EXHIBIT A

-----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, GcmbwwmQYKbFq1D/wPXJj7HF/JEu9P+jW0ASuaWfW1vv0WymbTM3oE4uEfkfjbY2 ozSmdl/pHNwIn6f488dXPw== 0001181431-05-003320.txt : 20050118 0001181431-05-003320.hdr.sgml : 20050117 20050118154600 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-05-003320 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050113 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050118 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEBRING JOSEPH B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001187936 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15321 FILM NUMBER: 05533748 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC STREET 2: 200 COMMERCE ST CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 BUSINESS PHONE: 7573653021 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 4 1 rrd64955.xml FORM 4 OPTIONS AND SALE X0202 4 2005-01-13 0 0000091388 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD 0001187936 SEBRING JOSEPH B C/O 200 COMMERCE STREET SMITHFIELD VA 23430 0 1 0 0 President of John Morrell & Co common stock 2005-01-13 4 M 0 51000 6.81 A 71900 D common stock 2005-01-13 4 S 0 51000 28.55 D 20900 D common stock 2005-01-14 4 M 0 29000 6.81 A 49900 D common stock 2005-01-14 4 M 0 20000 13.87 A 69900 D common stock 2005-01-14 4 S 0 49000 28.56 D 20900 D see below 6.81 2005-01-13 4 M 0 51000 D 2001-03-01 2006-03-01 common stock 51000 29000 D see below 6.81 2005-01-14 4 M 0 29000 D 2001-03-01 2006-03-01 common stock 29000 0 D see below 13.87 2005-01-14 4 M 0 20000 D 2003-05-27 2008-05-27 common stock 20000 100000 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) /s/Michael H. Cole, as Attorney-in-Fact 2005-01-18 EX-24. 2 rrd54719_61728.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT A EXHIBIT A

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael H. Cole and Darcy Geronimi, or either of them, with full power to each of them to act alone, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company") any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; to do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, to complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and to timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of s uch attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same. This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of these attorneys is assuming, nor shall any of them be resp onsible for, the undersigned's obligation to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

/s/ Joseph B. Sebring

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Signature

Joseph B. Sebring

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Print Name

August 30, 2002

Dated: ________________________

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