<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000100493-23-000009.txt : 20230109
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230109171514
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000100493-23-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230109

FILER:

	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:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14704
		FILM NUMBER:		23518890

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 DON TYSON PARKWAY
		CITY:			SPRINGDALE
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72762-6999
		BUSINESS PHONE:		479-290-5799

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TYSON FOODS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TYPE>DEFA14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>defa14ajanuary2023.htm
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ia9ad48b1b38f448ebc6f6c699a90a297_1"></div><div style="background-color:#ffffff"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:13.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">x</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Check the appropriate box&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.839%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.442%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.565%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.442%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.988%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.988%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.988%"></td><td 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1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:18pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></td><td colspan="9" rowspan="4" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="9" rowspan="4" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">x</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Definitive Additional Materials</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:24pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Tyson Foods, Inc.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box)&#58; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">x</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> No fee required.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1)Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table 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calculated and state how it was determined)&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(4)Proposed maximum aggregate value of 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style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-22.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(1)Amount Previously Paid&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(2)Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(3)Filing Party&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-27pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(4)Date Filed&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:4pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:26pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></div><div id="ia9ad48b1b38f448ebc6f6c699a90a297_30"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On January 9, 2023, Tyson Foods, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to the following effect, relating to the departure of Scott Spradley, a named executive officer in our definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) and delivered to shareholders in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on or about December 21, 2022. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers&#59; Election of Directors&#59; Appointment of Certain Officers&#59; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On January 9, 2023, Scott Spradley departed from the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Automation Officer of Tyson Foods, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;). Following his departure, Mr. Spradley's responsibilities will be assumed by members of the Company's Information Technology team.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In connection with Mr. Spradley&#8217;s departure, the Company expects that it will enter into a separation agreement and general release with Mr. Spradley (the &#8220;Separation and Release Agreement&#8221;). If Mr. Spradley signs and does not rescind the Separation and Release Agreement, then subject to certain terms and conditions, Mr. Spradley will be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits pursuant to the Company&#8217;s Executive Severance Plan, in each case, less all applicable taxes, withholdings and authorized or required deductions&#58; (i) a payment of </font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">$1,400,000,</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> which is equivalent to two (2) times his annual base salary, payable in installments over the twenty-four (24) month period immediately following his departure (but subject to the expiration of a six-month waiting period), in accordance with the Company&#8217;s normal payroll schedule&#59; (ii) a lump-sum payment of $211,538, payable in July 2023, equivalent to his prorated annual incentive payment under the Company&#8217;s Annual Incentive Compensation Plan for Senior Executive Officers which is based on his fiscal year 2023 target opportunity&#59; (iii) accelerated vesting of a prorated portion of his remaining outstanding restricted stock with an aggregate value of approximately $486,451 as of January 9, 2023&#59; (iv) accelerated vesting of a prorated portion of his remaining outstanding unvested stock options with an aggregate value of approximately $299,043 as of January 9, 2023&#59; and (v) accelerated vesting of a prorated portion of his outstanding unvested performance stock awards granted in November 2020, November 2021 and November 2022 based on actual company performance and actual payout level which is estimated to have an aggregate value of approximately $931,439, based on target performance with a stock price of $65.71 as of January 9, 2023. In addition, Mr. Spradley would be eligible to receive COBRA reimbursements for up to two (2) years of continued coverage. The foregoing payments and benefits are expected to be subject to Mr. Spradley agreeing to a release of claims in favor of the Company and reaffirming his commitment to comply with his existing restrictive covenant and confidentiality obligations.</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.358%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In connection with our 2023 annual meeting of shareholders, we previously filed our definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) and commenced mailing our notice of Internet availability of proxy materials or our definitive proxy statement and proxy card to our shareholders on December 21, 2022. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, YOU ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY IN ITS ENTIRETY.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We maintain an internet website for investors at http&#58;&#47;&#47;ir.tyson.com. On this website, we make available, free of charge, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, iXBRL (inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language) reports, and all amendments to any of those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with, or furnish such reports to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;). The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at www.sec.gov.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If you have any questions about our proxy statement or our annual meeting of shareholders, or if you need assistance with the voting procedures, including casting or changing your vote, you should contact Tyson Foods Investor Relations via email at ir&#64;tyson.com or by telephone at (479) 290-4524.</font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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