Summary of Named Executive Officer Compensation Arrangements



 EXHIBIT 10.20 
  
 GOLD KIST INC. 
 SUMMARY OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION 
 ARRANGEMENTS 
  
 The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Gold Kist Inc. (the
“Company”) approved the following base salaries for fiscal 2006 for the named executive officers listed below (the “Named Executive Officers”). Mr. Bekkers and Mr. Stimpert are each a party to an employment agreement
with the Company. Copies of such employment agreements have been filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2005 and such agreements are incorporated by reference herein. Each of the other Named
Executive Officers is an “at-will” employee of the Company and is not a party to a written employment agreement with the Company. 
  

				
	 Named Executive Officer

	  	Base
Salary


	 John Bekkers
	  	$	787,500
	 Michael A. Stimpert
	  	$	385,700
	 William T. Andersen
	  	$	257,200
	 Donald W. Mabe
	  	$	299,700
	 Stephen O. West
	  	$	299,700

  
 In addition the
Compensation Committee approved a grant of stock appreciation rights and performance shares to each of the Named Executive Officers pursuant to the Gold Kist Inc. 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”). 
  

					
	 Named Executive Officer

	  	Stock
Appreciation
Rights

	  	Performance
Shares


	 John Bekkers
	  	57,942	  	32,261
	 Michael A. Stimpert
	  	17,800	  	9,911
	 William T. Andersen
	  	12,227	  	6,808
	 Donald W. Mabe
	  	13,844	  	7,708
	 Stephen O. West
	  	13,844	  	7,708

  
 The material
provisions of the LTIP are described in and a copy of the LTIP has been filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-116066), which is incorporated by reference herein. Copies of forms of
the related award agreements have been filed as exhibits to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2005 and are incorporated herein by reference. 
  
 Each of the Named Executive Officers is also eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Management Incentive
Plan (the “MIP”). The material provisions of the MIP are described in and a copy of the MIP has been filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-116066), which is incorporated by
reference herein. A description of the performance goals under the MIP 








 
is contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2005 and this description is incorporated by reference herein.

  
 Each of the Named Executive Officers, other than
Mr. Bekkers and Mr. Stimpert, is also a party to a written Change-in-Control Agreement with the Company, the material provisions of which are described in and the form of which is filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated January 24, 2005. Such description and exhibits are incorporated by reference herein. 
  
 As described in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-116067), the Named Executive Officers are also eligible
to participate in the Company’s Pension Plan, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, and welfare programs and other compensation programs that are generally provided for the senior management personnel of the Company and its subsidiaries, as
determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. These descriptions are incorporated by reference herein.