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Filing Details

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
1340962	W Noel White	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	Sr. Group V.p. Fresh Meats	No	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-09-30	3,702	$0.00	30,733	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-09-30	164	$0.00	75,596	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2010-10-05	7,002	$0.00	82,598	No	5	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2010-10-05	1,852	$16.13	80,746	No	4	S	Direct

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock	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

Footnotes

Represents 3702 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 aquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
Represents 164 shares of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common Stock aquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan since the last Statement of Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such aquisition 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 a derivative securities at the 150% level. On October 5, 2010 7002 shares vested and are reported herein as aquired non-derivative securities and 14,006 shares have expired.
On October 5, 2010, 7002 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, 1852 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on October 5, 2010,to satisfy tax witholding obiligations related to the vesting.