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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000100493-12-000055
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-10-04 18:14:51
Reporting Period:: 2012-10-02

Filing Date:: 2012-10-04
Accepted Time:: 2012-10-04 18:14:51
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
1050561	L David Bebber Van	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	Exec. Vp And General Counsel	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	Acquisiton	2012-08-02	532	$0.00	3,732	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-14	3,020	$0.00	712	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-08-14	3,020	$0.00	129,661	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-21	400	$0.00	129,261	No	5	G	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-08-21	400	$0.00	128,861	No	5	G	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-14	86	$0.00	128,947	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-09-27	564	$0.00	1,276	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-10-02	6,087	$0.00	135,034	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-10-02	2,036	$16.54	132,998	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	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	5	J	Direct
No	5	G	Direct
No	5	G	Direct
No	5	J	Direct
No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

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	2009-10-05	18,262	$0.00	18,262	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0		2012-10-02	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Represents 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 through August 2, 2012. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
The Reporting Person transferred shares from the Employee Stock Purchase Plan account into the Reporting Person's personal stock account hereby changing the ownership of the stock from indirect to direct.
Shares given as a charitable donation.
Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person June 15, 2012 and September 14, 2012 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer's stock 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 16a-11.
Represents 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 August 2, 2012. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
On October 5, 2009, the Reporting Person received a grant of performance shares which vested or expired on October 2, 2012. The performance shares could vest at a level of 50%-150% and were previously reported as derivative securities at the 150% level. On October 2, 2012, 6,087 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivatives securities. The remaining 12,175 shares granted October 5, 2009 have expired.
On October 2, 2012, 6,087 shares of Class A Common Stock vested. The award of those shares to the Reporting Person has previously been reported (See Footnote #6). Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 2,036 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on October 2, 2012, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting.