TYSON FOODS, INC. 8-K

What Happened
Tyson Foods, Inc. announced on Feb. 10, 2026 that it entered into an underwriting agreement to sell $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036. The underwriting was led by BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Morgan Stanley, and the pricing was disclosed in a press release the same day. The sale is being made under the company’s Form S-3 registration statement and a prospectus supplement dated Feb. 10, 2026; the closing is expected on Feb. 20, 2026, subject to customary conditions. The Notes will be issued under the company’s existing indenture (dated June 1, 1995) with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., with a supplemental indenture to be filed later.

Key Details

• Amount: $500,000,000 aggregate principal of Senior Notes.
• Coupon/maturity: 4.950% interest, due 2036.
• Dates: Underwriting agreement and pricing announced Feb. 10, 2026; expected closing Feb. 20, 2026.
• Underwriters: BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
• Registration: Offered under Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-272538); prospectus supplement filed Feb. 10, 2026.
• Additional filing: Supplemental indenture for the Notes will be filed on a subsequent Form 8-K; pricing press release included as Exhibit 99.1.

Why It Matters
This is a material debt issuance that will increase Tyson Foods’ long-term debt by $500 million and adds fixed-rate interest obligations at 4.95% through 2036. For investors, key things to watch are the company’s leverage and interest expense moving forward and any disclosure (in later filings) about the use of proceeds or changes to capital structure. The transaction is registered and priced under existing SEC filings, with the formal closing subject to customary conditions.