01—Abstract
Summary
Summary of the 8-K filed August 11, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) entered into an underwriting agreement on August 10, 2026 with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Rabo Securities USA, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters, to sell $500,000,000a aggregate principal amount of its 5.100% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.600% Senior Notes due 2037. The notes are being sold under an effective Form S-3 shelf registration (No. 333-296632) through a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2026, and the closing is expected on August 24, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. The company states it intends to use the net proceeds to purchase notes tendered in a contemplated tender offer, with any remainder used for general corporate purposes.
The notes will be issued under a 1995 indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, supplemented by a supplemental indenture to be dated August 24, 2026 and filed on a subsequent Form 8-K. For investors, the filing is primarily a debt financing and refinancing-related event: it adds $1.00 billionb of new senior notes in aggregate and signals a pending tender offer for existing notes. The filing does not state the tender offer's terms, size, or the interest cost savings, so those details are not available from this report.
02—Key points
Key Highlights
- Underwritten offering of $500 million of 5.100% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.600% Senior Notes due 2037, totaling $1.00 billion in aggregate principal.
- Underwriting agreement dated August 10, 2026 with BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Rabo Securities USA, Inc. as representatives of the underwriters.
- Notes sold under an effective Form S-3 shelf registration (No. 333-296632) and a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2026.
- Closing expected on August 24, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
- Net proceeds intended to purchase notes tendered in a contemplated tender offer, with any remainder for general corporate purposes.
- Notes to be issued under a 1995 indenture with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, with a supplemental indenture to be filed on a subsequent Form 8-K.
- Pricing press release issued August 10, 2026 (Exhibit 99.1) describes the company as a food company and protein leader headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas.
03—Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much debt is Tyson Foods issuing in this offering?
Tyson Foods agreed to sell $500 million of 5.100% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.600% Senior Notes due 2037, for a total of $1.00 billion in aggregate principal amount.
When is the offering expected to close?
The closing of the sale of the Notes is expected to occur on August 24, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
What will Tyson Foods use the proceeds for?
The company intends to use the net proceeds to purchase notes tendered in a contemplated tender offer, with the remainder, if any, used for general corporate purposes.
Under what registration was the offering made?
The notes were sold under the company's effective Form S-3 shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-296632), with a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2026 to the prospectus dated June 9, 2026.
Who is the trustee and under what indenture will the notes be issued?
The notes will be issued under an indenture dated as of June 1, 1995 with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.) as trustee, supplemented by a supplemental indenture dated as of August 24, 2026 to be filed on a subsequent Form 8-K.
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