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        <footnote id="F1">Represents 9,663 shares of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common Stock received by the reporting person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer 's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan through September 15, 2007.  Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On September 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee of  the Issuer's board of directors resolved to terminate the reporting persons' previous grants of 853,589.7829 shares
of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common stock, which were to vest on February 12, 2008, and to issue a new grant of 853,589.7829 restricted stock units to be granted under the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, which will vest on February 12, 2008.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents 2,314 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased from June 1, 2007 to September 28, 2007 for the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-3.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.  The restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 12, 2008 but vesting may be accelerated as a result of the reporting person's retirement, death or disability or termination from employment by the Issuer other than for egregious circumstances.  Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person (i) on the first business day of the fiscal year after the reporting person's full time employment with the Company ends, or (ii) if there is a change of control of the Issuer, no later than 60 days after the change in control.</footnote>
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        <signatureDate>2007-10-02</signatureDate>
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0000100493
TYSON FOODS INC
(TSN)
0001206526
BOND RICHARD L
2210 W. OAKLAWN
SPRINGDALE
AR
72762
1
1
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President & C.E.O.
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2007-09-28
4
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853589.7829
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Class A Common Stock
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Represents 9,663 shares of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common Stock received by the reporting person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer 's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan through September 15, 2007.  Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
On September 28, 2007, the Compensation Committee of  the Issuer's board of directors resolved to terminate the reporting persons' previous grants of 853,589.7829 shares
of the Issuer's restricted Class A Common stock, which were to vest on February 12, 2008, and to issue a new grant of 853,589.7829 restricted stock units to be granted under the Tyson Foods, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, which will vest on February 12, 2008.
Represents 2,314 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased from June 1, 2007 to September 28, 2007 for the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-3.
Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock.  The restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on February 12, 2008 but vesting may be accelerated as a result of the reporting person's retirement, death or disability or termination from employment by the Issuer other than for egregious circumstances.  Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person (i) on the first business day of the fiscal year after the reporting person's full time employment with the Company ends, or (ii) if there is a change of control of the Issuer, no later than 60 days after the change in control.
/s/ Bond, Richard L.
2007-10-02