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TYSON FOODS, INC.
2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY SPRINGDALE, AR 72762-6999
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Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual
For holders as of: December 08, 2009
Date: February 05, 2010 Time: 10:00 AM CST Location: Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Convention Center 1500 South 48th St.
Springdale, AR 72762
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following:
1.Election of Directors Nominees:
Don Tyson 02) John Tyson 03) Lloyd V. Hackley 04) Jim Kever 05) Kevin M. McNamara 06) Brad T. Sauer 07) Robert Thurber 08) Barbara A. Tyson 09) Albert C. Zapanta
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):
2.To reapprove the Annual Incentive Compensation Plan for Senior Executive Officers; and
3.To ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending October 2, 2010.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal(s):
4.To consider and act upon shareholder proposal 1 regarding a report on the prevention of runoff and other forms of water pollution;
5.To consider and act upon shareholder proposal 2 regarding expansion of the Tyson Foods, Inc. sustainability report; and
6.To consider and act upon shareholder proposal 3 regarding use of antibiotics in animal feed.
The Board of Directors does not have a recommendation for voting on the following proposal:
7.To consider and act upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting of Shareholders or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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