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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG060139_Name Ownership Change_20180126r W !AA �Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources FOR AGENCY USE ONLY Date Received Land Quality Section/Stormwater Permitting Year Month �National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NCDENR Naim GAHOIJOPARMENT NADTOF ENVIRONMEIR UNR-RE9OU F PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM I. Please enter the permit number for which the change is requested. NPDES Permit (or) Certificate of Coverage N C S; 1 ;0;1 1 1 1 N I C I G 10 1 6 1 0 1 1 1 3 9 II. Permit status prior to requested change. a. Permit issued to (company name): Smithfield Farmland Corp. b. Person legally responsible for permit: Jeff Wall First MI Last General Manager Title PO Box 49 Permit Holder Mailing Address Clinton N.C. 28329 City State Zip (910) 299-3000 (910) 299-3001 Phone Fax c. Facility name (discharge): Smithfield - Clinton Plant d. Facility address: 424 East Railroad Street Address Clinton N.C. 28328 City State Zip e. Facility contact person: Rick M. Bowen (910) 299-3051 First / MI /Last Phone III. Please provide the following for the requested change (revised permit). a. Request for change is a result o£ ® Change in ownership of the facility ❑ Name change of the facility or owner If other please explain: b. Permit issued to (company name): Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp c. Person legally responsible for permit: Terry Orness First MI Last General Manager RECt�IVE Title �y {� PO Box 49 JAN -2 6 2013 Permit Holder Mailing Address DEClinton N.C. 28329 I�RI��AI�lD Q�H111ItP�( City State Zip Rif Pli i ��111�1�1� (910) 299-3000 torness(a,)smithfield.com Phone E-mail Address d. Facility name (discharge): Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Clinton e. Facility address: 424 East Railroad Street Address Clinton N.C. 28328 City State Zip f. Facility contact person: Rick M Bowen First MI Last (910) 299-3051 fbowen@,smithfield.com Phone E-mail Address IV. Permit contact information (if different from the person legally responsible for the permit) Revised Jan 27, 2014 NPDES PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM Page 2 of 2 Permit contact: Rick M Bowen First MI Last Enviommental Manager Title PO Box 49 Mailing Address Clinton N.C. 28329 City State Zip (910-) 299-3051 fbowenna smithfield.com Phone E-mail Address V Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the same industrial activities conducted prior to this ownership or name change? ® Yes ❑ No (please explain) VI. Required Items: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED IF ITEMS ARE INCOMPLETE OR MISSING: ® This completed application is required for both name change and/or ownership change requests. Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as relevant pages of a contract deed, or a bill of sale) is required for an ownership change request. Articles of incorporation are not sufficient for an ownership change. ..................................................................................................................... The certifications below must be completed and signed by both the permit holder prior to the change, and the new applicant in the case of an ownership change request. For a name change request, the signed Applicant's Certification is sufficient. PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION (Permit holder prior to ownership change): attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete. Signature Date APPLICANT CERTIFICATION 1,�, attest that this application for a name/ownership change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this application package will be returned as incomplete. hs- Signature Date PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO: Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Stormwater Permitting Program 1612 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 Revised Jan. 27, 2014 .4 4 CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT This Contribution Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into with an effective date and time of 11:51 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 31, 2017 (the "Effective Time") by and between Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Contributing Party"), and Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Subsidiary"). RECITALS A. As of the Effective Time, the Contributing Party is the sole stockholder of the Subsidiary. B. Prior to the Effective Time, the Contributing Party (i) directly owns all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the "Interests") of Premium Pet Health, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("PPH"), and (ii) is the record and beneficial owner of those certain distribution centers, fresh meat plants and fresh meat assets, properties and contract rights listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, the "Contributed Assets"). C. Prior to the Effective Time, PPH may hold certain liabilities and payables owed by the Contributing Party, and by certain of its subsidiaries that are disregarded as separate from the Contributing Party for U.S. federal income tax purposes ("DREs"), to PPH (the "PPH Receivables"), including, for the avoidance of doubt, liabilities and payables acquired or assumed by, or otherwise transferred to, the Contributing Party (i) in connection with the merger of each of Stefano Foods, Inc., Smithfield Global Products, Inc. and Smithfield Farmland Corp. with and into the Contributing Party, and (ii) pursuant to the Distribution Agreement entered into by and between the Contributing Party and Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC dated as of October 29, 2017. D. Prior to the Effective Time, PPH may also hold certain liabilities and payables (the "PPH Payables") owed to Smithfield Foods, Inc., the Contributing Party and certain of their direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, "Smithfield"). E. The Contributing Party has agreed to contribute the Contributed Assets to the Subsidiary in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth below. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I TRANSACTIONS 1.1 Pre -Contribution Assignments (a) Distribution and Acceptance. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, PPH hereby distributes, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Contributing Party all of PPH's right, title and interest in and to any and all PPH Receivables, and the Contributing Party hereby accepts such 96179629 distribution, assignment, conveyance and delivery of such PPH Receivables, the composition and amount of which is to be determined immediately prior to the Effective Time (the "Distribution'). (b) Assumption. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Contributing Party assumes any and all PPH Payables, the composition and amount of which is to be determined immediately prior to the Effective Time. 1.2 Contribution. (a) Contribution and Acceptance. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Contributing Party hereby assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to the Subsidiary, and the Subsidiary hereby accepts the assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of, the Contributed Assets, and assumes the related obligations, as a contribution to the capital of the Subsidiary (the "Contribution'). (b) Excluded Assets. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Contributing Party owns certain assets and properties in addition to the Contributed Assets (collectively, the "Excluded Assets"), and that the Excluded Assets are being retained by the Contributing Party and are not being contributed or transferred as part of the Contribution. (c) Acknowledgment of Relationship. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the Contributing Party is the sole stockholder of the Subsidiary and that, as such, the Contributing Party is the holder of 100% of the outstanding stock of the Subsidiary. (d) General Representations and Warranties of the Contributing Party. The Contributing Party hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Subsidiary as of the Effective Time: (i) the Contributing Party has the capacity and full authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations of the Contributing Party under this Agreement; and (ii) the Contributing Party has not made, and has not contracted for, any assignment, sale, exchange or other transfer of the Contributed Assets or any portion of them (other than as set forth in this Agreement). 1.3 Related Actions and Further Assurances. (a) Related Actions. On and after the Effective Time, and after giving due regard to subsections (b) and (c) immediately below, each party shall promptly take such actions as may be reasonably requested in writing by the other party (including, without limitation, the execution of additional agreements, instruments or documents) for the purpose of evidencing or effectuating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Related Transfer Actions"). (b) Specific Actions. Without limiting the scope of the Related Transfer Actions, the parties specifically acknowledge and agree as follows: (i) if any Contributed Asset is real property, the parties shall execute a mutually satisfactory deed for the conveyance of such real property from the Contributing Party to the Subsidiary and shall cause such deed to be recorded in compliance with applicable law; and (ii) if any Contributed Asset is evidenced by a necessary instrument of title (other than real property), the parties shall execute appropriate and mutually satisfactory documentation for the transfer of such title, and shall cause such documentation to be filed or recorded, as applicable, in accordance with applicable law. 96179629 -2— (c) No Other Instruments of Transfer. The parties acknowledge and agree that, except as required by subsection (b) immediately above with respect to any real property and any property evidenced by a necessary instrument of title, their mutual execution and delivery of this Agreement shall be sufficient to evidence and effectuate the Contribution, and the parties shall not require any separate or additional instrument of transfer in connection with the Contribution. Notwithstanding the above, an additional instrument of transfer with respect to the Contribution may be executed and delivered with the mutual consent of both the Contributing Party and the Subsidiary (with the understanding that each such party, in such party's sole discretion, may grant or withhold any such consent). 1.4 Governing Law and Amendment. (a) Governing Law. The laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to those laws involving conflicts or choice of law) shall govern this Agreement and all matters that relate to its interpretation or enforcement. (b) Amendment. Amendments to this Agreement shall not be binding, valid or enforceable unless they are approved in writing by authorized officers of each of the parties. 1.5 Other General Matters. (a) Disregarded Transfer. It is the intention of the Contributing Party, PPH, and the Subsidiary that the Pre -Contribution Assignments be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. (b) Section 351 Transfer. It is the intention of the parties that the transfer of any property (within the meaning of section 351) pursuant to Contribution qualify as a transfer under section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. (c) Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and enforceable against, the parties and all of their permitted assignees and successors in title or interest. Captions and headings are used in this Agreement for convenience only and shall not affect its interpretation or enforcement. Any terms such as "hereby," "herein" and similar references shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole, rather than to any particular provision. Terms defined in the singular in this Agreement shall be deemed to include their respective plurals, and vice versa. Any prior oral agreements with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement have been integrated into this Agreement as deemed necessary by the parties and are superseded by this Agreement. (d) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute, when taken together, a single binding instrument. 96179629 (Signature Page to Follow) -3— IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Time. Contributing Party: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., a Delaware corporation By: �L Name: Michael H. Cole Title: Vice President & Secretary Subsidiary: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp., a Delaware corporation By: r Name: Michael H. Cole Title: Vice President & Secretary [SIGNATURE PAGE TO SPMC/SFMC CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT] a Exhibit A Contributed Assets Contracts related to fresh meats, fresh meats customer lists and other intangibles related to fresh meats. Fresh Meats Plants Smithfield, VA (formerly PPH) Denver, CO Orange City, IA Sioux City, IA Tarheel, NC Milan, MO Salt Lake City, UT Smithfield North, VA Denison, IA Crete, NE Monmouth, IL Clinton, NC Distribution Centers Clayton, NC Newport News, VA Crete, NE Monmouth, IL 96179629 Exhibit A-1 Delaware o.... The First State I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF "SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP.", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 2017, AT 2:27 O'CLOCK P.M. AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION IS THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 2017 AT 12:01 O'CLOCK A.M. A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS. 6605607 8100",'� � � SR# 20176947282 �F�AW You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml \q] ---- 3�— arvy W, awleck. Seactary Of State Authentication: 203529372 Date: 11-07-17 j State of Delamare Secretary of State Division of Corporations Delivered 02,27 PAI 11/06/2017 FILED 02,27 I'M 11/062017 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION SR 20176947282 - File Number 6605607 OF SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP, ARTICLE FIRST The name of the corporation is Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. (the "Corporation"). ARTICLE SECOND The address of the Corporation's Registered Office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Corporation Trust Center, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19901. The name of the Registered Agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company, ARTICLE THIRD The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware, but the Corporation is not formed to engage in any act or activity requiring the consent or approval of any state or federal official, department, board, agency or other body without such consent or approval first being obtained. ARTICLE FOURTH The total number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares, with no par value. ARTICLE FIFTH A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of directors (the "Hoard"), except as may be otherwise provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law or in this Certificate of Incorporation. If any such provision is made in this Certificate of Incorporation, the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon the Board by the Delaware General Corporation law shall be exercised or performed to such extent and by such person or persons as shall be provided for in this Certificate of Incorporation. B. Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws of the Corporation shall be so required, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot. 4 A ARTICLE SIXTH The name and mailing address of the incorporator is: Michael H. Cole c/o Smithfield Foods, Inc. 200 Commerce Street Smithfield, Virginia 23430 ARTICLE SEVENTH The Board is expressly authorized to mace, alter or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation but the stockholders may make additional Bylaws and may alter or repeal any Bylaw whether adopted by them or otherwise. ARTICLE EIGHTH Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between the Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between the Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of the Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof, or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 291 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for the Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the Delaware General Corporation Law order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority in number representing three-fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of the Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of the Corporation as a consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the of the stockholders or class of stockholders, of the Corporation, as the case may be, and also on the Corporation. ARTICLE NINTH No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach or breaches of fiduciary duties as a director, provided that the provisions of this article shall not eliminate or limit the liability of director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction for which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same may hereafter be amended 2 J R or supplemented, indemnify any and all directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation whom it shall have power to indemnify under such Section from and against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and other liabilities in respect of all matters referred to in or covered by such Section. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives of such director, officer, employee or agent. No amendment to or repeal of this Article NINTH shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or aIIeged liability of any person for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such person occurring prior to such amendment or repeal. ARTICLE TENTH This Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective as of 12;01 a.m., Eastern Time, on November 8, 2017. [Signature Page Follows] • 9 E IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate of incorporation this 3rd day of November, 2017. "AV C-� Michael I -I. tole Incorporator [Signature Page to Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp. Certificate of Incorporation] Form w®Request fov Taxpayer Give Form to the (Rev December2reas Q„• entKBcati®n plumber and Certification alt 1 1�3 ac til entitles, It is your employer Identification number (EIN) If you do not have a number, see How to get a requester. Do not DepartmentInternal of er ice Revenue Internal Revenue Service send to the IRS. or 1 Name (as shown on your income tax return) Name is required on this line; do not leave this line blank Employer identification number guidelines on whose number to enter SMITHFIELD PACKAGED MEATS CORP. N 2 Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above tU m 0- 3 Check appropriate box for federal tax classification, check only one of the following seven boxes 4 Exemptions (codes apply only to o N Individual/sole proprietor or ❑ p p ❑✓ C Corporation ❑ S Corporation ❑ Partnership Trust/estate certain entities, not individuals, see CX o single -member LLC instructions on page 3) � •U EJLimited liability company Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=partnership) Exempt payee code (it any) 5 `o 2 Note. For a single -member LLC that is disregarded, do not check LLC, check the appropriate box in the line above for Exemption from FATCA reporting y the tax classification of the single -member owner code (if any) E •� c (L U ❑ Other (see instructions) is (Apphes to ncco nts mo,nts—d oui4de the u s) !_ U 5 Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no Requester's name and address (optional) a 200 COMMERCE STREET in 6 City, state, and ZIP code U) SMITHFIELD, VA 23430 7 List account number(s) here (optional) Identification Number (TI Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid Social security number backup withholding For Individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN) However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I Instructions on page 3. For other — m — entitles, It is your employer Identification number (EIN) If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN on page 3. or Note. If the account is In more than one name, see the Instructions for line 1 and the chart on page 4 for Employer identification number guidelines on whose number to enter F­1—� ©0M©©©©now ftrL7tt,I.gl Certification Under penalties of perjury, I certify that 1 The number shown on this form Is my correct taxpayer Identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be Issued to me); and 2. 1 am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all Interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding, and 3 1 am a U S citizen or other U S. person (defined below), and 4 The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (If any) Indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting Is correct Certification instructions. You must cross out Item 2 above If you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all Interest and dividends on your tax return For real estate transactions, Item 2 does not apply. For mortgage Interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than Interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN See the Instructions on page 3 "er I U.S person D Signature of C�� G��. ��xl Date C %%1 /SK/ % Here General Iinstructio Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted Future developments Information about developments affecting Form W-9 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) is at www irs gov/fw9 Purpose of Form An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer Identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer Identification number (iTIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the following • Form 1099 -INT (interest earned or paid) • Form 1099 -DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds) • Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds) • Form 1099-6 (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers) • Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions) • Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions) • Form 1098 (home mortgage Interest), 1098-E (student loan Interest), 1098-T (tuition) • Form 1099-C (canceled debt) • Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property) Use Form W-9 only if you are a U S person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup withholding See What is backup withholding? on page 2 By signing the filled -out form, you 1 Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued), 2 Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or 3 Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S exempt payee If applicable, you are also certifying that as a U S person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U S trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected income, and 4 Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, Is correct See What is FATCA reporting? on page 2 for further information Cat No 10231X Form W-9 (Rev 12-2014)