IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,	)

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Plaintiff,	)

)	Civil Action No.1:03-CV-00434 (HHK)

v.	)

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SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.,	)

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Defendant.	)

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NOTICE OF FILING REDACTED VERSIONS OF EXHIBITS 2, 3, AND 4 TO PLAINTIFF'S SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, WHICH WERE FILED UNDER SEAL

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff is filing redacted, non-confidential versions of Exhibits 2, 3, and 4 to Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Its Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, originally filed on April 16, 2003. The exhibits were redacted pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order Governing Confidential Information, entered June 17, 2003.

Dated this 26th day of November, 2003.

Respectfully submitted,

Plaintiff, United States

"/s/"

By Jessica K. Delbaum

Antitrust Division

United States Department of Justice

325 Seventh Street, NW, Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20530

Telephone: (202) 616-1636

Facsimile: (202) 616-2441