UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the twelve months ended : December 28, 2014
Commission file number: 1-15321
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Virginia | 52-0845861 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
200 Commerce Street Smithfield, Virginia | 23430 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(757) 365-3000 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer þ Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of June 27, 2014, there was no established public trading market for the common stock of the registrant and therefore, an aggregate market value of the registrant's shares is not determinable.
At April 27, 2015, 1,000 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (no par value per share) were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K (the "Amendment") amends the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended December 28, 2014, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 25, 2015 (the "Original Filing"). This Amendment is being filed to amend Part III of the Original Filing to include the information required by and not included in Part III of the Original Filing. Part IV of the Original Filing is being amended solely to add as exhibits certain new certifications in accordance with Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing.
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
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PART III | ||
ITEM 10. | ||
ITEM 11. | ||
ITEM 12. | ||
ITEM 13. | ||
ITEM 14. | ||
PART IV | ||
ITEM 15. | ||
PART III
ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
Information required by this Item regarding our executive officers is included in Part I of this report on Form 10-K.
Directors
Long Wan
Age 74
Mr. Wan has served as Chairman of the Board since September 26, 2013. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of WH Group since November 2010, as Chief Executive Officer of WH Group since October 2013, as Chairman of the Board of Henan Luohe Shuanghui Industry Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of WH Group (“Shuanghui Group”), since January 2007, as Chairman of the Board of Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of WH Group (“Shuanghui Development”), since August 2012, and as a director of Rotary Vortex Limited, a subsidiary of WH Group (“Rotary Vortex”), since November 2007.
Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience:
Mr. Wan obtained his bachelor’s degree in business management from the Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, previously The Henan Business College, in May 1991 and was awarded the senior economist professional qualification issued by the Henan Province Advanced Professional Titles Adjudication Committee (Economic Disciplines) in July 1999. Mr. Wan has over 40 years of experience in the meat processing industry, and, under his direction, WH Group’s business has grown from a local state-owned enterprise in Henan Province, China into an international company with operations spanning various continents. Over the years, Mr. Wan has received many awards and accolades acknowledging his contributions to and accomplishments in the meat industry.
C. Larry Pope
Age 60
Mr. Pope has served as a director and as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since 2006. He has also served as a director of WH Group since December 2013. He previously served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to 2006 and as its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to 2001.
Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience:
Mr. Pope obtained his bachelor of business degree in 1975 and his master of business administration degree in August 1994 from The College of William and Mary. His over 30 year career at the Company spans a variety of senior management roles and responsibilities which bring an in-depth knowledge of the Company and broad experience in operational, finance, accounting and risk management matters. Further, as the Company’s CEO, Mr. Pope has expertise in corporate strategy, organizational leadership and international operations.
Shuge Jiao
Age 49
Mr. Jiao has served as a director since September 26, 2013. He has also served as a director of WH Group since April 2006 and as a director of Rotary Vortex, Shuanghui Group and Shuanghui Development since March 2006, January 2007 and August 2012, respectively.
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Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience:
Mr. Jiao graduated from Shandong University with a bachelor of mathematics in July 1986 and obtained his master’s degree in engineering from the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Aerospace Industry in October 1989. He served as a researcher in the China Aerospace Service and Technology Corporation from August 1989 to January 1995 and as the vice-general manager of the direct investment department of China International Capital Corporation Ltd. from December 1995 to August 2002. Mr. Jiao has a broad range of experience serving as a director for various companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, including for China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. since 2004, for China Yurun Food Group Limited since 2005, for China Shanshui Cement Group Co., Ltd since 2005 and for Joyoung Company Limited since 2007. Mr. Jiao also serves as a director of CDH Shine Limited, CDH Shine II Limited, CDH Shine III Limited and CDH Shine IV Limited, each of which is a shareholder of WH Group.
Zhijun Yang
Age 41
Mr. Yang has served as a director since September 26, 2013. He has also served as a director of WH Group since October 2007 and as a director of Rotary Vortex and Shuanghui Group since November 2007 and December 2007, respectively.
Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience:
Mr. Yang graduated from Sichuan University with a Russian literature and language degree in July 1996 and obtained his EMBA degree from the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business in December 2005. Mr. Yang has over 17 years of experience working for WH Group and its subsidiaries. He has held various positions with Shuanghui Group, including as a chairman secretary from 1997 to 2003, as a deputy director of the project reorganization office from 2004 to 2007 and as board secretary from 2007 to 2008, and has also served as WH Group’s general manager (from January 2012 to July 2013), as its chief executive officer (from July 2013 to October 2013) and as its deputy chief executive officer (from October 2013 to January 2014).
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Our directors, our executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock are not subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) because of our status as a privately held company.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We maintain a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) applicable to all of our employees, officers and directors. The purpose of the Code is to convey our policies and practices for conducting business in accordance with applicable law and the highest ethical standards. Any waiver of the Code for executive officers or directors will be made only by the Board and will be promptly disclosed. In support of the Code, we have provided employees with a number of avenues for the reporting of ethics violations or similar concerns, including an anonymous telephone hotline. A compliance committee chaired by our Chief Legal Officer administers the Code and requires all directors and executive officers to complete an annual certification relating to ethics and compliance with the law, the Code and other Company policies. The chair of the compliance committee reports periodically to the Board on the administration of the Code and is required to report promptly any violation of the Code by an executive officer or director to the Chairman of the Board. The Code was adopted, and is reviewed periodically, by the Board. The Code is available for review on our website at http://investors.smithfieldfoods.com/documents.cfm, and we will post any amendments to, or waivers from, the Code on that website.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Board does not have an audit committee. The full Board of Directors performs the functions typically performed by such a committee. The Board is satisfied that all of the directors have sufficient business and financial experience to perform those functions effectively. As such, and given that the Company is now privately held, the Board has determined that it is not necessary to designate one or more of its members as an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K.
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ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION |
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Introduction
The Merger was consummated on September 26, 2013, after the completion of the Company’s 2013 fiscal year, which ended on April 28, 2013. In connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company elected to change its fiscal year end from the 52 or 53 week period ending on the Sunday nearest to April 30 to the 52 or 53 week period ending on the Sunday nearest to December 31, which resulted in the Company having the Transition Period. The Summary Compensation Table provides compensation information for fiscal 2014, the Transition Period (fiscal 2013T) and fiscal 2013.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, for a period of one year following the Merger, the Company’s employees, including the executive officers, who remain actively employed are to receive annual salary or wages, as applicable, cash bonus opportunities, equity-based awards (or the cash equivalent thereof), and severance, welfare and retirement benefits that are no less favorable than, or in certain cases substantially comparable, to those provided prior to the Merger.
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) provides information regarding the material elements of compensation earned by our executive officers during fiscal 2014 as well as the considerations and objectives underlying our compensation policies and practices. This information provides context for the compensation disclosures in the tables and related discussions that follow. Following the Merger, the Board of Directors of Directors did not designate a compensation committee and, unless and until it does so, the full Board of Directors of Directors is responsible for all functions typically performed by a compensation committee. When we refer to the “named executives” we are referring to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and our three other most highly compensated officers.
This CD&A discusses the compensation decisions for the named executives shown in the “Summary Compensation Table” below. They are:
Name | Title | |
C. Larry Pope | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Robert W. Manly, IV | Executive Vice President and Chief Synergy Officer; and COO, Murphy Brown | |
Kenneth M. Sullivan | Chief Financial Officer | |
Timothy O. Schellpeper | President and COO, Smithfield Farmland | |
Dhamu Thamodaran | Executive Vice President and Chief Commodity Hedging Officer | |
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our executive compensation philosophy is to motivate our executive officers continually to improve operating performance. Therefore, our annual and equity-based long-term incentives are opportunities for compensation - they are designed to pay out when performance is strong and not to pay out when performance is disappointing. Consequently, a substantial majority of each named executive’s total potential direct compensation-and in the case of our CEO, 82% for fiscal 2014-is variable and can be earned only if performance objectives are achieved and/or shareholder value is increased.
The primary goal of our executive compensation program is the same as our goal for operating the Company - to maximize short-term and long-term corporate performance. To achieve this goal our executive compensation program is based on the following principles:
• | Paying for performance - A significant portion of our executives’ compensation is subject to corporate, segment and/or business unit performance measures. Performance-based compensation can vary widely from year to year depending on our performance, which is impacted by, among other things, the volatile nature of our agricultural commodity-based industry and governmental food and energy policy. In recent years, average payouts of performance-based compensation (excluding equity awards) ranged from 0% to 90% of our executives’ total cash compensation (excluding retirement plan distributions). In fiscal 2014, performance-based cash compensation constituted on average approximately 60% of such total cash compensation of our named executives compared to 52% in fiscal 2013T. |
• | Alignment with the interests of shareholders - Equity-based awards are made under WH Group’s stock incentive plan and are intended to align an executive’s financial interests with those of our parent company’s shareholders by providing value to the executive if the market price of WH Group’s stock increases. In addition, many of our cash awards are tied to key financial performance measures that are expected to correlate with the creation of shareholder value. |
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• | Attracting and retaining top talent - The compensation of our executives is designed to be competitive with the organizations with which we compete for talent so that we can attract and retain talented and experienced executives. Our executives have, on average, approximately 26 years of experience with Smithfield and its predecessors. |
Each element of our compensation program is designed to further one or more of these principles. The structure of a particular executive’s compensation can vary depending on the scope and level of that executive’s responsibilities. For an executive with corporate-level responsibilities, performance-based cash compensation is generally based on Smithfield’s consolidated results of operation. For an executive responsible for the Pork Group or an individual business unit within that group, performance-based cash compensation is generally based on the operating results of the Pork Group thus encouraging coordination of efforts among the individual business units in order to maximize the financial performance of the entire Pork Group. Occasionally an executive responsible for an individual business unit might receive performance-based cash compensation based on the operating results or other performance measure of that unit, particularly if that unit operates more or less independently of other units.
Determining Executive Compensation
The Board of Directors is responsible for developing and administering the compensation program for executive officers and other key employees. The Board of Directors may delegate some or all of its responsibilities to one or more committees whenever necessary to comply with any statutory or regulatory requirements or otherwise deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has the authority to retain consultants and other advisors to assist the Board of Directors with its duties and has sole authority to approve the fees and other retention terms of such consultants and advisors. The CEO makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the salaries, cash incentive award arrangements and equity incentive awards, if any, for key employees, including all executive officers. For executive officers whose cash incentive awards are based partly on individual performance, the CEO’s evaluation of such performance is provided to and reviewed by the Board of Directors. Based on the foregoing, the Board of Directors uses its judgment in making compensation decisions that will best carry out our philosophy and objectives for executive compensation. As discussed further below, the Board of Directors of our parent company, WH Group, granted options to purchase common stock of WH Group to members of senior management of WH Group and its subsidiaries, including our executive officers, in connection with an initial public offering of the WH Group’s common stock and its listing on the Hong Kong Exchange. Our CEO recommended to the WH Group Board of Directors the recipients and sizes of the option awards for our executives.
Elements of Compensation
We had three elements of total direct compensation in fiscal 2014: salary, annual cash incentives and awards of stock option grants by our parent company, WH Group.
Base Salary
Base salaries are intended to provide a level of compensation sufficient to attract and retain an effective management team when considered in combination with the performance-based and other components of our executive compensation program. The relative levels of base salary for executive officers are designed to reflect each executive officer’s scope of responsibility and accountability within the company. Base salaries are reviewed annually to determine if they are equitably aligned within the Company and are at sufficient levels to attract and retain top talent. Consistent with our greater emphasis on performance-based pay, base salaries for executives are normally changed infrequently.
The application of this policy over the last three years is reflected in the fact that none of the named executives received an increase in salary over that period except as noted below:
• | In fiscal 2014, Mr. Sullivan received a 20% increase in salary in recognition of his increased responsibilities as our new Chief Financial Officer. |
• | In fiscal 2014, Mr. Schellpeper received a 7% increase in salary. |
• | In fiscal 2013, Mr. Manly received a 7% increase in salary in recognition of increased managerial responsibilities. |
Cash Incentive Awards
We provide performance-based annual cash incentive opportunities to our executives under our incentive plan. The awards use performance criteria that seek to ensure a direct link between the executives’ performance and the amount of incentive compensation earned as well as encourage coordination of efforts among business units within the same operating segment. Awards generally use a formula based on pre-tax, pre-incentive payment profits, either company-wide or for a particular operating segment depending on the executive’s scope of responsibility. Occasionally an executive responsible for an individual business unit may receive a cash incentive award based on the operating results or other performance measure of that unit, particularly if that unit operates more or less independently of other units. At the beginning of the year, the Board of Directors receives management’s recommendations on the performance criteria and cash incentive award formulas for the year. In evaluating these
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recommendations, the Board of Directors considers the performance of the company and the respective segments and business units in recent years.
Individual Performance Bonuses and Additional Cash Awards
Certain of our executive officers, including Messrs. Sullivan and Thamodaran, were traditionally considered for annual discretionary cash bonuses based on individual performance instead of annual cash incentive awards made under the 2008 Plan. We also have sometimes paid additional cash awards to executive officers in amounts determined appropriate to reward elements of performance that were not reflected in the annual cash incentive awards or the individual performance bonuses.
For fiscal 2014, all of the named executives, including Messrs. Sullivan and Thamodaran, participated in the annual cash incentive award program. Because of the company’s favorable financial performance in fiscal 2014, the incentive awards for several of the named executives were limited by the individual caps placed on such awards. Subsequent to the end of fiscal 2014, the Board of Directors determined to make a discretionary bonus award to those executives equal to the portions of their incentive awards foregone as a result of the caps. These discretionary bonuses were intended to reward the executives for their personal contributions to the company’s positive financial performance in fiscal 2014. For our CEO, this resulted in a discretionary bonus award of $186,966.
Retention Bonus Program
In connection with the negotiation of the Merger Agreement, WH Group had requested that a retention program be established in connection with the Merger to aid in the retention of certain of the Company’s officers and other key employees. In response to this request, on May 28, 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors of directors and the Compensation Committee approved a retention bonus program (the “Retention Bonus Program”) for certain of the Company’s officers, including the named executives, and other key employees. The Retention Bonus Program is more fully described below.
Equity Incentive Awards
In fiscal 2014, the WH Group Board of Directors granted options to purchase common stock of WH Group to approximately 210 members of senior management of WH Group and its subsidiaries, including our named executives, under the WH Group Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme to provide incentives or rewards to senior management for their past or potential future contributions to WH Group and/or any of its subsidiaries. All of these options were granted at an exercise price equal to the initial public offering price of WH Group stock. Our CEO recommended to the WH Group Board of Directors the recipients and sizes of the option awards for our executives. In developing these recommendations, our CEO considered a number of factors, including:
• | the breadth of the executive’s decision-making responsibilities within the company, and |
• | the CEO’s subjective evaluation of the executive’s past and potential future contributions to the Company's success. |
The ultimate value, if any, of these stock options is dependent on increases in the market price of WH Group’s common stock, which encourages longer-term, more strategic decision-making. Because all of the stock options were granted with time-based vesting, the awards also promote long-term tenure.
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Additional Compensation Elements
Retirement Plans. Our executive officers participate in the same retirement plans on the same terms as provided to most of our salaried employees. These plans consist of several company-funded pension plans and an employee-funded 401(k) savings plan (with employer match), all of which are tax-qualified, and a non-tax qualified supplemental pension plan. Under a tax-qualified plan, we are eligible for a tax deduction for our contributions for the year to which the contributions relate, while the benefits are taxable to the participant for the year in which they are ultimately received. Under a plan that is not tax-qualified, we are not eligible for a tax deduction until the year in which the benefits are paid to the participant.
Our retirement plans are intended to provide an appropriate level of replacement income upon retirement. All salaried employees participating in one of the qualified pension plans and earning more than $260,000 are eligible to participate in the non-tax qualified supplemental pension plan. The supplemental pension plan allows us to provide pension benefits comparable to those that would be available under the Smithfield Foods Salaried Pension Plan (one of the tax-qualified plans) if the federal income tax laws did not include limits on covered compensation and benefits. Therefore, the supplemental pension plan allows all participating salaried employees to receive a pension benefit that is approximately the same percentage of their earnings, except that the amount of compensation in any year that can be used in calculating benefits is capped at $5 million. The supplemental benefit plan uses the same benefit formulas as the Smithfield Foods Salaried Pension Plan and uses the same types of compensation to determine benefit amounts. We do not utilize a more favorable pension benefit formula for management than for other salaried employees. In accordance with the supplemental plan’s terms, as a result of the Merger, participants in the supplemental plan commenced receipt of their vested, accrued supplemental plan benefits as of the Merger closing date, and continue to accrue benefits under the supplemental plan with respect to their future service after the Merger. Their future benefits under the supplemental plan, if any, will be reduced by their Merger-related payouts so that there is no duplication of benefits. For more information about our pension plans, please refer to the Pension Benefits table and related discussion below.
Participation in the 401(k) savings plan is voluntary. Therefore the amount of compensation deferred and the amount of our match varies among employees, including the executives. However, the same formulas are used to determine benefits for all participants in this plan. Furthermore, the plan does not involve any above-market returns, as returns depend on actual investment results.
Perquisites and Other Benefits. We provide a limited number of perquisites to our executive officers. The Summary Compensation Table below contains an itemized disclosure of all perquisites to named executives, regardless of amount. We believe that these perquisites are reasonable and consistent with those paid to other executives in our industry. Providing these perquisites thus helps to keep our base compensation packages competitive.
We also provide certain benefits to substantially all salaried employees that are not included as perquisites in the Summary Compensation Table for the named executives because they are broadly available. These include health and welfare benefits, disability and life insurance, education and tuition reimbursement and an employee assistance program.
We have established a matching contribution program through the Smithfield Foundation, a charitable foundation affiliated and funded by us, pursuant to which the foundation will match the contributions by certain of our employees, including all of the executive officers, to qualified, tax-exempt non-profit organizations up to $5,000 annually per employee. In addition, at the time our CEO was appointed to the office of chief executive officer, the Committee authorized a match for additional charitable contributions made by him of up to $100,000 per year, subject to an aggregate limit of $500,000. The Company provided matches aggregating $100,000 in fiscal 2014 for charitable contributions made by our CEO, as disclosed in the note to column (i) to the Summary Compensation Table below. We believe these charitable contributions are an important corporate activity which helps promote a charitable spirit in our employees and furthers our connection with the communities in which we do business.
Change in Control Severance Plan. In fiscal 2011, the Board of Directors of Directors adopted the Smithfield Foods, Inc. Change in Control Executive Severance Plan (the “Severance Plan”). The Severance Plan provides the executives with certain cash payments and other benefits in the event their employment is terminated, or they resign for good reason, during a potential change in control or within two years following a change in control. The Board of Directors of Directors believed that the Severance Plan would help to retain qualified employees, and allow key management to focus on the Company’s business during periods of an actual or potential change in control by providing them with a level of economic security in the event of a termination of their employment. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, on May 28, 2013, the Severance Plan was amended only as it would apply to the Merger and only as it would apply to our CEO and the five officers who report directly to our CEO (collectively, the “Senior Executives”), to remove certain conditions that would have otherwise allowed the executives to terminate their employment for “good reason” under the Severance Plan as a result of the Merger. The Merger constituted a change in control for purposes of the Severance Plan, meaning that if any of our participating executives (including our named executive officers) experiences a qualifying termination of employment under the Severance Plan (as amended) within the two year period following the Merger, they will be eligible for severance benefits under the plan. A more detailed description of the Severance Plan, the amendment thereto and the benefits payable thereunder is provided below.
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Clawback Policy. In fiscal 2011, the Board of Directors of Directors adopted a new policy addressing the potential recovery of incentive compensation in the event of a material restatement of the Company’s financial results. This policy applies to all of the Company’s executive officers, plus its principal accounting officer (“Senior Executives”). Under this policy, the Company may seek to recover incentive compensation previously awarded to a Senior Executive, to the extent that the incentive compensation is based on performance during fiscal periods materially affected by a material restatement of the Company’s financial results. The Board of Directors must first determine that the Senior Executive engaged in fraud or willful misconduct that caused or otherwise contributed to the need for the restatement. This policy does not limit the legal remedies the Company may seek against any employee for fraudulent or illegal conduct. The policy was not adopted in response to any particular concerns nor has the Company ever had to restate its financial results.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table includes information concerning compensation paid to or earned by our “Named Executive Officers” listed in the table for fiscal 2014, the Transition Period and the fiscal year ended April 28, 2013.
Name and Principal Position (a) | Year (b) | Salary ($) (c) | Bonus ($) (d) | Stock Awards ($) (e) | Option Awards ($) (f) | Non- Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (g) | Change in Pension Value and Non- Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (h) | All Other Compensation ($) (i) | Total ($) (j) | ||||||
C. Larry Pope President and CEO........ | 2014 | 1,100,000 | 1,836,966 | — | 17,575,580* | 8,000,000 | 1,993,073 | 7,024,511 | 37,530,130 | ||||||
2013T | 733,333 | 277,194 | 4,252,300 | — | 2,446,882 | — | 4,304,794 | 12,014,503 | |||||||
2013 | 1,100,000 | — | 4,420,000 | — | 2,724,076 | 2,201,377 | 332,937 | 10,778,390 | |||||||
Kenneth M. Sullivan Chief Financial Officer...………............ | 2014 | 600,000 | 666,667 | — | 5,272,674* | 1,932,665 | 528,371 | 177,566 | 9,177,943 | ||||||
2013T | 333,333 | 833,333 | 981,300 | — | — | 207,259 | 180,250 | 2,535,475 | |||||||
Robert W. Manly, IV EVP and Chief Synergy Officer, COO, Murphy- Brown | 2014 | 750,000 | 743,483 | — | 2,196,948* | 4,000,000 | 2,824,498 | 4,660,100 | 15,175,029 | ||||||
2013T | 500,000 | 138,597 | 2,126,150 | — | 1,223,441 | 1,591,200 | 3,354,541 | 8,933,929 | |||||||
2013 | 750,000 | — | 2,210,000 | — | 1,362,038 | 4,323,221 | 50,997 | 8,696,256 | |||||||
Timothy O. Schellpeper President & COO, Smithfield Farmland | 2014 | 733,333 | 500,000 | — | 3,455,207* | 1,826,290 | 792,582 | 217,737 | 7,525,150 | ||||||
Dhamu Thamodaran EVP and Chief Commodity Risk Officer........................... | 2014 | 600,000 | 1,200,000 | — | 3,075,727* | 2,551,118 | 1,106,080 | 1,400,826 | 9,933,751 | ||||||
2013T | 400,000 | 1,166,667 | 327,100 | — | — | 719,790 | 1,372,146 | 3,985,703 | |||||||
2013 | 600,000 | 1,322,781 | 1,185,938 | — | — | 1,354,000 | 37,810 | 4,500,530 | |||||||
* This amount represents the theoretical grant date fair value of options granted to the named executive by the WH Group Board of Directors on July 10, 2014 in connection with an initial public offering of the WH Group’s common stock and its listing on the Hong Kong Exchange. The shares issuable upon the exercise of these options are shares of the common stock of the Company’s parent, WH Group, and are not securities of the Company. As discussed below, these options are not presently exercisable and because the underlying shares are currently trading at a price below the options’ exercise price, they have no intrinsic, or in-the-money value today. Mr. Schellpeper’s stock options were forfeited in their entirety when he resigned from the Company effective March 31, 2015.
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Bonus (Column (d))
Includes payments in the following amounts made under the Retention Bonus Program requested by WH Group in connection with the negotiation of the Merger Agreement: Mr. Pope - $1,650,000; Mr. Manly - $650,000; Mr. Sullivan - $666,667; Mr. Schellpeper - $500,000; and Mr. Thamodaran - $1,200,000. WH Group established the Retention Bonus Program in connection with the Merger to encourage the Company's senior management to remain with the Company following the Merger. See “Potential Payments Upon Change in Control: Retention Bonus Program” for more information concerning these payments. The remaining portions of the totals reflected in column (d) for Messrs. Pope and Manly represent discretionary bonus awards.
Stock Awards (Column (e)) and Option Awards (Column (f))
Represents the theoretical aggregate grant date fair value of the awards made with respect to each fiscal year as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. These amounts do not represent the actual values that may be recognized by each Named Executive Officer nor, for 2013 and 2013T, the amounts that may have been received by the Named Executive Officer upon the conversion of such awards to cash as a result of the Merger. For each Named Executive Officer, the amounts in column (f) for fiscal 2014 represent the grant date fair value of stock options granted by the WH Group Board of Directors to approximately 210 members of senior management of WH Group and its subsidiaries, including the Named Executive Officers, pursuant to the WH Group Pre-IPO Share Option Scheme on July 10, 2014. The assumptions used in determining the grant date fair values of these awards are set forth in “Note 11: Equity” to our Consolidated Financial Statements. These options have an exercise price of $0.80 and are subject to graded vesting over a five-year period with the first tranche vesting on August 5, 2015. On April 24, 2015, shares of WH Group stock, which is traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, closed at $0.69. Accordingly, even if these options were currently exercisable, they presently have no intrinsic or in-the-money value.
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation (Column (g))
Represents cash incentive payouts pursuant to awards made under the performance award component of the 2008 Plan, excluding the portion, if any, the executive elected to defer pursuant to the management stock purchase program under the 2008 Plan. Under the program, prior to fiscal 2013T executives could elect to defer up to 25% of their annual cash incentive award into restricted stock units. These RSUs entitled the executive to receive an equal number of shares of common stock at the date elected by the executive (generally either the executive’s separation from service or a date not less than three years following issuance of the RSUs).
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings (Column (h))
Represents the aggregate increase in the actuarial present value of the Named Executive Officer’s accumulated benefits under our tax-qualified pension plans and non-tax-qualified supplemental pension plan accrued during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013T, and fiscal 2013. The change in the present value of the accrued pension benefits is impacted by variables such as additional years of service, age, changes in plan provisions, changes in compensation, changes in the mortality table, the discount rate used in the present value calculation and distributions during the fiscal year. As a result of the Merger, the actuarial present value of each named executive’s vested, accrued benefit under the non-qualified supplemental pension plan as of such date became payable ratably over a five-year period. Changes in the present value of the pension benefits are not the result of any changes in how our executives’ retirement benefits are determined under the terms of the pension plans. The table below shows the impact of those variables on the present value of the Named Executive Officers’ pension benefits:
Pope ($) | Sullivan ($) | Manly ($) | Schellpeper ($) | Thamodaran ($) | |
2013T Present Value....................................... | 16,687,123 | 769,937 | 13,221,994 | 1,950,583 | 5,793,312 |
Change due to: | |||||
Additional year of age | 661,489 | 33,330 | 521,680 | 102,474 | 237,983 |
Additional year of service | 559,847 | 75,666 | 550,204 | 209,896 | 286,713 |
Final average pay increase | 3,884,545 | 366,474 | 4,189,499 | 128,818 | 1,434,522 |
SERP distribution | (4,188,674) | (150,343) | (3,362,055) | (93,187) | (1,341,744) |
Change in mortality table | 189,257 | 34,889 | 185,578 | 38,812 | 92,724 |
Change in discount rate | 886,610 | 168,356 | 739,592 | 405,769 | 395,884 |
Total Increase | 1,993,073 | 528,371 | 2,824,498 | 792,582 | 1,106,080 |
2014 Present Value | 18,680,196 | 1,298,308 | 16,046,492 | 2,743,165 | 6,899,392 |
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The methodology used in calculating the present value of the pension benefits, including the underlying assumptions, is described or referenced under “Pension Benefits: Discussion of Retirement Plans” below. Negative values are reported as $0 in the Summary Compensation Table. There were no above-market earnings on any nonqualified deferred compensation plan benefits during fiscal 2014.
All Other Compensation (Column (i))
For fiscal 2014, includes partial distributions of benefits under the Company’s pension plans as follows: Mr. Pope - $4,188,674; Mr. Manly - $3,362,055; Mr. Sullivan - $150,343; Mr. Schellpeper - $93,187; and Mr. Thamodaran - $1,341,744. As a result of the Merger, each Named Executive Officer’s vested, accrued benefit under our non-tax-qualified supplemental pension plan as of such date became payable ratably over a five-year period.
Also includes our incremental cost, as shown in the following table, of perquisites provided to the Named Executive Officers during fiscal 2014, consisting of: the personal use of Company aircraft, spousal travel expenses, personal use of a car leased by us, including all operating and maintenance costs, excess life and other insurance benefits, and charitable contribution match.
Name | Company Aircraft ($) | Spousal Travel Expenses ($) | Company- Leased Automobile ($) | Excess Life and Other Insurance Benefits ($) | Charitable Contribution Match ($) |
C. Larry Pope..................................................... | 57,516 | 15,507 | 32,750 | 3,564 | 100,000 |
Kenneth M. Sullivan.......................................... | — | 1,050 | 18,773 | 1,242 | — |
Robert W. Manly, IV........................................... | — | 7,132 | 25,645 | 3,564 | — |
Timothy O. Schellpeper...................................... | 79,125 | 2,676 | 27,930 | 5,293 | — |
Dhamu Thamodaran........................................... | — | 8,570 | 35,175 | 2,322 | — |
The value of perquisites is based on the estimated incremental cost to us, as follows:
• | for personal use of Company aircraft, the direct cost per flight hour as calculated from our records for Company-owned aircraft or as billed by third parties for chartered aircraft, |
• | for spousal travel expenses, the incremental and direct costs, such as the fare cost for commercial flights, |
• | for Company-leased automobiles, 100% of the lease cost, repairs, maintenance and fees, and |
• | for excess life insurance (i.e., having a face amount of coverage in excess of $50,000), the amount of premiums paid by us, on behalf of the executive, during the fiscal year for such excess coverage. |
Also includes tax gross ups relating to the perquisites listed in the table above in the following amounts: Mr. Pope - $14,142; Mr. Manly - $6,505; Mr. Sullivan - $958; Mr. Schellpeper - $4,326; and Mr. Thamodaran - $7,816.
Also includes for fiscal 2014 Company matches under our 401(k) plan of $5,200 for each Named Executive Officer.
Also includes fees of $107,158 received by Mr. Pope for his service as a director of Campofrío Food Group (“CFG”) during fiscal 2014. The Company currently owns 37% of CFG.
Also includes payments of $2,500,000 and $1,250,000 received by Messrs. Pope and Manly, respectively, pursuant to the terms of the noncompetition agreements each entered into in connection with the Merger. See “Potential Payments Upon Change in Control: Retention Bonus Program” for further information concerning these payments.
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
The following table includes grants of plan-based awards to our Named Executive Officers for fiscal 2014.
Name (a) | Grant date (b) | Approval date (c) | Estimated possible payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards | Estimated future payouts under equity incentive plan awards | All other option awards: number of securities underlying options (#) (j) | Exercise or base price of option awards ($/sh) (k) | Grant date fair value of stock and option awards ($) (l) | |||||
Threshold ($) (d) | Target ($) (e) | Maximum ($) (f) | Threshold (#) (g) | Target (#) (h) | Maximum (#) (i) | |||||||
C. Larry Pope | ||||||||||||
Incentive Plan Bonus......................... | — | — | N/A | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
WH Group Options........................... | 7/10/14 | 7/10/14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40,000,000 | 0.80 | 17,575,580 | |
Kenneth M. Sullivan | ||||||||||||
Incentive Plan Bonus......................... | — | — | N/A | 1,932,665 | 2,400,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
WH Group Options........................... | 7/10/14 | 7/10/14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12,000,000 | 0.80 | 5,272,674 | |
Robert W. Manly, IV | ||||||||||||
Incentive Plan Bonus......................... | — | — | N/A | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
WH Group Options........................... | 7/10/14 | 7/10/14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,000,000 | 0.80 | 2,196,948 | |
Timothy O. Schellpeper | ||||||||||||
Incentive Plan Bonus......................... | — | — | N/A | 1,826,290 | 3,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
WH Group Options........................... | 7/10/14 | 7/10/14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9,000,000 | 0.80 | 3,455,207 | |
Dhamu Thamodaran | ||||||||||||
Incentive Plan Bonus......................... | — | — | N/A | 2,551,118 | N/A | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
WH Group Options........................... | 7/10/14 | 7/10/14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7,000,000 | 0.80 | 3,075,727 | |
Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards (Columns (d), (e) and (f))
The target amount represents actual cash incentives for fiscal 2014 paid pursuant to awards made under the performance grant component of the 2008 Plan. The payout amounts shown above are also included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. See “Discussion for Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards: Performance-Based Annual Cash Incentives” below for a more detailed discussion of the performance criteria.
All Other Option Awards (Columns (j), (k) and (l))
The WH Group options were granted pursuant to the WH Group Option Plan. The grant date fair value of these awards reflects the full accounting expense, as of the grant date, that would be recognized by us over the course of multiple years and does not necessarily represent the actual value that may be recognized by each Named Executive Officer. These grant date values are also included in column (f) of the Summary Compensation Table above. The models and assumptions used in determining the grant date fair values of these awards are set forth in “Note 11: Equity” to our Consolidated Financial Statements. These options have an exercise price of $0.80 and are subject to graded vesting over a five-year period with the first tranche vesting on August 5, 2015. On April 24, 2015, shares of WH Group stock, which is traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, closed at $0.69. Accordingly, even if these options were currently exercisable, they presently have no intrinsic or in-the-money value.
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Discussion for Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Performance-Based Annual Cash Incentives
For certain of our executive officers, including Messrs. Pope, Manly, Sullivan, Schellpeper and Thamodaran, annual cash incentives may be earned under awards made pursuant to the performance award component of the 2008 Plan. The annual awards utilize formulas set by the Board of Directors at the beginning of the fiscal year, generally based on pre-tax profits of the Company or a particular segment or business unit, depending upon the scope of the executive’s duties. Pre-tax profits are generally defined as net income before deduction for income taxes. Company pre-tax profits exclude officers’ bonuses and the income tax expense (benefit) of equity method investments. Because these awards are based on objective performance criteria measured over a specified period, any incentives earned pursuant to the awards and paid in cash appear in the “non-equity incentive plan” columns of the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table (column (e)) and the Summary Compensation Table (column (g)). For fiscal 2014, the formulas used to calculate the annual performance-based cash incentive awards to the participating Named Executive Officers were as follows:
Name | Incentive Formula |
Mr. Pope | 1% of Company pre-tax profits, subject to a cap of $8 million. |
Mr. Sullivan | 0.25% of Company pre-tax profits, subject to a cap of $2.4 million. |
Mr. Manly, IV | 0.5% of Company pre-tax profits, subject to a cap of $4 million. |
Mr. Schellpeper | 0.25% of the Pork Group pre-tax profits from January to April and 0.375% of the Pork Group pre-tax profits from May to December, subject to a cap of $3 million. |
Mr. Thamodaran | 0.33% of Company pre-tax profits. |
For purposes of these awards, pre-tax profits for the Company and the Pork Group for fiscal 2014 were as follows:
Pre-Tax Profits | |
Company........................................................................ | $ 818,696,560 |
Pork Group (January to April)...................................... | $ 211,399,000 |
Pork Group (May to December)................................... | $ 346,078,000 |
Retention Bonuses and Additional Cash Awards
In connection with the Merger, our former board of directors and its compensation committee approved the Retention Bonus Program for certain of our officers, including the Named Executive Officers, and other key employees. In fiscal 2014, retention bonus payments were as follows: Mr. Pope - $1,650,000; Mr. Manly - $650,000; Mr. Sullivan - $666,667; Mr. Schellpeper - $500,000; and Mr. Thamodaran - $1,200,000. See “Potential Payments Upon Change in Control: Retention Bonus Program” for more information.
In fiscal 2014, Messrs. Pope and Manly also received discretionary bonus awards of $186,966 and $93,483, respectively.
Option Awards
During 2014, WH Group adopted the WH Group Option Plan to provide incentives to various executives and management personnel of WH Group and its subsidiaries. The Named Executive Officers were awarded WH Group options under the plan on July 10, 2014. These options have an exercise price of $0.80 and are subject to graded vesting over a five-year period as follows: 10% as of August 5, 2015, an additional 15% as of August 5, 2016, an additional 20% as of August 5, 2017, an additional 25% as of August 5, 2018 and the final 30% as of August 5, 2019. On April 24, 2015, shares of WH Group stock, which is traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, closed at $0.69. Accordingly, even if these options were currently exercisable, they presently have no intrinsic or in-the-money value.
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Components of Total Compensation
In fiscal 2014, cash compensation (salary plus bonus plus non-equity incentive compensation) for the Named Executive Officers averaged approximately 38% of their total compensation (excluding retirement plan distributions). The principal components of non-cash compensation in fiscal 2014 were the aggregate grant date fair value of the option awards as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and increases in the actuarial present value of the Named Executive Officers’ benefits under our pension plans. Consistent with our policy that a substantial portion of a Named Executive Officer’s potential cash compensation be based on performance, performance-based cash incentive awards earned by executive officers in recent years have ranged from 0% to 90% of total cash compensation (excluding retirement plan distributions) depending on the performance of the Company or the relevant segment or business unit and the individual executive. As a percentage of total cash compensation (excluding retirement plan distributions), performance-based cash incentive awards for all Named Executive Officers averaged approximately 60% in fiscal 2014.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As of December 28, 2014, there were no stock awards outstanding. All outstanding options awards as of such date are reflected below.
Option awards(1) | |||||
Name | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) Exercisable | Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#) Unexercisable | Equity incentive plan awards: number of securities underlying unexercised unearned options (#) | Option exercise price ($) | Option expiration date |
C. Larry Pope | __ | 40,000,000 | __ | $0.80 | 7/10/2024 |
Kenneth M. Sullivan | __ | 12,000,000 | __ | $0.80 | 7/10/2024 |
Robert W. Manly, IV | __ | 5,000,000 | __ | $0.80 | 7/10/2024 |
Timothy O. Schellpeper | __ | 9,000,000 | __ | $0.80 | 7/10/2024 |
Dhamu Thamodaran | __ | 7,000,000 | __ | $0.80 | 7/10/2024 |
(1) The options listed were granted on July 10, 2014 and are subject to graded vesting over a five-year period as follows: 10% as of August 5, 2015, an additional 15% as of August 5, 2016, an additional 20% as of August 5, 2017, an additional 25% as of August 5, 2018 and the final 30% as of August 5, 2019.
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Option Exercises and Stock Vested
No option awards were exercised by, and no stock awards vested for, our Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2014.
Pension Benefits
(As of December 28, 2014)
Name | Plan Name | Number of years credited service (#) | Present value of accumulated benefit ($) | Payments during last fiscal year ($) |
C. Larry Pope.......................... | Smithfield Foods Pension Plan | 34 | 1,206,699 | 0 |
Supplemental Pension Plan | 34 | 17,473,497 | 4,188,674 | |
Kenneth M. Sullivan............... | Smithfield Foods Pension Plan | 12 | 272,213 | 0 |
Supplemental Pension Plan | 12 | 1,026,094 | 150,343 | |
Robert W. Manly, IV................ | Smithfield Foods Pension Plan | 19 | 749,910 | 0 |
Supplemental Pension Plan | 29 | 15,296,582 | 3,362,055 | |
Timothy O. Schellpeper........... | Farmland Foods Pension Plan | 24 | 520,466 | 0 |
Supplemental Pension Plan | 11 | 2,222,698 | 93,187 | |
Dhamu Thamodaran................ | Smithfield Foods Pension Plan | 24 | 847,783 | 0 |
Supplemental Pension Plan | 24 | 6,051,609 | 1,341,744 | |
Discussion of Retirement Plans
We sponsor tax-qualified pension plans covering substantially all of the Company’s salaried employees. All of the Named Executive Officers participate in one of our tax-qualified salaried pension plans (the “Salaried Pension Plans”) and the non-tax-qualified Supplemental Pension Plan (the “Supplemental Plan”).
The tax-qualified plans provide for retirement benefits that generally are a function of a participant’s average compensation during the five consecutive calendar years during the last ten years of employment in which his or her compensation was the highest (“Final Average Earnings”) and aggregate years of service. The Supplemental Plan provides a retirement benefit which is the benefit calculated under the Smithfield Foods Salaried Pension Plan, but without application of compensation and benefit limits under federal tax laws, reduced by the benefit payable from the relevant tax-qualified plan. The Supplemental Plan is maintained so that we can provide a retirement benefit for all salaried employees that is approximately the same percentage of their earnings from the Company.
The retirement benefit under the Smithfield Foods Salaried Pension Plan is a lifetime benefit payable at age 65 equal to the sum of (i) 0.8% of Final Average Earnings and (ii) 0.9% of Final Average Earnings in excess of Social Security Covered Compensation, with that sum multiplied by the years of service with the Company. Social Security Covered Compensation is determined annually by the Internal Revenue Service and represents an average of the amount of wages subject to Social Security taxes over a period of years. Compensation for purposes of Final Average Earnings is the total compensation shown on the participant’s W-2 reduced by any income from the exercise of stock options. Total compensation includes salary, bonus, non-equity incentive plan payments, stock awards when vested, and taxable perquisites from the Company. For Named Executive Officers, such compensation includes salary, bonus and non-equity incentive plan compensation, each as shown in the Summary Compensation Table. For the tax-qualified plans, compensation for purposes of calculating accruals is limited to $260,000 for calendar year 2014 as set by the Internal Revenue Service. The Supplemental Plan limits yearly earnings for purposes of calculating accruals to $5,000,000.
If a participant does not commence receiving benefits by age 65, the participant is entitled to a late retirement benefit which is the greater of the benefit calculated at the participant’s normal retirement date actuarially increased to the actual retirement date or the benefit calculated at actual retirement date. A participant is eligible for early retirement after age 55 with five years of vesting service (age 60 for the Supplemental Plan). The early retirement benefit payable is the accrued benefit payable at age 65 reduced by 0.5% for each month that the early retirement date precedes the normal retirement date.
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The normal form of benefit for the Salaried Pension Plans and the Supplemental Plan is a single life annuity with monthly payments paid over the life of the participant. Married participants receive joint and 50% survivor annuity with actuarially reduced monthly payments paid until the death of the participant and his or her spouse. The other optional forms of retirement benefit in the Salaried Pension Plans include joint and 66.67%, 75% or 100% annuities, and a ten-year certain and continuous annuity with payments guaranteed for ten years even if the participant dies. The Supplemental Plan also includes a five-year installment payment option in which the lump sum value of the single life annuity is calculated based on factors specified in the Supplemental Plan and mandated by the Internal Revenue Service and then paid in five annual principal installments with interest credited on the unpaid installments at the same interest rate that is used to calculate the lump sum value (currently segmented rates of 1.19% for the first 5 years, 4.53% for the next 15 years and 5.66% for 20 or more years).
As a result of the Merger, each Named Executive Officer’s vested, accrued benefit under the Supplemental Plan as of the Merger closing date became payable ratably over a five-year period, as previously elected by such executive. Each Named Executive Officer continues to accrue benefits under the Supplemental Plan for service after the Merger date, which will be distributable on the executive’s future benefit commencement date under the plan.
The present value of each Named Executive Officer’s accumulated benefits under the plans, as shown in the prior table, has been calculated in accordance with the benefit formulas described above and using the same assumptions as are used by us for financial reporting purposes under generally accepted accounting principles (except that retirement age is assumed to be the normal retirement age of 65). Those assumptions are incorporated herein by reference to “Note 10: Pension and Other Retirement Benefit Plans” to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Name | Executive contributions in last FY ($) | Registrant contributions in last FY ($) | Aggregate earnings in last FY ($) | Aggregate withdrawals/ Distributions ($) | Aggregate balance at last FYE(1) ($) |
C. Larry Pope................................................. | — | — | — | — | — |
Kenneth M. Sullivan...................................... | — | — | — | — | 341,496 |
Robert W. Manly, IV...................................... | — | — | — | — | 856,052 |
Timothy O. Schellpeper................................. | — | — | — | — | 1,136,348 |
Dhamu Thamodaran....................................... | — | — | — | — | 1,127,542 |
(1) | Includes the aggregate cash balance at December 28, 2014 attributable to the vested and unvested RSUs that were converted to cash as a result of the Merger and which were not previously distributed to the named executives. A portion of these balances were previously included in column (e) of the Summary Compensation Table (Stock Awards) in the year in which the RSUs were granted (fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013). The aggregate amounts so included for prior years were: Mr. Manly - $492,750; Mr. Sullivan - $0; Mr. Schellpeper - $0 and Mr. Thamodaran - $821,419. |
Discussion of Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Prior to fiscal 2013T, under the management stock purchase program (ESPP), executives could voluntarily elect to defer up to 25% of the payouts under their annual cash incentive awards and receive fully vested RSUs in exchange. These deferral RSUs were generally payable on a date, which could not be less than three years from the date of deferral, specified by the executive and were payable in shares of common stock, subject to earlier payment upon certain intervening events (such as a change of control). Deferral RSUs were matched under the ESPP with an equivalent number of unvested RSUs subject to a three-year vesting schedule. In connection with the Merger, both the deferral RSUs and the match RSUs were cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash payments equal to $34.00 per share. Most of the named executives received a distribution of the cash amounts attributable to their deferral RSUs on the Merger closing date, in accordance with their prior elections. Mr. Schellpeper, however, received only a portion of the cash amount attributable to his deferral RSUs. The cash amounts attributable to the match RSUs were not distributed upon the Merger and remain subject to the same three-year vesting condition to which the match RSUs were originally subject. The “aggregate balance at FYE” column in the table above shows, for each named executive, the aggregate cash balance at December 28, 2014 attributable to the executive’s converted match RSUs, plus (for Mr. Schellpeper) the remaining undistributed cash balance attributable to his converted deferral RSUs as of the same date.
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Potential Payments Upon Change in Control
Change in Control Executive Severance Plan
In fiscal 2011, the Board of Directors adopted the Severance Plan. All current executive officers and certain additional key members of management participate in the Severance Plan. Under the terms of the Severance Plan, in the event that a participant’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for “cause”, death or disability or the participant resigns for “good reason”, in either case during the period of a “potential change in control” or within two years following a “change in control”, the participant will be entitled to receive:
• | a lump sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of (i) the participant’s annual base salary and (ii) the greater of (A) the participant’s trailing three-year average annual cash incentive award (including discretionary performance bonuses) or (B) 300% (100% in the case of a non-executive) of the participant’s annual base salary; |
• | a lump sum cash payment equal to a prorated portion of the participant’s annual cash incentive award for the year of termination based on the greater of the participant’s trailing three-year average annual cash incentive award (including discretionary performance bonuses) or 300% (100% in the case of a non-executive) of the participant’s annual base salary; |
• | full vesting of the deferred cash awards into which the participant’s matching restricted stock units were converted as a result of the Merger, with payment of such amounts being made on the payment dates set forth in the original award agreements; and |
• | continuation for 18 months of the participant’s Company-paid benefits under group health, dental and life insurance plans. |
The Board of Directors may terminate or amend the Severance Plan at any time except that the plan may not be amended in a manner adverse to the interests of participants or terminated during the period of a potential change in control or during the two-year period following a change in control. The Severance Plan provides for severance benefits to be paid in a manner intended to comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “IRC”), including delaying certain benefits for a period of six months following termination if necessary. In addition, severance benefits are subject to reduction to avoid any excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the IRC, but only if such reduction results in a higher after-tax payment to the participant. The portion of any severance payment that is based on the amount of the participant’s annual cash incentive awards is subject to recovery under the Company’s clawback policy.
All participants who become entitled to receive benefits under the Severance Plan are required to sign a release of claims and an agreement providing for, among other things, a one-year non-compete obligation and a two-year obligation not to solicit employees or customers of the Company.
The term “cause” means that the participant has:
• | willfully and continually failed to substantially perform, or been grossly negligent in the discharge of, his or her duties (other than by reason of a disability, physical or mental illness or analogous event) and such failure or negligence continues for a period of 10 business days after notice thereof to the participant from the Board; |
• | been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a felony; or |
• | materially or willfully breached any agreement with us. |
The term “good reason” (as amended as described below) means:
• | a material diminution in the duties or responsibilities of the participant or of the person to whom the participant reports; |
• | a material reduction in the participant’s annual base salary or annual target bonus opportunity; or |
• | a change in the location of the participant’s principal place of employment of more than 50 miles. |
On May 28, 2013, the Severance Plan was amended only as it would apply to the Merger and only as it would apply to Mr. Pope and the Senior Executives (including Messrs. Manly and Thamodaran). The amendment modified the pre-existing definition of “good reason” by eliminating the Senior Executives’ right to resign with good reason because they will no longer report to a public company chief executive officer and Mr. Pope’s right to resign with good reason because he ceases to be the chief executive officer of a public company. The definition of “good reason” was further amended to provide that, with respect to Mr. Pope and the Senior Executives, the fact that they will no longer hold duties that are specific to their positions at a public company will not constitute good reason.
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The consummation of the Merger constituted a “change in control” for purposes of the Severance Plan. Thus, a participant will be entitled to benefits under the plan if, within two years, the participant’s employment is terminated by the Company other than for “cause,” death or disability or the participant resigns for “good reason.”
Retention Bonus Program
In connection with the negotiation of the Merger Agreement, WH Group had requested that a retention program be established in connection with the Merger to aid in the retention of certain of the Company’s officers and other key employees. In response to this request, on May 28, 2013, the Company’s former board of directors and its compensation committee approved the Retention Bonus Program for certain of the Company’s officers, including the named executives, and other key employees. The retention bonuses will be paid in installments following the closing of the Merger so long as the executive officers remain employed with the Company or any affiliate through the relevant payment dates (subject to certain exceptions), as detailed below.
For our CEO and the Senior Executives (which include Messrs. Manly and Thamodaran), the retention payments will be paid in four installments. One-quarter of the retention bonus will be paid six months following the closing of the Merger and an additional one-quarter will be paid on each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the closing of the Merger, each payment of which is contingent upon continued employment with the Company or any affiliate. The amounts of the retention bonuses were originally set for our CEO and the Senior Executives (including Messrs. Manly and Thamodaran) when the Retention Bonus Program was adopted as follows: Mr. Pope - $8,300,000; Mr. Manly - $3,800,000; and Mr. Thamodaran - $2,400,000.
On September 25, 2013, the Company amended the Retention Bonus Program to reduce the amount of the potential retention bonus payments for certain executive officers, including Messrs. Pope and Manly, whose potential retention bonus payments were reduced to $3,300,000 and $1,300,000, respectively. Also on September 25, 2013, the Company entered into noncompetition agreements with the same executive officers, under the terms of which each officer has agreed to refrain from competing against the Company and its affiliates, and from soliciting the Company’s and its affiliates’ customers, suppliers and employees, in each case for a period of three years following the date of the Merger in exchange for potential cash payments (totaling $5,000,000 and $2,500,000 for Messrs. Pope and Manly, respectively). The noncompetition payments will be paid in four installments: one-quarter on the date which is six months following the Merger and an additional one-quarter on each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the Merger, whether or not the executive remains employed with the Company, so long as the executive abides by the terms of the noncompetition and non-solicitation covenants in the agreement.
A total of approximately 50 other officers, including Messrs. Sullivan and Schellpeper, and key employees of the Company subsequently became entitled to receive retention bonuses in connection with the Merger. The aggregate amount of the potential retention bonuses for Messrs. Sullivan and Schellpeper are $2,000,000 and $1,500,000, respectively. For these other officers and key employees, the retention bonuses will be paid in three installments. One-third will be paid on each of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries of the closing of the Merger, each payment of which is contingent on continued employment with the Company or any affiliate.
A participant in the Retention Bonus Program must be employed by the Company or any affiliate on a payment date in order to receive the corresponding retention bonus installment, unless the participant’s employment is terminated (i) by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Severance Plan), (ii) by the participant for “good reason” after the closing of the Merger (“good reason” is as defined in the Severance Plan, as amended as described above to the extent the participant is our CEO or a Senior Executive), or (iii) due to the participant’s death or “disability” (as defined in the Severance Plan). If the participant’s employment is terminated under one of the foregoing circumstances prior to any remaining payment dates(s), full payment of the remaining bonus will be made at the time of the termination of employment.
Retention bonuses are subject to reduction to avoid any excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the IRC, but only if such reduction results in a higher after-tax payment to the participant.
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Potential Payments Table
The following table shows the estimated payments and benefits each of the Named Executive Officers would have received assuming, first, that the Named Executive Officer’s employment was terminated by the Company (other than for cause, death or disability), or he resigned for good reason, on December 28, 2014 and second, that the Named Executive Officer’s employment was terminated by reason of death or disability on December 28, 2014.
Name and Event | Lump sum cash payment ($)(1) | Continuation of health insurance coverage ($) | Retention Bonus ($) | Accelerated vesting of match RSUs converted to cash ($) | Total benefits ($) | |||
C. Larry Pope | ||||||||
Termination other than death or disability.................... | 12,205,283 | 21,600 | 1,650,000 | — | 13,876,883 | |||
Death or disability......................................................... | — | — | 1,650,000 | — | 1,650,000 | |||
Kenneth M. Sullivan | ||||||||
Termination other than death or disability.................... | 3,377,332 | 21,600 | 1,333,333 | 341,496 | 5,073,761 | |||
Death or disability......................................................... | — | — | 1,333,333 | 341,496 | 1,674,829 | |||
Robert W. Manly, IV | ||||||||
Termination other than death or disability.................... | 6,000,000 | 21,600 | 650,000 | 856,052 | 7,527,652 | |||
Death or disability......................................................... | — | — | 650,000 | 856,052 | 1,506,052 | |||
Timothy O. Schellpeper | ||||||||
Termination other than death or disability.................... | 6,000,000 | 21,600 | 1,000,000 | 568,174 | 7,589,774 | |||
Death or disability......................................................... | — | — | 1,000,000 | 568,174 | 1,568,174 | |||
Dhamu Thamodaran | ||||||||
Termination other than death or disability.................... | 4,800,000 | 21,600 | 1,200,000 | 1,127,542 | 7,149,142 | |||
Death or disability......................................................... | — | — | 1,200,000 | 1,127,542 | 2,327,542 | |||
(1)The amounts payable on “termination other than death or disability” represent both severance and retention payments; the amount payable on “death or disability” represent retention payments only. All amounts in this column have been calculated without regard to any potential reduction to avoid any excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the IRC.
Director Compensation
Persons serving on the Board of Directors following the Merger receive no additional compensation for doing so.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
Following the Merger, the functions previously performed by the compensation committee are being performed by the Board of Directors. During fiscal 2014, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee or board of directors of any company that employed any member of our Board of Directors as an executive officer, except that Mr. Pope served on the board of directors of WH Group, the Chief Executive Officer of which was Mr. Wan.
Board of Directors Report
The Board of Directors of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, has included such CD&A in this report on Form 10-K.
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ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
WH Group currently holds all of our issued and outstanding common stock. Information with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of stock of WH Group by our directors and executive officers as of the most recent practicable date for gathering such information is set forth in the table below.
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (Number of Shares) | ||||||||||||
DIRECTORS AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: | DIRECT | OTHER | TOTAL | PERCENT OF CLASS | ||||||||
Shuge Jiao | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Robert W. Manly, IV | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
C. Larry Pope | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Timothy O. Schellpeper | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Kenneth M. Sullivan | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Dhamu Thamodaran | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Long Wan | 1,500,000 | 4,982,991,111 (2) | 4,984,491,111 | 35.0 | ||||||||
Zhijun Yang | — | 4,982,991,111 (3) | 4,982,991,111 | 34.9 | ||||||||
* All current directors and executive officers as a group (11 persons) (1) | 1,500,000 | 4,982,991,111 | 4,984,491,111 | 35.0 | ||||||||
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(1) | Mr. Manly, who retired effective January 30, 2015, and Mr. Schellpeper, who resigned from the Company effective March 31, 2015, are not included in the group total. |
(2) | Includes (i) 3,181,820,000 shares held directly by Heroic Zone Investments Limited (“Heroic Zone”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rise Grand Group Limited (“Rise Grand”), (ii) 573,099,645 shares held by Sure Pass Holdings Limited (“Sure Pass”), which is wholly owned by Mr. Wan, and (iii) an aggregate of 1,228,071,466 shares held by Chang Yun Holdings Limited (“Chang Yun”), High Zenith Limited (“High Zenith”) and Rich Matrix Global Limited (“Rich Matrix”). Mr. Wan is a member of an employee share committee that is entitled to direct the voting of the shares held by Heroic Zone, Sure Pass, Chang Yun, High Zenith and Rich Matrix. Mr. Wan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. Mr. Wan owns approximately 14.98% of the beneficial interests in Rise Grand. |
(3) | Includes (i) 3,181,820,000 shares held directly by Heroic Zone (ii) 245,614,133 shares held by Rich Matrix, which is wholly owned by Mr. Yang, and (iii) an aggregate of 1,555,556,978 shares held by Sure Pass, Chang Yun and High Zenith. Mr. Yang is a member of an employee share committee that is entitled to direct the voting of the shares held by Heroic Zone, Sure Pass, Chang Yun, High Zenith and Rich Matrix. Mr. Yang disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these entities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein. Mr. Yang owns approximately 0.88% of the beneficial interests in Rise Grand. |
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ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
Related Party Transactions
Policy and Procedures for Review, Approval or Ratification
We recognize that transactions between Smithfield and related persons present a potential for actual or perceived conflicts of interest. Our general policies with respect to such transactions are included in the Code, the administration of which is overseen by the Board of Directors. All employees and members of the Board agree to be bound by the Code. As a supplement to the Code, the Board adopted a written policy setting out the procedures and standards to be followed for the identification and evaluation of “related party transactions.” For purposes of the policy, a related party transaction is any transaction or series of related transactions in excess of $120,000 in which Smithfield is a party and in which a “related person” has a material interest. Related persons include directors, director nominees, executive officers, 5% beneficial owners and members of their immediate families. The Board of Directors has determined that certain transactions are deemed to be pre-approved under this policy. These include (i) transactions with another company in which the related person’s only interest is as a director or beneficial owner of less than 10% of that company’s outstanding stock or limited partnership interests and (ii) certain compensation arrangements that have either been disclosed in our filings with the SEC or approved by the Board of Directors.
We collect information about potential related party transactions from our directors, director nominees and executive officers. Such information is first reviewed and assessed by our Chief Legal Officer to consider the materiality of the transactions and then reported to the Board of Directors. If a related party transaction is identified during the year, it is reported promptly to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reviews and considers all relevant information available to it about each related party transaction. A related party transaction is approved or ratified only if the Board of Directors determines that it is in, or is not inconsistent with, the best interests of Smithfield and its shareholders and is in compliance with the Code.
Transactions
Each of the following transactions has been ratified by the Board of Directors pursuant to the policy described above.
Christopher Pope, son of C. Larry Pope, our President and Chief Executive Officer, is employed by us as Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. In 2014, his total compensation was $845,040.
Jason Richter, son of George H. Richter, an executive officer until November 2014, is employed by us as President of Smithfield International Group. In 2014, his total compensation was $2,006,783.
Patrick Sebring, son of Joseph B. Sebring, an executive officer, is employed by us as Director of Sales. In 2014, his total compensation was $313,058.
Karolina Nowakowski, daughter of Dariusz Nowakowski, an executive officer, is employed by us as Senior Director Supply Chain Management. In 2014, her total compensation was $247,297.
Independence of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors currently consists of four directors. Although the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) no longer apply to us since we are a privately held company, the Board of Directors has nevertheless used those standards to evaluate the independence of our directors for purposes of this report. Under the NYSE’s standards, none of our directors are independent.
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ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES |
Audit and Other Fees
The following table shows the fees for audit and other services provided by Deloitte & Touche LLP for 2014 and the Transition Period.
2014 Fees ($) | 2013T Fees ($) | |||||
Audit Fees | 3,674,213 | 4,166,300 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees | 13,117 | 42,899 | ||||
Tax Fees: | ||||||
Tax Compliance Fees | — | 536,654 | ||||
Tax Planning Fees | 702,548 | 245,771 | ||||
Tax Advice Fees | — | 100,598 | ||||
All Other Fees | 584,194 | 1,306,600 | ||||
Audit Fees. This category includes fees associated with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements, review of the Company’s quarterly financial statements in its Forms 10-Q, and assistance and review of SEC filings, including consents and comment letters.
Audit-Related Fees. This category consists of audit-related services not otherwise reported in the preceding paragraph.
Tax Compliance Fees. This category consists of fees for tax return preparation services.
Tax Planning Fees. This category consists of tax planning services.
Tax Advice Fees. This category consists of tax advisory services.
All Other Fees. This category consists of fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP for other services primarily associated with the Merger and Initial Public Offering of WH Group.
Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures
The services performed by Deloitte & Touche LLP during 2014 and the Transition Period were pre-approved in a manner consistent with the Board of Director’s pre-approval policy and procedures. The policy requires that all services to be performed by the independent auditors be pre-approved either on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Directors or its delegate or on a categorical basis based on the Board of Director’s prior approval of a specific category of service and the expected cost thereof. Any request for services involving less than $100,000 may be approved by the Chairman of the Board if it is not practicable to obtain the approval of the full Board, provided that any such approval is presented to the full Board at its next scheduled meeting.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements:
▪ | Consolidated Statements of Income - for the twelve months ended December 28, 2014 (Successor); September 27, 2013 to December 29, 2013 (Successor); April 29, 2013 to September 26, 2013 (Predecessor) and for the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012 (Predecessor) |
▪ | Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - for the twelve months ended December 28, 2014 (Successor); September 27, 2013 to December 29, 2013 (Successor); April 29, 2013 to September 26, 2013 (Predecessor) and for the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012 (Predecessor) |
▪ | Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 28, 2014 and December 29, 2013 |
▪ | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - for the twelve months ended December 28, 2014 (Successor); September 27, 2013 to December 29, 2013 (Successor); April 29, 2013 to September 26, 2013 (Predecessor) and for the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012 (Predecessor) |
▪ | Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity - for the twelve months ended December 28, 2014 (Successor); September 27, 2013 to December 29, 2013 (Successor); April 29, 2013 to September 26, 2013 (Predecessor) and for the twelve months ended April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012 (Predecessor) |
▪ | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements |
2. Financial Statement Schedule – Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Certain financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included herein or is shown in the consolidated financial statements or related notes filed as part of this report.
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3. Exhibits
Exhibit 2.1 | — | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 28, 2013, by and among Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, Sun Merger Sub, Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 29, 2013). | |
Exhibit 3.1 | — | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Exhibit 3.2 | — | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Exhibit 4.1(a) | — | Indenture-Senior Debt Securities, dated June 1, 2007, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10(a) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2007). | |
Exhibit 4.1(b) | — | First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture-Senior Debt Securities between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of June 22, 2007 regarding the issuance by the Company of the 2007 7.750% Senior Notes due 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 28, 2007). | |
Exhibit 4.1(c) | — | Amendment No. 1 to First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 8, 2013, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on September 6, 2013). | |
Exhibit 4.1(d) | — | Second Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture-Senior Debt Securities between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of July 8, 2008 regarding the issuance by the Company of the 2008 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on September 5, 2008). | |
Exhibit 4.1(e) | — | Third Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture-Senior Debt Securities between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of August 1, 2012 regarding the issuance by the Company of the 2012 6.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2012). | |
Exhibit 4.1(f) | — | Form of 6.625% Senior Note Due 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 1, 2012). | |
Exhibit 4.2(a) | — | Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2013, between Sun Merger Sub, Inc. (which merged with and into Smithfield Foods, Inc.) and U.S. Bank National Association (relating to the issuance of $500,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Exhibit 4.2(b) | — | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2013, between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (relating to the 2018 Notes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Exhibit 4.3(a) | — | Indenture, dated as of July 31, 2013, between Sun Merger Sub, Inc. (which merged with and into Smithfield Foods, Inc.) and U.S. Bank National Association (relating to the issuance of $400,000,000 5.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”)) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Exhibit 4.3(b) | — | First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2013, between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (relating to the 2021 Notes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2013). | |
Registrant hereby agrees to furnish the SEC, upon request, other instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant. | |||
Exhibit 10.1(a)** | — | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Change in Control Executive Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2010). | |
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Exhibit 10.1(b)** | — | Amendment No. 1 to Smithfield Foods, Inc. Change in Control Executive Severance Plan, dated May 28, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.2(a) | — | Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2012, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company that may from time to time be party thereto, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 6, 2012). | |
Exhibit 10.2(b) | — | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2013, among the Company, and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as the Lender and the Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.2(c) | — | Consent Letter of Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and sole Lender, dated July 12, 2013, related to the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2012 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated as of January 31, 2013), among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company that may from time to time be party thereto, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 15, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.2(d) | — | Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2014, among the Company, and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as the Lender and the Administrative Agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(f) to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.3(a) | — | Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as June 9, 2011, among Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as administrative agent for the ABL Parties, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent for the Term Debt Secured Parties, Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent under the Credit and Security Agreement and each of the Loan Parties party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2012). | |
Exhibit 10.3(b) | — | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2013, among Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as administrative agent for the ABL Parties, Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.“Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent under the Credit and Security Agreement and each of the Loan Parties party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.4(a) | — | Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2011, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, the lenders party thereto, and the other agents and arrangers party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2011). | |
Exhibit 10.4(b) | — | First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the banks and other lending institutions party thereto and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.4(c) | — | Second Amended and Restated Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2011, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 16, 2011). | |
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Exhibit 10.4(d) | — | Increased Commitment Supplement, dated January 31, 2013, among the Company, certain lenders party thereto and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, relating to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 9, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.4(e) | — | Consent and Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2013, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the banks and other lending institutions party thereto and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 15, 2013). | |
Exhibit 10.4(f) | — | Consent and Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2014, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the banks and other lending institutions party thereto and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5(f) to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.4(g) | — | Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2014, among the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the banks and other lending institutions party thereto, and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 14, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.5(a) | — | Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2014, among the Company, SFFC, Inc., Smithfield of Canada, Ltd., Smithfield Farmland Sales Corp., Patrick Cudahy, LLC, Premium Pet Health, LLC, John Morrell & Co., Smithfield Global Products, Inc., Smithfield Specialty Foods Group, LLC, Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC and Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.5(b)# | — | Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2014, among the Company, SFFC, Inc., Smithfield Farmland Sales Corp., Premium Pet Health, LLC, Patrick Cudahy, LLC, John Morrell & Co., Smithfield Global Products, Inc., Smithfield Specialty Foods Group, LLC, Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC and Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC. | |
Exhibit 10.6(a) | — | Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2014, among Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC, the Company, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as the Administrative Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer, and the Lenders and Co-Agents from time to time party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.6(b)# | — | Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2014, among Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC, the Company, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as the Administrative Agent and Letter of Credit Issuer, and the Lenders and Co-Agents from time to time party thereto. | |
Exhibit 10.7** | — | Smithfield Foods, Inc. Retention Bonus Plan, dated as of September 26, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.8(a)** | — | Noncompete, Nonsolicitation and Nondisclosure Agreement by and between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and C. Larry Pope, dated as of September 25, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(a) to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.8(b)** | — | Noncompete, Nonsolicitation and Nondisclosure Agreement by and between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Robert W. Manly IV, dated as of September 25, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(b) to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
Exhibit 10.8(c)** | — | Noncompete, Nonsolicitation and Nondisclosure Agreement by and between Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Dennis H. Treacy, dated as of September 25, 2013. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11(c) to the Company’s Transition Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2014). | |
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Exhibit 10.9 | — | Letter of Credit Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2013, among the Company and Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., “Rabobank Nederland”, New York Branch, as Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 15, 2013). | |
Exhibit 21# | — | Subsidiaries of the Company | |
Exhibit 31.1* | — | Certification of C. Larry Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
Exhibit 31.2* | — | Certification of Kenneth M. Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
Exhibit 101# | — | The following financial statements from Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (i) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. | |
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* | Filed herewith. |
** | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement of the Company required to be filed as an exhibit. |
# | Previously filed or furnished, as applicable, as an exhibit to the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2015. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
REGISTRANT: SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ C. LARRY POPE | |
C. Larry Pope President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: April 27, 2015
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