SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-18-000153
TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Noel W White
Officer — President & CEO
Period of report
Nov 29, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Dec 4, 2018 · 1:28 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 | Nov 29, 2018 | J | 97 | $0.00 | A | 14,479 | I | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Dec 1, 2018 | M | 47,683 | $0.00 | A | 179,269 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Dec 1, 2018 | F | 22,055 | $0.00 | D | 157,214 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF6 | Dec 1, 2018 | F | 6,035 | $0.00 | D | 151,179 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance SharesF7 | — | Dec 1, 2018 | M | 50,124 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 50,124 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents 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.
- F2On November 30, 2015 the Reporting Person received a grant of 25,062.24 performance shares which vested or expired on December 1, 2018 subject to the achievement of performance criteria in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement. The performance criteria were (a) a cumulative adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) target of $6,877 million for the 2016-2018 fiscal years and (b) a favorable comparison of the Issuer's Class A common stock price relative to the stock prices of a predetermined peer group of publicly traded companies over the 2016-2018 fiscal years. The performance shares could vest at a level of 50%-200% and were previously reported as derivative securities at the 200% level. On December 1, 2018, 47,683.418 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivatives securities and 2,441.062 shares expired.
- F3Includes 13,047.165 shares of Class A Common Stock which vested on December 1, 2018 as described in footnote 5; 11,281.43 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metric described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement ("SIA") is achieved; 2,642.433 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 14, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; 8,802.501 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 13, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 23,140.357 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 29, 2021 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.
- F4Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 22,055 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on November 30, 2018, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting described in footnote 1.
- F5On December 1, 2018, 13,047.165 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock vested. These shares were previously reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 6,035 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
- F6Includes 11,281.43 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; 2,642.433 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 14, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; 8,802.501 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 13, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 23,140.357 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 29, 2021 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.
- F7A portion of these performance shares vested as described in footnote 2. The remainder of the award expired.