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Exhibit 630

JBS S.A., Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 (Legal proceedings: Broiler, Pork and Beef Antitrust Litigation)

Exhibit 630 ยท SEC annual report

JBS S.A., Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2024 (Legal proceedings: Broiler, Pork and Beef Antitrust Litigation)

JBS USA has settled with three of the purported classes in the U.S. Beef Antitrust Litigation, for an aggregate amount of US$161.0 million

JBS USA: three beef classes settled for $161.0 million aggregate ($77.5 million paid 2023, $83.5 million unpaid at 31 December 2024 pending court approval); three pork classes $57.3 million, paid 2021. Pilgrim's Pride (about 83 percent owned by JBS): three broiler classes $195.5 million, paid 2021; broiler opt-out settlements recognized $582.5 million through 2024 with $512.2 million paid; grower class $100.0 million (final approval 7 January 2025). JBS says it continues to defend the remaining classes.

Source
JBS S.A. (SEC filing)
Date
26 March 2025
Quoted from
Item 8, Legal Proceedings, "Beef Antitrust Litigation"
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450123/000101376225002376/ea0234555-20f_jbssa.htm
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding AGR-5.5
Primary record Tyson has agreed to class settlements of $221.5 million in the broiler case, $183 million in the pork case and $182 million in the beef case, and states that it does not admit liability. JBS USA settled three beef classes for $161.0 million and three pork classes for $57.3 million, and Pilgrim's Pride settled three broiler classes for $195.5 million.
Finding AGR-5.9
Open question The filings cited record no court decision on whether the largest beef packers fixed prices or manipulated cattle prices.