BoardofDirectorsElection


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): July 30, 2015

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 30, 2015, the Board of Directors of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Mikel A. Durham as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. At the time of this filing, Ms. Durham has not been named to any committees of the Board of Directors.





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: July 31, 2015
 
By:
/s/ R. Read Hudson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
R. Read Hudson
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Associate General
 
 
 
Counsel and Secretary