TSN 11.19.12 8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): November 19, 2012

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.)

2200 Don Tyson Parkway, 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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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 19, 2012, Tyson Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing its Board of Directors, at a meeting on November 15, 2012, declared the quarterly dividend of $.05 per share on Class A common stock and $.045 per share on Class B common stock, payable on March 15, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2013. This corrects an earlier announcement which stated a payment date of March 31, 2013. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibit

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated November 19, 2012, announcing quarterly dividend


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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: November 19, 2012
 
By:
/s/ R. Read Hudson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
R. Read Hudson
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Associate General
 
 
 
Counsel and Secretary


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