UNITED
STATES
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): February 5, 2010
Tyson
Foods, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of
incorporation or other jurisdiction)
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 or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
On
February 5, 2010, the annual meeting of shareholders of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the
"Company") was held. Matters voted on by shareholders included (i)
the election of directors of the Company's board, (ii) reapproval of the
Company's annual incentive compensation plan for senior executive officers,
(iii) ratification of the Company's selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
("PwC") as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending October 2, 2010, (iv) a shareholder proposal requiring a
report on the measures undertaken by the Company to prevent runoff and other
forms of water pollution ("Proposal 1"), (v) a shareholder proposal to expand
the Company's sustainability report to describe how the Company will reduce the
environmental impacts of Company-owned farms and contract animal farms
("Proposal 2"), and (vi) a shareholder proposal related to the use of
antibiotics in swine production ("Proposal 3"). The results of the
shareholders' votes are reported below.
(i)
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With
respect to the election of the slate of directors chosen by the
board:
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Votes
For
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922,983,370
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Votes
Against
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0
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Votes
Abstained
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3,183,487
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Broker
Non-Votes
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31,788,856
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The
following directors were elected by the indicated votes:
Directors
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Votes For
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Votes Withheld
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Don
Tyson
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919,695,651
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6,471,206
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John
Tyson
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918,210,182
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7,956,676
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Lloyd
V. Hackley
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833,715,634
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92,451,223
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Jim
Kever
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917,343,826
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8,823,031
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Kevin
M. McNamara
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833,817,008
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92,349,849
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Brad
T. Sauer
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826,040,955
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100,125,902
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Robert
Thurber
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833,746,632
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92,420,225
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Barbara
A. Tyson
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917,654,631
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8,512,226
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Albert
C. Zapanta
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921,886,992
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4,279,865
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(ii)
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Reapproval
of the annual incentive compensation plan for senior executive
officers:
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Votes
For
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916,614,328
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Votes
Against
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9,179,053
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Votes
Abstained
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373,474
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Broker
Non-Votes
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31,788,856
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(iii)
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Ratification
of the selection of PwC:
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Votes
For
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956,600,161
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Votes
Against
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1,173,517
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Votes
Abstained
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182,032
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2
(iv)
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Proposal
1:
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Votes
For
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86,154,949
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Votes
Against
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774,880,968
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Votes
Abstained
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65,130,937
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Broker
Non-Votes
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31,788,856
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(v)
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Proposal
2:
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Votes
For
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72,309,059
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Votes
Against
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786,487,650
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Votes
Abstained
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67,370,146
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Broker
Non-Votes
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31,788,856
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(vi)
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Proposal
3:
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Votes
For
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7,565,667
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Votes
Against
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857,499,865
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Votes
Abstained
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61,101,324
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Broker
Non-Votes
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31,788,856
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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.
TYSON
FOODS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
R. Read Hudson
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Name:
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R.
Read Hudson
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Title:
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Vice
President, Associate General
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Counsel
and Secretary
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Date: February
11, 2010
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