8-K


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, 2016

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 West 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company was held on February 5, 2016. Matters voted on by shareholders included (i) the election of directors to the Company’s board of directors, (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 1, 2016, (iv) a shareholder proposal to disclose the potential risks and operational impacts with indefinitely allowing “gestation crates” in the Company’s supply system (“Shareholder Proposal No. 1”), (v) a shareholder proposal to adopt and implement a water stewardship policy designed to reduce risks of water contamination at Company-owned facilities, facilities under contract to the Company, and the Company’s suppliers (“Shareholder Proposal No. 2”), (vi) a shareholder proposal to adopt as policy and amend the Company’s by-laws as necessary to require the Chair of the Company’s board of directors, whenever possible, to be an independent member of the board (“Shareholder Proposal No. 3”), (vii) a shareholder proposal to initiate and adopt a recapitalization plan for all outstanding stock to have one vote per share (“Shareholder Proposal No. 4”), (viii) a shareholder proposal for the Company to publish an annual report disclosing objective assessments of working conditions in the Company’s processing plants (“Shareholder Proposal No. 5”), and (ix) a shareholder proposal for the Company to prepare an annual report disclosing Company policy and procedures governing lobbying and grassroots lobbying communications, payments by the Company used for lobbying or grassroots lobbying communications, including the amount of the payment and the recipient, the Company’s membership in and payments to tax-exempt organizations that write and endorse model legislation, and a description of the decision making process and oversight by management and the board of directors with respect to such payments (“Shareholder Proposal No. 6”). The results of the shareholders’ votes are reported below.

(i)
With respect to the election of directors:

Directors
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstained
Broker Non-Votes
John Tyson
922,701,979
4,357,840
1,237,784
22,653,617
Gaurdie E. Banister Jr.
925,515,807
1,527,672
1,254,124
22,653,617
Mike Beebe
926,085,586
946,215
1,265,802
22,653,617
Mikel A. Durham
924,227,808
2,804,137
1,265,658
22,653,617
Kevin M. McNamara
925,588,026
1,456,557
1,253,020
22,653,617
Brad T. Sauer
924,503,027
2,535,910
1,258,666
22,653,617
Donnie Smith
924,951,331
2,116,696
1,229,576
22,653,617
Robert Thurber
924,757,102
2,269,880
1,270,621
22,653,617
Barbara A. Tyson
828,699,593
98,350,014
1,247,996
22,653,617


(ii)
With respect to the reapproval of the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan:

Votes For
921,521,634
Votes Against
5,342,745
Votes Abstained
1,433,224
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,617


(iii)
With respect to the ratification of the Company’s selection of PwC:

Votes For
949,304,456
Votes Against
384,322
Votes Abstained
1,262,442

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(iv)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 1:

Votes For
116,822,919
Votes Against
797,339,317
Votes Abstained
14,135,366
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

(v)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 2:

Votes For
109,651,770
Votes Against
800,012,474
Votes Abstained
18,633,358
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

(vi)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 3:

Votes For
145,919,145
Votes Against
780,583,204
Votes Abstained
1,795,253
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

(vii)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 4:

Votes For
206,849,041
Votes Against
719,865,550
Votes Abstained
1,583,011
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

(viii)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 5:

Votes For
42,182,372
Votes Against
865,708,153
Votes Abstained
20,407,077
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

(ix)
With respect to Shareholder Proposal No. 6:

Votes For
88,739,566
Votes Against
823,617,310
Votes Abstained
15,940,726
Broker Non-Votes
22,653,618

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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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: February 11, 2016
 
By:
/s/ R. Read Hudson
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
R. Read Hudson
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Associate General
 
 
 
Counsel and Secretary


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