Bennett Isham Jay 4
4 · SMITHFIELD FOODS INC · Filed Jun 9, 2026
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Smithfield Foods (SFD) CHRO Bennett Isham Jay Withholds 992 Shares
What Happened Bennett Isham Jay, Chief Human Resources Officer of Smithfield Foods, had 992 restricted stock units (RSUs) withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations on January 28, 2026. The withholding was recorded at $23.65 per share, totaling $23,461. This was not an open-market sale of shares but an internal withholding by the issuer to cover taxes.
Key Details
- Transaction date and price: 2026-01-28 at $23.65 per share
- Shares withheld / disposed: 992 shares; total value $23,461
- Transaction code: F (withholding to satisfy tax obligations)
- Footnote: F1 — issuer withheld shares to satisfy tax withholding on RSU vesting; no shares were sold in the market
- Shares owned after transaction: not reported in the provided filing
- Filing date vs transaction: Form filed 2026-06-09 for a 2026-01-28 transaction (filed substantially after the transaction date)
Context Withholding shares to cover taxes when RSUs vest is a routine administrative transaction and does not reflect an open-market sale or necessarily indicate the insider's view on the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Bennett Isham Jay
Chief Human Resources Officer
Transactions
- Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-01-28$23.65/sh−992$23,461→ 13,008 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Represents the withholding of shares by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs"). No shares were sold in the market as a result of the vesting of these RSUs and the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations.
Signature
/s/ David Coleman, as Attorney-in-Fact|2026-06-09