Tyson Foods, Inc. 2002 annual report corporate  information Annual Meeting Media Relations Dividends Tyson on the Internet Independent Auditors Registered Trademarks Transfer Agent Use of Terms Investor Relations The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2003, at the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas. A live audio webcast will be available at www.tysonfoodsinc.com/IR/publications/presentations.asp.  To listen via telephone, call (888) 829-8668. International callers dial (630) 395-0018. Shareholders who cannot attend the meeting are urged to exercise their right to vote by proxy on  the Internet, by phone or by mail. Tyson currently pays dividends four times a year on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. The dividend is paid to everyone who holds shares on the record date. Ernst & Young LLP 425 West Capitol, Suite 3600 Little Rock, AR 72201 Telephone (501) 370-3000 EquiServe Trust Co., N.A. P.O. Box 24023 Providence, RI 02940-3023 Telephone (800) 317-4445 Hearing Impaired Telephone TDD (201) 222-5599 E-mail: equiserve@equiserve.com www.equiserve.com. Financial analysts and others seeking investor-related information should contact: Louis C. Gottsponer, Jr. Director of Investor Relations Tyson Foods, Inc. P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765-2020 Telephone (479) 290-4826 Fax (479) 290-6577 E-mail: tysonir@tyson.com ©2002 Tyson Foods, Inc. Printed on recycled paper The term “Tyson” and such terms as “the Company,” “our,” “we” and “us” may refer to Tyson Foods, Inc., to one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries or to all of them taken as a whole. These terms are used for convenience only and are  not intended as a precise description of any of the separate companies, each of which manages its own affairs. Information about Tyson Foods, Inc. is available on the Internet at www.tysonfoodsinc.com. Information about Tyson products is available at www.tyson.com. Members of the news media seeking information about Tyson Foods should contact: Ed Nicholson Director of Media & Community Relations Tyson Foods, Inc. P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765-2020 Telephone (479) 290-4591 Fax (479) 290-7984 E-mail: ed.nicholson@tyson.com Tyson ® , Kid Created™, Chick-a-Ditos™, Cockadoodles™, Hip Dippers™, Fast Finish™, Popcorn Chicken Bites ® , Wings  of Fire ® , Wright ® , Lady Aster ® , Bonici™, IBP ®