UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): February 10, 2026
TYSON FOODS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14704
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71-0225165
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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2200 West Don Tyson Parkway,
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Springdale,
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Arkansas
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72762-6999
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(479) 290-4000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Class A Common Stock Par Value $0.10
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TSN
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New York Stock Exchange
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Class B stock is not publicly listed for trade on any exchange or market system. However, Class B stock is convertible into Class A stock on
a share-for-share basis.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of
this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 10, 2026, Tyson Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) (attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference) with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which
the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.950% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”).
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing,
indemnification rights and obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
The sale of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-272538), including a
prospectus supplement dated February 10, 2026 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus contained therein dated June 9, 2023, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
The closing of the sale of the Notes is expected to occur on February 20, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of June 1, 1995 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.)), as
trustee (the “Trustee”), to be supplemented by a supplemental indenture for the Notes, by and between the Company and the Trustee, to be dated as of February 20, 2026, which will be filed with the SEC on a subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the Underwriting Agreement included as Exhibit 1.1
hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 10, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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Underwriting Agreement, dated February 10, 2026
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Pricing Press Release issued by Tyson Foods, Inc. on February 10, 2026
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104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File formatted in iXBRL.
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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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TYSON FOODS, INC.
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Date: February 10, 2026
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By:
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/s/ Curt Calaway
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Name:
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Curt Calaway
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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