-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AfPCo6y1CK9BdiwjRo0HkWtDwyKStclzBR+/iWhX5jobLm/9dXbld9EvkpCVJgbG jevYNfYQZ8FlJviUdWoeog== 0001181431-03-021308.txt : 20030902 0001181431-03-021308.hdr.sgml : 20030901 20030902150505 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-03-021308 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030829 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030902 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000091388 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011] IRS NUMBER: 520845861 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COMMERCE STREET STREET 2: EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 BUSINESS PHONE: 7573653000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COMMERCE STREET STREET 2: EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY EQUITIES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY REAL ESTATE TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19661113 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRAWFORD CAROL T CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001187927 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15321 FILM NUMBER: 03876179 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SMITHFIELD FOODS INC STREET 2: 200 COMMERCE ST CITY: SMITHFIELD STATE: VA ZIP: 23430 BUSINESS PHONE: 7573653021 4 1 rrd17346.xml FORM 4 X0201 42003-08-290 0000091388 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC SFD 0001187927 CRAWFORD CAROL T C/O 200 COMMERCE STREET SMITHFIELD VA 23430 1000Common Stock par value $.502003-08-294P0500020.20A24400DCommon Stock par value $.503000Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.5043400Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.50125Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.50125Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.50125Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.50125Isee belowCommon Stock par value $.508800Isee belowShares held by partnership in which reporting person's spouse is a partnerShares owned by defined benefit plan of which the reporting person is co-trusteeShares held by reporting person as custodian for a grandchild under the VGMAShares owned by reporting person's spouseMichael H. Cole as Attorney in Fact2003-09-02 EX-24. 3 rrd9199_10648.htm POA rrd9199_10648.html EXHIBIT A POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael H. Cole and Darcy Geronimi, or either of them, with full power to each of them to act alone, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, to execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company") any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; to do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, to complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and to timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such attorn ey-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same. This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company nor any of these attorneys is assuming, nor shall any of them be responsible fo r, the undersigned's obligation to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. /s/ Carol T. Crawford ___________________________________ Signature Carol T. Crawford ___________________________________ Print Name September 9, 2002 Dated: ________________________ \\COR\166506.1 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----