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the meaning of the federal securities laws. The forward-looking information may
include statements concerning the company's outlook for the future, as well as
other statements of beliefs, future plans and strategies or anticipated events,
and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The
forward-looking information and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or
implied by, the statements. These risks and uncertainties include availability and
prices of livestock, raw materials and supplies, livestock costs, product pricing,
the competitive environment and related market conditions, operating efficiencies,
access to capital, the cost of compliance with environmental and health standards,
adverse results from ongoing litigation and actions of domestic and foreign governments.
Our last two-for-one stock split occurred on September 17, 2001. Prior to that, we had two-for-one stock splits on the following dates:
September 29, 1997
June 3, 1991
October 3, 1988
October 6, 1986
The common stock of the company has traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SFD since
September 28, 1999. Prior to that, the common stock traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol SFDS.
The following table shows the high and low sales prices of the common stock of the company for each quarter of
fiscal 2007 and 2006.
2007
2006
High
Low
High
Low
First
$29.63
$25.90
$31.12
$25.69
Second
30.51
25.67
31.34
25.90
Third
27.26
24.40
31.47
26.95
Fourth
31.50
25.27
29.63
25.00
As of May 31, 2007, there were 1,114 record holders of the common stock of the Company.
The company has never paid a cash dividend on its common stock and has no current plan to pay cash dividends. In addition,
the terms of certain of the company’s debt agreements prohibit the payment of any cash dividends on the common stock. The
payment of cash dividends, if any, would be made only from assets legally available for that purpose and would depend on the
company’s financial condition, results of operations, current and anticipated capital requirements, restrictions under then existing
debt instruments, and other factors then deemed relevant by the board of directors.
