SMITHFIELD, Va., March 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WH Group Limited (HKEX:288), announced today that the company has adjusted the start time for its 2015 fourth quarter and year end earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The conference call will now begin at 8:00 AM ET.

Smithfield intends to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 3, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. A copy of the Annual Report will be available on the company's website at http://smithfieldfoods.com/investor-relations/sec-filings.

Participants can access the live conference call by dialing (800) 230-1096 within the U.S. or (612) 332-0226 for international callers. The call will be webcast at http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/investor-relations/events-presentations and will be archived at this location. A telephone replay will be available at (800) 475-6701 (U.S. callers) or (320) 365-3844 (international callers) and will be archived for two weeks. The replay access code is 388693.

About Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories with popular brands including Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Farmland®, Armour®, Cook's®, John Morrell®, Gwaltney®, Nathan's Famous®, Kretschmar®, Margherita®, Curly's®, Carando® and Healthy Ones®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com.

Contact:
Keira Lombardo
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
(757) 365-3050
klombardo@smithfield.com