Hart Craig 4
4 · TYSON FOODS INC · Filed Dec 1, 2010
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Hart Craig
SVP Controller & CAO
Transactions
- Other
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2010-09-15+134→ 42,521 total - Other
Class A Common Stock
[F2]2010-11-24+1,936→ 15,356 total(indirect: Employee Stock Purchase Plan) - Award
Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)
[F3]2010-11-29$16.19/sh+21,200$343,228→ 21,200 totalExercise: $16.19From: 2011-11-29Exp: 2020-11-29→ Class A Common Stock (21,200 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]Represents 134 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer's stock plans since the last statement of changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
- [F2]Represents 1,936 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.
- [F3]The Stock Options vest at 33 1/3 % on each of the first, second and third anniversary dates of the Grant.
Signature
/s/ R. Read Hudson by power of attorney for Craig Hart|2010-12-01