SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. PURCHASE AGREEMENT May 14, 2003Purchase Agreement • August 22nd, 2003 • Smithfield Foods Inc • Meat packing plants • New York
Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell $350,000,0000 aggregate principal amount of its 7 ¾% Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 21, 2003 (the “Indenture”) between the Company and SunTrust Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule I hereto (the “Initial Purchasers”) concerning the purchase of the Securities from the Company by the Initial Purchasers.
