SMITHFIELD FOODS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 30, 2011

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD)
CIK: 0000091388
Period of Report: 2011-09-21

Reporting Person: Treacy Dennis H. (Senior Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common stock, par value $.50	1000	Direct
common stock, par value $.50	2830.79	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.57	2018-06-14	common stock (17500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.43	2017-06-21	common stock (10000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.30	2016-07-06	common stock (15000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.75	2018-06-16	common stock (10000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.40	2017-06-11	common stock (7500)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$31.86	2015-06-02	common stock (3000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$30.00	2014-05-24	common stock (2500)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: Of these options, 5,000 will vest on June 14, 2012, an additional 5,000 options will vest on June 14, 2013 and the remaining 7,500 options will vest on June 14, 2014.

F2: Of these options, 2,500 vested on June 21, 2011, an additional 2,500 options will vest on June 21, 2012, and the remaining 5,000 options will vest on June 21, 2013.

F3: The options vest ratably over three years beginning July 6, 2010.