Kraft Foods spun off into two companies on October 2, 2012: Kraft Foods Group and Mondelez International.
Since the restructuring, one share of Kraft Foods is equal to one share of Mondelez International plus a 1/3 share of Kraft Foods Group. The restructuring had the following impact on our campaigns' baskets of Consumer Staples securities:
Campaign of December 5, 2012
Kraft Foods has been replaced by General Mills, the parent company behind such well-known brands as Betty Crocker, Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs, Liberté, Lucky Charms, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Wheaties and Yoplait.
Campaign of October 10, 2012
Kraft Foods has been replaced as follows: Mondelez (65%) and Kraft Foods Group (35%). The total return will therefore be based on the returns of 11 securities. The weight of each return will be 10%, except for Mondelez, which will be 6.5%, and Kraft Foods Group, which will be 3.5%.
Campaigns of March 11, 2009 and January 13, 2010
Kraft Foods continues to represent 10% of the total weight of the Consumer Staples basket. After the spin-off, however, the value of the Kraft Foods security was replaced by the value of the Mondelez security plus 1/3 of the Kraft Foods Group security. This security's return will be calculated as follows:
Return of Kraft Foods = [ (1 x Mondelez + 1/3 x Kraft Foods Group) / Kraft Foods ] - 1