The company was acquired by Hong Kong-based WH Group in 2013. Smithfield’s shareholders voted overhelmingly to approve the strategic combination with WH Group. More than 96 percent of the votes cast by investors were in favor of the transaction.
WH Group is a publicly traded company with shareholders around the world. Anyone anywhere can purchase shares of WH Group on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 00288. In fact, WH Group’s shareholders include many large U.S.-based financial institutions. It is not a Chinese state-owned enterprise and does not undertake commercial activities on behalf of the Chinese government.
The company is still headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, and run by an American and U.S.-based management team.
Smithfield Foods provides more than 40,000 American jobs and partners with thousands of American farmers.
(Fonte: site da empresa)
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