SMITHFIELD FOODS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 12, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD)
CIK: 0000091388
Period of Report: 2011-10-10

Reporting Person: LUTER JOSEPH W IV (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-10	common stock, par value $.50	M	100000	$19.82	Acquired	302994	Direct
2011-10-10	common stock, par value $.50	F	97066	$20.88	Disposed	205928	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-10-10	Employee Stock Option, Right to Buy	$19.82	M	100000	Disposed	2011-10-17	common stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
common stock, par value $.50	355400	Indirect
common stock, par value $.50	7908	Indirect
common stock, par value $.50	5776	Indirect
common stock, par value $.50	1724	Indirect
common stock, par value $.50	1724	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The reporting person and his two minor children each own a one-third interest in ROSF LLC.

F2: 1 for 1