Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TYSON DONALD J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TYSON FOODS INC [TSN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
PO BOX 2020, 2210 WEST OAKLAWN
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2006
(Street)

SPRINGDALE, AR 72765
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 08/22/2006   J(1)(2)   541,166 A $ 0 541,166 I By TLP Investment, L.P.
Class A Common Stock 08/22/2006   J(1)(3)(4)(5)(6)   541,166 D (4) (5) (6) 0 I By TLP Investment, L.P.
Class A Common Stock 08/22/2006   J(1)(2)   541,166 A $ 0 541,166 I By TLPCRT, L.P.
Class A Common Stock 08/22/2006   J(1)(3)(4)(5)(6)   541,166 D (4) (5) (6) 0 I By TLPCRT, L.P.
Class A Common Stock 08/18/2006   G(1) V 156,235 D $ 0 1,082,332 I By Tyson Limited Partnership
Class A Common Stock 08/22/2006   J V 658 A $ 0 101,473 I ESPP (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Contract to Sell (4) (5) (6) 08/22/2006 08/22/2006 J(3)(4)(5)     1 08/22/2006 08/22/2006 Class B Common Stock (2) (3) 1,000,000 (4) (5) (6) 3 I By TLP Investment, L.P.
Contract to Sell (4) (5) (6) 08/22/2006 08/22/2006 J(3)(4)(5)     1 08/22/2006 08/22/2006 Class B Common Stock (2) (3) 1,000,000 (4) (5) (6) 2 I By TLPCRT, L.P.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TYSON DONALD J
PO BOX 2020
2210 WEST OAKLAWN
SPRINGDALE, AR 72765
  X   X    

Signatures

 By: By: R. Read Hudson, by power of attorney for   08/24/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The transactions disclosed in this report were effected by TLPCRT, L.P. and TLP Investment, L.P., each a limited partnership for which the Tyson Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") directly or indirectly holds all of the outstanding beneficial interest, and the Partnership. The reporting person has approximately a 54% combined interest as a general and limited partner in the Partnership. Amounts disclosed in this report represent the reporting person's pro rata interest in such transactions.
(2) In connection with the settlement of the Contracts (as defined below), each of TLPCRT, L.P and TLP Investment, L.P. (collectively the "Counterparties") converted 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock subject to the Contracts to Class A Common Stock (on a one for one basis) in order to settle the Contracts in Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Contracts.
(3) On November 19, 2004, each of TLPCRT, L.P and TLP Investment, L.P. (collectively the "Counterparties") entered into pre-paid variable equity forward contracts (the "Contracts") with an unaffiliated third party buyer (the "Buyer"). In exchange for a cash payment, each of the Counterparties pledged 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the "Company") and agreed to settle the Contracts with either a payment of cash or the delivery of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock (or Class B Common Stock immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock). The Counterparties chose to settle the Contracts through the delivery of shares.
(4) Under the terms of the Contracts, the Counterparties agreed to collectively deliver a number of shares of Class A Common Stock (or Class B Common Stock immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock) on the expiration date of the Contracts as follows: (i) if the Final Price (as defined below) is less than the Floor Price (as defined below), then 2,000,000 shares; (ii) if the Final Price is less than or equal to the Cap Price (as defined below) , but greater than or equal to the Floor Price, then a number of shares equal to 2,000,000 times the Floor Price divided by the Final Price; (iii) if the Final Price is greater than the Cap Price, then a number of shares equal to 2,000,000 multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Floor Price and the difference between the Final Price and the Cap Price, and the denominator of which is the Final Price.
(5) The Contract had a Floor Price equal to $16.6385/share and a Cap Price equal to $19.9662 /share, each based on an average market price of the Company's Class A Common Stock of $16.6385/share over a four trading day period ending on November 19, 2004.
(6) On the expiration date the Final Price was $14.56 (based on the closing price for the Company's Class A Common stock on August 22, 2006) which was less than the Floor Price, resulting in the Partnership delivering all 2,000,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock to the Buyer.
(7) Represents shares purchased from 07-01-06 through 07-31-06 for the reporting person's account in the Tyson Foods, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan which transactions are exempt under Section 16(b)(3).

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