UNITED STATES
                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549



                               FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT



PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 21, 2011


                         Seaboard Corporation
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Delaware                      1-3390                04-2260388
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)                     File Number)       Identification No.)


9000 W. 67th Street, Shawnee Mission, Kansas                     66202
  (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


   Registrant's telephone number, including area code (913) 676-8800


                            Not Applicable
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On  December  21, 2011, Terry J. Holton was appointed President  and  Chief
Executive Officer of Seaboard Foods LLC.

Item  5.02  Departure  of  Directors  or  Certain  Officers;  Election   of
Directors;  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory  Arrangements  of
Certain Officers.

The  information  set  forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated  herein  by
reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 21, 2011, Registrant issued a news release announcing that
Terry J. Holton was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Seaboard Foods LLC. The news release is attached here to as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits.

     Registrant hereby furnishes the following exhibit pursuant to Item
     8.01:

     99.1 News release of Seaboard Foods dated December 21, 2011 announcing
          Terry J. Holton named Seaboard Foods President and Chief Executive
          Officer.


                                 SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf  by  the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                           DATE: December 21, 2011

                           Seaboard Corporation

                           by: /s/ Robert L. Steer
                               Robert L. Steer, Executive Vice President,
                               Chief Financial Officer