25 Sep 2013 --- Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced that the shareholders of the company voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed strategic combination with Shuanghui International Holdings Limited. At a Special Meeting of Smithfield shareholders held yesterday, more than 96% of the votes cast were voted in favor of the $7.1 billion transaction, which represents approximately 76% of Smithfield's total outstanding shares of common stock as of the record date for the Special Meeting.