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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	Evp & 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	2014-09-25	326	$0.00	2,555	No	4	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2014-09-30	12,961	$0.00	123,343	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2014-09-30	4,453	$39.37	118,890	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
No	4	M	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	Performance Shares	Disposition	2014-09-30	12,961	$0.00	12,961	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2014-09-30	2014-09-30	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.
On October 3, 2011, the Reporting Person received a grant of performance shares which vested or expired on September 30, 2014. The performance shares could vest at a level between 50%-150% depending on criteria set forth in the award agreement and were previously reported as derivative securities at the 150% level. On September 30, 2014 the shares vested at the 150% level and 12,961 shares are reported herein as acquired non-derivitives securities.
Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 4,453 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on September 30, 2014, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting described in footnote 2.