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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BOND RICHARD L (Last) (First) (Middle) 2210 W. OAKLAWN (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) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Pres. & COO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2003
	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	09/27/2003		J(1)	V	12,902	A	$0	1,079,066	D
Class A Common Stock	02/09/2004		M		31,070	A	$9.76	1,110,136	D
Class A Common Stock	02/09/2004		S		31,070	D	$16.3	1,079,066	D
Class A Common Stock	09/30/2003		J	V	1	A	$0	141	I	By 401(k)
Class A Common Stock	12/31/2003		J	V	3,730	A	$0	24,479(2)	I	By ESPP

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.76	02/09/2004		M			31,070	(3)	03/01/2007	Class A Common Stock	31,070	$0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.75							10/08/2003(5)	10/08/2011	Class A Common Stock	100,000		100,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.97							(3)	10/01/2006	Class A Common Stock	22,857		22,857	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.65							(3)	12/22/2005	Class A Common Stock	53,694		53,694	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.9							(4)	07/20/2011	Class A Common Stock	31,002		31,002	D
Phantom Stock	$0.00							(12)	(12)	Class A Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.76							(4)	03/01/2007	Class A Common Stock	4,407		4,407	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.63							(6)	09/30/2012	Class A Common Stock	60,000		60,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.97							(4)	10/01/2006	Class A Common Stock	5,715		5,715	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$11.23							07/29/2005(7)	07/29/2013	Class A Common Stock	280,000		280,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.33							09/19/2005(8)(9)	09/19/2013	Class A Common Stock	280,000		280,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.65							(4)	12/22/2005	Class A Common Stock	3,450		3,450	D
Performance Shares	$0.00(10)							(11)	(11)	Class A Common Stock	88,392		88,392	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.43							(4)	02/18/2010	Class A Common Stock	119,050		119,050	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$6.95							(4)	08/31/2008	Class A Common Stock	50,001		50,001	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$8.68							(3)	12/24/2007	Class A Common Stock	50,001		50,001	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Since the last report, the reporting person has received 475 shares of restricted stock pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature for restricted stock grants under the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan. These shares have been added to the number reported in Item 5 of Table I."

2. Includes 2,853 shares purchased from 09-01-03 through 12-31-03 for the reporting person's account under the Tyson Foods, Inc Employee Stock Purchase Plan which transactions are exempt under Section 16b-3.

3. All options granted prior to the closing of the tender offer for IBP vested on 7/23/01. For all other options, 40% of the options are exercisable two years after the grant date (the date listed above represents the date 40% become exercisable), and an additional 20% vest in each of the following three years. After 5 years 100% of the options are exercisable.

4. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 1, 2001 by and among Issuer, Lasso Acquisition Corporation ("Lasso"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer, and IBP, inc. ("IBP"), all options granted by IBP and outstanding on September 28, 2001 (the date IBP merged with Lasso) converted into options to buy Issuer Class A common stock at a predetermined exchange rate.

5. This stock option becomes exercisable in four (4) equal annual installments, commencing two (2) years after the date of grant 10-08-01.

6. The Stock Option becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments, commencing two years after the date of grant, 9-30-02.

7. The Stock Option vests at 40% on 7-29-05 and 20% each year thereafter for 3 years.

8. This Stock Option vests at 40% on 9-19-05 and 20% each year thereafter for three (3) years.

9. Because of a clerical error, this date was previously reported incorrectly.

10. Each Performance Share that vests entitles holder to 1 share of Class A Common Stock.

11. The award vests two business days following the Company's public announcement of its earnings for the 2006 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 cash flow measures.

12. This Phantom Stock will be settled in 5 equal annual installments, commencing on the second January 15 following termination of employment.

Remarks:

	/s/ Bond, Richard L.	02/09/2004
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