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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
1019048	Dennis Leatherby	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	Executive Vp And Cfo	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	2011-10-04	17,730	$0.00	100,450	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-10-04	5,931	$17.10	94,519	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-09-29	154	$0.00	22,554	No	4	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Performance Shares	Acquisiton	2011-10-03	12,961	$0.00	12,961	$0.00
Class A Common Stock	Performance Shares	Disposition	2008-09-28	17,730	$0.00	17,730	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
12,961			No	4	A	Direct
0		2011-10-04	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	82,720	Direct

Footnotes

The award will vest on or expire two business days following the Issuer's 2014 fiscal year based upon a comparison of the market price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock to a peer group of publicly traded companies. The number of performance shares that can vest under the awards range from 50% to 150% of target level, and the number of derivative securities reported herein is at the maximum vesting level of 150%.
On September 29, 2008 the Reporting Person received a grant of performance shares which vested on October 4, 2011. The performance shares were previously reported as derivative securities at the 150% level. On October 4,2011, 17,730 shares vested (150% level) and are reported herein as acquired non-derivative securities.
On October 4, 2011, 17,730 shares of performance Class A Common Stock vested. The award of those performance shares to the Reporting Person has previously been reported (see Footnote #2). Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 5,931 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on October 4, 2011, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting.
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. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.