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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150116
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150116

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TYSON FOODS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000100493
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING [2015]
		IRS NUMBER:				710225165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0929

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		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14704
		FILM NUMBER:		15531561

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY
		CITY:			SPRINGDALE
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72762-6999
		BUSINESS PHONE:		479-290-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 2020
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 2020
		CITY:			SPRINGDALE
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72765-2020

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Calvert Variable Products, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000743773
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4550 MONTGOMERY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000N
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814
		BUSINESS PHONE:		301-951-4800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4550 MONTGOMERY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000N
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUMMIT MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090122

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUMMIT MUTUAL FUNDS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000323

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CARILLON FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">1.</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Name of the Registrant:</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">a.</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">C/O Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment 40 S. Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">e.</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">20555 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">f.</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">11321 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; BACKGROUND: white"><FONT color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">Written materials are submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-6(g)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&nbsp;Submission is not required of this filer under the terms of the Rule, but is made voluntarily in the interest of public disclosure and consideration of these important issues.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Proposal 1: Policy to Address Water Impacts of Business Operations and Suppliers </FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">This proposal has been filed by the American Baptist Home Mission Society along with (i)&nbsp;Mercy Investment Services, (ii) Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, (iii) Calvert VP S&amp;P&nbsp;500 Index Portfolio, acting through Calvert Investment Management, Inc., (iv) Trinity Health, (v) the Orthodox Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John, and (vi) the Order of Saint Luke (collectively, the &#8220;Co-filers&#8221; and, each individually, a &#8220;Co-Filer&#8221;).&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">These investors share a common concern regarding the financial and reputational risks associated with water contamination from the company&#8217;s operations and its supply chain, and shareowners request that Tyson Foods adopt and implement a water stewardship policy that outlines leading practices to improve water quality for all company-owned facilities, facilities under contract to Tyson, and suppliers.&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Shareholder proponents ask you to support the following resolutions to be voted on at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Tyson Foods, Inc., for the reasons stated herein.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT size=3 face="Wingdings 3"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="wingdings 3">}</FONT><FONT size=1 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt" lang=EN-US face="times new roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson Foods does not have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the 3,934 independent poultry producers and 6,100 cattle and hog producers with which it does business and requires that these facilities comply with law;</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">The elements of the request include that Tyson develop a policy to prevent water pollution incidents within its own facilities and by its contract farmers using leading practices to manage water contamination from nutrients and other sources.&nbsp; Implementation might include setting specific goals with timelines and disclosing information on the implementation in Tyson&#8217;s Sustainability Report. </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson&#8217;s existing water management strategy is focused primarily on reducing the quantity of water used in its operations rather than on protecting water quality and reducing risks of contamination.</FONT></B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">&nbsp; Our request is for Tyson Foods to develop a holistic water stewardship policy that would mitigate the risk of contamination that arises in the course of business &#8211; an approach that would expand the breadth and depth of its water management activities.&nbsp; The Company&#8217;s Water Council is focused primarily on water conservation (i.e. quantity not quality) and addresses operations not supply chain risks. The greatest risk for fines and illegal activity lies within the potential for contamination. Therefore the existing process does not prevent the risk of serious water contamination within its operations and supply chain or appropriately mitigate the associated financial and reputational risks.</FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson&#8217;s opposition statement demonstrates that its approach to water stewardship does not extend beyond its own operations. The Tyson Foods Environmental Health and Safety Management System Policy only applies to Tyson facilities.&nbsp; Likewise, the company&#8217;s reporting on Sustainability only covers its direct operations and does not include its supply chain impacts.&nbsp;&nbsp; Further, the company&#8217;s wastewater treatment facilities</FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">only serve the company processing plants, and do not address risks of water contamination from non-point source pollution from contract farmers. The Supplier Code of Conduct given to its suppliers does not address water management and lacks specific requirements and standards that could reduce the risk of pollution.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">While Tyson is not responsible for the day to day operations of its contract farmers, it controls nearly every aspect of growth and production of the eggs, chicks, and processing of the chickens it sells.&nbsp; It provides a Handbook to farmers in addition to high levels of oversight and guidance on the production of animals, including providing feed, monitoring the quantity of feed used, scheduling visits from field technicians, providing veterinary services and medication.&nbsp; The company retains title to the birds, feed, and administered medication throughout its growth period with the contract farmers.&nbsp; Tyson states that all contract farmers are required to comply with the law, but the legal framework for water management does not sufficiently manage the risk. There is insufficient capacity to monitor compliance with the law, and variance in state laws result in inconsistent requirements across the states within the company&#8217;s supply chain (e.g. requirements for Nutrient Management Plans).&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Shareholders are urged to vote </FONT></B><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">FOR</FONT></U></B><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> Proposal #1 following the instruction provided on the company&#8217;s proxy mailing.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">The agricultural sector and Tyson Foods in particular is exposed to significant risk of water contamination.&nbsp; According to the EPA, agricultural runoff is the leading source of water quality impacts on rivers and lakes.<SUP>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Waste disposal and chicken litter runoff and Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) manure presents the greatest risk of contamination with Tyson&#8217;s operations. </FONT><FONT color=black><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">Groundwater can be contaminated by CAFOs through runoff from land application of manure, leaching from manure that has been improperly spread on land, or through leaks or breaks in storage or containment units. </FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Animal waste may contain </FONT><FONT color=black><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">plant nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, pathogens such as </FONT><I><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">E. coli</FONT></I><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">, growth hormones, antibiotics, chemicals used as additives to the manure or to clean equipment, animal blood, silage leachate from corn feed, or copper sulfate used in footbaths for cows.<SUP>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">Most of the waste is not regulated by federal law, but instead by state or county laws, which vary significantly.&nbsp; </FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Careful oversight and management of this waste is necessary because contamination of waterways presents a risk to public health, environment, and aquatic life. </FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Climate change heightens these risks because of more frequent instances of extreme weather and intense precipitation.&nbsp; This real risk was demonstrated in August 2014 when nearly 500,000 residents of Toledo, Ohio lost access to drinking water due to algal bloom that was believed to be caused by agricultural runoff.&nbsp;&nbsp; Failure to manage these risks presents concerns about the long-term sustainability of the company&#8217;s business model and increases the potential that Tyson will experience materially adverse events that affect the business.&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson operates facilities where it processes thousands of chickens for sale each week. Water discharge from these facilities is monitored under permits issu</FONT><FONT color=black><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">ed under the federal Clean Water Act.&nbsp; The permits require treatment before discharging wastewater into nearby streams and establish limits on the concentration of pollutants that the wastewater may contain. In spite of treatment, notices of violations of permits arise and the company is responsible for the discharge of significant toxins into waterways.&nbsp; A report by Environment America analyzing data from the Toxics Release Inventory found that Tyson Foods Inc. is responsible for 9% percent of the nationwide total of toxic discharges, dumping the largest discharge of toxic chemicals into our waterways, totaling 18,556,479 lbs of toxic waste.</FONT></FONT><SUP>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson has a history of involvement in water contamination events, including indictment for criminal violations of the Clean Water Act and accrual of significant fines. While some of these incidents arose from violations at its own facilities, others arose from activities of the contract farmers which raise Tyson-owned chicks.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Tyson has demonstrated a pattern of paying settlement fines rather than changing practices to reduce the risk of future incidents. In the most recent incident, the EPA has launched a criminal investigation for water contamination in Missouri. As a result, the company faces risk of debarment from government contracts if it is found criminally liable, which could result in significant financial risk: the company has approximately $500 million in government contracts annually and since 2000 the U.S. government has awarded Tyson Foods more than $4.7 billion in contract business.</FONT><FONT color=black><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 10pt 0in"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">For the reasons outlined above, shareholders are deeply concerned that Tyson&#8217;s existing structure for water stewardship does not sufficiently reduce the risks of water contamination within its own facilities and throughout its supply chain, and the company could therefore face significant financial, competitive, and reputational risks.&nbsp; Responsible water stewardship and sustainable agriculture are growing trends within the consumer goods industry, and Tyson&#8217;s failure to proactively address these concerns may risk perception as a &#8216;laggard.&#8217; As a result, we believe adoption of a water policy would present a competitive advantage, mitigate reputational risk and safeguard the company against potential losses. </FONT></FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Investors who believe Tyson Foods needs to establish additional policies or practices to prevent and responsibly manage future risks of water contamination associated with animal production should vote in favor of this stockholder resolution.</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">Shareholders are urged to vote </FONT></B><B><U><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">FOR</FONT></U></B><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman"> Proposal #1 following the instruction provided on the company&#8217;s proxy mailing.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">THE FOREGOING INFORMATION MAY BE DISSEMINATED TO SHAREHOLDERS VIA TELEPHONE, U.S. MAIL, E-MAIL, CERTAIN WEBSITES AND CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA VENUES, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS INVESTMENT ADVICE OR AS A SOLICITATION OF AUTHORITY TO VOTE YOUR PROXY.&nbsp; THE COST OF DISSEMINATING THE FOREGOING INFORMATION TO SHAREHOLDERS IS BEING BORNE ENTIRELY BY ONE OR MORE OF THE CO-FILERS.</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT color=black size=3 face="Times New Roman"><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US color=black face="Times New Roman">PROXY CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY ANY CO-FILER.&nbsp; PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR PROXY TO ANY CO-FILER.&nbsp; &nbsp;</FONT></B></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"><I><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-US face="Times New Roman">For questions regarding Tyson Foods Proposal #1 Policy to Address Water Impacts of Business Operations and Suppliers please contact Mary Beth Gallagher, Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, (973) 509-8800 or mbgallagher@tricri.org</FONT></I></FONT></P>

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