SMITHFIELD FOODS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Aug 20, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC (SFD)
CIK: 0000091388
Period of Report: 2013-08-16

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-08-16	common stock, par value $.50	M	3000	$0.00	Acquired	279997	Direct
2013-08-16	common stock, par value $.50	F	1431	$33.38	Disposed	278566	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-08-16	Performance share Units	$0.00	M	3000	Disposed	2013-06-16	common stock (3000)	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: Each performance share unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Smithfield common stock. The performance share units vest in 20% increments once the volume-weighted average of the closing price of Smithfield's common stock for 15 consecutive trading days equals or exceeds $26, $32, $38, $44 and $50.

F2: The performance period expired on June 16, 2013. The applicable performance condition was satisfied on June 4, 2013.