Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 9)*

(Name of Issuer)

(Title of Class of Securities)

(CUSIP Number)

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 1(f) or 1(g), check the following box  o.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the undersigned hereby amend the Schedule 13D originally filed on May 17, 2007 and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on October 17, 2007, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on January 31, 2008, Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on March 4, 2008, Amendment No. 4 thereto filed on October 30, 2008, Amendment No. 5 thereto filed on September 18, 2009, Amendment No. 6 thereto filed on June 16, 2010, Amendment No. 7 filed on March 7, 2013 and Amendment No. 8 filed on April 25, 2013 (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”), relating to the common stock, par value $0.50 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Smithfield Foods, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company” or the “Issuer”).

Item 1.    Security and Issuer.

No material change.

Item 2.    Identity and Background.

No material change.

Item 3.    Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

Not applicable regarding the transactions reported herein as the transactions involved the sale of, and not the acquisition of, Common Stock of the Company.

Item 4.    Purpose of Transaction.

This Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:

“On May 29, 2013, the Issuer announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, a corporation formed under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Parent”) and Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger Announcement”).

As a result of the Merger Announcement, CGC has elected to exit its investment in the Company and sell all of its shares of Common Stock of the Company.  In addition, CGC has determined that it no longer intends to nominate candidates for election at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company.

On June 3, 2013, CGC issued a press release (the “Press Release”) commenting on the Merger Announcement.  The press release is attached to this Schedule 13D as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.”

Item 5.    Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

This Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“All calculations of percentage ownership in this Schedule 13D are based on a total of 138,763,415 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of March 1, 2013, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 27, 2013.

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As of May 31, 2013 each of CGC and AOM ceased to be the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock.

Mr. Paul Fribourg directly owns 11,293 phantom shares of Common Stock (equivalent to less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding). The phantom stock is payable in shares of Common Stock during the ten years following Mr. Paul Fribourg’s termination as a director of the Issuer. Mr. Paul Fribourg has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of Common Stock received in respect of such phantom stock.

Mr. Charles A. Fribourg personally owns 4,400 shares of Common Stock (less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding).  He has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 4,400 shares of Common Stock.  Mr. Charles A. Fribourg may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by his spouse, Mrs. Celine Fribourg.  Mr. Charles A Fribourg disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of Common Stock held directly by Mrs. Celine Fribourg except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

Mrs. Celine Fribourg personally owns 5,101 shares of Common Stock (less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding).  She has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of, all such 5,101 shares of Common Stock.  Mrs. Fribourg may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by her spouse, Mr. Charles A. Fribourg.   Mrs. Celine Fribourg disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares of Common Stock held directly by Mr. Charles A. Fribourg except to the extent of her pecuniary interest.

As of June 3, 2013, Mr. Michael Zimmerman ceased to be the beneficial owner of shares of Common Stock.

The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a group for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act. This filing shall not constitute an admission by the Reporting Persons that they are a group for such purpose. The Reporting Persons collectively own 20,794 shares of Common Stock (less than 0.1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding).

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The following table sets forth all transactions with respect to the shares of Common Stock effected by any of the Reporting Persons within the last 60 days.  All such transactions were effected in the open market.

No person other than the Reporting Persons is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, any securities owned by of the Reporting Persons.

As of May 30, 2013, each of the Reporting Persons ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Issuer’s Common Stock, and, accordingly, his, her or its, obligation to file a Schedule 13D has been terminated.”

Item 6.    Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

No material change.

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Item 7.    Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  June 3, 2013

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