X0304 4 2011-09-20 0 0000091388 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD 0001079168 LUTER JOSEPH W III C/O 200 COMMERCE STREET SMITHFIELD VA 23430 1 0 0 0 common stock, par value $.50 2011-09-20 4 P 0 200000 19.09 A 632200 D common stock, par value $.50 250000 I By trust for daughter common stock, par value $.50 950 I By custodial trust for daughter The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.05 to $19.14, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Smithfield Foods, Inc., any security holder of Smithfield Foods, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4. /s/ Michael H. Cole, as attorney-in-fact 2011-09-21