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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
1302845	Craig Hart	2200 Don Tyson Parkway Springdale AR 72762	Svp Controller & Cao	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	2011-09-15	1,837	$0.00	17,193	No	5	J	Indirect	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-09-15	123	$0.00	42,644	No	5	J	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Acquisiton	2011-09-27	5,040	$9.32	47,684	No	4	M	Direct
Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-09-27	5,040	$17.50	42,644	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

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Class A Common Stock	Class A Common Stock	Disposition	2011-09-27	5,040	$9.32	5,040	$9.32

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
0	2003-10-15	2011-10-15	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.
Represents shares of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan 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.
On September 23, 2011, the Reporting Person placed an order to excercise options upon 5,040 shares of the the Issuer's Class A Common stock if the market price reached $17.50 per share, which occured on the transaction date reported herein.