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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4

               AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                  AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this
"Agreement"), dated as of May 6, 2005, is made among Premium Standard Farms,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the holders of Registrable
Securities (as hereinafter defined) specified on Schedule I hereto (the
"Holders") and, for purposes of Section 10(n) hereof, those entities listed on
the signature page hereto as the "Putnam Funds".

                                    RECITALS

                  WHEREAS, the Company has granted registration rights pursuant
to the following agreements: (i) Warrants Registration Rights Agreement, dated
as of September 17, 1996, by the Company for the benefit of the holders of
registrable warrants named therein (the "Warrants Registration Rights
Agreement"), (ii) Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 13, 1998, by
the Company for the benefit of the holders of the Company's Class A common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Class A Registration Rights Agreement"),
and (iii) Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 13, 1998, by the
Company for the benefit of ContiGroup Companies, Inc. (the "ContiGroup
Registration Rights Agreement" and, together with the Warrants Registration
Rights Agreement and the Class A Registration Rights Agreement, the "Old
Registration Rights Agreements");

                  WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to enter into this
Agreement and to amend and restate the Old Registration Rights Agreements in
their entirety by combining the Old Registration Rights Agreements into a single
agreement; and

                  WHEREAS, the Company contemplates completing a reorganization
pursuant to which the Company's capital structure will be modified to eliminate
its two classes of common stock (the "Reorganization") such that the Company
will have only one class of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), outstanding.

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Old Registration Rights
Agreements are hereby amended and restated in their entirety into a single
agreement as follows:

         1. Demand Registrations.

                  (a) Requests for Registration. At any time following the
Company IPO Lock-Up Period, the Holders of, in aggregate, at least 20% of the
Registrable Securities (the "Qualified Holders"), may, subject to Section 1(b),
request registration under the Securities Act of all or part of their
Registrable Securities (provided, that any such requested registration must
include (A) at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Registrable Securities
held by such Qualified Holders or (B) such lesser number of Registrable
Securities held by such Qualified Holders that have an aggregate offering price
of at least $25,000,000). All registrations requested pursuant to this Section
1(a) are referred to herein as "Demand Registrations". The Company shall not be
obligated to effect more than five (5) Demand Registrations, it being understood
that the consummation of the Company's IPO shall not count as a Demand
Registration. Further, the

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Company shall not be obligated to (i) effect more than two (2) Demand
Registrations in any twelve (12) month period or (ii) cause a registration
statement pursuant to this Section 1 to be declared effective (A) within a
period of 150 days after the effective date of any registration statement
effected in connection with a Demand Registration or (B) during the period
starting with the date 30 days prior to the Company's good faith estimate of the
date of filing of a registration statement pertaining to an underwritten public
offering with respect to which any Holder has piggyback rights pursuant to
Section 2 or an underwritten offering solely for the account of the Company.
Each request for a Demand Registration shall specify the approximate number of
Registrable Securities requested to be registered and the anticipated per share
price range for such offering. The Company shall give written notice of such
request for a Demand Registration (other than in connection with the Company's
IPO) to all other Holders on or before the earlier to occur of (i) 10 days after
filing of the registration statement and (ii) 15 days prior to effectiveness of
such registration statement; provided, however, the Company shall notify each
Holder of, in aggregate, at least 2% of the Registrable Securities, no less than
five (5) days prior to the filing of the registration statement (the "Company
Notice of Demand"). Following such written notice and subject to the provisions
of this Agreement, the Company shall include in such registration all
Registrable Securities held by a Holder from whom the Company receives a written
request for inclusion (together with all other documents reasonably requested by
the Company) within 10 days following the date of the Company Notice of Demand;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, in connection with the Company's IPO, each Small Holder shall have the
right to request that the Company include in such registration at least the
Minimum Amount but may not so register less than the Minimum Amount.

                  (b) Priority on Demand Registrations. The Company shall be
entitled to include in any registration and offering made pursuant to a Demand
Registration, authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, shares of Common
Stock held by the Company as treasury shares or shares of common stock held by
other stockholders. If a Demand Registration is an underwritten offering and the
managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the
number of Registrable Securities and, if permitted hereunder, other securities
requested to be included in such offering, exceeds the number of Registrable
Securities and other securities, if any, which can be sold therein without
adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, the Company will include
in such registration, prior to the inclusion of any securities that are not
Registrable Securities, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be
included that in the opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely
affecting the marketability of the offering and within the price range of such
offering, pro rata among the respective Holders of such Registrable Securities
on the basis of the number of shares of Registrable Securities that such Holder
has requested to be included in such registration; provided, however, that in
connection with the Company's IPO, each of the parties hereto acknowledges and
agrees that the Company shall include in the registration relating thereto all
Shares held by each Small Holder who has timely requested that Shares be
included in the registration pursuant to Section 1(a).

                  (c) Selection of Underwriters. The Company shall have the
right to select the investment banker(s) and managing underwriter(s) to
administer an offering initiated as a Demand Registration, subject to the
approval of a majority of the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such
registration, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the

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Company's IPO, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated shall be the managing
underwriter and the co-managers shall be selected by the Company.

                  (d) Company's IPO. The Company's IPO shall be considered for
all purposes hereof (other than for purposes of (i) counting the number of
Demand Registration rights and (ii) the notice provisions of Section 1(a)) to be
a Demand Registration subject to the requirements of this Section 1
notwithstanding that a formal demand has not been made.

         2. Piggyback Registrations.

                  (a) Right to Piggyback. If the Company seeks to register any
of its securities under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Demand
Registration, which shall be governed by Section 1, or a registration on Form
S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor or similar forms) and the registration form to
be used may be used for the registration of Registrable Securities (a "Piggyback
Registration"), whether or not for sale for its own account, the Company will
give written notice of such registration to all of the Holders no later than 15
days prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement (the "Piggyback
Company Notice"). Following such written notice and, subject to Sections 2(b)
and 2(c), the Company shall include in such registration all Registrable
Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for
inclusion therein within ten (10) days after delivery of the Piggyback Company
Notice.

                  (b) Priority on Primary Registrations. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company,
and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their
opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration
exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely
affecting the marketability of such offering, then the Company will include in
such registration (a) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (b)
second, the (I) Registrable Securities requested to be included in such
registration, and (II) other securities as to which the Company has granted pari
passu registration rights, pro rata among the holders of such Registrable
Securities and other securities on the basis of the number of Registrable
Securities and other securities so requested to be included therein owned by
each such holder and (c) third, other securities requested to be included in
such registration, pro rata among the holders of such securities on the basis of
the number of securities so requested to be included therein owned by each such
holder.

                  (c) Priority on Secondary Registrations. If a Piggyback
Registration is an underwritten secondary registration, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number
which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability
of the offering, then the Company shall include in such registration (a) first,
the securities requested to be included therein by the holders requesting such
registration, (b) second, the (I) Registrable Securities requested to be
included in such registration and (II) other securities as to which the Company
has granted pari passu registration rights, pro rata among the holders of such
Registrable Securities and other securities on the basis of the number of
Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be included therein
owned by each such holder and (c) third, other securities requested to be
included in such registration, pro rata among the holders

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of such securities on the basis of the number of securities so requested to be
included therein owned by each such holder.

                  (d) Other Piggyback Registration Rights. Without the prior
approval of (i) the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, (ii) so
long as the Class A Holders immediately prior to the consummation of the
Reorganization continue to own of record or beneficially, in aggregate, at least
20% of the Registrable Securities, the Class A Majority and (iii) so long as the
ContiGroup continues to own of record or beneficially at least 20% of the
Registrable Securities, ContiGroup, the Company will not grant to any Person any
piggyback registration rights, with respect to any equity securities of the
Company, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for
such securities, that are superior to those granted to the Holders hereunder;
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that nothing contained in
this Agreement shall prevent the Company from granting to any other Person
registration rights with respect to the Company's debt or equity securities that
are pari passu with those granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities
hereunder.

                  (e) Selection of Underwriters. If a Piggyback Registration is
an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, the Company shall
have the right, in its sole discretion, to select the investment banker(s) and
managing underwriter(s) to administer the offering. If a Piggyback Registration
is an underwritten secondary registration, subject to Section 10(g), the Company
shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and managing
underwriter(s) to administer the offering, subject to the approval of the
holders of a majority of the shares included in such registration.

         3. Holdback Agreements.

                  (a) Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees not to (1)
offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
equity securities of the Company ("Equity Securities") or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Equity Securities (including
sales pursuant to Rule 144 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") under the Securities Act (as such rule may be amended from time to time)
("Rule 144")), or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
the Equity Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or
(2) above is to be settled by delivery of Equity Securities or such other
securities, in cash or otherwise, during:

                  (i) with respect to the Company's IPO, the 180-day period
         beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating
         thereto; provided, however, that if: (1) during the last 17 days of the
         180-day restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or
         material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs; or
         (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, the
         Company announces that it will release earnings results during the
         16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day period, then the
         restrictions imposed by this section shall continue to apply until the
         expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the
         earnings release or

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         the occurrence of the material news or material event; provided,
         further, that no Holder shall engage in any transaction that may be
         restricted by this section during the 34-day period beginning on the
         last day of the initial 180-day restricted period unless the
         undersigned requests and receives prior written confirmation from the
         Company or the managing underwriter that the restrictions imposed by
         this section have expired (collectively, the "Company IPO Lock-Up
         Period"); or

                  (ii) with respect to (x) any underwritten Demand Registration,
         (y) any underwritten Piggyback Registration or (z) any underwritten
         primary offering of any securities covered by a registration statement
         filed by the Company (in each case whether or not any such Holder's
         securities are included therein), the 90-day period beginning on the
         effective date of the registration statement relating thereto, in each
         case except as part of such underwritten registration, and in each case
         unless the underwriters managing the registered public offering
         otherwise agree.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in this Section 3(a) shall
not apply to (a) transactions relating to shares of Equity Securities or other
securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the IPO,
provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection
with subsequent sales of Equity Securities or other securities acquired in such
open market transactions or (b) transfers of shares of Equity Securities or
other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Equity
Securities to affiliates in a private transaction (as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned
provided that the transferee shall sign and deliver to the Company an agreement
in form acceptable to the Company agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this
Section 3(a). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
3(a), Neon Capital Limited ("Neon") may grant a security interest in its
Registrable Securities in favor of HSBC Trustee (C.I.) Limited ("HSBC Trustee");
provided, that, HSBC Trustee shall not, under any circumstances, transfer any
such shares in violation of this provision, and will execute any lock-up
agreement reasonably requested by the Company or any underwriter to reflect such
restriction.

                  (b) The Company shall not effect any public sale or
distribution of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for such securities (except pursuant to
registrations on Form S-8, Form S-4 or any successor forms or the issuance of
securities pursuant to previously outstanding options, warrants or convertible
or exchangeable securities or similar rights), during (A) with respect to the
Company's IPO, the Company IPO Lock-Up Period and (B) with respect to any firm
commitment underwritten Demand Registration or any underwritten Piggyback
Registration, the 90-day period beginning on the effective date of the
registration statement relating thereto, in each case unless the underwriters
managing the registered public offering otherwise agree.

                  (c) Material Development Condition. With respect to any
registration statement filed or to be filed pursuant to a Demand Registration or
a Piggyback Registration, if the Company determines that, in the good faith
judgment of its Board of Directors, it would (because of the existence of any
acquisition or corporate reorganization, merger, or other transaction, financing
activity or other development involving the Company) be materially

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detrimental (a "Material Development Condition") to the Company for such a
registration statement to be filed, to become effective or to be maintained
effective or for sales of Registrable Securities to continue pursuant to the
registration statement, the Company shall be entitled, upon the giving of a
written notice that a Material Development Condition has occurred (a "Delay
Notice") from an officer of the Company to any Holder of Registrable Securities
included or to be included in such registration statement, (i) to cause sales of
Registrable Securities by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement to
cease, (ii) to cause such registration statement to be withdrawn and the
effectiveness of such registration statement terminated, or (iii) in the event
no such registration statement has yet been filed or declared effective, to
delay filing or effectiveness of any such registration statement until, in the
good faith judgment of the Company's Board of Directors, such Material
Development Condition no longer exists (notice of which the Company shall
promptly deliver to any Holder of Registrable Securities with respect to which
any such registration statement has been filed). Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 3(c): (1) the Company agrees to use commercially
reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of such cessation or delay, which
period shall in no event exceed 180 days in any 12-month period; (2) in the
event a registration statement is filed and subsequently withdrawn by reason of
any existing or anticipated Material Development Condition as hereinbefore
provided, the Company shall cause a new registration statement covering the same
Registrable Securities as those covered by the original registration statement
to be filed with the SEC as soon as practicable after such Material Development
Condition expires or, if sooner, not later than the expiration of such 180-day
period and; (3) in the event the Company elects not to withdraw or terminate the
effectiveness of any such registration statement but to cause a Holder or
Holders to refrain from selling Registrable Securities for any period during the
Registration Period (as defined in Section 4(a)(ii)), the Registration Period
with respect to such Holders and such Registrable Securities shall be extended
by the number of days during the Registration Period that such Holders are
required to refrain from selling Registrable Securities. Upon receipt of any
such Delay Notice, each Holder, in the case of an effective registration
statement shall forthwith discontinue its use and any dissemination of the
prospectus contained in such registration statement and, if so directed by the
Company, will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies then
in such Holder's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable
Securities that was in effect at the time of receipt of such Delay Notice.

         4. Registration Procedures.

                  (a) Whenever the Holders of Registrable Securities have
requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company will use all commercially reasonable efforts to effect
the registration of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended
method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will as
expeditiously as possible:

                  (i) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement
         with respect to such Registrable Securities and thereafter use all
         commercially reasonable efforts and take all necessary action to cause
         such registration statement to become effective;

                  (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
         supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in
         connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration
         statement effective for a period of either (A) not less

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         than six (6) months (subject to extension pursuant to Section 7(c)
         below) or (B) such shorter period as will terminate when all of the
         securities covered by such registration statement have been disposed of
         in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or
         sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement (but in any
         event not before the expiration of any longer period required under the
         Securities Act) (the "Registration Period"), and to comply with the
         provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
         securities covered by such registration statement until such time as
         all of such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the
         intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set
         forth in the registration statement;

                  (iii) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities,
         without charge, such number of copies of such registration statement,
         each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such
         registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and such
         other documents as such seller may reasonably request in order to
         facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
         seller;

                  (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to register and
         qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue
         sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do
         any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or
         advisable to enable such seller of Registrable Securities to consummate
         the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
         owned by such seller (provided, however, that the Company will not be
         required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction
         where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
         subparagraph, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction
         or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);

                  (v) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities at any
         time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered
         under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the discovery of
         the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus
         included in such registration statement contains an untrue statement of
         a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements
         therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which
         they were made, and, at the request of any such seller, the Company
         shall prepare and furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies
         of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter
         delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such
         prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
         omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not
         misleading;

                  (vi) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on
         each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the
         Company are then listed and, if not so listed, to be listed on a
         national securities exchange or over-the-counter market such as the
         NASD automated quotation system and, if listed on the NASD automated
         quotation system, use all commercially reasonable efforts to secure
         designation of all such Registrable Securities covered by such
         registration statement as a NASDAQ "national market system security"
         within the meaning of Rule 11Aa2-1 of the Exchange Act or, failing
         that, to secure NASDAQ authorization for such Registrable Securities;

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                  (vii) provide and caused to be maintained a transfer agent and
         registrar for all such Registrable Securities from and after a date not
         later than the effective date of such registration statement;

                  (viii) enter into such customary agreements (including
         underwriting agreements and custody agreements and powers of attorney
         in customary form) and take all such other actions as the holders of a
         majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters,
         if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the
         disposition of such Registrable Securities;

                  (ix) upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours,
         make available for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities,
         any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such
         registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent
         retained by any such seller or underwriter (but not more than one firm
         of counsel to each of such sellers and underwriters) all financial and
         other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
         Company, in each case, reasonably required to conduct due diligence or
         otherwise in connection with an underwritten offering, and cause the
         Company's officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to
         supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller,
         underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such
         registration statement; provided, however, that information that the
         Company advises any such Person is confidential shall not be disclosed
         unless such Person signs a confidentiality agreement reasonably
         satisfactory to the Company;

                  (x) with respect to a firm commitment underwritten
         registration statement, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a
         so-called "comfort letter" from its independent public accountants in
         customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily
         covered by such letters;

                  (xi) permit any Holder of Registrable Securities which Holder,
         in its reasonable judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a
         controlling person of the Company, to participate in the preparation of
         such registration or comparable statement and to require the insertion
         therein of material, furnished to the Company in writing, which in the
         reasonable judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included
         and which are acceptable to the Company; and

                  (xii) in the event of the issuance of any stop order
         suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any
         order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or
         suspending the qualification of any Common Stock included in such
         registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, upon receiving
         notice or obtaining knowledge thereof, the Company will (1) promptly
         notify each seller of Registrable Securities and (2) use all
         commercially reasonable efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of
         such order.

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         5. Registration Expenses.

                  (a) All reasonable and customary expenses incident to the
Company's performance of or compliance with this Agreement (whether with respect
to a Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration), including, without
limitation, all registration and filing fees, fees of any transfer agent and
registrar, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws,
printing expenses, NASD fees and expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, and
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and its independent certified
public accountants and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses
being herein called "Registration Expenses"), shall be borne by the Company.

                  (b) In connection with each Demand Registration and each
Piggyback Registration, the Company shall reimburse the Holders of Registrable
Securities covered by such registration for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one (1) counsel chosen by the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration (provided, that the
Company's obligation for such fees and expenses of such counsel shall not exceed
$20,000 in the aggregate with respect to any registration).

                  (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
5, each Holder of Registrable Securities being registered shall pay all
underwriting discounts and commissions and, except as set forth in Section 5(b),
all fees and disbursements of its own counsel and other expenses incurred by
such Holder, and any capital gains, income or transfer taxes, if any,
attributable to the sale of such Registrable Securities, pro rata with respect
to payments of discounts and commissions in accordance with the number of shares
sold in the offering.

         6. Indemnification.

                  (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the
extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers,
directors and employees and each Person who controls such Holder (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities
(joint or several), and expenses to which such Holder or any such officer or
director or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or
actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of
material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus or preliminary
prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (ii) any omission or
alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state
securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or any state securities law in connection with the offering
covered by such registration statement; provided, however, that the
indemnification required by this Section 6(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or action or
proceeding in respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the
consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, nor
shall the Company be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or expense (or action or proceeding in respect thereof)
or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact, or omission or alleged omission of a material
fact, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus or preliminary
prospectus or any amendment thereof or

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supplement thereto, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written
information prepared and furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for
use therein or by such Holder's failure to deliver a copy of the registration
statement or prospectus or any amendments thereof or supplements thereto after
the Company has furnished such Holder with a sufficient number of copies of the
same; provided, further, that the indemnity provided by this Section 6(a) shall
not apply to any underwriter to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or expense (or action or proceeding in respect thereof) is based on or
arises out of an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact, or an omission or alleged omission to state a material fact contained in
or omitted from any preliminary prospectus if the final prospectus shall correct
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or such omission or alleged
omission, and a copy of the final prospectus has not been sent or given to such
Person at or prior to the confirmation of sale to such Person if such
underwriter was under an obligation to deliver such final prospectus and failed
to do so. In connection with an underwritten offering, the Company will
indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who
controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the
same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders
of Registrable Securities.

                  (b) In connection with any registration statement in which a
Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each such Holder shall
furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company
reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement
or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, its directors, officers and employees and each other
Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) and
any other Holder, any Person who controls such Holder, and each director,
officer, partner and employee of such other Holder, against any losses, claims,
damages, liabilities and expenses, to which the Company or any such director or
officer or controlling Person may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect
thereof) result from any of the following (i) any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus
or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, but
only to the extent that such untrue statement is contained in such registration
statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information prepared and furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for
use therein, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is made in such
registration statement, any such prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information prepared and furnished to the Company by such Holder
expressly for use therein or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the
Holder of Registrable Securities of the Securities Act, but only to the extent
that such violation or alleged violation relates to written information prepared
and furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in such
registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus; provided, however,
that (x) the indemnification required by this Section 6(b) shall not apply to
amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense
if settlement is effected without the consent of the relevant seller of
Registrable Securities, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and
(y) the obligation to indemnify shall be several and not joint, for each Holder
of Registrable Securities, and shall be

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limited to the proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such registration statement.

                  (c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i)
give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect
to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to
participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense of
such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. The
failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable
time following the commencement of any such action shall not relieve an
indemnifying party of its obligation to the indemnified party, except to the
extent it is prejudicial to the indemnifying party. If such defense is assumed,
the indemnifying party may not be subject to any liability for any settlement
made by the indemnified party without its consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Any such indemnified party shall have the right to employ
separate counsel in any such action, claim or proceeding and to participate in
the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be the
expenses of such indemnified party unless the named parties to any such action,
claim or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such
indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and such indemnified party shall
have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it which are different from or in addition to those available to
the indemnifying party and that the assertion of such defenses would create a
conflict of interest such that counsel employed by the indemnifying party could
not faithfully represent the indemnified party, in which case the indemnified
party shall notify the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party; provided, however, it
is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one
such action, claim or proceeding or separate but substantially similar or
related actions, claims or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of
the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees
and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all
such indemnified parties, unless in the reasonable judgment of such indemnified
party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any
other of such indemnified parties with respect to such action, claim or
proceeding, in which event the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the
fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels. No indemnifying party
shall be liable to an indemnified party for any settlement of any action,
proceeding or claim without the written consent of the indemnifying party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No indemnifying party shall, without
the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or
compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any
pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or
contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an
actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement,
compromise or judgment (A) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified
party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (B) does not
include a statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to
act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. The rights accorded to any
indemnified party hereunder shall be in addition to any rights that such
indemnified party may have at common law, by separate agreement or otherwise.

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                  (d) If the indemnification required by this Section 6 from the
indemnifying party is unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder in respect
of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses referred to in this
Section 6:

                  (i) The indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such
         indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
         such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages,
         liabilities or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
         the relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified parties in
         connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims,
         damages, liabilities or expenses, as well as any other relevant
         equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party
         and indemnified parties shall be determined by reference to, among
         other things, whether any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
         expenses relate to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or
         indemnified parties, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
         access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
         losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses. The amount paid or
         payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damages,
         liabilities and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include,
         subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6(a) and Section 6(b),
         any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party
         in connection with any investigation or proceeding.

                  (ii) The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and
         equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) were determined
         by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does
         not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in
         Section 6(d)(i). No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
         (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be
         entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such
         fraudulent misrepresentation.

                  (iii) If indemnification is available under this Section 6,
         the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the
         full extent provided in this Section 6 without regard to the relative
         fault of such indemnifying party or indemnified party or any other
         equitable consideration referred to in this Section 6(d).

                  (iv) The obligations of the Company and the Holders of
         Registrable Securities under this Section 6 shall survive the
         completion of any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to a
         registration statement under this Agreement.

         7. Participation in Underwritten Registrations.

                  (a) No Person may participate in any registration hereunder
which is underwritten unless such Person (i) cooperates with the Company on a
timely basis as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation of the registration statement, and for so long as the Company is
obligated to file and keep effective the registration statement, provides to the
Company, in writing, for use in the registration statement, all such information
regarding such Person and its plan of distribution of the Registrable Securities
as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Company to prepare the registration
statement and prospectus covering the Registrable Securities, to maintain the
currency and effectiveness thereof and

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otherwise to comply with all applicable requirements of law in connection
therewith, (ii) agrees to sell such Person's securities on the basis provided in
the underwriting arrangements relating to the offering (including, without
limitation, pursuant to the terms of any over-allotment or "green shoe" option
requested by the managing underwriter(s)), except that no Holder (other than a
Small Holder as provided in Sections 2(a) and 2(c)) shall be required to sell
more than the number of Registrable Securities that such Holder has requested
the Company to include in any registration, and (iii) completes and executes all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and
other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting
arrangements or by the Company.

                  (b) During such time as such Holder of Registrable Securities
may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable Securities, such Holder
shall comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act and pursuant
thereto it shall, among other things (i) not engage in any stabilization
activity in connection with the securities of the Company in contravention of
such regulation and (ii) distribute the Registrable Securities under the
registration statement solely in the manner described in the registration
statement.

                  (c) Each Person that is participating in any registration
hereunder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the
happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(a)(v) above, such
Person will forthwith discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities
pursuant to the registration statement until such Person's receipt of the copies
of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by such Section 4(a)(v).
In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the applicable time period
mentioned in Section 4(a)(ii) during which a Registration Statement is to remain
effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and
including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to this Section 7(c) to
and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by
such registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented
or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(a)(v).

         8. Current Public Information. At all times after the Company has filed
a registration statement with the SEC which has become effective pursuant to the
requirements of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company will
file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder, and
will take such further action as any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities
may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such Holders to
sell Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 or any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.

         9. Definitions.

                  "Affiliate" means as to any Person (a) any Person which
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with such Person; (b) any Person who
is a director, partner, member or officer (i) of such Person, or (ii) of any
Person described in clause (a) above; or (c) any Person who is related to a
Person described in clauses (a) or (b) above by blood or marriage. For purposes
of this definition, "control" shall include the ownership of 10% or more of the
voting securities of such Person.

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                  "Agreement" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph
hereof.

                  "Class A Common Stock" means the Company's Class A Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, which is being eliminated in connection with
the Reorganization.

                  "Class A Holders" means, as of immediately prior to the
Reorganization, the holders of the Company's (i) Class A Common Stock and (ii)
warrants that are then exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock.

                  "Class A Majority" means the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities held by the Class A Holders.

                  "Common Stock" has the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.

                  "Company IPO Lock-Up Period" has the meaning specified in
Section 3(a)(i).

                  "Company's IPO" means the Company's initial public offering of
Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the
Securities Act.

                  "Company Notice of Demand" has the meaning specified in
Section 1(a).

                  "ContiGroup" means ContiGroup Companies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.

                  "Delay Notice" has the meaning specified in Section 3(c).

                  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

                  "Holders" has the meaning specified in the first paragraph
hereof.

                  "Material Development Condition" has the meaning specified in
Section 3(c).

                  "Minimum Amount" for purposes of the Company's IPO means 435
shares or, if less, the number of shares held by such Holder.

                  "Old Registration Rights Agreement" has the meaning specified
in the recitals of this Agreement.

                  "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
company, limited liability company, joint venture, association, bank, business
trust or other entity, whether or not legal entities, or any governmental entity
or agency or political subdivision thereof.

                  "Piggyback Registration" has the meaning specified in Section
2(a).

                  "Qualified Holder" has the meaning specified in Section 1(a).

                  "Registrable Securities" means: (i) the Shares owned by the
Holders, (ii) any shares of Common Stock or other securities issued as (or
issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security
which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in
exchange by the Company generally for, or in replacement by

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the Company generally of, such Shares; and (iii) any securities issued in
exchange for Shares in any merger or reorganization of the Company; provided,
however, that Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities
(w) when they have been distributed to the public pursuant to an offering
registered under the Securities Act, (x) when they have been sold to the public
through a broker, dealer or market maker in compliance with Rule 144 (or any
similar rule then in force), (y) at any time following the Company IPO Lock-Up
Period when the amount of such securities held by any Holder (and any other
holders with whom such Holder should aggregate sales under Rule 144(e)) does not
exceed one percent (1%) of the total Common Stock outstanding or (z) four (4)
years following the pricing of the Company's IPO, provided, in the case of this
clause (z) such securities may be sold without registration in compliance with
Rule 144(k) (or any similar rule then in force). For purposes of this Agreement,
a Person shall be deemed to be the Holder of Registrable Securities, and the
Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be outstanding and in existence,
whenever such Person has the right to acquire such Registrable Securities upon
exercise of any warrant or conversion or exercise of any other securities held
by such Person, whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and
such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a Holder of such
Registrable Securities hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in determining
the number of Registrable Securities held by the holder of a warrant that has a
cashless exercise feature for determining the proration of shares allowed to be
registered or the relative ownership of shares for purposes of giving any
consent, waiver or approval under this Agreement, the amount of such Registrable
Securities shall be the amount, as estimated in good faith by the Company, that
the holder thereof would receive upon a cashless exercise of such warrant as of
the relevant date or dates determined in good faith by the Company.

                  "Registration Expenses" has the meaning specified in Section
5(a).

                  "Registration Period" has the meaning specified in Section
4(a)(ii).

                  "Reorganization" has the meaning specified in the recitals of
this Agreement.

                  "Rule 144" has the meaning specified in Section 3(a).

                  "SEC" has the meaning specified in Section 3(a).

                  "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                  "Shares" means the shares of Common Stock held by the Holders
on the date of this Agreement, or issuable pursuant to warrants outstanding on
the date of this Agreement.

                  "Small Holder" means each Person listed on Schedule I hereto
who, as of the date of this Agreement, owns 435 Shares or less.

         10. Miscellaneous.

                  (a) Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective
immediately prior to the pricing of the Company's IPO.

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                  (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company will not hereafter
enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent
with or violates the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities in
this Agreement.

                  (c) Remedies. Any Person having rights under any provision of
this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to recover
damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to
exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto agree and
acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of
the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion
apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting
any bond or other security) for specific performance and for other injunctive
relief in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this
Agreement.

                  (d) Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the
prior written consent of the Company and (i) the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities, (ii) so long as the Class A Holders immediately prior to
the consummation of the Reorganization continue to own of record or
beneficially, in aggregate, at least 20% of the Registrable Securities, the
Class A Majority, (iii) so long as the ContiGroup continues to own of record or
beneficially at least 20% of the Registrable Securities, ContiGroup and (iv)
with respect to any amendment or waiver relating to Section 10(n) only that
would be adverse to the Putnam Funds, each of the Putnam Funds.

                  (e) Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time
by a written instrument signed by (i) the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities, (ii) so long as the Class A Holders immediately prior to
the consummation of the Reorganization continue to own of record or
beneficially, in aggregate, at least 20% of the Registrable Securities, the
Class A Majority and (iii) so long as the ContiGroup continues to own of record
or beneficially at least 20% of the Registrable Securities, ContiGroup. Unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the preceding sentence, this Agreement
(other than Section 6 hereof) shall terminate in its entirety on such date as
there shall be no Registrable Securities outstanding.

                  (f) Entire Agreement; Integration. This Agreement supersedes
all prior agreements between or among any of the parties hereto with respect to
the subject matter contained herein and therein, and such agreements embody the
entire understanding among the parties relating to such subject matter.

                  (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and
their respective legal successors and assigns.

                  (h) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to such provision and shall not in any manner
affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

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                  (i) Counterparts and Gender References. This Agreement may be
executed in several counterparts (including by means of separate signature
pages, which may be attached hereto) by one or more of the parties, each of
which shall be deemed an original, and all of said counterparts (and signature
pages) shall be deemed to constitute or be part of one and the same instrument.
One or more counterparts of this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or
electronically with the intention that delivery by such means shall have the
same effect as delivery of an original counterpart thereof. All gender
references shall be deemed modified to fit the context.

                  (j) Headings. The headings or other subdivisions in this
Agreement are intended solely for convenience or reference and shall be given no
effect in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

                  (k) Governing Law. The internal law of the State of New York
will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and
interpretation of this Agreement, without regard to the choice of law provisions
of such State or any other State.

                  (l) Notices. All notices or other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or delivered
(a) when delivered personally, (b) if transmitted by facsimile, when
confirmation of transmission is received, (c) if sent by normal U.S. postal
mail, postage prepaid three (3) days after mailing or (d) if sent by reputable
overnight courier service, one business day after delivery to such service; and
shall be addressed as follows:

                  If to the Company, to:

                           Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
                           805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
                           Kansas City, Missouri 64105
                           Attention:  General Counsel
                           Facsimile:  (816) 472-5837

                  If to the Holder of any Registrable Securities, to such
Person's address as it appears on the books and records of the Company.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all notices to the Company must
be sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid.

         Any party may change the name and address of the designee to whom
notice shall be sent by giving written notice of such change to the other
parties hereto.

                  (m) Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

                           (i) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
         submits in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or related to
         this Agreement, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, to the
         exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
         Southern District of New York and, to the extent permissible by law,
         waives any and all claims and objections that any such court is an
         inconvenient forum.

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                           (ii) Each of the Parties hereto hereby expressly
         waives any right to trial by jury in any dispute, whether sounding in
         contract, tort or otherwise, between or among any of the Parties
         arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, or any other instrument or document executed or delivered in
         connection herewith. Any Party may file an original counterpart or a
         copy of this Agreement with any court as written evidence of the
         consent of the Parties to the waiver of their right to trial by jury.

                  (n) Neon Capital Limited.

                           (i) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that Neon
         is a special purpose vehicle and, as such, is not permitted to subject
         itself to liabilities for indemnification and other obligations or
         liabilities under this Agreement in excess of any Net Proceeds (as
         defined below) received by Neon upon its sale of Registrable Securities
         pursuant to the terms hereof.

                           (ii) Notwithstanding anything contained in this
         Agreement to the contrary, the Company and the Holders agree that Neon
         shall not be held liable for any payment in respect of the
         indemnification or contribution or any other obligations or liabilities
         of Neon under this Agreement in an amount in excess of net proceeds
         received by Neon in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities
         hereunder (the "Net Proceeds"), including any amounts that would be
         owed by Neon pursuant to Section 6 (Indemnification) of this Agreement.
         Each of the Putnam Funds agrees severally, and not jointly or jointly
         and severally with any of the other Putnam Funds, to be jointly and
         severally liable with Neon, to the extent set forth in clause (iv) of
         this Section 10(n), for any and all payments in respect of the
         indemnification or contribution or any other obligations or liabilities
         of Neon that arise under this Agreement, whether or not Neon ever
         receives any Net Proceeds hereunder. Moreover, each Putnam Fund hereby
         agrees severally, and not jointly or jointly and severally, to be
         liable, to the extent set forth in clause (iv) below, for any amounts
         that Neon would, but for this Section 10(n), be liable for in excess of
         any Net Proceeds (such amounts the "Excess Amounts"). The Company and
         the Holders agree that they will claim directly against the Putnam
         Funds in relation to any Excess Amounts. Each of the Putnam Funds
         hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder are unconditional, and the
         Company and the Holders may seek indemnification or other damages
         hereunder without seeking recovery from Neon.

                           (iii) Each of the Company, the Holders and the Putnam
         Funds hereby agrees that it shall not be obliged or permitted to take
         any steps (including, for the avoidance of any doubt, any steps to wind
         up or liquidate Neon) against Neon to recover any Excess Amounts, costs
         or other amounts in excess of the Net Proceeds or any expenses in
         connection with the sale of Registrable Securities in excess of the Net
         Proceeds pursuant to the terms hereof, and any right the Company, the
         Holders or the Putnam Funds (or any of them) might have to such amounts
         as against Neon shall be extinguished.

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                           (iv) Each of the Putnam Funds shall severally, and
         not jointly or jointly and severally, be liable for any payment in
         respect of the obligations of the Putnam Funds hereunder in accordance
         with its respective percentages set forth on Schedule II hereto,
         without regard to the ability of the Company or the Holders to collect
         any amounts owed by any other Putnam Fund hereunder.

                  (o) Calculation of Percentage of Ownership. With respect to
provisions in this Agreement referencing percentage ownership of Registrable
Securities or Common Stock outstanding, when calculating a Holder's percentage
ownership, the holdings of a Holder of Common Stock will be aggregated with
holdings of (i) affiliated Holders and (ii) Holders whose assets are managed by
the same investment adviser; provided, however, that the relevant Holder has
given notice to the Company of the affiliation or management arrangement
contemplated by clause (i) or (ii).

                                      *****

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

                                        PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Stephen A. Lightstone
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Executive Vice President, Chief
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                        ----------------------------------------

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                                        MORGAN STANLEY

                                        By: /s/ David H. Sidwell
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: David H. Sidwell
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Executive Vice President and Chief
                                             -----------------------------------
                                        Financial Officer
                                        ----------------------------------------

                                        MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INC.

                                        By: /s/ Michael Petrick
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Michael Petrick
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        THE MORGAN STANLEY LEVERAGED EQUITY FUND
                                        II, L.P.

                                        BY: MORGAN STANLEY LEVERAGED EQUITY
                                            FUND II, INC., AS GENERAL PARTNER

                                        By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Hahn
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Jeffrey D. Hahn
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Executive Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INVESTORS, L.P.

                                        BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                            ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                        By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Kenneth F. Clifford
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        MSCP III 892 INVESTORS, L.P.

                                        BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                            ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                        By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Kenneth F. Clifford
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL PARTNERS III,
                                        L.P.

                                        BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                            ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                        By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Kenneth F. Clifford
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM HIGH YIELD FIXED INCOME FUND, LLC

                                        BY: THE PUTNAM ADVISORY COMPANY, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. U.S.
                                        RETIREMENT PLAN - HIGH YIELD

                                        BY: PUTNAM FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS, ON BEHALF
                                        OF ITS PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION:
                                        CONSERVATIVE PORTFOLIO

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION FUNDS, ON BEHALF
                                        OF ITS PUTNAM ASSET ALLOCATION: GROWTH
                                        PORTFOLIO

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM EQUITY INCOME FUND

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM HIGH INCOME BOND FUND

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        PUTNAM HIGH YIELD TRUST

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM MANAGED HIGH YIELD TRUST

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM MASTER INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRUST

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST, ON BEHALF OF ITS
                                        PUTNAM VT DIVERSIFIED INCOME FUND

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST, ON BEHALF OF ITS
                                        PUTNAM VT HIGH YIELD FUND

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        THE GEORGE PUTNAM FUND OF BOSTON

                                        BY: PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                        By: /s/ Robert R. Leveille
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Robert R. Leveille
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Senior Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        NEON CAPITAL LIMITED

                                        By: /s/ Alan Corkish
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Alan Corkish
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Director
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, AS
                                        GENERAL PARTNER OR INVESTMENT MANAGER OF
                                        THE FOLLOWING FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:

                                        OCM OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
                                        OCM OPPORTUNITIES FUND II, L.P.
                                        COLUMBIA/HCA MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST
                                        (ACCOUNT I AND ACCOUNT II)

                                        By: /s/ Kenneth Liang
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Kenneth Liang
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        By: /s/ Richard Ting
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Richard Ting
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President, Legal
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        DRYDEN HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

                                        BY: PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT,
                                            INC., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER

                                        By: /s/ Paul Appleby
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul Appleby
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        THE HIGH YIELD INCOME FUND, INC.

                                        BY: PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT,
                                            INC., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER

                                        By: /s/ Paul Appleby
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul Appleby
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        THE PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND, INC., HIGH
                                        YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO

                                        BY: PRUDENTIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT,
                                            INC., AS INVESTMENT ADVISER

                                        By: /s/ Paul Appleby
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul Appleby
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Vice President
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM FUNDS:

                                        PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, FOR
                                        AND ON BEHALF OF PUTNAM DIVERSIFIED
                                        INCOME TRUST

                                        By: /s/ Paul D. Scanlon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul D. Scanlon
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, FOR
                                        AND ON BEHALF OF PUTNAM HIGH YIELD
                                        ADVANTAGE FUND

                                        By: /s/ Paul D. Scanlon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul D. Scanlon
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, FOR
                                        AND ON BEHALF OF PUTNAM INCOME FUND

                                        By: /s/ Paul D. Scanlon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul D. Scanlon
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                        PUTNAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, FOR
                                        AND ON BEHALF OF PUTNAM GLOBAL INCOME
                                        TRUST

                                        By: /s/ Paul D. Scanlon
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Paul D. Scanlon
                                              ----------------------------------
                                        Its: Managing Director
                                             -----------------------------------

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.10

                         Amendment to Warrant Agreement

      This Amendment (this "Amendment") is dated as of May 6, 2005 and amends
that certain Warrant Agreement dated as of September 17, 1996 (as amended,
modified, supplemented, renewed or restated from time to time, the "Warrant
Agreement") between PSF Holdings, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company,
and Fleet National Bank, a national banking association, as Warrant Agent (the
"Warrant Agent").

                                    RECITALS

      WHEREAS, Premium Standard Farms, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), is successor in interest to PSF Holdings, L.L.C. through the merger
of PSF Group Holdings, Inc., the successor in interest to PSF Holdings, L.L.C.,
with and into Premium Standard Farms, Inc;

      WHEREAS, the Warrant Agreement provides that it may be amended by the
Company and Holders of Warrants exercisable for 66 2/3% or more of the aggregate
number of Units purchasable upon exercise of all Warrants then outstanding;

      WHEREAS, the Company and the Holders desire to modify the terms of the
Warrant Agreement.

      NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the terms and
conditions contained in the Warrant Agreement and this Amendment, the Company
and Warrant Agent agree as follows:

      1. Amended Defined Terms. Article I of the Warrant Agreement, Definitions,
shall be amended to include the following defined terms:

            "Specified Value" per Unit or of any other security (herein
collectively referred to as a "Security") at any date shall be:

            (1) if the Security is not registered under the Exchange Act, the
      Specified Value of the Security determined in good faith by the Board of
      Directors of the Company;

            (2) if the Security is exercised in contemplation of an initial
      public offering by the Company, the Specified Value of the Security shall
      be the initial price to the public in such initial public offering; or

            (3) if the Security is registered under the Exchange Act, the
      average of the daily market prices (as defined below) for each Business
      Day during the period commencing ten (10) Business Days prior to such date
      and ending on the Business Day immediately prior to such date or, if the
      Security has been registered under the Exchange Act for less than ten (10)
      consecutive Business Days before such date, then the average of the daily
      market prices for all of the Business Days before such date for which
      daily market prices are available. If the market price is not determinable
      for at least five (5)

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      Business Days in such period, the Specified Value of the Security shall be
      determined as if the Security was not registered under the Exchange Act.

            The "market price" for any Security on any Business Day means: (A)
      if such Security is listed or admitted to trading on any securities
      exchange, the closing price, regular way, on such day on the principal
      exchange on which such Security is traded, or if no sale takes place on
      such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day or
      (B) if such Security is not then listed or admitted to trading on any
      securities exchange, the last reported sale price on such day, or if there
      is no such last reported sale price on such day, the average of the
      closing bid and the asked prices on such day, as reported by a reputable
      quotation source designated by the Company. If there are no such prices on
      a Business Day, then the market price shall not be determinate for such
      Business Day.

      2. Amendment to Manner of Exercise of Warrants. Section 5.1 of the Warrant
Agreement, shall be amended to read in full as follows:

            5.1   Manner of Exercise. Subject to Article 3, a Warrant
represented by a Warrant Certificate may be exercised by the registered holder
thereof during normal business hours on any Business Day, by surrendering such
Warrant Certificate, with the subscription form set forth therein (in the case
of an exercise pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5.1, marked "Cashless
Exercise") duly executed by such holder, by hand or by mail at the office of the
Warrant Agent as provided in Section 17.1 or, if such exercise shall be in
connection with an underwritten Public Offering, at the location designated by
the Company. Such Warrant Certificate shall be accompanied by (i) payment in
respect of each Warrant that is exercised, which shall be made by certified or
official bank or bank cashier's check payable in United States currency to the
order of the Company in an amount (the "Aggregate Exercise Price") equal to the
product of the number of Units (subject to adjustment as provided herein)
designated in such subscription form multiplied by the original Exercise Price
(subject to adjustment as provided herein) or (ii) a written notice to the
Company that the Holder is exercising the Warrant (or a portion thereof) by
authorizing the Company to withhold from the issuance a number of Units issuable
upon such exercise of the Warrant which when multiplied by the Specified Value
of the Units is equal to the Aggregate Exercise Price (and such withheld Units
shall no longer be issuable under this Warrant). Upon such surrender and
payment, such holder shall thereupon be entitled to receive the number of duly
authorized, validly issued (including, without limitation, a payment by the
withholding of Units as contemplated in Clause (ii) of this Section 5.1), fully
paid and nonassessable Units determined as provided in Articles 2 and 3, and as
and if adjusted pursuant to Article 6.

      3.    Miscellaneous.

            Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective upon the signing of
an underwriting agreement in connection with the Company's initial public equity
offering.

            Notices. Until a subsequent notice is given pursuant to Section 17.1
of the Warrant Agreement, the address of the Company is as follows:

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                  Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
                  Attn: Chief Financial Officer
                  805 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
                  Kansas City, Missouri 64105
                  Telephone: 816-472-7675
                  Facsimile: 816-843-1450

            Governing Law and Consent to Forum. This Agreement shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, as
applied to contracts made and performed within the state of New York, without
regard to principles of conflicts of law. The Company and the parties each
hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any New York state court
sitting in the city of New York or any federal court sitting in the city of New
York in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, and each irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its
property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any person to serve process in
any manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise
proceed against the Company in any other jurisdiction.

            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and each such counterpart shall for all purposes be deemed to be an
original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.

            Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in the Warrant Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.10

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment on and as
of the date first written above.

                                   PREMIUM STANDARD FARMS, INC.
                                      AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO PSF GROUP
                                      HOLDINGS, INC., AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
                                      TO PSF HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

                                   By: /s/ Stephen A. Lightstone
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Stephen A. Lightstone
                                   Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
                                          Financial Officer and Treasurer

                                   HOLDERS:

                                   THE MORGAN STANLEY
                                   LEVERAGED EQUITY FUND II, L.P.

                                   BY: MORGAN STANLEY LEVERAGED EQUITY
                                       FUND II, INC., AS GENERAL PARTNER

                                   By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Hahn
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Jeffrey D. Hahn
                                   Title: Executive Director

                                   MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL
                                   INVESTORS, L.P.

                                   BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                       ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                   By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Kenneth F. Clifford
                                   Title: Managing Director

                                   MSCP III 892 INVESTORS, L.P.

                                   BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                       ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                   By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Kenneth F. Clifford
                                   Title: Managing Director

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                                   MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.

                                   BY: METALMARK SUBADVISOR LLC, AS
                                       ATTORNEY-IN-FACT

                                   By: /s/ Kenneth F. Clifford
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Kenneth F. Clifford
                                   Title: Managing Director

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