SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-15-000156

TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN

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

Reporting owner

Donnie King

Officer — Pres North American Operations

Period of report

Dec 8, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Dec 10, 2015 · 11:55 am 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^F1	Dec 8, 2015	M	47,712	$16.19	A	218,199	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 8, 2015	M	62,778	$19.63	A	280,977	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 8, 2015	M	68,379	$19.36	A	349,356	D
Class A Common Stock^F2,F1	Dec 8, 2015	S	47,712	$52.704	D	301,644	D
Class A Common Stock^F3,F1	Dec 8, 2015	S	62,778	$52.706	D	238,866	D
Class A Common Stock^F4,F1	Dec 8, 2015	S	68,379	$52.70	D	170,487	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 9, 2015	M	69,968	$16.19	A	240,455	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 9, 2015	M	54,902	$19.63	A	295,357	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Dec 9, 2015	M	6,121	$19.36	A	301,478	D
Class A Common Stock^F5,F1	Dec 9, 2015	S	69,968	$52.669	D	231,510	D
Class A Common Stock^F6,F1	Dec 9, 2015	S	54,902	$52.694	D	176,608	D
Class A Common Stock^F7,F1	Dec 9, 2015	S	6,121	$52.616	D	170,487	D
Class A Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	12,517	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	950	I	Joint IRA

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)	$16.19	Dec 8, 2015	M	47,712	D	Nov 29, 2011	Nov 29, 2020	Class A Common Stock	47,712	69,968	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.63	Dec 8, 2015	M	62,778	D	Nov 28, 2012	Nov 28, 2021	Class A Common Stock	62,778	54,902	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.36	Dec 8, 2015	M	68,379	D	Nov 26, 2013	Nov 26, 2022	Class A Common Stock	68,379	6,121	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$16.19	Dec 9, 2015	M	69,968	D	Nov 29, 2011	Nov 29, 2020	Class A Common Stock	69,968	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.63	Dec 9, 2015	M	54,902	D	Nov 28, 2012	Nov 28, 2021	Class A Common Stock	54,902	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$19.36	Dec 9, 2015	M	6,121	D	Nov 26, 2013	Nov 26, 2022	Class A Common Stock	6,121	0	D

Explanation of responses

F1Includes 17,997.9151 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 criterion described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement is achieved; 14,038.7091 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 criterion described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement is achieved; 23,347.3342 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on July 1, 2018 if the performance criterion described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement is achieved; and 23,442.7150 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 2018 fiscal year if the performance criterion described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement is achieved.
F2This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 8, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.70 to $52.77, 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.
F3This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 8, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.70 to $52.76, 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.
F4This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 8, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.70 to $52.71, 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.
F5This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 9, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.60 to $52.74, 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.
F6This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 9, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.64 to $52.72, 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.
F7This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on December 9, 2015 at prices ranging from $52.60 to $52.65, 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.