0000100493-15-000067.txt : 20150604 0000100493-15-000067.hdr.sgml : 20150604 20150604160223 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000100493-15-000067 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150521 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150604 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150604 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TYSON FOODS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100493 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015] IRS NUMBER: 710225165 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0929 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72762-6999 BUSINESS PHONE: 479-290-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 2020 STREET 2: P O BOX 2020 CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72765-2020 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Carper Howell P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001592292 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14704 FILM NUMBER: 15913056 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY CITY: SPRINGDALE STATE: AR ZIP: 72762 4 1 wf-form4_143344813289919.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2015-05-21 0 0000100493 TYSON FOODS INC TSN 0001592292 Carper Howell P 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE AR 72762 0 1 0 0 EVP Strategy and New Ventures Class A Common Stock 2015-05-21 4 J 0 36 0 A 5485 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan Class A Common Stock 2015-06-03 4 M 0 1700 16.19 A 146118 D Class A Common Stock 2015-06-03 4 S 0 1700 42.40 D 144418 D Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) 16.19 2015-06-03 4 M 0 1700 16.19 D 2011-11-29 2020-11-29 Class A Common Stock 1700.0 11633 D 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 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3. /s/ Howell P. Carper 2015-06-04 EX-24 2 poa-halcarper.htm HAL CARPER POA POA-HalCarper

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

To Whom It May Concern:

I, Howell P. Carper, the undersigned, of 2200 Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR 72762 hereby appoint David L. Van Bebber, R. Read Hudson and Brett Worlow as my true and lawful attorneys in fact, giving to each individually the full power and authority to execute and file on my behalf all forms necessary for reporting my transactions in Tyson Foods, Inc. securities to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation Forms 3, 4 or 5.

This power of attorney will continue until terminated by me in writing, or until I am no longer required to report my trading activity in Tyson Foods, Inc. securities to the Securities and Exchange Commission.


_______________________________
Howell P. Carper


STATE OF ARKANSAS    )
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COUNTY OF WASHINGTON    )


Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day appeared Howell P. Carper, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the instrument for the purposes and consideration expressed in the instrument, as the act and deed of Howell P. Carper.

Given under my hand and seal of office on the______ day of ____________, 2013.


___________________________________                                Notary Public


My Commission Expires:______________