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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;4, 2005
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><b>Delaware</b><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><b>43-1755411</b><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Kansas City, Missouri 64105</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><b>PSF
Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan</b><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Stephen A. Lightstone<BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<BR>
805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Kansas City, Missouri 64105<BR>
(816)&nbsp;472-7675</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Copy to:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>John J. Sabl, Esq.</B><BR>
Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP<BR>
10 South Dearborn Street<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60603<BR>
(312)&nbsp;853-7437<BR>
Facsimile: (312)&nbsp;853-7036
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="23" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering price per</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registration</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Registered</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>share (1)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>price (1)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">550,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">17.43</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">9,586,500</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,128</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Calculated pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(h)(1) and 457(c) based on the average
of the high and low prices reported for the Registrant&#146;s common stock
on October&nbsp;28, 2005, on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Represents the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be
offered pursuant to this registration statement, consisting of shares
issuable pursuant to the PSF Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or
similar transaction involving the Common Stock, in order to prevent
dilution, the number of shares of common stock registered hereby shall
be automatically increased to cover the additional shares of common
stock in accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><A href="#101">PART I</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><A href="#101">Information Required in a Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</A></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><A href="#102">PART II</A></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#103">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#104">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#105">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#106">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#107">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#108">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#109">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><A href="#110">SIGNATURES</A></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I<BR>
Information Required in a Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to
employees as specified in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this
Form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B><BR><BR>
<B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, as filed by Premium Standard Farms, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the
Commission, are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference and made a part hereof:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the prospectus filed by the Registrant on June&nbsp;14, 2005 pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) (relating to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-123260), filed with the Commission on March
11, 2005, as further amended), which contains audited financial statements of the Registrant
for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since the end of the fiscal year for which audited
financial statements of the Registrant have been filed:
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    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March&nbsp;26, 2005, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;16, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended June&nbsp;25, 2005, filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;9, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;6, 2005, filed with the
Commission on April&nbsp;6, 2005;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iv)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;19, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;20, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(v)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;20, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;21, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(vi)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;21, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;25, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(vii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May&nbsp;2, 2005, filed with the Commission
on May&nbsp;4, 2005;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(viii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May&nbsp;3, 2005, filed with the
Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2005;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ix)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May&nbsp;4, 2005, filed with the Commission
on May&nbsp;9, 2005;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(x)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June&nbsp;13, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2005;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(xi)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June&nbsp;17, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;21, 2005;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(xii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June&nbsp;24, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2005; and</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the description of the Common Stock of the Registrant which is contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT> (File No.&nbsp;000-51347) filed by the Registrant
on June&nbsp;8, 2005 with the Commission, including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities offered hereby remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and other
documents (such documents, and the documents enumerated above, being hereinafter referred to as
&#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;), except in no event shall any information included in any such document
in response to Item&nbsp;402(i), (k)&nbsp;or (l)&nbsp;of Regulation&nbsp;S-K be deemed to constitute part of this
Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
in any subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="104"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
<A name="105"></A>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding, provided the person acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of actions by or in the right of
the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action was
brought determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or other court shall deem proper.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
bylaws provide that it will indemnify and advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding to which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or was our director, officer or employee, or
is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or enterprise.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains a directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance policy to insure our
directors and officers against liability for actions or omissions occurring in their capacity as a
director or officer, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left">
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following Exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (Commission File No.&nbsp;000-51347) filed
with the Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2005)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form
8-K (Commission File No.&nbsp;000-51347) filed with the Commission on
June&nbsp;17, 2005)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.4 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-123260) filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;11, 2005, as further amended)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.11 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1
(Commission File No.&nbsp;333-123260) filed with the Commission on March
11, 2005, as further amended)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">PSF Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, dated December
1, 1999 (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-4 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-64180), filed by the Registrant
with the Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2001)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney included on Page 6 of this Registration Statement.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(iii)&nbsp;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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;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&#146;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act 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 Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kansas City, State of Missouri, on November&nbsp;4, 2005.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Stephen A. Lightstone&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial<BR>Officer and
Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Premium Standard Farms, Inc., hereby severally
constitute John M. Meyer and Stephen A. Lightstone, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated
below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Registration
Statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers
and directors to enable Premium Standard Farms, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to
said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John M. Meyer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John M. Meyer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (principal executive
officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen A. Lightstone</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial and
accounting officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Michael J. Zimmerman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael J. Zimmerman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Chairman of the Board and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Vart K. Adjemian
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Vart K. Adjemian</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Paul J. Fribourg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul J. Fribourg</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ronald E. Justice
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald E. Justice</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Maurice L. McGill
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Maurice L. McGill</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William R. Patterson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William R. Patterson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">November 4, 2005</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="86%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown &#038; Wood LLP</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2005
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
43-1755411
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)
PSF
Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Stephen A. Lightstone
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(816) 472-7675
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
John J. Sabl, Esq.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 853-7437
Facsimile: (312) 853-7036
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Amount to be
Offering price per
aggregate offering
registration
Title of securities to be registered
Registered
share (1)
price (1)
fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
550,000
(2)
$
17.43
$
9,586,500
$
1,128
(1)
Calculated pursuant to Rules 457(h)(1) and 457(c) based on the average
of the high and low prices reported for the Registrant's common stock
on October 28, 2005, on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Estimated solely for
the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with
Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Represents the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be
offered pursuant to this registration statement, consisting of shares
issuable pursuant to the PSF Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan. In the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or
similar transaction involving the Common Stock, in order to prevent
dilution, the number of shares of common stock registered hereby shall
be automatically increased to cover the additional shares of common
stock in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Information Required in a Section 10(a) Prospectus
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion
Consent
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PART I
Information Required in a Section 10(a) Prospectus
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to
employees as specified in Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this
Form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
Securities Act.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, as filed by Premium Standard Farms, Inc. (the "Registrant") with the
Commission, are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference and made a part hereof:
(a) the prospectus filed by the Registrant on June 14, 2005 pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") (relating to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-123260), filed with the Commission on March
11, 2005, as further amended), which contains audited financial statements of the Registrant
for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b) all other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year for which audited
financial statements of the Registrant have been filed:
(i)
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 26, 2005, filed with the Commission on May 16, 2005;
(ii)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended June 25, 2005, filed with the Commission on August 9, 2005;
(iii)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 6, 2005, filed with the
Commission on April 6, 2005;
(iv)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April 20, 2005;
(v)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April 21, 2005;
(vi)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2005,
filed with the Commission on April 25, 2005;
(vii)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 2, 2005, filed with the Commission
on May 4, 2005;
(viii)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 3, 2005, filed with the
Commission on May 5, 2005;
(ix)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005, filed with the Commission
on May 9, 2005;
(x)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June 17, 2005;
(xi)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 17, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June 21, 2005;
(xii)
our Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2005,
filed with the Commission on June 29, 2005; and
(c) the description of the Common Stock of the Registrant which is contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
(File No. 000-51347) filed by the Registrant
on June 8, 2005 with the Commission, including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
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All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities offered hereby remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such reports and other
documents (such documents, and the documents enumerated above, being hereinafter referred to as
"Incorporated Documents"), except in no event shall any information included in any such document
in response to Item 402(i), (k) or (l) of Regulation S-K be deemed to constitute part of this
Registration Statement.
Any statement contained herein or in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified
or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
in any subsequently filed Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the action, suit or proceeding, provided the person acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation's best interests and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of actions by or in the right of
the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action was
brought determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the
circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or other court shall deem proper.
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The Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
bylaws provide that it will indemnify and advance expenses to our directors, officers and employees
to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding to which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party by reason of the fact that he or she is or was our director, officer or employee, or
is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or enterprise.
The Company maintains a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy to insure our
directors and officers against liability for actions or omissions occurring in their capacity as a
director or officer, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
The following Exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-51347) filed
with the Commission on June 17, 2005)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K (Commission File No. 000-51347) filed with the Commission on
June 17, 2005)
4.3
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-123260) filed with the
Commission on March 11, 2005, as further amended)
4.4
Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.11 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-123260) filed with the Commission on March
11, 2005, as further amended)
4.5
PSF Group Holdings, Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, dated December
1, 1999 (incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 (Commission File No. 333-64180), filed by the Registrant
with the Commission on June 29, 2001)
5.1
Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney included on Page 6 of this Registration Statement.
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Item 9. 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 this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement;
(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) and (A)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission 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.
(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.
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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act 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 Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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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-8 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kansas City, State of Missouri, on November 4, 2005.
PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
Stephen A. Lightstone
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and
Treasurer
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Premium Standard Farms, Inc., hereby severally
constitute John M. Meyer and Stephen A. Lightstone, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full
power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated
below the Registration Statement filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Registration
Statement, and generally to do all such things in our name and behalf in our capacities as officers
and directors to enable Premium Standard Farms, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, to
said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John M. Meyer
John M. Meyer
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (principal executive
officer)
November 4, 2005
/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
Stephen A. Lightstone
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
(principal financial and
accounting officer)
November 4, 2005
/s/ Michael J. Zimmerman
Michael J. Zimmerman
Chairman of the Board and Director
November 4, 2005
/s/ Vart K. Adjemian
Vart K. Adjemian
Director
November 4, 2005
/s/ Paul J. Fribourg
Paul J. Fribourg
Director
November 4, 2005
/s/ Ronald E. Justice
Ronald E. Justice
Director
November 4, 2005
/s/ Maurice L. McGill
Maurice L. McGill
Director
November 4, 2005
/s/ William R. Patterson
William R. Patterson
Director
November 4, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP