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Tyson Foods, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 9/27/14 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 11/17/14, at 7:40am ET   ·   For:  9/27/14   ·   Accession #:  100493-14-220   ·   File #:  1-14704

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11/17/14  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K        9/27/14  150:35M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                and Between Andrew P. Callahan                                   
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                and Between Sally Grimes                                         
 5: EX-10.21    Employment Agreement, Dated August 29, 2014, by     HTML    102K 
                and Between Thomas P. Hayes                                      
 6: EX-10.22    Employment Agreement, Dated August 29, 2014, by     HTML    102K 
                and Between Mary Oleksiuk                                        
 7: EX-10.23    Form of Retention Award Letter Agreement, Dated     HTML     54K 
                August 29, 2014                                                  
 8: EX-10.57    Serp Amendment                                      HTML     73K 
10: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Company                         HTML     75K 
11: EX-23       Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP              HTML     43K 
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12: EX-31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     48K 
                to SEC Rule 13A-14(A)/15D-14(A                                   
13: EX-31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     48K 
                to SEC Rule 13A-14(A                                             
14: EX-32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant   HTML     45K 
                to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as                                    
15: EX-32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant   HTML     45K 
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                Policies                                                         
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                Policies (Policy)                                                
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                Policies (Tables)                                                
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53: R37         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     80K 
148: R38         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     87K  
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                Products, Livestock, And Supplies Valued At Lower                
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54: R52         Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting      HTML     52K 
                Policies Business and Summary of Significant                     
                Accounting Policies (Other Current Liabilities)                  
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                Policies (Narrative) (Details)                                   
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                Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed                 
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                Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business                   
                Combination (Details)                                            
67: R56         Acquisitions and Dispositions Acquisitions Pro      HTML     50K 
                Forma Information (Details)                                      
39: R57         Acquisitions and Dispositions Summary of Net        HTML     77K 
                Assets Held for Sale (Details)                                   
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                Statutory Federal Tax Rate And Effective Income                  
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                Outstanding Notionals Related To Undesignated                    
                Positions) (Details)                                             
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                Undesignated Derivative Instruments On The                       
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                
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138: R88         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Debt           HTML     62K  
                Securities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring                 
                Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation)                        
                (Details)                                                        
38: R89         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Available For  HTML     58K 
                Sale Securities) (Details)                                       
107: R90         Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Fair Value     HTML     48K  
                And Carrying Value Of Debt) (Details)                            
100: R91         Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements     HTML     59K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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                Options) (Details)                                               
99: R93         Stock-Based Compensation (Assumption Of Fair Value  HTML     54K 
                Calculation Of Each Year's Grants) (Details)                     
83: R94         Stock-Based Compensation (Summary Of Restricted     HTML     77K 
                Stock) (Details)                                                 
132: R95         Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of                HTML     68K  
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                (Reconciliation Of Changes In Plans' Benefit                     
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90: R98         Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     65K 
                (Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance                  
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                With Accumulated Benefit Obligations In Excess Of                
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66: R100        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     66K 
                (Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost For                     
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124: R102        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Health  HTML     53K  
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98: R103        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits (Actual  HTML     57K 
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32: R104        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     99K 
                (Categories Of Pension Plan Assets And Level Under               
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                Hierarchy) (Details)                                             
134: R105        Pensions And Other Postretirement Benefits          HTML     62K  
                (Reconciliation Of Change In Fair Value                          
                Measurement Of Defined Benefit Plans' Consolidated               
                Assets Using Significant Unobservable Inputs)                    
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                (Estimated Future Benefit Payments Expected To Be                
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7 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/13/23  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K        9/30/23  119:19M
11/14/22  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/01/22  118:20M
11/15/21  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/02/21  124:19M
 2/11/21  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K/A     10/03/20  131:23M
11/16/20  Tyson Foods, Inc.                 10-K       10/03/20  134:23M
 3/31/15  SEC                               UPLOAD10/19/17    1:36K  Tyson Foods, Inc.
 3/13/15  SEC                               UPLOAD10/19/17    1:156K Tyson Foods, Inc.
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