Edgar Filing: Sobrinho Jose Batista

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â JBS USA Holdings, Inc.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/28/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP [PPC]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE,Â

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

GREELEY,Â COÂ 80634

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	134,397,620	D ⁽¹⁾	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JBS USA Holdings, Inc. 1770 PROMONTORY CIRCLE GREELEY,Â COÂ 80634	Â	Â X	Â	Â
VVMB Participacoes LTDA. AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 01452-000	Â	Â X	Â	Â
ZMF Participaoes LTDA. AV. MARGINAL DIREITA DO TIETE 500 VILA JAGUARA SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 05118-100	Â	Â X	Â	Â
WWMB Participacoes LTDA. AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 01452-000	Â	Â X	Â	Â
ZMF Fundo de Investimento em Participaoes AV. MARGINAL DIREITA DO TIETE 500 VILA JAGUARA SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 05118-100	Â	Â X	Â	Â
J&F Participacoes S.A. AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 01452-000	Â	Â X	Â	Â
JBS S.A. AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 01452-000	Â	Â X	Â	Â
JBS Global A/S DAMPFAERGEVEJ 3 2 2100 KBF O G7Â	Â	Â X	Â	Â
JBS Hungary Holdings KFT VARKONYI UTCA 15 SZOMBATHELY,Â K5Â H-9700	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Sobrinho Jose Batista AV. BRIGADEIRO FERIA LIMA, 2391 2 ANDAR CONJUNTO 22, SALA 2 SAO PAULO,Â D5Â 01452-000	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of VVMB Participacoes LTDA.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of WWMB Participacoes LTDA.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of ZMF Participacoes LTDA.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of J&F Participacoes S.A.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of ZMF Fundo De Investimento em Participacoes)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JBS S.A.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JBS Global A/S)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JBS Hungary Holdings KFT.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of Jose Batista Sobrinho)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Christopher Gaddis, by power of attorney (Signature on behalf of JBS USA Holdings, Inc.)		01/07/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As more particularly described in the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed by JBS USA Holdings, Inc. ("JBS USA") and the other reporting persons identified therein (including the Reporting Owners listed above) (the "13D Reporting Persons") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2010, the Reporting Owners listed above, together with the other 13D Reporting Persons, share beneficial ownership of the 134,397,620 shares of Common Stock of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation directly owned by JBS USA. The ownership of all of the Reporting Owners listed above, other than JBS USA, is indirect.
Â Remarks: TheÂ FormÂ isÂ theÂ secondÂ ofÂ twoÂ beingÂ filedÂ byÂ JBSÂ USA.Â Â TwoÂ FormsÂ areÂ beingÂ filedÂ asÂ thereÂ areÂ moreÂ thanÂ tenÂ jointÂ filers. Â FilersÂ onÂ theÂ firstÂ ofÂ theÂ twoÂ FormsÂ are:Â Â FloraÂ MendoncaÂ Batista,Â ValeriaÂ BatistaÂ Mendonca,Â VanessaÂ MendoncaÂ Batista, Â VivianneÂ MendoncaÂ Batista,Â JJBJÂ ParticipacoesÂ LTDA.,Â JJMBÂ ParticipacoesÂ LTDA.,Â VLBMÂ ParticipacoesÂ LTDA.,Â VNBMÂ Participacoes Â LTDA.,Â andÂ JBSÂ USA.

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