EXHIBIT 10.42
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
SWIFT FOODS COMPANY
2002 STOCK OPTION PLAN
     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT of the Swift Foods Company 2002 Stock Option Plan
(this “Amendment”) is entered into and made effective as of the 25th day of
January, 2005 by Swift Foods Company.
W I T N E S S E T H :
     WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 3,
2004, by and among on Swift Foods Company, a Delaware corporation (“Old Swift”),
Rawhide Subsidiary 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rawhide Sub 1”) and Rawhide
Subsidiary 3, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rawhide Sub 3”), Old Swift merged
with and into Rawhide Sub 3, with Rawhide Sub 3 as the surviving entity (the
“Merger”);
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, Rawhide Sub 1 assumed the Swift Foods
Company 2002 Stock Option Plan previously adopted by Old Swift (the “Plan”);
     WHEREAS, immediately following the Merger, Rawhide Sub 1 changed its name
to Swift Foods Company (the “Company”);
     WHEREAS, Section 19 of the Plan provides that the Plan may be amended by
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), provided, that no amendment
shall be made which shall increase the total number of shares of the Common
Stock of the Company which may be issued or sold pursuant to Options granted
under the Plan, or which modifies the individuals or class of individuals
eligible to receive Options, unless such amendment is made by or with the
approval of the stockholders;
     WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Plan by increasing the total number
of shares of the Common Stock of the Company which are authorized for issuance
and sale pursuant to Options granted under the Plan from 19,500,000 shares to
21,500,000 shares (the “Increase”);
     WHEREAS, the Board and a majority of the stockholders of the Company have
approved the Increase; and
     WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall
have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan;
     NOW, THEREFORE, Section 3 of the Plan is amended, effective as of the date
first above written, to read in its entirety, as follows:
     3. Shares Available.
     (a) Subject to the adjustments provided in Section 10, the maximum
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the Company
(“Common Stock”) in respect of which Options may be granted for all purposes
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under the Plan shall be 21,500,000 shares. If, for any reason, any shares as to
which Options have been granted cease to be subject to purchase thereunder,
including the expiration of such Option, the termination of such Option prior to
exercise, or the forfeiture of such Option, such shares shall thereafter be
available for grants under the Plan. Options granted under the Plan may be
fulfilled in accordance with the terms of the Plan with (i) authorized and
unissued shares of the Common Stock, (ii) issued shares of such Common Stock
held in the Company’s treasury, or (iii) issued shares of Common Stock
reacquired by the Company in each situation as the Board of Directors or the
Committee may determine from time to time.
(b) The shares of the Common Stock of the Company to be issued upon the exercise
of Options which have been granted pursuant to the Plan shall, upon payment of
the applicable exercise price, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
shares of the Common Stock of the Company.
     NOW, THEREFORE, be it provided that, except as expressly set forth herein,
the Plan shall remain in full force and effect without further amendment or
modification.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized
officer of the Company on the date first above written.

              SWIFT FOODS COMPANY
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Donald F. Wiseman
 
       
 
  Name:   Donald F. Wiseman
 
  Title:   Vice President and General Counsel

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