0000100493-14-000171.txt : 20140807 0000100493-14-000171.hdr.sgml : 20140807 20140807130053 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000100493-14-000171 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131216 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140807 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TYSON FOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100493 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015] IRS NUMBER: 710225165 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0929 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72762-6999 BUSINESS PHONE: 479-290-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 2020 STREET 2: P O BOX 2020 CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72765-2020 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEATHERBY DENNIS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019048 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14704 FILM NUMBER: 141022786 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72762 4 1 wf-form4_140743084269286.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2013-12-16 0 0000100493 TYSON FOODS INC TSN 0001019048 LEATHERBY DENNIS 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE AR 72762 0 1 0 0 EVP & CFO Class A Common Stock 2013-12-16 4 J 0 56 0 A 110382 D Class A Common Stock 2013-12-19 4 J 0 1755 0 A 2229 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan 4.75% Tangible Equity Units 2014-08-05 4 J 0 5000 50 A Class A Common Stock 6614.0 5000 D Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11. Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased for the Reporting Person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3. Each 4.75% Tangible Equity Unit (TEU) includes a prepaid stock purchase contract that will automatically settle on July 15, 2017 (subject to postponement in certain limited circumstances) for between 1.0582 and 1.3228 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), based upon the applicable market value of the Issuer's Class A common stock prior to settlement. The Reporting Person may elect to settle the purchase contracts prior to July 15, 2017 at the minimum settlement rate of 1.0582 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock, and the Issuer may elect to settle the purchase contracts prior to such date at the maximum settlement rate of 1.3228 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock. The purchase contracts may also be settled early in connection with certain fundamental changes of the Issuer. Represents the maximum number of shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock initially issuable upon settlement of the purchase contracts included in the TEUs based on the maximum settlement rate. Dennis Leatherby 2014-08-07