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): May 18, 2020

TYSON FOODS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-14704	71-0225165
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
	2200 West Don Tyson Parkway,
	Springdale,	Arkansas		72762-6999
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(479) 290-4000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if applicable)

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock	Par Value	$0.10	TSN	New York Stock Exchange

Class B stock is not publicly listed for trade on any exchange or market system. However, Class B stock is convertible into Class A stock on a share-for-share basis.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective May 21, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors to fourteen and appointed David J. Bronczek as a member of the Board. There are no relationships between Mr. Bronczek and the Company that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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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: May 22, 2020	By:	/s/ R. Read Hudson
	Name:	R. Read Hudson
	Title:	Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary

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