SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-16-000254

TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN

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

Reporting owner

Donald Smith

Officer — CEO

Period of report

Aug 17, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Aug 19, 2016 · 1:25 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^F1	Aug 17, 2016	M	670	$15.37	A	215,741	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Aug 17, 2016	S	670	$74.50	D	215,071	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Aug 18, 2016	M	19,330	$15.37	A	234,401	D
Class A Common Stock^F2,F1	Aug 18, 2016	S	19,330	$74.527	D	215,071	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Aug 18, 2016	M	4,794	$15.06	A	219,865	D
Class A Common Stock^F3,F1	Aug 18, 2016	S	4,794	$74.502	D	215,071	D
Class A Common Stock^F1	Aug 18, 2016	M	37,200	$4.90	A	252,271	D
Class A Common Stock^F4,F1	Aug 18, 2016	S	37,200	$74.618	D	215,071	D
Class A Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	2,743	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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)	$15.37	Aug 17, 2016	M	670	D	Nov 17, 2008	Nov 17, 2016	Class A Common Stock	670	19,330	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$15.37	Aug 18, 2016	M	19,330	D	Nov 17, 2008	Nov 17, 2016	Class A Common Stock	19,330	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$15.06	Aug 18, 2016	M	4,794	D	Nov 16, 2009	Nov 16, 2017	Class A Common Stock	4,794	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$4.90	Aug 18, 2016	M	37,200	D	Nov 14, 2010	Nov 14, 2018	Class A Common Stock	37,200	0	D

Explanation of responses

F1Includes 32,237.717 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; includes 27,085.075 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; and, includes 31,490.831 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on December 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved.
F2This is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions on August 18, 2016 at prices ranging from $74.50 to $74.59, 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 August 18, 2016 at prices ranging from $74.50 to $74.54, 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 August 18, 2016 at prices ranging from $74.50 to $74.77, 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.