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 26, 2021 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 26, 2021.   At the annual meeting, 480,990,722 shares were represented (89.1 percent of the 539,918,117 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, 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 443,225,596 501,168 181,061 37,082,897 Gary C. Bhojwani 418,638,456 25,087,841 181,528 37,082,897 Terrell K. Crews 438,583,217 5,161,782 162,826 37,082,897 Stephen M. Lacy 438,591,689 5,130,367 185,769 37,082,897 Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D. 439,681,134 4,085,652 141,039 37,082,897 Susan K. Nestegard 440,589,886 3,173,322 144,617 37,082,897 William A. Newlands 394,803,509 48,916,855 187,461 37,082,897 Christopher J. Policinski 442,031,284 1,705,561 170,980 37,082,897 Jose Luis Prado 443,132,962 634,326 140,537 37,082,897 Sally J. Smith 441,825,471 1,910,159 172,195 37,082,897 James P. Snee 430,756,469 8,548,058 4,603,298 37,082,897 Steven A. White 436,248,435 7,492,809 166,581 37,082,897 2.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2021:   For: 465,662,953 Against: 15,093,776 Abstain: 233,993 3.  Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2021 annual meeting proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2020):   For: 432,260,178 Against: 10,862,959 Abstain: 784,688 Broker Non-Vote: 37,082,897 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 28, 2021 By /s/ JAMES N. SHEEHAN     JAMES N. SHEEHAN     Executive Vice President and     Chief Financial Officer                   Dated: January 28, 2021 By /s/ JANA L. HAYNES     JANA L. HAYNES     Vice President and Controller     3