0000100493-14-000243.txt : 20141125 0000100493-14-000243.hdr.sgml : 20141125 20141125160403 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000100493-14-000243 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140915 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141125 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141125 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: TYSON JOHN H CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019032 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14704 FILM NUMBER: 141249668 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72762 4 1 wf-form4_141694943287624.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2014-09-15 0 0000100493 TYSON FOODS INC TSN 0001019032 TYSON JOHN H 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE AR 72762 1 1 0 0 Chairman of the Board Class A Common Stock 2014-09-15 4 J 0 215 0 A 1868375 D Class A Common Stock 2014-09-25 4 J 0 663 0 A 112631 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan Class A Common Stock 2014-11-21 4 A 0 21294 0 A 1889669 D Class A Common Stock 1000 I by child Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 42.26 2014-11-21 4 A 0 231239 42.26 A 2015-11-21 2024-11-21 Class A Common Stock 231239.0 231239 D Performance Shares 2014-11-21 4 A 0 68142 A Class A Common Stock 68142.0 68142 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. 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. Includes 19,803 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest 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 are achieved. Award of performance 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 (1) achievement of a three year (fiscal 2015-2017) cumulative EBIT target as set forth in the Incentive Agreement and (2) a comparison of the market price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock to a peer group of publicly traded companies selected by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Issuer over a three year (fiscal 2015-2017) period, as more particularly described in the Incentive Agreement. If neither of the performance metrics is achieved, the award expires. /s/ R. Read Hudson as Power of Attorney for John Tyson 2014-11-25