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): January 26, 2009

 

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 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 26, 2009, Tyson Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing its unaudited results of operations for its first quarter ended December 27, 2008. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Limitation on Incorporation by Reference

 

In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 9.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

(c)

Exhibit

 

Exhibit
Number

Description

 

99.1

Press Release, dated January 26, 2009, announcing the unaudited results of operations of Tyson Foods, Inc. for its first quarter ended December 27, 2008

 

 

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: January 26, 2009

 

By:

/s/ Dennis Leatherby

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

Dennis Leatherby

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Tyson Foods, Inc.

Current Report On Form 8-K

Dated January 26, 2009

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1

Press Release, dated January 26, 2009, announcing the unaudited results of operations of Tyson Foods, Inc. for its first quarter ended December 27, 2008