Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-53171
Registration No. 333-132434
Tyson Foods, Inc.
$1,000,000,000 6.600% Notes due 2016
Final Term Sheet
| Issuer: | Tyson Foods, Inc. | |
| Ratings: | Baa3 (stable) / BBB (stable) / BBB- (stable) | |
| Format: | SEC Registered | |
| Ranking: | Senior Unsecured | |
| Size: | $1,000,000,000 | |
| Trade Date: | 3/17/2006 | |
| Settlement Date: | 3/22/2006 | |
| Final Maturity: | 4/1/2016 | |
| Interest Payment Dates: | Semi-annually on the 1st of every April and October | |
| First Pay Date: | 10/1/2006 | |
| Pricing Benchmark: | UST 4.500% due 2/15/2016 | |
| UST Spot (PX/Yield): | 98-22+ / 4.664% | |
| Spread to Benchmark: | 1.950% | |
| Yield to Maturity: | 6.614% | |
| Coupon: | 6.600% | |
| Price: | 99.896% | |
| Underwriter’s Commission: | 0.650% | |
| Proceeds to Issuer: | $992,466,760 | |
| Day Count: | 30/360 | |
| Redemption at the issuer option: | Make Whole + 0.30% | |
| Minimum Denominations: | 1,000 | |
| Billing & Delivering: | Merrill Lynch & Co. | |
| Bookrunner: | Merrill Lynch & Co. | |
| Joint Lead Managers: | Barclays Capital and JP Morgan | |
| Co-managers: | Rabo Securities USA, Inc., Scotia Capital, Stephens Inc., and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | |
| Cusip: | 902494AN3 | |
| Exchange Listing: | None |
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