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North Carolina Nuisance Litigation
+Added: In July, August and September 2013, 25 complaints were filed in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina by 479 individual plaintiffs against Smithfield and our wholly owned subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, alleging causes of action for nuisance and related claims.
+Added: All 25 complaints were dismissed without prejudice in September and October 2014.
In August, September and October 2014, 25 complaints were filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina by 515 individual plaintiffs against our wholly owned subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, alleging causes of action for nuisance and related claims.
The complaints stemmed from the nuisance cases previously filed in the Superior Court of Wake County.
−Removed: On February 23, 2015, all 25 complaints were amended and one complaint was severed into two separate actions.
−Removed: The 26 currently pending complaints were filed on behalf of 541 plaintiffs and relate to approximately 14 company-owned and 75 contract farms.
−Removed: All 26 complaints include causes of action for temporary nuisance and negligence and seek recovery of an unspecified amount of compensatory, special and punitive damages, as well as unspecified injunctive and equitable relief.
−Removed: Murphy-Brown is in the process of responding to the complaints in all 26 cases.
+Added: On February 23, 2015, all 25 complaints were amended, one complaint was severed into two separate actions, and several additional plaintiffs were joined, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 541.
+Added: On June 29, 2015, the Court granted Murphy-Brown's motion to strike certain allegations in the complaints, and plaintiffs subsequently amended all 26 complaints pursuant to the Court's order.
+Added: Ten plaintiffs dismissed their claims without prejudice.
+Added: Murphy-Brown filed its answers and affirmative defenses to all 26 complaints on August 31, 2015, and the parties are engaging in discovery.
+Added: During discovery, several additional plaintiffs dismissed their claims.
+Added: The 26 currently pending complaints include claims on behalf of 516 plaintiffs and relate to approximately 14 company-owned and 75 contract farms.
+Added: All 26 complaints include causes of action for temporary nuisance and negligence and seek recovery of an unspecified amount of compensatory, special and punitive damages.
The Company believes that the claims are unfounded and intends to defend the suits vigorously.
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Business Experience During Past Five Years
−Removed: Larry Pope (60)
−Removed: President and Chief
−Removed: Executive Officer
−Removed: Pope was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2006, effective September 1, 2006.
−Removed: Pope served as President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2001 to September 2006.
Sullivan (52)
−Removed: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: Sullivan was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2013 and elected Executive Vice President effective March 1, 2015.
+Added: President and Chief Executive Officer
+Added: Sullivan was elected Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2015.
+Added: He served as Chief Operating Officer from October 2015 to December 2015 and elected President effective October 1, 2015.
+Added: He served as Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to October 2015 and elected Executive Vice President effective March 1, 2015.
He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer from 2012 to 2013, Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer from 2010 to 2012, Chief Accounting Officer from 2007 to 2010 and Vice President of Internal Audit from 2003 to 2007.
+Added: Nunziata (42)
+Added: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
+Added: Nunziata was elected Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2015.
+Added: Nunziata most recently served as a Partner in Assurance Services at Ernst & Young, having been with Ernst & Young for 19 years.
Dhamu Thamodaran (60)
−Removed: Executive Vice President and Chief Commodity Hedging Officer
−Removed: Thamodaran was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Commodity Hedging Officer in July 2011.
+Added: Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Commodity Hedging Officer
+Added: Thamodaran was elected Chief Strategy Officer in February 2016 and was elected as an Executive Vice President in July 2011.
He was named Senior Vice President and Chief Commodity Hedging Officer in June 2008.
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Thamodaran served as Vice President, Price Risk Management.
−Removed: Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
−Removed: Treacy was elected Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and Chief Sustainability Officer in October 2011.
−Removed: He was named Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer in February 2010.
−Removed: Prior to these appointments, Mr.
−Removed: Treacy served as Vice President, Environmental and Corporate Affairs.
President, Packaged Meats Division
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Dariusz Nowakowski (62)
−Removed: President of Smithfield Europe
+Added: President, Smithfield Europe
Nowakowski was elected President of Smithfield Europe in August 2012 and is responsible for all of Smithfield's wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe.
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