Joint Filing AgreementJoint Filing Agreement • April 26th, 2001 • Smithfield Foods Inc • Meat packing plants
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the persons named below agrees to the joint filing of a Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock, no par value, of The Smithfield Companies, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to such filings, provided that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other person making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate. This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
EXHIBIT 1 EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT, dated as of April 26, 2001, between The Smithfield Companies, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Company"), and Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation ("SFI"). WHEREAS, the parties have...Exclusivity Agreement • April 26th, 2001 • Smithfield Foods Inc • Meat packing plants • Virginia
