Article: Tyson plans public offering, to sell 20 million shares.(Public Company Reports)

Tyson Foods Inc. will offer 20 million shares of Class A stock in a public offering.

Tyson said it would grant underwriters an option to buy up to an additional 3 million shares of its Class A stock to cover any over-allotments.

The company said an entity controlled by Don Tyson, the company's former chairman and a current director, has indicated it will buy 3 million shares in the offering.

Tyson, the world's largest meat processor, also said it will offer $450 million in convertible senior notes due 2013 in a registered underwritten ...

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