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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
1477415	Ken Kimbro	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	Svp & Chief Hr Officer	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	2012-03-15	34	$0.00	34,881	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-15	788	$0.00	12,483	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	11,994	$0.00	489	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-15	5,100	$12.02	39,981	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-15	2,800	$19.50	37,181	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-15	1,700	$19.51	35,481	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-15	600	$19.52	34,881	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-16	11,994	$0.00	46,875	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-16	11,700	$12.02	58,575	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	8,200	$19.50	50,375	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	1,800	$19.51	48,575	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	700	$19.52	47,875	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	300	$19.53	47,575	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	400	$19.54	47,175	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-16	300	$19.55	46,875	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	5	J	Direct
No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	5	J	Direct
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	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	Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-05-15	5,100	$12.02	5,100	$12.02
Class A Common Stock	Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-05-16	11,700	$12.02	11,700	$12.02

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
28,500	2011-11-30	2019-11-30	No	4	M	Direct
16,800	2011-11-30	2019-11-30	No	4	M	Direct

Footnotes

Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person on March 15, 2012, 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.
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 owenership of the stock from Indirect to Direct.