WH Group (HKG:0288) shareholders approved the spinoff of unit Smithfield Foods and subsequent listing in the US, according to a Friday filing with the Hong Kong Exchange.
The pork producer said 99.4% of shareholders approve of the spin-off on either the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange, the filing said.
Smithfield is a food company with operations in the US and Mexico.
WH Group applied for the spinoff in July.