SEC Form 4 · accession 0000100493-18-000155
TYSON FOODS, INC. · TSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Scott Rouse
Officer — EVP & Chief Customer Officer
Period of report
Nov 29, 2018
Accepted (ET)
Dec 4, 2018 · 1:29 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 | 43 | $0.00 | A | 2,547 | I | Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Nov 30, 2018 | F | 489 | $0.00 | D | 26,316 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Dec 1, 2018 | M | 5,708 | $0.00 | A | 32,023 | D | |
| Class A Common StockF3 | Dec 1, 2018 | F | 1,785 | $0.00 | D | 30,238 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance SharesF6 | — | Dec 1, 2018 | M | 6,000 | D | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 6,000 | 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 1,500 shares which, with reinvested dividends, vested on November 30, 2018. This grant has previously been reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 489 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on November 30, 2018, to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
- F3Includes 1,759.676 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019; 7,880.110 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 14, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement ("SIA") is achieved; 3,912.222 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 13, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 5,469.539 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 29, 2021 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.
- F4On November 30, 2015 the Reporting Person received a grant of 3,000 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, 5,707.8 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivatives securities and 292.2 shares expired.
- F5Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 1,785 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on December 1, 2018, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting described in footnote 4.
- F6A portion of these performance shares vested as described in footnote 4. The remainder of the award expired.