SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-15-000055
TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Howell P Carper
Officer — EVP Strategy and New Ventures
Period of report
Mar 13, 2015
Accepted (ET)
May 15, 2015 · 12:22 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000100493
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class A Common Stock | Mar 13, 2015 | J | 126 | $0.00 | A | 144,418 | D | |
| Class A Common Stock | May 7, 2015 | J | 497 | $0.00 | A | 5,449 | I | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| Class A Common Stock | May 13, 2015 | M | 8,000 | $4.90 | A | 152,418 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | May 13, 2015 | S | 8,000 | $41.098 | D | 144,418 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) | $4.90 | May 13, 2015 | M | 8,000 | D | Nov 14, 2010 | Nov 14, 2018 | Class A Common Stock | 8,000 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment 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.
- F2Represents 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.
- F3This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on May 13, 2015 at prices ranging from $41.105 to $41.0962, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within this range.