SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 23, 2009
Tyson
Foods, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
of incorporation or organization)
001-14704
(Commission
File Number)
71-0225165
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
2200
Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR 72762-6999
(479)
290-4000
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant’s
principal executive offices)
Not
applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if applicable)
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On
November 23, 2009, Tyson Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing its
unaudited results of operations for its fourth quarter and 12 months ended
October 3, 2009. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
Limitation
on Incorporation by Reference
In
accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
report, including exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 9.01 and
shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated November 23, 2009, announcing the unaudited results of
operations of Tyson Foods, Inc. for its fourth quarter and 12 months ended
October 3, 2009
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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TYSON
FOODS, INC.
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Date:
November 23, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Dennis Leatherby
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Name:
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Dennis
Leatherby
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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