-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SAuLDonDt5hsMrU/jviHCKamCMbu++z1D/2BVNtY0K6L3WXLPN5A48q6Y7fJazlA d2YVaUg2lj3a9FU3nGrJnw== 0001123292-03-000350.txt : 20030903 0001123292-03-000350.hdr.sgml : 20030903 20030903110541 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001123292-03-000350 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030721 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030903 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000091388 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 520845861 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COMMERCE STREET STREET 2: EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 BUSINESS PHONE: 7573653000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COMMERCE STREET STREET 2: EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY EQUITIES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY REAL ESTATE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661113 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRUMPLER WENDY M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001255068 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15321 FILM NUMBER: 03877780 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1087 CITY: ROSE HILL STATE: NC ZIP: 28458 BUSINESS PHONE: 910 289 6439 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1087 CITY: ROSE HILL STATE: NC ZIP: 28458 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0201 42003-07-21 0000091388 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD 0001255068 CRUMPLER WENDY M P.O. BOX 1087 ROSE HILL NC 28458 1010Common Stock2003-07-214J0558624D5643IBy limited lia bility companyCommon Stock390990DCommon Stock208IBy limited liability companyThese shares are owned by Register Legacy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Register LLC"), which is wholly owned by the reporting person.On July 21, 2003, the reporting person transferred 100% of the Class B limited liability company interests of Register LLC, which represent 99% of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the shares held by Register LLC. At the time of the transfer, the shares held by Register LLC represented approximately 92% of the total assets held by Register LLC. The Register LLC Class B interests were transferred to a trust in exchange for a promissory note in the amount of $6,930,000. The reporting person retains all of the Class A limited liability company interests in Register LLC, which give the reporting person voting and dispositive power over the shares. These shares are owned by MurFam Enterprises, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company ("MurFam"), in which the reporting perso n owns a membership interest. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in MurFam. This report shall not be deemed an admission for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the shares owned by MurFam other than those shares represented by the reporting person's pecuniary interest in MurFam.The number of shares reported as directly beneficially owned on the Forms 4 for the dates June 19, 2003 and July 15, 2003 inadvertently did not include 33,516 and 47,303 shares, respectively, that were pledged pursuant to prepaid variable forward contracts entered into by the reported person as reported on those Forms 4. The reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a "group" with Wendell H. Murphy, Wendell H. Murphy, Jr., Harry D. Murphy, Joyce Murphy Minchew, Stratton K. Murphy, Marc D. Murph y and Angela Norman Brown for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.Sonia Barros (attorney-in-fact)2003-09-03 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----