b) indexed debt securities, then the portion of the principal amount that is determined by the terms of those indexed debt securities) and accrued interest on all debt securities of each series will immediately become due and payable, without any action by the trustee or any holder of debt securities. (Section 502)

Subject to certain conditions, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may rescind a declaration of acceleration if all Events of Default, besides the failure to pay principal or interest due solely because of the declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. (Section 502)

Other than its duties in case of a default, the trustee is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request, order or direction of any holders, unless the holders offer the trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount outstanding of any series of debt securities may, subject to certain limitations, direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any power conferred upon the trustee, for any series of debt securities.

 

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The indenture requires us to file each year with the trustee, an officer’s certificate that states that:

 

   

the signing officer has supervised a review of the activities and performance under the indenture; and

 

   

to the best of his or her knowledge, based on the review, we comply with all conditions and covenants of the indenture.

(Section 1005)

A judgment for money damages by courts in the United States, including a money judgment based on an obligation expressed in a foreign currency, will ordinarily be rendered only in U.S. dollars. New York statutory law provides that a court shall render a judgment or decree in the foreign currency of the underlying obligation and that the judgment or decree shall be converted into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of entry of the judgment or decree. If a court requires a conversion to be made on a date other than a judgment date, the indenture requires us to pay additional amounts necessary to ensure that the amount paid in U.S. dollars to a holder is equal to the amount due in such foreign currency. (Section 516)

Payment and Transfer

We will pay the principal of, and any premium and interest on, fully registered securities at the place or places that we will designate for such purposes. We will make payment to the persons in whose names the debt securities are registered on the close of business on the day or days that we will specify in accordance with the indenture. We will pay the principal of, and any premium on, registered debt securities only against surrender of those debt securities. Any other payments, including payment on any securities issued in bearer form, will be made as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Holders may transfer or exchange fully registered securities at the corporate trust office of the trustee or at any other office or agency, maintained for such purposes, without the payment of any service charge except for any tax or governmental charge. (Section 305)

Restrictive Covenants

The indenture includes the following restrictive covenants:

Limitations on Liens

The indenture limits the amount of liens that we or our Subsidiaries may incur or otherwise create in order to secure indebtedness for borrowed money, upon any Principal Facility or any shares of capital stock that any of our Subsidiaries owning any Principal Facility has issued to us or any of our Subsidiaries. If we or any of our Subsidiaries incur such liens, then we will secure the debt securities to the same extent and in the same proportion as the debt that is secured by such liens. This covenant does not apply, however, to any of the following:

 

   

in the case of a Principal Facility, liens incurred in connection with the issuance by a state or its political subdivision of any securities the interest on which is exempt from United States federal income taxes by virtue of Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code or any other laws and regulations in effect at the time of such issuance;

 

   

liens existing on the date of the indenture;

 

   

liens on property or shares of stock existing at the time we or any of our Subsidiaries acquire such property or shares of stock, including through a merger, share exchange or consolidation, or securing the payment of all or part of the purchase price, construction or improvement of such property incurred prior to, during, or within 180 days after the later of the acquisition, completion of construction or improvement or commencement of full operation of such property or within 180 days after the acquisition of such shares for the purpose of financing all or a portion of such purchase of the property or construction or improvement on it; or

 

   

liens for the sole purpose of extending, renewing or replacing all or a part of the indebtedness secured by any lien referred to in the previous bullet points or in this bullet point if the extension, removal and replacement is limited to all or a part of the property secured by the original lien.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, we and/or any of our Subsidiaries may incur liens that would otherwise be subject to the restriction described above, without securing debt securities issued under the indenture equally and ratably, if the aggregate value of all outstanding indebtedness secured by the liens and the value of Sale and Leaseback Transactions does not at the time exceed the greater of:

 

   

10% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; or

 

   

10% of our Consolidated Capitalization.

At September 30, 2007, our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets were $11.4 billion and our Consolidated Capitalization was $43.3 billion. (Section 1007)

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

A Sale and Leaseback Transaction of any Principal Facility is prohibited, unless within 180 days of the effective date of the arrangement, an amount equal to the greater of the proceeds of the sale or the fair value of the property (“value”) is applied to the retirement of long-term non-subordinated indebtedness for money borrowed with more than one year stated maturity, including our debt securities, except that such sales and leasebacks are permitted to the extent that the “value” thereof plus the other secured debt referred to in the previous paragraph does not exceed the amount stated in the previous paragraph. (Section 1008)

There are no other restrictive covenants in the indenture. The indenture does not require us to maintain any financial ratios, minimum levels of net worth or liquidity or restrict the payment of dividends, the making of other distributions on our capital stock or the redemption or purchase of our capital stock. Moreover, the indenture does not contain any provision requiring us to repurchase or redeem any debt securities or debt warrants or modify the terms thereof or afford the holders thereof any other protection in the event of our change of control, any highly leveraged transaction or any other event involving us that may materially adversely affect our creditworthiness or the value of the debt securities or debt warrants.

Defined Terms

We define “Subsidiaries” as any corporation of which at least a majority of all outstanding stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of such corporation is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by us or by one or more Subsidiaries or by us and one or more Subsidiaries. (Section 101)

We define “Principal Facility” as all real property owned and operated by us or any Subsidiary located within the United States and constituting part of any manufacturing plant or distribution facility, including all attached plumbing, electrical, ventilating, heating, cooling, lighting and other utility systems, ducts and pipes but excluding trade fixtures (unless their removal would cause substantial damage to the manufacturing plant or distribution facility), business machinery, equipment, motorized vehicles, tools, supplies and materials, security systems, cameras, inventory and other personal property and materials. However, no manufacturing plant or distribution facility will be a Principal Facility unless its net book value exceeds 0.25% of Consolidated Capitalization. (Section 1007)

We define a “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” as the sale or transfer of a Principal Facility with the intention of taking back a lease of the property, except a lease for a temporary period of less than 3 years, including renewals, with the intent that the use by us or any Subsidiary will be discontinued on or before the expiration of such period. (Section 1008)

We define “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” as the excess of all assets over current liabilities appearing on our most recent quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet, less goodwill and other intangible assets and the minority interests of others in Subsidiaries. (Section 101)

 

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We define “Consolidated Capitalization” as the total of all of the assets appearing on our most recent quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet, less:

 

   

current liabilities, including liabilities for indebtedness maturing more than 12 months from the date of the original creation thereof, but maturing within 12 months from the date of our most recent quarterly or annual consolidated balance sheet; and

 

   

deferred income tax liabilities reflected in such consolidated balance sheet.

(Section 101)

Global Securities

We may issue the securities in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

We may issue the global securities in either registered or bearer form and in either temporary or permanent form. We will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of securities in the applicable prospectus supplement. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.

Once a global security is issued, the depositary will credit on its book-entry system the respective principal amounts of the individual securities represented by that global security to the accounts of institutions that have accounts with the depositary. These institutions are known as participants.

The underwriters for the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. However, if we have offered or sold the securities either directly or through agents, we or the agents will designate the appropriate accounts to be credited.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to participants or persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary’s participants or persons that may hold through participants. The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities. Those laws may limit the market for beneficial interests in a global security.

So long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a global security, the depositary or nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, owners of beneficial interests in a global security:

 

   

will not be entitled to have securities represented by global securities registered in their names;

 

   

will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of securities in definitive form; and

 

   

will not be considered owners or holders of these securities under the indenture.

Payments of principal of, and any premium and interest on, the individual securities registered in the name of the depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee as the registered owner of that global security.

Neither we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests of a global security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to beneficial ownership interests and each of us and the trustee may act or refrain from acting without liability on any information provided by the depositary.

We expect that the depositary, after receiving any payment of principal of, and any premium and interest on, a global security, will immediately credit the accounts of the participants with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective holdings in principal amount of beneficial interest in a global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such participants.

 

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Debt securities represented by a global security will be exchangeable for debt securities in definitive form of like tenor in authorized denominations only if:

 

   

the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as the depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed by us within 90 days;

 

   

we deliver to the trustee for securities of such series in registered form a company order stating that the securities of such series shall be exchangeable; or

 

   

an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to securities of such series.

Unless and until a global security is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive certificated form, it may not be transferred or exchanged except as a whole by the depositary.

You may transfer or exchange certificated securities at any office that we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. We will not charge a service fee for any transfer or exchange of certificated securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that we are required to pay in connection with a transfer or exchange. (Section 305)

Registration of Transfer

You may effect the transfer of certificated securities and the right to receive the principal of, and any premium and interest on, certificated securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.

We are not required to:

 

   

issue, register, transfer or exchange securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day we transmit a notice of redemption of the securities of the series selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the transmission;

 

   

register, transfer or exchange any security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any security being redeemed in part; or

 

   

exchange any bearer securities selected for redemption except if a bearer security is exchanged for a registered security of the same tenor that is simultaneously surrendered for redemption.

(Section 305)

Exchange

At your option, you may exchange your registered debt securities of any series, except a global security, for an equal principal amount of other registered debt securities of the same series having authorized denominations upon surrender to our designated agent.

We may at any time exchange debt securities issued as one or more global securities for an equal principal amount of debt securities of the same series in definitive registered form. In this case, we will deliver to the holders new debt securities in definitive registered form in the same aggregate principal amount as the global securities being exchanged.

The depositary of the global securities may also decide at any time to surrender one or more global securities in exchange for debt securities of the same series in definitive registered form, in which case we will deliver the new debt securities in definitive form to the persons specified by the depositary, in an aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, each person’s beneficial interest in the global securities.

 

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Notwithstanding the above, we will not be required to exchange any debt securities if, as a result of the exchange, we would suffer adverse consequences under any United States law or regulation. (Section 305)

Defeasance

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, we can terminate all of our obligations under the indenture with respect to the debt securities, other than the obligation to pay the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities and certain other obligations, at any time by:

 

   

depositing money or United States government obligations with the trustee in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities to their maturity; and

 

   

complying with certain other conditions, including delivery to the trustee of an opinion of counsel to the effect that holders of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of our defeasance.

In addition, unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, we can terminate all of our obligations under the indenture with respect to the debt securities, with minor exceptions, including the obligation to pay the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities, at any time by:

 

   

depositing money or United States government obligations with the trustee in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, and the interest and any premium on, the debt securities to their maturity; and

 

   

complying with certain other conditions, including delivery to the trustee of an opinion of counsel stating that there has been a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service, or a change in the United States federal tax law since the date of the indenture, to the effect that holders of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of our defeasance.

(Sections 402-404)

Payments of Unclaimed Moneys

Moneys deposited with the trustee or any paying agent for the payment of principal of, or any premium and interest on, any debt securities that remain unclaimed for two years will be repaid to us at our request, unless the law requires otherwise. If this happens and you want to claim these moneys, you must look to us and not to the trustee or paying agent. (Section 409)

Supplemental Indentures Not Requiring Consent of Holders

Without the consent of any holders of debt securities, we and the trustee may supplement the indenture, among other things, to:

 

   

pledge property to the trustee as security for the debt securities;

 

   

reflect that another entity has succeeded us and assumed the covenants and obligations of us under the debt securities and the indenture;

 

   

cure any ambiguity or inconsistency in the indenture or in the debt securities or make any other provisions necessary or desirable, as long as the interests of the holders of the debt securities are not adversely affected in any material respect;

 

   

issue and establish the form and terms of any series of debt securities as provided in the indenture;

 

   

add to our covenants further covenants for the benefit of the holders of debt securities, and if the covenants are for the benefit of less than all series of debt securities, stating which series are entitled to benefit;

 

   

add any additional event of default and if the new event of default applies to fewer than all series of debt securities, stating to which series it applies;

 

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change the trustee or provide for an additional trustee;

 

   

provide additional provisions for bearer debt securities so long as the action does not adversely affect the interests of holders of any debt securities in any material respect; or

 

   

modify the indenture in order to continue its qualification under the Trustee Indenture Act of 1939 or as may be necessary or desirable in accordance with amendments to that Act.

(Section 901)

Supplemental Indentures Requiring Consent of Holders

With the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of each series of the debt securities that would be affected by a modification of the indenture, the indenture permits us and the trustee to supplement the indenture or modify in any way the terms of the indenture or the rights of the holders of the debt securities of such series. However, without the consent of each holder of all of the debt securities affected by that modification, we and the trustee may not:

 

   

modify the maturity date of, or reduce the principal of, or premium on, or change the stated final maturity of, any debt security;

 

   

reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any debt security or, in the case of OID debt securities, reduce the rate of accretion of the OID;

 

   

change any of our obligations to pay additional amounts under the indenture;

 

   

reduce or alter the method of computation of any amount payable upon redemption, repayment or purchase of any debt security by us, or the time when the redemption, repayment or purchase may be made;

 

   

make the principal or interest on any debt security payable in a currency other than that stated in the debt security or change the place of payment;

 

   

reduce the amount of principal due on an OID debt security upon acceleration of maturity or provable in bankruptcy or reduce the amount payable under the terms of an indexed debt security upon acceleration of maturity or provable in bankruptcy;

 

   

impair any right of repayment or purchase at the option of any holder of debt securities;

 

   

reduce the right of any holder of debt securities to receive or sue for payment of the principal or interest on a debt security that would be due and payable at the maturity thereof or upon redemption; or

 

   

reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series required to supplement the indenture or to waive any of its provisions.

(Section 902)

A supplemental indenture that modifies or eliminates a provision intended to benefit the holders of one series of debt securities will not affect the rights under the indenture of holders of other series of debt securities.

Redemption

The specific terms of any redemption of a series of debt securities will be contained in the prospectus supplement for that series. Generally, we must send notice of redemption to the holders at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date. The notice will specify:

 

   

the principal amount being redeemed;

 

   

the redemption date;

 

   

the redemption price;

 

   

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the CUSIP number of the debt securities being redeemed;

 

   

whether the redemption is pursuant to a sinking fund;

 

   

that on the redemption date, interest, or, in the case of OID debt securities, original issue discount, will cease to accrue; and

 

   

if bearer debt securities are being redeemed, that those bearer debt securities must be accompanied by all coupons maturing after the redemption date or the amount of the missing coupons will be deducted from the redemption price, or indemnity must be furnished, and whether those bearer debt securities may be exchanged for registered debt securities not being redeemed.

(Section 1104)

On or before any redemption date, we will deposit an amount of money with the trustee or with a paying agent sufficient to pay the redemption price. (Section 1105)

If less than all the debt securities are being redeemed, the trustee shall select the debt securities to be redeemed using a method it considers fair. (Section 1103) After the redemption date, holders of debt securities which were redeemed will have no rights with respect to the debt securities except the right to receive the redemption price and any unpaid interest to the redemption date. (Section 1106)

Concerning the Trustee

The Bank of New York (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank) is the trustee under the indenture. The Bank of New York has performed and will perform other services for us and certain of our subsidiaries in the normal course of its business.

Governing Law

The laws of the State of New York govern the indenture and will govern the debt securities. (Section 112)

 

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

Kraft Foods is authorized to issue 3,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, without par value and 2,000,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, without par value, and 500,000,000 shares of preferred stock, without par value. As of February 4, 2010, there were 1,479,372,836 shares of Kraft Foods Class A common stock outstanding, and held of record by 80,898 shareholders, and no shares of Kraft Foods Class B common stock or preferred stock outstanding and we do not intend to issue any such shares. As of February 4, 2010, there were 145,304,250 shares of Kraft Foods Class A common stock reserved for outstanding stock options and other stock awards.

The principal stock exchange on which our common stock is listed is the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “KFT.” All outstanding shares of Kraft Foods common stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Our articles of incorporation, as amended, specify different rights for holders of Kraft Foods Class A common stock and Class B common stock with regard to dividends, liquidation, and corporate reorganization. However, all outstanding shares of Kraft Foods Class B common stock were converted to Kraft Class A common stock immediately prior to the Kraft Foods spin-off from Altria Group, Inc. Therefore, all information presented in this prospectus concerning the rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions of our common stock relates to Kraft Foods Class A common stock only.

The following description of the terms of the Kraft Foods common stock is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated by-laws. To find out where copies of these documents can be obtained, please see the section of this prospectus entitled “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Distribution

Subject to the preferences applicable to any shares of Kraft Foods preferred stock outstanding at any time, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by our board of directors from funds legally available therefore and are entitled, in the event of a liquidation, to share ratably in all assets remaining paid after payment of liquidation.

Other Rights

The holders of our common stock have no preemptive rights and no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities, and our common stock is not subject to any redemption or sinking fund provisions.

Anti-Takeover Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

Various provisions contained in our articles of incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated by-laws could delay or discourage some transactions involving an actual or potential change in control of Kraft Foods or its management and may limit the ability of Kraft Foods shareholders to remove current management or approve transactions that our shareholders may deem to be in their best interests. These provisions:

 

   

authorize our board of directors to establish one or more series or classes of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which can be determined by the board of directors at the time of issuance;

 

   

do not authorize cumulative voting;

 

   

provide that only the board of directors and the chairman of the board of directors may call a special meeting of the shareholders, except that the board of directors must call a special meeting upon the request from at least 20% of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of all classes of our capital stock;

 

   

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allow our directors, and not our shareholders, to fill any vacancies on its board of directors, including vacancies resulting from amending the by-laws to increase the number of directors by 30% or less.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus in any of the following ways:

 

   

directly to one or more purchasers;

 

   

through agents;

 

   

through underwriters, brokers or dealers; or

 

   

through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

We will identify the specific plan of distribution, including any underwriters, brokers, dealers, agents or direct purchasers and their compensation in a prospectus supplement.

In addition, to the extent this prospectus is used by any selling security holder to resell any common stock or debt securities, information with respect to the selling security holder and the plan of distribution will be contained in a prospectus supplement, in a post-effective amendment or in filings we make with the SEC under the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference.

 

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EXPERTS

Kraft Foods’ financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 3, 2009 and the financial statement schedule incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The consolidated financial statements of Cadbury plc as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the effectiveness of Cadbury’s internal control over financial reporting as at December 31, 2008 have been audited by Deloitte LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports which are incorporated by reference from Kraft Food’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 3, 2010, (which reports (i) express an unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph that the financial statements and the related notes have been retrospectively restated for the adoption of the revised IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements in 2009, the change in the composition of the Cadbury’s reportable segments implemented in 2009 and the misclassification between cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, as discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, and (ii) express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting). Such consolidated financial statements have been incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP will pass upon the validity of the debt securities and Hunton & Williams LLP will pass upon the validity of the shares of common stock.

 

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PART II – INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, to be paid by the Registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of an assumed amount of debt securities registered under this registration statement. The assumed amount has been used to demonstrate the expenses of an offering and does not represent an estimate of the amount of securities that may be registered or distributed because such amount is unknown at this time. All amounts shown are estimates, except the registration fee.

 

Item

   Amount  

SEC registration fee

   (1

Printing expenses

   (1

Legal fees and expenses

   (1

Accounting fees and expenses

   (1

Trustee fees and expenses

   (1

Miscellaneous expenses

   (1

Total

   (1

 

(1) An estimate of the aggregate amount of these expenses will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Kraft Foods is a Virginia corporation. The Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the “VSCA”) permits indemnification of a corporation’s directors and officers in a variety of circumstances, which may include indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Sections 13.1-697 and 13.1-702 of the VSCA generally authorize a Virginia corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents in civil or criminal actions if they acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful. Additionally, Section 13.1-704 of the VSCA provides that a Virginia corporation has the power to make any further indemnity to any director, officer, employee or agent, including under its articles of incorporation or any by-law or shareholder resolution, except an indemnity against their willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law. Kraft Foods’ articles of incorporation, as amended, require Kraft Foods to indemnify its directors, officers and other eligible persons to the full extent permitted by the VSCA.

Kraft Foods’ articles of incorporation, as amended, also provide that, to the full extent that the VSCA permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, officers and other eligible persons, no director, officer or such eligible person of Kraft Foods shall be liable to Kraft Foods or its shareholders for monetary damages arising out of any transaction, occurrence or course of conduct. Section 13.1-692.1 of the VSCA presently permits the elimination of liability of directors and officers in any proceeding brought by or in the right of a corporation or brought by or on behalf of shareholders of a corporation, except for liability resulting from such persons having engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law or any federal or state securities law, including, without limitation, any unlawful insider trading or manipulation of the market for any security. Sections 13.1-692.1 and 13.1-696 to -704 of the VSCA are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Kraft Foods has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors pursuant to which Kraft Foods agrees to indemnify, including advancing expenses to, each of them against any liabilities that he or she may incur as a result of his or her service as a Kraft Foods director (and in the case of Irene B. Rosenfeld, Kraft Foods’ Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, also as an officer) to the fullest extent permitted by Virginia law and Kraft Foods’ articles of incorporation. Kraft Foods carries insurance on behalf of directors, officers, employees or agents that may cover liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits.

A list of exhibits filed herewith or incorporated by reference is contained in the Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1) (ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(A) Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Northfield, State of Illinois, on the 12th day of February, 2010.

 

KRAFT FOODS INC.
By:   /s/ Carol J. Ward
  Name: Carol J. Ward
  Title:   Vice President & Corporate Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

*

(Irene B. Rosenfeld)

  

Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

  February 12, 2010

*

(Timothy R. McLevish)

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  February 12, 2010

/s/ Kim Harris Jones

(Kim Harris Jones)

  

Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller

  February 12, 2010

*

(Ajaypal S. Banga)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

 

(Myra M. Hart)

  

Director

 

 

(Lois D. Juliber)

  

Director

 

*

(Mark D. Ketchum)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

 

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Signature

  

Title

 

Date

*

(Richard A. Lerner, M.D.)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

 

(Mackey J. McDonald)

  

Director

 

*

(John C. Pope)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

 

(Fredric G. Reynolds)

  

Director

 

 

(Jean-Francois M.L. van Boxmeer)

  

Director

 

*

(Deborah C. Wright)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

*

(Frank G. Zarb)

  

Director

  February 12, 2010

 

*By:   /s/ Carol J. Ward
  As Attorney-in-Fact

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities(1)
  4.1    Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant(2)
  4.2    Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant(2)
  4.3    Registrant’s Amended and Restated By-Laws(3)
  4.4    Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), Trustee, dated as of October 17, 2001(4)
  4.5    Form of Debt Securities(4)
  5.1    Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP
  5.2    Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
12    Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges(5)
23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2    Consent of Deloitte LLP
23.3    Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (set forth in Exhibit 5.1)
23.4    Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (set forth in Exhibit 5.2)
24.1    Powers of attorney (included on the signature page of the initial filing of Registration Statement)
24.2    Powers of attorney
25    Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee

 

(1) To be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference or by post-effective amendment.


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(2) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 16, 2001.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 17, 2009.
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form S-3 filed with the SEC on April 18, 2002.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2007 and Exhibit 12 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, filed with the SEC on November 2, 2007.
Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP

Exhibit 5.1

 

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951 EAST BYRD STREET

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23219-4074

 

TEL 804 • 788 • 8200

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      FILE NO: 59109.000037
February 12, 2010      

Kraft Foods Inc.

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093-2753

Kraft Foods Inc.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special Virginia counsel for Kraft Foods Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), for the purpose of providing this opinion in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on the date hereof of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-147829) (the “Registration Statement”) pursuant to Rule 462(e) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the registration and the proposed issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act of an indeterminate number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, without par value (the “Shares”), as set forth in the Registration Statement, the prospectus contained therein and any supplements to the prospectus (such prospectus together with any supplements thereto, the “Prospectus”). The Shares may be (a) issued and sold from time to time by the Company (the “Primary Shares”) or (b) sold from time to time by the selling shareholders (the “Secondary Shares”) identified in the prospectus supplement filed by the Company with the Commission on the date hereof (the “Selling Shareholders”).

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 16 of Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5)(i) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Act.

 

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Kraft Foods Inc.

February 12, 2010

Page 2

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such corporate records, certificates of corporate officers and public officials and such other documents as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion, including, among other things, (i) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, each as amended through the date hereof, (ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted on January 16, 2010 and February 2, 2010, as certified by the Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Company on the date hereof as being true, complete and correct and in full force and effect, relating to, among other things, the issuance of the Secondary Shares, and (iv) a certificate issued by the State Corporation Commission of the Commonwealth of Virginia on February 4, 2010 and confirmed on the date hereof, to the effect that the Company is existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and in good standing.

For purposes of the opinions expressed below, we have assumed (i) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted as certified, photostatic or electronic copies and the authenticity of the originals thereof, (iii) the genuineness of signatures not witnessed by us and (iv) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all parties and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof on such parties (other than the authorization, execution and delivery of documents by the Company and the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof upon the Company). As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon the accuracy of the certificates and other comparable documents of officers and representatives of the Company, upon statements made to us in discussions with the Company’s management and upon certificates of public officials. Except as otherwise expressly indicated, we have not undertaken any independent investigation of factual matters.

We do not purport to express an opinion on any laws other than those of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2. With respect to the Primary Shares, when (a) all necessary corporate action has been taken to authorize and approve the issuance of the Primary Shares and (b) the Primary Shares have been duly issued by the Company and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof in accordance with the definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement authorized and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors or a duly constituted and acting committee thereof, the Primary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


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February 12, 2010

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3. With respect to the 36,303 Secondary Shares that have been issued as of February 4, 2010, as described in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-163483) (the “Registration Statement on Form S-4”) and the prospectus, dated January 29, 2010, that forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Exchange Offer Prospectus”), such Secondary Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

4. With respect to the remaining Secondary Shares to be issued as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and Exchange Offer Prospectus, such Secondary Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued as described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and the Exchange Offer Prospectus, such Secondary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and the reference to our firm under the heading “Validity of the Securities” in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

This opinion letter is rendered as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments that hereafter may be brought to our attention and that may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. Our opinion is expressly limited to the matters set forth above and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters relating to the Company.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Hunton & Williams LLP

Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Exhibit 5.2

[Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP Letterhead]

February 12, 2010

Kraft Foods Inc.

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093-2753

 

  Re: Kraft Foods Inc.

Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3

(File No. 333-147829)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have examined the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-147829 (the “Registration Statement”), of Kraft Foods Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on February 12, 2010 relating to the registration of an unlimited amount of debt securities of the Company (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 5, 2009 (the “Indenture”), among the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as successor trustee.

We have examined the originals, or photostatic or certified copies, of such records of the Company and certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials and such other documents as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions set forth below. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Based upon the foregoing examination and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions stated and in reliance on statements of fact contained in the documents that we have examined, we are of the opinion that, when (a) the definitive terms and provisions of the Securities have been established and (b) the Securities have been executed, issued, delivered and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement, against the receipt of requisite consideration therefor provided for therein, the Securities will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms.


We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we further consent to the use of our name under the caption “Validity of the Securities” in the Registration Statement and the prospectus that forms a part thereof. In giving these consents, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

 

2

Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 19, 2009, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of the change in accounting for inventories and noncontrolling interests and the effects of changes in reportable segments, discussed in Notes 1, 2, 3, 5, 14, 15 and 17, which are as of October 28, 2009 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 3, 2009. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 19, 2009 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in the 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in Kraft Foods’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Chicago, Illinois

February 12, 2010

Consent of Deloitte LLP

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-147829 on Form S-3 of our report dated March 26, 2009 (January 29, 2010 as to the retrospective restatements described in Note 1(c) to the consolidated financial statements related to the adoption of the revised IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements in 2009, the change in the composition of Cadbury plc’s reportable segments implemented in 2009 and the misclassification between cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments), relating to (1) the financial statements of Cadbury plc and its subsidiaries (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the restatements discussed in Note 1(c) to the consolidated financial statements) and (2) our report dated March 26, 2009 on the effectiveness of Cadbury plc and its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, appearing in Kraft Foods Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 3, 2010. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of Registration Statement No. 333-147829.

 

/s/ Deloitte LLP
DELOITTE LLP

Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors

London, United Kingdom

February 12, 2010

Powers of attorney

Exhibit 24.2

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below constitutes and appoints Irene B. Rosenfeld, Marc S. Firestone, Timothy R. McLevish and Carol J. Ward, and any one or more of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-147829), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Richard A. Lerner, M.D.

   Director   December 4, 2007
(Richard A. Lerner, M.D.)     

/s/ Frank G. Zarb

   Director   December 4, 2007
(Frank G. Zarb)     
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee

Exhibit 25

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE

PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

NEW YORK   13-4941247

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification no.)

 

60 WALL STREET

NEW YORK, NEW YORK

  10005
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Lynne Malina

Legal Department

60 Wall Street, 37th Floor

New York, New York 10005

(212) 250 – 0677

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

KRAFT FOODS INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   52-2284372

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093

(847) 646-2000

Carol J. Ward

Vice President & Corporate Secretary

Kraft Foods Inc.

Three Lakes Drive

Northfield, Illinois 60093

(847) 646-2000

Copies To:

Barbara L. Becker

Andrew L. Fabens

Gibson, Dunn & Grutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(212) 351-4000

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1. General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

 

Address

Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)   New York, NY
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation   Washington, D.C.

New York State Banking Department

  Albany, NY

 

  (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

Item 3. -15. Not Applicable

Item 16. List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 1 -

   Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 6, 1998, Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998, Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 16, 1998, and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated February 27, 2002 - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-157637-01.

Exhibit 2 -

   Certificate of Authority to commence business - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-157637-01.

Exhibit 3 -

   Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-157637-01.

Exhibit 4 -

   Existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as amended on April 15, 2002 business - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-157637-01.


Exhibit 5 -    Not applicable.
Exhibit 6 -    Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act. - business - Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-157637-01.
Exhibit 7 -    The latest report of condition of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas dated as of September 30, 2009. Copy attached.
Exhibit 8 -    Not Applicable.
Exhibit 9 -    Not Applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 11th day of February, 2010.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
 

/s/ Carol Ng

By:   Carol Ng
  Vice President


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS      FFIEC 031
Legal Title of Bank         Page RC-1
JERSEY CITY           13

 

CITY        
NJ    07311-3901     
State    Zip Code     
FDIC Certificate Number: 00623     

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for September 30, 2009

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

 

         Dollar Amounts in Thousands    RCFD    Tril|Bil|Mil|Thou     

ASSETS

              
1.  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):

              
 

a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)

         0081    1,217,000    1.a
 

b. Interest-bearing balances (2)

         0071    16,922,000    1.b
2.  

Securities:

              
 

a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)

         1754    0    2.a
 

b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)

         1773    2,297,000    2.b
3.  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

         RCON      
 

a. Federal funds sold in domestic offices

         B987    92,000    3.a
           RCFD      
 

b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (3)

         B989    1,008,000    3.b
4.  

Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):

              
 

a. Loans and leases held for sale

         5369    0    4.a
 

b. Loans and leases, net of unearned income

   B528    12,471,000          4.b
 

c. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   3123    153,000          4.c
 

d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)

         B529    12,318,000    4.d
5.  

Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)

         3545    6,401,000    5
6.  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

         2145    62,000    6
7.  

Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)

         2150    0    7
8.  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

         2130    0    8
9.  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

         3656    0    9
10.  

Intangible assets:

              
 

a. Goodwill

         3163    0    10.a
 

b. Other intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)

         0426    53,000    10.b
11.  

Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)

         2160    5,133,000    11
                  
12.  

Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)

         2170    45,503,000    12
                  

 

(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.
(3) Includes all securities resale agreements in domestic and foreign offices, regardless of maturity.


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

   FFIEC 031        
Legal Title of Bank    Page RC-2        
FDIC Certificate Number: 00623    14            

Schedule RC—Continued

 

     Dollar Amounts in Thousands         Tril | Bil | Mil | Thou      

LIABILITIES

             

13.    Deposits:

         RCON     

a.      In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E, part I)

         2200    10,742,000      13.a

(1)    Noninterest-bearing (1)

   6631    6,639,000         13.a.1

(2)    Interest-bearing

   6636    4,103,000         13.a.2

b.      In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

         RCFN     

(from Schedule RC-E, part II)

         2200    9,131,000      13.b

(1)    Noninterest-bearing

   6631    3,434,000         13.b.l

(2)    Interest-bearing

   6636    5,697,000         13.b.2

14.    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

         RCON     

a.      Federal funds purchased in domestic offices (2)

         B933    11,520,000      14.a
         RCFD     

b.      Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (3)

         B995    0      14.b

15.    Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)

            155,000      15

16.    Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) (from Schedule RC-M)

         3190    2,588,000      16

17.    and 18. Not applicable

             

19.    Subordinated notes and debentures (4)

         3200    0      19

20.    Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)

         2930    2,186,000      20

21.    Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)

         2948    36,322,000      21

22.    Not applicable

             

EQUITY CAPITAL

             

Bank Equity Capital

             

23.    Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

         3838    1,500,000      23

24.    Common stock

         3230    2,127,000      24

25.    Surplus (excludes all surplus related to preferred stock)

         3839    592,000      25

26.     a.      Retained earnings

         3632    4,526,000      26a

b.      Accumulated other comprehensive income (5)

         B530    (43,000   26.b

c.      Other equity capital components (6)

         A130    0      26.c

27.     a.      Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)

         3210    8,702,000      27.a

b.      Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

         3000    479,000      27.b

28.    Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)

         G105    9,181,000      28

29     Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)

         3300    45,503,000      29

 

Memoranda

        
To be reported with the March Report of Condition.         
1.      Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most
comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any
date during 2008
   RCFD    Number     
   6724    N/A    M.1

 

1 =   Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank

 

2 =   Independent audit of the bank’s parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately)

 

3 =   Attestation on bank management’s assertion the effectiveness of the bank’s internal control over financial reporting by a certified public accounting firm.

  

4 =   Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority)

 

5 =   Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority)

 

6 =   Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

7 =   Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

8 =   Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)

 

9 =   No external audit work

 

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.    RCON   

MM / DD

    

2.      Bank’s fiscal year-end date

   8678    N/A    M.2

 

(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits.
(2) Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”
(3) Includes all securities repurchase agreements in domestic and foreign offices, regardless of maturity.
(4) Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.
(5) Includes net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, and minimum pension liability adjustments.
(6) Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.