Hormel Foods (HRL)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-04-27 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL) CIK: 0000048465 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Aakre D Scott CIK: 0001341185 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-04-27 | Code: F (Payment of exercise/tax) Shares: -1,722 | Price: $21.47 Total Value: $36,971.34 Shares Owned After: 47,944.783 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Withholding of stock to satisfy tax withholding obligation on vesting of an award of restricted stock units that was previously reported by the Reporting Person. [F2] Includes dividend equivalents paid on restricted stock units since the date of the Reporting Person's last filing through the date of the reported transaction that have been reinvested in additional restricted stock units. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: I (Indirect) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Withholding of stock to satisfy tax withholding obligation on vesting of an award of restricted stock units that was previously reported by the Reporting Person. F2: Includes dividend equivalents paid on restricted stock units since the date of the Reporting Person's last filing through the date of the reported transaction that have been reinvested in additional restricted stock units. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Benjamin S. Borden, Attorney-In-Fact (2026-04-29)