UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): September 5, 2007
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.)
2210 West Oaklawn Drive, 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. |
Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 5, 2007, Tyson Foods, Inc. issued a press release announcing it had revised the range of expected fully diluted GAAP earnings per share for the full year ending September 29, 2007. 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 7.01 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
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Press Release dated September 5, 2007, regarding expected full fiscal 2007 earnings guidance | ||||
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.
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Date: September 5, 2007 |
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/s/ R. Read Hudson |
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Name: |
R. Read Hudson |
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Title: |
Vice President, Associate General |
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Counsel and Secretary |
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Tyson Foods, Inc.
Current Report On Form 8-K
Dated September 5, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 |
Press Release dated September 5, 2007, regarding expected full fiscal 2007 earnings guidance |
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