Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * White Noel W	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 Operations Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/19/2016
(Street) SPRINGDALE, AR 72762 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	12/19/2016		J (1)		211.0797	A	$0	140597.4097   (2)	D
Class A Common Stock	2/9/2017		J (3)		413.1283	A	$0	11142.3828	I	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Class A Common Stock	2/15/2017		A (4)		2571.56	A	$65.33	143168.9697   (5)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
( 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 11,197.8685 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 2017 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (SIA) are achieved; 23,656.8132 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on July 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved and the Reporting Person is employed by the Issuer on the vesting date; 12,697.226 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on December 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved; and 10,978.85 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA 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)	Award of Class A Common Stock which vests on February 14, 2020 if the performance metric described in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement (the Incentive Agreement) are achieved. The performance metrics are achievement of a two year (fiscal 2018-2019) cumulative EBIT target as set forth in the Incentive Agreement. If the performance metric is not achieved, the award expires.
( 5)	Includes 11,197.8685 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 2017 fiscal year if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved; 23,656.8132 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on July 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved and the Reporting Person is employed by Issuer on the vesting date; 12,697.226 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on December 1, 2018 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved; 10,978.85 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on November 18, 2019 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved; and 2,571.56 shares of Class A Common Stock which vest on February 14, 2020 if the performance metrics described in the applicable SIA are achieved.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
White Noel W 2200 W DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE, AR 72762			Chief Operations Officer

Signatures
/s/ Noel W. White		2/17/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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