UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
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 9, 2017
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.)
2200 West Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR 72762-6999
(479) 290-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if applicable)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tyson Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The Original Form 8-K reported the final voting results of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on February 9, 2017 (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to add item (d) below regarding the Company’s decision as to the frequency of future shareholder advisory votes regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers (“say on pay”). Except as set forth herein, no other modifications have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(d) As previously disclosed in the Original Form 8-K, in a non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future say on pay votes held at the 2017 Annual Meeting, 192,514,197 shares voted for one year, 678,865 shares voted for two years, 737,032,756 shares voted for three years and 310,820 shares abstained. In accordance with these results and its previous recommendation (as set forth in the definitive proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting), the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the Company will hold future say on pay votes every three years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay votes, which the Company expects to hold no later than its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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.
TYSON FOODS, INC. | |||
Date: May 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ R. Read Hudson | |
Name: | R. Read Hudson | ||
Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||