UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 21, 2006

Tyson Foods, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

001-14704

(Commission File Number)

 

71-0225165

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2210 West Oaklawn Drive, Springdale, AR 72762-6999

(479) 290-4000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of

Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if applicable)

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2(b))

 

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                4(c))

 



 

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On February 21, 2006, Tyson Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding the Company’s presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York 2006 Conference on February 21, 2006. The webcast of the presentation will be archived on the website http://ir.tysonfoodsinc.com. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

 

The information disclosed in this report pursuant to Item 7.01, including the exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

Date: February 22, 2006

By:

/s/ Craig J. Hart

 

Name:

Craig J. Hart

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Controller and

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Current Report On Form 8-K

Dated February 22, 2006

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number


Description

 

 

99.1

Press Release dated February 21, 2006, regarding the Company’s presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York 2006 Conference.