SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-15-000115

TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Noel W White

Officer — President Poultry

Period of report

Sep 15, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Nov 30, 2015 · 4:10 pm EST

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^F2	Sep 15, 2015	J	110	$0.00	A	81,842	D
Class A Common Stock	Nov 19, 2015	J	864	$0.00	A	9,128	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock^F2	Nov 25, 2015	M	39,227	$19.63	A	121,069	D
Class A Common Stock^F4,F2	Nov 25, 2015	S	39,227	$50.068	D	81,842	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)^F5	$19.63	Nov 25, 2015	M	39,227	D	Nov 28, 2012	Nov 28, 2021	Class A Common Stock	39,227	78,453	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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
F2Includes 13,998 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on the fourth business day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2016 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved. Also includes 11,051 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on the fourth business day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2017 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved. Further includes 23,347 shares of Class A common Stock which vest on July 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved.
F3Represents 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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
F4This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on November 25, 2015 at prices ranging from $50.04 to $50.16, 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.
F5These options have vested as of November 28, 2015.