CoverageForm 410-K10-Q8-K13D13G13F

SFD Smithfield Foods Inc - 8-K

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0000091388-26-000038
5.07

Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 2, 2026 (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). The final voting results of the matters presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting are set forth below. For more information on the following proposals, see the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2026 (the “2026 Proxy Statement”).

1. Proposal 1 - Election of Directors.

Shareholders elected all three director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Company’s 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal.

Director Nominee

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Wan Long

349,402,219

24,185,188

6,143,347

Hank Shenghua He

352,339,183

21,248,224

6,143,347

Raymond A. Starling

368,046,086

5,541,321

6,143,347

2. Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 3, 2027.

For

Against

Abstain

379,298,050

424,737

7,967

3. Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote on Approval of the Compensation of the Named Executive Officers.

Shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for fiscal year 2025.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

369,498,286

4,053,422

35,699

6,143,347