Sec Form 4/A Filing - Lovette William W @ TYSON FOODS INC - 2007-10-01

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 Lovette William W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TYSON FOODS INC [ (TSN)] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr Group VP Poultry/Prep Foods (Last) (First) (Middle) 2210 W. OAKLAWN DR. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/01/2007 (Street) SPRINGDALE, AR72762 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 10/03/2007 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/30/2007 J( 1 ) V 448 A $ 0 76,665 D Class A Common Stock 09/30/2007 J( 2 ) V 58 A $ 0 232 I By ESPP

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Performance Shares ( 3 ) 10/01/2007 A 25,210.084 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 25,210.084 $ 0 25,210.084 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lovette William W 2210 W. OAKLAWN DR. SPRINGDALE, AR72762 Sr Group VP Poultry/Prep Foods Signatures By: Nathan A. Hodne, by Power of Attorney for 10/05/2007 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents 448 shares of the Issuer's 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 September 15, 2007. Such acquisition is exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-11. ( 2 )Represents 58 shares of Class A Common Stock purchased from September 1, 2007 thru September 30, 2007 for the reporting person's account under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt from Section 16 reporting requirements pursuant to Rule 16a-3. ( 3 )The award will vest or expire two business days following the Issuer's 2010 fiscal year based upon a comparison of the market price of Issuer's Class A Common Stock to a peer group of publicly traded companies. The number of performance shares that can vest under the awards range from 50% to 150% of the target level, and the number of derivative securities reported herein is at the maximum vesting leval of 150%.

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