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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
To Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of earliest event reported: September&nbsp;24, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Virginia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-15321</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>52-0845861</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Smithfield, Virginia</B></P></TD>
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name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A special meeting of shareholders (the
&#147;Special Meeting&#148;) of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) was held on September&nbsp;24, 2013 in Richmond, Virginia.&nbsp;A total of 109,934,738 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, out of a total of 139,196,460 shares
of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote as of August&nbsp;5, 2013 (the &#147;Record Date&#148; for the Special Meeting), were present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting.&nbsp;A summary of the voting results
for the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company&#146;s proxy statement dated August&nbsp;19, 2013 and first mailed to the Company&#146;s shareholders on or about August&nbsp;22, 2013, is set forth below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Approval of the Merger Proposal </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously reported,
on May&nbsp;28, 2013, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) with Shuanghui International Holdings Limited (&#147;Parent&#148;) and Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the &#147;Merger&#148;), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The Company&#146;s shareholders voted upon and
approved a proposal to approve the Merger Agreement, the related plan of merger and the Merger (the &#147;Merger Proposal&#148;).&nbsp;The votes on the Merger Proposal were as follows: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s shareholders, on a non-binding, advisory basis, approved a proposal to approve certain compensation that will or may be paid by the Company
to its named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger.&nbsp;The votes on this proposal were as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Adjournment of the Special Meeting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares of the Company&#146;s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the close of business on
the Record Date approved the Merger Proposal, the vote on the proposal to approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting if there had not been sufficient votes at the time to approve the Merger Proposal was not called. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On September&nbsp;24, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Merger
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby had been approved by the Company&#146;s shareholders. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>(d) Exhibits </I></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release, September 24, 2013</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael H. Cole</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: September&nbsp;26, 2013 </P>
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Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
To Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of earliest event reported: September 24, 2013
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Virginia
001-15321
52-0845861
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
200 Commerce Street
Smithfield, Virginia
23430
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(757) 365-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
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¨
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of shareholders (the
"Special Meeting") of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the "Company") was held on September 24, 2013 in Richmond, Virginia. A total of 109,934,738 shares of the Company's common stock, out of a total of 139,196,460 shares
of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote as of August 5, 2013 (the "Record Date" for the Special Meeting), were present in person or represented by proxy at the Special Meeting. A summary of the voting results
for the following proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company's proxy statement dated August 19, 2013 and first mailed to the Company's shareholders on or about August 22, 2013, is set forth below:
Approval of the Merger Proposal
As previously reported,
on May 28, 2013, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Shuanghui International Holdings Limited ("Parent") and Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The Company's shareholders voted upon and
approved a proposal to approve the Merger Agreement, the related plan of merger and the Merger (the "Merger Proposal"). The votes on the Merger Proposal were as follows:
Votes For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
105,792,102
2,104,884
2,009,401
N/A
Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Merger-Related Compensation Proposal
The Company's shareholders, on a non-binding, advisory basis, approved a proposal to approve certain compensation that will or may be paid by the Company
to its named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the Merger. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Votes For
Votes
Against
Votes
Abstained
Broker
Non-Votes
60,814,549
46,163,099
2,928,739
N/A
Adjournment of the Special Meeting
Because shareholders holding at least a majority of the shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the close of business on
the Record Date approved the Merger Proposal, the vote on the proposal to approve an adjournment of the Special Meeting if there had not been sufficient votes at the time to approve the Merger Proposal was not called.
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On September 24, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Merger
Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby had been approved by the Company's shareholders. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Press Release, September 24, 2013
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
By:
/s/ Michael H. Cole
Michael H. Cole
Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Dated: September 26, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Description
99.1
Press Release, September 24, 2013
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