X0306 4 2013-02-01 0 0000100493 TYSON FOODS INC TSN 0001019037 TYSON BARBARA 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE AR 72762 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2012-12-14 5 J 0 E 93 0 A 176937 D Class A Common Stock 2013-02-01 4 A 0 5482 0 A 182419 D Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under Issuer's stock 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 16a-11. Includes shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock acquired by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Deferred Fee Plan for Directors, which shares shall vest 180 days after termination of the Reporting Person's service as a member of the Issuer's board of directors. Represents a deferred stock award for shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock having a value of $125,000 granted on the date of election as a director at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (February 1, 2013), which award will not become payable until 180 days after termination of the Reporting Person's service as a member of the Issuer's board of directors. /s/ R. Read Hudson by power of attorney for Barbara Tyson 2013-02-05