TYSON FOODS INC 4

4 · TYSON FOODS INC · Filed Oct 4, 2006

Form 4

Period: 2006-10-02

Exec VP & General Counsel

Transactions

Other
Class A Common Stock
2006-09-30+1,073→ 54,644 total
Award
Performance Shares
2006-10-02+23,614→ 23,614 total
→ Class A Common Stock (23,614 underlying)
Other
Class A Common Stock
2006-09-30+1,444→ 1,444 total(indirect: By ESPP)

Footnotes (4)

[F1]Represents 1,073 shares of restricted stock received by the reporting person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
[F2]Represents 1,444 shares purchased from 12-15-05 thru 9-30-06 for the reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 6b-3.
[F3]Each Performance Share that vests entitles the reporting person to 1 share of Class A Common Stock. The number expressed above is the maximum number of shares that can vest under the grant.
[F4]The award will vest or expire two business days following the Company's public announcement of its earnings for the 2009 fiscal year based upon a comparison of the market price of Tyson's Class A Common Stock to a peer group of publicly traded companies and the achievement by the Company of certain goals related to return on invested capital.

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