0001181431-11-049950.txt : 20110920 0001181431-11-049950.hdr.sgml : 20110920 20110920143309 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-11-049950 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110916 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110920 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: 0427 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: MURPHY WENDELL H CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904450 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15321 FILM NUMBER: 111099256 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1087 CITY: ROSE HILL STATE: NC ZIP: 28458 4 1 rrd322302.xml FORM 4 PHANTOM SHARES; FY2012 1ST QUARTER X0304 4 2011-09-16 0 0000091388 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD 0000904450 MURPHY WENDELL H C/O 200 COMMERCE STREET SMITHFIELD VA 23430 1 0 0 0 Phantom Stock 2011-09-16 4 A 0 1048.8114 19.78 A common stock 1048.8114 34215.1463 D 1 for 1 The phantom stock becomes payable in shares of Company common stock upon termination of service as a director either in a lump sum or in annual installments over a period of at least two years and not more than ten years as per the director's deferral election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after termination of service, the phantom stock may, at the election of the director, be converted into one or more "deemed investments" approved by the Company's Nominating and Governance Committee. /s/ Michael H. Cole, as Attorney-in-fact 2011-09-20