TYSON FOODS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

May 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TYSON FOODS INC (TSN)
CIK: 0000100493
Period of Report: 2012-05-11

Reporting Person: Hart Craig (S.V.P. Controller & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-11	Class A Common Stock	J	903	—	Acquired	18488	Indirect
2012-03-15	Class A Common Stock	J	55	—	Acquired	42699	Direct
2012-05-11	Class A Common Stock	M	4080	$9.64	Acquired	46799	Direct
2012-05-11	Class A Common Stock	S	3580	$19.66	Disposed	43199	Direct
2012-05-11	Class A Common Stock	S	500	$19.67	Disposed	42699	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-11	Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)	$9.64	M	4080	Disposed	2012-10-10	Class A Common Stock (4080)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

F2: Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person on December 15,2011 and March 15,2012, 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.