Smithfield Foods, Inc. Form 4 Filings

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President, Packaged Meats Steven France reported an exercise-and-sale transaction in company stock. On June 16, 2026, he completed an open-market sale of 82,825 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $26.82 per share.

The sale followed a prior exercise on June 12, 2026 of stock options covering 82,825 shares at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, converting a derivative award into common stock. After these transactions, France holds 145,429 shares of common stock directly.

Smithfield Foods Chief Financial Officer Mark L. Hall reported an exercise-and-sale transaction in company stock. On June 9, 2026, he exercised stock options to acquire 78,579 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $20.00 per share, then sold the same 78,579 shares in open‑market transactions at a weighted average price of $26.36 per share. According to the filing, sale prices ranged from $26.04 to $26.985. After these transactions, Hall directly owned 134,725 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock. The exercised stock option was originally granted on January 29, 2026 and vests in five equal annual installments through January 27, 2030, subject to continued service.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Business Officer Watts Keller D. reported a tax-related share disposition tied to equity compensation. On the vesting of restricted stock units, 10,684 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $23.76 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The footnote states that no shares were sold in the market, meaning this was not an open-market trade. After this withholding, Keller directly holds 145,619 shares of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC common stock, so the filing reflects a routine compensation and tax event rather than a discretionary buy or sell decision.

Smithfield Foods executive Kraig A. Westerbeek, President of Hog Production, reported a routine equity compensation event involving restricted stock units and related tax withholding. He received an award of 34,319 shares of Common Stock in the form of RSUs that will vest in three equal annual installments on the date of grant, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continuous service.

To cover tax obligations from RSU vesting, 5,000 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at a value of $23.76 per share, and no shares were sold in the market. Following these transactions, he directly holds 47,095 shares of Common Stock.

Smithfield Foods Chief Manufacturing Officer Doug Sutton reported routine equity compensation and related tax withholding. He received an award of 81,446 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments on the date of grant, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, contingent on continued service. In a separate entry, 10,684 shares were withheld by the company at $23.76 per share to satisfy tax obligations upon RSU vesting; no shares were sold in the market. Following these transactions, Sutton directly holds 136,523 shares of Common Stock.

Smithfield Foods President and CEO Charles Shane Smith reported compensation-related stock movements. On March 10, 2026, the company withheld 21,978 shares of Common Stock at $23.76 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units, with no shares sold in the market.

On the same date, he received a grant of 146,190 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of Common Stock. These RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continuous service. Following these transactions, he directly holds 238,643 shares of Common Stock.

Smithfield Foods executive Owens Donovan reported routine equity compensation activity involving company common stock. He received a grant of 78,637 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock. These RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continued service.

On the same date, 10,315 shares were withheld by Smithfield Foods to cover tax obligations arising from RSU vesting; no shares were sold in the market. Following these transactions, Owens directly holds 142,163 shares of common stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC director Hank Shenghua He reported routine equity compensation and related tax withholding. He received a grant of 78,353 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continuous service. In connection with RSU vesting, 11,780 shares were withheld by the company to satisfy tax obligations, with no shares sold in the market. Following these transactions, he directly owns 149,724 shares of Common Stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC executive Steven France, President, Packaged Meats, reported routine equity compensation activity and related tax withholding. He received a grant of 93,305 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) at no purchase price. To cover tax obligations from vesting RSUs, 14,028 shares were withheld by the company at $23.76 per share, and no shares were sold in the market. After these transactions, France directly holds 145,429 shares of Smithfield common stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC executive Steven France reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock units, 3,848 shares of common stock were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations, and no shares were sold in the market. Following this withholding, France directly holds 66,152 common shares.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Legal Officer Tennille J. Checkovich reported routine equity compensation and related tax withholding. She received a grant of 10,676 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units, with each RSU representing a contingent right to one share.

The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on the date of grant, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continued service. In connection with the vesting of RSUs, the issuer withheld 1,072 shares at $23.76 per share to cover tax obligations; no shares were sold in the market. Following these transactions, she directly owns 20,896 shares of Common Stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Human Resources Officer Bennett Isham Jay reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. He received a grant of 14,672 restricted stock units, each representing one future share, vesting in three equal annual installments through March 10, 2028, subject to continued service. To cover tax obligations from RSU vesting, 1,632 shares were withheld by the company, with no shares sold in the market. Following these transactions, he directly holds 26,048 shares of common stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC executive Kraig A. Westerbeek reported a routine tax-related share withholding tied to vesting of restricted stock units. On the transaction date, 1,224 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $23.65 per share to satisfy tax obligations, and no shares were sold in the market. Following this withholding, Westerbeek directly held 17,776 shares of common stock.

Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Manufacturing Officer Doug Sutton had 3,159 shares of Common Stock withheld on 2026-01-28 to cover taxes on vesting restricted stock units. The shares were valued at $23.65 each and were not sold in the market.

After this tax-withholding disposition, Sutton directly owns 65,761 shares of Smithfield Foods Inc Common Stock, showing this was a routine compensation-related event rather than an open-market trade.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President & CEO Charles Shane Smith reported a tax-related share disposition tied to vesting equity awards. On this Form 4, 5,569 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at $23.65 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units. These shares were not sold in the open market. After this withholding, Smith directly holds 114,431 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC executive Owens Donovan, President, North America Pork, reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On the vesting of restricted stock units, 3,159 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $23.65 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations. No shares were sold in the market, and Donovan’s direct holdings after this withholding were 73,841 shares.

Smithfield Foods director Hank Shenghua He reported a routine tax-withholding share disposition tied to vesting compensation. On the vesting of restricted stock units, 3,849 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $23.65 per share to satisfy tax obligations, with no shares sold in the market.

Following this non-market transaction, He directly holds 83,151 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock. The event reflects standard equity compensation and tax settlement rather than an open-market stock sale.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Legal Officer Tennille J. Checkovich reported a routine share withholding tied to equity compensation. On 2026-01-28, the company withheld 708 shares of common stock at $23.65 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units. According to the footnote, no shares were sold in the market; this was purely to satisfy tax withholding. After this transaction, she directly held 11,292 shares of common stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Human Resources Officer Bennett Isham Jay reported a tax-related share disposition tied to equity compensation. On the vesting of restricted stock units, 992 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $23.65 per share to cover tax obligations. No shares were sold in the market, and Jay now directly holds 13,008 common shares after this routine withholding.

Smithfield Foods Inc Chief Accounting Officer Robert Allen Brobst Jr reported a tax-related share disposition on common stock. On this date, 822 shares were withheld by the company at a value of $23.65 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units. After this withholding, Brobst held 10,778 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock directly.

Smithfield Foods Chief Financial Officer Mark L. Hall reported compensation-related stock movements. He received an award of 78,353 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share of common stock, with vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continuous service. On the same date, 11,780 shares of common stock were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations from RSU vesting at $23.76 per share, and no shares were sold in the market. After these transactions, he directly held 134,725 shares of common stock.

Smithfield Foods Chief Financial Officer Mark L. Hall reported a compensation-related share transaction. On the vesting of restricted stock units, the company withheld 3,848 shares of common stock, valued at $23.65 per share, to cover tax withholding obligations. The footnote states that no shares were sold in the market. After this tax-withholding disposition, Hall directly holds 68,152 shares of Smithfield Foods common stock.

QUELCH JOHN reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Smithfield Foods director John Quelch received an equity award of 6,915 restricted stock units (RSUs) of Common Stock. The grant was made at no cash cost to him and is a form of stock-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase.

Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one Smithfield Foods common share, and the RSUs will vest on the day of the company’s annual meeting of shareholders to occur in 2027. After this award, Quelch directly holds 15,915 shares of Common Stock, indicating the transaction is modest in scale and primarily aligns director compensation with shareholder interests.

Starling Raymond A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC director Raymond A. Starling received a grant of 6,915 restricted stock units (RSUs) of Common Stock. The award was made at no cash cost per share and increases his direct holdings to 15,915 shares after the reported transaction.

Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. The RSUs will vest on the day of the annual meeting of the company's shareholders to occur in 2027, linking the director's compensation to the company’s future performance and continued service through that date.

Gallagher Marie T. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.

Smithfield Foods director Marie T. Gallagher received an equity award that increases her stake in the company. She was granted 6,915 shares of Common Stock as a compensation-related award, recorded at a price of $0.00 per share.

The award is structured as restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock. These RSUs will vest on the day of Smithfield Foods’ annual shareholder meeting to occur in 2027. After this grant, Gallagher holds 15,915 shares of Common Stock directly reported in this filing.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President, Hog Production Kraig A. Westerbeek received equity awards as compensation. He was granted stock options for 91,390 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, contingent on continued service.

He also received 34,319 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock and vesting on the same three annual dates, also subject to continuous service. Following the grant, he directly holds 53,319 Common shares and 209,259 options.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Business Officer Watts Keller D. reported equity compensation awards rather than open-market trades. He received stock options for 216,889 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028. He also received 81,446 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, with the same three-year vesting schedule, contingent on continued service. Following these awards, he directly holds 609,786 stock options and 156,303 Common Stock shares.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Manufacturing Officer Doug Sutton reported equity awards rather than market trades. He received stock options for 216,889 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.7600 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments through March 10, 2028. He also received 81,446 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, with the same three-year vesting schedule. After these awards, Sutton directly holds 150,366 shares of Common Stock and 609,786 stock options, reflecting a larger long-term incentive position without any open-market buying or selling.

Smithfield Foods President & CEO Charles Shane Smith received new equity awards as part of his compensation. On March 10, 2026, he was granted stock options for 389,303 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring on March 10, 2036. Following this award, he holds 978,648 stock options directly.

He also received 146,190 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs), bringing his direct Common Stock holdings to 266,190 shares after the grant. Both the RSUs and the options vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continuous service with the company.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC President, North America Pork, Owens Donovan received equity-based compensation on March 10, 2026. He was granted 78,637 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continued service.

He was also granted stock options for 209,409 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring March 10, 2036, which vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028. Following these grants, he directly holds 155,637 shares of Common Stock and 602,306 stock options.

Smithfield Foods director Hank Shenghua He received new equity awards as part of his compensation. He was granted stock options for 208,653 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, and expiring on March 10, 2036.

He also received 78,353 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, which will vest in three equal annual installments on the same dates, subject to his continued service. After these awards, he directly holds 601,550 stock options and 165,353 shares of Common Stock.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Financial Officer Mark L. Hall received new equity awards as part of his compensation. He was granted stock options for 208,653 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, bringing his stock option holdings to 601,550 shares. He also received 78,353 shares of Common Stock in the form of restricted stock units, increasing his direct common share holdings to 150,353 shares. Both the RSUs and options vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continued service.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC granted equity awards to executive Steven France, President, Packaged Meats. He received stock options for 248,470 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring on March 10, 2036, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to continued service.

France also received 93,305 restricted stock units, each representing one share of Common Stock, vesting in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, contingent on continued service. After these awards, he directly holds 163,305 shares of Common Stock and 641,367 stock options in total. These are compensation-related grants, not open‑market purchases.

Smithfield Foods awarded Chief Legal Officer Tennille J. Checkovich new equity-based compensation. She received 10,676 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units, each representing one future share, and a stock option for 28,431 shares at an exercise price of $23.76 per share.

Both the RSUs and the option vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, as long as she continues in service. After these awards, her direct holdings reported include 22,676 Common shares and 93,914 stock options.

SMITHFIELD FOODS INC Chief Human Resources Officer Bennett Isham Jay reported equity compensation grants. On March 10, 2026, he received 39,071 stock options with an exercise price of $23.76 per share, expiring on March 10, 2036. Following this grant, he held 130,747 options in total.

He was also granted 14,672 restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock. After this award, his direct common stock holdings totaled 28,672 shares. Both the RSUs and options vest in three equal annual installments on the grant date, March 10, 2027, and March 10, 2028, subject to his continued service.