January 21, 2025 - EX-3.4 - S-1/A: General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

Exhibit 3.4

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

Section 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, and any postponement or adjournment thereof, shall be held on such date and at such time as the Board of Directors may in its discretion determine.

Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of shareholders may be called as provided in the Articles of Incorporation or required by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (as amended from time to time, the “VSCA”).

Section 3. Place of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be held at such place (or no place, if the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by the Board of Directors) as may be fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.

Section 4. Notice of Meetings.

(a) Notice, stating the date, time and place (if any) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting (except as a different time is specified herein or required by the VSCA), to each shareholder of record entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting. Notice of a meeting of the shareholders to act on an amendment or restatement of the Articles of Incorporation, a plan of merger, share exchange, domestication or conversion, a proposed sale or other disposition of the Corporation’s assets that requires shareholder approval or the dissolution of the Corporation shall be given not less than 25 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. If the Board of Directors has authorized participation by means of remote communication for holders of any class or series of shares, the notice to the holders of such class or series of shares shall describe the means of remote communication to be used. A record date fixed by the Board of Directors with respect to any meeting of the shareholders shall be the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, unless the Board of Directors, at the time it fixes the record date for shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, fixes a later record date on or before the date of the meeting to determine

the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting. Notice may be given in any manner permitted by the VSCA. The Board of Directors may postpone any previously scheduled meeting.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 4(a) of this Article I, a written waiver of notice signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, either before or after the time stated therein, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting (i) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; and (ii) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

Section 5. Quorum and Vote Required. At all meetings of the shareholders, unless a greater number or voting by groups is required by the Articles of Incorporation or the VSCA, a majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment thereof unless there is a new record date for that adjourned meeting.

If a quorum exists, action on a matter is approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by groups is required by the VSCA or the Articles of Incorporation, and except that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election. In the absence of a quorum, the chair of the meeting or a majority of the votes cast may adjourn such meeting, provided that no business other than adjournment shall be conducted in the absence of a quorum.

Section 6. Organization. At all meetings of the shareholders, the Chair of the Board of Directors or, in the Chair of the Board of Directors’ absence, the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors or, in the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors’ absence, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, the President or, in the President’s absence, such other person selected by the Board of Directors, shall act as chair of the meeting. In the absence of the foregoing persons, a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote at such meeting may appoint any person to act as chair. The Secretary or, in the Secretary’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary at each meeting of the shareholders. In the event that neither the Secretary nor any Assistant Secretary is present, the chair of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of shareholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chair of any meeting of shareholders shall have the right

and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts and things as, in the judgment of such person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations and procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to shareholders of record, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chair of the meeting shall permit; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chair of the meeting shall have the power to recess or adjourn any meeting.

Section 7. Order of Business.

(a) Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At any annual meeting of the shareholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors shall be made, and only such other business shall be conducted or considered, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. For nominations to be properly made at an annual meeting, and proposals of other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be (i) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) otherwise properly made at the annual meeting, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (iii) otherwise properly requested to be brought before the annual meeting by a shareholder of the Corporation in accordance with these Bylaws. For nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors or proposals of other business to be properly requested by a shareholder to be made at an annual meeting, a shareholder must (x) be a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice of such annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, at the time the shareholder provides the notice required by Section 8 of Article I of these Bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting, (y) be entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (z) comply with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such business or nomination. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or other business proposals (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of shareholders.

(b) Special Meeting of Shareholders. At any special meeting of the shareholders, only such business shall be conducted or considered as shall have been properly brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.

To be properly brought before a special meeting, proposals of business must be (i) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) otherwise properly brought before the special meeting, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (B) provided that the special meeting was properly called for the purpose of electing directors, or the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who (x) is a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice of such special meeting, at the time the shareholder provides the notice required by Section 8 of Article I of these Bylaws and at the time of the special meeting, (y) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (z) complies with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such nomination. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or other business proposals before a special meeting of shareholders (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting).

(c) General. Except as otherwise provided by the VSCA, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before a meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, the chair of the meeting shall have the power to declare that no action shall be taken on such nomination or other proposal and such nomination or other proposal shall be disregarded.

Section 8. Advance Notice of Shareholder Business and Nominations.

(a) Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Without qualification or limitation, subject to Section 8(c)(iv) of Article I of these Bylaws, for any nominations or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 7(a) of Article I of these Bylaws, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper form (including, in the case of nominations, the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 9 of Article I of these Bylaws) and timely updates and supplements thereof in writing to the Secretary and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder must

be so delivered not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding two sentences to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased by the Board of Directors, and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 8(a) of Article I shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. In addition, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting, any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. No such update or supplement shall be deemed to cure a shareholder’s notice that did not fully comply with these Bylaws on the date that such notice was delivered to the Corporation. If a shareholder who has given timely notice as required herein to make a nomination or bring other business before any such meeting and intends to authorize another person to act for such shareholder as a proxy to present the proposal at such meeting, the shareholder shall give notice of such authorization in writing to the Secretary not less than three business days before the date of the meeting, including the name and contact information for such person.

(b) Special Meeting of Shareholders. Subject to Section 8(c)(iv) of Article I of these Bylaws, in the event a special meeting of shareholders has been properly called for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) to be elected as specified in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting, provided that the shareholder gives timely notice thereof in proper form (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 9 of Article I of these Bylaws) and timely updates and supplements thereof in writing to the Secretary. In order to be timely, a shareholder’s notice

shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above. In addition, to be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting, any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. No such update or supplement shall be deemed to cure a shareholder’s notice that did not fully comply with these Bylaws on the date that such notice was delivered to the Corporation. If a shareholder who has given timely notice as required herein to bring any business before any such meeting and intends to authorize another person to act for such shareholder as a proxy to present the proposal at such meeting, the shareholder shall give notice of such authorization in writing to the Secretary not less than three business days before the date of the meeting, including the name and contact information for such person.

(i) To be in proper form, a shareholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to Section 8(a) of Article I or Section 8(b) of Article I of these Bylaws) to the Secretary must include the following, as applicable:

(A) as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, a shareholder’s notice must set forth: (1) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, if any, and of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (2) (a) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation and any other equity or debt securities of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder, such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, and the names and

number of shares of the Corporation held by any nominees on behalf of any such persons, (b) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Corporation, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of shares of the Corporation, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise (any of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such shareholder, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (c) any proxy (other than a revocable proxy given in response to a solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act by way of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A), contract, arrangement or understanding pursuant to which such shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith has a right to vote any class or series of shares or other securities of the Corporation, (d) any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding, including any repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Corporation by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith with respect to any class or series of the shares or other securities of the Corporation, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any class or series of the shares or other securities of the Corporation (any of the foregoing, “Short Interests”), (e) any rights to dividends or other distributions on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (f) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership, (g) any material transaction occurring during the prior twelve (12) months between such shareholder or beneficial owner, if

any, on the one hand, and the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any of their respective officers or directors, on the other hand, and (h) any other material relationship between such shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, on the one hand, and the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any of their respective officers or directors, on the other hand, (3) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination or other business, (4) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the director nomination or business proposal(s), existing presently or existing during the prior twenty-four (24) months, between or among the shareholder or the beneficial owner, if any, on the one hand, and any of their respective affiliates and associates, on the other hand, including, without limitation, any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable), and (5) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement and form of proxy or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(B) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the matters set forth in paragraph (A) above, also set forth: (1) a description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates or others acting in concert therewith in such business, (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions or bylaw amendments proposed for consideration), (3) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder, and (4) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act;

(C) as to each person, if any, whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the matters set forth in paragraph (A) above, also set forth: (1) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a

contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in a proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (2) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, on the other hand, including all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the shareholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant;

(D) if the notice relates to a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, (1) a shareholder’s notice must set forth a statement whether or not the shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, proposing to nominate directors for election or reelection to the Board of Directors will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least 67 percent of the voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on the election of directors or otherwise solicit proxies or votes from shareholders in support of such nomination and, if so, naming the participants (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in any such solicitation, and (2) if such shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, no longer plans to solicit proxies in accordance with its representation in the preceding sentence, such shareholder or beneficial owner shall inform the Corporation of this change by delivering a written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation no later than two (2) business days after making the determination not to proceed with a solicitation of proxies; and

(E) with respect to each person, if any, whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, a shareholder’s notice must, in addition to the matters set forth in paragraphs (A), (C) and (D) above, also include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 9 of Article I of these Bylaws. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

(ii) For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service, including the Dow Jones News Service or the Associated Press, or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the

Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(iii) No shareholder, beneficial owner, if any, or any of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith or any other participant in a solicitation shall solicit proxies in support of any nominees other than the nominees of the Board of Directors in connection with any meeting of shareholders unless such person has complied with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation of such proxies or an applicable exemption. Upon request by the Corporation, if the shareholder making the nomination, the beneficial owner, if any, or any of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act or includes the information required by Rule 14a-19(b) in a preliminary or definitive proxy statement previously filed by any such person (it being understood that any such notice or filing shall be in addition to any notice required by Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) of this Article I), such shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than seven (7) business days prior to the date of the meeting, reasonable evidence that such person has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act. In no event may a shareholder nominate a greater number of director candidates than are subject to election by the shareholders at the applicable meeting. Any shareholder or beneficial holder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use by the Board of Directors.

(iv) Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights (1) of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (2) of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation if and to the extent provided for under law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws or (3) of shareholders to act by written consent in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and applicable law.

(v) The disclosures required by Section 8(a) of Article I or Section 8(b) of Article I of these Bylaws shall not be required to include any disclosures with respect to ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a shareholder solely as a result of being the shareholder of record or nominee directed to prepare and submit the notice required by Section 8(a) of Article I or Section 8(b) of Article I, as the case may be, on behalf of a beneficial owner other than the name of any such entity and the number of shares held on behalf of such beneficial owner.

(vi) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 of Article I, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act

and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, but not limited to, Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act, with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 8 of Article I. If a shareholder fails to comply with any applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, Rule 14a-19 promulgated thereunder, such shareholder’s business proposal(s) and/or director nomination shall be deemed to have not been made in compliance with these Bylaws and shall be disregarded.

Section 9. Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 8 of Article I of these Bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request), and a written representation and agreement (the required form of which shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein and (c) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, resignation, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation publicly disclosed from time to time.

Section 10. Voting. Each holder of record of stock of any class shall, as to all matters in respect of which stock of such class has voting power, be entitled to such vote as is provided in the Articles of Incorporation for each share of stock of such class standing in the holder’s name on the books of the Corporation as of the voting record date for the meeting of shareholders. Unless required by statute or determined by the chair of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any question need not be by ballot. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the shareholder voting or by such shareholder’s proxy, if there be such proxy; provided, however, that if authorized by the Board of Directors, any shareholder vote to be taken by written ballot may be satisfied by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission by the

shareholder or the shareholder’s proxy, provided that any such electronic transmission shall either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the shareholder or the shareholder’s proxy.

Section 11. Proxies. A shareholder may vote his, her or its shares in person or by proxy. A shareholder or a shareholder’s duly authorized agent or attorney-in-fact may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for the shareholder by signing an appointment form or by an electronic transmission. An electronic transmission shall contain or be accompanied by information from which one can determine the date of transmission and that the shareholder, the shareholder’s duly authorized agent or the shareholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact authorized the transmission. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to this Section 11 of Article I may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. Any proxy shall be delivered to the secretary of the meeting or to the inspectors of election at or prior to the time designated by the chair of the meeting or in the rules or order of business for so delivering such proxies. An appointment of a proxy is valid for the term provided in the appointment form and, if no term is provided, is valid for 11 months unless the appointment is irrevocable.

Section 12. Inspectors. At all meetings of the shareholders, the Corporation shall appoint one or more inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall verify in writing that the inspector will faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector’s ability. The inspectors shall (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting, (c) determine the validity of proxy appointments and ballots, (d) count all votes, (e) make a written report of the results and (e) perform such other duties as required by law or requested by the Corporation or the chair of the meeting in connection with such meeting. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.

Section 13. Record Dates. The Board of Directors shall fix, in advance, a record date or dates to make a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or to receive any dividend or distribution or for any other purpose, such date or dates to be not more than 70 days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. When a determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made, such determination shall be effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date or dates, which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the date fixed for the

original meeting. If not otherwise fixed under these Bylaws, the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to take action without a meeting shall be the first date on which a signed written consent is delivered to the Secretary unless prior action by the Board of Directors is required respecting the action to be taken without a meeting, in which case the record date shall be the close of business on the day the action of the Board of Directors is taken.

ARTICLE II

Board of Directors

Section 1. General Powers. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the Board of Directors, and the business and affairs of the Corporation managed under the direction, and subject to the oversight, of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Number. The number of directors shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Term of Office. Each director shall hold office for his or her applicable term in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 4. Organization. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors or, in the Chair of the Board of Directors’ absence, the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, or in the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors’ absence, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director) shall act as chair of the meeting. In the absence of the foregoing persons, the majority of the directors present at the meeting may appoint any director who is present at such meeting to act as chair. The Secretary or, in the Secretary’s absence, an Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of meetings of the Board of Directors. In the event that neither the Secretary nor any Assistant Secretary is present at such meeting, the chair of the meeting shall appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation.

Section 6. Place of Meeting. Meetings of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held either within or outside the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Section 7. Organizational Meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately

following adjournment of the annual meeting of shareholders and at the same place, without the requirement of any notice other than this provision of the Bylaws.

Section 8. Regular Meetings; Notice. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Notice of such meetings need not be given if the time and place have been fixed at a previous meeting.

Section 9. Special Meetings; Notice. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by order of the Chair of the Board of Directors or any two of the directors. Notice of each such meeting, which need not specify the business to be transacted thereat, shall be (a) mailed to each director, addressed to his or her residence or usual place of business, at least two days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, (b) given at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting by electronic transmission or (c) given personally or by telephone at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting.

Section 10. Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given to a director of any meeting for any purpose under the provisions of the VSCA, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, either before or after the time stated therein, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to him or her of the meeting unless at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon the director’s arrival, he or she objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

Section 11. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise required by the VSCA, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the directors fixed in accordance with these Bylaws at the time of any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum be had. Notice of any such adjourned meeting need not be given.

Section 12. Remote Meetings. Any or all directors may participate in any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof by, or conduct the meeting through the use of, any means of communication by which all directors participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A director participating in a meeting by this means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

Section 13. Action Without Meeting. Action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if each director signs a consent describing the action to be taken and delivers it to the Corporation.

Section 14. Order of Business. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, business may be transacted in such order as from time to time the Board of Directors may determine.

Section 15. Resignation of Director. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors or the Secretary. Unless the resignation is contingent on acceptance by the Board of Directors, or as otherwise stated in the notice of resignation, it shall take effect when delivered.

Section 16. Chair. The Board of Directors may elect a chair from among the directors. The Chair of the Board of Directors shall preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and perform such other duties as may be set forth in these Bylaws or requested by the Board of Directors or otherwise incident to such office.

Section 17. Vice Chair. The Board of Directors may elect a vice chair from among the directors. The Vice Chair of the Board of Directors shall, at the request of or in the absence of the Chair of the Board of Directors, preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and perform all duties of the Chair of the Board of Directors as may be set forth in these Bylaws or requested by the Board of Directors.

Section 18. Committees. The Board of Directors may create one or more committees and appoint directors to serve on them. Each committee shall have at least two members. The creation of a committee shall be approved by the greater number of (a) a majority of all directors in office at the time the action is being taken or (b) the number of directors required to take action under Section 11 of Article II hereof. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating the committee, shall have and may exercise the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, except as limited by the VSCA.

ARTICLE III

Officers

Section 1. Officers. The officers of the Corporation may include a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents (each of whom may be designated Executive, Senior, Assistant or Associate Vice Presidents or given similar designations), a Treasurer, a Secretary, one or more Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries and such other officers of the Corporation as may be determined by the Board of Directors or any

other officer with authority to appoint officers. The Chief Executive Officer and the President, and any other officer to whom such power is conferred from time to time by the Board of Directors, shall have the power to appoint inferior officers. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2. Term of Office; Removal; Resignation; and Vacancies. Each officer shall hold office until a successor shall have been duly elected or until such officer’s resignation, death or removal. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors or by any officer who has the power to appoint the officer who is to be removed. Any officer may resign at any time by delivering a notice of his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. Any such resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. If any vacancy shall occur among the officers of the Corporation, such vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any other officer to whom such power has been delegated by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall have such duties as generally pertain to their offices, respectively, as well as such powers and duties as are prescribed by law or are provided for in these Bylaws or as from time to time shall be conferred by the Board of Directors or, in the case of inferior officers, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, the Secretary and such other persons as the Board of Directors may authorize may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation contracts, agreements, representations, securities, deeds, mortgages, leases, licenses, releases, bonds, powers of attorney and other instruments, and each officer may sign and execute, on behalf and in the name of the Corporation, such contracts, agreements and other instruments as are incidental to such officer’s duties in the ordinary course of business, subject in each case to any limitations on such delegation of authority as may be adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may require any officer to give such bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties as the Board may see fit.

Section 4. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall be responsible for the entire business and affairs of the Corporation, unless there is no Chief Executive Officer, in which case such duties and responsibilities shall be those of the President. The Chief Executive Officer shall, from time to time, report to the Board of Directors on matters within his or her knowledge which the interests of the Corporation may require be brought to its attention. The Chief Executive Officer shall do and perform such other duties as from time to time the Board of Directors may prescribe.

Section 5. President. The President, if any, shall be responsible for the general management of the business of the Corporation. The offices of President and Chief Executive

Officer may be held by the same or separate persons, each having the powers and duties hereunder and as determined by the Board of Directors. In the event that such offices are held by separate persons, the Chief Executive Officer shall be the more senior ranked officer. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall perform the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall, from time to time, report to the Chief Executive Officer, if any, and the Board of Directors on matters within his or her knowledge which the interests of the Corporation may require be brought to their attention. The President shall do and perform such other duties as from time to time the Chief Executive Officer, if any, and the Board of Directors may prescribe.

Section 6. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall exercise general supervision over the receipt, custody and disbursement of corporate funds and shall coordinate the financial and accounting affairs of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall have such further powers and duties and shall be subject to such directions as may be granted or imposed upon him or her from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notices of all meetings of shareholders and directors, and all other notices required by law or by these Bylaws. The Secretary shall record the proceedings of the meetings of the shareholders, Board of Directors and committees of the Board of Directors in books kept for that purpose and shall keep the seal of the Corporation and attach it to all documents requiring such impression unless some other officer is designated to do so by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have such further powers and duties and shall be subject to such directions as may be granted or imposed upon him or her from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV

Capital Stock

The shares of stock of the Corporation may be represented by certificates or may be uncertificated shares, or a combination of both; provided, that all shares of stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. To the extent that shares are represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in such form as prescribed by the Board of Directors and shall bear the seal of the Corporation and the signature of at least two of the following officers of the Corporation: the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Vice President or any other officers designated by the Board of Directors to sign such certificates. Transfer agents and/or registrars for the stock of the Corporation may be appointed by the Board of Directors and may be required to countersign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on a stock certificate may be a facsimile. In the

event that any officer whose signature shall have been used on a stock certificate shall for any reason cease to be an officer of the Corporation and such certificate shall not then have been delivered by the Corporation, the Board of Directors may nevertheless adopt such certificate, and it may then be issued and delivered as though such person had not ceased to be an officer of the Corporation.

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 1. Seal. The Board of Directors shall provide a suitable seal or seals, which shall be in the form of a circle, and shall bear around the circumference the words “Smithfield Foods, Inc.”

Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on the Sunday nearest to December 31 unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.

Section 3. Amendment of Bylaws. These Bylaws may be amended, altered or repealed by the Board of Directors by the vote of a majority of the directors in office. The shareholders shall have the power to rescind, alter, amend, or repeal any Bylaws and to enact Bylaws which, if expressly provided, may not be amended, altered or repealed by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. Voting of Securities. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President and such other officers as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a shareholder or otherwise in any other corporation or entity, any of whose stock or securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of any other corporations or entities, or to consent in writing to any action by any such other corporations or entities, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers, or other instruments as may be necessary or proper in the premises. The Chief Executive Officer, the President or another officer of the Corporation may attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation or entity and thereat vote, consent or otherwise exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation or entity.

Section 5. Exclusive Forum

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum (an “Alternative Forum Consent”), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, or in the event that court lacks jurisdiction to hear such action, the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, shareholder or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s shareholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of duty, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws (in each case, as may be amended from time to time) or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine or asserting one or more “internal corporate claims,” as that term is defined in subsection C of Section 13.1-624 of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, in each case to the extent not addressed in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to one of the courts having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants; provided, however, the foregoing provision will not apply to claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States will be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a claim arising under the Securities Act.

Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 5 of Article V. If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of this Section 5 of Article V is filed in a court other than a court located within the Commonwealth of Virginia (a “Foreign Action”) by or in the name of any shareholder (including any beneficial owner), such shareholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Virginia in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the provisions of this Section 5 of Article V and (ii) having service of process made upon such shareholder in any such action by service upon such shareholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such shareholder. Failure to enforce the provisions of this Section 5 of Article V would cause the Corporation irreparable harm and the Corporation shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance to enforce the provisions of this Section 5 of Article V.

If any provision of this Section 5 of Article V shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such

provision in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Section 5 of Article V (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Section 5 of Article V containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or entities or circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The existence of any prior Alternative Forum Consent shall not act as a waiver of the Corporation’s ongoing consent right as set forth in this Section 5 of Article V with respect to any current or future actions or proceedings. To the extent that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, and the Circuit Court of Henrico County, Virginia, do not have personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants, such parties must be given a reasonable opportunity to consent to such jurisdiction before any action or proceeding may be brought or maintained in any other court.

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