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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950142-07-001180.txt : 20070517
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20070517143715
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-07-001180
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070517
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070517
GROUP MEMBERS:		CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, INC.
GROUP MEMBERS:		PAUL J. FRIBOURG

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-07808
		FILM NUMBER:		07860862

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CONTIGROUP COMPANIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000929607
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		277 PARK AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10172
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2122072898

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		277 PARK AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10172

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940906
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>UNITED STATES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>_______________________</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SCHEDULE 13D</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>_______________________</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Name of Issuer)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Title of Class of Securities)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>832248 10 8</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(CUSIP Number)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Michael Mayberry</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Associate General Counsel</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>277 Park Avenue</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>New York, NY 10172</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>(212) 207-5930</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Person Authorized to Receive Notices</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>and Communications)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>_______________________</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>May 7, 2007</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Date of Event which Requires Filing</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>of this Statement)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule&nbsp;13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule&nbsp;13D and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d1(e), 240.13d1(f) or 240.13d1(g), check the following box&nbsp;[   ]. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Act&#148;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font  size=2>832248 10 8</font></p>  </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><B><font  SIZE=2>SCHEDULE 13D</font></B></p>  </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>  </td> </tr> </table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>1</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-37.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-37.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>ContiGroup Companies, Inc.</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>2</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="3" valign=top style=' border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;   padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="55" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;   padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>(a) [   ]</font><br> <font size=2>(b) [ X ]</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>3</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SEC USE ONLY</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>4</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOURCE OF FUNDS</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font SIZE=2>OO</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>5</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</font>      </p>
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size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[   ]</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>6</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>Delaware</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>NUMBER OF</font><br> <font SIZE=2>SHARES</font><br> <font SIZE=2>BENEFICIALLY </font><br> <font SIZE=2>OWNED</font><br> <font size=2> BY EACH </font><br> <font SIZE=2>REPORTING</font><br> <font SIZE=2>PERSON</font><br> <font SIZE=2>WITH</font></p> </td>
        <td width="49" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>7</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOLE VOTING POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>0</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>8</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SHARED VOTING POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>8,426,585</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>9</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>0</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="49" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>10</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>8,426,585</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>11</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>8,426,585</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>12</font>                                                                            </p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</font>                                         </p>
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size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[   ]</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>13</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>6.3% </font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>14</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font SIZE=2>CO</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>  </td> </tr> </table>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>1</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-color:gray; border-left:none; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-37.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>Paul J. Fribourg</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>2</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="55" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;   padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>(a) [   ]</font><br> <font size=2>(b) [ X ]</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>3</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SEC USE ONLY</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>4</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOURCE OF FUNDS</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font SIZE=2>OO</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="121" valign=top style='border:solid black 1.0pt;border-color:gray; border-top:none; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>5</font></p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)</font>      </p>
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size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[   ]</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>6</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>Delaware</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td  colspan="2" rowspan=4 valign=top style=' border:solid black 1.0pt;border-color:gray;border-top:none; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>NUMBER OF</font><br> <font SIZE=2>SHARES</font><br> <font SIZE=2>BENEFICIALLY </font><br> <font SIZE=2>OWNED</font><br> <font size=2> BY EACH </font><br> <font SIZE=2>REPORTING</font><br> <font SIZE=2>PERSON</font><br> <font SIZE=2>WITH</font></p> </td>
        <td width="49" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>7</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="2" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOLE VOTING POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>1,356</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>8</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="2" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SHARED VOTING POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>8,426,585</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="49" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>9</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="2" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.05pt;text-indent:-37.05pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>1,356</font></p> </td> </tr>
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        <td width="49" valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>10</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="2" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>8,426,585</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>11</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="4" valign=top style='border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;  padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=2>8,427,941</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2.7pt'><font size=3>12</font>                                                                            </p> </td>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</font>                                         </p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style='margin-left:37.0pt;text-indent:-1.0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:2.7pt'>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>This statement on Schedule 13D (this &#147;Schedule 13D&#148;) relates to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.50 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the &#147;Issuer&#148;). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA 23430.</font></p>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>This Schedule 13D is being jointly filed by the following entities (collectively, the &#147;Reporting Persons&#148;):</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>ContiGroup Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;ContiGroup&#148;); and</font></p> </td> </tr></table>



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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Paul J. Fribourg, a natural person and citizen of the United States.</font></p> </td> </tr></table>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The principal business of ContiGroup is agribusiness and to make investments. Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of ContiGroup. The principal business address of the Reporting Persons and the executive officers and directors of ContiGroup as set forth below is 277 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10172.  Each of the persons listed below are citizens of the United States.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><u><font size=2>Executive Officers and Directors of ContiGroup</font></u></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Director and Directeur General, Finagrain S.A., a subsidiary of ContiGroup</font></p> </td> </tr>
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<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>During the past five years, the Reporting Persons have not, and, to the best of their knowledge, no other person identified in response to this Item 2 has been (a) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (b) a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of which such person was or is subject to judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or finding any violation with respect to such laws.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Effective May 7, 2007, KC2 Merger Sub, Inc. (&#147;Merger Sub&#148;), a newly formed and wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, merged (the &#147;merger&#148;) with and into Premium Standard Farms, Inc. (&#147;PSF&#148;), the surviving corporation in the merger, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;), dated as of September 17, 2006, among the Issuer, Merger Sub and PSF. PSF is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each share of PSF common stock, subject to certain exceptions, was converted into the right to receive 0.6780 of a share of Common Stock and $1.25 in cash.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Immediately prior to the merger, ContiGroup directly owned 12,428,592 shares of PSF common stock. As a result of the merger, ContiGroup received 8,426,585 shares of Common Stock in exchange for its shares of PSF common stock.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Immediately prior to the merger, Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg directly owned 2,000 shares of PSF common stock. As a result of the merger, Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg received 1,356 shares of Common Stock in exchange for his shares of PSF common stock.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Immediately prior to the merger, Mr. Zimmerman directly owned 2,000 shares of Common Stock, which were previously purchased in the open market,  and 3,000 shares of PSF common stock.  As a result of the merger, Mr. Zimmerman received 2,034 shares of Common Stock in exchange for his shares of PSF common stock, bringing his total ownership to 4,034 shares of Common Stock.</font></p>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The information provided in Items 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference. All the shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Persons were acquired primarily for investment purposes. Each of the Reporting Persons intends to monitor its investment in the Issuer on an ongoing basis and to take such measures as it deems appropriate from time to time in furtherance of such interests. Each of the Reporting Persons may from time to time acquire additional shares of Common Stock, dispose of some or all of the shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by it, discuss the Issuer&#146;s business, operations, or other affairs with the Issuer&#146;s management, board of directors, shareholders or others, explore an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a sale, reorganization or liquidation involving the Issuer or take such other similar actions as such Reporting Person may
deem appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and except as described below, the Reporting Persons do not have any plans or proposals which relate to, or would result in, any one or more of the matters described in Items 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D. Each Reporting Person does, however, reserve the right to adopt such plans or proposals subject to compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>In connection with completion of the merger and as required by the Merger Agreement, the Issuer expanded its board of directors to consist of ten directors and appointed Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg a director of the Issuer, effective May 7, 2007. In addition, in connection with completion of the merger and as required by the Merger Agreement, the Issuer appointed Mr. Zimmerman as an advisory director, effective May 7, 2007. As a </font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>director and an advisory director, Messrs.&nbsp;Fribourg and Zimmerman, respectively, may each have influence over the corporate activity of the Issuer, including activity which may relate to transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of this Item 4 of Schedule 13D.</font></p>


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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font face="Arial" size=2>Interest in Securities of Issuer.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>


<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>All calculations of percentage ownership in this Schedule 13D are based on a total of 133,775,997 shares of Common Stock, which represents the sum of (a) 112,094,366 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of February 28, 2007, as disclosed in the Issuer&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on March 9, 2007; plus (b) 21,681,631 shares of Common Stock that would have been issued for the purposes of the share exchange pursuant to the merger, as disclosed in the Issuer&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A  filed on January 22, 2007.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>ContiGroup beneficially owns 8,426,585 shares of Common Stock (approximately 6.3% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding). ContiGroup has the shared power to vote or direct the vote, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 8,426,585 shares of Common Stock.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg beneficially owns 1,356 shares of Common Stock (less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding). Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 1,356 shares of Common Stock. Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock owned directly by ContiGroup by virtue of being the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of ContiGroup. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg is one of the co-trustees and in one case, a beneficiary, of various trusts established for the benefit of certain members of Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg&#146;s family that collectively control a majority interest in ContiGroup. As a result, Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg may be deemed to beneficially own the shares directly owned by ContiGroup. Mr.&nbsp;Fribourg
disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of Common Stock held directly by ContiGroup except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Mr. Zimmerman beneficially owns 4,034 shares of Common Stock (less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding).  Mr. Zimmerman has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 4,034 shares of Common Stock.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions in shares of Common Stock during the past 60 days.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any securities owned by of the Reporting Persons.</font></p>

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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>In connection with the merger, the Issuer and ContiGroup entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the &#147;Registration Rights Agreement&#148;), dated May 7, 2007. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Issuer agreed to grant to ContiGroup piggy-back registration rights in respect of the Common Stock it receives in the merger.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>References to and descriptions of the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby as set forth in this Item 6 may not be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached as </font><u><font size=2>Exhibit 2</font></u><font size=2> and is incorporated in its entirety in this Item 6.</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Agreement Regarding the Joint Filing of Schedule 13D, dated as of May 17, 2007, by and among the Reporting Persons. </font></p> </td> </tr></table>



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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 7, 2007, among Smithfield Foods, Inc. and ContiGroup Companies, Inc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.1 of the Issuer&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2007).</font></p> </td> </tr></table>


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<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in;text-align:left;'><font SIZE=2>SIGNATURES</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Date:  May 17, 2007</font></p>

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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><br> <br> <font size=2>/s/ Paul J. Fribourg</font></p> </td> </tr>
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            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>By:  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Paul J. Fribourg</font><br> <font size=2>Its: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer and President</font></p> </td> </tr>
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<font size=2>Exhibit A</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font SIZE=2>AGREEMENT REGARDING THE JOINT FILING OF SCHEDULE 13D</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The undersigned hereby agree as follows:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(i)</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Each of them is individually eligible to use the Schedule 13D to which this Exhibit is attached, and such Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of each of them; and</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:1in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>(ii)</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=2>Each of them is responsible for the timely filing of such Schedule 13D and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such person contained therein; but none of them is responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Date:  May 17, 2007</font></p>


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