UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                                          Plaintiff,                   v. SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.,                                  Defendant.

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Civil Action No.:03-CV-00434 (HHK)

To:	Smithfield Foods, Inc. C/o Thomas G. Slater, Jr., Esq. Hunton & Williams, LLP 951 East Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30 and Fed. R. Civ. P. 45, by agreement of counsel, Plaintiff will take the depositions upon oral examination of the persons listed below at 500 East Main Street, Suite 1000, Norfolk, VA 23510 (unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties), commencing at the times and on the dates indicated. All depositions will be taken before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer oaths and shall be recorded by sound or stenographic means. If necessary, the depositions shall continue from day to day until completed.

Deponent	Date	Time
Daniel G. Stevens Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Smithfield Foods, Inc 200 Commerce Street Smithfield, VA 23430	July 2, 2003	9:30 a.m.
C. Larry Pope President and Chief Operating Officer Smithfield Foods, Inc 200 Commerce Street Smithfield, VA 23430	July 3, 2003	9:30 a.m.
Lewis R. Little President, The Smithfield Packing Co. 501 North Church Street Smithfield, VA 23430	July 9, 2003	9:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES By_______________"/s/"________________ Nina B. Hale Department of Justice, Antitrust Division 325 7th Street, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 307-0892 Fax: (202) 616-2441

Dated: June 6, 2003

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing Notice of Deposition, noticing the depositions of Daniel G. Stevens, C. Larry Pope, and Lewis R. Little, was sent via first-class mail, postage prepaid, and facsimile to the individuals listed below on this 6^th day of June, 2003:

Thomas G. Slater, Jr., Esq.
Hunton & Williams
951 East Byrd Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4074

and

Thomas M. Hughes, Esq.
Hunton & William
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006