Sec Form 4/A Filing - ETTINGER JEFFREY M @ HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ - 2025-08-05

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ETTINGER JEFFREY M 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ [ HRL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 HORMEL PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/05/2025 (Street) AUSTIN, MN55912 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 08/07/2025 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.3 08/05/2025 A 750,000 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) 08/05/2035 Common Stock 750,000 $ 0 750,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ETTINGER JEFFREY M 1 HORMEL PLACE AUSTIN, MN55912 X Interim CEO Signatures /s/ Benjamin S. Borden, Attorney-In-Fact 09/11/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4/A is filed to correct the description of the stock option grant made to the Reporting Person on August 5, 2025 (the "August Stock Option Grant") and reported on a Form 4 filed August 7, 2025 (the "Original Form 4"). ( 2 )The Original Form 4 reported in Table Two, Columns Five and Seven, that the August Stock Option Grant represented a right to purchase up to 1,058,800 shares of Issuer Common Stock. As reflected on this Form 4/A, the number of shares of Issuer Common Stock subject to the August Stock Option Grant was automatically capped at 750,000 shares by operation of an annual individual participation limit in the Hormel Foods Corporation 2018 Incentive Compensation Plan. ( 3 )The difference in value between the August Stock Option Grant reported on the Original Form 4 and this Form 4/A is expected to be granted to the Reporting Person as a stock option grant in early calendar year 2026. ( 4 )As reported on the Original Form 4, the option vests in two equal installments, with the first group vesting on October 25, 2026, and the second group vesting on April 25, 2027.

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