0000088121-11-000002.txt : 20110309 0000088121-11-000002.hdr.sgml : 20110309 20110309160555 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000088121-11-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20101231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110309 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110309 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEABOARD CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000088121 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 042260388 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03390 FILM NUMBER: 11675140 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 W. 67TH STREET CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66202 BUSINESS PHONE: 9136768800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9000 W. 67TH STREET CITY: SHAWNEE MISSION STATE: KS ZIP: 66202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SEABOARD ALLIED MILLING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19820328 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HATHAWAY BAKERIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710315 10-K 1 k102010.txt SEABOARD CORPORATION 2010 10-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) [ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______________ to ________________ Commission file number: 1-3390 SEABOARD CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 04-2260388 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66202 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (913) 676-8800 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock $1.00 Par Value NYSE Amex Equities SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: None (Title of class) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [ X ] Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes [ ] No [ X ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ X ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [ ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ X ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "larger accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [ X ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ] No [X ] The aggregate market value of the 323,395 shares of Seaboard common stock held by nonaffiliates was approximately $454,693,370, based on the closing price of $1,406.00 per share on July 2, 2010, the end of Seaboard's second fiscal quarter. As of February 4, 2011, the number of shares of common stock outstanding was 1,215,879. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the following documents are incorporated by reference into the indicated parts of this report: (1) Seaboard Corporation's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) - Parts I and II; and (2) Seaboard Corporation's definitive proxy statement filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders - Part III. Forward-Looking Statements This report, including information included or incorporated by reference in this report, contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (Seaboard). Forward- looking statements generally may be identified as: - statements that are not historical in nature; and - statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends" or similar expressions. In more specific terms, forward-looking statements include, without limitation: - statements concerning the projection of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items; - statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations; - statements of future economic performance; - statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Seaboard and its management with respect to: (i) Seaboard's ability to obtain adequate financing and liquidity; (ii) the price of feed stocks and other materials used by Seaboard; (iii) the sale price or market conditions for pork, grains, sugar, turkey and other products and services; (iv) statements concerning management's expectations of recorded tax effects under certain circumstances; (v) the volume of business and working capital requirements associated with the competitive trading environment for the Commodity Trading and Milling division; (vi) the charter hire rates and fuel prices for vessels; (vii) the stability of the Dominican Republic's economy, fuel cost and related spot market prices and collections of receivables in the Dominican Republic; (viii) the ability of Seaboard to sell certain grain inventories in foreign countries at current cost basis and the related contract performance by customers; (ix) the effect of the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates; (x) statements concerning profitability or sales volume of any of Seaboard's divisions; (xi) the anticipated costs and completion timetable for Seaboard's scheduled capital improvements, acquisitions and dispositions; and (xii) other trends affecting Seaboard's financial condition or results of operations, and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. This list of forward-looking statements is not exclusive. Seaboard undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. The information contained in this Form 10-K and in other filings Seaboard makes with the Commission, including without limitation, the information under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-K, identifies important factors which could cause such differences. 2 PART I Item 1. Business (a) General Development of Business Seaboard Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (Seaboard), is a diversified international agribusiness and transportation company. In the United States, Seaboard is primarily engaged in pork production and processing and ocean transportation. Overseas, Seaboard is primarily engaged in commodity merchandising, grain processing, sugar production, and electric power generation. Seaboard also has an interest in turkey operations in the United States. See Item 1(c) (1) (ii) "Status of Product or Segment" below for a discussion of acquisitions, dispositions and other developments in specific divisions. Seaboard Flour LLC and SFC Preferred LLC, Delaware limited liability companies, collectively own approximately 73.5 percent of the outstanding common stock of Seaboard. Mr. Steven J. Bresky, President and Chief Executive Officer of Seaboard, and other members of the Bresky family, including trusts created for their benefit, own the equity interests of Seaboard Flour LLC and SFC Preferred LLC. (b) Financial Information about Industry Segments The financial information relating to Industry Segments required by Item 1 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to Note 13 of the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on pages 55 through 59 of the Seaboard Corporation Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report. (c) Narrative Description of Business (1) Business Done and Intended to be Done by the Registrant (i) Principal Products and Services Pork Division - Seaboard, through its subsidiary Seaboard Foods LLC, engages in the businesses of hog production and pork processing in the United States. Through these operations, Seaboard produces and sells fresh and frozen pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, grocery stores, distributors and retail outlets throughout the United States. Internationally, Seaboard sells to these same types of customers in Japan, Mexico and other foreign markets. Other further processing companies also purchase Seaboard's fresh and frozen pork products in bulk and produce products, such as lunchmeat, ham, bacon, and sausage. Fresh pork, such as loins, tenderloins and ribs are sold to distributors and grocery stores. Seaboard also sells further processed pork products consisting primarily of raw and pre-cooked bacon from its two bacon further processing plants. Seaboard sells some of its fresh products under the brand name Prairie Freshr and its bacon and other further processed products under the Daily'sr brand name. Seaboard's hog processing plant is located in Guymon, Oklahoma, and operates at double shift capacity. Seaboard's bacon plants are located in Salt Lake City, Utah and Missoula, Montana. Seaboard also earns fees, based primarily on the number of head processed, to market all of the products produced by Triumph Foods LLC at their pork processing plant located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Seaboard's hog production operations consist of the breeding and raising of approximately four million hogs annually primarily at facilities owned by Seaboard or at facilities owned and operated by third parties with whom Seaboard has grower contracts. The hog production operations are located in the States of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Colorado. As a part of the hog production operations, Seaboard produces specially formulated feed for the hogs at six owned feed mills. The remaining hogs processed are purchased from third party hog producers, primarily pursuant to purchase contracts. Seaboard produces biodiesel at a facility in Guymon, Oklahoma. The biodiesel is produced from pork fat from Seaboard's Guymon pork processing plant and from animal fat supplied by non- Seaboard facilities. The biodiesel is sold to third parties. The facility can also produce biodiesel from vegetable oil. Seaboard is able to reduce or stop production when it isn't economically feasible to produce based on input costs or the price of biodiesel. Seaboard has a majority interest in a ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. Commodity Trading and Milling Division - Seaboard's Commodity Trading and Milling Division markets wheat, corn, soybean meal, rice and other similar commodities in bulk to third parties and affiliated companies. This division is managed under the name of Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group, conducts business primarily through 3 its subsidiaries, Seaboard Overseas Limited with offices in Bermuda, Colombia, Ecuador, Isle of Man and South Africa, Seaboard Overseas Trading and Shipping (PTY), Ltd. located in South Africa, SeaRice Limited located in Geneva, Switzerland, SeaRice Caribbean located in Miami, Florida, and its non-consolidated affiliates, ContiLatin del Peru S.A. located in Lima, Peru, and Plum Grove Pty Ltd located in Fremantle, Australia. In addition, although to a lesser degree, Seaboard also markets various specialty grains and other similar commodities to third party customers through its subsidiaries SeaRice Caribbean and Fill- more Seeds, Inc. located in Fillmore, Canada, and its non- consolidated affiliate PS International located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with additional international offices. All of the commodities marketed by this division are purchased from growing regions worldwide, with primary destinations being Africa, South America, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. The division sources, transports and markets approximately five million tons of grains and proteins on an annual basis. Seaboard integrates the service of delivering commodities to its customers through the use of chartered bulk vessels and its eight owned bulk carriers. This division also operates milling and related businesses with 32 locations in 14 countries, which are primarily supplied by the trading locations discussed above. The grain processing businesses are operated through four consolidated and fourteen non-consolidated affiliates in Africa, the Caribbean and South America. These are flour, feed and maize milling businesses which produce approximately three million metric tons of finished products per year. Most of the products produced by the milling operations are sold in the countries in which the products are produced or into adjacent countries. In addition, this division has a 50 percent non-controlling interest in a newly combined poultry business in Africa and a 50 percent non-controlling interest in a bakery to be built in Central Africa. The bakery is not anticipated to be fully operational until the second half of 2011. Marine Division - Seaboard, through its subsidiary, Seaboard Marine Ltd., and various foreign affiliated companies and third party agents, provides containerized cargo shipping service to 26 countries between the United States, the Caribbean Basin, and Central and South America. Seaboard uses a network of offices and agents throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin to book both northbound and southbound cargo to and from the United States and between the countries it serves. Through agreements with a network of connecting carriers, Seaboard can transport cargo to and from numerous U.S. locations by either truck or rail to and from one of its U.S. port locations, where it is staged for export via vessel or received as import cargo from abroad. Seaboard's primary marine operation is located in Miami and includes an 81 acre terminal located at the Port of Miami and a 135,000 square foot off-dock warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage. Seaboard also operates a 62 acre cargo terminal facility at the Port of Houston that includes approximately 690,000 square feet of on-dock warehouse space for temporary storage of bagged grains, resins and other cargoes. Seaboard also makes scheduled vessel calls in Brooklyn, New York, Fernandina Beach, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana and 42 foreign ports. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard's fleet consisted of 10 owned and approximately 29 chartered vessels, and dry, refrigerated and specialized containers and other related equipment. Sugar Division - Seaboard, through its subsidiary, Ingenio y Refineria San Martin del Tabacal and other Argentine non- consolidated affiliates, grows sugar cane, produces and refines sugar, and produces alcohol in Argentina. This division also purchases sugar in bulk from third parties within Argentina for subsequent resale. The sugar products are mostly sold in Argentina, primarily to retailers, soft drink manufacturers, and food manufacturers, with some exports to the United States and South America. Seaboard grows a large portion of the sugar cane on more than 60,000 acres of land it owns in northern Argentina. The cane is processed at an owned mill, with a current processing capacity of approximately 250,000 metric tons of sugar and approximately 14 million gallons of alcohol per year (hydrated and dehydrated). The sugar mill is one of the largest in Argentina. Also, during 2008 this division began construction of a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant, which is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2011. Power Division - Seaboard, through its subsidiary, Transcontinental Capital Corp. (Bermuda) Ltd., operates as an independent power producer in the Dominican Republic. This operation is exempt from U.S. regulation under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1938, as amended. This division operates two floating barges with a system of diesel engines capable of generating a combined rated capacity of approximately 112 megawatts of electricity. See "Status of Product or Segment" below for discussion of the pending sale of the two barges and the construction 4 of a new replacement power barge. Seaboard generates electricity into the local Dominican Republic power grid. Seaboard is not directly involved in the transmission or distribution of the electricity but does have contracts to sell directly to third party users. The barges are secured on the Ozama River in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Turkey Segment - Seaboard owns a 50 percent non-controlling voting interest in Butterball, LLC ("Butterball"). The other 50 percent ownership interest is owned by a group consisting of Maxwell Farms, LLC, Goldsboro Milling Company and GM Acquisition LLC (collectively, the "Maxwell Group") based in North Carolina. Butterball is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys, and other turkey products. Butterball has seven processing plants and numerous live production and feed milling operations located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina. Butterball produces approximately 1 billion pounds of turkey each year, and the company supplies its products to more than 30 countries. Butterball is a national supplier to retail and foodservice outlets and also exports products to Mexico and overseas. Other Businesses - Seaboard purchases and processes jalapeno peppers at its owned plant in Honduras. The processed peppers are primarily sold to a customer in the United States, and are shipped to the United States by Seaboard's Marine Division and distributed from Seaboard's port facilities. The information required by Item 1 of Form 10-K with respect to the amount or percentage of total revenue contributed by any class of similar products or services which account for 10 percent or more of consolidated revenue in any of the last three fiscal years is set forth in Note 13 of Seaboard's Consolidated Financial Statements, appearing on pages 55 through 59 of the Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders, furnished to the Commission pursuant to rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report, which information is incorporated herein by reference. (ii) Status of Product or Segment During the fourth quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired for $5.0 million a 25% non-controlling interest in a commodity trading business in Australia. Also during the fourth quarter of 2010, Seaboard combined its existing investment in poultry operations in Africa with another existing African based poultry business. Seaboard invested an additional $10.5 million in this newly combined poultry business for a total investment of $17.0 million, which represents a 50% non- controlling interest. This newly combined business has operations in parts of Eastern and Southern Africa and is also expanding by building new operations in Central Africa. During the third quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired a majority interest in a commodity origination, storage and processing business in Canada for approximately $6.7 million. The assets acquired included $1.2 million of cash. In late July 2010, Seaboard finalized an agreement to invest in a bakery to be built in Central Africa. Seaboard will have a 50% non-controlling interest in this business. The total project cost is estimated to be $58.0 million but Seaboard's total investment has not yet been determined pending finalization of third party financing alternatives for a significant portion of the project. The bakery is anticipated to be fully operational during the second half of 2011. In late March 2010, Seaboard acquired a 50% non-controlling interest in an international commodity trading business located in North Carolina for approximately $7.6 million. During 2008 Seaboard discontinued operations of its flour milling operations in Mozambique as a result of its Mozambican subsidiary entering into an agreement to exchange its flour milling facility for a ten percent ownership interest in a food processing company in that country. This exchange transaction was completed in the first half of 2010. On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake. Seaboard has a non-controlling interest in an affiliate with a flour mill operation in Lafiteau, Haiti. Part of this facility was severely damaged as a result of the earthquake. This affiliate business is in the process of rebuilding the damaged part of the facility and continues to operate the portion of the facility that was not damaged. This facility was fully insured, including business interruption and inventory coverage. Construction is anticipated to be completed in late 2011. Seaboard also sells wheat and flour to this business through Seaboard's commodity trading operations. In addition, the primary port in Haiti, located in Port-au-Prince from which Seaboard Marine's vessels normally dock, was severely damaged. Seaboard resumed its regular service to Haiti during the first half of 2010. 5 The Sugar Division is in the process of developing a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant. This plant is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2011. In addition, in the first quarter of 2010, the Company began sales of dehydrated alcohol to certain oil companies under the Argentine government bio-ethanol program which requires alcohol to be blended with gasoline. The Power Division's short-term contract with a government- owned distribution company, which represents approximately 34% of its sales, will expire before the sale of the existing power barges is completed as discussed below. On March 2, 2009, an agreement became effective under which Seaboard sold its two power barges in the Dominican Republic for $70.0 million to a third party, which will use such barges for private use. It is anticipated that the sale will be completed during the second quarter of 2011. Seaboard will be responsible for the wind down and decommissioning costs of the barges. Completion of the sale is dependent upon the satisfaction of several conditions, including meeting certain baseline performance and emissions tests. Failure to satisfy or cure any deficiencies could result in the agreement being terminated. Seaboard retained all other physical properties of its power generation business and is currently building a 106 megawatt power barge for use in the Dominican Republic for approximately 83,573,000 Euros (approximately US $107,650,000) plus additional project costs for a total of approximately $125,000,000. Operations are anticipated to begin by the end of 2011 or early 2012 resulting in decreased sales during 2011 for this division. On December 6, 2010, Seaboard acquired a 50 percent non- controlling voting interest in Butterball from the Maxwell Group, for a cash purchase price equal to approximately $177.5 million. Butterball is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys, and other turkey products. The other 50 percent ownership interest in Butterball will continue to be owned by the Maxwell Group. In connection with the purchase, Butterball acquired the live turkey growing and related assets of the Maxwell Group (which previously owned a 51 percent interest in Butterball) and of Murphy-Brown LLC ("Murphy Brown"), a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., which previously owned a 49 percent interest in Butterball. Butterball previously purchased a portion of the turkeys it processed from the Maxwell Group and Murphy Brown. In connection with this transaction, Seaboard provided Butterball with a $100,000,000 unsecured subordinated loan with a seven year maturity and interest of 15% per annum, comprised of 5% payable in cash semi-annually, plus 10% pay-in-kind interest compounded semi- annually and paid at maturity. As part of the subordinated financing, Seaboard received detachable warrants representing 5% of the fully diluted equity units in Butterball with a strike price of $0.01 per unit. (iii) Sources and Availability of Raw Materials None of Seaboard's businesses utilize material amounts of raw materials that are dependent on purchases from one supplier or a small group of dominant suppliers. However, the Turkey Segment purchases a significant portion of its feed for its turkeys in North Carolina from the Maxwell Group. (iv) Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises and Concessions Seaboard uses the registered trademark of Seaboard. The Pork Division uses registered trademarks relating to its products, including Seaboard Farms, Prairie Fresh, A Taste Like No Other, Daily's, Daily's Premium Meats Since 1893, High Plains Bioenergy, Prairie Fresh Prime, Seaboard Foods, Buffet Brand, Seaboard Farms, Inc. and Del Pueblo. Seaboard considers the use of these trademarks important to the marketing and promotion of its pork products. The Marine Division uses the trade name Seaboard Marine and Seaboard Solutions which are all registered trademarks. Seaboard believes there is significant recognition of these trademarks in the industry and by many of its customers. Part of the sales within the Sugar Division are made under the Chango brand in Argentina, where this division operates. Local sales prices are affected by government price control and sugar import duties imposed by the Argentine government, impacting local volume sold, as well as imported and exported volumes to and from international markets. Sourcing in the domestic market is also closely monitored by the local government. 6 Seaboard's Power Division benefits from a tax exempt concession granted by the Dominican Republic government through 2012. The Turkey Segment uses registered trademarks relating to its products, including Butterball and Carolina Turkeys. Seaboard considers the use of these trademarks important to marketing and promotion of its turkey products. Patents, trademarks, franchises, licenses and concessions are not material to any of Seaboard's other divisions. (v) Seasonal Business Sugar prices in Argentina are generally lower during the typical sugarcane harvest period between May and November. The Turkey business is seasonal only on the whole bird side with Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays driving the majority of those sales. Seaboard's other divisions are not seasonally dependent to any material extent. (vi) Practices Relating to Working Capital Items There are no unusual industry practices or practices of Seaboard relating to working capital items. (vii) Depending on a Single Customer or Few Customers Seaboard does not have sales to any one customer equal to ten percent or more of consolidated revenues. The Pork Division derives approximately 11 percent of its revenues from a few customers in Japan through one agent. The Commodity Trading and Milling Division derives a significant portion of its operating income from sales to a non-consolidated affiliate and also derives a significant portion of its income from affiliates from this same affiliate. The Power Division sells power in the Dominican Republic to a limited number of contract customers and on the spot market accessed primarily by three wholly government-owned distribution companies. Approximately 34% of the Power Division's power generation is provided for one government-owned distribution company under a short-term contract for which Seaboard bears a concentrated credit risk as this customer, from time to time, has significant past due balances. No other division has sales to a few customers which, if lost, would have a material adverse effect on any such division or on Seaboard taken as a whole. (viii) Backlog Backlog is not material to Seaboard's businesses. (ix) Government Contracts No material portion of Seaboard's business involves government contracts. (x) Competitive Conditions Competition in Seaboard's Pork Division comes from a variety of national, international and regional producers and processors and is based primarily on product quality, customer service and price. According to recent publications by Successful Farming and Informa Economics, trade publications, Seaboard ranks as one of the nation's top five pork producers (based on sows in production) and top ten pork processors (based on daily processing capacity). Seaboard's ocean liner service for containerized cargoes faces competition based on price, reliable sailing frequencies and customer service. Seaboard believes it is among the top five ranking ocean liner services for containerized cargoes in the Caribbean Basin based on cargo volume. Seaboard's sugar business owns one of the largest sugar mills in Argentina and faces significant competition for sugar sales in the local Argentine market. Sugar prices in Argentina can fluctuate compared to world markets due to current Argentine government price control and protection policies. Seaboard's Power Division is located in the Dominican Republic. Power generated by this division is sold on the spot market or to contract customers at prices primarily based on market conditions rather than cost-based rates. Competition for the Turkey Segment comes from a variety of national and regional producers and processors and is based primarily on product quality, customer service and price. Butterball ranks as one of the nation's top three turkey producers (based on live production). (xi) Research and Development Activities Seaboard and its Turkey Segment conducts research and development activities focused on various aspects of 7 Seaboard's vertically integrated pork and turkey processing system, including improving product quality, production processes, animal genetics, nutrition and health. Incremental costs incurred to perform these tests are expensed as incurred and are not material to operating results. (xii) Environmental Compliance Seaboard and its Turkey Segment are subject to numerous Federal, state and local provisions relating to the environment which require the expenditure of funds in the ordinary course of business. Seaboard and its Turkey Segment do not anticipate making expenditures for these purposes, which, in the aggregate would have a material or significant effect on Seaboard's financial condition or results of operations. (xiii) Number of Persons Employed by Registrant As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard, excluding non-consolidated affiliates, had 10,865 employees, of whom 5,778 were employed in the United States. Approximately 2,000 employees in Seaboard's Pork Division were covered by collective bargaining agreements as of December 31, 2010. Seaboard considers its employee relations to be satisfactory. (d) Financial Information about Geographic Areas In addition to the narrative disclosure provided below, the financial information relating to export sales required by Item 1 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to Note 13 of Seaboard's Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on pages 55 through 59 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report. Seaboard considers its relations with the governments of the countries in which its foreign subsidiaries and affiliates are located to be satisfactory, but foreign operations in lesser- developed countries are subject to risks of doing business such as potential civil unrests and government instabilities, increasing the exposure to potential expropriation, confiscation, war, insurrection, civil strife and revolution, sales price controls, currency inconvertibility and devaluation, and currency exchange controls. To minimize certain of these risks, Seaboard has insured certain investments in its affiliate flour mills in Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Lesotho, Republic of Congo and Zambia, to the extent available and deemed appropriate against certain of these risks with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, an agency of the United States Government. At the date of this report, Seaboard is not aware of any situations which could have a material effect on Seaboard's business, although the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti could result in civil unrest over a period of time if local conditions do not improve from continuing poor conditions. (e) Available Information Seaboard electronically files with the Commission annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The public may read and copy any materials filed with the Commission at their public reference room located at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain further information concerning the public reference room and any applicable copy charges, as well as the process of obtaining copies of filed documents by calling the Commission at 1- 800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains an internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding electronic filers at www.sec.gov. Seaboard provides access to its most recent Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports, and any amendments to these reports, on its internet website, www.seaboardcorp.com, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports are electronically filed with the Commission. Please note that any internet addresses provided in this report are for information purposes only and are not intended to be hyperlinks. Accordingly, no information provided at such Internet addresses is intended or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. Item 1A. Risk Factors Seaboard has identified important risks and uncertainties that could affect the results of operations, financial condition or business and that could cause them to differ materially from Seaboard's historical results of operations, financial condition or business, or those contemplated by forward-looking statements made herein or elsewhere, by, or on behalf of, Seaboard. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those factors described below. 8 (a) General (1) Seaboard's Operations are Subject to the General Risks of the Food Industry. The divisions of the business that are in the food products manufacturing industry are subject to the risks posed by: - food spoilage or food contamination; - evolving consumer preferences and nutritional and health-related concerns; - federal, state, national, provincial and local food processing controls; - consumer product liability claims; - product tampering; and - the possible unavailability and/or expense of liability insurance. If one or more of these risks were to materialize, Seaboard's revenues could decrease, costs of doing business could increase, and Seaboard's operating results could be adversely affected. (2) Foreign Political and Economic Conditions Have a Significant Impact on Seaboard's Business. Seaboard is a diverse agribusiness and transportation company with global operations in several industries. Most of the sales and costs of Seaboard's divisions are significantly influenced by worldwide fluctuations in commodity prices or changes in foreign political and economic conditions. Accordingly, sales, operating income and cash flows can fluctuate significantly from year to year. In addition, Seaboard's international activities pose risks not faced by companies that limit themselves to United States markets. These risks include: - changes in foreign currency exchange rates; - foreign currency exchange controls; - changes in a specific country's or region's political or economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets; - hyperinflation; - heightened customer credit and execution risk; - tariffs, other trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements; - potentially negative consequences from changes in tax laws; - different legal and regulatory structures and unexpected changes in legal and regulatory requirements; and - negative perception within a foreign country of a United States company doing business in that foreign country. Seaboard cannot provide assurance that it will be successful in competing effectively in international markets. (3) Deterioration of Economic Conditions Could Negatively Impact Seaboard's Business. Seaboard's business may be adversely affected by changes in national or global economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates, availability of capital markets, consumer spending rates, energy availability and costs and the effects of governmental initiatives to manage economic conditions. Any such changes could adversely affect the demand for our meat products, grains and shipping services, or the cost and availability of our needed raw materials and packaging materials, thereby negatively affecting our financial results. The current national and global economic conditions, could, among other things: - impair the financial condition of some of our customers and suppliers thereby increasing customer bad debts or non-performance by customers and suppliers; - negatively impact global demand for protein and grain- based products, which could result in a reduction of sales, operating income and cash flows; - decrease the value of our investments in equity and debt securities, including pension plan assets; and - impair the financial viability of our insurers. (4) Ocean Transportation Has Inherent Risks. Seaboard's owned and chartered vessels along with related cargoes are at risk of being damaged or lost because of events such as: - marine disasters; - bad weather; - mechanical failures; - grounding, fire, explosions and collisions; - human error; and - war, piracy and terrorism. 9 All of these hazards can result in death or injury to persons, loss of property, environmental damages, delays or rerouting. If one of Seaboard's vessels were involved in an accident, the resulting media coverage could have a material adverse effect on Seaboard's business, financial condition and results of operations. (5) Seaboard's Common Stock is Thinly Traded and Subject to Daily Price Fluctuations. The common stock of Seaboard is closely held (73.5% is collectively owned by Seaboard Flour and SFC Preferred LLC, which are owned by S. Bresky and other members of the Bresky family) and thinly traded on a daily basis on the NYSE Amex Equities. Accordingly, the price of a share of common stock can fluctuate more significantly from day-to- day than that of a share of widely held stock that is actively traded on a daily basis. (b) Pork Division (1) Fluctuations in Commodity Pork Prices Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Results of Operations. Sales prices for Seaboard's pork products are directly affected by both domestic and world wide supply and demand for pork products and other proteins, all of which are determined by constantly changing market forces of supply and demand as well as other factors over which Seaboard has little or no control. Commodity pork prices demonstrate a cyclical nature over periods of years, reflecting changes in the supply of fresh pork and competing proteins on the market, especially beef and chicken. Seaboard's results of operations could be adversely affected by fluctuations in pork commodity prices. (2) Increases in Costs of Seaboard's Feed Components and Hog Purchases Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Costs and Operating Margins. Feed costs are the most significant single component of the cost of raising hogs and can be materially affected by commodity price fluctuations for corn and soybean meal. The results of Seaboard's Pork Division can be negatively affected by increased costs of Seaboard's feed components. The recent increase in construction and operation of ethanol plants has elevated this risk as it has increased the competing demand for feed ingredients, primarily corn. Similarly, accounting for approximately 25% of Seaboard's total hogs slaughtered, the cost of third party hogs purchased fluctuates with market conditions and can have an impact on Seaboard's total costs. The cost and supply of feed components and the third party hogs that we purchase are determined by constantly changing market forces of supply and demand, which are driven by matters over which we have no control, including weather, current and projected worldwide grain stocks and prices, grain export prices and supports and governmental agricultural policies. Seaboard attempts to manage certain of these risks through the use of financial instruments, however this may also limit its ability to participate in gains from favorable commodity fluctuations. Unless wholesale pork prices correspondingly increase, increases in the prices of Seaboard's feed components or in the cost of third party hogs purchased would adversely affect Seaboard's operating margins. (3) Seaboard May be Unable to Obtain Appropriate Personnel at Remote Locations. The remote locations of the pork processing plant and live hog operations, and a more restrictive national policy on immigration could negatively affect the availability and cost of labor. Seaboard is dependent on having sufficient properly trained operations personnel. Attracting and retaining qualified personnel is important to Seaboard's success. The inability to acquire and retain the services of such personnel could have a material adverse effect on Seaboard's operations. (4) The Loss of Seaboard's Sole Hog Processing Facility Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Business. Seaboard's Pork Division is largely dependent on the continued operation of a single hog processing facility. The loss of or damage to this facility for any reason - including fire, tornado, governmental action or other reason - could adversely affect Seaboard and Seaboard's pork business. (5) Environmental Regulation and Related Litigation Could Have a Material Adverse Effect on Seaboard. Seaboard's operations and properties are subject to extensive and increasingly stringent laws and regulations pertaining to, among other things, odors, the discharge of materials into the environment and the handling and disposition of wastes (including solid and hazardous wastes) or otherwise relating to protection of the environment. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations and any future changes to them may result in significant consequences to Seaboard, including civil and criminal penalties, liability for damages and negative publicity. Some requirements applicable to Seaboard may also be enforced by citizen groups. Seaboard has incurred, and will continue to incur, operating expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. (6) Health Risk to Livestock Could Adversely Affect Production, the Supply of Raw Materials and Seaboard's Business. Seaboard is subject to risks relating to its ability to maintain animal health and control diseases. The general health of the hogs and the reproductive performance of the sows can have an adverse impact on production and production costs, the supply of raw material to Seaboard's pork processing operations and consumer confidence. If Seaboard's hogs are affected by disease, Seaboard may be required to destroy infected livestock, which could adversely affect 10 Seaboard's production or ability to sell or export its products. Moreover, the herd health of third party suppliers could adversely affect the supply and cost of hogs available for purchase by Seaboard. Adverse publicity concerning any disease or health concern could also cause customers to lose confidence in the safety and quality of Seaboard's food products. (7) If Seaboard's Pork Products Become Contaminated, We May be Subject to Product Liability Claims and Product Recalls. Pork products may be subject to contamination by disease producing organisms. These organisms are generally found in the environment and as a result, regardless of the manufacturing practices employed, there is a risk that they could be present in Seaboard's processed pork products as a result of food processing. Once contaminated products have been shipped for distribution, illness and death may result if the organisms are not eliminated at the further processing, foodservice or consumer level. Even an inadvertent shipment of contaminated products is a violation of law and may lead to increased risk of exposure to product liability claims, product recalls and increased scrutiny by federal and state regulatory agencies and may have a material adverse effect on Seaboard's business, reputation, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. (8) Corporate Farming Legislation Could Result in the Divestiture or Restructuring of Seaboard's Pork Operations. The development of large corporate farming operations and concentration of hog production in larger-scale facilities has engendered opposition from residents of states in which Seaboard conducts its pork processing and live hog operations. From time-to-time, corporate farming legislation has been introduced in the United States Senate and House of Representatives, as well as in several state legislatures. These proposed anti-corporate farming bills have included provisions to prohibit or restrict meat packers, such as Seaboard, from owning or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, which would require divestiture or restructuring of Seaboard's operations. (9) International Trade Barriers Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Pork Operations. This division realizes a significant portion of its revenues from international markets, particularly Japan and Mexico. International sales are subject to risks related to general economic conditions, imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other restrictions, enforcement of remedies in foreign jurisdictions and compliance with applicable foreign laws, and other economic and political uncertainties. These and other risks could result in border closings or other international trade barriers having an adverse effect on Seaboard's earnings. (10) Discontinuation of Tax Credits for Biodiesel Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Results of Operations. Seaboard obtains Federal and State tax credits for the biodiesel it produces and sells. The Federal tax credit expired on December 31, 2009, but was renewed by Congress in late December 2010 retroactive to January 1, 2010 with a new expiration date of December 31, 2011. If Congress does not extend this tax credit beyond 2011 and other factors including government mandates to use biofuels don't create sufficient demand, Seaboard's results of operations could be adversely affected and the recorded value of property, plant and equipment related to the biodiesel processing facility could be impaired. (11) Operations of Biodiesel Production Facility. The profitability of Seaboard's biodiesel plant could be adversely affected by various factors, including the market price of pork and other animal fat which is utilized to produce biodiesel, and the market price for biodiesel. Unfavorable changes in these prices over extended periods of time could adversely affect Seaboard's results of operations and could result in the potential impairment of the recorded value of the property, plant and equipment related to this facility. (c) Commodity Trading & Milling Division (1) Seaboard's Commodity & Milling Division is Subject to Risks Associated with Foreign Operations. This division principally operates in Africa, Bermuda, South America and the Caribbean and, in most cases, in what are generally regarded to be lesser developed countries. Many of these foreign operations are subject to risks of doing business in lesser-developed countries which are subject to potential civil unrests and government instabilities, increasing the exposure to potential expropriation, confiscation, war, insurrection, civil strife and revolution, currency inconvertibility and devaluation, and currency exchange controls, in addition to the risks of overseas operations mentioned in clause (a)(2) above. In addition, foreign government policies and regulations could restrict the purchase of various grains, reducing or limiting Seaboard's ability to access grains or to limit Seaboard's sales price for grains sold in local markets. (2) Fluctuations in Commodity Grain Prices Could Adversely Affect the Business of Seaboard's Commodity & Milling Division. This division's sales are significantly affected by fluctuating worldwide prices for various commodities, such as wheat, corn, soybeans and rice. These prices are determined by constantly changing market forces of supply and demand as well as other factors over which Seaboard has little or no control. North American and European 11 subsidized wheat and flour exports, including donated food aid, and world-wide and local crop production can contribute to these fluctuating market conditions and can have a significant impact on the trading and milling businesses' sales, value of commodities held in inventory and operating income. Seaboard's results of operations could be adversely affected by fluctuations in commodity prices. (3) Seaboard's Commodity & Milling Division Largely Depends on the Availability of Chartered Ships. Most of Seaboard's third party trading is transported with chartered ships. Charter hire rates, influenced by available charter capacity and demand for worldwide trade in bulk cargoes, port access and throughput time, and related fuel costs can impact business volumes and margins. (4) This Division Uses a Material Amount of Derivative Products to Manage Certain Market Risks. The commodity trading portion of the business enters into various commodity derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives and freight derivatives to create what management believes is an economic hedge for commodity trades it executes or intends to execute with its customers. From time to time, this portion of the business may enter into speculative derivative transactions related to its market risks. Failure to execute or improper execution of a derivative position or a firmly committed sale or purchase contract, a speculative transaction that closes without the desired result or exposure to counter party risk could have an adverse impact on the results of operations and liquidity. (5) This Division is Subject to Higher than Normal Risks for Attracting and Retaining Key Personnel. In the commodity trading environment, a loss of a key employee such as a commodity trader can have a negative impact resulting from the loss of revenues as personal customer relationships can be vital to obtaining and retaining business with various foreign customers. In the milling portion of this division, employing and retaining qualified expatriate personnel is a key element of success given the difficult living conditions, the unique operating environments and the reliance on a relatively small number of executives to manage each individual location. (d) Marine Division (1) The Demand for Seaboard's Marine Division's Services Are Affected by International Trade and Fluctuating Freight Rates. This division provides containerized cargo shipping services primarily from the United States to twenty-six different countries in the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America. In addition to the risks of overseas operations mentioned in clause (a)(2) above, fluctuations in economic conditions, unstable or hostile local political situations in the countries in which Seaboard operates can affect import/export trade volumes and the price of container freight rates and adversely affect Seaboard's results of operations. (2) Chartered Ships Are Subject to Fluctuating Rates. Time charter expenses are one of the division's largest expenses. Certain ships are under charters longer than one year while others are less than one year. These costs can vary greatly due to a number of factors including the worldwide supply and demand for shipping. It is not possible to determine in advance whether a charter contract for more or less than one year will be favorable to Seaboard's business. Accordingly, entering into long-term charter hire contracts during periods of decreasing charter hire costs or short term charter hire contracts during periods of increasing charter hire costs could have an adverse effect on Seaboard's results of operation. (3) Increased Fuel Prices May Adversely Affect Seaboard's Business. Ship fuel expenses are one of the division's largest expenses. These costs can vary greatly from year-to- year depending on world fuel prices. Also, but to a lesser extent, fuel price increases can impact the cost of inland transportation costs. (4) Hurricanes May Disrupt Operations in the Caribbean Basin. Seaboard's port operations throughout the Caribbean Basin can be subject to disruption due to hurricanes, especially at Seaboard's major ports in Miami, Florida and Houston, Texas, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. 12 (5) Seaboard is Subject to Complex Laws and Regulations that May Adversely Affect the Revenues, Cost, Manner or Feasibility of Doing Business. Federal, state and local laws and domestic and international regulations governing worker health and safety, environmental protection, port and terminal security, and the operation of vessels significantly affect Seaboard's operations, including rate discussions and other related arrangements. Many aspects of the marine industry, including rate agreements, are subject to extensive governmental regulation by the Federal Maritime Commission, the U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and to regulation by private industry organizations. Compliance with applicable laws, regulations and standards may require installation of costly equipment or operational changes, while the failure to comply may result in administrative and civil penalties, criminal sanctions or the suspension or termination of Seaboard's operations or detention of its vessels. In addition, future changes in laws, regulations and standards, including allowed freight rate discussions and other related arrangements, may result in additional costs or a reduction in revenues. (e) Sugar Division (1) The Success of this Division Depends on the Condition of the Argentinean Economy and Political Climate. This division operates a sugar mill and alcohol production facility in Argentina, locally growing a substantial portion of the sugar cane processed at the mill. The majority of the sales are within Argentina. Fluctuations in economic conditions or changes in the Argentine political climate can have an impact on the costs of operations, the sales prices of products and export opportunities and the exchange rate of the Argentine peso to the U.S. dollar. In this regard, local sales prices are affected by government price control and sugar import duties imposed by the Argentine government, impacting local volume sold, as well as imported and exported volumes to and from international markets. If import duties are changed, this could have a negative impact on Seaboard's sale price of its products. In addition, the Argentine government attempts to control inflation through price controls on commodities, including sugar, which could adversely impact the local sales price of its products and the results of operations for this division. A devaluation of the Argentine peso would have a negative impact on Seaboard's financial position. (2) This Division is Subject to the Risks that Are Inherent in any Agricultural Business. Seaboard's results of operations for this division may be adversely affected by numerous factors over which we have little or no control and that are inherent in any agricultural business, including reductions in the market prices for Seaboard's products, adverse weather and growing conditions, pest and disease problems, and new government regulations regarding agriculture and the marketing of agricultural products. Of these risks, weather particularly can adversely affect the amount and quality of the sugar cane produced by Seaboard and Seaboard's competitors located in other regions of Argentina. (3) The Loss of Seaboard's Sole Processing Facility Would Adversely Affect the Business of This Division. Seaboard's Sugar Division is largely dependant on the continued operation of a single processing facility. The loss of or damage to this facility for any reason - including fire, tornado, governmental action, labor unrest resulting in labor strikes or other reasons - would adversely affect the business of this division. (4) Labor Relations. This division is dependent on unionized labor at its single sugar mill in Argentina. The current nature of the political environment in Argentina makes normal labor relations very challenging. Contributing to the situation are the policies of Argentina's National Government, the failure of the Argentine courts to enforce contractual obligations with unions and basic property rights. Interruptions in production as a result of labor unrest can adversely impact the quantity of sugar cane harvested and the amount of sugar and alcohol produced and can interfere with the distribution of products stored at the facility in the Salta Province. (f) Power Division (1) This Division is Subject to Risks of Doing Business in the Dominican Republic. This division operates in the Dominican Republic (DR). In addition to significant currency fluctuations and the other risks of overseas operations mentioned in clause (a)(2) above, this division can experience difficulty in obtaining timely collections of trade receivables from the government partially-owned distribution companies or other companies that must also collect from the government in order to make payments on their accounts. Currently, the DR does not allow a free market to enable prices to rise with demand which would limit our profitability in this business. The government has the ability to arbitrarily decide which power units will be able to operate, which could have adverse effects on results of operations. 13 (2) Increases in Fuel Costs Could Adversely Affect Seaboard's Operating Margins. Fuel is the largest cost component of this division's business and, therefore, margins may be adversely affected by fluctuations in fuel if such increases can not be fully passed to customers. (3) Seaboard could Incur Significant Damages if it Fails to Meet Obligations Under A Power Barge Sale Agreement. Seaboard's agreement to sell its Dominican Republic barges requires that it meet certain performance standards at closing. If these standards are not met, Seaboard would be in breach of the agreement and may incur significant damages for that breach. (g) Turkey Segment (1) Fluctuations in Commodity Turkey Prices Could Adversely Affect the Results of Operations. Sales prices for turkey products are directly affected by both domestic and world wide supply and demand for turkey products which are determined by constantly changing market forces of supply and demand as well as other factors over which Butterball has little or no control. Butterball's results of operations and Seaboard's investment in Butterball could be adversely affected by fluctuations in the turkey commodity prices. (2) Increases in Costs of Turkey's Feed Components and Turkey Purchases Could Adversely Affect Costs and Operating Margins. Feed costs are the most significant single component of the cost of raising turkeys and can be materially affected by commodity price fluctuations for corn, soybean meal, and other commodity grain inputs. Butterball's results may be negatively affected by increased costs of the feed components. The recent increase in construction and operation of ethanol plants has elevated this risk as it has increased the competing demand for feed ingredients, primarily corn. Butterball attempts to manage some of these risks through the use of financial instruments; however this may also limit its ability to participate in gains from favorable commodity fluctuations. Unless wholesale turkey prices correspondingly increase, increases in the prices of Butterball's feed components would adversely affect Butterball's results of operations and Seaboard's investment in Butterball. (3) Decreased Perception of Value in the Butterball's Brand Could Adversely Affect Sales Quantity and Price of Butterball Products. Butterball is a premium brand name, built on a long history of offering a quality product that has been differentiated in the market. The value of the Butterball brand allows for sales of a higher unit price than other turkey products. In order to maintain this advantage, Butterball must continue to support the brand with successful marketing efforts. In addition, negative news reports for any reason in a variety of areas on the company or the turkey/poultry industry could negatively impact this brand perception and Butterball's results of operation and the value of Seaboard's investment in Butterball. (4) The Loss of Butterball's Primary Further Processing Facility Could Adversely Affect Butterball's Business. Although Butterball has five processing plants, Butterball is disproportionately dependent on the continued operation of the further processing plant in Mt. Olive, North Carolina that handles the significant production of further processed turkey products. The loss of or damage to this facility for any reason - including fire, tornado, governmental action or other reason - could adversely affect the results of operation for Butterball and the value of Seaboard's investment in Butterball. (5) If Butterball's Turkey Products Become Contaminated, the Company May be subject to Product Liability Claims and Product Recalls. Turkey products may be subject to contamination by disease producing organisms. These organisms are generally found in the environment and as a result, there is a risk that they may contaminate products. Even an inadvertent shipment of contaminated products is a violation of law and may lead to increased risk of exposure to product liability claims, product recalls and increased scrutiny by federal and state regulatory agencies and may have a material adverse effect on the company's business, reputation, and prospects. This could adversely affect the results of operations and financial condition of Butterball and the value of the Seaboards investment in Butterball. (6) Health Risk to Poultry Could Adversely Affect Production, the Supply of Raw Materials and Butterball's Business. Butterball is subject to risks relating to its ability to maintain animal health and control diseases. The general health of the turkeys and reproductive performance can have an adverse impact on production and production costs, the supply of raw material to Butterball's processing operations and consumer confidence. If Butterball's turkeys are affected by disease, Butterball may be required to destroy infected birds, which could adversely affect Butterball's production or ability to sell or export its products. Adverse publicity concerning any disease or health concern could also cause customers to lose confidence in the safety and quality of Butterball food products, resulting in an adverse affect on Butterball's results of operations and the value of Seaboards investment in Butterball. 14 (7) Butterball May be Unable to Obtain Appropriate Personnel at Remote Locations. The remote locations of some of the turkey processing plants and live turkey operations along with a more restrictive national policy on immigration could negatively affect the availability and cost of labor. Butterball is dependent on having sufficient properly trained operations personnel. Attracting and retaining qualified personnel is important to Butterball's success. The inability to acquire and retain the services of such personnel could have a material adverse effect on Butterball's operations and the value of Seaboards investment in Butterball. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments None Item 2. Properties (1) Pork - Seaboard's Pork Division owns a hog processing plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, which opened in 1995. It has a daily double shift capacity to process approximately 19,400 hogs and generally operates at capacity with additional weekend shifts depending on market conditions. Seaboard's hog production operations consist of the breeding and raising of approximately 4.0 million hogs annually at facilities it primarily owns or at facilities owned and operated by third parties with whom it has grower contracts. This business owns and operates six centrally located feed mills which have a combined capacity to produce approximately 1,700,000 tons of formulated feed annually used primarily to support Seaboard's existing hog production, and have the capability of supporting additional hog production in the future. These facilities are located in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Colorado. Seaboard's Pork Division also owns two bacon further processing plants located in Salt Lake City, Utah and Missoula, Montana. These plants are utilized near capacity throughout the year, which is a combined daily smoking capacity of approximately 300,000 pounds of raw pork bellies. The Pork Division also operates a majority-owned ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico that has the capacity to process 74.0 million pounds of ham annually. The Pork Division owns a processing plant in Guymon, Oklahoma with the capacity to produce 30.0 million gallons of biodiesel annually, which is currently produced from pork fat from Seaboard's Guymon pork processing plant and from animal fat supplied by non-Seaboard facilities. The facility can also produce biodiesel from vegetable oil. (2) Commodity Trading and Milling - Seaboard's Commodity Trading and Milling Division owns, in whole or in part, grain-processing and related agribusiness operations in 14 countries which have the capacity to mill approximately 6,400 metric tons of wheat and maize per day. In addition, Seaboard has feed mill capacity of in excess of 200 metric tons per hour to produce formula animal feed. The milling operations located in Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia own their facilities; and in Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone the land on which the mills are located is leased under long-term agreements. Certain foreign milling operations may operate at less than full capacity due to low demand related to poor consumer purchasing power, excess milling capacity in their competitive environment and European-subsidized wheat and flour exports. In addition, this division also has an investment through non- consolidate affiliates in poultry businesses operating in parts of Eastern and Southern Africa. Seaboard also owns seven 9,000 metric- ton deadweight dry bulk carriers, one 23,400 metric ton deadweight dry bulk carrier, and "time charters" (the charter of a vessel, whereby the vessel owner is responsible to provide the captain and crew necessary to operate the vessel) under short-term agreements, between 13 and 44 bulk carrier ocean vessels with deadweights ranging from 500 to 44,000 metric tons. (3) Marine - Seaboard's Marine Division leases a 135,000 square foot off-port warehouse and 81 acres of port terminal land and facilities in Miami, Florida which are used in its containerized cargo operations. Seaboard also leases an approximately 62 acre cargo handling and terminal facility in Houston, Texas, which includes several on-dock warehouses totaling approximately 690,000 square feet for cargo storage. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard owned 10 ocean cargo vessels with deadweights ranging from 2,600 to 19,500 metric tons and time chartered 29 vessels under contracts that typically range from approximately five months to two years with deadweights ranging from 3,400 to nearly 26,500 metric tons. Seaboard also owns or leases dry, refrigerated and specialized containers and other related equipment. 15 (4) Sugar - Seaboard's Argentine Sugar Division owns more than 60,000 acres of planted sugarcane. Depending on local market conditions, this business also purchases third party sugar for resale. In addition, this division owns a sugar mill with a current capacity to process approximately 250,000 metric tons of sugar and an alcohol distillery with a current capacity of approximately 14 million gallons of alcohol per year. This capacity is sufficient to process all of the cane harvested by this division and certain additional quantities purchased from third party farmers in the region. The sugarcane fields and processing mill are located in northern Argentina in the Salta Province, which experiences seasonal rainfalls that may limit the harvest season, which then affects the duration of mill operations and quantities of sugar produced. During the second quarter of 2011, it is anticipated that construction will be completed on a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant. (5) Power - Seaboard's Power Division owns two floating electric power generating facilities, consisting of a system of diesel engines mounted onto barge-type vessels, with a combined rated capacity of approximately 112 megawatts, both located on the Ozama River in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Seaboard operates as an independent power producer. Seaboard is not directly involved in the transmission and distribution facilities that deliver the power to the end users but does have contracts to sell directly to third party users. See "Status of Product or Segment" under Item 1 of this report for discussion of the sale of the two barges and the construction of a new replacement power barge. (6) Turkey - Seaboard's Turkey Segment has a total of seven processing plants and numerous company and third party live production facilities and feed milling operations, all of which are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina. These plants produce approximately one billion pounds of turkey each year. (7) Other - Seaboard owns a jalapeno pepper processing plant and warehouse in Honduras. In addition to the information provided above, the information under "Principal Locations" of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report is incorporated herein by reference. Management believes that Seaboard's present facilities are adequate and suitable for its current purposes. Item 3. Legal Proceedings The information required by Item 3 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to Note 11 of Seaboard's Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on pages 53 and 54 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a- 3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report. Item 4. Reserved Executive Officers of the Registrant The following table lists the executive officers and certain significant employees of Seaboard. Generally, executive officers are elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and hold office until the next such annual meeting or until their respective successors are duly chosen and qualified. There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which any executive officer was elected. Name (Age) Positions and Offices with Registrant and Affiliates Steven J. Bresky (57) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert L. Steer (51) Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer David M. Becker (49) Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Barry E. Gum (44) Vice President, Finance and Treasurer James L. Gutsch (57) Vice President, Engineering Ralph L. Moss (65) Vice President, Governmental Affairs David S. Oswalt (43) Vice President, Taxation and Business Development 16 David H. Rankin (39) Vice President Ty A. Tywater (41) Vice President, Audit Services John A. Virgo (50) Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Rodney K. Brenneman (46) President, Seaboard Foods, LLC David M. Dannov (49) President, Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group Edward A. Gonzalez (45) President, Seaboard Marine Ltd. Mr. Steven J. Bresky has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2006 and previously as Senior Vice President, International Operations of Seaboard from February 2001 to July 2006. Mr. Steer has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Seaboard since December 2006 and previously as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from 2001- 2006. Mr. Becker has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Seaboard since December 2003. Mr. Gum has served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of Seaboard since December 2006 and previously as Vice President, Finance from 2003-2006. Mr. Gutsch has served as Vice President, Engineering of Seaboard since December 1998. Mr. Moss has served as Vice President, Governmental Affairs of Seaboard since December 2003. Mr. Oswalt has served as Vice President, Taxation and Business Development of Seaboard since December 2003. Mr. Rankin has served as Vice President of Seaboard since December 2010 and previously as Director of Taxation and Business Development since January 2006. Mr. Tywater has served as Vice President, Audit Services of Seaboard since November 2008 and previously as Internal Audit Director from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Virgo has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Seaboard since December 2003. Mr. Brenneman has served as President of Seaboard Foods, LLC (previously Seaboard Farms Inc.) since June 2001. Mr. Dannov has served as President of Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group since August 2006 and previously as Vice President, Treasurer of Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group from 1996 to 2006. Mr. Gonzalez has served as President of Seaboard Marine, Ltd. since January 2005. PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities In December 2010, Seaboard declared and paid a dividend of $6.75 per share on its common stock. The increased amount of the dividend (which has historically been $0.75 per share on a quarterly basis or $3.00 per share on an annual basis) represented payment of the regular fourth quarter dividend of $0.75 per share and a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends ($3.00 per share per year). Seaboard does not intend to declare any further dividends for the years 2011 and 2012. As discussed in Note 8 of the consolidated financial statements appearing on pages 45 and 46 of the Seaboard Corporation Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report (which discussion is incorporated herein by reference), Seaboard's ability to declare and pay dividends is subject to limitations imposed by the note agreements referred to there. Seaboard has not established any equity compensation plans or individual agreements for its employees under which Seaboard common stock, or options, rights or warrants with respect to Seaboard common stock, may be granted. 17 There were no purchases made by or on behalf of Seaboard or any "affiliated purchaser" (as defined by applicable rules of the Commission) of shares of Seaboard's common stock during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this report. In addition to the information provided above, the information required by Item 5 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to (a) the information under "Stockholder Information - Stock Listing," (b) the dividends per common share information and closing market price range per common share information under "Quarterly Financial Data" and (c) the information under "Company Performance Graph" appearing on pages 60, 10 and 9, respectively, of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report. Item 6. Selected Financial Data The information required by Item 6 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to the "Summary of Selected Financial Data" appearing on page 8 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 of this Report. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The information required by Item 7 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" appearing on pages 11 through 25 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk The information required by Item 7A of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to (a) the material under the captions "Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" within Note 1 and 9 of Seaboard's Consolidated Financial Statements appearing on pages 36, 48 and 49 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report, and (b) the material under the caption "Derivative Information" within "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" appearing on pages 24 and 25 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data The information required by Item 8 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to Seaboard's "Quarterly Financial Data," "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm," "Consolidated Statements of Earnings," "Consolidated Balance Sheets," "Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows," "Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" appearing on page 10 and pages 27 through 59 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this Report. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Not applicable. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard's management has evaluated, under the direction of our chief executive and chief financial officers, the effectiveness of Seaboard's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act rule 13a - 15(e). Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, Seaboard's chief executive and chief financial officers concluded that Seaboard's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. It should be noted that any system of disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Due to these and other inherent limitations of any such system, there can be no assurance that any design will always succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - Information required by Item 9A of Form 10-K concerning management's report on Seaboard's internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act rule 13a-15(f) is incorporated herein by reference to Seaboard's "Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting" 18 appearing on page 26 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report. Registered Public Accounting Firm's Attestation Report - Information required by Item 9A of Form 10-K with respect to the registered public accounting firm's attestation report on Seaboard's internal controls over financial reporting is incorporated herein by reference to "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" appearing on page 27 of Seaboard's Annual Report to Stockholders furnished to the Commission pursuant to Rule 14-3(b) and attached as Exhibit 13 to this report. Change in Internal Controls - There has been no change in Seaboard's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Seaboard's internal control over financial reporting. Item 9B. Other Information None PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance We refer you to the information under the caption "Executive Officers of Registrant" appearing immediately following the disclosure in Item 4 of Part I of this report. Seaboard has a Code of Ethics Policy (the Code) for directors, officers (including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, controller and persons performing similar functions) and employees. Seaboard has posted the Code on its internet website, www.seaboardcorp.com, under the "About Us" tab and intends to disclose any future changes and waivers to the Code by posting such information on that website. In addition to the information provided above, the information required by Item 10 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to (a) the disclosure relating to directors under "Item 1: Election of Directors" appearing on pages 5 through 7 of Seaboard's definitive proxy statement filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for the 2010 annual meeting of Stockholders ("2011 Proxy Statement"), (b) the disclosure relating to Seaboard's audit committee and "audit committee financial expert" and its director nomination procedures under "Board of Directors Information -- Committees of the Board -- Audit Committee" and "Board of Directors Information -- Director Nominations" appearing on pages 8 and 9 of the 2011 Proxy Statement, and (c) the disclosure relating to late filings of reports required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" appearing on page 27 of the 2011 Proxy Statement. Item 11. Executive Compensation The information required by Item 11 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to (a) the disclosure relating to compensation of directors under "Board of Directors Information -- Compensation of Directors" and "Employment Arrangements with Named Executive Officers" appearing on page 9 and pages 12 and 13 of the 2011 Proxy Statement, and (b) the disclosure relating to compensation of executive officers under "Executive Compensation and Other Information," "Benefit Plans" and "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation," "Compensation Committee Report" and "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" appearing on pages 10 and 11 and pages 13 through 22 of the 2011 Proxy Statement. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Seaboard has not established any equity compensation plans or individual agreements for its employees under which Seaboard common stock, or options, rights or warrants with respect to Seaboard common stock may be granted. In addition to the information provided above, the information required by Item 12 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to the disclosure under "Principal Stockholders" and "Share Ownership of Management and Directors" appearing on pages 3 through 5 of the 2011 Proxy Statement. 19 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence The information required by Item 13 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to the disclosure under "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation" appearing on page 22 of the 2011 Proxy Statement, and the disclosure under "Board of Directors Information - Controlled Corporation" and "Board of Directors Information - Committees of the Board" appearing on pages 7 and 8 of the 2011 Proxy Statement. Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services The information required by Item 14 of Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference to the disclosure under "Item 2 Selection of Independent Auditors" appearing on pages 25 through 27 of the 2011 Proxy Statement. PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: 1.Consolidated financial statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1. 2.Consolidated financial statement schedules. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1. 3.Exhibits. 3.1 Seaboard's Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 4, 2009. 3.2 Seaboard's By-laws, as amended. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. 4.1 Seaboard Corporation Note Purchase Agreement dated as of September 30, 2002 between Seaboard and various purchasers as listed in the exhibit. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2002. 4.2 Seaboard Corporation $7,500,000 6.21% Senior Note, Series C, due September 30, 2012 issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement described above. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2002. 4.3 Seaboard Corporation $31,000,000 6.92% Senior Note, Series D, due September 30, 2012 issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement described above. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2002. 4.4 Amended and Restated Terminal Agreement between Miami-Dade County and Seaboard Marine Ltd. for Marine Terminal Operations, dated May 30, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 8-K dated May 30, 2008. 4.5 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Borrowers and Bank of America, N.A., dated July 10, 2008 ($300,000,000 revolving credit facility expiring July 10, 2013). Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 8-K dated July 10, 2008. 4.6 Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement between Borrowers and Bank of America N.A., dated December 17, 2010. 20 10.1* Seaboard Corporation 409A Executive Retirement Plan Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 22, 2008, amending and restating the Seaboard Corporation Executive Retirement Plan, 2005 Amendment and Restatement dated March 6, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.2* Seaboard Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan as Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 22, 2008, amending and restating the Seaboard Corporation Executive Deferred Compensation Plan dated December 29, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.3* Seaboard Corporation Executive Retirement Plan Trust dated November 5, 2004 between Seaboard Corporation and Robert L. Steer as trustee. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2004. 10.4* Seaboard Corporation Investment Option Plan dated December 18, 2000. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. 10.5 Marketing Agreement dated February 2, 2004 by and among Seaboard Corporation, Seaboard Farms, Inc., Triumph Foods LLC, and for certain limited purposes only, the members of Triumph Foods LLC. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 8-K dated February 3, 2004. 10.6* Seaboard Corporation Retiree Medical Benefit Plan as Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 22, 2008, amending and restating the Seaboard Corporation Retiree Medical Benefit Plan dated March 4, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.7* Seaboard Corporation Executive Officers' Bonus Policy. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. 10.8* Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Steven J. Bresky dated July 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2005. 10.9* Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Robert L. Steer dated July 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2005. 10.10* Employment Agreement between Seaboard Farms, Inc. and Rodney K. Brenneman dated July 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Seaboard's Form 10- Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2005. 10.11* Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Edward A. Gonzalez dated July 1, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Seaboard's Form 10- K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. 10.12* Seaboard Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan Effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 22, 2008, amending and restating the Seaboard Corporation Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan dated December 29, 2005. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.13* Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Edward A. Gonzalez dated August 8, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2006. 10.14* Employment Agreement between Seaboard Overseas Trading Group and David M. Dannov dated July 1, 2006. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. 21 10.15* Second Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Edward A. Gonzalez dated January 17, 2007. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. 10.16* First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Steven J. Bresky dated December 15, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.17* First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Corporation and Robert L. Steer dated December 15, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.18* First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Foods LLC, formerly known as Seaboard Farms Inc., and Rodney K. Brenneman dated December 15, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.19* Third Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Marine Ltd. and Edward A. Gonzalez dated December 15, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.20* First Amendment to Employment Agreement between Seaboard Overseas Trading Group and David M. Dannov dated December 15, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.20 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.21 Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda) Ltd. (as Seller), Seaboard Corporation (as Seller-Parent) and Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation (as Buyer), dated as of September 23, 2008. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.22 Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement amount Transcontinental Capital Corporation (Bermuda) Ltd., Seaboard Corporation and Pueblo Viejo dated as of March 2, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 10.23* Seaboard Corporation Cash Balance Executive Retirement Plan effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 18, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 10.24* Seaboard Marine Ltd. 401(k) Excess Plan effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 18, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 10- K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 10.25* Amendment No. 1 to the Seaboard Corporation Non- Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan effective January 1, 2009 and dated December 17, 2009. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Seaboard's Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. 10.26 Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contract dated as of August 17, 2010 by and between Seaboard Corporation and Wartsila Finland OY. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Seaboard's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 2, 2010. 10.27 Purchase Agreement by and among Seaboard Corporation, Maxwell Farms, LLC, Goldsboro Milling Company and GM Acquisition, LLC as of September 9, 2010. 13 Sections of Annual Report to security holders specifically incorporated herein by reference herein. 21 List of subsidiaries. 31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 22 32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. (b) Exhibits. See exhibits identified above under Item 15(a)3. (c) Financial Statement Schedules. See financial statement schedules identified above under Item 15(a)2. 23 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SEABOARD CORPORATION By /s/Steven J. Bresky By /s/Robert L. Steer Steven J. Bresky, President and Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President, Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer (principal (principal executive officer) financial officer) Date: March 9, 2011 Date: March 9, 2011 By /s/John A. Virgo John A. Virgo, Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) Date: March 9, 2011 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By /s/Steven J. Bresky By /s/Edward I. Shifman, Jr. Steven J. Bresky, Director and Edward I. Shifman, Jr., Director Chairman of the Board Date: March 9, 2011 Date: March 9, 2011 By /s/David A. Adamsen By /s/Joseph E. Rodrigues David A. Adamsen, Director Joseph E. Rodrigues, Director Date: March 9, 2011 Date: March 9, 2011 By /s/Douglas W. Baena Douglas W. Baena, Director Date: March 9, 2011 24 SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule Financial Statements Stockholders' Annual Report Page Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 27 Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 29 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 30 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 31 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 32 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 33 The foregoing is incorporated herein by reference. The individual financial statements of the nonconsolidated affiliates, which would be required if each such affiliate were a Registrant, are omitted because (a) Seaboard's and its other subsidiaries' investments in and advances to such affiliates do not exceed 20% of the total assets as shown by the most recent consolidated balance sheet and (b) Seaboard's and its other subsidiaries' equity in the earnings before income taxes and extraordinary items of the affiliates does not exceed 20% of such income of Seaboard and consolidated subsidiaries compared to the average income for the last five fiscal years. Combined condensed financial information as to assets, liabilities and results of operations have been presented for nonconsolidated affiliates in Note 5 of "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements." II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 F-3 All other schedules are omitted as the required information is inapplicable or the information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or related consolidated notes. F-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors and Stockholders Seaboard Corporation: Under date of March 9, 2011, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Seaboard Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, as contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year 2010. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri March 9, 2011 F-2
Schedule II SEABOARD CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (In Thousands) Balance at Provision Net deductions Balance at beginning of year (1) (2) end of year Year ended December 31, 2010: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 7,330 2,771 (1,931) $ 8,170 Year ended December 31, 2009: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 7,303 2,088 (2,061) $ 7,330 Year ended December 31, 2008: Allowance for doubtful accounts $ 8,060 776 (1,533) $ 7,303 (1) The allowance for doubtful accounts provision is charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. (2) Includes write-offs net of recoveries and currency translation adjustments.
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EX-4.6 2 ex4-6.txt AMENDMENT NO 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BORROWERS AND BANK OF AMERICA AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment"), dated as of December 17, 2010 is made by and among SEABOARD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (each a "Designated Borrower" and, together with the Company, the "Borrowers"), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), and each of the Lenders signatory hereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement as defined below. W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrowers, Bank of America, as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the Lenders have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 10, 2008 (as hereby amended and as from time to time hereafter further amended, modified, supplemented, restated, or amended and restated, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Lenders have made available to the Borrowers a revolving credit facility, including a letter of credit subfacility and a swing line subfacility; and WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 1 below; and WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto are willing to effect such amendments on the terms and conditions as set forth herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: (a) The definition of "Priority Indebtedness" in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the reference to "Section 7.01(n)" and inserting "Section 7.01(p)" in lieu thereof. (b) Section 7.01(o) of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following new Sections 7.01(o) and (p) are inserted in lieu thereof: (o) Liens on the barge securing the financing obtained by Transcontinental Capital Corp. (Bermuda) Ltd. in connection with the purchase of a 106 MW barge- mounted power plant in the Dominican Republic; and (p) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.01; provided, that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted by this clause (p) shall not at any time, when added to all other Priority Indebtedness, exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth determined at such time. (c) Section 7.03(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting "Ingenio v Refineria San Martin del Tabacal" and inserting "Transcontinental Capital Corp. (Bermuda) Ltd." in lieu thereof. 2. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following documents or instruments in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent: (i) one or more counterparts of this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; (ii) such other documents, instruments, opinions, certifications, undertakings, further assurances and other matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require; and (b) unless waived by the Administrative Agent, all fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent to the extent invoiced prior to the date hereof) in connection with this Amendment shall have been paid in full (without prejudice to final settling of accounts for such fees and expenses). 3. Reaffirmation by each of the Borrowers. Each of the Borrowers hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments of the Credit Agreement set forth herein. 4. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows: (a) The representations and warranties of (i) the Borrowers contained in Article V and (ii) each Loan Party contained in each other Loan Document or in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Amendment, the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01. (b) Since the date of the most recent financial reports of the Company delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) of the Credit Agreement, there has been no event or circumstance that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. (c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 2 5. Entire Agreement. This Amendment, together with all the Loan Documents (collectively, the "Relevant Documents"), sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto in relation to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior negotiations and agreements among the parties relative to such subject matter. No promise, condition, representation or warranty, express or implied, not herein set forth, shall bind any party hereto and not one of them has relied on any such promise, condition, representation or warranty. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Relevant Documents, no representations, warranties or commitments, express or implied, have been made by any party to the other. None of the terms or conditions of this Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except as permitted pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement. 6. Full Force and Effect of Amendment. Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects by each party hereto and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms. 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy, facsimile or other electronic transmission (including .PDF) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall in all respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 9. Enforceability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Amendment be determined to be illegal or unenforceable as to one or more of the parties hereto, all other provisions nevertheless shall remain effective and binding on the parties hereto. 10. References. All references in any of the Loan Documents to the "Credit Agreement" shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. 11. Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders, and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives; provided, however, that no Borrower, without the prior consent of the Required Lenders, may assign any rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. [Signature pages follow.] 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. BORROWERS: SEABOARD CORPORATION By: /s/ Robert L. Steer Name: Robert L. Steer Title: Senior Vice President and CFO MERRIAM FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. By: /s/ Robert L. Steer Name: Robert L. Steer Title: Vice President ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent By: /s/ Joan Mok-Lau Name: Joan Mok-Lau Title: Vice President LENDERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender By: /s/ David L. Catherall Name: David L. Catherall Title: Senior Vice President COBANK, ACB By: /s/ Alan V. Schuler Name: Alan V. Schuler Title: Vice President U.S. AGBANK, FCB, as disclosed agent By: /s/ Travis W. Ball Name: Travis W. Ball Title: Vice President COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN- BOERENLEENBANK, B.A., "RABOBANK NEDERLAND", NEW YORK BRANCH By: /s/ Robert M. Mandula Name: Robert M. Mandula Title: Managing Director By: /s/ Izumi Fukushima Name: Izumi Fukushima Title: Executive Director SUNTRUST BANK By: /s/ M. Gabe Bonfield Name: M. Gabe Bonfield Title: Vice President THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON By: /s/ Donald G. Cassidy, Jr. Name: Donald G. Cassidy, Jr. Title: Managing Director EX-10.27 3 ex10-27.txt PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMOUNG SEABOARD CORPORATION, MAXWELL FARMS LLC, GOLDSBORO MILLING COMPANY AND GM ACQUISITION, LLC PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among SEABOARD CORPORATION, MAXWELL FARMS, LLC, GOLDSBORO MILLING COMPANY and GM ACQUISITION, LLC As of September 9, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I. CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS 1 Section 1.1 Definitions 1 Section 1.2 Other Definitions 14 Section 1.3 Construction 16 Section 1.4 Accounting Terms 16 ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE 16 Section 2.1 Maxwell Closing 16 Section 2.2 Seaboard Closing 18 Section 2.3 Further Assurances 18 ARTICLE III. CLOSING DATE STATEMENTS; ADJUSTMENTS 18 Section 3.1 Closing Date Statements 18 Section 3.2 Adjustment of Maxwell Purchase Price 19 Section 3.3 Goldsboro Parties Release 21 ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE COMPANY 21 Section 4.1 Organization 21 Section 4.2 Authorization 21 Section 4.3 Capital Structure 22 Section 4.4 Subsidiaries 23 Section 4.5 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts 23 Section 4.6 Real Property 23 Section 4.7 Title to Assets; Related Matters 24 Section 4.8 Inventory 24 Section 4.9 Financial Statements 25 Section 4.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities 25 Section 4.11 Absence of Certain Changes 25 Section 4.12 Legal Proceedings 25 Section 4.13 Compliance with Law 26 Section 4.14 Company Contracts 26 Section 4.15 Tax Returns; Taxes 26 Section 4.16 Officers and Employees 28 Section 4.17 Company Benefit Plans 28 Section 4.18 Labor Relations 29 Section 4.19 Insurance Policies 30 Section 4.20 Environmental, Health and Safety Matters 30 Section 4.21 Intellectual Property 31 Section 4.22 Software 33 Section 4.23 Transactions with Affiliates 33 Section 4.24 Undisclosed Payments 33 i Section 4.25 Customer and Supplier Relations 33 Section 4.26 Notes; Accounts Receivable 34 Section 4.27 Licenses 34 Section 4.28 Ethical Practices 34 Section 4.29 Product and Service Warranties and Guaranties 35 Section 4.30 Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers 35 Section 4.31 Guarantees 35 Section 4.32 Financial Capability 35 Section 4.33 Disclosure 36 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE MAXWELL GROWING INTEREST 36 Section 5.1 Real Property 36 Section 5.2 Title to Assets; Related Matters 37 Section 5.3 Inventory 37 Section 5.4 No Other Assumed Liabilities 37 Section 5.5 Legal Proceedings 37 Section 5.6 Compliance with Law 38 Section 5.7 Maxwell Growing Interest Contracts 38 Section 5.8 Officers and Employees 39 Section 5.9 MGI Benefit Plans 39 Section 5.10 Labor Relations 40 Section 5.11 Insurance Policies 40 Section 5.12 Environmental, Health and Safety Matters 41 Section 5.13 Intellectual Property 42 Section 5.14 Software 42 Section 5.15 Transactions with Affiliates 43 Section 5.16 Undisclosed Payments 43 Section 5.17 Supplier Relations 43 Section 5.18 Licenses 43 ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE GOLDSBORO PARTIES 44 Section 6.1 Authorization 44 Section 6.2 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts 44 Section 6.3 Ownership of Equity 44 Section 6.4 Legal Proceedings 45 ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER 45 Section 7.1 Organization 45 Section 7.2 Authorization 45 Section 7.3 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts 45 Section 7.4 Financial Capability 46 ARTICLE VIII. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS 46 Section 8.1 Conduct of Business by the Company 46 ii Section 8.2 Inspection and Access to Information 46 Section 8.3 Notices of Certain Events 47 Section 8.4 Interim Financials 47 Section 8.5 No Solicitation of Transactions 47 Section 8.6 Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation 48 Section 8.7 Public Announcements 50 Section 8.8 Supplements to Schedules 50 Section 8.9 Confidentiality 50 Section 8.10 Tax Matters 50 Section 8.11 Growing Interest Assets 50 Section 8.12 Seaboard Commitment Letters 51 Section 8.13 Commitment Fees 51 ARTICLE IX. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING 51 Section 9.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party 51 Section 9.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser 52 Section 9.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties 54 ARTICLE X. CLOSING 54 Section 10.1 Closing 54 Section 10.2 Goldsboro Parties' Closing Deliveries 54 Section 10.3 Purchaser Closing Deliveries 55 ARTICLE XI. TERMINATION 56 Section 11.1 Termination 56 Section 11.2 Specific Performance and Other Remedies 56 Section 11.3 Effect of Termination 57 ARTICLE XII. INDEMNIFICATION 57 Section 12.1 Indemnification Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to the Company 57 Section 12.2 Indemnification Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to the Purchaser 58 Section 12.3 Indemnification Obligations of the Purchaser 58 Section 12.4 Indemnification Procedure 59 Section 12.5 Claims Period 61 Section 12.6 Liability Limits. 62 Section 12.7 Exclusive Remedy 62 ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 62 Section 13.1 Notices 62 Section 13.2 Assignment; Successors in Interest 63 Section 13.3 Captions 63 Section 13.4 Controlling Law; Amendment 63 Section 13.5 Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc 63 Section 13.6 Severability 64 Section 13.7 Counterparts 64 Section 13.8 Enforcement of Certain Rights 64 Section 13.9 Waiver 64 iii Section 13.10 Integration 64 Section 13.11 Cooperation Following the Closing 64 Section 13.12 Transaction Costs 64 iv PURCHASE AGREEMENT THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of September 9, 2010, is made and entered into by and among SEABOARD CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"), MAXWELL FARMS, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company ("Maxwell"), GOLDSBORO MILLING COMPANY, a North Carolina corporation ("Goldsboro" and, collectively with Maxwell, the "Maxwell Group") and GM ACQUISITION, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company ("Newco" and, collectively with Maxwell and Goldsboro, the "Goldsboro Parties" and each, individually, a "Goldsboro Party"). The Purchaser, Maxwell, Goldsboro and Newco are sometimes individually referred to herein as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement (the "Operating Agreement") of Butterball, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (the "Company") among the Company, Maxwell and Murphy-Brown LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Murphy-Brown"), dated September 27, 2006, Maxwell currently holds 51% of the outstanding Membership Interests (as hereinafter defined) of the Company and Murphy-Brown currently holds 49% of the outstanding Membership Interests (the "Murphy- Brown Membership Interest") of the Company; WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, Murphy-Brown has delivered a Buy/Sell Notice (the "Buy/Sell Notice"), dated March 15, 2010, pursuant to which Murphy-Brown has offered to sell the Murphy-Brown Membership Interest, the MB Member Note and the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest (as hereinafter defined) (the Murphy-Brown Membership Interest, the MB Member Note and the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest collectively referred to as the "Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest") to Maxwell in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement and the Buy/Sell Notice; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into a series of transactions as more specifically described in this Agreement pursuant to which the Purchaser and Maxwell will, upon consummation of such transactions, each own 50% of the outstanding Membership Interests of the Company, and the Company will own the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest and the Maxwell Growing Interest (as hereinafter defined). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound hereby, each Party hereby agrees: ARTICLE I. CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS Section 1.1 Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the following meanings: "Additional Maxwell Growing Interest Assets" means an approximately 40 acre parcel of real property and related improvements in Sampson County, North Carolina which Goldsboro has an option to purchase from Coharie Hog Farm, Inc. and portions of the so called Henderson Farm, Shepard Farm and Steven's Farm as more specifically described on Schedule 1.1(a). "Adjacent Owners" means the owners of the real property located adjacent to the real property included in the Maxwell Growing Interest or the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest. "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling or Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such specified Person. "Appraisal" means that certain joint appraisal and report, dated as of June 11, 2010, prepared by and among Farmers National Company, CB Richard Ellis and Duff and Phelps, LLC, pursuant to the terms of Article 10 of the Operating Agreement and the instructions of Maxwell and Murphy-Brown. "Balance Sheet" means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of January 3, 2010 included in the Financial Statements. "Business" means the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the production of branded turkey products. "Business Day" means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are generally not open for business in the City of New York, New York. "Butterball Closing Date Indebtedness" means all Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries under the Term Debt and the Revolver to the extent such Indebtedness is outstanding as of the Closing Date prior to the payment of such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.1(d) out of the New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds. "CERCLA" means the United States Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607 et seq. and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "Claims Period" means the period during which a claim for indemnification may be asserted hereunder by an Indemnified Party. "Closing" means the consummation of the Maxwell Closing and the Seaboard Closing as set forth in Section 10.1 of this Agreement. "Closing Date" means the date on which the Closing occurs. "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Commercial Software" means commercial "off the shelf" software understood as third party software that is generally made available pursuant to a "shrink wrap" license or that is otherwise commercially available to all licensees pursuant to a standard end-user license. 2 "Commitment Fees" means the "commitment fees" payable by Maxwell, the Purchaser or the Company related to the Butterball Refinancing, whether payable to a third party or the Purchaser. For purposes of this definition, "commitment fees" refers to fees, which are commonly referred to either as "commitment" fees or "underwriter" fees, that are paid to ensure that the New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds will be available as of Closing (including the Seaboard Commitment Fee), and "commitment fees" will not include "arrangement fees" or other on-going fees related to bank lines, which may also be payable by the Company in connection with the Butterball Refinancing. "Company Ancillary Documents" means any certificate, agreement, document or other instrument to be executed and delivered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. "Company Benefit Plan" means each Employee Benefit Plan currently sponsored or maintained or required to be sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes, or has any obligation to make, directly or indirectly, any contributions or with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, or might have, any other liabilities. "Company Contracts" means all existing written contracts and agreements to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, by which the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any property of any of them is subject or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is otherwise bound (other than the leases relating to the Leased Real Property set forth on Schedule 4.6(c), the Employment Agreements set forth on Schedule 4.16, the Company Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 4.17, the labor agreements set forth on Schedule 4.18, and the insurance policies set forth on Schedule 4.19) (a) involving an annual commitment or annual payment to or from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of more than $1,000,000 individually or (b) the termination or cancellation of which would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. "Company Indemnified Parties" means the Company and its Subsidiaries and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing. "Company Intellectual Property" means any Intellectual Property that is owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Company Registered Intellectual Property. "Company Licensed Software" means all Software (other than Company Proprietary Software and Commercial Software) used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. "Company Proprietary Software" means all Software owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. "Company Real Property" means the Leased Real Property and the Owned Real Property. "Company Registered Intellectual Property" means all of the Registered Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. 3 "Company Software" means the Company Licensed Software and the Company Proprietary Software. "Confidential Information" means any trade secrets or similar data or information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that provides the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with a competitive advantage by virtue of not being generally known to the public or competitors. "Control" means, when used with respect to any specified Person, the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. "Customer" means each customer that paid the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the aggregate more than $25,000,000 during the 12-month period ended on August 1, 2010. "Deeds" means the deeds to be delivered to the Company pursuant to the M-G Purchase Agreement. "Disclosure Schedule" means the disclosure schedule to this Agreement, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Dollar", "Dollars" and the symbol "$" shall mean lawful money of the United States of America. "Employee Benefit Plan" means, with respect to any Person, (a) each plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme, including each plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme maintained or required to be maintained under the Laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America, in each case, that is or was at any time sponsored or maintained or required to be sponsored or maintained by such Person or to which such Person makes or has made, or has or has had an obligation to make, contributions providing for employee benefits or for the remuneration, direct or indirect, of the employees, former employees, directors, managers, officers, consultants, independent contractors, contingent workers or leased employees of such Person or the dependents of any of them (whether written or oral), including each deferred compensation, bonus, incentive compensation, pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock option and other equity compensation plan, or "welfare" plan (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, determined without regard to whether such plan is subject to ERISA), (b) each "pension" plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA, determined without regard to whether such plan is subject to ERISA), (c) each severance, retention or change in control plan or agreement, each plan or agreement providing health, vacation, summer hours, supplemental unemployment benefit, hospitalization insurance, medical, dental or legal benefit and (d) each other employee benefit plan, fund, program, agreement, arrangement or scheme. "Employment Agreement" means any employment contract, consulting agreement, termination or severance agreement, salary continuation agreement, change of control agreement, non-compete agreement, retention agreement, or any other agreement respecting the terms and conditions of employment or payment of compensation, or of a consulting or independent contractor relationship with an individual, in respect to any current officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor, and further includes any agreement with any 4 former officer of employee pursuant to which such officer or employee is entitled to any compensation to be made after the Closing Date. "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, or local or foreign Laws relating to human health and safety, protection of the environment, including surface or ground water, drinking water supply, soil, surface or subsurface strata or medium, or ambient air, pollution control, product registration or the regulation of Hazardous Materials. "ERISA" means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "ERISA Affiliate" means any Person (whether incorporated or unincorporated) that together with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be deemed a "single employer" within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code. "Estimated Working Capital Deficit" means the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital is less than the Target Working Capital, as reflected on the Estimated Working Capital Schedule. "Estimated Working Capital Surplus" means the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital exceeds the Target Working Capital, as reflected on the Estimated Working Capital Schedule. "Excluded Maxwell Growing Interest Assets" means the real property commonly known as Neuse Farm, portions of the Newsome 2 DO Farm, and portions of the so called Lake Breeder Farm, Spring Creek Farm and Sasser Darkout and Fields Farm and personal property consisting of twelve (12) feed and four (4) rendering trucks, all more specifically described on Schedule 1.1(b). "Expiration Date" means the date set forth on Schedule 1.1(c). "Feed Supply Agreement" means that feed supply agreement to be entered into by Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc., an Affiliate of the entities that comprise the Maxwell Group, and the Company on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Final Working Capital Schedule" means the "Final Working Capital Schedule" as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof. "Financial Statements" means (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of January 3, 2010, December 28, 2008, and December 30, 2007 and the audited consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the 12-month periods then ended and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of August 1, 2010 and the unaudited consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the seven-month period then ended. 5 "Financing Fees" means all fees (including "arrangement" fees) and expenses incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to the Butterball Refinancing other than the Commitment Fees. "FLSA" means the United States Fair Labor Standards Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as applied consistently with the past practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the preparation of the year- end audited Financial Statements. "Goldsboro Ancillary Documents" means any certificate, agreement, document or other instrument, other than this Agreement, to be executed and delivered by any Goldsboro Party or any Affiliate of any Goldsboro Party (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. "Goldsboro Indemnified Parties" means the Goldsboro Parties and their Affiliates, each of their respective officers and directors and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing. "Governmental Entity" means any federal, state, local or foreign government, any political subdivision thereof, or any court, administrative or regulatory agency, department, instrumentality, body or commission or other governmental authority or agency. "Hazardous Materials" means any waste, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous substance, toxic, ignitable, reactive or corrosive substance, hazardous waste, special waste, industrial substance, by-product, process-intermediate product or waste, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, lead-based paint, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, chemical liquids or solids, liquid or gaseous products, or any constituent of any such substance or waste, the management, use, handling or disposal of which is in any way governed by or subject to any applicable Environmental Law. "HSR Act" means the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "Indebtedness" means all indebtedness with respect to borrowed money, including loans, deferred consideration, debts, any liabilities under acceptances, credit cards, monies due under capitalized leases or financial leases (but excluding operating leases), or for the deferred purchase price of property or services for which the applicable Person is liable, contingently or otherwise as obligor, guarantor, or otherwise, or in respect of which the applicable Person otherwise assures against loss, including but not limited to bank debt, bank fees, shareholder debt and vendor debt, including, in each case above, any interest accrued thereon and prepayment or similar penalties and expenses which would be payable if such liability were paid in full as of the Closing Date. "Indemnified Party" means a Company Indemnified Party, a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Goldsboro Indemnified Party. 6 "Intellectual Property" means any or all of the following and all rights, arising out of or associated therewith: (a) all United States and foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues, reexaminations, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (b) all inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets, proprietary information, know-how, technology, technical data and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of the foregoing throughout the world; (c) all works of authorship (whether copyrightable or not), including Software, all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor, all registered mask works and applications for mask work registration; and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world; (d) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (e) all internet uniform resource locators, domain names, trade names, logos, slogans, brands, designs, trade dress, common law trademarks and service marks, trademark and service mark and trade dress registrations and applications therefor throughout the world and all goodwill and other rights related thereto; (f) all databases and data collections and all rights therein throughout the world; (g) all moral and economic rights of authors and inventors, however denominated, throughout the world; and (h) any similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world. "Knowledge" with respect to the Goldsboro Parties means all facts known by Walter Pelletier or Tom Howell on the date hereof after due inquiry with respect to the matters at hand (including, in the case of matters related to the Company and its Subsidiaries, discussions with Keith Shoemaker, Ed Kacsuta, Kerry Doughty, George Nalley, Alice Johnson and Gary Lenaghan), and all facts that any of the foregoing Persons should have known on the date hereof with respect to the matters at hand if such Person had made due inquiry and exercised reasonable diligence in the context which, with respect to the Company, takes into consideration that the Goldsboro Parties are a 51% owner of the Company and are not an operator of the Company. "Laws" means all statutes, rules, codes, regulations, restrictions, ordinances, orders, decrees, approvals, directives, judgments, injunctions, writs, awards and decrees of, or issued by, any Governmental Entity. "Leased Real Property" means the parcels of real property of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the lessee (together with all fixtures and improvements thereon). "Legal Dispute" means any action, suit, arbitration or proceeding between or among the Parties and their respective Affiliates arising in connection with any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any related document. "Legal Proceeding" means any suit, action, claim, arbitration, proceeding or investigation pending, as of the Closing Date, against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, or their respective real or personal property, before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator. "Licenses" means all notifications, licenses, permits (including environmental, construction and operation permits), qualifications, franchises, certificates, approvals, exemptions, classifications, registrations and other similar documents and authorizations issued by any Governmental Entity, and applications therefor. 7 "Liens" mean all mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever. "Losses" means liabilities, damages, losses, costs, expenses, penalties and fines. "Material Adverse Effect" means any state of facts, change, event, effect or occurrence (when taken together with all other states of fact, changes, events, effects or occurrences) that is or may be reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the financial condition, results of operations, properties, assets or liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. A Material Adverse Effect shall also include any state of facts, change, event or occurrence that shall have occurred or been threatened that (when taken together with all other states of facts, changes, events, effects or occurrences that have occurred or been threatened) is or would be reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay the performance by the Goldsboro Parties of their obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. "Maxwell Closing" means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by Section 2.1 hereof. "Maxwell Expenses" means the legal, accounting, financial advisory and other advisory or consulting fees and expenses incurred by the Goldsboro Parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including amounts payable to (a) Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, (b) McColl Partners, (c) CB Richard Ellis or (d) Duff and Phelps, LLC, but excluding any Commitment Fees paid by the Goldsboro Parties. "Maxwell Family" means each of the following individuals and their respective spouses and descendants thereof: Mary Ann Maxwell, Charlotte M. Weaver, Elizabeth M. Yarboro, James L. Maxwell, III, Elizabeth M. Pelletier and Mildred G. Maxwell. "Maxwell Group Member Note" means (a) that certain Promissory Note between the Company's predecessor-in-interest, Carolina Turkeys, and Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc., dated January 1, 2006, in the original principal amount of $3,060,000.00 and amended by letter agreement between Company and Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc.; (b) that certain Promissory Note between the Company's predecessor-in-interest, Carolina Turkeys, and Maxwell Foods, Inc. dated January 1, 2006, in the original principal amount of $4,590,000.00 and amended by letter agreement between Company and Maxwell Foods, Inc.; and (c) that certain Promissory Note between the Company's predecessor-in-interest, Carolina Turkeys, and Goldsboro Milling Company dated January 1, 2006, in the original principal amount of $4,947,000.00 and amended by letter agreement between Company and Goldsboro Milling Company. "Maxwell Growing Interest" means the turkey growing interests of Maxwell, the MGI Subsidiaries and their Affiliates as described on Schedule 1.1(d). For purposes of clarity, the Maxwell Growing Interest shall not include the Excluded Maxwell Growing Interest Assets and shall include the Additional Maxwell Growing Interest Assets. "Maxwell Indiana" means Maxwell Farms of Indiana, Inc., an Indiana corporation. 8 "Maxwell Membership Interest" means the Membership Interests of the Company owned by Maxwell. "Maxwell Purchase Price" means an amount equal to (a) Two Hundred Fifty-One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($251,900,000) minus (b) the aggregate amount of the Butterball Closing Date Indebtedness minus (c) the aggregate amount of the Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price minus (d) the aggregate amount of the Maxwell Group Member Note Purchase Price minus (e) the amount of any Estimated Working Capital Deficit, if any, plus (f) the amount of any Estimated Working Capital Surplus, if any. "Maxwell Redemption Agreement" means the redemption agreement to be entered into by Maxwell and the Company on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Maxwell Target Price" means an amount equal to (a) One Hundred Ninety-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($198,500,000), plus (b) the amount, if any, by which the total amount of current assets included in the Maxwell Growing Interest sold to Smithfield and its Affiliates exceeds Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,500,000), minus (c) the amount, if any, by which the total amount of current assets included in the Maxwell Growing Interest sold to Smithfield and its Affiliates is less than Twenty-Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($27,500,000). "MB Member Note" means (a) that certain Promissory Note between the Company's predecessor-in-interest, Carolina Turkeys, and Murphy-Brown, LLC dated January 1, 2006, in the original principal amount of $7,350,000.00 and amended by letter agreement between Company and Murphy-Brown, LLC and (b) that certain Promissory Note between the Company's predecessor-in-interest, Carolina Turkeys, and Murphy-Brown, LLC dated January 1, 2006, in the original principal amount of $4,753,000.00 and amended by letter agreement between Company and Murphy-Brown, LLC. "Membership Interests" means "Membership Interests" in the Company (as defined in the Operating Agreement). "M-G Purchase Agreement" means the purchase agreement to be entered into by the Company, on the one hand, and the Maxwell Group, certain MGI Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the other hand, on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "MGI Benefit Plan" means each Employee Benefit Plan currently sponsored or maintained or required to be sponsored or maintained by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary or to which Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary makes, or has any obligation to make, directly or indirectly, any contributions or with respect to which Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary has, or might have, any other liabilities, in each case, in connection with the MGI Business. "MGI Business" means the live turkey operations of Maxwell or the MGI Subsidiaries or their Affiliates that will be sold to the Company as part of the MG Purchase. "MGI Licensed Software" means all Software (other than MGI Proprietary Software) used by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary in the MGI Business. 9 "MGI Proprietary Software" means all Software owned by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary and used in the MGI Business. "MGI Real Property" means the parcels of real property related to the Maxwell Growing Interest and included in the Appraisal, of which Maxwell or one of the MGI Subsidiaries or Affiliates is fee title owner (together with all fixtures and improvements thereon), which may be adjusted from the property included in the Appraisal based on final surveys or geographical, access or existing physical features, which adjustments shall in no event impair in any material respect the operation of the MGI Business conducted from such property. "MGI Software" means the MGI Licensed Software and the MGI Proprietary Software. "MGI Subsidiary" or "MGI Subsidiaries" means any or all Persons engaged in the MGI Business of which Maxwell shall own directly, or indirectly through another Person, a nominee arrangement or otherwise at least a majority of the outstanding capital stock (or other shares of beneficial interest) entitled to vote generally or otherwise have the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body or the legal power to direct the business or policies of such Person. "Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution Agreement" means the contribution agreement to be entered into by Newco and the Company on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Murphy-Brown Contracts" means the Assumed Turkey Contracts as defined in the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement. "Murphy-Brown Growing Interest" means the turkey growing interests of Murphy-Brown and its Affiliates as described on Schedule 1.1(e). "Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement" means the purchase agreement to be entered into by Newco and Murphy-Brown on or prior to the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Net Working Capital" means (a) the current assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis less (b) the liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as of the Closing Date, determined in accordance with the Working Capital Guidelines. "Newco Promissory Note" means the unconditional promissory note to be issued by Newco to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Ordinary Course" means the ordinary course of Business of the Company and its Subsidiaries consistent with past practice or the ordinary course of MGI Business of Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries consistent with past practice, as applicable. "Owned Real Property" means the parcels of real property of which the Company or a Subsidiary is fee title owner (together with all fixtures and improvements thereon). 10 "Pathology Lab Services Agreement and Lease" means, collectively, that pathology lab services agreement to be entered into by Maxwell Foods, LLC and Maxwell Farms of Indiana, Inc., each an Affiliate of the entities that comprise the Maxwell Group, and the Company on the Closing Date and that lease to be entered into by Goldsboro and the Company on the Closing Date, each in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Permitted Liens" means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (b) statutory Liens of landlords, (c) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen and repairmen incurred in the Ordinary Course and not yet delinquent, (d) mortgage Liens existing as of the date hereof, but which will be paid-off and released at Closing, and (e) in the case of Company Real Property and MGI Real Property, zoning, building, or other restrictions, variances, covenants, rights of way, encumbrances, easements and other irregularities in title or survey, as well as matters reflected in existing title policies or title commitments covering the Company Real Property and the MGI Real Property, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, (i) interfere in any material respect with the present use of or occupancy of the affected parcel, (ii) have more than an immaterial effect on the value thereof or its use or (iii) would impair the ability of such parcel to be sold, leased or subleased for its present use. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Entity. "Preliminary Working Capital Schedule" means a draft schedule of the Net Working Capital, which shall include a calculation of each of the Net Working Capital, the Working Capital Surplus, if any, and the Working Capital Deficit, if any. "Purchaser Ancillary Documents" means any certificate, agreement, document or other instrument, other than this Agreement, to be executed and delivered by the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. "Purchaser Indemnified Parties" means the Purchaser and its Affiliates, each of their respective officers and directors and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing. "Registered Intellectual Property" means (a) all United States and foreign: (i) patents and patent applications (including provisional applications); (ii) registered trademarks and service marks, applications to register trademarks and service marks, and trade dress; intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks and service marks and trade dress; (iii) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration; (iv) domain name registrations; and (v) registered mask works and applications for mask work registration; and (b) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded with any federal, state, local or foreign Governmental Entity or other public body. "Release" means, with respect to any Hazardous Material, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into any surface or ground water, drinking water supply, soil, surface or subsurface strata or medium, or the ambient air. 11 "Revolver" means (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2006, by and among the Company, as Borrower, CT of Kinston, LLC, as Guarantor, certain Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Administrative Agent, as amended by a first amendment thereto and by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 28, 2008, (b) that certain Revolver Note by the Company, as Borrower, in favor of Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Lender, in the original principal amount of up to $162,500,000.00 dated October 2, 2006, (c) that certain Revolver Note by the Company, as Borrower, in favor of Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Lender, in the original principal amount of up to $37,500,000.00 dated October 2, 2006, and (d) that certain Swing Note by the Company, as Borrower, in favor of Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Lender, in the original principal amount of up to $20,000,000.00 dated October 2, 2006. "Schedule" means a schedule included in the Disclosure Schedule, as such schedule is more specifically identified herein. "Seaboard Closing" means the consummation of the transactions contemplated by Section 2.2 hereof. "Seaboard Commitment Fee" means the Commitment Fee in the amount of $8,000,000 which will be payable by the Company to the Purchaser in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Seaboard Commitment Letters. "Seaboard Commitment Letters" means, collectively, (a) the commitment letter, dated the date hereof, from Seaboard to, and accepted and agreed to by, Maxwell (together with all exhibits attached thereto), and (b) the related fee letter, dated the date hereof, from Seaboard to, and accepted and agreed to by, Maxwell. "Seaboard Expenses" means the legal, accounting, financial advisory and other advisory or consulting fees and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including amounts payable to King & Spalding. "Seaboard Purchase Agreement" means the purchase agreement to be entered into by the Purchaser and Newco on the Closing Date, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Sleepy Creek" means Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. "Seaboard Purchase Price" means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) One Hundred Seventy-Six Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($176,100,000) and (b) the Total Murphy-Brown Purchase Price. "Software" means all computer software programs, together with any error corrections, updates, modifications, or enhancements thereto, in both machine readable form and human readable form, including all comments and any procedural code. "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" means any or all Persons of which the Company (or other specified Person) shall own directly, or indirectly through another Person, a nominee arrangement or otherwise at least a majority of the outstanding capital stock (or other shares of beneficial interest) entitled to vote generally or otherwise have the power to elect a majority of 12 the board of directors or similar governing body or the legal power to direct the business or policies of such Person. "Supplemental Earnings" means an amount equal to (a) the net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing as of November 29, 2010 and ending as of the Closing Date (such net income being referred to herein as the "Interim Income") less (b) an amount equal to the amounts necessary to satisfy the federal and state income Tax liabilities of the Goldsboro Parties and Murphy-Brown that are attributable to the Interim Income (with such income Tax liabilities being calculated with reference to the items of the Company's income, gain, deduction, loss and credit (determined without regard to the specific Tax circumstances of a member of the Company) and the highest marginal rate of federal and state income Tax applicable to income allocated to a member of the Company in the states in which the Company has income Tax nexus). "Supplier" means any supplier that the Company and its Subsidiaries have paid in the aggregate more than $25,000,000 during the 12-month period ended on August 1, 2010. "Surveys" shall mean, as to each parcel of MGI Real Property that, as of the date of this Agreement, is not a legally subdivided parcel with legal and direct access to a public right of way, a current boundary survey prepared and certified by a duly licensed North Carolina land surveyor and registered professional engineer, showing each such parcel of MGI Real Property as a separate, legally subdivided parcel together with access (either direct or via an Access Easement Agreement) to a public right of way, including a metes and bounds or lot and block legal description of each such parcel to be used in the Deeds, and otherwise prepared in accordance with Section 8.11 below and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. "Target Working Capital" means an amount equal to (a) One Hundred Ninety-Six Million Dollars ($196,000,000) plus (b) an amount equal to the Supplemental Earnings, if any, if the Closing does not occur on or before December 13, 2010. "Taxes" means all taxes, assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies and other governmental charges (including interest, penalties or additions associated therewith), including income, franchise, capital stock, real property, personal property, tangible, withholding, employment, payroll, social security, social contribution, unemployment compensation, disability, transfer, sales, use, excise, license, occupation, registration, stamp, premium, environmental, customs duties, alternative or add- on minimum, estimated, gross receipts, value-added and all other taxes of any kind for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may have any liability whatsoever that may be imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether disputed or not, and any charges, interest, additions or penalties imposed by any Governmental Entity. "Tax Return" means any report, return, claim for refund, declaration or other information return or statement required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any estimated returns and any amendment thereof. "Term Debt" means (a) that certain Term Note by the Company, as Borrower, in favor of Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Lender, in the original principal amount of $162,500,000.00 dated October 2, 2006, and (b) that certain Term Note by the Company, as 13 Borrower, in favor of Bank of Montreal (Chicago Branch), as Lender, in the original principal amount of $37,500,000.00 dated October 2, 2006. "Total Murphy-Brown Purchase Price" means an amount equal to (a) the Murphy-Brown Membership Interest Purchase Price, plus (b) the Initial M-B G-I Purchase Price, plus (c) the Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price. "Transaction Expenses" means the legal, accounting, financial advisory and other third party advisory or consulting fees and expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, excluding Commitment Fees, Financing Fees and Maxwell Expenses (which shall not include expenses under the retention agreements with certain employees of the Company listed on Schedule 4.16). "Treasury Regulations" means the Income Tax Regulations, promulgated under the Code. "WARN" means the United States Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. "Warranty" means any warranty or guaranty made by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as to goods sold, or services provided, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Company's standard form of warranty as attached to Schedule 4.29. "Working Capital Deficit" means the amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital, as reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule, is less than the Estimated Net Working Capital. "Working Capital Guidelines" means the guidelines for determining Net Working Capital, in the form agreed to by the Parties. "Working Capital Surplus" means the amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital, as reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule, exceeds the Estimated Net Working Capital. Section 1.2 Other Definitions. Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term: Term Section Access Easement Agreements 9.2(k) Alternative Offer 8.5 Arbitrator 3.2(f) Affiliate Loans 4.26(a) Agreement Preamble Butterball Refinancing 2.1(d) Buy/Sell Notice Recitals Closing Date Indebtedness Statement 3.1(a) Closing Date Purchase Price Statement 3.1(b) Company Recitals Company Legal Proceeding 4.12 Confidentiality Agreement 8.9 14 DOJ 8.6(a) Estimated Net Working Capital 3.2(a) Estimated Working Capital Schedule 3.2(a) FTC 8.6(a) Goldsboro Preamble Goldsboro Losses 12.3 Goldsboro Opinion 9.2(c) Goldsboro Parties Preamble Goldsboro Party Preamble Grower Contract Assignments 9.2(j) Indemnifiable Losses 12.2 Indemnifying Party 12.4(a) Indemnity Basket 12.6 Indemnity Cap 12.6 Initial M-B G-I Purchase Price 2.1(b) Initial M-G G-I Purchase Price 2.1(e) Insurance Contracts 4.19 Interim Income Definition of "Supplemental Earnings" M-G Purchase 2.1(e) Management Services Agreement 9.2(h) Maxwell Preamble Maxwell Butterball Interest 8.5 Maxwell Closing Payment 2.1(f) Maxwell Group Preamble Maxwell Group Member Note Purchase Price 2.1(e) Maxwell Growing Interest Assets Transfers 8.11 Maxwell Redemption 2.1(f) Maxwell Transition Services Agreement 9.2(i) MGI Contracts 5.7 MGI Employment Agreements 5.8 MGI Insurance Contracts 5.11 MGI Legal Proceeding 5.5 Murphy-Brown Recitals Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Recitals Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution 2.1(c) Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Purchase 2.1(b) Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price 2.1(b) Murphy-Brown Membership Interest Recitals Murphy-Brown Membership Interest Purchase Price 2.1(b) New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Amount 2.1(d) New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds 2.1(d) Newco Preamble Newco Loan 2.1(a) Newco Loan Amount 2.1(a) Newco Membership Interest 2.2(a) Operating Agreement Recitals 15 Parties Preamble Party Preamble Payoff Letters 9.2(e) Purchaser Preamble Purchaser Opinion 9.3(c) Seaboard Contribution 2.2(a) Seaboard Purchase 2.2(a) Smithfield 8.5 Section 1.3 Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires, (a) references to the plural include the singular, and references to the singular include the plural, (b) references to one gender include the other gender, (c) the words "include," "includes" and "including" do not limit the preceding terms or words and shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation", (d) the terms "hereof", "herein", "hereunder", "hereto" and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (e) the terms "day" and "days" mean and refer to calendar day(s), (f) the terms "year" and "years" mean and refer to calendar year(s) and (g) unless set forth specifically otherwise, the settlement of all payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars. Unless otherwise set forth herein, references in this Agreement to (i) any document, instrument or agreement (including this Agreement) (A) includes and incorporates all Exhibits, Schedules and other attachments thereto, (B) includes all documents, instruments or agreements issued or executed in replacement thereof and (C) means such document, instrument or agreement, or replacement or predecessor thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and in effect at any given time, and (ii) a particular Law means such Law as amended, modified, supplemented or succeeded, from time to time and in effect at any given time on or prior to the Closing Date. All Article and Section references herein are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. This Agreement shall not be construed as if prepared by one of the Parties, but rather according to its fair meaning as a whole, as if all Parties had prepared it. Section 1.4 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE Section 2.1 Maxwell Closing. At the Maxwell Closing, the Parties, as applicable, will cause the following transactions to be consummated: (a) As evidenced by the Newco Promissory Note, the Purchaser will loan (the "Newco Loan") to Newco an amount (the "Newco Loan Amount") equal to the Total Murphy-Brown Purchase Price. (b) Immediately following the funding of the Newco Loan, Newco shall purchase (i) the Murphy-Brown Membership Interest, free and clear of all Liens other than liens permitted under the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, from Murphy-Brown pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, the Buy/Sell Notice and the Murphy- 16 Brown Purchase Agreement for One Hundred Twenty Million Dollars ($120,000,000) (the "Murphy-Brown Membership Interest Purchase Price"), (ii) the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest, free and clear of all Liens other than liens permitted under the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, from Murphy-Brown pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, the Buy/Sell Notice and the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement for the purchase price (the "Initial M-B G-I Purchase Price") set forth in the Buy/Sell Notice, which Initial M-B G-I Purchase Price is subject to adjustment in accordance with the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, and (iii) the MB Member Note, free and clear of all Liens, from Murphy-Brown for the purchase price (the "Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price") set forth in the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement (the transactions described in this clause (b), collectively the "Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Purchase"). (c) Immediately following the consummation of the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Purchase, pursuant to the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution Agreement, Newco shall contribute to the Company (i) the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest and (ii) $14,000,000 of the outstanding principal and secured interest under the Murphy-Brown Member Note. The transactions described in this clause (c) are collectively referred to herein as the "Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution". (d) Immediately following the consummation of the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution, the Goldsboro Parties and the Purchaser shall (i) cause the Company to consummate the loan transaction contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters pursuant to which the Company will receive loan proceeds (the "New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds") of approximately $301,400,000 (or such greater or lesser amount as shall be needed for the Company to satisfy its obligations in connection with the Closing) (the "New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Amount"), of which approximately $200,000,000 will consist of a senior credit facility and approximately $100,000,000 will consist of subordinated debt, and (ii) cause the Company to use the New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds to pay off the Butterball Closing Date Indebtedness and, to the extent not paid prior to the Closing, the Financing Fees and the Transaction Expenses (the transactions described in this clause (d), collectively the "Butterball Refinancing"). In this regard, it is understood that (x) the Maxwell Group will be reimbursed for any Commitment Fees paid by the Maxwell Group (rather than by the Company or its Subsidiaries) prior to the Closing and (y) the Purchaser will be reimbursed for any Commitment Fees paid by the Purchaser (rather than by the Company or its Subsidiaries) prior to the Closing. (e) Immediately following the consummation of the Butterball Refinancing, the Goldsboro Parties shall cause the Company to purchase (i) the Maxwell Growing Interest, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, from the Maxwell Group and certain MGI Subsidiaries and their Affiliates pursuant to the M-G Purchase Agreement for the purchase price set forth in the M-G Purchase Agreement (the "Initial M-G G-I Purchase Price"), which Initial M-G G-I Purchase Price is subject to adjustment in accordance with the M-G Purchase Agreement and (ii) the Maxwell Group Member Note, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, from Maxwell for the purchase price (the "Maxwell Group Member Note Purchase Price") set forth in the M-G 17 Purchase Agreement (the transactions described in this clause (e), collectively the "M-G Purchase"). (f) Immediately following the consummation of the M-G Purchase, pursuant to the Maxwell Redemption Agreement, the Goldsboro Parties will cause the Company to purchase from Maxwell, and Maxwell to sell to the Company, a Membership Interest in the Company held by Maxwell representing a 1.1% interest in the profits of the Company and an interest in the capital of the Company equal to the Maxwell Purchase Price, free and clear of all Liens, and in consideration therefor, the Goldsboro Parties will cause the Company to pay at Closing a cash amount (the "Maxwell Closing Payment") equal to the Maxwell Purchase Price (the transactions described in this clause (f), collectively the "Maxwell Redemption"). Immediately following the Maxwell Closing, Maxwell will own a Membership Interest in the Company representing more than 50% of the total interest in the capital and profits of the Company. Section 2.2 Seaboard Closing. Following the consummation of the Maxwell Closing, the Parties, as applicable, will cause the following transactions to be consummated at the Seaboard Closing: (a) (i) Pursuant to the Seaboard Purchase Agreement, Newco will (A) sell, transfer, and deliver to the Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens, the 49.0% Membership Interest in the Company held by Newco (the "Newco Membership Interest"), which will represent less than 50% of the total interest in the capital and profits of the Company, and (B) pay to the Purchaser in cash the amount, if any, by which the Newco Loan Amount (plus accrued interest, if any, thereon) exceeds the Seaboard Purchase Price, and in consideration therefor, the Purchaser shall discharge the Newco Promissory Note and shall return the Newco Promissory Note marked "paid in full" to Newco, and (ii) the Purchaser shall contribute in cash to the Company an amount, if any, by which $177,500,000 exceeds the Seaboard Purchase Price (the "Seaboard Contribution") (the transactions described in this clause (a), collectively the "Seaboard Purchase"). (b) Immediately following the Seaboard Contribution, each of Maxwell and the Purchaser will own 50% of the outstanding Membership Interests in the Company, representing 50% of the total interest in the capital and profits of the Company. Section 2.3 Further Assurances. Each Party shall on the Closing Date and from time to time thereafter, at any other Party's reasonable request and without further consideration, execute and deliver to such other Party such instruments of transfer, conveyance, and assignment as shall be reasonably requested to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ARTICLE III. CLOSING DATE STATEMENTS; ADJUSTMENTS Section 3.1 Closing Date Statements. (a) Not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Maxwell shall deliver to the Purchaser a statement (the "Closing Date Indebtedness Statement"), signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Maxwell, which sets forth, by lender, the 18 aggregate amount of the Butterball Closing Date Indebtedness. Attached to the Closing Date Indebtedness Statement will be copies of the Payoff Letters, or forms thereof, to be delivered in accordance with Section 9.2(e) hereof. (b) Not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Maxwell shall deliver to the Purchaser a statement (the "Closing Date Purchase Price Statement"), signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Maxwell, which sets forth the Murphy-Brown Membership Interest Purchase Price, the Initial M-B G-I Purchase Price, the Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price, the Total Murphy-Brown Purchase Price, the Maxwell Purchase Price, the Murphy-Brown Member Note Purchase Price, the Maxwell Group Member Note Purchase Price, the Transaction Expenses, the Financing Fees, the Commitment Fees (including the Seaboard Commitment Fee), the Initial M-G G-I Purchase Price, the Maxwell Group Member Note Purchase Price, the Maxwell Closing Payment, the Seaboard Purchase Price and the Seaboard Contribution. Section 3.2 Adjustment of Maxwell Purchase Price. (a) Not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Maxwell shall deliver to the Purchaser a statement (the "Estimated Working Capital Schedule") containing Maxwell's estimate of Net Working Capital ("Estimated Net Working Capital"). (b) No later than 120 days following the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause the Company to prepare and deliver to Maxwell and the Purchaser the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule. (c) Maxwell shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule during which to notify the Purchaser of any dispute of any item contained in the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such dispute. The Purchaser shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule during which to notify Maxwell of any dispute of any item contained in the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for such dispute. (d) If Maxwell does not notify the Purchaser of any such dispute and the Purchaser does not notify Maxwell of any such dispute within such thirty (30) day period, then the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule shall be deemed to be the Final Working Capital Schedule. (e) If Maxwell notifies the Purchaser of any such dispute or the Purchaser notifies Maxwell of any such dispute within such thirty (30) day period, then Maxwell and the Purchaser shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as possible, and upon such resolution, the Final Working Capital Schedule shall be prepared in accordance with the agreement of Maxwell and the Purchaser. (f) If Maxwell and the Purchaser are unable to resolve any dispute regarding the Preliminary Working Capital Schedule within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as Maxwell and the Purchaser shall mutually agree in writing), following notice of such 19 dispute, such dispute shall be submitted to, and all issues having a bearing on such dispute shall be resolved by, (x) the Raleigh, North Carolina office of Deloitte Touche, or (y) in the event such accounting firm is unable or unwilling to take such assignment, a "Big Four" or other nationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Maxwell and the Purchaser (such identified accounting firm or, if applicable, the firm so selected, the "Arbitrator"). Maxwell and the Purchaser shall instruct the Arbitrator that, in resolving any such dispute and in determining Net Working Capital and the Working Capital Deficit or Working Capital Surplus, if any, the Arbitrator shall not assign to any item in dispute a value that is (A) greater than the greatest value for such item assigned by Maxwell, on the one hand, or the Purchaser, on the other hand, or (B) less than the smallest value for such item assigned by Maxwell, on the one hand, or the Purchaser, on the other hand. Such resolution shall be final and binding on the Parties. The Arbitrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete its work within thirty (30) days following its engagement. The fees, costs and expenses of the Arbitrator (i) shall be borne by the Company in the proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of all unsuccessfully disputed items by the Purchaser (as finally determined by the Arbitrator) bears to the aggregate dollar amount of all such items so submitted by both Purchaser and the Goldsboro Parties, and (ii) shall be borne by the Goldsboro Parties on a joint and several basis in the proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of all successfully disputed items by the Purchaser (as finally determined by the Arbitrator) bears to the aggregate dollar amount of all such items so submitted by both Purchaser and the Goldsboro Parties. If any disputes are submitted to the Arbitrator pursuant to this Section 3.2(f), the Final Working Capital Schedule shall be prepared in accordance with the decision of the Arbitrator and, to the extent applicable, the agreement of Maxwell and the Purchaser. (g) Within five (5) Business Days following the determination of the Final Working Capital Schedule in accordance with this Section 3.2: (i) To the extent that there is a Working Capital Deficit, the Goldsboro Parties shall be obligated on a joint and several basis to pay to the Company in cash an aggregate amount equal to the Working Capital Deficit by wire transfer of immediately available funds. (ii) To the extent there is a Working Capital Surplus on the Final Working Capital Schedule, the Purchaser and Maxwell shall cause the Company to pay to Maxwell in cash an aggregate amount equal to the Working Capital Surplus by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Maxwell. Upon such payment, the Company shall be fully released and discharged of any obligation with respect to the Working Capital Surplus. (iii) Any payment made pursuant to this Section 3.2(g) shall include an additional amount of simple interest equal to the amount of interest that such payment would have earned had it earned interest at the rate per annum of 4% from the Closing Date through the date of such payment. 20 Section 3.3 Goldsboro Parties Release. In consideration for the agreement and covenants of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement, each of the Goldsboro Parties and each of their respective Affiliates hereby, effective as of the Closing, knowingly, voluntarily and unconditionally releases, forever discharges, and covenants not to sue the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors and successors, and any of their respective current and former officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives from and for any and all claims, causes of action, demands, suits, debts, obligations, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) of every kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, actual or potential, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, that such Goldsboro Party has or may have, now or in the future, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from any act of commission or omission, errors, negligence, strict liability, breach of contract, tort, violations of law, matter or cause whatsoever from the beginning of time to the Closing Date; provided, however, that such release shall not cover any claims against the Company or its Subsidiaries (a) under the Maxwell Group Member Note, unless and until the Maxwell Group Member Note is purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1(e), (b) with respect to amounts otherwise payable to any Goldsboro Party or their Affiliates for goods sold or services rendered by the Goldsboro Parties or their Affiliates to the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course on or prior to the Closing Date (which amounts, to the extent not paid prior to the Closing Date, shall be accrued as liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date for purposes of determining the Net Working Capital); or (c) any obligation arising under or contemplated by this Agreement. ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE COMPANY The Goldsboro Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows as of the date hereof and the Closing Date: Section 4.1 Organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as applicable, set forth on Schedule 4.1 and each has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or registered as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, to transact business under the Laws of each jurisdiction where the character of its activities or the location of the properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification or registration. The Goldsboro Parties have heretofore made available to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of the organizational documents of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as currently in effect and the corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, record books with respect to actions taken by its shareholders, board of directors, members and managers, as applicable. Schedule 4.1 contains a correct and complete list of the jurisdictions in which the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is qualified or registered to do business as a foreign corporation or limited liability company, as applicable. Section 4.2 Authorization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver the Company Ancillary Documents and to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereunder. 21 As of the Closing, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will be duly authorized by all required action on the part of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Section 4.3 Capital Structure. (a) Schedule 4.3(a) accurately and completely sets forth the capital structure of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries including the number of membership interests or other equity interests which are authorized and which are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding membership interests or other equity interests of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (x) are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, (y) are held of record by the Persons and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 4.3(a), and (z) were not issued or acquired by the holders thereof in violation of any Law, agreement or the preemptive rights of any Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(a), no membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are reserved for issuance or are held as treasury shares, and (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments, conversion rights, rights of exchange, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements, obligations, convertible or exchangeable securities or other plans or commitments, contingent or otherwise, relating to the equity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) there are no outstanding contracts or other agreements of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the Goldsboro Parties or, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, any other Person to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or securities or obligations of any kind convertible into any membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) there are no dividends or distribution rights which have accrued or been declared but are unpaid on the membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iv) there are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation, phantom stock, equity plans or similar rights with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (v) there are no voting agreements or other membership agreements relating to the management or equity of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(a), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any membership interests, units or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Other than Maxwell and Murphy- Brown, no other Person is the record holder of any membership interests, units or other equity interests in the Company. Schedule 4.3(a) also lists all non-cash dividends or distributions made by the Company to its members since January 3, 2010. To the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, no prior offer, issue, redemption, call, purchase, sale, transfer, negotiation or other transaction of any nature or kind with respect to any membership interests or other equity interests (including options, warrants or debt convertible into shares, options or warrants) of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any entity that has been merged into the Company or any such Subsidiary has given rise to any claim or action by any Person that is enforceable against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the Goldsboro Parties or the Purchaser, and no fact or circumstance exists that could give rise to any such right, claim or action. All redemptions or transfers of membership interests or other equity interests of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries since January 3, 2010 are set forth on Schedule 4.3(a). 22 (b) Except for the Term Debt, the Revolver, the Maxwell Group Member Note, the MB Member Note, capital lease obligations, trade payables and other liabilities reflected in the Balance Sheet and except as set forth on Schedule 4.3(b), there is no outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 4.4 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever owned, nor does it currently own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equities, securities or interests in any other corporation or in any limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other entity. Section 4.5 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Company Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, do not or will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (a) any term or provision of the organizational documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) except as indicated on Schedule 4.14 and except for contracts with respect to the Revolver, the Term Debt, the Maxwell Group Member Note, the MB Member Note and any other Indebtedness to be paid in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Company Contract or any other contract, agreement, permit, franchise, license or other instrument applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, (c) any judgment, decree or order of any court or Governmental Entity or agency to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties are bound, or (d) any Law or arbitration award applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except for filings pursuant to the HSR Act, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Company Ancillary Documents, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Section 4.6 Real Property. (a) Schedule 4.6(a) sets forth a correct and complete description of the Owned Real Property. (b) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as listed on Schedule 4.6(a), has good and marketable title to the Owned Real Property, subject to Permitted Liens. (c) Schedule 4.6(c) sets forth a correct and complete description of the Leased Real Property. (d) The Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as listed on Schedule 4.6(c), has a valid leasehold interest in the Leased Real Property, and the leases granting such interests are in full force and effect. 23 (e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(e), no portion of the Company Real Property, or any building or improvement located thereon, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, violates in any material respect any Law, including those Laws relating to zoning, building, land use, environmental, health and safety, fire, air, sanitation and noise control, except to the extent that any such violation or noncompliance would not interfere with the Business as currently conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries. Except for the Permitted Liens or as set forth on Schedule 4.6(e), no Company Real Property is subject to any decree or order of any Governmental Entity (or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened or proposed order). (f) The improvements and fixtures on the Company Real Property are, in all material respects, considered as a whole, in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are presently being used. There is no condemnation or similar proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against any of the Company Real Property or any improvement thereon. The Company Real Property constitutes all of the real property utilized by the Company and its Subsidiaries in the operation of the Business. Section 4.7 Title to Assets; Related Matters. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7 the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all of their respective property and assets, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. (b) All equipment and other items of tangible personal property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are, in all material respects, considered as a whole, in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (ii) were acquired and are usable in the regular and Ordinary Course and (iii) conform, in all material respects, to all applicable Laws. No Person other than the Company or its Subsidiaries owns any equipment or other tangible personal property or assets situated on the premises of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for leased items that are subject to personal property leases. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.7, since January 3, 2010, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sold, transferred or disposed of any assets, other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course and other sales of assets which, in the aggregate, do not exceed $100,000 in sales price. Section 4.8 Inventory. The Company's and its Subsidiaries' inventory (both as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date as will be reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule), to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, (a) is sufficient for the operation of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' business in the Ordinary Course, (b) consists of items that are good and merchantable within normal trade tolerances, (c) is of a quality and quantity presently usable or saleable in the Ordinary Course (subject to applicable reserves), (d) is valued on the books and records of the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, at the lower of cost or market consistent with past practice, and (e) is subject to reserves determined in accordance with GAAP, specifically including reserves for obsolescence and excess inventory. To the Knowledge of the 24 Goldsboro Parties, no previously sold inventory is subject to returns in excess of those historically experienced by the Company or its Subsidiaries. Section 4.9 Financial Statements. The Financial Statements are attached as Schedule 4.9 hereto. Except as expressly noted on Schedule 4.9, the Audited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP from the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such books and records have been maintained on a basis consistent with GAAP. Each balance sheet included in the Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the date of such balance sheet, and each statement of income and cash flows included in the Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents, in all material respects, the results of operations and changes in cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP (except with respect to the Interim Financial Statements, which are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, and as otherwise as expressly noted therein or as disclosed on Schedule 4.9). Since the date of the Balance Sheet, there has been no change in any accounting (or tax accounting) policy, practice or procedure of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain accurate books and records reflecting each of their assets and liabilities and maintain proper and adequate internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of annual financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Section 4.10 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10 or any of the other Schedules, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that is not adequately reflected or provided for in the Balance Sheet, except liabilities that have been incurred since the date of the Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course. Section 4.11 Absence of Certain Changes. Since the date of the Balance Sheet and through the date of this Agreement, and except as set forth on Schedule 4.11, there has not been (i) any Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any damage, destruction, loss or casualty to property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with a value in excess of $1,000,000, whether or not covered by insurance, (iii) any action taken to declare any dividend, pay or set aside for payment any dividend or other distribution, or make any payment to any related parties (other than the payment of salaries in the Ordinary Course) or (iv) any action taken of the type described in Section 8.1 hereof, that, had such action occurred following the date hereof without the Purchaser's prior approval, would be in violation of Section 8.1 hereof. Section 4.12 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, there is no suit, action, claim, arbitration, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against, relating to or involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or their respective real or personal property before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator (a "Company Legal Proceeding"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that Schedule 4.12 need not list any matters which have only been threatened (as opposed to matters which are pending) unless such threatened matters are reasonably likely to result in Losses to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which exceed $50,000 with respect to any such matter individually or which exceed $100,000 in the aggregate with respect to all such matters. 25 Section 4.13 Compliance with Law. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is (and has been at all times during the past four (4) years) in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, except to the extent such instances of non- compliance would not require payment by, or result in Losses to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in excess of $50,000 with respect to any such instance individually or in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate with respect to all such instances. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that it is under investigation with respect to, and, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is otherwise now under investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable Law or other requirement of a Governmental Entity. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) subject to any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court or arbitration panel or (b) debarred or suspended from doing business with any Governmental Entity. Section 4.14 Company Contracts. Correct and complete copies of all Company Contracts have been made available to Purchaser. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, the Company Contracts are legal, valid, binding and enforceable, in all material respects, in accordance with their respective terms with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and each other party to such Company Contracts. There is no existing material default or material breach by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, under any Company Contract (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute a default or breach), and, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, there is no such default (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, could constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third party to any Company Contract. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is participating in any discussions or negotiations regarding modification of or amendment to any Company Contract or entry into any new material contract applicable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or the real or personal property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, no Company Contract requires the consent of or notice to the other party thereto to avoid any material breach, default or violation of such contract, agreement or other instrument in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 4.15 Tax Returns; Taxes. (a) Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 4.15(a): (i) all Tax Returns of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries due to have been filed through the date hereof in accordance with any applicable Law have been timely filed and are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all Taxes, deposits of Taxes or other payments relating to Taxes due and owing by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return), have been paid in full; (iii) there are not now any extensions of time in effect with respect to the dates on which any Tax Returns of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were or are due to be filed; (iv) all deficiencies asserted as a result of any examination of any Tax Returns of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid in full, accrued on the books of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or finally settled, and no issue has been raised in any such examination which, by application of the same or similar principles, reasonably could be expected to result in a proposed deficiency for any other period not so examined; (v) no claims have been asserted and no proposals or deficiencies for any Taxes of the Company 26 or any of its Subsidiaries are being asserted, proposed or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and no audit or investigation of any return or report of Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently underway, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened; (vi) no claim has ever been made by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction; (vii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, member, partner, stockholder or other third party; (viii) there are no outstanding waivers or agreements by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the extension of time for the assessment of any Taxes or deficiency thereof, nor are there any requests for rulings, outstanding subpoenas or requests for information, notice of proposed reassessment of any property owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other matter pending between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any taxing authority; (ix) there are no Liens for Taxes (other than Liens for Taxes which are not yet due and payable), nor are there any Liens for Taxes which are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened; (x) none of the Goldsboro Parties is a "foreign person" within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code; (xi) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will have any liability after the Closing; (xii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which the Company is the parent); (xiii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; (xiv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any payments, is obligated to make any payments, or is a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make any payments that will not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code; (xv) the Company is a partnership for federal income Tax purposes and has not made an election under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 to be taxed as a corporation; (xvi) no Subsidiary has made an election under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 relating to its classification for federal income tax purposes; and (xvii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times used proper accounting methods and periods in computing their Tax liability. (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15(b), the Goldsboro Parties have delivered to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of all federal, state, local and foreign income Tax Returns (together with any agent's reports and any accountants' work papers) relating to the operations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for taxable years ended on or after December 31, 2005. (c) The unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries did not, as of the date of the applicable Financial Statements, exceed the reserve for Tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the applicable balance sheet included in the Financial Statements (rather than any notes thereto). Since January 3, 2010, neither the 27 Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability for Taxes arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP, outside the Ordinary Course. (d) None of the Company's Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code. Section 4.16 Officers and Employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any Employment Agreement. The Goldsboro Parties have provided to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of each Employment Agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or by which any of them is otherwise bound. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, there is no existing default or breach of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, under any Employment Agreement (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute a default or breach), and there is no such default (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, could constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third party to any Employment Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Goldsboro Party has received a claim from any Governmental Entity to the effect that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has improperly classified any person (a) as an independent contractor or (b) as "exempt" or "non-exempt" under the FLSA. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, no Goldsboro Party has made any verbal commitments to any officer, employee, former employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to compensation, promotion, retention, termination, severance or similar matters in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise. The retention and severance agreements entered into by Maxwell with certain employees of the Company as described on Schedule 4.16 shall be assumed and paid by the Company in accordance with the terms of those agreements. Section 4.17 Company Benefit Plans. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, each Company Benefit Plan is identified in Schedule 4.17, and the Goldsboro Parties have provided a correct and complete copy of each such plan to the Purchaser together with the most recent report filed with respect to such plan with any Governmental Entity. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, no Company Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA, and no Company Benefit Plan is described in Section 413(c) of the Code or Section 3(40) of ERISA. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, the terms of each Company Benefit Plan as currently in effect that purports to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and any trust which is a part of any such Company Benefit Plan are subject to a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and each such plan has been operated and administered in accordance with all Laws (including ERISA and the Code). The terms of each other Company Benefit Plan satisfy the requirements of Laws (including ERISA and the Code), and each such plan has been operated and administered in accordance with all Laws (including ERISA and the Code) except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely satisfied all reporting and disclosure obligations under Laws (including ERISA and the Code) with respect to the Company Benefit Plans except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, 28 neither the Company nor an ERISA Affiliate has any liability (directly or indirectly, contingent or otherwise) under any Employee Benefit Plan other than a Company Benefit Plan. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, there have been no prohibited transactions (as described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any Company Benefit Plan which have not been corrected in full with respect to which any Tax or penalty is due or which are not otherwise exempt under Section 4975(d) of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, if the benefits under a Company Benefit Plan are funded through a trust, the fair market value of the assets of such trust equal or exceed the liabilities of such plan. If the benefits under a Company Benefit Plan are funded through insurance contracts, such contracts are in full force and effect and all premiums have been paid when due. If benefits under a Company Benefit Plan are funded from the general assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the liability for funding such benefits is shown on the books and records of the Company or the applicable Subsidiary of the Company in accordance with GAAP and any applicable standards of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have made full and timely payment of all amounts which are required to be paid as contributions to each Company Benefit Plan. No Company Benefit Plan provides for benefits described in Section 3(1) of ERISA following a termination of employment except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with the healthcare continuation coverage requirements of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement with any Person which provides for any payment to any employee by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which payment would fail to be deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code or which would exceed the deduction limits under Section 404 of the Code. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any contractual obligation to maintain any Company Benefit Plan for any period of time or to make contributions from its general assets at a fixed rate to such plan (other than premium payments for an insurance contract which are set on a year-to-year basis and matching contributions as provided in the Company's 401(k) plan), and the Company can terminate any Company Benefit Plan at any time, including a Company Benefit Plan which is described in Section 401(k) of the Code, without any early termination fee or penalty becoming due under the terms of any group annuity or other insurance contract. Section 4.18 Labor Relations. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18, (a) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement, contract or legally binding commitment to any trade union or employee organization or group in respect of or affecting employees; (b) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently engaged in any negotiation with any trade union or employee organization; (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, and there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened complaint regarding any alleged unfair labor practices as so defined; (d) there is no strike, labor dispute, work slow down or stoppage pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (e) there is no arbitration proceeding arising out of any grievance or under any collective bargaining agreement which is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (f) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced 29 any material work stoppage; (g) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any union organization effort; (h) there are no claims pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries related to the status of any individual as an independent contractor or employee; and (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with WARN. Section 4.19 Insurance Policies. Schedule 4.19 sets forth a list of all policies of insurance currently maintained, owned or held by the Company and its Subsidiaries (excluding any insurance contract which is part of a Company Benefit Plan identified on Schedule 4.17) (collectively, the "Insurance Contracts"), including the policy limits or amounts of coverage, deductibles or self-insured retentions, and annual premiums with respect thereto. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, such Insurance Contracts are valid and binding in accordance with their terms, are in full force and effect, and the Insurance Contracts will continue in effect after the Closing Date. Similar coverage to the coverage set forth in the Insurance Contracts has been maintained on a continuous basis for the last four (4) years. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that (a) it has breached or defaulted under any of such Insurance Contracts, or (b) that any event has occurred that would permit termination, modification, acceleration or repudiation of such Insurance Contracts. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.19 and except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (including a failure to pay an insurance premium when due) with respect to any Insurance Contract, nor has the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries failed to give any notice of any claim under such Insurance Contract in due and timely fashion nor has the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries ever been denied or turned down for insurance coverage. Section 4.20 Environmental, Health and Safety Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.20: (a) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all permits and approvals required under, and each is in compliance in all material respects with, all Environmental Laws, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in all Environmental Laws, or any notice or demand letter issued thereunder, (b) to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of actual or threatened liability under CERCLA or any similar foreign, state or local Law from any Governmental Entity or any third party and there is no fact or circumstance that could form the basis for the assertion of any claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law, including CERCLA or any similar local, state or foreign Law with respect to any on-site or off-site location; (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or agreed to enter into, any consent decree or order, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any judgment, decree or judicial or administrative order relating 30 to compliance with, or the cleanup of Hazardous Materials under, any applicable Environmental Law; (d) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been alleged to be in violation of, and has not been subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to, applicable Environmental Laws either now or any time during the past four (4) years; (e) to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, the Company and the Goldsboro Parties have made available to the Purchaser copies of all reports, notices and assessments relating to material environmental matters of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has paid any fine, penalty or assessment within the prior four (4) years with respect to environmental matters; and (f) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any claim, obligation, liability, loss, damage or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, contingent or otherwise, incurred or imposed or based upon any provision of any Environmental Law or arising out of any act or omission of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' employees, agents or representatives or arising out of the ownership, use, control or operation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any plant, facility, site, area or property (including any plant, facility, site, area or property currently or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) from which any Hazardous Materials were Released into the environment (the term "environment" meaning any surface or ground water, drinking water supply, soil, surface or subsurface strata or medium, or the ambient air); neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has imported, manufactured, stored, managed, used, operated, transported, treated or disposed of any Hazardous Material other than in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws. Section 4.21 Intellectual Property. (a) Schedule 4.21(a) contains a list of all Company Registered Intellectual Property, and specifying as to each scheduled item, as applicable, the assigned identifier or number, title or mark, filing date, registration or grant date and jurisdiction, and identifies that which is owned and that which is licensed by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. (b) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.21(b), no Company Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or product or service as currently used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which incorporates and relates to such Company Intellectual Property, is subject to any proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment, settlement agreement or stipulation (excluding licenses and business arrangements entered into by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary Course) (i) restricting in any manner the use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) that may affect the validity, use or enforceability of the Company Intellectual Property or any such product or service. 31 Each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is valid and subsisting. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21(b), all necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees currently due in connection with Company Registered Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been made for the purposes of maintaining and recording ownership of such Company Registered Intellectual Property in any jurisdiction material to the operations of the Company as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. (c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21(c), the Company owns and has good and exclusive title to, or has licenses for, each item of Company Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the Company's and its Subsidiaries' business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and clear of any Lien (excluding licenses and related restrictions); and the Company is the exclusive owner or exclusive licensee of all trademarks and service marks, brands, trade names and domain names of the Company Registered Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.21(c), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any rights or interest in the Company Intellectual Property to a third party. (d) The Company owns exclusively and has good title to all copyrighted works created by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for, or otherwise has the right to use the copyrighted works on or in connection with, the products currently offered by or proposed to be offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. (e) To the extent that the Company Intellectual Property has been developed or created by a third party for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has either (i) obtained a written agreement with such third party confirming the Company's ownership of such Company Intellectual Property, or (ii) has an irrevocable license sufficient for the operations of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted to all of such third party's Intellectual Property in such work, material or invention by operation of law or by valid agreement. (f) The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, including the Company's and any of its Subsidiaries' design, development, marketing and sale of the products or services of the Company and any such Subsidiary, has not since October 2, 2006, and does not, infringe or misappropriate in any manner the Intellectual Property of any third party or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of any jurisdiction. (g) The Goldsboro Parties have no Knowledge, and have not received written notice of or any other overt threat from any third party, that the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries as it is currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, or any act, product, service, brand or mark of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries currently offered or used by the Company, infringes or misappropriates the Intellectual Property of any third party or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of any jurisdiction. 32 (h) To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, no Person is currently infringing or misappropriating any Company Intellectual Property. (i) The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the Confidential Information and any trade secret or confidential information of third parties used by the Company or any Subsidiary, and, except under confidentiality obligations, there has not been to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties any unauthorized public disclosure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Confidential Information or any such trade secret or confidential information of third parties. Section 4.22 Software. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Company Proprietary Software or licenses or uses any Company Licensed Software that is material to the operation of the Company or its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. Section 4.23 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.23, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, no executive officer of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any Goldsboro Party, Murphy-Brown or any Affiliate of any of them, no Person with whom any such officer, manager or director has any direct or indirect relation by blood, marriage or adoption, no entity in which any such officer, manager or director or Person owns any beneficial interest (other than a publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than five percent of the stock of which is beneficially owned by all such officers, directors and Persons in the aggregate), no Affiliate of any of the foregoing and no current or former Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any Goldsboro Party or Murphy-Brown, has any interest in: (a) any contract, arrangement or understanding with, or relating to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (b) any loan, arrangement, understanding, agreement or contract for or relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any property (real, personal or mixed), tangible or intangible, used or currently intended to be used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 4.24 Undisclosed Payments. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, managers or directors, nor anyone acting on behalf of any of them, has made or received any payment not correctly categorized and fully disclosed in the Company's or Subsidiaries' books and records in connection with or in any way relating to or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 4.25 Customer and Supplier Relations. The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain good relations with each of its Customers and Suppliers and, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, no event has occurred that could materially and adversely affect the Company's or its Subsidiaries' relations with any Customer or Supplier. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25, no Customer or Supplier has during the last twelve (12) months cancelled, terminated or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, made any threat to cancel or otherwise terminate any of its contracts with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to decrease its usage or supply of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' services or products, where such 33 cancellation, termination, decrease would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25, no Goldsboro Party has any Knowledge to the effect that any current Customer or Supplier may terminate or materially alter its business relations with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, either as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise and where such termination or alteration would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business Section 4.26 Notes; Accounts Receivable. (a) Notes. All notes receivable and notes payable of the Company and its Subsidiaries owing by or to any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by or to any Goldsboro Party or Murphy-Brown (the "Affiliate Loans") have been paid in full, settled by way of capital contribution in kind, cancelled or otherwise discharged prior to the date hereof or shall have been paid in full, settled by way of capital contribution in kind, cancelled or otherwise discharged prior to the Closing Date. Schedule 4.26(a) sets forth a correct and complete list of all Affiliate Loans and the outstanding balance and applicable interest payments under each Affiliate Loan as of the date hereof. (b) Accounts Receivable. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.26(b), all receivables reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule (net of any reserves shown thereon) (i) will be valid, existing and collectible in a manner consistent with the Company's past practice without resort to legal proceedings or collection agencies, (ii) represent monies due for goods sold and delivered or services rendered in the Ordinary Course and (iii) will not be subject to any refund or adjustment or any defense, right of set-off, assignment, restriction, security interest or other Lien. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has factored any of its receivables. (c) Accounts Payable. The accounts payable of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected on the Balance Sheet (and that will be reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule) arose or will arise from bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course. Section 4.27 Licenses. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess all Licenses that are necessary to enable them to carry on their operations as presently conducted. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, all such Licenses are valid, binding and in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and performance hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not adversely affect any such License, or require consent from, or notice to, any Governmental Entity. No loss or expiration of any License is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened (other than expiration upon the end of any term). Section 4.28 Ethical Practices. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries nor any representative thereof has offered or given anything of value to: (i) any official of a Governmental Entity, any political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office; (ii) any customer or member of any Governmental Entity; or (iii) any other Person, in any such case while knowing or having reason to know that all or a portion 34 of such money or thing of value may be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to any customer or member of any Governmental Entity or any candidate for political office for the purpose of the following: (x) influencing any action or decision of such Person, in such Person's official capacity, including a decision to fail to perform such Person's official function; (y) inducing such Person to use such Person's influence with any Governmental Entity to affect or influence any act or decision of such Governmental Entity to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for, with, or directing business to, any Person; or (z) where such payment would constitute a bribe, kickback or illegal or improper payment to assist the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business for, with, or directing business to, any Person. Section 4.29 Product and Service Warranties and Guaranties. (a) There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened claim alleging any breach of any Warranty. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has exposure to, or liability under, any Warranty (a) beyond that which is typically assumed in the ordinary course of business by Persons engaged in businesses comparable in size and scope of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (b) that would have a Material Adverse Effect. Attached to Schedule 4.29 is the standard form of Warranty provided by the Company and its Subsidiaries. (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.29, adequate reserves for any expense to be incurred by any Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any Warranty granted prior to the Closing will be reflected on the Final Working Capital Schedule. Section 4.30 Brokers, Finders and Investment Bankers. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.30, neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any Goldsboro Party, nor any officer, member, manager, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor any Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has employed any broker, finder or investment banker or incurred any liability for any investment banking fees, financial advisory fees, brokerage fees or finders' fees in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Goldsboro Parties are solely responsible for the fees and expenses of the brokers set forth on Schedule 4.30. Section 4.31 Guarantees. Except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 4.31, neither any Goldsboro Party nor, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, Murphy-Brown nor any of their respective Affiliates has guaranteed any obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any guarantee, letter of credit, bid bond or performance bond. Section 4.32 Financial Capability. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, the Seaboard Commitment Letters are in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified. None of the Goldsboro Parties has any reasonable expectation that any of the conditions set forth in the Seaboard Commitment Letters will not be satisfied. None of the Goldsboro Parties knows of any circumstances or conditions that could be reasonably expected to prevent the availability at the Closing of the Seaboard Commitment Letters. 35 Section 4.33 Disclosure. No representation, warranty or covenant made by any Goldsboro Party in this Agreement, the Schedules or the Exhibits or any Goldsboro Ancillary Document contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated herein or therein or is necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it is not relying and has not relied whatsoever on any other representations and warranties or any other information or materials, including, but not limited to, those materials containing projections of the financial performance of the Company, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement, except for the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement. ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE MAXWELL GROWING INTEREST The Goldsboro Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date: Section 5.1 Real Property. (a) Schedule 5.1(a) sets forth a correct and complete description of the MGI Real Property. Purchaser acknowledges that final legal descriptions of the MGI Real Property do not exist as of this date, but will be prepared by the Goldsboro Parties prior to Closing. (b) Maxwell or Goldsboro or one of the MGI Subsidiaries or an Affiliate of Maxwell or Goldsboro, as listed on Schedule 5.1(a), has good and marketable title to the MGI Real Property, subject to Permitted Liens. (c) All of the MGI Real Property is owned (and will be conveyed) in fee simple and none is leased. (d) No portion of the MGI Real Property, or any building or improvement located thereon, violates in any material respect any Law, including those Laws relating to zoning, building, land use, environmental, health and safety, fire, air, sanitation and noise control, except to the extent that any such violation or noncompliance would not interfere with the MGI Business as currently conducted. Except for the Permitted Liens or as set forth on Schedule 5.1(d), no MGI Real Property is subject to any decree or order of any Governmental Entity (or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened or proposed order). (e) The improvements and fixtures on the MGI Real Property are, in all material respects, considered as a whole with respect to each separate parcel of MGI Real Property, in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are adequate and suitable for the purposes for which they are presently being used. There is no condemnation or similar proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against any of the MGI Real Property or any improvement thereon. The MGI Real Property constitutes all of the real 36 property utilized by Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries in the operation of the MGI Business. Section 5.2 Title to Assets; Related Matters. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all of their respective property and assets used in the MGI Business, free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens. (b) All equipment and other items of tangible personal property and assets of Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries used in the MGI Business (i) are, in all material respects, considered as a whole, in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (ii) were acquired and are usable in the regular and Ordinary Course and (iii) conform, in all material respects, to all applicable Laws. No Person other than Maxwell, Goldsboro or one of the MGI Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates owns any equipment or other tangible personal property or assets situated on the MGI Real Property, except for leased items that are subject to personal property leases. Except for Excluded Maxwell Growing Interest Assets and except as set forth on Schedule 5.2, since January 1, 2010, neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries has sold, transferred or disposed of any assets, other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course and other sales of assets which, in the aggregate, do not exceed $100,000 in sales price. Section 5.3 Inventory. Maxwell's and the MGI Subsidiaries' inventory related to the MGI Business (both as of the date hereof and on the Closing Date (as will be reflected on the "Final Working Capital Schedule" pursuant to the M-G Purchase Agreement)) (a) is sufficient for the operation of the MGI Business in the Ordinary Course, (b) consists of items that are good and merchantable within normal trade tolerances, (c) is of a quality and quantity presently usable or saleable in the Ordinary Course (subject to applicable reserves), (d) is valued on the books and records of Maxwell or the MGI Subsidiaries at the lower of cost or market with the cost determined under the first-in- first-out inventory valuation method consistent with past practice, and (e) is subject to reserves determined in accordance with GAAP, specifically including reserves for obsolescence and excess inventory. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, no previously sold inventory of the MGI Business is subject to returns in excess of those historically experienced by Maxwell or the MGI Subsidiaries. Section 5.4 No Other Assumed Liabilities. The Company will not assume any liabilities or obligations related to the Maxwell Growing Interest in connection with the M-G Purchase, other than obligations under the MGI Contracts, the insurance policies set forth on Schedule 5.11, and the contracts listed on Schedule 5.4, and then only to the extent such obligations are not required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date, but rather will accrue and relate to operations subsequent to the Closing Date. Section 5.5 Legal Proceedings. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth on Schedule 5.5, there is no suit, action, claim, arbitration, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against, relating to or involving Maxwell, any MGI Subsidiary or their respective real or personal property used 37 in the MGI Business before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator (an "MGI Legal Proceeding"). Section 5.6 Compliance with Law. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business, Maxwell and each MGI Subsidiary is (and has been at all times during the four (4) years) in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws, except to the extent such instances of non-compliance would not require payment by, or result in Losses to, Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary or the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in excess of $50,000 with respect to any such instance individually or in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate with respect to all such instances. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth on Schedule 5.6, (a) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has been charged with, nor received any written notice that it is under investigation with respect to, and, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is otherwise now under investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable Law or other requirement of a Governmental Entity, (b) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by, any order, judgment, decree, injunction, rule or award of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator and (c) Maxwell and each MGI Subsidiary has filed all reports and has all Licenses required to be filed with any Governmental Entity on or prior to the date hereof. Sleepy Creek has revised its standard grower contract form to comply with all applicable federal Laws (and, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, such revised contract does now so comply), and Sleepy Creek has now entered into new contracts with each of its active growers based upon such revised standard contract form. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth on Schedule 5.6, neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary sells, or has ever sold, any product or provided any services to any Governmental Entity, and neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is currently under any contract or agreement with any Governmental Entity. Neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is (x) subject to any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court or arbitration panel with respect to the MGI Business or (y) debarred or suspended from doing business with any Governmental Entity. Section 5.7 Maxwell Growing Interest Contracts. Schedule 5.7 sets forth a correct and complete list of all grower contracts and other contracts related to the MGI Business to which Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary is a party, by which Maxwell, any MGI Subsidiary or any property of any of them is subject or by which Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary is otherwise bound, whether oral or written, which will be assigned to the Company as part of the M-G Purchase (the "MGI Contracts") (other than the Employment Agreements set forth on Schedule 5.8, the MGI Benefit Plans set forth on Schedule 5.9 and the insurance policies set forth on Schedule 5.11). Copies of all MGI Contracts have been made available to the Purchaser. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, the MGI Contracts are legal, valid, binding and enforceable, in all material respects, in accordance with their respective terms with respect to Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, as applicable, and each other party to such MGI Contracts. There is no existing default or breach of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, as applicable, under any MGI Contract (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute a default or breach) and, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, there is no such default (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, could constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third party to any MGI Contract (although approximately 10% of growers are on process improvement plans). 38 Section 5.8 Officers and Employees. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth on Schedule 5.8, neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any Employment Agreement (the Employment Agreements set forth on Schedule 5.8 being referred to herein as the "MGI Employment Agreements"). The Goldsboro Parties have provided to the Purchaser correct and complete copies of each MGI Employment Agreement. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, there is no existing default or breach of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, as applicable, under any MGI Employment Agreement (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute a default or breach), and there is no such default (or event or condition that, with notice or lapse of time or both, could constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third party to any MGI Employment Agreement. Neither any Goldsboro Party nor any MGI Subsidiary has received a claim from any Governmental Entity to the effect that MGI or any MGI Subsidiary has improperly classified any person (a) as an independent contractor or (b) as "exempt" or "non-exempt" under the FLSA. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth on Schedule 5.8, neither any Goldsboro Party nor any MGI Subsidiary has made any verbal commitments to any officer, employee, former employee, consultant or independent contractor of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary with respect to compensation, promotion, retention, termination, severance or similar matters in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or otherwise. Section 5.9 MGI Benefit Plans. Each MGI Benefit Plan is identified in Schedule 5.9, and the Goldsboro Parties have provided a correct and complete copy of each such plan to the Purchaser together with the most recent report filed with respect to such plan with any Governmental Entity. No MGI Benefit Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA, and no MGI Benefit Plan is described in Section 413(c) of the Code or Section 3(40) of ERISA. The terms of each MGI Benefit Plan as currently in effect that purports to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and any trust which is a part of any such MGI Benefit Plan are subject to a favorable determination letter or opinion letter from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and each such plan has been operated and administered in accordance with all Laws (including ERISA and the Code). The terms of each other MGI Benefit Plan satisfy the requirements of Laws (including ERISA and the Code), and each such plan has been operated and administered in accordance with all Laws (including ERISA and the Code). Maxwell and each of the MGI Subsidiaries have timely satisfied all reporting and disclosure obligations under Laws (including ERISA and the Code) with respect to the MGI Benefit Plans. Neither Maxwell nor an ERISA Affiliate has any liability (directly or indirectly, contingent or otherwise) under any Employee Benefit Plan other than a MGI Benefit Plan. There have been no prohibited transactions (as described in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any MGI Benefit Plan which have not been corrected in full with respect to which any Tax or penalty is due or which are not otherwise exempt under Section 4975(d) of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA. If the benefits under an MGI Benefit Plan are funded through a trust, the fair market value of the assets of such trust equal or exceed the liabilities of such plan. If the benefits under an MGI Benefit Plan are funded through insurance contracts, such contracts are in full force and effect and all premiums have been paid when due. If benefits under an MGI Benefit Plan are funded from the general assets of Maxwell or any of the MGI Subsidiaries, the liability for funding such benefits is shown on Schedule 5.9 (with such liability being shown in accordance with GAAP and any applicable standards of the Financial Accounting Standards Board). Maxwell and each of the MGI Subsidiaries have made full and timely payment of all amounts which are required to be paid as contributions to each MGI Benefit Plan. No MGI Benefit Plan provides for benefits 39 described in Section 3(1) of ERISA following a termination of employment except as required under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA, and Maxwell and each of the MGI Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with the healthcare continuation coverage requirements of Part 6 of Title I of ERISA. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9, there is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement with any Person which provides for any payment to any employee by Maxwell or any of the MGI Subsidiaries, which payment would fail to be deductible by reason of Section 280G of the Code or which would exceed the deduction limits under Section 404 of the Code. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9, neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries has any contractual obligation to maintain any MGI Benefit Plan for any period of time or to make contributions from its general assets at a fixed rate to such plan (other than premium payments for an insurance contract which are set on a year-to-year basis and matching contributions as provided in Maxwell's 401(k) plan), and Maxwell can terminate any MGI Benefit Plan at any time, including an MGI Benefit Plan which is described in Section 401(k) of the Code, without any early termination fee or penalty becoming due under the terms of any group annuity or other insurance contract. Section 5.10 Labor Relations. Except as and to the extent unrelated to the MGI Business or as set forth in Schedule 5.10, (a) neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement, contract or legally binding commitment to any trade union or employee organization or group in respect of or affecting employees; (b) neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries is currently engaged in any negotiation with any trade union or employee organization; (c) neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labor practice within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, and there is no pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened complaint regarding any alleged unfair labor practices as so defined; (d) there is no strike, labor dispute, work slow down or stoppage pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against Maxwell or any of the MGI Subsidiaries; (e) there is no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement which is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against Maxwell or any of the MGI Subsidiaries; (f) neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries has experienced any material work stoppage; (g) neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries is the subject of any union organization effort; (h) there are no claims pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against Maxwell or any of the MGI Subsidiaries related to the status of any individual as an independent contractor or employee; and (i) Maxwell and each of the MGI Subsidiaries have complied in all respects with WARN. Section 5.11 Insurance Policies. Schedule 5.11 sets forth a list of all policies of insurance currently maintained, owned or held by Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries related to the MGI Business (collectively, the "MGI Insurance Contracts"), including the policy limits or amounts of coverage, deductibles or self-insured retentions, and annual premiums with respect thereto. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, such MGI Insurance Contracts are valid and binding in accordance with their terms, are in full force and effect, and the MGI Insurance Contracts will continue in effect after the Closing Date. Similar coverage to the coverage set forth in the MGI Insurance Contracts has been maintained on a continuous basis for the last five (5) years. Neither Maxwell nor any of the MGI Subsidiaries has received written notice that (a) it has breached or defaulted under any of such MGI Insurance Contracts, or (b) that any event has occurred that would permit termination, modification, acceleration or repudiation of such 40 MGI Insurance Contracts. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11, neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is in default (including a failure to pay an insurance premium when due) in any material respect with respect to any MGI Insurance Contract, nor has Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary failed to give any notice of any material claim under such MGI Insurance Contract in due and timely fashion nor has Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary ever been denied or turned down for insurance coverage. Section 5.12 Environmental, Health and Safety Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12, with respect to the MGI Real Property and the MGI Business: (a) Maxwell and each MGI Subsidiary possess all permits and approvals required under, and each is in compliance in all material respects with, all Environmental Laws, and Maxwell and each MGI Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in all Environmental Laws or contained in any other Law, or any notice or demand letter issued thereunder; (b) to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has received notice of actual or threatened liability under CERCLA or any similar foreign, state or local Law from any Governmental Entity or any third party and there is no fact or circumstance that could form the basis for the assertion of any claim against Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary under any Environmental Law, including CERCLA or any similar local, state or foreign Law with respect to any on-site or off- site location; (c) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has entered into or agreed to enter into any consent decree or order, and neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is subject to any judgment, decree or judicial or administrative order relating to compliance with, or the cleanup of Hazardous Materials under, any applicable Environmental Law; (d) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has been alleged to be in violation of, and has not been subject to any administrative or judicial proceeding pursuant to, applicable Environmental Laws either now or any time during the past four (4) years; (e) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary is subject to any claim, obligation, liability, loss, damage or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, contingent or otherwise, incurred or imposed or based upon any provision of any Environmental Law or arising out of any act or omission of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, or Maxwell's or any MGI Subsidiaries' employees, agents or representatives or arising out of the ownership, use, control or operation by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary of any plant, facility, site, area or property (including any plant, facility, site, area or property currently or previously owned or leased by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary) from which any Hazardous Materials were Released into the environment (the term "environment" meaning any surface or ground water, drinking water supply, soil, surface or subsurface strata or medium, or the ambient air); 41 (f) the Goldsboro Parties have made available to the Purchaser copies of all reports, correspondence, memoranda, computer data and files relating to environmental matters in the MGI Real Property; and neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has paid any fine, penalty or assessment within the prior four (4) years with respect to environmental matters on the MGI Real Property; (g) no MGI Real Property, improvement or equipment of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary contains any polychlorinated biphenyls, underground storage tanks, open or closed pits, sumps or other containers in violation in any material respect of Environmental Laws; and (h) neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has imported, manufactured, stored, managed, used, operated, transported, treated or disposed of any Hazardous Material other than in material compliance with all Environmental Laws. Section 5.13 Intellectual Property. Maxwell or an MGI Subsidiary has transferred all right, title and interest of Maxwell or such MGI Subsidiary in any Company Intellectual Property to the Company or will transfer all right, title and interest of Maxwell or such MGI Subsidiary in any Company Intellectual Property to the Company in connection with the M-G Purchase Agreement. Section 5.14 Software. (a) Schedule 5.14 sets forth a correct and complete list of: (i) the MGI Proprietary Software, (ii) the MGI Licensed Software, and (iii) all technical and restricted materials relating to the acquisition, design, development, use or maintenance of computer code program documentation and materials used by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary and related to the MGI Software. (b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14, Maxwell has all right, title and interest in and to the MGI Proprietary Software, free and clear of all Liens. Maxwell has developed the MGI Proprietary Software through its own efforts, as described in Section 5.14(d), and for use in the conduct of the MGI Business. The use of the MGI Software does not breach any term of any license or other contract between Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any third party, on the other hand. Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all license agreements in favor of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary relating to the MGI Licensed Software. (c) The MGI Proprietary Software has not, does not and shall not infringe any patent, copyright or trade secret or any other Intellectual Property right of any third party. The source code for the MGI Proprietary Software is and has been maintained in confidence. (d) The MGI Proprietary Software was: (i) developed by Maxwell's employees working within the scope of their employment at the time of such development; or (ii) developed by agents, consultants, contractors or other Persons who have executed appropriate instruments of assignment in favor of Maxwell as assignee that 42 have conveyed to Maxwell ownership of all of its Intellectual Property rights in the MGI Proprietary Software; or (iii) acquired by Maxwell in connection with acquisitions in which Maxwell obtained appropriate representations, warranties and indemnities from the transferring party relating to the title to Intellectual Property rights in the MGI Proprietary Software. Neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has received notice from any third party claiming any right, title or interest in the MGI Proprietary Software. (e) Neither Maxwell nor any MGI Subsidiary has granted rights in the MGI Software to any third party. Section 5.15 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15, to the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, no officer, manager or director of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary, no Person with whom any such officer, manager or director has any direct or indirect relation by blood, marriage or adoption, no entity in which any such officer, manager or director or Person owns any beneficial interest (other than a publicly held corporation whose stock is traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market and less than five percent of the stock of which is beneficially owned by all such officers, directors and Persons in the aggregate), no Affiliate of any of the foregoing and no current or former Affiliate of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary has any interest in: (a) any contract, arrangement or understanding with, or relating to, Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary or the properties or assets of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary in connection with the MGI Business; (b) any loan, arrangement, understanding, agreement or contract for or relating to Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary or the properties or assets of Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary in connection with the MGI Business; or (c) any property (real, personal or mixed), tangible or intangible, used or currently intended to be used by Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary in connection with the MGI Business. Section 5.16 Undisclosed Payments. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, neither Maxwell, any MGI Subsidiary nor any of their respective officers, managers or directors, nor anyone acting on behalf of any of them, has made or received any payment not correctly categorized and fully disclosed in Maxwell's or the MGI Subsidiaries' books and records in connection with or in any way relating to or affecting the MGI Business. Section 5.17 Supplier Relations. Schedule 5.17 contains a correct and complete list of the names of the suppliers to the MGI Business to which Maxwell or any MGI Subsidiary paid an amount in excess of $10,000,000 during the twelve (12) month period ended June 30, 2010. Section 5.18 Licenses. Schedule 5.18 is a correct and complete list of all Licenses held by Maxwell and each MGI Subsidiary related to the MGI Business. Maxwell and the MGI Subsidiaries own or possess all Licenses that are necessary to enable them to carry on the MGI Business as presently conducted. To the Knowledge of the Goldsboro Parties, all such Licenses are valid, binding and in full force and effect. The execution, delivery and performance hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not adversely affect any such License, or require consent from, or notice to, any Governmental Entity. Maxwell has taken all necessary action to maintain each such License. No loss or expiration of any such License is pending or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened (other than expiration upon the end of any term). 43 ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE GOLDSBORO PARTIES The Goldsboro Parties hereby, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as follows as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date: Section 6.1 Authorization. Each Goldsboro Party has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Goldsboro Ancillary Document and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents by the Goldsboro Parties and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all required action on the part of the Goldsboro Parties. This Agreement has been, and the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents shall be as of the Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by the Goldsboro Parties, and do or shall, as the case may be, constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Goldsboro Parties enforceable against the Goldsboro Parties in accordance with their respective terms. Section 6.2 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof do not or shall not, as the case may be, with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel (a) except as set forth on Schedule 6.2, any contract, agreement, permit, franchise, license or other instrument applicable to such Goldsboro Party, (b) any judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Entity to which such Goldsboro Party is a party or by which such Goldsboro Party or any of its properties are bound, or (c) any Law or arbitration award applicable to such Goldsboro Party. Section 6.3 Ownership of Equity. (a) Maxwell has good and valid title to and beneficial ownership of the number of Membership Interests set forth next to Maxwell's name on Schedule 4.3, and such Membership Interests are (i) validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, and (ii) free and clear of all Liens. Other than the Membership Interests listed on Schedule 4.3, Maxwell owns no Membership Interests, units or other equity security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any option, warrant, right, call, commitment or right of any kind to have any such equity security issued. (b) As of the Closing, (i) pursuant to the Murphy- Brown Butterball Interest Contribution Agreement, Newco will convey good title to the Murphy-Brown Growing Interest and the Murphy-Brown Member Note, free and clear of all Liens other than liens permitted under the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, to the Company, and (ii) pursuant to the Seaboard Purchase Agreement, Newco will convey good title to the Newco Membership Interest, free and clear of all Liens, to the Purchaser. 44 (c) Immediately upon consummation of the Seaboard Closing, Maxwell and the Purchaser will each own a 50% Membership Interest in the Company, free and clear of all Liens. (d) Maxwell is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maxwell Indiana. The equity interests of Maxwell Indiana are owned by individuals who are members of the Maxwell Family (or trusts for the benefit of such individuals or related persons), and Maxwell Indiana is not a subsidiary of any other entity. Section 6.4 Legal Proceedings. There are no suits, actions, claims, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Knowledge of such Goldsboro Party, threatened against, relating to or involving such Goldsboro Party which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such Goldsboro Party's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents. ARTICLE VII. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Goldsboro Parties as follows: Section 7.1 Organization. The Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. Section 7.2 Authorization. The Purchaser has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents by the Purchaser, the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein and therein have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been and, as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser Ancillary Documents shall be, duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and do or shall, as the case may be, constitute the valid and binding agreements of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy insolvency and other similar Laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles and the discretion of course in granting equitable remedies. Section 7.3 Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of, and compliance with, the terms and conditions hereof and thereof do not or shall not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation under, (a) any term or provision of the organizational documents of the Purchaser, (b) any contract to which the Purchaser is a party, (c) any judgment, decree or order of any 45 Governmental Entity to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser or any of its properties is bound or (d) any Law applicable to the Purchaser unless, in each case, such violation, conflict, breach, default, loss of benefit or accelerated obligation would not, either individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse impact on the ability of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, or by the Purchaser Ancillary Documents, except for compliance with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act. Section 7.4 Financial Capability. To the knowledge of the Purchaser, the Seaboard Commitment Letters are in full force and effect and have not been amended or modified. The Purchaser does not have any reasonable expectation that any of the conditions set forth in the Seaboard Commitment Letters will not be satisfied. The Purchaser does not know of any circumstances or conditions (other than the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms) that could be reasonably expected to prevent the availability at the Closing of the New Butterball Credit Facility Loan Proceeds. ARTICLE VIII. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS Section 8.1 Conduct of Business by the Company. For the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Goldsboro Parties will not vote, approve, agree to or otherwise authorize any action which requires the unanimous approval, agreement or authorization of Maxwell and Murphy-Brown pursuant to the Operating Agreement without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In connection with the continued operation of the Company and each Subsidiary during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Goldsboro Parties shall confer, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to confer, in good faith on a regular and frequent basis with the Purchaser regarding operational matters and the general status of on-going operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Each Goldsboro Party hereby acknowledges that, except as otherwise consented to in writing by the Purchaser, the Purchaser does not and shall not waive any right it may have hereunder as a result of such consultations. The Goldsboro Parties shall not, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company and each Subsidiary not to, take any action that would, or that could reasonably be expected to, result in any representation or warranty of any Goldsboro Party set forth herein to become untrue. Section 8.2 Inspection and Access to Information. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Goldsboro Parties will, and will use reasonable efforts to cause the Company, each Subsidiary and their respective officers, directors, managers, employees, auditors and agents to, provide the Purchaser and its accountants, investment bankers, counsel, environmental consultants and other authorized representatives full access, during reasonable hours and under reasonable circumstances, to any and all of their respective premises, employees (including executive officers), properties, contracts, commitments, books, records and other information (including, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, Tax Returns filed and those in preparation) and shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Company's officers to furnish to the Purchaser and its authorized representatives, promptly upon request therefor, any and all financial, technical and operating data and other 46 information pertaining to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and otherwise fully cooperate with the conduct of due diligence by the Purchaser and its representatives. Section 8.3 Notices of Certain Events. The Goldsboro Parties shall promptly notify the Purchaser of: (a) any change or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or otherwise result in any representation or warranty of any Goldsboro Party hereunder being inaccurate in any material respect; (b) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (c) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; (d) any action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding commenced or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that, if pending on the date hereof, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 4.12 or that relates to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (e) (i) the damage or destruction by fire or other casualty of any asset or part thereof of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any such asset or part thereof becoming the subject of any proceeding (or, to the Knowledge of any Goldsboro Party, any threatened proceeding) for the taking thereof or of any right relating thereto by condemnation, eminent domain or other similar governmental action. Each Goldsboro Party hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser does not and shall not waive any right it may have hereunder as a result of such notifications. Section 8.4 Interim Financials. As promptly as practicable following each regular accounting period on or after August 1, 2010 and prior to the Closing Date, the Goldsboro Parties shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Company to deliver to the Purchaser periodic financial reports in the form that it customarily prepares for its internal purposes concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries and, if available, unaudited statements of the financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each accounting period and statements of income and changes in financial position of such entity for the period then ended. Section 8.5 No Solicitation of Transactions. During the period commencing on the date hereof and ending on the Closing Date, the Goldsboro Parties and their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders and advisors will not initiate, solicit, negotiate, respond to, or pursue with any third party (including, without limitation, Smithfield Foods, Inc. ("Smithfield") and its Affiliates) any inquiry, proposal or offer relating to the acquisition and/or financing of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the Business, or any portion thereof, or of the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest, the Maxwell Growing Interest, or the Maxwell Membership Interest (the 47 Maxwell Membership Interest together with the Maxwell Growing Interest, the "Maxwell Butterball Interest") whether by purchase of assets or stock, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization or other transaction (an "Alternative Offer"), and shall not provide any information regarding the Company, its Subsidiaries, the Maxwell Butterball Interest or the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest, to any third party, where the Goldsboro Parties or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders and advisors have reason to believe such information may be used in connection with an Alternative Offer. In addition, the Goldsboro Parties will, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, cease any discussions with any third parties other than the Purchaser relating to an Alternative Offer. The Goldsboro Parties will promptly advise the Purchaser in writing of the terms of any Alternative Offer and the name of the offeror. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that the Goldsboro Parties shall be permitted to continue discussions and negotiations with Smithfield and its Affiliates with respect to the purchase of the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest pursuant to the Buy/Sell Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Section 8.5 shall be deemed to have terminated in the event that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the provisions of Article XI. Section 8.6 Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances; Cooperation. Subject to the other provisions hereof, each Party shall each use its commercially reasonable, good faith efforts to perform its obligations hereunder and to take, or cause to be taken, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to obtain all consents required as described on Schedule 4.14 and all regulatory approvals and to satisfy all conditions to its obligations hereunder and to cause the transactions contemplated herein to be effected as soon as practicable, but in any event on or prior to the Expiration Date, in accordance with the terms hereof and shall cooperate fully with each other Party and its officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, counsel, accountants and other designees in connection with any step required to be taken as a part of its obligations hereunder, including the following: (a) On August 31, 2010, each of the Goldsboro Parties and the Purchaser filed with the United States Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the United States Department of Justice (the "DOJ") the notification and report form and any supplemental information requested in connection therewith pursuant to the HSR Act required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Goldsboro Parties and the Purchaser shall keep each other reasonably apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from, the FTC or the DOJ and shall comply promptly with any such inquiry or request and shall promptly provide any supplemental information requested in connection with the filings made hereunder pursuant to the HSR Act. Each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any clearance required under the HSR Act for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Parties shall cooperate with the other in promptly filing any other necessary applications, reports or other documents with any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and in seeking necessary consultation with and prompt favorable action by such Governmental Entity. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser shall not be required under the terms of this Agreement to dispose of or hold separate all or any portion of the businesses or assets of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or the Company and its Subsidiaries in order to 48 remedy or otherwise address the concerns (whether or not formally expressed) of any Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or any other antitrust statute or regulation. Any filing fees or other expenses required to be paid under the HSR Act shall be borne one-half by the Purchaser, on one hand, and one-half by the Goldsboro Parties, on a joint and several basis, on the other hand. (b) In the event any claim, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding by any Governmental Entity or other Person is commenced that questions the validity or legality of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or seeks damages in connection therewith, the Parties shall (i) cooperate and use all commercially reasonable efforts to defend against such claim, action, suit, investigation or other proceeding, (ii) in the event an injunction or other order is issued in any such action, suit or other proceeding, use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such injunction or other order lifted, and (iii) cooperate reasonably regarding any other impediment to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. (c) The Goldsboro Parties will cause the Company to give all notices to third parties and use its commercially reasonable best efforts (in consultation with the Purchaser) to obtain all third-party consents (i) necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) required to be given or obtained, including those required to be given or obtained as set forth on Schedule 4.14 and the other Schedules, (iii) required to avoid a breach of or default under any Company Contract in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (iv) required to prevent a Material Adverse Effect, whether prior to, on or following the Closing Date. (d) The Goldsboro Parties, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, shall give prompt notice to the other Party or Parties of (i) the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event, the occurrence or failure of which would be likely to cause any representation or warranty of the Goldsboro Parties or the Purchaser, as the case may be, contained herein to be untrue or inaccurate at any time from the date hereof to the Closing Date or that will or may result in the failure to satisfy any condition specified in Article IX and (ii) any failure of the Goldsboro Parties or the Purchaser, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by any of them hereunder. Each Goldsboro Party hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser does not and shall not waive any right it may have hereunder as a result of such notifications, and the Purchaser hereby acknowledges that none of the Goldsboro Parties waive, nor shall waive any right any of them may have hereunder as a result of such notifications; provided that each Party shall provide the other Party with reasonable time to cure any such occurrence or failure to occur of an event. (e) The Goldsboro Parties shall use reasonable efforts to cause the Company, each Subsidiary and any Affiliate of any of them thereof to do all things required by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and otherwise to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 49 Section 8.7 Public Announcements. Subject to their legal obligations, each Party shall consult with the other regarding the timing and content of all announcements regarding this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, whether to the financial community, Governmental Entities, employees, customers, suppliers or the general public and shall use reasonable efforts to agree upon the text of any such announcement prior to its release. Section 8.8 Supplements to Schedules. From time to time up to the Closing, the Goldsboro Parties shall promptly supplement or amend the Schedules that they have delivered with respect to any matter first existing or occurring following the date hereof that (a) if existing or occurring at or prior to the date hereof, would have been required to be set forth or described in the Schedules, or (b) is necessary to correct any information in the Schedules that has been rendered inaccurate thereby. No supplement or amendment to any Schedule shall have any effect for the purpose of determining satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2 or the obligations of the Goldsboro Parties under Sections 12.1 and 12.2. Section 8.9 Confidentiality. The terms of the Confidentiality Agreement (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), dated June 16, 2010, with respect to Butterball and Maxwell are incorporated by reference herein and shall continue in full force and effect until the Closing, at which time such Confidentiality Agreement and the obligations of the Purchaser under this Section 8.9 shall terminate. If this Agreement is, for any reason, terminated prior to Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall nonetheless continue in full force and effect. Section 8.10 Tax Matters. The Company will make (or, if made previously, will maintain) an election under Section 754 of the Code that will apply with respect to the Company's taxable year in which the Seaboard Closing occurs. All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company when due, and the Goldsboro Parties will cause the Company, at its own expense, to file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to all such transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other Taxes and fees, and, if required by applicable Law, the Purchaser will, and will cause its Affiliates to, join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation. Section 8.11 Growing Interest Assets. Prior to the Closing, the Goldsboro Parties shall take all commercially reasonable actions to cause the Maxwell Growing Interest to exclude the Excluded Maxwell Growing Interest Assets and include the Additional Maxwell Growing Interest Assets (the "Maxwell Growing Interest Assets Transfers"). Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Goldsboro Parties do not currently own portions of the Additional Maxwell Growing Interest Assets which portions are described on Schedule 1.1(a). Prior to the Closing, Maxwell, at Maxwell's expense, will deliver to the Company and the Purchaser the Surveys. Each Survey will: (i) show the location of all highways, streets, roads and railroads lying adjacent to each property, (ii) show the approximate location of all major creeks or ponds, if any, abutting any boundary lines of each property, (iii) show any and all encroachments over and across boundary lines, (iv) define the property in acres and square feet and show a metes and bounds legal description on each Survey and provide a valid and accurate legal description of the property (to be used in the Deeds); (v) contain the North directional arrow at the top of the Survey; (vi) show each point of access to the property and its direct access to a public 50 right-of-way or such other easement providing a legal and insurable means of access to such public right-of-way; (vii) be sufficient to delete the "general" or "standard" survey exception to a 2006 ALTA title policy in favor of a future insured, and (viii) include certification of the Survey's accuracy. The Goldsboro Parties will take all steps (including the granting of appropriate rights of way easements) to ensure that each parcel of MGI Real Property has access to a public right of way, as more particularly described in Section 9.2(k) below. The Parties shall mutually agree upon any improvements which are to be made to any Additional Maxwell Growing Interest Assets after the date hereof and prior to the Closing. Section 8.12 Seaboard Commitment Letters. The Seaboard Commitment Letters shall be executed and delivered by Purchaser and accepted by Maxwell simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement. While it is understood that Purchaser intends to form a syndicate of lenders reasonably acceptable to Maxwell in order to finance the transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters, the successful formation of such a syndicate prior to the Closing shall not be a condition to Purchaser's commitment under the Seaboard Commitment Letters to initially fund such credit facilities on the Closing Date. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Seaboard Commitment Letters, the Goldsboro Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions to cause the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters to be consummated simultaneously with the Closing. Without limitation to the forgoing, the Goldsboro Parties will, and will cause the Company to, use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) maintain the effectiveness of, and comply with all of their respective obligations under, the Seaboard Commitment Letters in accordance with their terms (including all obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to cooperate with and provide agreements in favor of any "Lead Arranger" engaged by the Purchaser in connection with the syndication of the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters), (b) enter into definitive documentation with respect to the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters, (c) satisfy all funding conditions set forth in the definitive documentation with respect to the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters and (d) consummate the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters. No Goldsboro Party shall, and the Goldsboro Parties shall cause the Company not to, solicit, initiate, entertain or permit, or enter into any discussions in respect of, any offering, placement or arrangement of any financing that is a competing financing to the financing transactions contemplated by the Seaboard Commitment Letters. Section 8.13 Commitment Fees. To the extent that any Commitment Fees are paid by Maxwell or the Purchaser prior to the Closing, the Parties shall cause the Company to reimburse Maxwell or the Purchaser, as applicable, at Closing in an amount equal to the aggregate Commitment Fees paid by such Party. ARTICLE IX. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING Section 9.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party. The respective obligations of each Party to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following additional conditions: 51 (a) Governmental Consents. The waiting period applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated. All other consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, all Governmental Entities required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance hereof shall have been obtained or made. (b) Injunction. There shall be no effective injunction, writ or preliminary restraining order or any order of any nature issued by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction to the effect that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may not be consummated as provided herein, no proceeding or lawsuit shall have been commenced by any Governmental Entity or third party for the purpose of obtaining any such injunction, writ or preliminary restraining order and no written notice shall have been received from any Governmental Entity indicating an intent to restrain, prevent, materially delay or restructure the transactions contemplated hereby. (c) Amended and Restated Operating Agreement. Maxwell and the Purchaser shall have entered into an Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company, in the form agreed to by the Parties. (d) Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Purchase. All closing conditions related to the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Purchase shall have been satisfied or waived. Section 9.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Purchaser. The obligations of the Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following additional conditions: (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Goldsboro Parties set forth in Article VI shall have been correct and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations and warranties that by their terms are qualified by materiality shall be correct and complete in all respects. (b) Performance of Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties. The Goldsboro Parties shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by each of them hereunder at or prior to the Closing. (c) Opinion of Goldsboro Parties' Counsel. The Purchaser shall have received an opinion of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, counsel to the Goldsboro Parties, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties (the "Goldsboro Opinion"). (d) Ancillary Documents. The Goldsboro Parties shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Purchaser the documents listed in Section 10.2. 52 (e) Indebtedness; Release of Liens. The Goldsboro Parties shall have delivered to the Purchaser payoff letters ("Payoff Letters") from each lender to the Butterball Closing Date Indebtedness outstanding as of the Closing Date (including any interest accrued thereon and any prepayment or similar penalties and expenses associated with the prepayment of such indebtedness on the Closing Date) and an agreement that, if such aggregate amount so identified is paid to such lender on the Closing Date, such indebtedness shall be repaid in full and that all Liens of such lender affecting any real or personal property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries will be released. (f) Closing Date Indebtedness Statement and Closing Date Purchase Price Statement. The Goldsboro Parties shall have delivered to the Purchaser the Closing Date Indebtedness Statement and Closing Date Purchase Price Statement at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. (g) Maxwell Growing Interest Assets Transfers. The Maxwell Growing Interest Assets Transfers shall have been consummated, and the Purchaser shall have received reasonable evidence thereof. (h) Management Services Agreement. The Company and Sleepy Creek Management, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company and an Affiliate of the entities comprising the Maxwell Group, shall have entered into a Management Services Agreement, substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties (the "Management Services Agreement"). (i) Maxwell Transition Services Agreement. The Company and Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc., an Affiliate of the entities comprising the Maxwell Group, shall have entered into a Transition Services Agreement, substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties (the "Maxwell Transition Services Agreement"). (j) Grower Contracts. Each of the Maxwell Group and Newco, as applicable, shall have executed a valid assignment to the Company of the MGI Contracts or the Murphy-Brown Contracts, as applicable, in the form agreed to by the Parties (collectively, the "Grower Contract Assignments"). (k) Access Easements. The Company shall have executed access easement agreements with the Adjacent Owners sufficient to provide access to and from a public right-of-way for each parcel of real property included in the Maxwell Growing Interest that does not have direct access to (i.e., touch) a public right-of-way, substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties (collectively, the "Access Easement Agreements"). All easements shall be subject to the prior written consent of Purchaser (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). (l) Transaction Documents. Each of the Newco Promissory Note, the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution Agreement, the M-G Purchase Agreement, the Maxwell Redemption Agreement, and the Seaboard Purchase Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by all parties thereto. 53 Section 9.3 Conditions to Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties. The obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following additional conditions: (a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Article VII shall have been correct and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except that those representations and warranties that by their terms are qualified by materiality shall be correct and complete in all respects. (b) Performance of Obligations by the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed by it hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date. (c) Opinion of the Purchaser's Counsel. The Goldsboro Parties shall have received an opinion of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Purchaser, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form agreed to by the Parties (the "Purchaser Opinion"). (d) Ancillary Documents. The Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Goldsboro Parties the documents listed in Section 10.3. ARTICLE X. CLOSING Section 10.1 Closing. The Maxwell Closing shall occur at 9:00 a.m., Atlanta, Georgia time, on the third (3rd) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article IX that are contemplated to be satisfied prior to the Closing, or on such other date as the Parties may agree. The Seaboard Closing shall occur immediately following the Maxwell Closing. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 400, Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 or at such other place as the Parties may agree. Section 10.2 Goldsboro Parties' Closing Deliveries. At the Closing, the Goldsboro Parties shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchaser the following: (a) a certificate executed by Maxwell, on behalf of the Goldsboro Parties, as to compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 9.2(a) and (b); (b) the Payoff Letters; (c) the Newco Promissory Note, executed by Newco; (d) the Murphy-Brown Purchase Agreement, executed by Newco and Murphy-Brown; (e) the Murphy-Brown Butterball Interest Contribution Agreement, executed by Newco and the Company; 54 (f) the M-G Purchase Agreement, executed by the Maxwell Group and certain MGI Subsidiaries and their Affiliates and the Company; (g) the Maxwell Redemption Agreement, executed by Maxwell and the Company; (h) the Seaboard Purchase Agreement, executed by Newco; (i) the Management Services Agreement, the Feed Supply Agreement, and the Pathology Lab Services Agreement and Lease, each executed by Goldsboro or its Affiliate, as applicable, and the Company; (j) the Maxwell Transition Services Agreement, executed by Sleepy Creek Turkeys, Inc. and the Company; (k) the Grower Contract Assignments, executed by Maxwell or Newco, as applicable, and the Company; (l) the Access Easement Agreements, executed by the Company and the Adjacent Owners, as applicable; (m) the Goldsboro Opinion; (n) a certificate of non-foreign status by each Goldsboro Party and the Company sworn under penalty of perjury and in form and substance required under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(B)(2)(iv), stating that such Goldsboro Party or the Company, as applicable, is not a "foreign person" as defined in Section 1445 of the Code and setting forth such Goldsboro Party's or the Company's, as applicable, name, taxpayer identification number and address; and (o) all other documents required to be entered into by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Goldsboro Party pursuant hereto or reasonably requested by the Purchaser to otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Section 10.3 Purchaser Closing Deliveries. On the Closing, the Purchaser shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to the Goldsboro Parties the following: (a) a certificate of an authorized officer of the Purchaser as to compliance with the conditions set forth in Sections 9.3(a) and (b); (b) the Seaboard Purchase Agreement, executed by the Purchaser; (c) the Purchaser Opinion; and (d) all other documents required to be entered into or delivered by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing pursuant hereto. 55 ARTICLE XI. TERMINATION Section 11.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated: (a) in writing by mutual consent of the Parties; (b) by written notice from Maxwell to the Purchaser, in the event the Purchaser (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations and warranties contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured within twenty (20) days following Maxwell having notified the Purchaser of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1(b); (c) by written notice from the Purchaser to Maxwell, in the event any of the Goldsboro Parties (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it at or prior to the Closing or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations and warranties contained in Article VI, which failure or breach is not cured within twenty (20) days following the Purchaser having notified Maxwell of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.1(c); or (d) by written notice by Maxwell to the Purchaser or the Purchaser to Maxwell, as the case may be, in the event the Closing has not occurred on or prior to the Expiration Date for any reason other than delay or nonperformance of the Party seeking such termination. Section 11.2 Specific Performance and Other Remedies. (a) Each Party hereby acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are special, unique and of extraordinary character and that, in the event that any Party violates or fails or refuses to perform any covenant or agreement made by it herein, the non-breaching Party may be without an adequate remedy at law. In the event that any Party violates or fails or refuses to perform any covenant or agreement made by such Party herein, the non-breaching Party or Parties may, subject to the terms hereof and in addition to any remedy at law for damages or other relief, institute and prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce specific performance of such covenant or agreement or seek any other equitable relief. (b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 11.2(a) or Section 11.3 to the contrary, in addition to any other remedies which may otherwise be available to Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement, if the Purchaser terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c) or Maxwell terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(d) and the Goldsboro Parties elect to sell the Maxwell Butterball Interest to Smithfield or its Affiliates on or prior to December 31, 2011, then the Goldsboro Parties shall pay to the Purchaser within ten (10) days following the consummation of such sale a cash amount equal to the greater of (i) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or (ii) an amount equal to 50% of the amount, if any, by which (x) the total purchase price paid to 56 the Goldsboro Parties in exchange for the Maxwell Butterball Interest exceeds (y) the Maxwell Target Price. Section 11.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article XI, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any Party or its partners, officers, directors or stockholders, except for obligations under Section 8.7 (Public Announcements), Section 11.2(b) (Specific Performance and Other Remedies), Section 13.1 (Notices), Section 13.4 (Controlling Law; Amendment), Section 13.5 (Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc.) and Section 13.12 (Transaction Costs) and this Section 11.3, all of which shall survive the date of such termination. Each Party shall redeliver all documents, work papers and other materials of the other Party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the Party furnishing the same or, upon prior written notice to such Party, shall destroy all such documents, work papers and other materials and deliver notice to the Party seeking destruction of such documents that such destruction has been completed, and all confidential information received by any Party with respect to the other Parties shall be treated in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall relieve any Party from liability for any breach hereof. ARTICLE XII. INDEMNIFICATION Section 12.1 Indemnification Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to the Company. The Goldsboro Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company Indemnified Parties from, against, and in respect of, any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments (at equity or at law, including statutory and common) whenever arising or incurred (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to: (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by any Goldsboro Party in Article IV or Article V (other than Section 4.12 and Section 5.5, as those matters are otherwise covered by Section 12.1(c)) of this Agreement or the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents; (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by any Goldsboro Party in this Agreement or the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents; (c) any claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments incurred by the Company and its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date relating to, resulting from or arising out of any Legal Proceedings (including the Company Legal Proceedings and the MGI Legal Proceedings listed on Schedule 4.12 or Schedule 5.5), except to the extent otherwise reserved for in Final Working Capital Schedule with respect to such Legal Proceedings; 57 (d) any liability or obligation relating to the Maxwell Growing Interest, other than to the extent not required to be performed on or prior to the Closing Date and accruing and relating to operations subsequent to the Closing Date; (e) any liability or obligation relating to the Excluded Maxwell Growing Interest Assets; (f) any Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date other than the Term Debt, the Revolver, the Maxwell Group Member Note, the MB Member Note and any other Indebtedness disclosed in Schedule 4.3(b); or (g) any liability or obligation arising out of or relating to any claim asserted against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by Murphy-Brown. Section 12.2 Indemnification Obligations of the Goldsboro Parties to the Purchaser. The Goldsboro Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from, against, and in respect of, any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments (at equity or at law, including statutory and common) whenever arising or incurred (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to: (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Goldsboro Parties in Article VI of this Agreement or the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents; or (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by any Goldsboro Party in this Agreement or the Goldsboro Ancillary Documents. The claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties described in this Section 12.2 as to which the Purchaser Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification and the claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments of the Company Indemnified Parties described in Section 12.1 as to which the Company Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification are collectively referred to as "Indemnifiable Losses." Section 12.3 Indemnification Obligations of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Goldsboro Indemnified Parties from, against and in respect of any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments (at equity or at law, including statutory and common) whenever arising or incurred (including amounts paid in settlement, costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) arising out of or relating to: (a) any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Purchaser in Article VII of this Agreement or in any Purchaser Ancillary Document; or (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or undertaking made by the Purchaser in this Agreement or in any Purchaser Ancillary Document. 58 The claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses, penalties, fines and judgments of the Goldsboro Indemnified Parties described in this Section 12.3 as to which the Goldsboro Indemnified Parties are entitled to indemnification are collectively referred to as "Goldsboro Losses." Section 12.4 Indemnification Procedure. (a) Promptly following receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice by a third party (including any Governmental Entity) of any complaint or the commencement of any audit, investigation, action or proceeding with respect to which such Indemnified Party may be entitled to receive payment from another Party for any Indemnifiable Loss or any Goldsboro Loss (as the case may be), such Indemnified Party shall notify the Purchaser or Maxwell (on behalf of the Goldsboro Parties), as the case may be (the "Indemnifying Party"), promptly following the Indemnified Party's receipt of such complaint or notice of the commencement of such audit, investigation, action or proceeding; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from liability hereunder with respect to such claim only if, and only to the extent that, such failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party results in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of rights and defenses otherwise available to the Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, upon written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party within twenty (20) days thereafter assuming full responsibility for any Indemnifiable Losses or Goldsboro Losses (as the case may be) resulting from such audit, investigation, action or proceeding, to assume the defense of such complaint, audit, investigation, action or proceeding, to the extent such complaint, audit, investigation, action or proceeding involves solely monetary damages, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of the fees and disbursements of such counsel; provided, however, that an Indemnifying Party will not be entitled to assume the defense of any complaint, audit, investigation, action or proceeding if (i) such claim could result in criminal liability of, or equitable remedies against, the Indemnified Party; or (ii) the Indemnified Party reasonably believes that the interests of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party with respect to the such claim are in conflict with one another, and as a result, the Indemnifying Party could not adequately represent the interests of the Indemnified Party in such claim. In the event, however, that the Indemnifying Party declines or fails to assume, or is not permitted to assume, the defense of the audit, investigation, action or proceeding on the terms provided above or to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, in either case within such twenty (20) day period, or if the Indemnifying Party is not entitled to assume the defense of the audit, investigation, action or proceeding in accordance with the preceding sentence, then such Indemnified Party may employ counsel to represent or defend it in any such audit, investigation, action or proceeding and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel for the Indemnified Party as incurred; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be required to pay the fees and disbursements of more than one counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any jurisdiction in any single audit, investigation, action or proceeding. In any audit, investigation, action or proceeding for which indemnification is being sought hereunder the Indemnified Party or the Indemnifying Party, whichever is not assuming the defense of such action, shall have the 59 right to participate in such matter and to retain its own counsel at such Party's own expense. The Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party (as the case may be) shall at all times use reasonable efforts to keep the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party (as the case may be) reasonably apprised of the status of the defense of any matter the defense of which it is maintaining and to cooperate in good faith with each other with respect to the defense of any such matter. (b) No Indemnified Party may settle or compromise any audit, investigation, action or proceeding or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, unless (i) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume, or is not permitted to assume, and maintain the defense of such claim pursuant to Section 12.4(a) or (ii) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Indemnifying Party and its officers, directors, managers, employees and Affiliates from all liability arising out of such claim. An Indemnifying Party may not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle or compromise any claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to which indemnification is being sought hereunder unless (x) such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party and its officers, directors, managers, employees and Affiliates from all liability arising out of such claim, (y) does not contain any admission or statement suggesting any wrongdoing or liability on behalf of the Indemnified Party and (z) does not contain any equitable order, judgment or term that in any manner affects, restrains or interferes with the business of the Indemnified Party or any of the Indemnified Party's Affiliates. (c) In the event an Indemnified Party claims a right to payment pursuant hereto, such Indemnified Party shall send written notice of such claim to the appropriate Indemnifying Party. Such notice shall specify the basis for such claim. The failure by any Indemnified Party so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it may have to such Indemnified Party with respect to any claim made pursuant to this Section 12.4(c), it being understood that notices for claims in respect of a breach of a representation or warranty must be delivered prior to the expiration of the survival period for such representation or warranty under Section 12.5. In the event the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days following its receipt of such notice that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability to the Indemnified Party under this Article XII or the amount thereof, the claim specified by the Indemnified Party in such notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Article XII, and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such liability to the Indemnified Party on demand or, in the case of any notice in which the amount of the claim (or any portion of the claim) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of such claim (or such portion of such claim) becomes finally determined. In the event the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability with respect to such claim as provided above, as promptly as possible, such Indemnified Party and the appropriate Indemnifying Party shall establish the merits and amount of such claim (by mutual agreement, litigation, arbitration or otherwise) and, within five (5) Business Days following the final determination of the merits and amount 60 of such claim, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party in immediately available funds in an amount equal to such claim as determined hereunder. (d) The Parties agree that the Purchaser shall have the right to exercise the rights of the Company Indemnified Parties under this Article XII, but any amounts paid in satisfaction of any Indemnifiable Losses on behalf of the Company Indemnified Parties shall be paid to the Company. (e) Any indemnification obligation of the Goldsboro Parties pursuant to this Article XII shall be satisfied by the Goldsboro Parties on a joint and several basis. Section 12.5 Claims Period. The Claims Period hereunder shall begin on the date hereof and terminate as follows: (a) (i) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(a) with respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty in Section 4.2 (Authorization), Section 4.3 (Capital Structure), or Section 4.30 (Brokers), the Claims Period shall continue indefinitely (ii) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(a) with respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty in Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.7(a) (Title to Assets) or Section 5.2(a) (Title to Assets), the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is three (3) years following the Closing Date (iii) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(a) with respect to any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty in Section 4.15 (Tax Returns; Taxes), the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is sixty (60) days following the termination of the applicable statute of limitations or, if there is no applicable statute of limitations, the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is five (5) years following the Closing Date (iv) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(b), the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is two (2) years following the Closing Date (v) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(c), the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is five (5) years following the Closing Date (vi) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(d) the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is two (2) years following the Closing Date (vii) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1(e), the Claims Period shall continue indefinitely, and (viii) with respect to all other Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.1, the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date; (b) with respect to Indemnifiable Losses arising under Section 12.2, the Claims Period shall terminate on the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date; and (c) with respect to Goldsboro Losses arising under Section 12.3, the Claims Period shall continue indefinitely. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, prior to the close of business on the last day of the applicable Claims Period, an Indemnifying Party shall have been properly notified of a claim for indemnity hereunder and such claim shall not have been finally resolved or disposed of at such 61 date, such claim shall continue to survive and shall remain a basis for indemnity hereunder until such claim is finally resolved or disposed of in accordance with the terms hereof. Section 12.6 Liability Limits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, no claim shall be made against any Goldsboro Party for indemnification under Sections 12.1(a), 12.1(c) or 12.2(a) for Indemnifiable Losses unless and until the aggregate amount of such Indemnifiable Losses exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (the "Indemnity Basket"), in which event the Purchaser (on behalf of the Company Indemnified Parties) may claim indemnification for all Indemnifiable Losses only to the extent such Indemnifiable Losses, in the aggregate, exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). The total aggregate amount of the liability of the Goldsboro Parties for Indemnifiable Losses indemnified under Sections 12.1(a), 12.1(c) and 12.2(a) shall be limited to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the "Indemnity Cap"). The amount of Indemnifiable Losses otherwise payable to any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article XII shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually received by such Indemnified Party with respect to such Indemnifiable Losses. Section 12.7 Exclusive Remedy. The Parties agree that, excluding (a) any claim for injunctive or other equitable relief, (b) the rights of the Parties under Section 11.2, or (c) any claim related to fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith by the Goldsboro Parties or the Purchaser in connection with the transactions related to this Agreement, the indemnification provisions of this Article XII are intended to provide the sole and exclusive remedy as to all claims either the Goldsboro Parties, on the one hand, or the Purchaser, on the other hand, may incur arising from or relating to this Agreement. ARTICLE XIII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 13.1 Notices. All notices, communications and deliveries required or made hereunder must be made in writing signed by or on behalf of the Party making the same and shall be delivered personally or by a national overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) (with postage and other fees prepaid) as follows: To the Purchaser: Seaboard Corporation 9000 West 67th Street Shawnee Mission, KS 66202 Attn: David Becker, General Counsel with a copy to: King & Spalding LLP 1180 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 Attn: Russell B. Richards To the Goldsboro Parties Maxwell Farms, LLC (Maxwell): 938 Millers Chapel Road Goldsboro, NC 27534 62 Attn: Tom Howell with a copy to: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 3737 Glenwood Avenue Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27612 Attn: Gary Joyner or to such other representative or at such other address of a Party as such Party may furnish to the other Parties in writing. Any such notice, communication or delivery shall be deemed given or made (a) on the date of delivery, if delivered in person, (b) on the first Business Day following timely delivery to a national overnight courier service or (c) on the fifth Business Day following it being mailed by registered or certified mail. Section 13.2 Assignment; Successors in Interest. No assignment or transfer by any Party of such Party's rights and obligations hereunder shall be made except with the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided that the Purchaser shall, without the obligation to obtain the prior written consent of any other Party, be entitled to assign this Agreement or all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder to one or more Affiliates of the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party shall also be a reference to the successors and permitted assigns thereof. Section 13.3 Captions. The titles, captions and table of contents contained herein are inserted herein only as a matter of convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof. Section 13.4 Controlling Law; Amendment. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without reference to its choice of law rules. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by written agreement of the Parties. Section 13.5 Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc. Each Party hereby irrevocably consents and agrees that any Legal Dispute shall be brought only to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of North Carolina or the federal courts located in the State of Delaware, and each Party hereby consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding that is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. During the period a Legal Dispute is pending before a court, all actions, suits or proceedings with respect to such Legal Dispute or any other Legal Dispute, including any counterclaim, cross-claim or interpleader, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court. Each Party hereby waives, and shall not assert as a defense in any Legal Dispute, that (a) such Party is not subject thereto, (b) such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in such court, (c) such Party's property is exempt or immune from execution, (d) such action, suit or 63 proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or (e) the venue of such action, suit or proceeding is improper. A final judgment in any action, suit or proceeding described in this Section 13.5 following the expiration of any period permitted for appeal and subject to any stay during appeal shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Laws. Section 13.6 Severability. Any provision hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by Law, each Party hereby waives any provision of Law that renders any such provision prohibited or unenforceable in any respect. Section 13.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement or the terms hereof to produce or account for more than one of such counterparts. Section 13.8 Enforcement of Certain Rights. Nothing expressed or implied herein is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon or give any Person other than the Parties, and their successors or permitted assigns, any right, remedy, obligation or liability under or by reason of this Agreement, or result in such Person being deemed a third-party beneficiary hereof. Section 13.9 Waiver. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any extension or waiver of any provision hereof shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such Party. A waiver by a Party of the performance of any covenant, agreement, obligation, condition, representation or warranty shall not be construed as a waiver of any other covenant, agreement, obligation, condition, representation or warranty. A waiver by any Party of the performance of any act shall not constitute a waiver of the performance of any other act or an identical act required to be performed at a later time. Section 13.10 Integration. This Agreement and the documents executed pursuant hereto supersede all negotiations, agreements and understandings among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which the Parties agree will terminate as of the Closing) and constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect thereto. Section 13.11 Cooperation Following the Closing. Following the Closing, each Party shall deliver to the other Parties such further information and documents and shall execute and deliver to the other Parties such further instruments and agreements as any other Party shall reasonably request to consummate or confirm the transactions provided for herein, to accomplish the purpose hereof or to assure to any other Party the benefits hereof. Section 13.12 Transaction Costs. Except as provided above or as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Party shall pay its own fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees, costs and expenses of its financial advisors, accountants and counsel. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that 64 the Goldsboro Parties shall pay the Maxwell Expenses and the Purchaser shall pay the Seaboard Expenses. * * * * * 65 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the date first above written. PURCHASER: SEABOARD CORPORATION By: /s/ Robert L. Steer Name: Robert L. Steer Title: Senior Vice President GOLDSBORO: GOLDSBORO MILLING COMPANY By: /s/ J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Name: J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Title: Authorized Signatory By: /s/ J. Walter Pelletier, III Name: J. Walter Pelletier, III Title: Authorized Signatory MAXWELL: MAXWELL FARMS, LLC By: /s/ J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Name: J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Title: Authorized Signatory By: /s/ J. Walter Pelletier, III Name: J. Walter Pelletier, III Title: Authorized Signatory NEWCO: GM ACQUISITION, LLC By: /s/ J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Name: J. Louis Maxwell, Jr. Title: Authorized Signatory By: /s/ J. Walter Pelletier, III Name: J. Walter Pelletier, III Title: Authorized Signatory Signature Page to Purchase Agreement EX-13 4 ex13.txt 2010 ANNUAL REPORT SEABOARD CORPORATION 2010 Annual Report Description of Business Seaboard Corporation is a diversified international agribusiness and transportation company. In the United States, Seaboard is primarily engaged in pork production and processing and ocean transportation. Overseas, Seaboard is primarily engaged in commodity merchandising, grain processing, sugar production, and electric power generation. Seaboard also has an interest in turkey operations in the United States. Table of Contents Letter to Stockholders 2 Principal Locations 5 Division Summaries 6 Summary of Selected Financial Data 8 Company Performance Graph 9 Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) 10 Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 11 Management's Responsibility for Consolidated Financial Statements 26 Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 26 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements 27 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting 28 Consolidated Statements of Earnings 29 Consolidated Balance Sheets 30 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 31 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity 32 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 33 Stockholder Information 60 This report, including information included or incorporated by reference in this report, contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (Seaboard). Forward-looking statements generally may be identified as statements that are not historical in nature and statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words: "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," "anticipates," "estimates," "intends," or similar expressions. In more specific terms, forward-looking statements, include, without limitation: statements concerning the projection of revenues, income or loss, capital expenditures, capital structure or other financial items, including the impact of mark-to-market accounting on operating income; statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations; statements of future economic performance; statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Seaboard and its management with respect to: (i) Seaboard's ability to obtain adequate financing and liquidity, (ii) the price of feed stocks and other materials used by Seaboard, (iii) the sales price or market conditions for pork, grains, sugar, turkey and other products and services, (iv) statements concerning management's expectations of recorded tax effects under certain circumstances, (v) the volume of business and working capital requirements associated with the competitive trading environment for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, (vi) the charter hire rates and fuel prices for vessels, (vii) the stability of the Dominican Republic's economy, fuel costs and related spot market prices and collection of receivables in the Dominican Republic, (viii) the ability of Seaboard to sell certain grain inventories in foreign countries at a current cost basis and the related contract performance by customers, (ix) the effect of the fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates, (x) statements concerning profitability or sales volume of any of Seaboard's segments, (xi) the anticipated costs and completion timetable for Seaboard's scheduled capital improvements, acquisitions and dispositions, or (xii) other trends affecting Seaboard's financial condition or results of operations, and statements of the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. This list of forward-looking statements is not exclusive. Seaboard undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors. The information contained in this report, including without limitation the information under the headings "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Letter to Stockholders", identifies important factors which could cause such differences. 1 Letter to Stockholders 2010 was a year to remember as we posted record results in sales, operating income and net income. Seaboard Foods, our integrated pork division, is largely responsible for these high water marks but our other divisions also delivered very respectable results. This is laudable during this time of worldwide economic and political instability. As an international food and transportation company, our results are not only driven by industry fundamentals, but are heavily influenced by global economic, social and political conditions. While 2010 is in the bank, it is clear that 2011 will be challenging and unpredictable. As a company reliant on commodity inputs such as grain and energy and in industries which are heavily regulated by government and scrutinized by special interest groups, managing margins becomes more challenging as major costs are tougher to control. The current volatility and high prices of many of our critical raw materials and products has provided some benefits in the short term, but could ultimately impact us negatively. Higher prices for our finished products are not beneficial long term to our customers or to the growth of our industries. Going forward, as we attempt to maintain margins and market share with our finished products we face the reality of consumer price resistance and food substitution. Maintaining our focus on aspects that we can control, namely quality of product and service, broader product mix and a strong company culture is increasingly important. As noted in this Annual Report, some divisions posted record revenue and operating income largely due to higher sales prices and, in nearly all segments, volume increases. Revenues increased almost 22% year over year to $4.386 billion with operating income up $297.3 million. Our operations generated $236.5 million in cash after adjusting for capital expenditures and strengthened an already solid balance sheet. We remain in a favorable position to fund increased working capital needs, new investments and continued organic growth. Although it is tempting to deploy our liquid position quickly to improve on current short-term investment returns, we value strong cash reserves and prefer to remain in an opportunistic and flexible position. To create cash flow, long term value and sustainable businesses, we need to be patient and thoughtful as we grow the Company. A significant accomplishment for our Company in 2010 was our acquisition in December of a 50% voting interest in Butterball LLC. With the Butterball acquisition, we are pleased to be co- owners with the Maxwell Group who has been involved in several agricultural businesses since 1916. As with all business combinations, there is the risk of successfully merging company cultures and philosophies. The transition period with the Maxwell and Butterball Groups has been exceptionally smooth. Sharing similar business principles, priorities and practices give us the confidence that we can be of mutual benefit to one another and bring strength and value to our common interests. Butterball is a company that has tremendous brand recognition, quality products, and a strong customer base supported by focused customer service and disciplined and enthusiastic employees. As shareholders, I encourage you to seek out Butterball, Prairie Fresh and Daily's products at retailers wherever and whenever you get the chance! Looking beyond 2010, this may be one of the more challenging years in recent memory for Seaboard and other grain reliant food businesses in the U.S. and worldwide. Beginning in 2005, when Congress enacted the U.S. Energy Policy Act and mandated the compulsory blending of ethanol with gasoline, the battle of food versus fuel was underway. Unfortunately, for consumers in the U.S. and abroad, the expansion of land use to produce enough corn to meet the increased demand from the ethanol mandate without significant price disruption has not taken place. As a consequence, corn and other row crops competing for the same land base have skyrocketed in price. The U.S. government has not modified its current renewable fuels energy program (in fact, it has moved to increase the mandates) and as a result, prices for grain-based consumer foods have risen dramatically. Meat products are quickly becoming less affordable for most consumers. Domestic per capita consumption of protein has decreased in all meat categories over the last five years and is down over 20% and 15% respectively in the beef and pork sectors since 1980. Sadly, over time, the U.S., with perhaps the best infrastructure and commercial skills to convert grain into value added food products, may lose its competitive edge in the export markets and with high prices, cause further erosion in overall demand. This period of high unemployment coupled with an economy struggling for normalcy is a troubling time. As we reflect on the health of our agricultural markets and specifically the livestock sector, we must look hard at major reformation of the current legislation coming up for review this year. It is our hope that the U.S. government will see the 2 Letter to Stockholders unintended consequences and enormous impact the renewable fuels standard has had on the livestock sector and amend or legislate a more durable and predictable structure for the industry. The current food crisis not only impacts quality of life issues domestically but as we have seen, contributes toward destabilizing nations around the world. Seaboard Foods is responsible, in large part, for our record results this year. Pork processing margins were unusually high as sales prices accelerated faster than live production costs. In addition, export volumes increased particularly to our higher valued markets in the Far East while domestic volumes nearly kept pace with 2009. With the price of animal feed dramatically rising over the last six months and the expectation that prices will not decline materially over the near term, the entire meat sector has taken a conservative approach on the supply side and this will continue until the federal government brings more clarity to farm program and energy policy. Going forward, as meat prices and government regulation increase, it will be tougher for the industry to maintain volumes, margins and export competitiveness. As an integrated producer and processor, it is uncertain if we will continue to enjoy historically high processor margins and to weather variable returns on hog production. Seaboard Foods should continue to have greater control over the quality of our raw materials and finished product which is a competitive advantage and key part of our business model. The benefits of our model are many as we deliver safe and consistent high quality products to our customers. We continue to make headway in the retail and institutional markets with enhanced and further processed value added products. With Butterball's strengths in certain categories and markets and Seaboard Foods in others, we should be in an ideal position to better both of these businesses with continued coordination and cooperation. Over time, the distinct skill sets and synergies between these two companies should bring tangible and intangible benefits to both. Seaboard Marine posted significantly better year over year results with increased revenue and operating income as the global economy gradually recovered from its low levels in 2009. Unit volumes increased approximately 20% while average container rates remained about the same as higher trucking and fuel expenses were more than offset by lower charter rates and terminal costs. Last year, margins suffered as operators tried to maintain volume and market share in a shrinking market. Over the next few years, we expect to implement a fairly aggressive vessel replacement program. We intend to replace many older, less fuel efficient ships with new, more efficient vessels. Our mixture of owned and chartered vessels will also change as we move toward a more modern, specialized, fuel efficient and higher capacity fleet. Over the last several years we have undergone an aggressive capital expenditure program to drive our operating costs lower with infrastructure improvements, cargo handling equipment purchases and software systems. These initiatives should lower our overall cost structure and provide improved service to our client base. In addition, we continue to add or modify existing routes in response to customer demands and particularly where it strengthens our position in the Americas. Although cargo carriage is a basic business, there are many moving parts and coordinating and executing all components is critical in delivering a reliable, flexible and premium service. We continue to perform well in this regard. The Commodity Trading and Milling Division experienced a year of growth and development as well as good overall operating results. After eliminating the impact of mark-to-market accounting on derivatives and a one time litigation gain in 2009, the division achieved solid earnings growth this year. Third party grain trading had a better year in Latin America while grain processing margins were mixed in both Africa and the Americas. We have added new trade offices in the U.S., Canada and Australia and added to our industrial base in Latin America and Africa. Now, with 13 trading offices and 32 plant locations in 21 countries on five continents, our network of industrial operations and trading offices gives us the leverage and scale to provide our customers multiple choices in origins of supply, a range of raw and processed products and cost competitive positions through our owned and chartered vessel fleet. With this broad base, we have been able to expand into different commodities, including specialty grains and value added products and incrementally add to our regular trade routes. In 2011, we expect to add new commodity channels and routes to the existing trade portfolio. We also continue to look for industrial investment opportunities in value added grain based businesses. This coming year, with a virtual certainty of historically high commodity prices, we expect heavy price resistance and generally lower margins and volumes on the milling side. We are already seeing this in some locations in West Africa and additional pressure from host governments to reduce product prices to maintain social stability. In Haiti, we plan 3 Letter to Stockholders on resuming milling operations later this year after an entire year of downtime for mill reconstruction as a result of the earthquake in January 2010. Overall, although we expect this coming year to be challenging due to volatile and high priced commodities, we will continue to focus on upgrading our supply chain logistics, risk management activities and administrative support system. As a global division with over 45 years in the commodity and milling business in various forms of partnerships, we have a wide and diverse network through which we can analyze various opportunities and build synergistically on our commodity based platform. Tabacal, our sugar cane production and processing business in northern Argentina performed exceptionally well in 2010. As mentioned in previous annual reports, we have spent considerable sums over the last five years in expanding cane acreage, crushing capacity, distillery functionality and energy production. We now have a modern, efficient and flexible operation which allows us to produce many grades of sugar and alcohol for both fuel and industrial use. With our new co-generation plant expected to come on stream in the 2nd quarter this year, our energy costs should be reduced significantly and our excess power should generate incremental returns for the company. With state and national elections coming up in October this year, the political and economic issues are crystallizing now in Argentina. Inflationary factors, government price controls and labor issues are some of the major challenges going forward and we are hoping that no major disruption upsets the momentum we are building. That being said, we believe the government understands the ongoing contribution of our company and value of our industry and with our new capabilities and disciplined approach, we feel confident that we will continue to earn respectable returns. Sugar and fuel are close to historic highs and although they may correct to the downside, we believe our costs should enable us to remain profitable. Operating income for 2010 was 63% higher than last year from $8.2 to $13.4 million as price increases more than offset higher fuel expenses in the Dominican Republic. As mentioned previously, we anticipate closing on the sale of our current power producing assets to a third party in the second quarter of 2011. The two power barges will be replaced by one new 106 MW barge with the capability of burning heavy fuel oil or natural gas. Our net investment in the new 106 MW power barge will be about $55 million after considering the anticipated sale proceeds of $70 million for the existing barges. The new engines will give us the flexibility to produce electricity with either natural gas or heavy fuel oil depending on price and availability of fuel stock. We have a solid infrastructure, good relations with the host government and the industrial private sector and we are optimistic that when we begin commercial operations in 2012, the new power barge will be fully dispatched and will rank among the most efficient power producers in the Dominican Republic. Our expectations are that we will exceed prior year financial results once we begin continuous operations in 2012. It is with pride and thanks that we deliver these record results for the year and although it is only one in the Company's 83 year history, it is many years in the making. Seaboard is made up of many unique people who have helped shape this Company into a special one as measured not just by financial performance but by product value, customer appreciation and employee satisfaction. For this, I am extremely grateful and appreciative and as shareholders, I hope you are as well. If stockholder's equity is a reliable measure of financial performance (as some notable investment analysts proclaim), then we haven't done too badly over the last several years. We will no doubt face some tougher financial times in 2011 but longer term, our selected industries and integrated business model ought to bring some reasonable growth and value to our invested group. /s/Steven J. Bresky Steven J. Bresky President and Chief Executive Officer 4 Principal Locations Corporate Office Minoterie de Seaboard de Nicaragua, S.A. Seaboard Corporation Matadi, S.A.R.L.* Nicaragua Merriam, Kansas Democratic Republic Seaboard del Peru, S.A. Pork of Congo Peru Seaboard Foods LLC Pork Division Office Minoterie du Congo, Seaboard Freight & Shipping Merriam, Kansas S.A. Jamaica Limited Republic of Congo Jamaica Processing Plant Guymon, Oklahoma Moderna Alimentos, S.A.* Seaboard Honduras, S. de R.L. Molinos Champion, S.A.* de C.V. Live Production Ecuador Honduras Operation Offices Julesburg, Colorado National Milling Seaboard Marine Bahamas Ltd. Hugoton, Kansas Company Bahamas Leoti, Kansas of Guyana, Inc. Liberal, Kansas Guyana Seaboard Marine (Trinidad) Rolla, Kansas Ltd. Guymon, Oklahoma National Milling Trinidad Hennessey, Oklahoma Corporation Limited Optima, Oklahoma Zambia Seaboard Marine of Haiti, S.E. Processed Meats Companie Industrial de Haiti Salt Lake City, Utah Productos Agreopecuarios Missoula, Montana SA* SEADOM, S.A. Rafael del Castillo & Dominican Republic High Plains Cia. S.A.* Bioenergy, LLC Colombia SeaMaritima S.A. de C.V. Guymon, Oklahoma Mexico Seaboard West Africa Seaboard de Mexico Limited* Sugar USA LLC Sierra Leone Ingenio y Refineria San Mexico Martin del Tabacal SRL Unga Holdings Limited* Argentina Commodity Trading & Kenya and Uganda Milling Power Commodity Trading Marine Transcontinental Capital Operations Seaboard Marine Ltd. Corp. (Bermuda) Ltd. Australia* Marine Division Office Dominican Republic Bermuda Miami, Florida Canada Turkey Chapel Hill, Port Operations Butterball LLC* North Carolina* Brooklyn, New York Division Office Colombia Fernandina Beach, Florida Garner, North Carolina Ecuador Houston, Texas Processing Plants Greece Miami, Florida Huntsville, Arkansas Isle of Man New Orleans, Louisiana Jonesboro, Arkansas Miami, Florida Ozark, Arkansas Peru* Agencias Generales Conaven, Longmont, Colorado South Africa C.A. Carthage, Missouri Switzerland Venezuela Kinston, North Carolina Mt. Olive, North Carolina African Poultry Agencia Maritima del Istmo, Development S.A. Limited* Costa Rica Other Democratic Republic Mount Dora Farms de of Congo, Cayman Freight Shipping Honduras, S.R.L. Kenya and Zambia Services, Ltd. Honduras Cayman Islands Fairfield Rice Inc.* Mount Dora Farms Inc. Guyana JacintoPort International LLC Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Les Moulins d'Haiti S.E.M.* Representaciones Maritimas y Haiti Aereas, S.A. Guatemala Lesotho Flour Mills Limited* Sea Cargo, S.A. Lesotho Panama Life Flour Mill Ltd.* Seaboard de Colombia, S.A. Premier Feeds Mills Colombia Company Limited* Nigeria *Represents a non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliate 5 Division Summaries Pork Division Seaboard's Pork Division is one of the largest vertically integrated pork processors in the United States. Seaboard is able to control animal production and processing from research and development in nutrition and genetics, to the production of high quality meat products at our processing facilities. Seaboard's processing facility is located in Guymon, Oklahoma. The facility has a daily double shift capacity to process approximately 19,400 hogs and generally operates at capacity with additional weekend shifts depending on market conditions. Seaboard produces and sells fresh and frozen pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, grocery stores, distributors and retail outlets throughout the United States. Seaboard also sells to distributors and further processors in Japan, Mexico and other foreign markets. Hogs processed at the plant principally include Seaboard raised hogs as well as hogs raised by third parties purchased under contract and in the spot market. Seaboard's hog production facilities consist of genetic and commercial breeding, farrowing, nursery and finishing buildings located in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Colorado. These facilities have a capacity to produce approximately four million hogs annually. Seaboard owns and operates six centrally located feed mills to provide formulated feed to these facilities. Seaboard's Pork Division also owns two bacon processing plants located in Salt Lake City, Utah and Missoula, Montana. The processing plants produce sliced and pre-cooked bacon primarily for food service. These operations enable Seaboard to expand its integrated pork model into value-added products and to enhance its ability to extend production to include other further processed pork products. In the second quarter of 2008, Seaboard commenced production of biodiesel at a facility constructed in Guymon, Oklahoma. The biodiesel is primarily produced from pork fat from Seaboard's Guymon pork processing plant and from animal fat supplied by non- Seaboard facilities. The biodiesel is sold to third parties. The facility can also produce biodiesel from vegetable oil. Also, during 2009 Seaboard completed construction of and began operations at a majority-owned ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. Seaboard's Pork Division has an agreement with a similar size pork processor, Triumph Foods LLC (Triumph), to market all of the pork products produced at Triumph's plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. Pursuant to this agreement, Seaboard is able to provide the same quality products to its customers that are produced in its own facilities. Seaboard markets the pork products for a fee primarily based on the number of head processed by Triumph Foods and is entitled to be reimbursed for certain expenses. Commodity Trading & Milling Division Seaboard's Commodity Trading & Milling Division markets wheat, corn, soybean meal, rice and other similar commodities in bulk overseas to third party customers and affiliated companies. These commodities are purchased worldwide with primary destinations in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. The division sources, transports and markets approximately five million metric tons per year of wheat, corn, soybean meal, rice and other similar commodities to the food and animal feed industries. The division efficiently provides quality products and reliable services to industrial customers in selected markets. Seaboard integrates the delivery of commodities to its customers primarily through the use of company owned and chartered bulk carriers. Seaboard's Commodity Trading and Milling Division has facilities in 28 countries. The commodity trading business operates through ten offices in nine countries and three non-consolidated affiliates located in nine countries. The grain processing businesses operate facilities at 32 locations in 14 countries and include four consolidated and fourteen non-consolidated affiliates in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. These businesses produce approximately three million metric tons of finished product per year. 6 Division Summaries Marine Division Seaboard's Marine Division provides containerized shipping service between the United States, the Caribbean Basin, and Central and South America. Seaboard's primary operations, located in Miami, include a 135,000 square-foot off-port warehouse for cargo consolidation and temporary storage and an 81 acre terminal at the Port of Miami. At the Port of Houston, Seaboard operates a 62 acre cargo terminal facility that includes approximately 690,000 square feet of on-dock warehouse space for temporary storage of bagged grains, resins and other cargoes. Seaboard also makes scheduled vessel calls to Brooklyn, New York, Fernandina Beach, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana and 42 foreign ports. Seaboard's marine fleet consists of 10 owned and 29 chartered vessels, as well as dry, refrigerated and specialized containers and other related equipment. Seaboard is the largest shipper in terms of cargo volume to and from the Port of Miami. Seaboard Marine provides direct service to 26 countries. Seaboard also provides extended service from our domestic ports of call to and from multiple foreign destinations through a network of connecting carrier agreements with major regional and global carriers. To maximize fleet utilization, Seaboard uses a network of offices and agents throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin to book both northbound and southbound cargo to and from the United States and between the countries it serves. Seaboard's full service capabilities, including agreements with a network of connecting carriers, allow transport by truck or rail of import and export cargo to and from various U.S. ports. Seaboard's frequent sailings and fixed-day schedules make it convenient for customers to coordinate manufacturing schedules and maintain inventories at cost-efficient levels. Seaboard's approach is to work in partnership with its customers to provide the most reliable and effective level of service throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin and between the countries it serves. Other Divisions In Argentina, Seaboard grows sugar cane, produces and refines sugar, and produces alcohol. The sugar is primarily marketed locally with some exports to the United States and other South American countries. Seaboard's mill, one of the largest in Argentina, has a processing capacity of approximately 250,000 metric tons of sugar and approximately 14 million gallons of alcohol (hydrated and dehydrated) per year. The mill is located in the Salta Province of Argentina with administrative offices in Buenos Aires. Approximately 60,000 acres of land owned by Seaboard in Argentina is planted with sugar cane, which supplies the majority of the raw product processed by the mill. Depending on local market conditions, sugar may also be purchased from third parties for resale. During 2008 this division began construction of a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2011. In addition, in the first quarter of 2010, the Company began sales of dehydrated alcohol to certain oil companies under the Argentine government bio-ethanol program which requires alcohol to be blended with gasoline. Seaboard owns two floating electric power generating facilities in the Dominican Republic, consisting of a system of diesel engines mounted on barges with a combined rated capacity of approximately 112 megawatts. Seaboard has an agreement to sell these electric power generating facilities, which sale is anticipated to be finalized during the second quarter in 2011. Seaboard is retaining all other physical properties of its power generation business and is currently constructing a replacement power generation facility with a rated capacity of 106 megawatts for use in the Dominican Republic. Operations are anticipated to begin by the end of 2011 or early 2012. Seaboard operates as an independent power producer generating electricity for the local power grid. Seaboard is not directly involved in the transmission or distribution of electricity but does have contracts to sell directly to third party users. On December 6, 2010, Seaboard purchased a 50 percent non- controlling voting interest in Butterball, LLC ("Butterball"). Butterball is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys, and other turkey products. Butterball has seven processing plants and numerous live production and feed milling operations located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina. Butterball produces approximately 1 billion pounds of turkey each year, and supplies its products to more than 30 countries. Butterball is a national supplier to retail and foodservice outlets and also exports products to Mexico and other countries. Seaboard processes jalapeno peppers at its plant in Honduras. These products are shipped to the United States on Seaboard Marine vessels and distributed from Seaboard's port facilities. 7 Summary of Selected Financial Data (Thousands of dollars except per share amounts) Years ended December 31, 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Net sales $4,385,702 $3,601,308 $4,267,804 $3,213,301 $2,707,397 Operating income $ 321,066 $ 23,723 $ 121,809 $ 169,915 $ 296,995 Net earnings attributable to Seaboard $ 283,611 $ 92,482 $ 146,919 $ 181,332 $ 258,689 Basic earnings per common share $ 231.69 $ 74.74 $ 118.19 $ 144.15 $ 205.09 Diluted earnings per common share $ 231.69 $ 74.74 $ 118.19 $ 144.15 $ 205.09 Total assets $2,734,086 $2,337,133 $2,331,361 $2,093,699 $1,961,433 Long-term debt, less current maturities $ 91,407 $ 76,532 $ 78,560 $ 125,532 $ 137,817 Stockholders' equity $1,778,249 $1,545,419 $1,463,578 $1,355,199 $1,242,410 Dividends per common share $ 9.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 In December 2010, Seaboard declared and paid a dividend of $6.75 per share on the common stock. The increased amount of the dividend (which has historically been $0.75 per share on a quarterly basis or $3.00 per share on an annual basis) represented payment of the regular fourth quarter dividend of $0.75 per share and a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends ($3.00 per share per year). Seaboard does not intend to declare any further dividends for the years 2011 and 2012. Seaboard Corporation, and affiliated companies in its Commodity Trading and Milling segment, resolved a dispute with a third party related to a 2005 transaction. As a result, Seaboard Overseas Limited received $16,787,000, net of expenses, or $13.57 per common share in the third quarter of 2009 included in other income. There was no tax expense on this transaction. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. 8 Company Performance Graph The Securities and Exchange Commission requires a five-year comparison of stock performance for Seaboard with that of an appropriate broad equity market index and similar industry index. Seaboard's common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex Equities and provides an appropriate comparison for Seaboard's stock performance. Because there is no single industry index to compare stock performance, the companies comprising the Dow Jones Food and Marine Transportation Industry indices (the "Peer Group") were chosen as the second comparison. The following graph shows a five-year comparison of cumulative total return for Seaboard, the NYSE Amex Equities Index and the companies comprising the Dow Jones Food and Marine Transportation Industry indices weighted by market capitalization for the five fiscal years commencing December 31, 2005, and ending December 31, 2010. The information presented in the performance graph is historical in nature and is not intended to represent or guarantee future returns. COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* Among Seaboard Corporation, the NYSE Amex Equities Composite Index and a Peer Group The graph depicts data points below. *$100 invested on 12/31/05 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31. The comparison of cumulative total returns presented in the above graph was plotted using the following index values and common stock price values: 12/31/05 12/31/06 12/31/07 12/31/08 12/31/09 12/31/10 Seaboard Corporation $100.00 $117.05 $ 97.64 $ 79.49 $ 90.05 $133.55 NYSE Amex Equities Composite $100.00 $119.54 $144.62 $ 87.02 $118.50 $152.13 Peer Group $100.00 $120.20 $131.33 $101.27 $121.20 $139.55 9 Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (UNAUDITED) (Thousands of dollars except per share amounts) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total for Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter the Year 2010 Net sales $1,020,276 $1,048,463 $1,111,813 $1,205,150 $4,385,702 Operating income $ 67,466 $ 101,247 $ 41,642 $ 110,711 $ 321,066 Net earnings attributable to Seaboard $ 62,778 $ 77,604 $ 39,869 $ 103,360 $ 283,611 Earnings per common share $ 50.84 $ 63.21 $ 32.74 $ 85.01 $ 231.69 Dividends per common share $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 6.75 $ 9.00 Closing market price range per common share: High $ 1,430.00 $ 1,610.00 $ 1,795.00 $ 2,006.00 Low $ 1,195.00 $ 1,261.00 $ 1,387.05 $ 1,750.01 2009 Net sales $ 917,568 $ 869,830 $ 854,625 $ 959,285 $3,601,308 Operating income (loss) $ 16,042 $ 2,769 $ (2,679)$ 7,591 $ 23,723 Net earnings attributable to Seaboard $ 15,973 $ 26,919 $ 36,715 $ 12,875 $ 92,482 Earnings per common share $ 12.89 $ 21.76 $ 29.69 $ 10.41 $ 74.74 Dividends per common share $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 0.75 $ 3.00 Closing market price range per common share: High $ 1,215.00 $ 1,285.00 $ 1,382.82 $ 1,549.00 Low $ 805.00 $ 935.00 $ 1,040.00 $ 1,172.00 In December 2010, Seaboard declared and paid a dividend of $6.75 per share on the common stock. The increased amount of the dividend (which has historically been $0.75 per share on a quarterly basis or $3.00 per share on an annual basis) represented payment of the regular fourth quarter dividend of $0.75 per share and a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends ($3.00 per share per year). Seaboard does not intend to declare any further dividends for the years 2011 and 2012. During 2010, Seaboard repurchased 5,452 common shares in the first quarter, 6,680 in the second quarter and 8,747 in the third quarter, as authorized by Seaboard's Board of Directors. During the first and second quarters of 2009, Seaboard repurchased 3,233 and 435 common shares respectively, as authorized by Seaboard's Board of Directors. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. Seaboard Corporation, and affiliated companies in its Commodity Trading and Milling segment, resolved a dispute with a third party related to a 2005 transaction. As a result, Seaboard Overseas Limited received $16,787,000, net of expenses, or $13.57 per common share in the third quarter of 2009 included in other income. There was no tax expense on this transaction. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. 10 Management's Discussion & Anaylsis MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW Seaboard is a diverse agribusiness and transportation company with global operations in several industries. Most of the sales and costs of Seaboard's segments are significantly influenced by worldwide fluctuations in commodity prices and changes in foreign political and economic conditions. Accordingly, sales, operating income and cash flows can fluctuate significantly from year to year. As each segment operates in distinct industries and different geographical locations, management evaluates their operations separately. Seaboard's reporting segments are based on information used by Seaboard's Chief Executive Officer in his capacity as chief operating decision maker to determine allocation of resources and assess performance. Pork Segment The Pork segment is primarily a domestic business with some export sales to Japan, Mexico, and other foreign markets. Revenues from the sale of pork products are primarily generated from a single hog processing plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, which operates at daily double shift processing capacity of 19,400 hogs, two bacon further processing plants located in Salt Lake City, Utah and Missoula, Montana, and a ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. In 2010 Seaboard raised approximately 75% of the hogs processed at the Guymon plant with the remaining hog requirements purchased primarily under contracts from independent producers. This segment is Seaboard's most capital intensive segment with approximately 55% of Seaboard's fixed assets and material amounts of inventories. Of Seaboard's businesses, management believes the Pork segment also has the greatest exposure to commodity price fluctuations. As a result, this segment's operating income and cash flows can materially fluctuate from year to year, significantly affecting Seaboard's consolidated operating income and cash flows. Sales prices are directly affected by both domestic and worldwide supply and demand for pork products and other proteins. Feed costs are the most significant single component of the cost of raising hogs and can be materially affected by prices for corn and soybean meal. In addition, costs can be materially affected by market prices for hogs purchased from third parties for processing at the plant. As the Guymon plant operates at capacity, to improve operating income Seaboard is constantly working towards improving the efficiencies of the operations as well as considering ways to increase margins by expanding product offerings. The Pork segment also produces biodiesel which is sold to third parties. Biodiesel is produced from pork fat obtained from Seaboard's pork processing plant and from animal fat purchased from third parties. The processing plant also can produce biodiesel from vegetable oil. This plant was completed in the second quarter of 2008. During 2009 Seaboard completed construction of and began operations at a majority-owned ham- boning and processing plant in Mexico. The Pork segment has an agreement with Triumph Foods LLC (Triumph), to market all of the pork products produced at Triumph's plant in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Pork segment markets the related pork products for a fee primarily based on the number of head processed by Triumph Foods. This plant has a capacity similar to that of Seaboard's Guymon plant and operates upon an integrated model similar to that of Seaboard's. Seaboard's sales prices for its pork products are primarily based on a margin sharing arrangement that considers the average sales price and mix of products sold from both Seaboard's and Triumph Food's hog processing plants. Commodity Trading and Milling Segment The Commodity Trading and Milling segment, which is managed under the name of Seaboard Overseas and Trading Group, primarily operates overseas with locations in Africa, Bermuda, South America, the Caribbean and Europe. These foreign operations can be significantly impacted by local crop production, political instability, local government policies, economic and industry conditions, and currency fluctuations. This segment's sales are also significantly affected by fluctuating prices of various commodities, such as wheat, corn, soybean meal and rice. Although this segment owns eight ships, the majority of the third party trading business is transacted with chartered ships. Freight rates, influenced by available charter capacity for worldwide trade in bulk cargoes, and related fuel costs affect business volumes and margins. The milling businesses, both consolidated and non-consolidated affiliates, operate in foreign and, in most cases, lesser developed countries. Subsidized wheat and flour exports can create fluctuating market conditions that can have a significant impact on both the trading and milling businesses' sales and operating income. 11 The majority of the Commodity Trading and Milling segment's sales pertain to the commodity trading business. Grain is sourced from multiple origins and delivered to third party and affiliate customers in various international locations. The execution of these purchase and delivery transactions have long cycles of completion which may extend for several months with a high degree of price volatility. As a result, these factors can significantly affect sales volumes, operating income, working capital and related cash flows from quarter-to-quarter. Seaboard invested in several entities during 2010 and continues to seek opportunities to expand its trading and milling businesses. Marine Segment The Marine segment provides containerized cargo shipping services primarily from the United States to 26 countries in the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America. As a result, fluctuations in economic conditions or unstable political situations in the regions or countries in which Seaboard operates can affect trade volumes and operating profits. In addition, containerized cargo rates can fluctuate depending on local supply and demand for shipping services. This segment time-charters or leases the majority of its ocean cargo vessels and is thus affected by fluctuations in charter hire rates as well as fuel costs. Seaboard continues to explore ways to increase volumes on existing routes while seeking opportunities to broaden its route structure in the regions it serves. Sugar Segment Seaboard's Sugar segment operates a vertically integrated sugar production facility in Argentina. This segment's sales and operating income are significantly affected by local and worldwide sugar prices. Yields from the Argentine sugar harvest can have an impact on the local price of sugar. Also, but to a lesser degree, price fluctuations in the world market can affect local sugar prices and export sales volumes and prices. Depending on local market conditions, this business purchases sugar from third parties for resale. Over the past several years, Seaboard made numerous improvements to this business to increase the efficiency of its operations and expand its sugar and alcohol production capabilities. In the first quarter of 2010, the Company began sales of dehydrated alcohol to certain oil companies under an Argentine government bio-ethanol program, which mandates alcohol to be blended with gasoline. The functional currency of the Sugar segment is the Argentine peso. The currency exchange rate can have an impact on reported U.S. dollar sales, operating income and cash flows. Historically, the financing needs were relatively high for this operation as a result of ongoing expansion of sugar production and construction of a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant. However, with the completion of the cogeneration power plant anticipated during the second quarter of 2011, financing needs for this segment should be minimal. Seaboard continues to explore ways to improve and expand its existing operations while considering other alternatives to expand this segment. Power Segment Seaboard's Power segment operates as an independent power producer in the Dominican Republic (DR) generating power from a system of diesel engines mounted on two barges having a combined rated capacity of approximately 112 megawatts. As discussed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the second quarter of 2011, it is anticipated that Seaboard will complete the sale of the two existing electric power generating facilities. Seaboard is currently in process of constructing a replacement power generation facility capable of generating power from liquid natural gas or diesel fuel which will be mounted on a single barge and will have a rated capacity of approximately 106 megawatts. It is anticipated the replacement power facility will be placed in service by the end of 2011 or early 2012. Development of the replacement power facility is being financed with a $114,000,000 financing facility and Seaboard's available cash or borrowing capacity. During the past few years, operating cash flows have fluctuated from inconsistent customer collections. The DR regulatory body schedules power production based on the amount of funds available to pay for the power produced and the relative costs of the power produced. Fuel is the largest cost component, but increases in fuel prices generally have been passed on to customers. In addition, from time to time Seaboard pursues additional investment opportunities in the power industry. 12 Turkey Segment On December 6, 2010, Seaboard purchased a 50 percent non- controlling voting interest in Butterball, LLC ("Butterball"). Butterball is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys, and other turkey products. Butterball has seven processing plants and numerous live production and feed milling operations located in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina. Sales prices are directly affected by both domestic and worldwide supply and demand for turkey products and other proteins. Feed costs are the most significant single component of the cost of raising turkeys and can be materially affected by prices for corn and soybean meal. The turkey business is seasonal only on the whole bird side with Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays driving the majority of those sales. As part of this investment, Seaboard provided financing to Butterball of $100.0 million in subordinated debt with detachable warrants. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Summary of Sources and Uses of Cash Cash and short-term investments as of December 31, 2010 decreased $95.9 million from December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily the result of investing $177.5 million for a 50% non-controlling voting interest in Butterball plus $100.0 million financing provided to Butterball in subordinated debt. Also during 2010, cash was used for capital expenditures of $103.3 million, investments in four new non-consolidated affiliates and acquisitions of a business of $33.3 million, as discussed below, repurchases of common stock in the amount of $30.0 million and dividends paid of $11.0 million. Partially offsetting the decrease was cash generated by operating activities of $339.8 million. Cash from operating activities for 2010 increased $93.5 million compared to 2009, primarily as a result of higher net earnings in 2010 compared to 2009, partially offset by a prior year increase in net working capital that did not repeat in 2010. Cash and short-term investments as of December 31, 2009 increased $95.9 million from December 31, 2008. The increase was the result of cash generated by operating activities of $246.4 million, $16.8 million received from a gain on a disputed sale as discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and $15.0 million received for the potential sale of power barges, as discussed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. During 2009, cash was used to reduce notes payable by $95.1 million, to reduce long-term debt by $46.9 million and for capital expenditures of $54.3 million. Cash from operating activities for 2009 increased $135.1 million compared to 2008, primarily as a result of decreases in working capital items of accounts receivable and inventory in 2009 compared to increases in 2008, partially offset by lower net earnings in 2009 compared to 2008. Capital Expenditures, Acquisitions and Other Investing Activities During 2010, Seaboard invested $103.3 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $9.6 million was expended in the Pork segment, $28.4 million in the Marine segment, $30.6 million in the Sugar segment, $31.7 million in the Power segment and $3.0 million in the remaining businesses. For the Pork segment, the expenditures were primarily for improvements to existing facilities and related equipment. For the Marine segment, $23.5 million was spent to purchase cargo carrying and handling equipment. In the Sugar segment, the capital expenditures were primarily used for construction of the cogeneration power plant with the remaining capital expenditures for normal upgrades to existing operations. For the Power segment, expenditures were primarily used for the construction of a 106 megawatt power generation facility for use in the Dominican Republic. The total cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $125.0 million. Operations are anticipated to begin by the end of 2011 or early 2012. All other capital expenditures were primarily of a normal recurring nature and primarily included replacement of machinery and equipment, and general facility modernizations and upgrades. The total 2011 capital expenditures budget is $211.2 million. The Pork segment plans to spend $33.5 million primarily for additional finishing barns and, to a lesser degree, improvements to existing facilities and related equipment. The Marine segment has budgeted to spend $51.4 million primarily for additional cargo carrying and handling equipment and port development projects. In addition, management will be evaluating whether to purchase additional containerized cargo vessels for the Marine segment and dry bulk vessels for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment during 2011. The Sugar segment plans to spend $18.3 million, including $2.1 million for the completion of a 40 megawatt cogeneration power plant, with the remaining amount for normal upgrades to existing operations. The cogeneration power plant is expected to be operational by the end of the second quarter of 2011 at a total completed cost of approximately $50.0 million. The Power segment plans to spend $87.4 million primarily for the new power barge being constructed as discussed above. The balance of $20.6 million is planned to be spent in 13 all other businesses. Management anticipates paying for these capital expenditures from available cash, the use of available short-term investments or Seaboard's available borrowing capacity. As of December 31, 2010 Seaboard had commitments of $100.4 million to spend on construction projects, purchase equipment, and make facility improvements. During 2009 Seaboard invested $54.3 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $15.2 million was expended in the Pork segment, $14.7 million in the Marine segment, $21.6 million in the Sugar segment and $2.8 million in the remaining businesses. For the Pork segment, the expenditures were primarily for improvements to existing hog facilities, upgrades to the Guymon pork processing plant and construction of the ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. The ham-boning and processing plant was completed in the second quarter of 2009. For the Marine segment, $10.3 million was spent to purchase cargo carrying and handling equipment. In the Sugar segment, $13.8 million was used for development of the cogeneration power plant with the remaining capital expenditures primarily being used for expansion of cane growing operations. All other capital expenditures were primarily of a normal recurring nature and primarily included replacement of machinery and equipment, and general facility modernizations and upgrades. During 2008 Seaboard invested $134.6 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $52.6 million was expended in the Pork segment, $46.3 million in the Marine segment, $31.0 million in the Sugar segment and $4.7 million in the remaining businesses. For the Pork segment, $12.8 million was spent constructing additional hog finishing space, $9.3 million was spent on the construction of a biodiesel plant and $8.2 million was spent on the ham-boning and processing plant. For the Marine segment, $36.5 million was spent to purchase cargo carrying and handling equipment. In the Sugar segment, $10.4 million was used for development of the cogeneration power plant with the remaining capital expenditures being used primarily for expansion of alcohol distillery operations and expansion of cane growing operations. All other capital expenditures were primarily of a normal recurring nature and primarily included replacement of machinery and equipment, and general facility modernizations and upgrades. On December 6, 2010, Seaboard acquired a 50 percent non- controlling voting interest in Butterball for a cash purchase price of $177.5 million. In connection with this investment, Seaboard provided to Butterball $100.0 million of subordinated financing. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this transaction. During the fourth quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired a 25% non- controlling interest in a commodity trading business in Australia for $5.0 million. Also during the fourth quarter of 2010, Seaboard invested $10.5 million in a newly combined poultry business in Africa for a 50% non-controlling interest. During the third quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired a majority interest in a commodity origination, storage and processing business in Canada for approximately $6.7 million, subject to final working capital adjustments. The assets acquired included cash of $1.2 million. Also during the third quarter of 2010, Seaboard finalized an agreement to invest in a bakery to be built in Central Africa for a 50% non-controlling interest in this business. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard had invested $10.1 million in this project. The total project cost is estimated to be $58.0 million but Seaboard's total investment has not yet been determined pending finalization of third party financing alternatives for a portion of the project. The bakery is not anticipated to be fully operational until the second half of 2011. In late March 2010, Seaboard acquired a 50% non-controlling interest in an international commodity trading business located in North Carolina for approximately $7.7 million. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of these non-controlling interest investments made in 2010. During 2010, Seaboard agreed to invest in various limited partnerships as a limited partner that are expected to allow Seaboard to obtain certain low income housing tax credits over a period of approximately ten years. The total commitment is approximately $17.5 million and the majority of the investment is expected to be made during late 2011 and 2012. On March 2, 2009, an agreement became effective under which Seaboard will sell its two power generating facilities in the Dominican Republic for $70.0 million. During March 2009, $15.0 million was paid to Seaboard and the $55.0 million balance of the purchase price was paid into escrow and will be paid to Seaboard at the closing of the sale 14 anticipated to be during the second quarter. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. Financing Activities, Debt and Related Covenants The following table represents a summary of Seaboard's available borrowing capacity as of December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2010, there were no borrowings outstanding under the committed lines of credit and borrowings under the uncommitted lines of credit totaled $33.7 million, all related to foreign subsidiaries. Letters of credit reduced Seaboard's borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted credit lines by $42.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively, primarily representing $26.4 million for Seaboard's outstanding Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and $20.2 million related to insurance coverage. Also included in notes payable at December 31, 2010 was a term note of $45.0 million denominated in U.S. dollars. Total amount (Thousands of dollars) available Long-term credit facilities - committed $300,000 Short-term uncommitted demand notes 164,479 Uncommitted term note 45,000 Total borrowing capacity 509,479 Amounts drawn against lines (33,729) Uncommitted term note (45,000) Letters of credit reducing borrowing availability (50,714) Available borrowing capacity at December 31, 2010 $380,036 On September 17, 2010, Seaboard entered into a credit agreement for $114.0 million at a fixed rate of 5.34% for the financing of the construction of a replacement power generation facility, which will operate in the Dominican Republic as discussed above. This credit facility has a term of ten years commencing upon achievement of commercial operation which is expected to take place prior to April 24, 2012. The credit facility will mature no later than April 24, 2022 and is secured by the power generating facility. At December 31, 2010, $16.4 million had been borrowed from this credit facility. Seaboard has capacity under existing loan covenants to undertake additional debt financings of approximately $1,681.7 million. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard is in compliance with all restrictive covenants related to these loans and facilities. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of the material terms of Seaboard's credit facilities, including financial ratios and covenants. Scheduled long-term debt maturities are $1.7 million, $34.2 million and $2.2 million over the next three years. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard has cash and short-term investments of $373.3 million, total working capital of $847.2 million and a $300.0 million line of credit maturing on July 10, 2013. Accordingly, management believes Seaboard's combination of internally generated cash, liquidity, capital resources and borrowing capabilities will be adequate for its existing operations and any currently known plans for expansion of existing operations or business segments for 2011. Management does, however, periodically review various alternatives for future financing to provide additional liquidity for future operating plans. Management intends to continue seeking opportunities for expansion in the industries in which Seaboard operates, utilizing existing liquidity, available borrowing capacity and other financing alternatives. In December 2010, Seaboard declared and paid a dividend of $6.75 per share on the common stock. The increased amount of the dividend (which has historically been $0.75 per share on a quarterly basis or $3.00 per share on an annual basis) represented payment of the regular fourth quarter dividend of $0.75 per share and a prepayment of the annual 2011 and 2012 dividends ($3.00 per share per year). Seaboard does not intend to declare any further dividends for the years 2011 and 2012. On November 6, 2009, the Board of Directors authorized up to $100 million for a new share repurchase program. The previous share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors on August 7, 2007, ended on August 31, 2009. Seaboard used cash to repurchase 20,879 shares of common stock at a total price of $30.0 million in 2010, 15 3,668 shares of common stock at a total price of $3.4 million in 2009 and 3,852 shares of common stock at a total price of $5.0 million in 2008. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements The following table provides a summary of Seaboard's contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2010. Payments due by period Less than 1-3 3-5 More than (Thousands of dollars) Total 1 year years years 5 years Vessel time and voyage-charter commitments $ 220,889 $ 68,911 $ 59,664 $23,569 $ 68,745 Contract grower finishing agreements 73,993 11,473 20,082 17,661 24,777 Other operating lease payments 273,097 17,572 29,444 25,894 200,187 Total lease obligations 567,979 97,956 109,190 67,124 293,709 Long-term debt 93,104 1,697 36,373 11,223 43,811 Short-term notes payable 78,729 78,729 - - - Other purchase commitments 782,153 689,818 86,970 5,170 195 Total contractual cash obligations and commitments $1,521,965 $868,200 $232,533 $83,517 $337,715 The Marine segment enters into contracts to time-charter vessels for use in its operations. To support the operations of the Pork segment, Seaboard has contract grower finishing agreements in place with farmers to raise a portion of Seaboard's hogs. Seaboard has entered into grain and feed ingredient purchase contracts to support the live hog operations of the Pork segment and has contracted for the purchase of additional hogs from third parties. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment enters into commodity purchase contracts and ocean freight contracts, primarily to support sales commitments. Seaboard also leases various facilities and equipment under noncancelable operating lease agreements. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion and for a more detailed listing of other purchase commitments. Seaboard has also issued $1.4 million of guarantees to support certain activities of non-consolidated affiliates and third parties who provide services for Seaboard. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a detailed discussion. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Net sales for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were $4,385.7 million, $3,601.3 million and $4,267.8 million, respectively. The increase in net sales in 2010 primarily reflected an increase in sale prices for pork products, increased commodities trading volumes and higher cargo volumes for the Marine segment. The decrease in net sales in 2009 was primarily the result of price decreases for commodities sold by the commodity trading business, lower cargo volumes for the Marine segment and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in sales prices for pork products. Partially offsetting the decreases were increased commodities trading volumes to non-consolidated affiliates. Operating income for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were $321.1 million, $23.7 million and $121.8 million, respectively. The 2010 increase primarily reflected higher Pork segment margins and, to a lesser extent, increased margins for the Sugar segment and the Marine segment as discussed below. The 2009 decrease compared to 2008 primarily reflected lower commodity trading and Marine segment margins and a $32.6 million fluctuation of marking to market Commodity Trading and Milling derivative contracts, respectively, as discussed below. The decrease was partially offset by higher margins on pork products sold primarily from lower feed costs. 16 Pork Segment (Dollars in millions) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 1,388.3 $ 1,065.3 $ 1,126.0 Operating income (loss) $ 213.3 $ (15.0) $ (45.9) Net sales of the Pork segment increased $323.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009. The increase primarily reflected an increase in overall sales prices for pork products. Operating income increased $228.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared with 2009. The increase was primarily a result of higher sales prices, partially offset by higher costs for hogs purchased from third parties. Management is unable to predict future market prices for pork products or the cost of feed and hogs purchased from third parties. Recent increases in corn prices, the primary cost of feed, could result in higher overall live production costs for 2011. Management anticipates positive operating income for 2011 although at lower levels than 2010. As discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, there is a possibility that some amount of the ham-boning plant in Mexico could be deemed impaired during some future period including fiscal 2011, which may result in a charge to earnings if current projections are not met. Net sales of the Pork segment decreased $60.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in overall sales prices for pork products, partially offset by higher volumes of pork products sold for export. Increased volumes were made possible by the expansion in daily capacity at the Guymon processing plant during the first quarter of 2008. The lower sales prices for pork products appear to be the result of an excess supply of pork products in the domestic market, the world economic challenges as well as the impacts of H1N1 flu related concerns. In April 2009, reports of a new flu strain believed to originate in Mexico rapidly received wide-spread public attention. In response to initial reports referring to this strain as "swine flu", certain countries banned U.S. pork exports and this segment noted a decrease in overall market prices for its pork products. By year- end, several foreign markets lifted their bans on imports of U.S. pork products and prices began to improve slightly. Operating loss decreased $30.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared with 2008. The improvement was primarily a result of cost decreases more than offsetting the sales price decreases discussed above. The cost decreases primarily were related to lower feed costs (principally from lower corn prices), the impact of using the LIFO method for determining certain inventory costs, and lower costs of third party hogs. LIFO increased operating results by $17.9 million in 2009 compared to a decrease of $17.2 million in 2008 primarily as a result of lower costs to purchase corn and soybean meal during 2009. Also, in 2008 Seaboard incurred an impairment charge of $7.0 million. Commodity Trading and Milling Segment (Dollars in millions) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 1,808.9 $ 1,531.6 $ 1,897.4 Operating income as reported $ 34.4 $ 24.8 $ 96.5 Less mark-to-market adjustments 17.2 14.5 (18.1) Operating income excluding mark-to-market adjustments $ 51.6 $ 39.3 $ 78.4 Income from affiliates $ 21.0 $ 19.1 $ 12.6 Net sales of the Commodity Trading and Milling segment increased $277.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009. The increase is primarily the result of increased volumes of commodities sold to third parties, principally corn, soybean meal and soybeans, and, to a lesser extent, increased prices for wheat and corn during the fourth quarter of 2010. Partially offsetting this increase was a decrease in commodity trading volumes to non-consolidated affiliates. As worldwide commodity price fluctuations cannot be predicted, management is unable to predict the level of future sales. Operating income increased $9.6 million for 2010 compared to 2009. The increase primarily reflects the write-down of $8.8 million in the first quarter of 2009 of certain grain inventories for customer contract performance issues and related lower of cost or market adjustments, as discussed further in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 17 Also, the increase reflects the $2.7 million fluctuation of marking to market the derivative contracts, as discussed below. Due to the uncertain political and economic conditions in the countries in which Seaboard operates and the current volatility in the commodity markets, management is unable to predict future sales and operating results. However, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment in 2011, excluding the potential effects of marking to market derivative contracts. If Seaboard had not applied mark-to-market accounting to its derivative instruments, operating income for this segment in 2010 and 2009 would have been higher by $17.2 million and $14.5 million, respectively and 2008 would have been lower by $18.1 million. While management believes its commodity futures and options and foreign exchange contracts are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record- keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, while the changes in value of the derivative instruments were marked to market, the changes in value of the firm purchase or sale contracts were not. As products are delivered to customers, these existing mark-to- market adjustments should be primarily offset by realized margins or losses as revenue is recognized and thus, these mark-to-market adjustments should reverse in fiscal 2011. Management believes eliminating these adjustments, as noted in the table above, provides a more reasonable presentation to compare and evaluate period-to-period financial results for this segment. Income from affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2010 increased $1.9 million from 2009 primarily as a result of favorable market conditions for certain affiliates. Based on the uncertainty of local political and economic situations in the countries in which the flour and feed mills and other related businesses operate, management cannot predict future results. Net sales of the Commodity Trading and Milling segment decreased $365.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease was primarily the result of price decreases for commodities sold by the commodity trading business, especially for wheat, partially offset by increased commodity trading volumes to non-consolidated affiliates. Operating income decreased $71.7 million for 2009 compared to 2008. The decrease primarily reflected certain long inventory positions, especially wheat, taken by Seaboard which provided higher than average commodity trading margins during the first six months of 2008 as the price of these commodities significantly increased to historic highs at the time of sale in 2008. In addition, the decrease includes a $32.6 million fluctuation of marking to market the derivative contracts as discussed below. Operating income was also impacted by certain grain inventory related write-downs in 2009 and 2008 as discussed in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Income from affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased $6.5 million from 2008 primarily as a result of favorable market conditions for certain affiliates. The increase was also the result of one of the entities discontinuing its operations by selling its trade name and certain assets to an entity in exchange for a minority ownership in such entity and a separate sale of land and building to a third party. Seaboard's proportionate share of these two transactions represents approximately $2.3 million of the income from affiliates for 2009. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion. Marine Segment (Dollars in millions) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 853.6 $ 737.6 $ 958.0 Operating income $ 47.6 $ 24.1 $ 62.4 Net sales of the Marine segment increased $116.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to 2009 primarily as a result of higher cargo volumes in most markets served during 2010 as economic activity increased. The growth in volume was partially offset by overall lower cargo rates in 2010 as cargo rates in the first quarter of 2009 had just started to decline from the impacts of the slow economic conditions and continued to decline for most of 2009. Overall, cargo rates have remained fairly constant during 2010 but increased slightly during the second half of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. 18 Operating income increased by $23.5 million compared to 2009. The increase was primarily the result of cost decreases for charterhire and, to a lesser extent, certain terminal and other operating costs on a per unit shipped basis. Partially offsetting the increase were lower cargo rates, as discussed above, and higher fuel costs for vessels and increased trucking costs on a per unit shipped basis. Management cannot predict changes in future cargo volumes and cargo rates or to what extent changes in economic conditions in markets served will affect net sales or operating income during 2011, however, management anticipates positive operating income for this segment in 2011. Net sales of the Marine segment decreased $220.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to 2008 primarily as a result of economic declines in most markets served by Seaboard resulting in lower cargo volumes and, to a lesser extent, lower cargo rates especially during the last half of 2009. Operating income decreased by $38.3 million compared to 2008. The decrease was primarily the result of lower rates, as discussed above, not being offset by comparable decreases in certain costs, such as port costs and stevedoring. However, significant decreases did occur related to fuel costs for vessels, charterhire and trucking expenses on a per unit shipped basis. Sugar Segment (Dollars in millions) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 196.0 $ 143.0 $ 142.1 Operating income (loss) $ 31.7 $ (0.9) $ 3.7 Income from affiliates $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.5 Net sales of the Sugar segment increased $53.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to 2009. The increase primarily reflects increased domestic sugar and alcohol prices and, to a lesser extent, increased alcohol volumes, partially offset by lower sugar volumes produced and sold. During the first quarter of 2010, Seaboard began sales of dehydrated alcohol under the Argentine government bio-ethanol program which requires alcohol to be blended with gasoline. Argentine governmental authorities continue to attempt to control inflation by limiting the price increases of basic commodities and related exports, including certain sugar products produced by this segment. Accordingly, management cannot predict sugar prices for 2011. Management anticipates the cogeneration power plant, discussed in capital expenditures above, will begin operations during the second quarter of 2011. Operating income increased $32.6 million during 2010 compared to 2009. The increase primarily represents higher margins from the increase in alcohol and sugar prices discussed above and, to a lesser extent, increased alcohol volumes. In addition, the increase reflected a $5.3 million charge to earnings in 2009 related to the write-down of citrus inventories, the integration and transformation of land previously used for citrus production into sugar cane production and related costs as discussed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements which did not occur in 2010. Management anticipates positive operating income for this segment in 2011. Net sales of the Sugar segment increased $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to 2008. The increase is primarily the result of increased volumes produced and sold in the export markets partially offset by lower domestic sugar prices and the elimination of the citrus operations. Argentine governmental authorities continue to attempt to control inflation by limiting the price of basic commodities, including sugar. Operating income decreased $4.6 million during 2009 compared to 2008 primarily as a result of lower margins on alcohol sales from lower sales prices and lower margins from the citrus operations. Although the citrus operations had negative margins for 2008, during 2009 the negative margins were slightly higher as this segment recorded a $5.3 million charge to earnings during the first and second quarters of 2009 related to the write-down of citrus inventories, the integration and transformation of land previously used for citrus production into sugar cane production and related costs as discussed in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The decrease also reflects higher selling and administrative costs in 2009. 19 Power Segment (Dollars in millions) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 124.0 $ 107.1 $ 129.4 Operating income $ 13.4 $ 8.2 $ 7.8 Net sales of the Power segment increased $16.9 million for 2010 compared to 2009 primarily reflecting higher rates, partially offset by lower production levels. The higher rates were attributable primarily to higher fuel costs, a component of pricing, especially during the first half of 2010. Operating income increased $5.2 million during 2010 compared to 2009 primarily as a result of higher rates being in excess of higher fuel costs, partially offset by lower production levels. There was no depreciation expense in 2010 related to the assets classified as held for sale although this was principally offset by increases in certain other production costs. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of the pending sale of the two existing barges and construction of a new replacement power generating facility. Upon finalization of the sale, which is anticipated to occur during the second quarter of 2011, a gain on sale of assets of approximately $50.0 million will be recognized in operating income. As a result of these transactions, after the first quarter, sales will be significantly lower for the remainder of 2011 as a result of the limited operations during the period of time between the sale of the existing barges is completed, and the start-up of the new barge, anticipated by the end of 2011 or early 2012. Management cannot predict future fuel costs or the extent to which rates will fluctuate compared to fuel costs, although management anticipates positive operating income for this segment in 2011. However, after the first half of 2011, operating income will be lower than 2010 as a result of lower sales discussed above. Net sales for the Power segment decreased $22.3 million for 2009 compared to 2008 primarily reflecting lower rates. The lower rates were attributable primarily to lower fuel costs, a component of pricing. Operating income increased $0.4 million during 2009 compared to 2008 primarily as a result of lower production costs partially offset by higher administrative costs. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 increased by $11.0 million over 2009 to $204.9 million. This increase was primarily due to increased personnel costs in most segments and, to a lesser extent, project development costs including the Butterball transaction. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A decreased to 4.7% for 2010 compared to 5.4% for 2009 primarily as a result of increased sales in the Pork and Commodity Trading and Milling segments. SG&A expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased by $18.0 million over 2008 to $193.9 million. This increase was primarily due to increased personnel costs, including increased costs of $13.9 million, included in Corporate expenses, related to Seaboard's deferred compensation programs (which are offset by the effect of the mark-to-market investments recorded in other investment income discussed below). As a percentage of revenues, SG&A increased to 5.4% for 2009 compared to 4.1% for 2008 primarily as a result of decreased sales in the Commodity Trading and Milling and Marine segments. Interest Expense Interest expense totaled $5.6 million, $13.2 million and $15.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Interest expense decreased for 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a result of a lower average level of total borrowings outstanding during 2010 and, to a lesser extent, lower average interest rates on total borrowings outstanding during 2010. In addition, interest expense decreased for 2010 compared to 2009 as a result of more capitalized interest in 2010 compared to 2009. Interest expense capitalized in 2010 was $3.4 million compared to $0.7 million in 2009, Interest expense decreased for 2009 compared to 2008, primarily as a result of a lower average level of total borrowings outstanding during 2009 partially offset by higher average interest rates on short-term borrowings outstanding. Interest Income Interest income totaled $12.6 million, $17.3 million and $14.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The decrease for 2010 primarily reflected lower average interest rate on funds invested. The increase for 2009 primarily reflected an increase in average funds invested. 20 Other Investment Income, Net Other investment income, net totaled $14.1 million, $15.5 million and $7.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Other investment income for 2010 primarily reflected realized gains on short-term investments of $6.6 million, a gain of $4.2 million in the mark-to-market value of Seaboard's investments related to the deferred compensation programs and $2.2 million in syndication fees recognized from the Butterball transaction as discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Other investment income for 2009 primarily reflected income of $6.0 million in the Power segment related to the settlement of a receivable, not directly related to its business and purchased at a discount, gains of $4.3 million in the mark-to-market value of Seaboard's investments related to the deferred compensation programs and gains of $2.8 million on debt trading securities. Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) Foreign currency gains (losses) totaled $1.3 million, $2.4 million and $(19.7) million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The fluctuation for 2009 compared to 2008 primarily related to the unusually high currency losses incurred during the fourth quarter of 2008, as noted below, from the global liquidity crisis occurring at that time which did not occur during 2009. In addition, the 2008 loss includes currency losses related to the yen based borrowing by the Sugar segment, principally during the fourth quarter of 2008. A significant portion of this currency loss was offset by a currency gain on the underlying debt, which was recorded in a cumulative translation adjustment account in equity as of December 31, 2008. Although Seaboard does not utilize hedge accounting, the commodity trading business does utilize foreign currency exchange contracts to manage its risks and exposure to foreign currency fluctuations primarily related to the South African Rand and the Euro Zone euro. Management believes these gains and losses, including the mark-to-market effects, of these foreign currency contracts relate to the underlying commodity transactions and classifies such gains and losses in cost of sales. Seaboard operates in many developing countries. The political and economic conditions of these markets, along with fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar, cause volatility in currency exchange rates which exposes Seaboard to fluctuating foreign currency gains and losses which cannot be predicted by Seaboard. Gain on Disputed Sale, Net In July 2009, Seaboard Corporation, and affiliated companies in its Commodity Trading and Milling segment, resolved a dispute with a third party related to a 2005 transaction in which a portion of its trading operations was sold to a firm located abroad. As a result of this action, Seaboard Overseas Limited received $16.8 million, net of expenses, in the third quarter of 2009. There was no tax expense on this transaction. Miscellaneous, Net Miscellaneous, net totaled $(0.4) million, $6.5 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. For 2010, miscellaneous, net included a loss of $1.3 million on interest rate exchange agreements. For 2009, miscellaneous, net included a $5.3 million gain on interest rate exchange agreements. Income Tax Expense The change to income tax expense in 2010 from income tax benefit in 2009 is the result of domestic earnings during 2010 compared to domestic losses in 2009. The effective tax benefit rate decreased for 2009 compared to 2008 primarily from lower permanently deferred foreign earnings and lower domestic taxable loss. OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION Seaboard is subject to various federal and state regulations regarding environmental protection and land and water use. Among other things, these regulations affect the disposal of livestock waste and corporate farming matters in general. Management believes it is in compliance, in all material respects, with all such regulations. Laws and regulations in the states where Seaboard conducts its pork operations are restrictive. Future changes in environmental or corporate farming laws could adversely affect the manner in which Seaboard operates its business and its cost structure. Management does not believe its businesses have been materially adversely affected by inflation. 21 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has identified the accounting estimates believed to be the most important to the portrayal of Seaboard's financial condition and results, and which require management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Management has reviewed these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. These critical accounting estimates include: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Seaboard primarily uses a specific identification approach, in management's best judgment, to evaluate the adequacy of this reserve for estimated uncollectible receivables as of the consolidated balance sheet date. Changes in estimates, developing trends and other new information can have a material effect on future evaluations. Furthermore, Seaboard's total current and long-term receivables are heavily weighted toward foreign receivables ($258.6 million or 53.6% at December 31, 2010), including foreign receivables due from affiliates ($75.4 million at December 31, 2010), which generally represent more of a collection risk than its domestic receivables. Receivables due from affiliates are generally associated with entities located in foreign countries considered underdeveloped, as discussed below, which can experience conditions causing sudden changes to their ability to repay such receivables on a timely basis or in full. For the Power segment, which operates in the Dominican Republic (DR), collection patterns have been sporadic and are sometimes based upon negotiated settlements for past due receivables resulting in material revisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts from year to year. Future collections of receivables or lack thereof could result in a material charge or credit to earnings depending on the ultimate resolution of each individual customer past due receivable. Bad debt expense for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $2.8 million, $2.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Valuation of Inventories - Inventories are generally valued at the lower of cost or market. In determining market, management makes assumptions regarding replacement costs, estimated sales prices, estimated costs to complete, estimated disposal costs, and normal profit margins. For commodity trading inventories, when contract performance by a customer becomes a concern, management must also evaluate available options to dispose of the inventory, including assumptions about potential negotiated changes to sales contracts, sales prices in alternative markets in various foreign countries and potentially additional transportation costs. At times, management must consider probability weighting various viable alternatives in its determination of the net realizable value of the inventories. These assumptions and probabilities are subjective in nature and are based on management's best estimates and judgments existing at the time of preparation. Changes in future market prices of grains or facts and circumstances could result in a material write-down in value of inventory or increased future margins on the sale of inventory. Impairment of Long-lived Assets - At each balance sheet date, long-lived assets, primarily property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Some of the key assumptions utilized in determining future projected cash flows include estimated growth rates, expected future sales prices and estimated costs. In some cases, judgment is also required in assigning probability weighting to the various future cash flow scenarios. The probability weighting percentages used and the various future projected cash flow models prepared by management are based on facts and circumstances existing at the time of preparation and management's best estimates and judgment of future operating results. Seaboard cannot predict the occurrence of certain future events that might adversely affect the reported value of long-lived assets, which include but are not limited to, a change in the business climate, government incentives, a negative change in relationships with significant customers, and changes to strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions. Changes in these facts, circumstances and management's estimates and judgment could result in an impairment of fixed assets resulting in a material charge to earnings. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on the Pork Segment and its recorded value for the ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico of $10.0 million at December 31, 2010. 22 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill and other indefinite-life intangible assets, not subject to amortization, are evaluated annually for impairment at the quarter-end closest to the anniversary date of the acquisition, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that impairment is possible. The impairment tests require management to make judgments in determining what assumptions to use in estimating fair value. One of the methods used by Seaboard to determine fair value is the income approach using discounted future projected cash flows. Some of the key assumptions utilized in determining future projected cash flows include estimated growth rates, expected future sales prices and costs, and future capital expenditures requirements. In some cases, judgment is also required in assigning probability weighting to the various future cash flow scenarios. The probability weighting percentages used and the various future projected cash flow models prepared by management are based on facts and circumstances existing at the time of preparation and management's best estimates and judgment of future operating results. Seaboard cannot predict the occurrence of certain future events that might adversely affect the reported value of goodwill and indefinite-life intangible assets that may include, but are not limited to, a change in the business climate, a negative change in relationships with significant customers, and changes to strategic decisions, including decisions to expand, made in response to economic and competitive conditions. Changes in these facts, circumstances and management's estimates and judgment could result in an impairment of goodwill and/or other intangible assets resulting in a material charge to earnings. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion regarding the Pork segment and its recorded intangible asset values related to Daily's, including an impairment charge of $7.0 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008 related to Daily's trade name. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had goodwill of $40.6 million and other intangible assets not subject to amortization of $17.0 million. Income Taxes - Income taxes are determined by management based on current tax regulations in the various worldwide taxing jurisdictions in which Seaboard conducts its business. In various situations, accruals have been made for estimates of the tax effects for certain transactions, business structures, the estimated reversal of timing differences and future projected profitability of Seaboard's various business units based on management's interpretation of existing facts, circumstances and tax regulations. Should new evidence come to management's attention which could alter previous conclusions or if taxing authorities disagree with the positions taken by Seaboard, the change in estimate could result in a material adverse or favorable impact on the financial statements. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard has deferred tax assets of $84.9 million, net of the valuation allowance of $30.7 million, and deferred tax liabilities of $142.2 million. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, income tax expense included $13.4 million, $(11.5) million and $(6.3) million, respectively, for deferred taxes to federal, foreign, state and local taxing jurisdictions. Accrued Pension Liability - The measurement of Seaboard's pension liability and related expense is dependent on a variety of assumptions and estimates regarding future events. These assumptions include discount rates, assumed rate of return on plan assets, compensation increases, turnover rates, mortality rates and retirement rates. The discount rate and return on plan assets are important elements of liability and expense measurement and are reviewed on an annual basis. The effect of decreasing both the discount rate and assumed rate of return on plan assets by 50 basis points would be an increase in pension expense of approximately $1.9 million per year. The effects of actual results differing from the assumptions (i.e. gains or losses) are primarily accumulated in accrued pension liability and amortized over future periods if it exceeds the 10% corridor and, therefore, could affect Seaboard's recognized pension expense in such future periods, as permitted under U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, accumulated gains or losses in excess of the 10% corridor are amortized over the average future service of active participants. The unrecognized losses as of December 31, 2008 exceeded this 10% threshold as a result of the significant investment losses incurred during 2008. As a result, Seaboard's pension expense for its defined benefit pension plan for its salaried and clerical employees increased by approximately $3.1 million for 2009 as compared to 2008 due to loss amortization. See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of management's assumptions. 23 DERIVATIVE INFORMATION Seaboard is exposed to various types of market risks in its day- to-day operations. Primary market risk exposures result from changing commodity prices, freight rates, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. These derivatives are used to manage overall market risks, however, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record-keeping required to account for derivative transactions as hedges. Management believes it uses derivatives primarily as economic hedges although they do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Since these derivatives are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related prices could have a material impact on earnings in any given year. From time to time, Seaboard may enter into speculative derivative transactions related to its market risks. Changes in commodity prices affect the cost of necessary raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments. Seaboard uses various grain and oilseed futures and options purchase contracts to manage certain risks of increasing prices of raw materials and firm sales commitments or anticipated sales contracts. Short sales contracts are then used to offset the open purchase derivatives when the related commodity inventory is purchased in advance of the derivative maturity, effectively offsetting the initial futures or option purchase contract. From time to time, hog futures are used to manage risks of increasing prices of live hogs acquired for processing and hog futures are used to manage risks of fluctuating prices of pork product inventories and related future sales. From time to time, Seaboard may enter into short positions in energy related resources (i.e. heating oil, crude oil, etc.) to manage certain exposures related to bioenergy margins. Inventories that are sensitive to changes in commodity prices, including carrying amounts at December 31, 2010 and 2009, are presented in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Raw material requirements, finished product sales, and firm sales commitments are also sensitive to changes in commodity prices. From time-to-time, the Commodity Trading and Milling segment enters into certain forward freight agreements (FFAs), viewed as taking long positions in the freight market as well as covering short freight sales, which may or may not result in actual losses when future trades are executed. These FFAs are viewed by management as an economic hedge against the potential of future rising charter hire rates to be incurred by this segment for bulk cargo shipping while conducting its business of delivering grains to customers in many international locations. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were no such agreements outstanding. Because changes in foreign currency exchange rates affect the cash paid or received on foreign currency denominated receivables and payables, Seaboard manages certain of these risks through the use of foreign currency forward exchange agreements. Changes in interest rates affect the cash required to service variable rate debt. From time to time, Seaboard uses interest rate swaps to manage risks of increasing interest rates. During 2010, Seaboard entered into four ten-year interest rate exchange agreements which involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on variable rate debt. Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on four notional amounts of $25.0 million each. While Seaboard has certain variable rate debt, these interest rate exchange agreements do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of these agreements are recorded in Miscellaneous, net in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. In December 2008 and again in March 2009, Seaboard entered into ten-year interest rate exchange agreements with notional amounts of $25.0 million each, with similar terms to agreements discussed above to mitigate the effects of fluctuation in interest rates. In June 2009, Seaboard terminated both interest rate exchange agreements and received payments of $4.0 million to unwind these agreements. As of December 31, 2009, there were no interest rate exchange agreements outstanding. The following table presents the sensitivity of the fair value of Seaboard's open net commodity future and option contracts, foreign currency contracts and interest rate exchange agreements to a hypothetical 10% adverse change in market prices or in foreign exchange rates and interest rates as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. For all open derivatives, the fair value of such positions is a summation of the fair values calculated for each item by valuing each net position at quoted market prices as of the applicable date. 24 (Thousands of dollars) December 31, 2010 December 31, 2009 Grains and oilseeds $ 3,787 $ 9,808 Hogs and pork bellies 3,809 186 Energy related resources 459 284 Foreign currencies 22,415 23,080 Interest rates 2,636 - The table below provides information about Seaboard's non-trading financial instruments sensitive to changes in interest rates at December 31, 2010. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. At December 31, 2010, long-term debt included foreign subsidiary obligations of $16.4 million payable in U.S. dollars and $0.2 million payable in Argentine pesos. At December 31, 2009, long-term debt included foreign subsidiary obligations of $0.7 million denominated in CFA francs (a currency used in several central African countries) and $0.2 million payable in Argentine pesos. Weighted average variable rates are based on rates in place at the reporting date. Short-term instruments including short-term investments, non-trade receivables and current notes payable have carrying values that approximate market and are not included in this table due to their short-term nature. (Dollars in thousands) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thereafter Total Long-term debt: Fixed rate $1,476 $34,182 $2,191 $1,788 $1,635 $ 9,811 $51,083 Average interest rate 8.87% 6.95% 8.02% 6.25% 5.34% 5.34% 6.66% Variable rate $ 221 $ - $ - $7,800 $ - $34,000 $42,021 Average interest rate 7.00% - - 1.51% - 1.71% 1.70% Non-trading financial instruments sensitive to changes in interest rates at December 31, 2009 consisted of fixed rate long- term debt totaling $36.8 million with an average interest rate of 7.52%, and variable rate long-term debt totaling $42.0 million with an average interest rate of 0.44%. 25 Management's Responsibility for Consolidated Financial Statements The management of Seaboard Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (Seaboard) is responsible for the preparation of its consolidated financial statements and related information appearing in this report. Management believes that the consolidated financial statements fairly present Seaboard's financial position and results of operations in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and necessarily includes amounts that are based on estimates and judgments which it believes are reasonable based on current circumstances with due consideration given to materiality. Management relies on a system of internal controls over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions are executed in accordance with company policy and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and are properly recorded, and accounting records are adequate for preparation of financial statements and other information and disclosures. The concept of reasonable assurance is based on recognition that the cost of a control system should not exceed the benefits expected to be derived and such evaluations require estimates and judgments. The design and effectiveness of the system are monitored by a professional staff of internal auditors. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. The Board of Directors pursues its review of auditing, internal controls and financial statements through its audit committee, composed entirely of independent directors. In the exercise of its responsibilities, the audit committee meets periodically with management, with the internal auditors and with the independent registered public accounting firm to review the scope and results of audits. Both the internal auditors and the independent registered public accounting firm have unrestricted access to the audit committee with or without the presence of management. Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting The management of Seaboard Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (Seaboard) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of management and its Internal Audit Department, Seaboard conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on its evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, management concluded that Seaboard's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010. Seaboard's registered independent public accounting firm, that audited the consolidated financial statements included in the annual report, has issued an audit report on the effectiveness of Seaboard's internal control over financial reporting. Their report is included herein. 26 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Stockholders Seaboard Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Seaboard Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Seaboard Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Seaboard Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 9, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri March 9, 2011 27 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Stockholders Seaboard Corporation: We have audited Seaboard Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Seaboard Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying "Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting". Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, Seaboard Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Seaboard Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and our report dated March 9, 2011 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. KPMG LLP Kansas City, Missouri March 9, 2011 28 SEABOARD CORPORATION Consolidated Statement of Earnings Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars except per share amounts) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales: Products (includes sales to affiliates $3,354,348 $2,718,736 $3,144,432 of $500,265, $543,066 and $587,922) Service revenues 907,320 775,498 993,942 Other 124,034 107,074 129,430 Total net sales 4,385,702 3,601,308 4,267,804 Cost of sales and operating expenses: Products 2,980,606 2,619,396 3,005,924 Services 775,637 671,598 847,956 Other 103,465 92,701 116,253 Total cost of sales and operating expenses 3,859,708 3,383,695 3,970,133 Gross income 525,994 217,613 297,671 Selling, general and administrative expenses 204,928 193,890 175,862 Operating income 321,066 23,723 121,809 Other income (expense): Interest expense (5,632) (13,158) (15,354) Interest income 12,631 17,336 14,939 Income from affiliates 20,965 20,158 13,084 Other investment income, net 14,145 15,500 7,522 Foreign currency gain (loss), net 1,254 2,432 (19,713) Gain on disputed sale, net of expenses - 16,787 - Miscellaneous, net (384) 6,463 2,539 Total other income, net 42,979 65,518 3,017 Earnings before income taxes 364,045 89,241 124,826 Income tax benefit (expense) (81,033) 2,276 22,689 Net earnings $ 283,012 $ 91,517 $ 147,515 Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 599 965 (596) Net earnings attributable to Seaboard $ 283,611 $ 92,482 $ 146,919 Earnings per common share $ 231.69 $ 74.74 $ 118.19 Weighted average shares outstanding 1,224,092 1,237,452 1,243,087 Dividends declared per common share $ 9.00 $ 3.00 $ 3.00 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 29 SEABOARD CORPORATION Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, (Thousands of dollars except per share amounts) 2010 2009 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,124 $ 61,857 Short-term investments 332,205 407,351 Receivables: Trade 243,786 194,764 Due from affiliates 75,771 47,352 Other 48,557 35,861 368,114 277,977 Allowance for doubtful accounts (8,170) (7,330) Net receivables 359,944 270,647 Inventories 533,761 498,587 Deferred income taxes 18,393 10,490 Deferred costs 84,141 95,788 Other current assets 115,844 80,582 Total current assets 1,485,412 1,425,302 Investments in and advances to affiliates 331,322 82,232 Net property, plant and equipment 701,131 691,343 Note receivable from affiliate 90,109 - Goodwill 40,628 40,628 Intangible assets, net 19,746 20,676 Other assets 65,738 76,952 Total Assets $2,734,086 $2,337,133 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Notes payable to banks $ 78,729 $ 81,262 Current maturities of long-term debt 1,697 2,337 Accounts payable 146,265 141,193 Accrued compensation and benefits 102,003 84,165 Deferred revenue 122,344 103,931 Deferred revenue from affiliates 38,719 8,958 Accrued voyage costs 39,515 33,874 Accrued commodity inventory 34,099 10,434 Other accrued liabilities 74,824 51,886 Total current liabilities 638,195 518,040 Long-term debt, less current maturities 91,407 76,532 Deferred income taxes 75,695 59,546 Accrued pension liability 78,817 64,161 Other liabilities 71,723 73,435 Total non-current liabilities 317,642 273,674 Commitments and contingent liabilities Stockholders' equity: Common stock of $1 par value. Authorized 1,250,000 shares; issued and outstanding 1,215,879 and 1,236,758 shares 1,216 1,237 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (123,907) (114,786) Retained earnings 1,897,897 1,655,222 Total Seaboard stockholders' equity 1,775,206 1,541,673 Noncontrolling interests 3,043 3,746 Total equity 1,778,249 1,545,419 Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $2,734,086 $2,337,133 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 30 SEABOARD CORPORATION Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Cash flows from operating activities: Net earnings $ 283,012 $ 91,517 $ 147,515 Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 86,802 91,841 90,381 Income from affiliates (20,965) (20,158) (13,084) Dividends received from affiliates 1,843 7,906 1,333 Other investment income, net (14,145) (15,500) (7,522) Foreign currency exchange losses (140) 6,578 19,606 Deferred income taxes 12,506 (15,298) (7,602) Loss (gain) from sale of fixed assets (2,555) 530 39 Gain on disputed sale, net of expenses - (16,787) - Intangible asset impairment charge - - 7,000 Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of portion of operations sold and business acquired: Receivables, net of allowance (86,205) 93,861 (14,518) Inventories (40,053) 1,552 (119,859) Other current assets (2,570) (58,823) (44,344) Current liabilities, exclusive of debt 107,482 69,738 43,264 Other, net 14,800 9,400 9,057 Net cash from operating activities 339,812 246,357 111,266 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchase of short-term investments (687,335) (346,522) (287,411) Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments 695,384 211,403 204,494 Proceeds from the maturity of short-term investments 69,534 66,842 61,675 Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (5,578) - - Sale (purchase) of long-term investments 552 (3,108) - Investments in and advances to affiliates, net (217,578) 71 (710) Notes receivable issued to affiliate (100,000) - - Proceeds from syndication and subordinated loan fees 6,525 - - Capital expenditures (103,336) (54,276) (134,634) Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets 7,655 3,255 4,412 Payment received for the potential sale of power barges - 15,000 - Net proceeds from disputed sale - 16,787 - Other, net 1,140 46 (442) Net cash from investing activities (333,037) (90,502) (152,616) Cash flows from financing activities: Notes payable to banks, net (2,535) (95,072) 79,354 Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt 16,352 - - Principal payments of long-term debt (2,179) (46,914) (11,679) Repurchase of common stock (29,994) (3,370) (5,012) Dividends paid (10,963) (3,711) (3,728) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (36) (112) (104) Other, net 370 (291) (1,081) Net cash from financing activities (28,985) (149,470) 57,750 Effect of exchange rate change on cash 1,477 (5,122) (3,152) Net change in cash and cash equivalents (20,733) 1,263 13,248 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 61,857 60,594 47,346 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 41,124 $ 61,857 $ 60,594 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 31
SEABOARD CORPORATION Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity Accumulated Other Common Additional Comprehensive Retained Noncontrolling (Thousands of dollars except per share amounts) Stock Capital Loss Earnings Interest Total Balances, January 1, 2008 $ 1,244 $ - $ (78,651) $1,431,635 $ 971 $1,355,199 Comprehensive income: Net earnings 146,919 596 147,515 Other comprehensive income net of income tax benefit of $11,525: Foreign currency translation adjustment (9,492) (9,492) Unrealized gain on investments 632 632 Unrecognized pension cost (24,192) (24,192) Total comprehensive income 114,463 Purchase of noncontrolling interests 2,760 2,760 Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (104) (104) Repurchase of common Stock (4) (5,008) (5,012) Dividends on common stock (3,728) (3,728) Balances, December 31, 2008 1,240 - (111,703) 1,569,818 4,223 1,463,578 Comprehensive income: Net earnings 92,482 (965) 91,517 Other comprehensive income net of income tax benefit of $3,206: Foreign currency translation adjustment (9,365) (9,365) Unrealized gain on investments 798 798 Unrecognized pension cost 5,484 5,484 Total comprehensive income 88,434 Addition of noncontrolling interests 600 600 Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (112) (112) Repurchase of common Stock (3) (3,367) (3,370) Dividends on common stock (3,711) (3,711) Balances, December 31, 2009 1,237 - (114,786) 1,655,222 3,746 1,545,419 Comprehensive income: Net earnings 283,611 (599) 283,012 Other comprehensive income net of income tax benefit of $5,443: Foreign currency translation adjustment (3,704) (3,704) Unrealized gain on investments (2,134) (2,134) Unrecognized pension cost (3,283) (3,283) Total comprehensive income 273,891 Addition/sale of noncontrolling interests (68) (68) Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (36) (36) Repurchase of common Stock (21) (29,973) (29,994) Dividends on common stock (10,963) (10,963) Balances, December 31, 2010 $ 1,216 $ - $ (123,907) $1,897,897 $3,043 $1,778,249 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
32 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Operations of Seaboard Corporation and its Subsidiaries Seaboard Corporation and its subsidiaries (Seaboard) is a diversified international agribusiness and transportation company. In the United States, Seaboard is primarily engaged in pork production and processing and ocean transportation. Overseas, Seaboard is primarily engaged in commodity merchandising, grain processing, sugar production, and electric power generation. Seaboard also has an interest in turkey operations in the United States. Seaboard Flour LLC and SFC Preferred LLC (Parent Companies) are the owners of 73.5% of Seaboard's outstanding common stock. Principles of Consolidation and Investments in Affiliates The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Seaboard Corporation and its domestic and foreign subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in non-controlled affiliates are accounted for by the equity method. Financial information from certain subsidiaries and affiliates is reported on a one- to three-month lag depending on the specific entity. Short-term Investments Short-term investments are retained for future use in the business and may include money market accounts, corporate bonds, fixed income mutual funds, municipal debt securities and U.S. government obligations and, on a limited basis, high yield bonds, domestic equity securities and foreign government bonds. Investments held by Seaboard that are categorized as available- for-sale are reported at their estimated fair value with any related unrealized gains and losses reported net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Investments held by Seaboard that are categorized as trading securities are reported at their estimated fair value with any unrealized gains and losses included in other investment income on the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. Debt securities that are categorized as held to maturity, are recorded at amortized cost, which is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization is included in interest income. Gains and losses on sale of investments are generally based on the specific identification method. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and generally do not bear interest. The Power segment, however, collects interest on certain past due accounts and the Commodity Trading and Milling segment provides extended payment terms for certain customers in certain countries due to local market conditions. The allowance for doubtful accounts is Seaboard's best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses. For most operating segments, Seaboard uses a specific identification approach to determine, in management's judgment, the collection value of certain past due accounts based on contractual terms. For the Marine segment, the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on an aging percentage methodology primarily based on historical write-off experience. Seaboard reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts monthly. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. Inventories Seaboard uses the lower of last-in, first-out (LIFO) cost or market for determining inventory cost of live hogs, fresh pork product and related materials. Grain, flour and feed inventories at foreign milling operations are valued at the lower of weighted average cost or market. All other inventories, including further processed pork products, are valued at the lower of first-in, first-out (FIFO) cost or market. Deferred Costs Deferred costs represent inventory delivered to customers and related shipping costs incurred for certain commodity trades that Seaboard has received the majority of payments for the trades (which are recorded as deferred revenues) but has not yet recognized as revenue as the final sale price is not yet fixed and determinable. The corresponding deferred margin on such trades is not deemed material. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost and are being depreciated on the straight-line method over useful lives ranging from 3 to 30 years. Property, plant and equipment leases which are deemed to be installment purchase obligations have been capitalized and included in the property, plant and equipment accounts. Routine and planned major maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred while major renewals and improvements are capitalized. 33 Impairment of Long-lived Assets Long-lived assets, primarily property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are determined to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. See Note 5 for further discussion on the Pork Segment and its recorded value of the ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and other indefinite-life intangible assets are evaluated by reporting unit annually for impairment at the quarter-end closest to the anniversary date of the acquisition, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that impairment is likely. Separable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Any one event or a combination of events such as change in the business climate, a negative change in relationships with significant customers, and changes to strategic decisions, including decisions to expand, made in response to economic or competitive conditions could require an interim assessment prior to the next required annual assessment. The most recent impairment tests performed and current market conditions indicated goodwill and other intangible assets are not impaired as of December 31, 2010. Accrued Self-Insurance Seaboard is self-insured for certain levels of general and vehicle liability, property, workers' compensation, product recall and health care coverage. The cost of these self- insurance programs is accrued based upon estimated settlements for known and anticipated claims. Changes in estimates to previously recorded reserves are reflected in current operating results. Deferred Grants Included in other liabilities at December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $6,047,000 and $6,469,000, respectively, of deferred grants. The deferred grants represent economic development funds contributed by government entities that were limited to construction of a pork processing facility in Guymon, Oklahoma. Deferred grants are being amortized as a reduction of depreciation expense over the life of the assets acquired with the funds. Asset Retirement Obligation Seaboard has recorded long-lived assets and a related liability for the asset retirement obligation costs associated with the closure of the hog lagoons it is legally obligated to close in the future should Seaboard cease operations or plan to close such lagoons voluntarily in accordance with a changed operating plan. Based on detailed assessments and appraisals obtained to estimate the future retirement costs, Seaboard has determined and recorded the present value of the projected costs in non-current other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, with the retirement asset depreciated over the economic life of the related asset. The following table shows the changes in the asset retirement obligation during 2010 and 2009: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Beginning balance $11,090 $ 8,846 Accretion expense 938 652 Adjustment to existing lagoons - 1,592 Ending balance $12,028 $ 11,090 Income Taxes Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. However, in the future as these timing differences reverse, a lower statutory tax rate may apply pursuant to the provisions for domestic manufacturers of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, Seaboard will recognize the benefit or cost of this change in the future. 34 Revenue Recognition Revenue of the containerized cargo service is recognized ratably over the transit time for each voyage with expenses associated with containerized cargo service being recognized as incurred. Revenue of the commodity trading business is recognized when the commodity is delivered to the customer, collection is reasonably assured, and the sales price is fixed or determinable. Revenues from all other commercial exchanges are recognized at the time products are shipped or delivered in accordance with shipping terms or services rendered, the customer takes ownership and assumes risk of loss, collection is reasonably assured and the sales price is fixed or determinable. As a result of a marketing agreement with Triumph Foods, Seaboard's sales prices for its pork products included in product revenues are primarily based on a margin sharing arrangement that considers the average sales price and mix of products sold from both Seaboard's and Triumph Foods' hog processing plants. Seaboard earns a fee for marketing the pork products of Triumph Foods and recognizes this fee as service revenue primarily based on the number of head processed by Triumph Foods. Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include those related to allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of inventories, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, income taxes and accrued pension liability. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Earnings Per Common Share Earnings per common share are based upon the weighted average shares outstanding during the period. Basic and diluted earnings per share are the same for all periods presented. Cash and Cash Equivalents For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, management considers all demand deposits and overnight investments as cash equivalents. The following table shows the amounts paid for interest and income taxes: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Interest (net of amounts capitalized) $ 8,377 $ 13,845 $14,037 Income taxes (net of refunds) 69,626 (10,542) 10,815 Included in property, plant and equipment is capitalized interest in the amount of $3,350,000, $702,000 and $1,679,000 for 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Supplemental Noncash Transactions As discussed in Note 13, during the third quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired a majority interest in a commodity origination, storage and processing business in Canada. Total cash paid, net of cash acquired was $5,578,000 and increased working capital by $1,254,000, fixed assets by $4,637,000, other long-term assets in the amount of $833,000, deferred tax liabilities by $896,000 and non-controlling interest by $250,000. As more fully described in Note 13, in May 2009 Seaboard received sovereign government bonds of the Dominican Republic with a par value of $20,000,000 denominated in U.S. dollars to satisfy the same amount of outstanding billings owed by a customer that Seaboard had classified as long-term. During the fourth quarter of 2009, Seaboard sold a portion of these bonds with par value of $9,700,000. At December 31, 2009, the remaining $10,300,000 par value of bonds was classified as available-for-sale short term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. During January and February 2010, Seaboard sold the remaining bonds resulting in an immaterial loss. Foreign Currency Transactions and Translation Seaboard has operations in and transactions with customers in a number of foreign countries. The currencies of the countries fluctuate in relation to the U.S. dollar. Certain of the major contracts and transactions, however, are denominated in U.S. dollars. In addition, the value of the U.S. dollar fluctuates in relation to the currencies of 35 countries where certain of Seaboard's foreign subsidiaries and affiliates primarily conduct business. These fluctuations result in exchange gains and losses. The activities of these foreign subsidiaries and affiliates are primarily conducted with U.S. subsidiaries or operate in hyper-inflationary environments. As a result, the financial statements of certain foreign subsidiaries and affiliates are re-measured using the U.S. dollar as the functional currency. Included in foreign currency gain (loss), net for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was a foreign currency gain of $4,794,000 and a foreign currency loss of $(4,575,000), respectively. These losses and gains reflect the re- measurements of a note payable denominated in Japanese Yen of a foreign consolidated subsidiary accounted for on a one-month lag except for this re-measurement of this note payable. The currency gains for 2009 and losses for 2008 were primarily offset by a mark-to-market currency loss for December in 2009 and a gain in December for 2008 from a foreign currency derivative contract. The note payable and related foreign currency derivative were terminated in December 2009. Seaboard's Sugar segment, a consolidated subsidiary in Canada (Commodity Trading and Milling segment) and four non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates (Commodity Trading and Milling segment businesses in Colombia, Kenya, Lesotho and Zambia), use local currency as their functional currency. Assets and liabilities of these subsidiaries are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates, and income and expense items are translated at average rates. Translation gains and losses are recorded as components of other comprehensive loss. For these entities, U.S. dollar denominated net asset or liability conversions to the local currency are recorded through income. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Seaboard recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities at their fair values. Accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative depends on its designation and effectiveness. Derivatives qualify for treatment as hedges for accounting purposes when there is a high correlation between the change in fair value of the instrument and the related change in value of the underlying commitment. In order to designate a derivative financial instrument as a hedge for accounting purposes, extensive record keeping is required. For derivatives that qualify as hedges for accounting purposes, the change in fair value has no net impact on earnings, to the extent the derivative is considered effective, until the hedged transaction affects earnings. For derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, or for the ineffective portion of a hedging instrument, the change in fair value does affect current period net earnings. Seaboard holds and issues certain derivative instruments to manage various types of market risks from its day-to-day operations primarily including commodity futures and option contracts and foreign currency exchange agreements, and from time- to-time, forward freight agreements and interest rate exchange agreements. While management believes each of these instruments primarily are entered into in order to effectively manage various market risks, as of December 31, 2010, none of the derivatives are designated and accounted for as hedges primarily as a result of the extensive record-keeping requirements. From time to time, Seaboard may enter into speculative derivative transactions related to its market risks. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new accounting guidance for variable interest entities. This guidance requires an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise's variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity (VIE). This analysis identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the enterprise that has both the power to direct the most significant activities of a VIE and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. This guidance eliminated the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of the VIE, which was based on determining which enterprise absorbs the majority of the entity's expected losses, receives a majority of the entity's expected residual returns, or both. This guidance also requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity and requires certain additional disclosures about the VIE. Seaboard adopted this guidance as of January 1, 2010. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on Seaboard's financial position or net earnings. 36 Note 2 Investments Seaboard's short-term investments are treated as either available- for-sale securities or trading securities and are recorded at their estimated fair market values. All of Seaboard's available- for-sale and trading securities are classified as current assets as they are readily available to support Seaboard's current operating needs. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the available-for-sale investments primarily consisted of money market funds, fixed rate municipal notes and bonds, corporate bonds, fixed income mutual funds and U.S. Government obligations. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, amortized cost and estimated fair market value were not materially different for these investments. At December 31, 2010, money market funds included $78,338,000 denominated in Euros. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the trading securities primarily consisted of high yield debt securities. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, unrealized gains related to trading securities were $1,571,000 and $2,206,000, respectively. The following is a summary of the amortized cost and estimated fair value of short-term investments for both available for sale and trading securities at December 31, 2010 and 2009: 2010 2009 Amortized Fair Amortized Fair (Thousands of dollars) Cost Value Cost Value Money market funds $110,164 $110,164 $153,699 $153,699 Corporate bonds 86,182 87,401 34,663 35,449 Fixed income mutual funds 60,256 60,302 - - Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds 20,564 20,648 144,794 148,609 U.S. Government agency securities 17,503 17,514 15,907 16,272 U.S. Treasury securities 7,139 7,148 - - Asset backed debt securities 2,847 2,848 8,447 8,484 Variable rate demand notes - - 1,900 1,900 Foreign government debt securities - - 10,300 10,210 Other 2,360 2,355 3,060 3,069 Total available-for-sale short-term investments 307,015 308,380 372,770 377,692 High yield trading debt securities 19,447 20,783 24,784 26,771 Other trading debt securities 2,807 3,042 2,669 2,888 Total available-for-sale and trading short-term investments $329,269 $332,205 $400,223 $407,351 The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of fixed rate securities designated as available-for-sale classified by the contractual maturity date of the security as of December 31, 2010: (Thousands of dollars) 2010 Due within one year $ 14,953 Due after one year through three years 82,197 Due after three years 19,603 Total fixed rate securities $116,753 In addition to its short-term investments, Seaboard also has trading securities related to Seaboard's deferred compensation plans classified in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 9 for information on the types of trading securities held related to the deferred compensation plans and Note 10 for a discussion of assets held in conjunction with investments related to Seaboard's defined benefit pension plan. 37 Note 3 Inventories The following table is a summary of inventories at the end of each year: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 At lower of LIFO cost or market: Live hogs and materials $200,600 $192,999 Fresh pork and materials 24,779 22,398 225,379 215,397 LIFO adjustment (24,085) (22,807) Total inventories at lower of LIFO cost or market 201,294 192,590 At lower of FIFO cost or market: Grains and oilseeds 203,232 174,508 Sugar produced and in process 50,190 47,429 Other 44,013 46,804 Total inventories at lower of FIFO cost or market 297,435 268,741 Grain, flour and feed at lower of weighted average cost or market 35,032 37,256 Total inventories $533,761 $498,587 The use of the LIFO method decreased 2010 and 2008 earnings by $780,000 ($0.64 per common share) and $10,469,000 ($8.42 per common share) and increased 2009 net earnings by $10,898,000 ($8.81 per common share), respectively. If the FIFO method had been used for certain inventories of the Pork segment, inventories would have been higher by $24,085,000 and $22,807,000 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard had $4,647,000 recorded in grain inventories related to its commodity trading business that are committed to various customers in foreign countries for which customer contract performance is a heightened concern. If Seaboard is unable to collect amounts from these customers as currently estimated or Seaboard is forced to find other customers for a portion of this inventory, it is possible that Seaboard could incur a material write-down in value of this inventory if Seaboard is not successful in selling at the current carrying value. For similar inventories that existed prior to December 31, 2009, Seaboard incurred a write-down in the first quarter of 2009 in the amount of $8,801,000 (with no tax benefit recognized), or $7.10 per share and a write-down of $7,010,000 in 2008, including $5,653,000 ($4,940,000 net of tax), or $3.98 per share, recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008. Note 4 Investments in and Advances to Affiliates Seaboard's investments in and advances to non-controlled, non- consolidated affiliates are primarily related to Butterball, LLC (Butterball), as discussed below, and businesses conducting flour, maize and feed milling, and poultry production and processing. As of December 31, 2010, the location and percentage ownership of these affiliates excluding Butterball are as follows: Democratic Republic of Congo (50%), Lesotho (50%), Kenya (35-50%), Nigeria (25-48%), and Zambia (50%) in Africa; Colombia (40%) and Ecuador (25-50%) in South America; and Haiti (23%) in the Caribbean. Also, Seaboard has investments in grain trading businesses in Australia (25%), North Carolina (50%) and Peru (50%). Seaboard generally is the primary provider of choice for grains, feed and supplies purchased by these non-controlled affiliates. As Seaboard conducts its commodity trading business with third parties, consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates on an interrelated basis, cost of sales, on affiliates cannot be clearly distinguished without making numerous assumptions primarily with respect to mark-to-market accounting for commodity derivatives. In addition, Seaboard has investments in and advances to two sugar-related businesses in Argentina (46-50%). The equity method is used to account for all of the above investments. 38 On December 6, 2010, Seaboard Corporation acquired a 50% non- controlling voting interest in Butterball from Maxwell Farms, LLC, Goldsboro Milling Company, and GM Acquisition LLC (collectively, the "Maxwell Group") for a cash purchase price of $177,500,000. Butterball is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys and other turkey products. Seaboard purchased its interest in Butterball from the Maxwell Group after the Maxwell Group had reacquired a 49% interest held by Murphy-Brown, LLC ("Murphy- Brown"), a subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc. The other 50 percent ownership interest in Butterball will continue to be owned by the Maxwell Group. In connection with the purchase, Butterball also acquired the live turkey growing and related assets of the Maxwell Group and of Murphy-Brown. As of December 31, 2010, total assets of $725,464,000 for Butterball included intangible assets of $111,000,000 for trade name and $56,602,000 for goodwill. The equity method is used to account for this investment. In connection with this transaction, Seaboard provided Butterball with a $100,000,000 unsecured subordinated loan (the "subordinated loan") with a seven year maturity and interest of 15% per annum, comprised of 5% payable in cash semi-annually, plus 10% pay-in-kind interest compounded semi-annually and paid at maturity. As part of the subordinated loan, Seaboard received a $2,000,000 cash fee from Butterball as consideration for providing this financing that will be amortized over the term of the subordinated loan. The amortization related to 2010 was recorded in interest income in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. In connection with providing the subordinated loan, Seaboard received detachable warrants, which upon exercise for a nominal price, would enable Seaboard to acquire an additional 5% equity interest in Butterball. Seaboard can exercise these warrants at any time before December 6, 2020. Butterball has the right to repurchase the warrants for fair market value. The warrant agreement essentially provides Seaboard with a 52.5% economic interest as these warrants are in-substance an additional equity interest. Therefore, Seaboard recorded 52.5% of Butterball's earnings as Income from Affiliates in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. However, all significant corporate governance matters would continue to be shared equally between Seaboard and Maxwell even if the warrants are exercised, unless Seaboard already owns a majority of the voting rights at the time of exercise. The warrants qualify for equity treatment under accounting standards. Accordingly, as of December 6, 2010, the warrants were allocated a value of $10,586,000, classified as Investments in and Advances to Affiliates on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and the subordinated loan was allocated a value of $89,414,000, classified as Note Receivable from Affiliate on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, of the total $100,000,000 subordinated financing discussed above. Seaboard monitors the credit quality of this Note Receivable from Affiliate by obtaining and reviewing financial information for this affiliate on a monthly basis and by serving on the Board of Directors of this affiliate. In addition, in connection with this transaction Seaboard arranged financing to refinance the existing Butterball debt with third party lenders. For these services, in December 2010 Seaboard received a cash syndication fee from Butterball of $4,525,000, net of arrangement fees paid to several banks who assisted with the third party financing. Since Seaboard has a 52.5% economic interest in Butterball, Seaboard only recognized 47.5% of this net syndication fee in December 2010 in Other Investment Income in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. The remaining net syndication fee will be amortized over the five year term of the related Butterball debt. In October 2010, Seaboard acquired for $5,000,000 a 25% non- controlling interest in a commodity trading business in Australia. Also in October 2010, Seaboard combined its existing investment in poultry operations in Africa with another existing African based poultry business. Seaboard invested an additional $10,500,000 in this newly combined poultry business for a total investment of $16,988,000, which represents a 50% non-controlling interest. This newly combined business has operations primarily in Kenya and Zambia and is also expanding by building new operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In July 2010, Seaboard finalized an agreement to invest in a bakery to be built in Central Africa. Seaboard will have a 50% non-controlling interest in this business. The total project cost is estimated to be $58,000,000 but Seaboard's total investment has not yet been determined pending finalization of third party financing alternatives for a portion of the project. The bakery is anticipated to be fully operational in the second half of 2011. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard had invested $10,080,000 in this project. In March 2010, Seaboard acquired a 50% non-controlling interest in an international commodity trading business located in North Carolina for approximately $7,650,000. There was an initial payment of $6,000,000 made in March 2010, an additional payment of $990,000 in the fourth quarter of 2010 with the remaining $660,000 to be paid in the 39 first half of 2011 upon verification of the balance sheet as of the date of closing and collection of certain receivables outstanding. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard's carrying value of certain of these investments in affiliates in the Commodity Trading and Milling segment was $12,527,000 more than its share of the affiliate's book value. The excess is attributable primarily to the valuation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. The amortizable assets are being amortized to earnings from affiliates over the remaining life of the assets. In prior years, Seaboard's equity investments in its Nigerian non- consolidated affiliates were written down to zero and Seaboard suspended use of the equity method of accounting for these non- consolidated affiliates as losses allocated to Seaboard exceeded the investment. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the application of the equity method of accounting was resumed for these entities as a result of Seaboard's proportionate share of income exceeded the share of losses not recognized during the prior periods. A significant contributing factor to this change in accounting treatment was the result of one of the entities discontinuing its feed mill operations by selling its trade name and certain assets to an entity in exchange for a non-controlling ownership in such entity, and a separate sale of land and building to a third party for cash. Seaboard's proportionate share of these two asset sales represented approximately $2,323,000 of the income from affiliates for 2009. Combined condensed financial information of the non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliates for their fiscal periods ended within each of Seaboard's years ended were as follows (the net sales and net income for the Turkey segment below represent the period from December 6, 2010 to December 31, 2010): Commodity Trading and Milling Segment December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $1,117,440 1,051,621 1,053,818 Net income $ 47,594 45,867 34,955 Total assets $ 581,755 412,849 412,555 Total liabilities $ 250,076 215,146 247,337 Total equity $ 331,679 197,703 165,218 Sugar Segment December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Net sales $ 20,132 22,293 20,660 Net income $ 2,064 2,169 923 Total assets $ 10,248 11,544 15,506 Total liabilities $ 3,791 6,265 11,396 Total equity $ 6,457 5,279 4,110 Turkey Segment December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 Net sales $ 83,409 Net loss $ (1,901) Total assets $ 725,464 Total liabilities $ 360,673 Total equity $ 364,791 40 Note 5 Property, Plant and Equipment The following table is a summary of property, plant and equipment at the end of each year: Useful December 31, (Thousands of dollars) Lives 2010 2009 Land and improvements 0-15 years $ 166,201 $ 164,290 Buildings and improvements 30 years 348,160 345,031 Machinery and equipment 3-20 years 727,148 697,656 Vessels and vehicles 3-18 years 144,380 161,125 Office furniture and fixtures 5 years 26,527 25,769 Construction in progress 83,896 32,868 1,496,312 1,426,739 Accumulated depreciation and amortization (795,181) (735,396) Net property, plant and equipment $ 701,131 $ 691,343 During the first half of 2008, Seaboard started operations at its biodiesel plant. The ongoing profitability of this plant is primarily based on future sales prices, the price of alternative inputs, enforcement of government usage mandates and to a lesser degree federal tax credits, which expired at the end of 2009. The federal tax credit was renewed by Congress in late December 2010 and was made retroactive to January 1, 2010 with a new expiration date of December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard performed an impairment evaluation of this plant and determined there was no impairment based on management's current assumptions of future production volumes, sales prices, cost inputs and management's expectation for both federal usage mandates and tax credits. Based on 2010 experience, management estimates that government usage mandates will adequately compensate for the potential loss of federal tax credits. Management does not believe an impairment of these assets is likely in the near future unless actual results differ significantly from management's current forecast. The net book value of these assets as of December 31, 2010 was $40,526,000. During the second quarter of 2009, Seaboard started operations at its ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico. Since that time, this plant has experienced certain difficulties including challenges facing many U.S. border towns in Mexico. Despite being in operation for over one year and reaching near-capacity production levels, overall margins have been below expectations. As a result, management has implemented various changes related to this operation and margins improved during the fourth quarter of 2010. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard performed an impairment evaluation of this plant and determined there was no impairment based on management's current cash flow assumptions and probabilities of outcomes. However, if margins from this operation do not meet acceptable levels there is a possibility that management may consider other alternatives for this facility. Thus there is a possibility that the recorded value of this facility could be deemed impaired during some future period including 2011, which may result in a charge to earnings. The net book value of these assets as of December 31, 2010 was $9,994,000. 41 Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net Goodwill and intangible assets relate to the 2005 acquisition of Daily's, a bacon processor located in the western United States, and the related subsequent repurchase of a noncontrolling interest of Seaboard Foods LLC in the Pork segment. The following table is a summary of intangible assets at the end of each year: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Intangibles subject to amortization: Gross carrying amount: Customer relationships $ 9,045 $ 9,045 Covenants not to compete - 1,500 9,045 10,545 Accumulated amortization: Customer relationships (6,299) (5,519) Covenants not to compete - (1,350) (6,299) (6,869) Net carrying amount: Customer relationships 2,746 3,526 Covenants not to compete - 150 Intangibles subject to amortization, net 2,746 3,676 Intangibles not subject to amortization: Carrying amount-trade names and registered trademarks 17,000 17,000 Total intangible assets, net $19,746 $20,676 The amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $930,000, $1,610,000, and $1,610,000, respectively. Amortization expense for the five succeeding years is $250,000 each year. As of December 31, 2010, the Pork segment had $28,372,000 of goodwill and $17,000,000 of other intangible assets not subject to amortization in connection with its acquisition of Daily's. In 2008, revised projected future sales prices as of December 31, 2008 indicated the potential for impairment. In addition, the overall downturn of the United States economy and Seaboard's stock price trading below book value during the fourth quarter of 2008 provided additional indicators that Seaboard should reassess its annual evaluation for impairment related to Daily's intangible assets. This reassessment included downward revisions in previously used future projected sales volumes and royalty rate assumptions used in the measurement of Daily's trade name as a result of the current economic conditions. This analysis resulted in a $7,000,000 impairment charge recorded in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings during the fourth quarter of 2008 to write down the recorded value of Daily's trade name to its estimated fair value of $17,000,000 as of December 31, 2008. After this impairment charge, there was no indication of potential impairment of goodwill related to Daily's as the revised estimated enterprise fair value of Daily's exceeded its book value as of December 31, 2008. As of July 4, 2010, Seaboard conducted its annual evaluation for impairment of this goodwill and other intangible assets related to Daily's and, based on current market conditions indicating future sale price increases, additional processed meats sales volumes and related levels of estimated operating margins determined there was no impairment as of December 31, 2010. 42 Note 7 Income Taxes Income taxes attributable to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 differed from the amounts computed by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate of 35 percent to earnings (loss) before income taxes excluding noncontrolling interest for the following reasons: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Computed "expected" tax expense excluding noncontrolling interest $ 127,625 $ 31,572 $ 43,481 Adjustments to tax expense attributable to: Foreign tax differences (33,322) (20,332) (54,232) Tax-exempt investment income (974) (1,809) (2,554) State income taxes, net of federal benefit 1,803 (3,010) (1,966) Change in valuation allowance (6,189) (2,146) (1,977) Federal tax credits (3,351) (3,672) (4,390) Change in pension deferred tax (329) (3,508) 335 Other (4,230) 629 (1,386) Total income tax expense (benefit) $ 81,033 $ (2,276) $(22,689) Most of Seaboard's foreign tax differences are attributable to a significant portion of the earnings from Seaboard's foreign operations being subject to no income tax or a tax rate which is considerably lower than the U.S. corporate tax rate. Earnings before income taxes consisted of the following: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 United States $223,401 $(14,511) $(28,988) Foreign 141,243 104,717 153,218 Total earnings excluding noncontrolling interest 364,644 90,206 124,230 Plus earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest 599 965 (596) Total earnings before income taxes $364,045 $ 89,241 $124,826 The components of total income taxes were as follows: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Current: Federal $ 48,814 $ 943 $(25,462) Foreign 15,855 8,454 8,259 State and local 2,924 (125) 823 Deferred: Federal 13,204 (18,216) (1,280) Foreign 15 10,285 (1,425) State and local 221 (3,617) (3,604) Income tax expense (benefit) 81,033 (2,276) (22,689) Unrealized changes in other comprehensive income (5,443) (3,206) (11,525) Total income taxes $ 75,590 $ (5,482) $(34,214) As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, Seaboard had income taxes receivable of $12,234,000 and $4,923,000, respectively, primarily related to domestic tax jurisdictions and had income taxes payable of $7,066,000 and $2,048,000, respectively, primarily related to foreign tax jurisdictions. 43 Components of the net deferred income tax liability at the end of each year were as follows: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Deferred income tax liabilities: Cash basis farming adjustment $ 10,724 $ 11,065 Depreciation 98,692 100,815 LIFO 29,017 242 Other 3,768 2,233 $142,201 $114,355 Deferred income tax assets: Reserves/accruals $ 67,244 $ 50,097 Tax credit carryforwards 9,554 12,659 Deferred earnings of foreign subsidiaries 6,274 1,733 Net operating and capital loss carryforwards 18,727 18,648 Foreign minimum tax credit carryforward 10,400 10,104 Other 3,364 679 115,563 93,920 Valuation allowance 30,664 28,621 Net deferred income tax liability $ 57,302 $ 49,056 Seaboard recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income tax expense. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, such interest and penalties were not material. The Company had approximately $1,323,000 and $1,153,000 accrued for the payment of interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2010, and 2009, respectively. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, Seaboard had $3,548,000 and $3,395,000, respectively, in total unrecognized tax benefits all of which, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate. Seaboard does not have any material uncertain tax positions in which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of the unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within 12 months of the reporting date. The following table is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits: (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Beginning balance at January 1 $ 3,395 $ 3,464 Additions for uncertain tax positions of prior years 596 206 Decreases for uncertain tax positions of prior years (367) (184) Additions for uncertain tax positions of current year 21 32 Settlements (97) (15) Lapse of statute of limitations - (108) Ending balance at December 31 $ 3,548 $ 3,395 Seaboard's tax returns are regularly audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, which may result in adjustments. Seaboard's U.S. federal income tax returns have been reviewed through the 2004 tax year. The statute of limitations has expired on the 2005 tax year. Seaboard's 2006-2008 U.S. income tax returns are currently under IRS examination. As of December 31 2010, Seaboard had not provided for U.S. Federal Income and foreign withholding taxes on $739,305,000 of undistributed earnings from foreign operations as Seaboard intends to reinvest such earnings indefinitely outside of the United States. Determination of the tax that might be paid on these undistributed earnings if eventually remitted is not practical. 44 Seaboard had a tax holiday in one foreign country in 2010, 2009 and 2008 which resulted in tax savings of approximately $3,434,000, $3,259,000 and $1,961,000, or $2.80, $2.63 and $1.58 per diluted earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The tax holiday expires in 2012. Management believes Seaboard's future taxable income will be sufficient for full realization of the net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance relates to the tax benefits from foreign net operating losses and capital losses. Management does not believe these benefits are more likely than not to be realized due to limitations imposed on the deduction of these losses. The increase of $2,043,000 in the valuations allowance for 2010 was primarily the result of an increase of foreign deferred tax assets partially offset by the realization of charitable contributions and capital loss carryovers. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had foreign net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) of approximately $61,473,000 a portion of which expire in varying amounts between 2011 and 2017, while others have indefinite expiration periods. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had state tax credit carryforwards of approximately $14,698,000 net of valuation allowance, all of which carryforward indefinitely. Note 8 Notes Payable and Long-term Debt Notes payable amounting to $78,729,000 and $81,262,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, consisted of obligations due banks on demand or based on Seaboard's ability and intent to repay within one year. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had a committed bank line totaling $300,000,000, maturing July 10, 2013, and uncommitted bank lines totaling approximately $164,479,000 of which $127,479,000 of the uncommitted lines relate to foreign subsidiaries. At December 31, 2010, there were no borrowings outstanding under the committed line and borrowings outstanding under the uncommitted lines totaled $33,729,000, all related to foreign subsidiaries. The uncommitted borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2010 primarily represented $30,242,000 denominated in South African Rand. Also included in notes payable at December 31, 2010 was a term note of $45,000,000 denominated in U.S. dollars related to the Sugar segment in Argentina. The weighted average interest rates for outstanding notes payable were 5.79% and 6.07% at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard's borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted lines was reduced by letters of credit (LCs) totaling $42,578,000, and $8,136,000, respectively, primarily including $26,385,000 of LCs for Seaboard's outstanding Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (IDRBs) and $20,221,000 related to insurance coverages. The notes payable to banks under the credit lines are unsecured. The lines of credit do not require compensating balances. Facility fees on these agreements are not material. On September 17, 2010, Seaboard entered into a credit agreement for $114,000,000 at a fixed rate of 5.34% for the financing of a replacement power generating facility, which will operate in the Dominican Republic as discussed in Note 13. This credit facility has a term of ten years which will commence upon achievement of commercial operation which is expected to take place on or prior to April 24, 2012. The credit facility will mature no later than April 24, 2022 and is secured by the power generating facility. At December 31, 2010, $16,352,000 had been borrowed from this credit facility. 45 The following table is a summary of long-term debt at the end of each year: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Private placements: 6.21% senior notes, due 2011 through 2012 2,143 3,214 6.92% senior notes, due 2012 31,000 31,000 Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, floating rates (1.50% - 1.94% at December 31, 2010) due 2014 through 2027 41,800 41,800 Foreign subsidiary obligation, 5.34%, due 2012 through 2021 16,352 - Foreign subsidiary obligations, 17.00%, repaid in 2010 - 688 Foreign subsidiary obligation, floating rate 221 232 Capital lease obligations and other 1,588 1,935 93,104 78,869 Current maturities of long-term debt (1,697) (2,337) Long-term debt, less current maturities $91,407 $76,532 Of the 2010 foreign subsidiary obligations, $16,352,000 was payable in U.S. dollars, $221,000 was payable in Argentine pesos. Of the 2009 foreign subsidiary obligations, $688,000 was denominated in CFA francs, $232,000 was payable in Argentine pesos. The terms of the note agreements pursuant to which the senior notes, IDRBs, bank debt and credit lines were issued require, among other terms, the maintenance of certain ratios and minimum net worth, the most restrictive of which requires consolidated funded debt not to exceed 50% of consolidated total capitalization; an adjusted leverage ratio of less than 3.5 to 1.0; requires the maintenance of consolidated tangible net worth, as defined, of not less than $1,150,000,000 plus 25% of cumulative consolidated net income beginning March 29, 2008; limits aggregate dividend payments to $10,000,000 plus 50% of consolidated net income less 100% of consolidated net losses beginning January 1, 2002 plus the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds of Capital Stock for such period ($645,864,000 as of December 31, 2010) or $15,000,000 per year under certain circumstances; limits the sum of subsidiary indebtedness and priority indebtedness to 10% of consolidated tangible net worth; and limits Seaboard's ability to acquire investments and sell assets under certain circumstances. Seaboard is in compliance with all restrictive debt covenants relating to these agreements as of December 31, 2010. Annual maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2010 are as follows: $1,697,000 in 2011, $34,182,000 in 2012, $2,191,000 in 2013, $9,588,000 in 2014, $1,635,000 in 2015 and $43,811,000 thereafter. Note 9 Derivatives and Fair Value of Financial Instruments U.S. GAAP discusses several valuation techniques, such as the market approach (prices and other relevant information generated by market conditions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities), the income approach (techniques to convert future amounts to single present amounts based on market expectations including present value techniques and option-pricing), and the cost approach (amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset which is often referred to as replacement cost). U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels: Level 1: Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets - Observable inputs such as unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2: Significant Other Observable Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. 46 Level 3: Significant Unobservable Inputs - Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions. The following table shows assets and liabilities measured at fair value (derivatives exclude margin accounts) on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets: Balance December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Available-for-sale securities - short-term investments: Money market funds $110,164 $110,164 $ - $ - Corporate bonds 87,401 - 87,401 - Fixed income mutual funds 60,302 60,302 - - Fixed rate municipal notes and bonds 20,648 - 20,648 - U.S. Government agency securities 17,514 - 17,514 - U.S. Treasury securities 7,148 - 7,148 - Asset backed debt securities 2,848 - 2,848 - Other 2,355 - 2,355 - Trading securities- short term investments: High yield debt securities 20,783 - 20,783 - Other debt securities 3,042 - 3,042 - Trading securities - other current assets: Domestic equity securities 13,332 13,332 - - Foreign equity securities 8,157 4,131 4,026 - Fixed income mutual funds 3,758 3,758 - - Money market funds 3,208 3,208 - - U.S. Treasury securities 2,732 - 2,732 - U.S. Government agency securities 1,371 - 1,371 - Other 183 157 26 - Derivatives: Commodities 15,966 15,9588 - - Interest rate swaps 1,410 - 1,410 - Foreign currencies 120 - 120 - Total Assets $382,442 $211,010 $171,432 $ - Liabilities: Derivatives: Commodities (1) $ 9,170 $ 9,170 $ - $ - Interest rate swaps 1,161 - 1,161 - Foreign currencies 11,652 - 11,652 - Total Liabilities $ 21,983 $ 9,170 $ 12,813 $ - (1) Excludes $5,163 of option proceeds resulting in a net liability of $4,007 as of December 31, 2010. Financial instruments consisting of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, notes payable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value, as a result of the short- term nature of the instruments. The fair value of long-term debt is estimated by comparing interest rates for debt with similar terms and maturities. The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investments and long- term debt at December 31, 2010 and 2009 are presented below: 47 December 31, 2010 2009 (Thousands of dollars) Amortized Cost Fair Value Amortized Cost Fair Value Short-term investments, available-for-sale $ 307,015 $308,380 $372,770 $377,692 Short-term investments, trading debt securities 22,254 23,825 27,453 29,659 Long-term debt 93,104 96,438 78,869 82,415 While management believes its derivatives are primarily economic hedges of its firm purchase and sales contracts or anticipated sales contracts, Seaboard does not perform the extensive record- keeping required to account for these types of transactions as hedges for accounting purposes. Commodity Instruments Seaboard uses various grain, meal, hog and energy resource related futures and options to manage its risk to price fluctuations for raw materials and other inventories, finished product sales and firm sales commitments. From time to time, Seaboard may enter into speculative derivative transactions not directly related to its raw material requirements. The nature of Seaboard's market risk exposure has not changed materially since December 31, 2009. Commodity derivatives are recorded at fair value with any changes in fair value being marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Since these derivatives are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related commodity prices could have a material impact on earnings in any given period. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to purchase 5,880,000 bushels of grain, 2,900 tons of soybean meal and 43,240,000 pounds of hogs and open net derivative contracts to sell 1,806,000 gallons of heating oil. At December 31, 2009, Seaboard had open net derivative contracts to sell 13,955,000 bushels of grain, 1,344,000 gallons of heating oil and 87,900 tons of soybean meal and open net derivative contracts to purchase 2,720,000 pounds of hogs. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008 Seaboard recognized net realized and unrealized gains of $8,047,000 $7,047,000 and $36,156,000, respectively, related to commodity contracts, primarily included in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Foreign currency exchange agreements Seaboard enters into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to certain transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign exchange agreements that were primarily related to the underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Foreign exchange agreements that were not related to an underlying commodity transaction were recorded at fair value with changes in value marked to market as a component of foreign currency gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Since these agreements are not accounted for as hedges, fluctuations in the related currency exchange rates could have a material impact on earnings in any given year. At December 31, 2010, Seaboard had trading foreign exchange contracts to cover its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with notional amounts of $183,042,000 primarily related to the South African Rand. At December 31, 2009, Seaboard had trading foreign exchange contracts to cover its firm sales and purchase commitments and related trade receivables and payables with notional amounts of $193,379,000 primarily related to the South African Rand and the Euro. Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) From time to time the Commodity Trading and Milling segment enters into certain FFAs, viewed as taking long positions in the freight market as well as covering short freight sales, which may or may not result in actual losses when future trades are executed. At December 31, 2010 and 2009, there were no such agreements outstanding. Interest Rate Exchange Agreements In May 2010, Seaboard entered into three ten-year interest rate exchange agreements which involve the exchange of fixed-rate and variable-rate interest payments over the life of the agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amounts to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates on variable rate debt. Seaboard pays a fixed rate and receives a variable rate of interest on three notional amounts of $25,000,000 each. In August 2010, 48 Seaboard entered into another ten-year interest rate exchange agreement with a notional amount of $25,000,000 that has terms similar to those for the other three interest rate exchange agreements referred to above. While Seaboard has certain variable rate debt, these interest rate exchange agreements do not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the changes in fair value of these agreements are recorded in Miscellaneous, net in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings. In December 2008 and again in March 2009, Seaboard entered into ten-year interest rate exchange agreements with notional amounts of $25,000,000 each, with similar terms to agreements discussed above to mitigate the effects of fluctuations in interest rates. In June 2009, Seaboard terminated both interest rate exchange agreements and received payments of $3,981,000 to unwind these agreements. Counterparty Credit Risk Seaboard is subject to counterparty credit risk related to its foreign currency exchange agreements and interest rate swaps, should the counterparties fail to perform according to the terms of the contracts. Seaboard's foreign currency exchange agreements have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $120,000 with two counterparties. Seaboard's interest rate swaps have a maximum amount of loss due to credit risk in the amount of $1,410,000 with one counterparty. Seaboard does not hold any collateral related to these agreements. The following table provides the amount of gain or (loss) recognized for each type of derivative and where it was recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 and 2009: (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Location of Gain or (Loss) Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Recognized in Income on Derivatives Derivatives Commodities Cost of sales-products $ 8,047 $ 7,047 Foreign currencies Cost of sales-products (18,538) (27,676) Foreign currencies Foreign currency (1,580) (1,980) Interest rate Miscellaneous, net (1,309) 5,312 The following table provides the fair value of each type of derivative held as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and where each derivative is included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
(Thousands of dollars) Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives 2010 2009 2010 2009 Balance Balance Sheet Fair Sheet Fair Location Value Location Value Commodities Other current assets $15,966 $4,610 Other current liabilities $ 9,170 (1) $2,288 Foreign currencies Other current assets 120 430 Other current liabilities 11,652 5,943 Interest rate Other current assets 1,410 - Other current liabilities 1,161 - (1)Excludes $5,163 of option proceeds resulting in a net liability of $4,007 as of December 31, 2010.
Note 10 Employee Benefits Seaboard maintains a defined benefit pension plan for its domestic salaried and clerical employees and, effective January 1, 2010, split a portion of employees from this plan into a new defined benefit plan with identical benefits. Both plans are collectively referred to below as "the Plans." The Plans generally provides eligibility for participation after one year of service upon attaining the age of 21. Benefits are generally based upon the number of years of service and a percentage of final average pay. Seaboard has historically based pension contributions on minimum funding standards to avoid the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation variable rate premiums established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. However, in July 2009, Seaboard made a deductible contribution of $14,615,000 for the 2008 plan year as a result of the significant investment losses incurred in the defined benefit pension plan during the fourth quarter of 2008. Management did not make any contributions in 2010 and currently does not plan on making any contributions to the Plans in 2011. 49 As part of the split of the defined benefit pension plan discussed above, on January 1, 2010 Seaboard implemented a new investment policy for each of the two separate plans. The difference in target allocation percentages are based on one plan having more current retirees and thus a more conservative portfolio versus the other plan which can assume greater risk as it will have a longer investment time horizon. Assets are invested in the Plans to achieve a diversified overall portfolio consisting primarily of individual stocks, money market funds, collective investment funds, bonds and mutual funds. Seaboard is willing to accept a moderate level of risk to potentially achieve higher investment returns. The overall portfolios are evaluated relative to customized benchmarks. The investment strategy provides investment managers' discretion and is periodically reviewed by management for adherence to policy and performance against benchmarks. Seaboard's asset allocation targets and actual investment composition within the Plans were as follows: Actual Composition of Plans at December 31, Target Allocations 2010 2009 Domestic Large Cap Equity 29-40% 31-42% 29% Domestic Small and Mid Cap Equity 7-10% 12-14% 12% International Equity 11-16% 11-15% 9% Fixed Income 25-42% 22-39% 31% Alternative investments 6-8% 4-5% - Cash and cash equivalents 1-5% 2-3% 19% As described in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, U.S. GAAP utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following table shows the Plans' assets measured at estimated fair value as of December 31, 2010 and also the level within the fair value hierarchy used to measure each category of assets: Balance December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets: Domestic equity securities $27,411 $27,411 $ - $ - Corporate bonds 19,570 - 19,570 - Collective investment funds 12,889 - 12,889 - Foreign equity securities 7,410 7,410 - - Fixed income mutual funds 6,073 6,073 - - Money market funds 5,337 5,337 - - U.S. Treasury STRIPS 3,135 - 3,135 - Exchange traded funds-equity 3,012 3,012 - - Mutual funds-equities 2,892 2,892 - - Real estate mutual fund 2,042 2,042 - - Exchange traded funds-fixed income 1,787 1,787 - - Municipal bonds 1,713 - 1,713 - Other 367 204 163 - Total Assets $93,638 $56,168 $37,470 $ - Seaboard also sponsors non-qualified, unfunded supplemental executive plans and has certain individual, non-qualified, unfunded supplemental retirement agreements for certain retired employees. The unamortized prior service cost is being amortized over the average remaining working lifetime of the active participants for this plan. Management has no plans to provide funding for these supplemental executive plans in advance of when the benefits are paid. 50 Assumptions used in determining pension information for all of the above plans were: Years ended December 31, 2010 2009 2008 Weighted-average assumptions Discount rate used to determine obligations 4.45-5.65% 5.25-6.25% 6.25% Discount rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost 5.25-6.25% 6.25% 6.50% Expected return on plan assets 7.25-7.75% 7.50% 7.50% Long-term rate of increase in compensation levels 4.00-5.00% 4.00-5.00% 4.00-5.00% Management selected the discount rate based on a model-based result where the timing and amount of cash flows approximates the estimated payouts. The expected returns on the Plans' assets assumption are based on the weighted average of asset class expected returns that are consistent with historical returns. The assumed rate selected was based on model-based results that reflect the Plans' asset allocation and related long-term projected returns. The measurement date for all plans is December 31. The unrecognized net actuarial losses are generally amortized over the average remaining working lifetime of the active participants for all of these plans. The changes in the plans' benefit obligations and fair value of assets for the Plans, supplemental executive plans and retirement agreements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and a statement of the funded status as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows: December 31, 2010 2009 Assets exceed Accumulated Assets exceed Accumulated accumulated benefits accumulated benefits (Thousands of dollars) benefits exceed assets benefits exceed assets Reconciliation of benefit obligation: Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ - $147,915 $72,627 $ 60,287 Service cost 1,370 4,997 2,925 3,115 Interest cost 3,258 5,454 4,572 3,611 Actuarial losses 4,896 10,013 4,669 1,188 Benefits paid (2,563) (2,317) (2,504) (3,790) Plan split 55,648 (55,648) - - Plan amendments- - - - 1,215 Benefit obligation at end of year $ 62,609 $110,414 $82,289 $ 65,626 Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets: Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year $ - $ 84,829 $58,321 $ - Actual return on plan assets 7,106 4,513 14,397 - Employer contributions - 2,070 14,615 3,790 Benefits paid (2,563) (2,317) (2,504) (3,790) Plan split 59,152 (59,152) - - Fair value of plan assets at end of year $ 63,695 $ 29,943 $84,829 $ - Funded status $ 1,086 $(80,471) $ 2,540 $(65,626) The net funded status of the Plans was $(2,713,000) and $2,540,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation for the Plans was $83,727,000 and $74,666,000 and for the other plans was $56,120,000 and $45,381,000 at December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Expected future net benefit payments for all plans during each of the next five years and in aggregate for the five year period beginning with the sixth year are as follows: $6,724,000, $5,355,000, $5,931,000, $6,424,000, $8,653,000, and $56,459,000, respectively. 51 The amounts not reflected in net periodic benefit cost and included in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) before taxes at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows: (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Accumulated loss, net of gain $ (54,752) $(48,346) Prior service cost, net of credit (7,280) (8,209) Transitional obligation (16) (32) Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income $(62,048) $(56,587) The net periodic benefit cost of these plans was as follows: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Components of net periodic benefit cost: Service cost $ 6,367 $ 6,040 $ 5,199 Interest cost 8,712 8,183 7,510 Expected return on plan assets (6,218) (4,761) (6,029) Amortization and other 4,046 5,017 1,582 Net periodic benefit cost $12,907 $14,479 $ 8,262 The accumulated unrecognized losses for 2008 in the Plan as of December 31, 2008 exceeded the 10% deferral threshold as permitted under U.S. GAAP as a result of the significant investment losses incurred during 2008. Accordingly, Seaboard's pension expense for the Plan increased by approximately $3,140,000 for 2009 compared to 2008 as a result of loss amortization. In addition, pension expense for the Plan increased an additional $1,725,000 for 2009 as compared to 2008 as a result of reduced expected return on assets, from the decline of assets in the Plan during 2008, partially offset by approximately $457,000 in expected earnings from the 2009 contribution discussed above. The amounts in AOCI expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost in 2011 are as follows: (Thousands of dollars) 2011 Accumulated loss, net of gain $3,216 Prior service cost, net of credit 929 Transition obligation 16 Estimated net periodic benefit cost $4,161 Seaboard participates in a multi-employer pension fund, which covers certain union employees under a collective bargaining agreement. Seaboard is required to make contributions to this plan in amounts established under the collective bargaining agreement. Contribution expense for this plan was $528,000, $509,000, and $498,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The applicable portion of the total plan benefits and net assets of this plan is not separately identifiable although Seaboard has received notice the pension fund was under funded. Seaboard could, under certain circumstances, be liable for unfunded vested benefits or other expenses of this jointly administered union plan. Seaboard has not established any liabilities for potential future withdrawal as such withdrawal from this plan is not probable. Seaboard maintains a defined contribution plan covering most of its domestic salaried and clerical employees. In 2010, Seaboard contributed to this plan an amount equal to 50% of employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% of employee compensation. In 2009 and 2008, Seaboard contributed to this plan an amount equal to 100% of employee contributions up to a maximum of 3% of employee compensation. Employee vesting is based upon years of service with 20% vested after one year of service and an additional 20% vesting with each additional complete year of service. Contribution expense for this plan was $1,826,000, $1,868,000 and $1,812,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In addition, Seaboard maintains a defined contribution plan covering most of its hourly, non-union employees and two defined contribution plans covering most of Daily's 52 employees. Contribution expense for these plans was $1,455,000, $1,378,000 and $1,038,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Beginning in 2006, Seaboard established a deferred compensation plan which allows certain employees to reduce their compensation in exchange for values in four investments. Seaboard also has an Investment Option Plan which allowed certain employees to reduce their compensation in exchange for an option to acquire interests measured by reference to three investments. However, as a result of U.S. tax legislation passed in 2004, reductions to compensation earned after 2004 are no longer allowed under the Investment Option Plan. The exercise price for each investment option was established based upon the fair market value of the underlying investment on the date of grant. Under both plans, Seaboard contributes 3% of the employees reduced compensation. Seaboard's expense (income) for these two deferred compensation plans, which primarily includes amounts related to the change in fair value of the underlying investment accounts, was $4,267,000, $4,340,000 and $(9,539,000) for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Included in other liabilities at December 31, 2010 and 2009 are $28,444,000 and $22,430,000, respectively, representing the market value of the payable to the employees upon distribution or exercise for each plan. In conjunction with these plans, Seaboard purchased the specified number of units of the employee-designated investment plus the applicable option price for the Investment Option Plan. These investments are treated as trading securities and are stated at their fair market values. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, $32,739,000 and $26,729,000, respectively, were included in other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Investment income (loss) related to the mark-to-market of these investments for 2010, 2009, and 2008 totaled $4,203,000, $4,253,000 and $(9,618,000), respectively. Note 11 Commitments and Contingencies In July 2009, Seaboard Corporation, and affiliated companies in its Commodity Trading and Milling segment, resolved a dispute with a third party related to a 2005 transaction in which a portion of its trading operations was sold to a firm located abroad. As a result of this action, Seaboard Overseas Limited received approximately $16,787,000, net of expenses, in the third quarter of 2009. There was no tax expense on this transaction. Seaboard is subject to various legal proceedings related to the normal conduct of its business, including various environmental related actions. In the opinion of management, none of these actions is expected to result in a judgment having a materially adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements of Seaboard. Contingent Obligations Certain of the non-consolidated affiliates and third party contractors who perform services for Seaboard have bank debt supporting their underlying operations. From time to time, Seaboard will provide guarantees of that debt allowing a lower borrowing rate or facilitating third party financing in order to further business objectives. Seaboard does not issue guarantees of third parties for compensation. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard had guarantees outstanding to two third parties with a total maximum exposure of $1,354,000. Seaboard has not accrued a liability for any of the third party or affiliate guarantees as management considers the likelihood of loss to be remote. As of December 31, 2010, Seaboard had outstanding letters of credit (LCs) with various banks which reduced its borrowing capacity under its committed and uncommitted credit facilities as discussed in Note 8 by $42,578,000 and $8,136,000, respectively. Included in these amounts are LCs totaling $26,385,000, which support the IDRBs included as long-term debt and $20,221,000 of LCs related to insurance coverage. Commitments As of December 31, 2010 Seaboard had various firm noncancelable purchase commitments and commitments under other agreements, arrangements and operating leases as described in the table below: 53 Purchase commitments Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Thereafter Hog procurement contracts $182,705 $ 23,638 $20,542 $ 5,065 $ - $ - Grain and feed ingredients 164,437 2,850 218 - - - Grain purchase contracts for resale 212,501 - - - - - Construction of new power barge 69,956 9,613 - - - - Fuel purchase contract 24,045 17,504 - - - - Equipment purchases and facility improvements 20,844 - - - - - Other purchase commitments 15,330 10,008 2,597 71 34 195 Total firm purchase commitments 689,818 63,613 23,357 5,136 34 195 Vessel, time and voyage- charter arrangements 68,911 31,568 28,096 12,984 10,585 68,745 Contract grower finishing agreements 11,473 10,372 9,710 9,052 8,609 24,777 Other operating lease payments 17,572 15,413 14,031 13,155 12,739 200,187 Total unrecognized firm commitments $787,774 $120,966 $75,194 $40,327 $31,967 $293,904 Seaboard has contracted with third parties for the purchase of live hogs to process at its pork processing plant and has entered into grain and feed ingredient purchase contracts to support its live hog operations. The commitment amounts included in the table are based on projected market prices as of December 31, 2010. During 2010, 2009 and 2008, this segment paid $183,982,000, $163,047,000 and $155,400,000, respectively for live hogs purchased under committed contracts. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment enters into grain purchase contracts and ocean freight contracts, primarily to support firm sales commitments. These contracts are valued based on projected commodity prices as of December 31, 2010. This segment also has short-term freight contracts in place for delivery of future grain sales. The Marine segment enters into contracts to time-charter vessels for use in its operations. These contracts range from short-term time-charters for a few months and long-term commitments ranging from one to ten years. This segment's charter hire expenses during 2010, 2009 and 2008 totaled $57,606,000, $82,728,000 and $115,877,000, respectively. To support the operations of the Pork segment, Seaboard has contract grower finishing agreements in place with farmers to raise a portion of Seaboard's hogs according to Seaboard's specifications under long-term service agreements. Under the terms of the agreements, additional payments would be required if the grower achieves certain performance standards. The contract grower finishing obligations shown above do not reflect these incentive payments which, given current operating performance, total approximately $1,500,000 per year. In the event the farmer is unable to perform at an acceptable level, Seaboard has the right to terminate the contract. During the years ended 2010, 2009 and 2008, Seaboard paid $13,752,000, $13,703,000 and $13,389,000, respectively, under contract grower finishing agreements. Seaboard also leases various facilities and equipment under noncancelable operating lease agreements including a terminal operations agreement at the Port of Miami which runs through 2028. Rental expense for operating leases amounted to $24,835,000, $26,404,000 and $23,147,000 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Power segment entered into a liquid natural gas contract for part of 2011 and 2012 related to the new power barge. 54 Note 12 Stockholders' Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss On November 6, 2009, the Board of Directors authorized Seaboard to repurchase from time to time prior to October 31, 2011 up to $100 million market value of its Common Stock in open market or privately negotiated purchases which may be above or below the traded market price. Such purchases may be made by Seaboard or Seaboard may from time to time enter into a 10b5-1 plan authorizing a third party to make such purchases on behalf of Seaboard. The stock repurchase will be funded by cash on hand. Any shares repurchased will be retired and shall resume the status of authorized and unissued shares. Any stock repurchases will be made in compliance with applicable legal requirements and the timing of the repurchases and the number of shares to be repurchased at any given time may depend on market conditions, Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and other factors. The Board's stock repurchase authorization does not obligate Seaboard to acquire a specific amount of common stock and the stock repurchase program may be suspended at any time at Seaboard's discretion. As of December 31, 2010, $70,006,000 remains available for repurchase under this program. Previously, shares were repurchased from time to time under authorization from the Board of Directors on August 7, 2007 through August 31, 2009. Seaboard used cash to repurchase 20,879 shares of common stock at a total price of $29,994,000 in 2010, 3,668 shares of common stock at a total price of $3,370,000 in 2009 and 3,852 shares of common stock at a total price of $5,012,000 in 2008. The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related taxes, are summarized as follows: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment $ (81,280) $ (77,576) $ (68,211) Unrealized gain on investments 445 2,579 1,781 Unrecognized pension cost (43,072) (39,789) (45,273) Accumulated other comprehensive loss $(123,907) $(114,786) $(111,703) The foreign currency translation adjustment primarily represents the effect of the Argentine peso currency exchange fluctuation on the net assets of the Sugar segment. When the Argentine government lifted the one to one parity of the peso to the U.S. dollar at the end of 2001, the peso lost significant value against the dollar. At December 31, 2010, the Sugar segment had $187,305,000 in net assets denominated in Argentine pesos and $41,576,000 in net liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars in Argentina. With the exception of the provision related to the foreign currency translation gains and losses discussed above, which are taxed at a 35% rate, income taxes for components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were recorded using a 39% effective tax rate. For 2010 and 2009, the unrecognized pension cost includes $13,231,000 and $12,740,000, respectively, related to employees at certain subsidiaries for which no tax benefit has been recorded. Stockholders approved an amendment to decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock from 4,000,000 shares to 1,250,000 shares at the annual meeting on April 27, 2009. Note 13 Segment Information Seaboard Corporation had six reportable segments through December 31, 2010: Pork, Commodity Trading and Milling, Marine, Sugar, Power and Turkey, each offering a specific product or service. Seaboard's reporting segments are based on information used by Seaboard's Chief Executive Officer in his capacity as chief operating decision maker to determine allocation of resources and assess performance. Each of the six main segments is separately managed and each was started or acquired independent of the other segments. The Pork segment produces and sells fresh and frozen pork products to further processors, foodservice operators, grocery stores, distributors and retail outlets throughout the United States, and to Japan, Mexico and certain other foreign markets. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment internationally markets wheat, corn, soybean meal, rice and other similar commodities in bulk to third party customers and to non-consolidated affiliates. This segment also operates flour, maize and feed mills in foreign countries. The Marine segment, based in Miami, Florida, provides containerized 55 cargo shipping services between the United States, the Caribbean Basin, and Central and South America. The Sugar segment produces and processes sugar and alcohol in Argentina primarily to be marketed locally. The Power segment operates as an unregulated independent power producer in the Dominican Republic generating power from a system of diesel engines mounted on two barges. The Turkey segment, accounted for using the equity method basis, is a vertically integrated producer, processor and marketer of branded and non-branded turkeys and other turkey products. Total assets for the Turkey segment represents Seaboard's investment in and notes receivable from this affiliate. Revenues for the All Other segment are primarily derived from the jalapeno pepper processing operations. The Pork segment derives approximately 11% percent of its revenues from a few customers in Japan through one agent. Substantially all of its hourly employees at its Guymon processing plant are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The Pork segment incurred an impairment charge of $7,000,000 related to the Daily's trade name in the fourth quarter of 2008 (see Note 6 for further discussion). As of December 31, 2010, the Pork segment's ham-boning and processing plant in Mexico had a net book value of $9,994,000. See Note 5 for discussion of the potential for future impairment of this plant. The Commodity Trading and Milling segment derives a significant portion of its operating income from sales to a non-consolidated affiliate and also derives a significant portion of its income from affiliates from this same affiliate. During the third quarter of 2010, Seaboard acquired a majority interest in a commodity origination, storage and processing business in Canada for approximately $6,747,000, including $1,169,000 of cash acquired, subject to final working capital adjustments. This transaction was accounted for using the purchase method and would not have significantly affected net earnings or earnings per share on a pro forma basis. Prior to the first quarter of 2009, the Sugar segment was named Sugar and Citrus reflecting the citrus and related juice operations of this business. During the first quarter of 2009, management reviewed its strategic options for the citrus business in light of a continually difficult operating environment. In March 2009, management decided not to process, package or market the 2009 harvest for the citrus and related juice operations. As a result, during the first quarter of 2009, a charge to earnings primarily in cost of sales of $2,803,000 was recorded primarily to write-down the value of related citrus and juice inventories to net realizable value, considering such remaining inventory will not be marketed similar to prior years but instead liquidated. In the second quarter of 2009, management decided to integrate and transform the land previously used for citrus production into sugar cane production and thus incurred an additional charge to earnings primarily in cost of sales of approximately $2,497,000 during the second quarter of 2009 in connection with this change in business. The remaining fixed assets from the citrus operations, primarily buildings and equipment, have either been sold under long-term agreements or integrated into the sugar business. However, since such sale agreements are long-term and collectibility of the sales price is not reasonably assured, the sale is being recognized under the cost recovery method and thus the gain on sale, which is not material, will not be recognized until proceeds collected exceed the net book value of the assets sold. The Power segment sells approximately 34% of its power generation to a government-owned distribution company under a short-term contract that expires around the end of the first quarter in 2011 for which Seaboard bears a concentrated credit risk as this customer, from time to time, has significant past due balances. In May 2009, Seaboard received sovereign government bonds of the Dominican Republic with a par value of $20,000,000 denominated in U.S. dollars, with an 8% tax free coupon rate, to satisfy the same amount of outstanding billings from this customer that Seaboard had classified as long-term. During the fourth quarter of 2009, Seaboard sold a portion of these bonds with par value of $9,700,000 resulting in an immaterial loss. The remaining $10,300,000 par value of bonds was classified as available-for- sale short term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009. During January and February 2010, Seaboard sold the remaining bonds resulting in an immaterial loss. On March 2, 2009, an agreement became effective under which Seaboard will sell its two floating power generating facilities in the Dominican Republic for $70,000,000, which will use such barges for private use. The sale is anticipated to be closed during the second quarter in 2011. During March 2009, $15,000,000 was paid to Seaboard (recorded as deferred revenue as of December 31, 2010) and the $55,000,000 balance of the purchase price was paid into escrow and will be paid to Seaboard at the closing of the sale. The net book value of the two barges was $20,090,000 as of December 31, 2010 and is classified as held for sale in other current assets. Seaboard ceased depreciation on January 1, 2010 for these two barges but will continue to operate these two barges until a few weeks 56 prior to the closing date of the sale. Seaboard will recognize a gain on sale of assets of approximately $50,000,000 in operating income at the closing of the sale in 2011. Seaboard will be responsible for the wind down and decommissioning costs of the barges. Closing of the sale is dependent upon several issues, including meeting certain baseline performance and emission tests. Failure to satisfy or cure any deficiencies could result in the agreement being terminated and the sale abandoned. Seaboard could be responsible to pay liquidated damages of up to approximately $15,000,000 should it fail to perform its obligations under the agreement, after expiration of applicable cure and grace periods. Seaboard retained all other physical properties of this business and is currently building a replacement 106 megawatt floating power generating facility for use in the Dominican Republic for approximately 83,573,000 Euros (approximately US $107,650,000) plus additional project costs for a total of approximately $125,000,000. Operations are anticipated to begin by the end of 2011 or early 2012, resulting in lower sales during 2011 for this segment. The following tables set forth specific financial information about each segment as reviewed by management, except for the Turkey segment information discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Operating income for segment reporting is prepared on the same basis as that used for consolidated operating income. Operating income, along with income from affiliates for the Commodity Trading and Milling segment, is used as the measure of evaluating segment performance because management does not consider interest and income tax expense on a segment basis. Sales to External Customers: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Pork $1,388,265 $1,065,338 $1,125,969 Commodity Trading and Milling 1,808,948 1,531,572 1,897,374 Marine 853,565 737,629 958,027 Sugar 195,993 142,966 142,148 Power 124,034 107,074 129,430 All Other 14,897 16,729 14,856 Segment/Consolidated Totals $4,385,702 $3,601,308 $4,267,804 Operating Income: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Pork $ 213,325 $ (15,025) $ (45,934) Commodity Trading and Milling 34,432 24,839 96,517 Marine 47,612 24,113 62,365 Sugar 31,741 (851) 3,690 Power 13,424 8,172 7,845 All Other 832 1,498 1,033 Segment Totals 341,366 42,746 125,516 Corporate (20,300) (19,023) (3,707) Consolidated Totals $ 321,066 $ 23,723 $ 121,809 Income from Affiliates: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Commodity Trading and Milling $ 20,983 $ 19,128 $ 12,629 Sugar 980 1,030 455 Turkey (998) - - Segment/Consolidated Totals $ 20,965 $ 20,158 $ 13,084 57 Depreciation and Amortization: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Pork $ 50,813 $ 53,182 $ 53,288 Commodity Trading and Milling 5,165 4,681 4,509 Marine 22,743 21,772 19,994 Sugar 7,180 7,732 8,030 Power 204 3,783 3,926 All Other 428 431 415 Segment Totals 86,533 91,581 90,162 Corporate 269 260 219 Consolidated Totals $ 86,802 $ 91,841 $ 90,381 Total Assets: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Pork $ 761,490 $ 774,718 Commodity Trading and Milling 686,379 521,618 Marine 246,902 236,382 Sugar 223,223 205,155 Power 91,739 75,348 Turkey 277,778 - All Other 6,332 8,988 Segment Totals 2,293,843 1,822,209 Corporate 440,243 514,924 Consolidated Totals $2,734,086 $2,337,133 Investment in and Advances to Affiliates: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 Commodity Trading and Milling $ 140,696 $ 79,883 Sugar 2,957 2,349 Turkey 187,669 - Segment/Consolidated Totals $ 331,322 $ 82,232 Capital Expenditures: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Pork $ 9,568 $15,188 $ 52,649 Commodity Trading and Milling 2,390 2,650 4,333 Marine 28,411 14,697 46,309 Sugar 30,620 21,603 30,964 Power 31,709 39 53 All Other 362 87 311 Segment Totals 103,060 54,264 134,619 Corporate 276 12 15 Consolidated Totals $103,336 $54,276 $134,634 Administrative services provided by the corporate office allocated to the individual segments represent corporate services rendered to and costs incurred for each specific segment with no allocation to individual segments of general 58 corporate management oversight costs. Corporate assets include short-term investments, other current assets related to deferred compensation plans, fixed assets, deferred tax amounts and other miscellaneous items. Corporate operating losses represent certain operating costs not specifically allocated to individual segments. Geographic Information Seaboard had sales in South Africa totaling $420,277,000, $292,547,000 and $437,362,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing approximately 10%, 8% and 10% of total sales for each respective year. No other individual foreign country accounted for 10% or more of sales to external customers. The following table provides a geographic summary of net sales based on the location of product delivery: Years ended December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 2008 Caribbean, Central and South America $1,702,823 $1,406,749 $1,726,789 United States 1,079,316 855,412 924,470 Africa 1,061,221 969,324 1,269,505 Canada/Mexico 245,935 146,601 143,665 Pacific Basin and Far East 198,100 165,721 162,122 Eastern Mediterranean 78,380 14,964 23,719 Europe 19,927 42,537 17,534 Totals $4,385,702 $3,601,308 $4,267,804 The following table provides a geographic summary of Seaboard's long-lived assets according to their physical location and primary port for the vessels: December 31, (Thousands of dollars) 2010 2009 United States $ 511,908 $ 547,111 Argentina 105,298 87,712 Dominican Republic 56,928 26,239 All other 49,197 53,559 Totals $ 723,331 $ 714,621 At December 31, 2010 and 2009, Seaboard had approximately $183,163,000 and $134,261,000, respectively, of foreign receivables, excluding receivables due from affiliates, which generally represent more of a collection risk than the domestic receivables. Management believes its allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate. 59 Stockholder Information Board of Directors _______________________________________________________________________________ Steven J. Bresky Joseph E. Rodrigues Director and Chairman of the Director Board Retired, former Executive Vice President and Chief Executive President and Treasurer of Seaboard Officer of Seaboard Edward I. Shifman, Jr. David A. Adamsen Director and Audit Committee Member Director and Audit Committee Retired, former Managing Director and Member Executive Vice President of Former Vice President - Wachovia Capital Finance Wholesale Sales, C&S Wholesale Grocers Douglas W. Baena Director and Audit Committee Chair Self-employed, engaging in facilitation of equipment leasing financings and consulting Officers _______________________________________________________________________________ Steven J. Bresky David S. Oswalt President and Chief Executive Vice President, Taxation and Officer Business Development Robert L. Steer David H. Rankin Senior Vice President, Chief Vice President Financial Officer Ty A. Tywater David M. Becker Vice President, Audit Services Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary John A. Virgo Vice President, Corporate Barry E. Gum Controller and Chief Accounting Vice President, Finance and Officer Treasurer Zachery J. Holden James L. Gutsch Assistant Secretary Vice President, Engineering Adriana N. Hoskins Ralph L. Moss Assistant Treasurer Vice President, Governmental Affairs Chief Executive Officers of Principal Seaboard Operations _______________________________________________________________________________ Rodney K. Brenneman Hugo D. Rossi Pork Sugar David M. Dannov Armando G. Rodriguez Commodity Trading and Milling Power Edward A. Gonzalez Marine Stock Transfer Agent and Availability of Form 10-K Report Registrar of Stock ____________________________________________ ________________________________ Seaboard files its Annual Report on Form BNY Mellon 10-K with the Securities and Exchange P.O. Box 3580160 Commission. Copies of the Form 10-K for Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8010 fiscal 2010 are available without charge (866) 351-3330 by writing Seaboard Corporation, 9000 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas 66202, Auditors Attention: Shareholder Relations or via ________________________________ the Internet at. http://www.seaboardcorp. com/investor-sec.aspx KPMG LLP Seaboard provides access to its most recent 1000 Walnut, Suite 1000 Form 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K reports on its Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Internet website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after those Stock Listing reports are electronically filed with the ________________________________ Securities and Exchange Commission. Seaboard's common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex Equities under the symbol SEB. Seaboard had 177 shareholders of record of its common stock as of February 4, 2011. 60
EX-21 5 ex21.txt LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES NAMES UNDER STATE OR OTHER OF THE WHICH SUBSIDIARIES JURISDICTION REGISTRANT DO BUSINESS OF INCORPORATION African Poultry Development Limited* Same Mauritius Agencias Generales Conaven, C.A. Conaven Venezuela Agencia Maritima del Istmo, S.A. Same Costa Rica Alconoa S.R.L. Same Argentina BINA Congo Limited Same Bermuda Butterball, LLC* Same North Carolina Cape Fear Railways, Inc. Same North Carolina Cayman Freight Shipping Services, Ltd.* Same Cayman Islands Chestnut Hill Farms Honduras, S. de R.L. de C.V. Same Honduras Compania Industrial de Productos Agropecuarios S.A.* Same Colombia ContiLatin del Peru S.A. * Same Peru Corporacion Alto Valle, S.A. ALVASA Dominican Republic Delta Packaging Company Ltd.* Same Nigeria Desarrollo Industrial Bioacuatico, S.A.* DIBSA Ecuador Ecuador Holdings, Ltd* Same Bermuda Eureka Chickens Limited * Same Zambia Fairfield Rice Incorporated* Same Guyana Fill-More Seeds Inc. Same Canada Franquicias Azucareras S.A.* Same Argentina Global Trading Sierra Leone Limited Same Bahamas Gloridge Bakery (PTY) Limited * Same Republic of South Africa Grassmere Holdings Limited Same Mauritius Green Island Maritime, Inc. Same Florida High Plains Bioenergy, LLC Same Oklahoma HPB Biodiesel Inc. Same Delaware Hybrid Poultry (Mauritius) Limited * Same Mauritius H&O Shipping Limited1 Same Liberia I.A.G. (Zambia) Limited Same Zambia Ingenio y Refineria San Martin del Tabacal S.R.L. Tabacal Argentina InterAfrica Grains Ltd. Same Bermuda Inversiones y Servicios Diversos, S.A. INVERSA Guatemala JacintoPort International LLC Same Texas JP LP, LLC Same Delaware Les Moulins d'Haiti S.E.M. (LHM)* Same Haiti Lesotho Flour Mills Limited* Same Lesotho Life Flour Mill Ltd.* Same Nigeria LLM Farine S.A. Same Madagascar EXHIBIT 21 (continued) Maple Creek Farms, LLC Same Kansas Merriam Financial Services, Ltd. Same Bermuda Merriam Insurance Company, Ltd. Same Cayman Islands Merriam International Finance B.V. Same The Netherlands Minoterie de Matadi, S.A.R.L.* Midema Democratic Republic of Congo Minoterie du Congo, S.A. Minoco Republic of Congo Mission Funding, L.L.C. Same Delaware Moderna Alimentos, S.A.* Same Ecuador Molinos Champion, S.A.* Same Ecuador Mount Dora Farms de Honduras, S.R.L. Same Honduras Mount Dora Farms Inc. Same and Florida SeaRice Caribbean National Milling Company of Guyana, Inc. Namilco Guyana National Milling Corporation Limited Namilco Zambia Plum Grove Pty Ltd. Same Australia Premier Feeds Mills Company Limited* Same Nigeria Productores de Alcoholes y Melaza S.A.* PAMSA Argentina PS International, LLC Same Delaware Rafael del Castillo & Cia. S.A. * Molinos Tres Colombia Castillos Representaciones Maritimas y Aereas, S.A. REMARSA Guatemala Representaciones y Ventas S.A.* Same Ecuador Sea Cargo, S.A. Same Panama Seaboard Bulk Services, Ltd. Same Bermuda Seaboard de Colombia, S.A. Same Colombia Seaboard de Mexico USA LLC2 Same Delaware Seaboard de Nicaragua, S.A. Same Nicaragua Seaboard del Peru, S.A. Same Peru Seaboard Farms of Athens, Inc. Same Kansas Seaboard Farms of Elberton, Inc. Same Kansas Seaboard Foods LLC Same Oklahoma Seaboard Foods of Missouri, Inc. Same Missouri Seaboard Freight & Shipping Jamaica Limited Same Jamaica Seaboard Guyana Ltd. Same Bermuda Seaboard Honduras, S. de R.L. de C.V. Same Honduras Seaboard Marine Bahamas, Ltd. Same Bahamas Seaboard Marine of Haiti, S.E. Same Haiti Seaboard Marine Ltd.3 Same Liberia Seaboard Marine of Florida, Inc. Same Florida EXHIBIT 21 (continued) Seaboard Marine (Trinidad) Limited Same Trinidad Seaboard Minoco Ltd. Same Bermuda Seaboard MOZ Limited Same Bermuda Seaboard (Nigeria) Limited Same Nigeria Seaboard Overseas Colombia Limitada Same Colombia Seaboard Overseas (IOM) Ltd. Same Isle of Man Seaboard Overseas Limited Same Bermuda Seaboard Overseas Management Company, Ltd. Same Bermuda Seaboard Overseas Trading and Shipping (PTY) Ltd. Same South Africa Seaboard Ship Management Inc. Same Florida Seaboard Solutions de Honduras, S.de R.L. Same Honduras Seaboard Solutions, Inc. Same Delaware Seaboard Trading and Shipping Ltd. Same Kansas Seaboard Transport Canada, Inc. Same Delaware Seaboard Transport Inc. Same Oklahoma Seaboard West Africa Limited* Same Sierra Leone Seaboard Zambia Ltd. Same Bermuda SEADOM, S.A. Same Dominican Republic SeaMaritima, S.A. de C.V. Same Mexico SeaRice Limited Same Bermuda SeaRice Guyana, Inc. Same Guyana Secuaconti, S.A. * Molidor Ecuador Secuador Limited Same Bermuda SEEPC (Nigeria) Ltd.* Same Nigeria Servicios Maritimos Intermodales, C.A. Same Venezuela Shawnee Funding, Limited Partnership Same Delaware Shawnee GP LLC Same Delaware Shawnee LP LLC Same Delaware Shilton Limited Same Cayman Islands Shilton Zambia, Ltd. Same Zambia SSI Ocean Services, Inc. Same Florida Stewart Southern Railway Inc. * Same Canada T-S Shared Operations, LLC* Same Missouri Top Feeds Limited* Same Nigeria Transcontinental Capital Corp. (Bermuda) Ltd. TCCB Bermuda Unga Farmcare (East Africa) Limited* Same Kenya Unga Holdings Limited* Same Kenya Unga Limited* Same Kenya Unga Millers (Uganda) Limited* Same Uganda Zenith Investment Limited* Same Nigeria 1 Owns eight foreign ship holding company subsidiaries 2 Owns three Mexican incorporated subsidiaries 3 Owns twelve foreign ship holding company subsidiaries *Represents a non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliate. EX-31.1 6 ex31-1.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Exhibit 31.1 CERTIFICATIONS I, Steven J. Bresky, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Seaboard Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. Date: March 9, 2011 /s/ Steven J. Bresky Steven J. Bresky, President and Chief Executive Officer EX-31.2 7 ex31-2.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Exhibit 31.2 CERTIFICATIONS I, Robert L. Steer, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Seaboard Corporation; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d- 15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting. Date: March 9, 2011 /s/ Robert L. Steer Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer EX-32.1 8 ex32-1.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Exhibit 32.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the Report) by Seaboard Corporation (the Company), the undersigned, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: - The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and - The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: March 9, 2011 /s/ Steven J. Bresky Steven J. Bresky, President and Chief Executive Officer EX-32.2 9 ex32-2.txt CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Exhibit 32.2 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (the Report) by Seaboard Corporation (the Company), the undersigned, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: - The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and - The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Date: March 9, 2011 /s/ Robert L. Steer Robert L. Steer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer