Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549   FORM  8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   January 28, 2020 HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-2402 41-0319970 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 1 Hormel Place Austin , MN   55912 (Address of Principal Executive Office)   ( 507 ) 437-5611 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   [ ☐ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   [ ☐ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   [ ☐ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   [ ☐ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock $0.01465 par value   HRL   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   Emerging growth company   [ ☐ ]   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ☐ ] Section 5 — CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Company conducted its annual stockholders’ meeting on January 28, 2020.   At the annual meeting, 491,398,313 shares were represented (91.9 percent of the 534,736,743 shares outstanding and entitled to vote). Three items were considered at the meeting and the results of the voting were as follows:   1. Election of Directors: The nominees in the proxy statement were: Prama Bhatt, Gary C. Bhojwani, Terrell K. Crews, Stephen M. Lacy, Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D., Susan K. Nestegard, William A. Newlands, Dakota A. Pippins, Christopher J. Policinski, Jose Luis Prado, Sally J. Smith, James P. Snee, and Steven A. White. The results were as follows: DIRECTOR : FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE Prama Bhatt 447,858,045 982,893 392,285 42,165,090 Gary C. Bhojwani 446,252,529 2,597,028 383,666 42,165,090 Terrell K. Crews 444,474,300 4,489,509 269,414 42,165,090 Stephen M. Lacy 446,111,321 2,845,927 275,975 42,165,090 Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D. 443,817,482 5,170,121 245,620 42,165,090 Susan K. Nestegard 446,301,835 2,694,211 237,177 42,165,090 William A. Newlands 417,164,453 31,829,039 239,731 42,165,090 Dakota A. Pippins 443,750,546 5,249,117 233,560 42,165,090 Christopher J. Policinski 445,949,616 2,877,802 405,805 42,165,090 Jose Luis Prado 448,106,318 748,708 378,197 42,165,090 Sally J. Smith 447,926,018 1,107,584 199,621 42,165,090 James P. Snee 442,653,192 4,700,647 1,879,384 42,165,090 Steven A. White 446,192,395 2,777,530 263,298 42,165,090 2.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 25, 2020:   For:   481,280,360 Against:   9,396,895 Abstain:   721,058 3.  Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2020 annual meeting proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2019):   For:   439,852,360 Against:   8,212,440 Abstain:   1,168,423 Broker Non-Vote:   42,165,090 2   SIGNATURES       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.       HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION     (Registrant)       Dated: January 30, 2020 By /s/ JAMES N. SHEEHAN     JAMES N. SHEEHAN     Executive Vice President and     Chief Financial Officer                   Dated: January 30, 2020 By /s/ JANA L. HAYNES     JANA L. HAYNES     Vice President and Controller       3