# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000091388
**File Stem:** 0001213900-25-084686
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 14192
**Document Hash:** 0cef25cc971d9dd7d1a1c81985f534bb
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001213900-25-084686.hdr.sgml**: 20250904

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001213900-25-084686

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-1MEF

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250904

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250904

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250904

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000091388
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 520845861
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** VA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1228

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-1MEF
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-290053
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251294858

**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

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2025.**

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-1**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

***UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

**Smithfield Foods, Inc.** **<br> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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| **Virginia** | **2013** | **52-0845861** |
| **(State or other jurisdiction of<br> incorporation or organization)** | **(Primary Standard Industrial<br> Classification Code Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**200 Commerce Street<br> Smithfield, Virginia 23430<br> (757) 365-3000<br> (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)**

**C. Shane Smith<br> President and Chief Executive Officer<br> Smithfield Foods, Inc.<br> 200 Commerce Street<br> Smithfield, Virginia 23430<br> (757) 365-3000<br> (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's agent for service)** 

***With copies to:***

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| **Colin Diamond**<br> **Brandon Bortner**<br> **Paul Hastings LLP**<br> **200 Park Avenue**<br> **New York, New York 10166**<br> **Tel: (212) 318-6000** | **Tennille Checkovich**<br> **Chief Legal Officer<br> Smithfield Foods, Inc.**<br> **200 Commerce Street**<br> **Smithfield, Virginia 23430**<br> **Tel: (757) 365-3000** | **Andrew J. Pitts**<br> **Ryan J. Patrone**<br> **Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP**<br> **Two Manhattan West**<br> **375 Ninth Avenue**<br> **New York, New York, 10001**<br> **Tel: (212) 474-1000** |

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**Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.**

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☒ 333-290000

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ <br> Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☐ <br> Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

**THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON FILING IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 462(B) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.**

**EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE**

This Registration Statement on Form S-1 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed with respect to the registration of an additional $94,428,759 of shares of common stock, no par value, of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the "Registrant"), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This Registration Statement relates to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290000) (the "Prior Registration Statement"), initially filed by the Registrant on September 3, 2025 and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 4, 2025. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement for the sole purpose of increasing the aggregate number of shares of common stock offered by the selling shareholder named in the Prior Registration Statement by 4,061,452 shares of common stock, 529,754 of which are subject to purchase upon exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of common stock from the selling shareholder. The additional shares of common stock that are being registered for sale are in an amount and at a price that together represent no more than 20% of the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Filing Fee Table (Exhibit 107) contained in the Prior Registration Statement. The required opinion of counsel and related consent and accountant's consent are attached hereto and filed herewith. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

**CERTIFICATION**

The Registrant hereby (i) undertakes to pay the Commission the filing fee set forth on the Filing Fee Table filed as Exhibit 107 of this Registration Statement by a wire transfer of such amount as soon as practicable (but no later than the close of business on September 5, 2025) and (ii) certifies that it has sufficient funds in the relevant account to cover the amount of such filing fee.

**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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| <br> **NO.** | **DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT** |
| 5.1 | [Opinion of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant on September 3, 2025 (File No. 333-290000) and incorporated herein by reference).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000121390025083699/ea025269103ex5-1_smith.htm) |
| 23.1 | [Consent of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000121390025083699/ea025269103ex5-1_smith.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.](ea025576001ex23-2_smithfield.htm) |
| 24.1\*\* | [Power of Attorney (included in signature page to the Registrant's Prior Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290000)).](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91388/000121390025083699/ea0252691-03.htm#T100) |
| 107\* | [Filing Fee Table.](ea025576001ex-fee_smithfield.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

\*\* Previously filed.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Smithfield, Virginia on September 4, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| **SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.** | **SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ C. Shane Smith |
|  | Name: C. Shane Smith |
|  | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(As Principal Executive Officer) |

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 4, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ C. Shane Smith | C. Shane Smith | September 4, 2025 |
| C. Shane Smith | *(Principal Executive Officer and Director)* |  |
| \* | Mark L. Hall | September 4, 2025 |
| Mark L. Hall | *(Principal Financial Officer)* |  |
| \* | R. Allen Brobst, Jr. | September 4, 2025 |
| R. Allen Brobst, Jr. | *(Principal Accounting Officer)* |  |
| \* | Long Wan | September 4, 2025 |
| Long Wan | *(Chairman)* |  |
| \* | Hank Shenghua He | September 4, 2025 |
| Hank Shenghua He | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | Lijun Guo | September 4, 2025 |
| Lijun Guo | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | Hongwei Wan | September 4, 2025 |
| Hongwei Wan | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | Xiaoming Zhou | September 4, 2025 |
| Xiaoming Zhou | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | Marie T. Gallagher | September 4, 2025 |
| Marie T. Gallagher | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | John A. Quelch | September 4, 2025 |
| John A. Quelch | *(Director)* |  |
| \* | Raymond A. Starling | September 4, 2025 |
| Raymond A. Starling | *(Director)* |  |

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| \*By: | /s/ C. Shane Smith |
|  | C. Shane Smith, Attorney-In-Fact |

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## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 of the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 25, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Smithfield Foods, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 29, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-290000) and related Prospectus of Smithfield Foods, Inc. for the registration of its common stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia

September 4, 2025

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Filing Fee Exhibit

**Ex-Filing Fees**

**CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLES**

**S-1**

**Smithfield Foods, Inc.**

**Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities**

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| **Line Item Type** | **Security Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Notes** | **Fee Calculation<br> Rule** | **Amount Registered** | **Proposed Maximum Offering<br> Price Per Unit** | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of Registration Fee** |
| *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* | *Newly Registered Securities* |
| Fees to be Paid | Equity | Common Stock, no par value | (1) | 457(a) | 4061452 | $23.25 | $94428759.00 | 0.0001531 | $14457.04 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | $94428759.00 |  | 14457.04 |
| Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: | Total Fees Previously Paid: |  |  | 0.00 |
| Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: |  |  | 0.00 |
| Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: |  |  | $14457.04 |

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**__________________________________________ Offering Note(s)**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The securities are being registered solely in connection with the resale of shares of common stock by the selling shareholder named in the registration statement to which this exhibit relates (the "Selling Shareholder"). Represents only the additional number of shares being registered and includes 529,754 shares of common stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase. Does not include the securities that the Registrant previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-290000) (the "Prior Registration Statement"). Based on the public offering price. The registration fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 457(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), based on the maximum aggregate offering price. The Registrant previously registered 18,400,000 shares of common stock with a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $472,144,000.00 on its registration statement on the Prior Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2025. In accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, an additional amount of securities having a maximum aggregate offering price of $94,428,759.00 is hereby registered for resale by the Selling Shareholder, which includes shares of common stock subject to the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares.