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PRICING SUPPLEMENT NUMBER 8 Filed Under Rule
(to Prospectus Supplement dated July 19, 1995 424(b)(2) and 424(c)
and Prospectus dated June 5, 1995) File No. 33-58177
CUSIP No. 90247G AD 0
$150,000,000
TYSON FOODS, INC.
6.625% Medium-Term Notes Due October 17, 2005
Interest Payable Semiannually
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Underwriters: Merrill Lynch & Co.
First Union Capital Markets Corp.
Stephens Inc.
Offering Price: 99.54%
Underwriters' Commission: 0.296%
Currency: U.S. dollars
Date of Issue: October 16, 1995
Issuance form: Book-entry
Scheduled Maturity Date: October 17, 2005
Daycount basis: 30/360
Interest Accrual Dates: October 17, 1995 through the
Initial Interest Payment Date. Thereafter, interest will
accrue from each Interest Payment Date to but excluding the
next succeeding Interest Payment Date.
Interest Payment Dates: Semiannually on each June 1
and December 1 (each an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing
December 1, 1995 (the "Initial Interest Payment Date") and
ending on the Scheduled Maturity Date. If any Interest
Payment Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day,
payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day
with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest
Payment Date, and no additional interest shall accrue as a
result of such delayed payment.
Principal Payment Dates: Scheduled Maturity Date
Business Days: New York
Calculation Agent: Not applicable
Optional Redemption Dates: Not applicable
Option to elect prepayment: None
Sinking fund: Not applicable
Settlement Date: October 16, 1995
The 6.625% Medium-Term Notes due October 17, 2005 (the
"Notes") will be purchased by the underwriters at 99.244%
of their principal amount. For U.S. federal income tax
purposes, the Notes will be treated as Fixed Rate Debt
Securities, issued without Original Issue Discount ("OID").
This treatment is consistent with the applicable provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
final OID regulations which are generally effective for
debt instruments issued on or after April 4, 1994.
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Merrill Lynch & Co.
First Union Capital Markets Corp.
Stephens Inc.
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October 12, 1995
