Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TYSON JOHN H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TYSON FOODS INC [TSN] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2018
(Street)

SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/01/2018   M(1)   95,323.437 A $ 0 2,571,855.1855 (2) D  
Class A Common Stock 12/01/2018   F(3)   40,668 D $ 0 2,531,187.1855 (4) D  
Class A Common Stock 12/01/2018   F(5)   11,128 D $ 0 2,520,059.1855 (4) D  
Class A Common Stock               118,423.9762 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares (6) 12/01/2018   M     100,203.34   (6)   (6) Class A Common Stock 100,203.34 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TYSON JOHN H
2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY
SPRINGDALE, AR 72762		   X     Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ R. Read Hudson by Power of Attorney for John H. Tyson   12/04/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On November 30, 2015 the Reporting Person received a grant of 50,101.5 performance shares which vested or expired on December 1, 2018 subject to the achievement of performance criteria in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement. The performance criteria were (a) a cumulative adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) target of $6,877 million for the 2016-2018 fiscal years and (b) a favorable comparison of the Issuer's Class A common stock price relative to the stock prices of a predetermined peer group of publicly traded companies over the 2016-2018 fiscal years. The performance shares could vest at a level of 50%-200% and were previously reported as derivative securities at the 200% level. On December 1, 2018, 95,323.437 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivatives securities and 4,879.563 shares expired.
(2) Includes 26,082.455 shares of Class A Common Stock which vested on December 1, 2018 as described in footnote 5; 22,141.254 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metric described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement ("SIA") is achieved; 17,115.974 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 13, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 24,402.558 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 29, 2021 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.
(3) Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 40,668 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting described in footnote 1.
(4) Includes 22,141.254 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; 17,115.974 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 13, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved; and 24,402.558 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 29, 2021 if the performance metric described in the applicable SIA is achieved.
(5) On December 1, 2018, 26,082.455 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock vested. These shares were previously reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 11,128 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(6) A portion of these performance shares vested as described in footnote 1. The remainder of the award expired.

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