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ContiBeef LLC

Bob Brown and Henry Devorss have retired from the company after 33 and 34 years, respectively, at Cimarron Feeders. ContiBeef would like to thank them for their many years of service and to wish them the very best in their retirement.

Premium Standard Farms

Ken Cantrell has been named Manager of Texas operations. He was previously Area Manager for grow/finish and nurseries.

Blake Day has been promoted to Director of Corporate Accounting and Finance. He will continue to report to Dennis Rippe, Vice President and Controller.

Barb Hays will assume an expanded role as Production Controller for all of PSF’s farm operations. She will have overall responsibility for all production accounting as PSF implements consistent reporting practices and procedures across the company.

Calvin Held will assume direct responsibility for both the Milan and Clinton plant operations. Calvin will maintain his present reports at the Milan plant and assume reporting relationships formerly held by Jere Null in Clinton.

Jason Helton has relocated to Princeton to assume additional responsibilities in public affairs. He will continue to work in community development and will now manage communications and public affairs activities for the Missouri farms operations.

Jeff Hoover has been named Supervisor of the rib and belly lines at the Milan processing facility.

John Sargent has been named to the newly created position of Director of Southern Pork Operations for Premium Standard Farms.

Macarena Sanz has joined PSF's North Carolina operations as production veterinarian. She is a graduate of the National University of La Plata in La Plata, Argentina.

Ben Strickland, EMT-I, has joined the PSF medical team in North Carolina.

Wayne Farms LLC

Douglas Anderson has joined Wayne Farms as Area Human Resources Manager, and has overall HR responsibility for our fresh complex in Pendergrass, our par fry facility in College Park and our further processing facility in Oakwood. In addition, he will be working closely with David Malfitano, Vice President of Human Resources, in the areas of training and development.

James Barron has joined Wayne Farms LLC as Vice President Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. He is a member of the company's operating committee and reports to Elton Maddox, President & Chief Executive Officer.

Production Supervisors Brad Bolton, Brent Gibson, and Daniel Johnson have joined the Wayne Farms further processing facility in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Cory Bowman, previously Plant Nurse, has been promoted to Production Supervisor at the Wayne Farms complex in Dobson, North Carolina.

Jeremy Brocke, Production Supervisor, has recently joined the Wayne Farms Decatur, Alabama further processing facility.

Sanitation Supervisors Mark Busch and Kenny Lamas have recently joined the Wayne Farms further processing facility in Decatur, Alabama.

Kelly Dear has recently joined Wayne Farms LLC as Inventory/Logistics Manager, reporting to Denise Cameron, Director.

Bryan Elrod, previously Deboning Supervisor at the Albertville complex, is now Plant Human Resources Manager for that location.

Heather Kirchoff, Quality Assurance Supervisor, has joined Wayne Farms in Douglas, Georgia.

Larry Parker, previously Plant Human Resources Manager at the Wayne Farms Albertville complex, has been promoted to Production Superintendent and transferred to the Wayne Farms further processing facility in Decatur, Georgia.

Wayne Farms LLC (cont.)

Jackie Griner, previously Staff Accountant at the Wayne Farms further processing facility in Decatur, Georgia, has been promoted to Accounting Supervisor at that location.

Bruce Plum has joined Wayne Farms as Assistant Accounting Manager for our location in College Park, Georgia, reporting to Steve Shaw, Area Accounting Manager.

Andrea Schafer has rejoined the Wayne Farms accounting team in the corporate office as Accounts Payable Supervisor. Andrea was previously employed in the accounting department at Wayne Farms' Oakwood facility.

Gabe Southards, formerly Pricing Supervisor, is now ERM Programmer Analyst, reporting to Glenda Essigman, Applications Development Manager, in the Wayne Farms corporate office.

Jason Wacker, Quality Assurance Laboratory Supervisor, has recently joined the Wayne Farms further processing facility in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Cheri Young was recently promoted to Senior Accountant from her previous position as Internal Auditor at the Wayne Farms corporate office.

Steve Zimmerman, formerly Quality Assurance Supervisor, is now QA Manager for the Wayne Farms location in College Park, Georgia.

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