Edgar Filing: TYSON FOODS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Roetzel Michael

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2015

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TYSON FOODS INC [TSN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Operations Services

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

SPRINGDALE,Â ARÂ 72762

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	902	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	9,168 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	11/28/2012⁽²⁾	11/28/2021	Class A Common Stock	4,000	$ 19.63	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	11/26/2013⁽²⁾	11/26/2022	Class A Common Stock	2,666	$ 19.36	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	11/22/2014⁽²⁾	11/22/2023	Class A Common Stock	36,300	$ 31.82	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	11/21/2015⁽²⁾	11/21/2024	Class A Common Stock	44,967	$ 42.26	D	Â
Performance Shares	11/28/2016⁽³⁾	11/28/2016⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock	6,625	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Performance Shares	11/27/2017⁽⁴⁾	11/27/2017⁽⁴⁾	Class A Common Stock	7,102	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Roetzel Michael 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE,Â ARÂ 72762	Â	Â	Â EVP, Operations Services	Â

Signatures

Michel Roetzel		11/24/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes 4,519 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock awarded pursuant to the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan scheduled to vest on November 22, 2016. Also includes 4,181 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock awarded pursuant to the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan scheduled to vest on November 21, 2017.
(2)	The stock options vest at 33 1/3% on the first anniversary date of the grant and 33 1/3% for each of the following two years.
(3)	Award of Class A Common Stock which vests on the fourth business day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2016 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (the Incentive Agreement) are achieved. The performance metrics are achievement of a three year (fiscal 2014-2016) cumulative EBIT target as set forth in the Incentive Agreement. If the performance metrics are not achieved, the award expires.
(4)	Award of Class A Common Stock which vests on the fourth business day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2017 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (the Incentive Agreement) are achieved. The performance metrics are achievement of a three year (fiscal 2015-2017) cumulative EBIT target as set forth in the Incentive Agreement. If the performance metrics are not achieved, the award expires.

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