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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000100493-10-000037
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2010-10-06 15:42:45
Reporting Period:: 2010-10-05

Filing Date:: 2010-10-06
Accepted Time:: 2010-10-06 15:42:45
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
100493	Tyson Foods Inc	TSN	Poultry Slaughtering And Processing (2015)	710225165

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1423581	Donald Smith	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	President And Ceo	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-04	320	$0.00	152,247	No	5	G	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-03-29	193	$0.00	152,054	No	5	G	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-09-30	810	$0.00	152,864	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-10-05	7,002	$0.00	159,866	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-05	2,342	$16.13	157,524	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-09-30	4,786	$0.00	44,808	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	5	G	Direct
No	5	G	Direct
No	5	J	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Performance Shares	Disposition	2007-10-01	21,008	$0.00	21,008	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2010-10-05	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	904	Indirect	by custodian for child
Class A Common Stock	4,527	Indirect	by Spouse

Footnotes

Shares given as a gift.
Represents 810 shares of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
On October 1, 2007, the Reporting Person received a grant of performance shares which vested or expired on October 5, 2010. The performance shares could vest at a level of 50%-150% and were previously reported as derivative securities at the 150% level. On October 5, 2010, 7,002 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivative securities and 14,006 shares have expired.
On October 5, 2010, 7,002 shares of performance Class A Common Stock vested. The award of these performance shares to the Reporting Person has previously been reported (See Footnote #3). Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 2,342 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on October 5, 2010, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting.
Represents 4,786 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased for the Reporting Person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.