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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000100493-11-000038
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2011-10-05 17:17:19
Reporting Period:: 2011-10-03

Filing Date:: 2011-10-05
Accepted Time:: 2011-10-05 17:17:19
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	Executive Vp & Gen 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	2011-07-01	1,055	$0.00	4,282	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-07-01	3,971	$0.00	311	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-09-29	859	$0.00	1,170	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-07-01	3,971	$0.00	115,389	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-08-16	1,000	$0.00	114,389	No	4	G	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-09-15	236	$0.00	114,625	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-10-04	17,730	$0.00	132,355	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-10-04	5,931	$17.10	126,424	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	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	5	J	Direct
No	4	G	Direct
No	5	J	Direct
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	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		2011-10-14	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. 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 thereby 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 on March 15, 2011, June 15, 2011, September 15, 2011 pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under 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.
The award will vest on or expire two business days following the Issuers 2014 fiscal year based upon a comparison of the market price of the Issuers 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 or expired on October 4, 2011. The performance shares were previously reported as derivative securities at the 150% level. On October 4, 2011, 17,730 share 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 #6). 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.