SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Soderstrom Johanna
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2200 W. DON TYSON PARKWAY
(Street)
SPRINGDALE AR 72762
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TYSON FOODS, INC. [ TSN ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief People Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2021 F(1) 401 D $0 13,770.929 D
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2021 A(2) 5,060.729 A $0 18,831.658(3) D
Class A Common Stock 274.445(4) I Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares (5) 11/19/2021 A 20,242.915 (5) (5) Class A Common Stock 20,242.915 (5) 20,242.915 D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $81.51 11/19/2021 A(6) 24,955 11/19/2022 11/19/2031 Class A Common Stock 24,955 $0 24,955 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On November 20, 2021, 885.13 shares of restricted stock units of Class A Common Stock vested. These shares were previously reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to the terms of the award agreement, 401 shares were withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
2. Restricted Stock award of Class A Common Stock which vests on November 19, 2024.
3. Includes 332.863 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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
4. 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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
5. Award of performance Class A Common Stock which vests on November 19, 2024 if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (the "SIA") are achieved. The performance metrics set forth in the SIAs are: (1) achievement of a three year (fiscal 2022-2024) cumulative operating income target; and (2) a favorable comparison of the relative total shareholder return of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock compared to a predetermined peer group of publicly traded companies over a three year (fiscal 2022-2024) period; and (3) achievement of a three year (fiscal 2022-2024) average return on invested capital target. Subject to the achievement of the performance metrics, the performance shares could vest at a level of 50 to 200 percent and are reported as derivative securities at the 200 percent level. If none of the performance metrics are achieved, the award expires.
6. These options vest in equal annual increments on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the grant and become fully vested after three years.
Remarks:
/s/ Mark Liberman by Power of Attorney for Johanna Soderstrom 11/23/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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