Summary of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of Smithfield Foods Inc. (the "Company") shareholders was held on September 19, 2012 in Williamsburg, Virginia. At that meeting the Company's shareholders voted on the matters set forth below:
Election of Directors
The Company's shareholders elected the directors nominated in the Company's proxy statement dated August 9, 2012 to serve a three-year term on the Company's Board of Directors. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:
Director For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Joseph W. Luter, III 98,812,781 24,265,839 355,244 17,938,419 C. Larry Pope 102,405,882 20,670,972 357,010 17,938,419 Wendell H. Murphy, Sr. 84,430,665 38,605,735 397,464 17,938,419 Paul S. Trible, Jr. 85,608,779 37,434,643 390,442 17,938,419

Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 122,645,782 357,958 430,124 17,938,419

Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation to Eliminate Supermajority Voting Requirement
The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to eliminate a supermajority voting provision related to the classified board provisions. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 122,466,558 509,933 457,373 17,938,419

Ratification of Independent Auditors
The Company's shareholders voted upon and ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending April 28, 2013. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained 138,071,949 2,910,301 390,033

There were no broker non-votes with respect to the ratification of our independent auditors.
Advisory Vote Regarding the Approval of Compensation Paid to Named Executive Officers
The Company's shareholders voted upon and approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers. The votes on this proposal were as follows:
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 100,621,039 21,244,626 1,568,199 17,938,419