SMITHFIELD FOODS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Sep 13, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD)
CIK: 0000091388
Period of Report: 2011-09-13

Reporting Person: POPE C LARRY (Director, President and C.E.O.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-09-13	common stock, par value $.50	P	10000	$19.0136	Acquired	640400	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $18.98 to $19.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Smithfield Foods, Inc., any security holder of Smithfield Foods, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.