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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 * BOND RICHARD L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TYSON FOODS INC [(TSN)] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & C.E.O. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2210 W. OAKLAWN 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/12/2008 (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 12/15/2007   J(1) V 1,050 A $ 0 552,416 D   Class A Common Stock 01/31/2008   J(2) V 2,857 A $ 0 32,463 I By ESPP

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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

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

12/15/2007

J(4)

V

2,379.8859

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

2,379.8859

$ 0

857,859.6679

D

Restricted Stock Units

(3)

02/12/2008

F(5)

18,292.5947

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

18,292.5947

$ 0

839,567.0732

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BOND RICHARD L 2210 W. OAKLAWN SPRINGDALE, AR 72762	X		President & C.E.O.

Signatures

By: Nathan A. Hodne, by Power of Attorney for		02/14/2008
**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 1,050 shares of restricted Class A Common Stock received by the reporting person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer 's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan through December 15, 2007. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
(2)	Represents 2,857 shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock purchased from November 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008 for the reporting person's account under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-3.
(3)	The restricted stock units vested on February 12, 2008, and will be paid to the Reporting Person on the date specified in the award.
(4)	Represents 2,379.8859 restricted stock units received by the reporting person pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature under the Issuer 's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan through December 15, 2007. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
(5)	On February 12, 2008, 857,859.6679 restricted stock units vested; however, receipt has been previously deferred . The award of these restricted stock units to the Reporting Person has previously been reported . Pursuant to the terms the Reporting Person's Restricted Stock Unit award, the Company reduced the award by 18,292.5947 restricted stock units to satisfy FICA tax obligations related to the vesting. The FICA tax obligation, and the calculation to determine the number of restricted stock units to reduce from the award, were based on the closing price of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on the vesting date ($13.62).

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