Results of Operations and Financial Condition On August 11, 2026, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its second quarter ended June 28, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 28, 2026, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its first quarter ended March 29, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On March 24, 2026, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 28, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act o…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On January 20, 2026, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (“ Smithfield ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with Nathan’s Famous, Inc. (“ Nathan’s ”), and Boardwalk Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Smithfield (“ Merger Sub ”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof and in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”), Merger Su…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On October 28, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its third fiscal quarter ended September 28, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On August 12, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its second fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On July 22, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an omnibus amendment (the “Amendment”) to amend and restate (i) the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2022, among Smithfield Receivables Funding LLC, the Company, certain lender parties thereto, Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch, PNC Bank, National Association, and PNC Capital Markets LLC and…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 29, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its first quarter ended March 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (…

The filing details compensation arrangements for certain officers and does not indicate any management changes.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition On March 25, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing results of operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 29, 2024. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the preceding paragraph, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act…

The filing details bonus amounts for named executive officers, which is a routine compensation matter.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth above under

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On February 12, 2025, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Credit Agreement with certain subsidiaries of the Company from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and L/C issuer, and the arrangers, bookrunners and other agents party thereto (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), which refinanced and replaced that certain existing Second Am…

In connection with the termination of the Refinanced Credit Agreement, the subsidiary guarantees securing the obligations of the Company thereunder were terminated and released (the “Subsidiary Guarantee Release”).

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. See

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On December 7, 2016, WH Group Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company (the “Parent Guarantor”), Smithfield Foods, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into (i) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture and Parent Guarantee, dated as of December 7, 2016, to the Indenture, dated as of June 1, 2007, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of J…

Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. On October 28, 2016, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company, formally notified Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), the Company’s current independent registered public accounting firm, that it would be dismissed from that position effective upon the completion of Deloitte’s audits of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2017, and the issuan…

director — C. Larry Pope: The retirement of a director with new directors elected.

CEO — C. Larry Pope: C. Larry Pope is retiring as CEO, and Kenneth M. Sullivan will succeed him.

President and Chief Operating Officer — Kenneth M. Sullivan: Kenneth M. Sullivan was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On June 12, 2015, Kenneth M. Sullivan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the "Company"), will participate in the Barclays High Yield Bond & Syndicated Loan Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The slides to be used at the conference are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and are incorporated by reference herein. The presentation contains certain non-GAAP financial information about the Registran…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. See

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. On June 3, 2015, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the sale of its entire equity interest in Campofrio Food Group, S.A. ("Campofrio") to Alfa S.A.B. de C.V. ("Alfa") for $354 million in cash. The sale represents approximately 37% of the entire issued share capital. The Company's investment in Campofrio represents approximately 3% of the Company's total assets as of March 29, 2015. The Company does not expect to recognize a mat…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information provided in

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. On April 2, 2015, Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a new Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Inventory Revolver Credit Agreement”), 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. The Inventory Revolver Credi…