--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000100493-23-000049" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "TSN" cik: "0000100493" company_name: "TYSON FOODS, INC." filed_at: "2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-19T15:18:16.940435+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.25 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Tyson Foods shareholders approve 3.5M share increase in stock incentive plan ## Summary - Shareholders approved amendment to 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, increasing authorized shares from 93M to 96.5M. - All 13 director nominees elected, including John H. Tyson, Donnie King, and Maria Claudia Borras. - Advisory vote on executive compensation approved; shareholders chose every-three-years frequency for future votes. - Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for FY2023 received 99.6% support. - Shareholder proposal on WHO antimicrobial guidelines rejected with 95.4% votes against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000100493-23-000049 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: TSN - cik: 0000100493 - company_name: TYSON FOODS, INC. - filed_at: 2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.25 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.02, 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/tsn-20230209.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000100493-23-000049 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000100493-23-000049.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000100493-23-000049.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Election of directors at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 1. Election of directors: Directors Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes John H Tyson 844,638,234 70,615,919 418,259 26,249,763 Les R. Baledge 819,705,169 95,557,984 409,259 26,249,763 Mike Beebe 852,371,768 62,899,295 401,349 26,249,763 Maria Claudia Borras 910,321,463 4,955,110 395,839 26,249,763 David J. Bronczek 852,205,838 63,046,404 420,170 26,249,763 Mikel A. Durham 881,907,283 33,367,911 397,218 26,249,763 Donnie King 909,935,520 5,346,113 390,779 26,249,763 Jonathan D. Mariner 908,522,724 6,732,684 417,004 26,249,763 Kevin M. McNamara 896,959,793 18,295,388 417,231 26,249,763 Cheryl S. Miller 900,119,372 15,146,046 406,994 26,249,763 Jeffery K. Schomburger 910,311,463 4,942,060 418,889 26,249,763 Barbara A. Tyson 849,604,218 65,683,743 384,451 26,249,763 Noel White 898,792,643 16,476,850 402,919 26,249,763 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 2. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023: Votes For 937,676,304 Votes Against 3,842,548 Votes Abstained 403,323 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders rejected Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company's Board of Directors institute a policy that the Company comply with World Health Organization guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 6. Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company’s Board of Directors institute a policy that the Company comply with World Health Organization guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals: Votes For 41,970,565 Votes Against 872,526,753 Votes Abstained 1,175,094 Broker Non-Votes 26,249,763 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 3. Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes For 901,514,693 Votes Against 13,580,052 Votes Abstained 577,667 Broker Non-Votes 26,249,763 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Frequency of future non-binding shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 4. Frequency of future non-binding shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation: One Year 195,669,260 Two Years 328,948 Three Years 719,096,260 Votes Abstained 577,944 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm - Shareholder Votes TYSON FOODS, INC. shareholders approved Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company's 2000 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares from 93,000,000 to 96,500,000 at the 2023-02-09 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-02-09 source text: 5. Approval of an amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2000 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of authorized shares from 93,000,000 to 96,500,000: Votes For 903,735,931 Votes Against 11,426,773 Votes Abstained 509,708 Broker Non-Votes 26,249,763 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100493/000010049323000049/0000100493-23-000049-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.