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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, 2025 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 , Minnesota 55912-3680 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)   ( 507 ) 437-5611 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)   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 Hormel Foods Corporation (the Company) conducted its annual stockholders meeting on January 28, 2025. At the annual meeting, 502,310,617 shares were represented (91.5 percent of the 549,012,922 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: Gary C. Bhojwani, Stephen M. Lacy, Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D., William A. Newlands, Christopher J. Policinski, Debbra L. Schoneman, Sally J. Smith, James P. Snee, Steven A. White, and Michael P. Zechmeister. The results were as follows: DIRECTOR : FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE Gary C. Bhojwani 454,187,556 11,523,902 831,479 35,767,680 Stephen M. Lacy 437,725,566 28,194,231 623,140 35,767,680 Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D. 454,995,415 10,617,581 929,941 35,767,680 William A. Newlands 458,061,884 7,832,467 648,586 35,767,680 Christopher J. Policinski 455,581,657 10,293,759 667,521 35,767,680 Debbra L. Schoneman 460,830,449 5,052,858 659,630 35,767,680 Sally J. Smith 455,770,249 10,156,733 615,955 35,767,680 James P. Snee 453,908,746 11,085,134 1,549,057 35,767,680 Steven A. White 457,272,494 8,656,885 613,558 35,767,680 Michael P. Zechmeister 460,124,383 5,717,241 701,313 35,767,680 2.    Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 26, 2025: For 489,497,156 Against 12,343,421 Abstain 470,040 3.    Advisory vote to approve the Company’s Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in the Company’s 2025 annual meeting proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2024): For 448,945,353 Against 15,995,593 Abstain 1,601,991 Broker Non-Vote 35,767,680 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 31, 2025 By /s/ JAMES P. SNEE JAMES P. SNEE Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer 3