Hormel Foods (HRL)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-04-14 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL) CIK: 0000048465 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Bonifant William W. CIK: 0002123047 Role: Officer (GVP, Chief Supply Chain Ofc.) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-04-14 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +12,043 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 12,043 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Award of restricted stock units pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests three years after the grant date. --- Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Stock Options (Right to Buy) Date: 2026-04-14 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +87,700 | Price: $0.00 Exercisable: N/A | Expires: 2036-04-14 Shares Owned After: 87,700 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Award of stock options pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests in four equal annual installments after the grant date, with the first installment vesting on April 14, 2027. [F2] Award of stock options pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests in four equal annual installments after the grant date, with the first installment vesting on April 14, 2027. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Award of restricted stock units pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests three years after the grant date. F2: Award of stock options pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. Award vests in four equal annual installments after the grant date, with the first installment vesting on April 14, 2027. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Benjamin S. Borden, Attorney-In-Fact (2026-04-16)