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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000100493-12-000020
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-05-15 12:35:09
Reporting Period:: 2012-05-11

Filing Date:: 2012-05-15
Accepted Time:: 2012-05-15 11:35:09
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
1019032	H John Tyson	P O Box 2020 Springdale AR 72765		Yes	No	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	2012-03-15	1,162	$0.00	109,748	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-03-15	174	$0.00	1,365,652	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2012-05-11	200,000	$9.64	1,565,652	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	500	$19.76	1,565,152	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	8,576	$19.75	1,556,576	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	1,200	$19.74	1,555,376	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	1,899	$19.72	1,553,477	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	17,658	$19.71	1,535,819	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	14,000	$19.70	1,521,819	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	13,700	$19.69	1,508,119	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	600	$19.68	1,507,519	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	2,800	$19.67	1,504,719	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	9,791	$19.66	1,494,928	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	37,000	$19.65	1,457,928	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	2,400	$19.64	1,455,528	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	700	$19.64	1,454,828	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	100	$19.64	1,454,728	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	100	$19.63	1,454,628	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	6,600	$19.63	1,448,028	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	5,678	$19.62	1,442,350	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	9,594	$19.61	1,432,756	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	3,204	$19.60	1,429,552	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	100	$19.60	1,429,452	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	1,300	$19.59	1,428,152	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	800	$19.58	1,427,352	No	4	S	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2012-05-11	200	$19.57	1,427,152	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	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
No	4	S	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
No	4	S	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
No	4	S	Direct
No	4	S	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	Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Disposition	2012-05-11	200,000	$9.64	200,000	$9.64

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2004-10-10	2012-10-10	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Class A Common Stock	1,000	Indirect	by Son
Class A Common Stock	1,000	Indirect	by Daughter

Footnotes

Represents 1,162 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased for the Reporting Person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan or received pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer's stock plans since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquistions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
Represents 174 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer's stock plans since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.