Tyson Foods, Inc. filed a Form 8-K on August 10, 2026, disclosing that it entered into an underwriting agreement to sell two tranches of senior notes totaling $1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal, with closing expected on August 24, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Two tranches priced: $500,000,000 of 5.100% Senior Notes due 2031 and $500,000,000 of 5.600% Senior Notes due 2037.
  • Underwriters named: BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Rabo Securities USA, Inc. as representatives.
  • Closing expected August 24, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
  • Notes issued under existing indenture dated June 1, 1995, with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.
  • Registration Statement: Sale made pursuant to Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-296632) and a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2026.
  • Signed by CFO Curt Calaway on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Foods Enters Underwriting Agreement for Two Senior Note Tranches

According to the filing, Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN), a Delaware-incorporated food company headquartered at 2200 West Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, Arkansas, entered into an underwriting agreement on August 10, 2026. Under that agreement, the named underwriters agreed to purchase $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.100% Senior Notes due 2031 and a separate $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.600% Senior Notes due 2037 from the company.

The filing states that the underwriting agreement "contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties and termination provisions." The sale of the notes was made pursuant to the company's existing Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-296632), together with a prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2026, filed under Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

According to the filing, the notes will be issued under an indenture originally dated June 1, 1995 between Tyson Foods and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor trustee), to be supplemented by a new supplemental indenture dated as of August 24, 2026. That supplemental indenture is expected to be filed with the SEC on a subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K. The company also disclosed that it issued a press release on August 10, 2026 announcing the pricing of the notes, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the filing.

What Was Disclosed

Tyson Foods disclosed the pricing and underwriting terms for two tranches of senior notes: $500,000,000 at 5.100% due 2031 and $500,000,000 at 5.600% due 2037, with closing anticipated on August 24, 2026, under an indenture structure involving The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.