Hormel Foods (HRL) 4: Newlands William A bought 6,541 shares of Common Stock at $… (Feb 4, 2026)

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-02-02 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL) CIK: 0000048465 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Newlands William A CIK: 0001531376 Role: Director, Other (Chairman of the Board) --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-02-02 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +6,541 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 51,216.71 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Award of restricted shares to non-employee director pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The restricted shares are subject to a restricted period, which expires upon the date of the Issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders. [F2] Includes phantom stock units received by the Reporting Person upon conversion of dividend equivalents under the Hormel Foods Corporation Nonemployee Director Deferred Stock Subplan since the date of the Reporting Person's last filing through the date of the reported transaction. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Award of restricted shares to non-employee director pursuant to the Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The restricted shares are subject to a restricted period, which expires upon the date of the Issuer's next annual meeting of stockholders. F2: Includes phantom stock units received by the Reporting Person upon conversion of dividend equivalents under the Hormel Foods Corporation Nonemployee Director Deferred Stock Subplan since the date of the Reporting Person's last filing through the date of the reported transaction. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Benjamin S. Borden, Attorney-In-Fact (2026-02-04)