X0303 4 2010-02-05 0 0000100493 TYSON FOODS INC TSN 0001195180 HACKLEY LLOYD V 2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE AR 72762 1 0 0 0 Class A Common Stock 2009-12-15 5 J 0 E 399 0 A 42965 D Class A Common Stock 2010-02-05 4 A 0 5460 0 A 48425 D Represents 399 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. Represents a deferred stock award for shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock having a value of $80,000 granted on the date of election as a director at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (February 5, 2010), which awards will not become payable until 180 days after termination of service as a director. R. Read Hudson, by Power of Attorney for Lloyd V. Hackley 2010-02-08