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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
DirectSERVICE(tm) Shareholder Investment Program
Tyson Foods has authorized First Chicago Trust Company to implement its program for dividend reinvestment and direct purchase of shares for current as well as new investors of Tyson Class A Common Stock. This program provides alternatives to traditional retail brokerage methods of purchasing, holding and selling Tyson stock. All inquiries concerning this program should be directed to:

DirectSERVICE(tm) Program for Shareholders of Tyson Foods, Inc.
c/o First Chicago Trust Company
P.O. Box 2598
Jersey City, NJ 07303-2598
Multiple Dividend Checks and Duplicate Mailings
If your Tyson Foods stock is registered in similar but different names, e.g. Jane A. Doe and J.A. Doe, we are required to create separate accounts and mail dividend checks and proxy materials separately even if the mailing addresses are the same. To consolidate accounts, contact First Chicago Trust Company.
Change of Address
If your Tyson Foods stock is registered in your own name(s), send change of address information to First Chicago Trust Company.
Lost or Stolen Stock Certificates or Legal Transfers
If your stock certificates are lost, stolen, or in some way destroyed, or if you wish to transfer registration, notify First Chicago Trust Company in writing. Please include the exact name(s) and Social Security or tax identification number(s) in which the stock is registered and, if possible, the numbers and issue dates of the certificates.
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Corporate Data
Tyson Foods, Inc. is the world's largest fully integrated producer, processor and marketer of poultry-based food products as well as a significant producer and marketer of other center-of-the-plate and convenience food items.
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
425 West Capitol, Suite 3600
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Stock Exchange Listings
The common stock of the Company is traded on the Nasdaq stock market's National Market under the symbol "TYSNA."
General Counsel
James B. Blair, Esquire
3422 North College, Suite 3
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
Corporate Headquarters
2210 West Oaklawn Drive
Springdale, Arkansas 72762-6999
Telephone (501) 290-4000
Fax (501) 290-4061
Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
First Chicago Trust Company of New York
P.O. Box 2506
Jersey City, New Jersey 07303-2506
1-800-317-4445
Availability of Form 10-K
A copy of the Company's Form 10-K Report, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for 1996, may be obtained by Tyson shareholders by writing to:

Corporate Secretary
Tyson Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 2020
Springdale, Arkansas 72765-2020
Investor Relations
Financial analysts and others seeking investor-related information should contact:

Director of Investor Relations
Tyson Foods, Inc.
P.O. Box 2020
Springdale, Arkansas 72765-2020
Telephone (501) 290-4351
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10 a.m., January 10, 1997, at the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Shareholders who cannot attend the meeting are urged to exercise their right to vote by proxy.
News and Press Releases
Press releases and other information concerning Tyson Foods can be delivered direct via fax by calling PR Newswire at (800) 758-5804, ext. 113769. Additional releases may be obtained by calling (501) 290-4591.





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