Martin Chad Roderick Form 4 TYSON FOODS / Chad Roderick Martin ownership change

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^*

Martin Chad Roderick

(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)
Group President Poultry

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2020

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	03/16/2020		J(1)		128.597	A	$0	22,618.74(2)	D
Class A Common Stock	04/30/2020		J(3)		279.7965	A	$0	1,677.2529	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	05/12/2020		F(4)		330	D	$60.08	22,288.74(5)	D
Class A Common Stock								1,500	I	by Spouse

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

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.

2. Includes 1,055.101 shares which vested on May 12, 2020; 1,012.027 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 17, 2020; 1,307.738 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 19, 2021; 13,506.734 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 13, 2022 if the performance metric described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement ("SIA") is achieved; and 4,187.443 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2022 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.

3. 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.

4. On May 12, 2020, 1,055.101 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock vested. These shares were previously reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 330 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

5. Includes 1,012.027 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 17, 2020; 1,307.738 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 19, 2021; 13,506.734 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 13, 2022 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 4,187.443 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2022 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.

Remarks:

	/s/ R. Read Hudson by Power of Attorney for Chad Roderick Martin	05/14/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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