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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TOLLETT LELAND E
   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 _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2210 W. OAKLAWN		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2003
(Street)

SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		 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 12/08/2003   G(1)   14,570 D $ 0 2,793,127 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/19/2007   J(2)(3)   53,591 A $ 18.1 2,846,718 D  
Class A Common Stock 03/19/2007   J(2)(3)   946,409 D $ 18.1 1,900,309 D  
Class A Common Stock               14,786 I By ESPP (4)
Class A Common Stock               120,567 I By Spouse
Class A Common Stock               108,000 I By Tollett Farms

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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 (2) (3) 03/19/2007   J(2)(3)     1 03/19/2007 03/19/2007 Class A Common Stock 1,000,000 (2) (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TOLLETT LELAND E
2210 W. OAKLAWN
SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		   X      

Signatures

 By: R. Read Hudson, by power of attorney for   12/21/2007
**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) Shares given in six separate gifts of 1,457 shares each and two separate gifts of 2,914 shares each.
(2) On March 19, 2004, Mr. Tollett entered into a pre-paid variable equity forward contract with an unaffiliated third party buyer. Under the terms of the contract, Mr. Tollett agreed to deliver a number of shares of Tyson Class A Common Stock on the expiration date of the contract as follows: (i) if the Final Price is less than the Floor Price of $17.13/share, then 1,000,000 shares; (ii) if the Final Price is less than or equal to the Cap Price of $23.98/share, but greater than or equal to the Floor Price, then a number of shares equal to 1,000,000 times the Floor Price divided by the Final Price; or (iii) if the Final Price is greater than the Cap Price, then a number of shares equal to 1,000,000 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. Mr. Tollett also had the option to direct that the contract be settled in cash.
(3) The prepaid variable equity forward contract referred to in footnote (2) expired on March 19, 2007 in accordance with its terms without further direction from Mr. Tollett. On the expiration date, the Final Price was $18.10 (based on the closing price for Tyson's Class A Common Stock on March 19, 2007) which was greater than the Floor Price but less than the Cap Price, resulting in Mr. Tollett delivering 946,409 shares to the buyer and retaining the remaining 53,591 shares of the original 1,000,000 shares of Tyson Class A Common Stock subject to the contract.
(4) Represents 656 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased from October 1, 2007 to October 31, 2007 for the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-3.

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