PILGRIM’S PRIDE CORPORATIONUnderwriting Agreement • August 14th, 2003 • Pilgrims Pride Corp • Poultry slaughtering and processing • New York
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $100,000,000 principal amount of its 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the “Securities”) to Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (the “Underwriter”). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an Indenture dated as of August 9, 2001 (the “Indenture”), and a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 9, 2001 (the “Supplemental Indenture”). Unless otherwise noted, reference to the “Indenture” in this Agreement refers to the Indenture, as amended by the Supplemental Indenture, each between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, a New York banking corporation formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
