9-23 news: Smithfield completes common stock offering
The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, with a goal of continuing to strengthen its balance sheet, which may include the retirement of debt. The offering was made pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2007. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, (866) 718-1649 or by e-mail at prospectus@morganstanley.com, or from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, (866) 471-2526 (telephone), (212) 902-9316 (fax) or by email at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.