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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEATHERBY DENNIS   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TYSON FOODS INC [TSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/19/2017 (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 09/19/2017   J(1)   79.285 A $ 0 145,352.27 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 11/16/2017   J(3)   344.0628 A $ 0 1,770.2244 I Employee Stock Purchase Plan Class A Common Stock 11/17/2017   M(4)   21,106.374 A $ 0 166,458.644 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 11/17/2017   F(5)   10,311 D $ 0 156,147.644 (2) D   Class A Common Stock 11/17/2017   F(6)   3,736 D $ 0 152,411.644 (2) D

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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

(4)

11/17/2017

M

23,662

(4)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

23,662

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEATHERBY DENNIS 2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE, AR 72762			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ R. Read Hudson by Power of Attorney for Dennis Leatherby		11/21/2017
**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)	Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock received by the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan since the last Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership was filed by the Reporting Person. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
(2)	Includes 7,646.474 shares of Class A Common Stock which vested as described in footnote 6; 8,634.783 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on the fourth business day following the filing of the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2018 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved; and 7,354.251 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 17, 2019 if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement are achieved.
(3)	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 concurrent reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
(4)	On November 21, 2014 the Reporting Person received a grant of 23,662 performance shares which vested (in whole or in part) or expired on November 17, 2017 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 $8,704 million for the 2015-2017 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 2015-2017 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 November 17, 2017, 21,106.374 shares vested and are reported herein as acquired non-derivatives securities and 2,555.626 shares expired
(5)	Pursuant to an election made by the Reporting Person, 10,311 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on November 17, 2017, to satisfy tax withholding obligations related to the vesting described in footnote 4.
(6)	On November 17, 2017, 7,646.474 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, 3,736 shares were sold by the Reporting Person to the Issuer on November 17, 2017, to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

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