Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Smithfield shareholders ok sale


Smithfield shareholders have approved the $7.1-billion deal to sell the company to Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. of China.

Shareholders will get $34 per share, a total of $4.7 billion for the world's largest hog producer and pork packer. The difference between $4.7 and $7.1 billion is the Smithfield debt that Shuanghui will assume.