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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;17, 2005



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-


<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.</B>


<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">2011
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">43-1755411</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Primary Standard
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">incorporation or organization)
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite&nbsp;200<BR>
Kansas City, Missouri 64105</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan<BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><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, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Copy to:



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Craig L. Evans, Esq.</B><BR>
Shook Hardy &#038; Bacon L.L.P.<BR>
2555 Grand Boulevard<BR>
Kansas City, Missouri 64108<BR>
(816)&nbsp;474-6550<BR>
Facsimile: (816)&nbsp;421-5547



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>aggregate offering price (1)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,500,000      </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">12.425</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">31,062,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,656</TD>
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    <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 June&nbsp;14, 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>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 Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005
Long Term 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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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I<BR> Information Required in a Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c96070exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="c96070exv23w1.htm">Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I<BR>
Information Required in a Section&nbsp;10(a) Prospectus</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART II</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Information Required in the Registration Statement</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference: (i)&nbsp;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.
333-123260), filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;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; and (ii)&nbsp;the description of the Common Stock of the Registrant which is contained
in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 documents,
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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein 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 document which is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.

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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following Exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 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>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.5 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>
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    <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>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
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    <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>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005
Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;10.9 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-123260) filed with the Commission
on June&nbsp;8, 2005, as further amended)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; font-size: 10pt">(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;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:4%; font-size: 10pt">(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;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (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 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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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, 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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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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 June&nbsp;17, 2005.


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    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <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 Officer and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Premium Standard Farms, Inc., hereby severally
constitute Stephen A. Lightstone, our true and lawful attorneys 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, or any of them, to said Registration Statement and any
and all amendments thereto.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&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:

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ John M. Meyer
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John M. Meyer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Stephen A. Lightstone</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Vice
Chairman and Director (principal financial and accounting officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Michael J. Zimmerman
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Michael J. Zimmerman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Ronald E. Justice
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Ronald E. Justice</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Dean A. Mefford
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Dean A. Mefford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William R. Patterson
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
William R. Patterson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Maurice L. McGill
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Maurice L. McGill</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s Vart K. Adjemian
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Vart K. Adjemian</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Paul J. Fribourg
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Paul J. Fribourg</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">June 17, 2005</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 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
2011
43-1755411
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Primary Standard
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Classification Code Number)
Identification Number)
805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)
Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005 Long Term 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, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Craig L. Evans, Esq.
Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
2555 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(816) 474-6550
Facsimile: (816) 421-5547
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered
Registered
Offering price per share (1)
aggregate offering price (1)
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
2,500,000
(2)
$
12.425
$
31,062,500
$
3,656
(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 June 14, 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 Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005
Long Term 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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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 of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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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 filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated herein by reference: (i) 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; and (ii) 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.
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 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 a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein 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 document which is
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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 3.3 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)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.5 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)
4.3
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
Premium Standard Farms, Inc. 2005
Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-123260) filed with the Commission
on June 8, 2005, as further amended)
5.1
Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (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 (1)(i) and (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 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, 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 June 17, 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 Stephen A. Lightstone, our true and lawful attorneys 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, 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)
June 17, 2005
/s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
Stephen A. Lightstone
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Vice
Chairman and Director (principal financial and accounting officer)
June 17, 2005
/s/ Michael J. Zimmerman
Michael J. Zimmerman
Chairman of the Board and Director
June 17, 2005
/s/ Ronald E. Justice
Ronald E. Justice
Director
June 17, 2005
/s/ Dean A. Mefford
Dean A. Mefford
Director
June 17, 2005
/s/ William R. Patterson
William R. Patterson
Director
June 17, 2005
/s/ Maurice L. McGill
Maurice L. McGill
Director
June 17, 2005
/s Vart K. Adjemian
Vart K. Adjemian
Director
June 17, 2005
/s/ Paul J. Fribourg
Paul J. Fribourg
Director
June 17, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP